Thursday, November 5, 2015

EXCERPT EXCLUSIVE & ARC GIVEAWAY: "Emeralds" by K.A. Linde

We are so excited to bring you all the book/author info, Pre-Order Sale Links and an Exclusive Excerpt for K.A. Linde's next release in the All That Glitters Series, "Emeralds". After you have had a look head over to our Facebook Page for your chance to win ARC of Emeralds BEFORE it releases. Good Luck & Happy Reading!




Title: Emeralds (All That Glitters Book 3)
Author: K.A. Linde
Release Date: November 16, 2015 



Synopsis

Walking away from him was easy.

The first time at least.

Then he shows up late one night at Trihn’s ballet company, and all bets are off. Trihn knows that she should be careful. But when it comes to Preston Whitehall, she throws all her carefully constructed reasons for not dating out the window.

He’s cunning, charming, and hot as sin. And he knows exactly how to use those qualities to get what he wants. Soon, Trihn is dragged deeper and deeper into his rapidly intensifying whirlwind.

But where a storm is brewing…destruction and devastation follow.

Find out how Trihn goes from prodigy to party girl in this sexy full-length prequel to Platinum in the USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde's All That Glitters series.





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Excitement was already coursing through her body at what she was about to see. She had seen many ballets, but each time it was as if she couldn’t breathe when watching. She could judge their movements, the precision behind their leaps and turns, and the extension of the men and women onstage, but all of that would seem to blur. She would just get lost in the dance. That was all that mattered.

The lights dimmed, everyone rushed to get to their seats, and then the curtain rose, transporting the audience into another world.

Trihn sank back into her seat just as the first ballerina floated onto the stage. As she reveled in the performance, Preston ran his hand up her arm and to her shoulder, sending shivers down her spine. She glanced over at him, and he had this dirty smirk on his face. He wasn’t even watching the ballet. His eyes were solely trained on her.

She swallowed and stared forward, but her attention was torn. His fingers brushed her long tresses off her neck. The palm of his hand pushed flat against her skin and went up into her hair. He gently pulled it, and as her head dipped backward, her eyes closed of their own accord.

With his other hand, he laced their fingers together, bringing her hand to his lips. He tenderly kissed each knuckle before drawing her thumb between his teeth. She inhaled deeply.

He seemed to be enjoying himself as he kneaded the muscles in her neck. He leaned forward toward her and planted a soft kiss on her shoulder.

“Keep your eyes open. You don’t want to miss a second of this,” he breathed softly.

Dear God! He was teasing her. This was sweet, blissful torture.

She could hardly concentrate. Keeping up with two things at once, when one was tempting her with everything she wanted, was harder than it seemed. As the ballet drew to a close, she was glad that she had seen it before or else she would have been entirely lost as to what had happened during much of the performance.

His touch was captivating, and she found she was a lost cause when it came to this man. She hadn’t just forgotten the ballet in front of her face. The world had disappeared all around her. In a sea of people, there was just him.

The curtain dropped unexpectedly, bright lights flooded the auditorium, and Trihn jolted upright. Preston sat up straight, as if he hadn’t just been working her into a frenzy with the lightest touches imaginable. The smirk on his face was the only indication that anything was amiss.

As the curtain rose and the dancers began to take their bows, Trihn stood on shaky legs to give the ballet that she couldn’t remember a standing ovation. Preston applauded at her side. They clapped until everyone left the stage, and people started filing out.

She exited into the aisle, and Preston grabbed her hand again.

“Hey, we’re not done,” he said. The words were suggestive and were accented by his hand squeezing around her waist.

“Oh?” she managed to get out.

“Come on. I think you’ll like this surprise better.”

            “Why is that?” she asked.

            “Because I’d like to finish what I started.”



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About the Author







USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde has written the Avoiding series and the Record series as well as the new adult novels Following Me and Take Me for Granted. She grew up as a military brat traveling the United States and Australia. While studying political science and philosophy at the University of Georgia, she founded the Georgia Dance Team, which she still coaches. Post-graduation, she served as the campus campaign director for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. An avid traveler, reader, and bargain hunter, K.A. lives in Athens, Georgia, with her husband and two puppies, Riker and Lucy.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

BLOG TOUR: "Missing Dixie" by Caisey Quinn





We are excited to be one of today's stops on the Blog Tour for "Missing Dixie: A Neon Dreams Novel" by Caisey Quinn. We absolutely LOVE this series and Missing Dixie is our favorite. Check out all the book and author info below, teasers, excerpt, pre-order links, our review and then enter the giveaway. Good Luck & Happy Reading!





Synopsis
Fighting for redemption . . .

I've lived most of my life in darkness, beneath the shadows of secrets and addictions. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt the only girl I'd ever loved—the one who brought me into the light. In my entire life I'd made one promise—a promise I'd intended to keep. I've broken that promise and now I have to live with the fallout. Dixie Lark hates me, and I have to tell her that I love her. I also have to tell her a truth that might destroy us forever.

Can she love me, even if she can't forgive me?

Learning to move on . . .

Gavin Garrison broke his promise to my brother and he broke my heart in the process.I may never love anyone the way I've loved him, but at least I won't spend my life wondering "what if." We had our one night and he walked away. I'm beginning to move on, but my brother's wedding and a battle of the bands are about to throw us together again.

Our band is getting a second chance, but I don't know if I can give him one. How do you hand your heart back to the person who set it on fire once already?



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MY REVIEW
Four Star ****

This is going to be a short and sweet review. I loved this book. I loved this series. I love this author. Caisey Quinn is quickly becoming one of my “go to” writers. She can weave a story so rich with real life struggles, pain, angst, humor, intellect, growth, romance and intense love that it has you wanting to heal the main character and smother him with love while in the same breath wanting to ring his neck (for you non-southerners that means beat some sense into him).

Gavin is broken and battered soul. His life has been an endless cycle of abuse. He was powerless against it when he was a boy but now that he is a man his greatest abuser is himself. The only light in his life has been his best friend Dallas Lark and his baby sister Dixie. She is the balm for his pain but can he be the man she needs and deserves? How can he have her without breaking and battering her soul too?  It’s time to man up… for himself… for his band… for his bluebird… and for a little boy that only he may know how to reach. The old saying goes “If you can’t beat’em, join’em”. Well eff that!!! Time to put on those gloves and fight Garrison!

Missing Dixie is the perfect conclusion to this series. Everything is on the line: the success of Leaving Amarillo, Gavin and Dixie’s relationship, and the fate of young Liam a boy living the life that a young Gavin once did. It’s a rollercoaster. There will be tears and laughter and heartbreak. You will love it all.
  


EXCERPT


I lost a lot of time focusing on the pain and the past. But when I stopped letting it consume me, I found myself in the same place where I always find myself. In music.

When I stopped moping and feeling sorry for myself, I made some changes in my life. I’ve found happiness and joy in giving piano and violin lessons to underprivileged local kids and it’s been such a successful program that I had to get a business license and name it. Over the Rainbow is my passion project and I’ve formed friend- ships with many of the parents of the kiddos I teach. Maybe it’s not performing onstage or coming to life beneath the lights, but I love it just the same.

If there is anything I’ve learned about gifts, like the gift of being able to play an instrument, it’s that they should be shared with the world one way or another. I also learned a valuable lesson from my grandparents that it took traveling around the country living their dream to fully comprehend. They didn’t get to live their dream but it didn’t mean they weren’t happy. Together they lived a full, satisfied life and they had plenty of love leftover to give to the two orphans they ended up raising. Life doesn’t always turn out how you expect and sometimes parts of you get broken along the way, but there is always hope and even broken pieces can be rebuilt into something beautiful. My heart is a piece of mosaic art at this point. 

Standing there, staring at myself in the glass, I vow to focus on the music, on grabbing hold of what joy I have in my life and not letting go.

Most important? I vow never again to hand my heart over to Gavin Garrison.
At least not until he hands me his first. 



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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caisey Quinn lives in Nashville, Tennessee and is the bestselling author of the Kylie Ryans series and several other New Adult Romance titles. Her Neon Dreams series about a country rock crossover band paying their dues in life and in love on their rocky road to fame is now available from Avon/William Morrow.

Connect with Caisey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCaiseyQuinn
Twitter: @caiseyquinn




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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

PREVIEW TOUR: "Missing Dixie: A Neon Dreams Novel" by Caisey Quinn





We are excited to be apart of the Preview Tour for "Missing Dixie: A Neon Dreams Novel" by Caisey Quinn. We absolutely LOVE this series and Missing Dixie is our favorite. Check out all the book and author info below, teasers, excerpt, pre-order links and then enter the giveaway. Good Luck & Happy Reading!



Synopsis
Fighting for redemption . . .

I've lived most of my life in darkness, beneath the shadows of secrets and addictions. The last thing I ever wanted to do was hurt the only girl I'd ever loved—the one who brought me into the light. In my entire life I'd made one promise—a promise I'd intended to keep. I've broken that promise and now I have to live with the fallout. Dixie Lark hates me, and I have to tell her that I love her. I also have to tell her a truth that might destroy us forever.

Can she love me, even if she can't forgive me?

Learning to move on . . .

Gavin Garrison broke his promise to my brother and he broke my heart in the process.I may never love anyone the way I've loved him, but at least I won't spend my life wondering "what if." We had our one night and he walked away. I'm beginning to move on, but my brother's wedding and a battle of the bands are about to throw us together again.

Our band is getting a second chance, but I don't know if I can give him one. How do you hand your heart back to the person who set it on fire once already?



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EXCERPT


The constant heaviness I carry in my heart lightens a little. I am happy for Dallas and Robyn. I’m excited to be a part of their big day and literally ecstatic about becoming an aunt to my future nephew. But . . . something about the anticipation of it all, the impending burden of necessary smiles and laughter in the midst of my complete and utter devastation about having to face Gavin Garrison for the first time in months . . . It’s like getting the worst news of your life on the brightest, sunniest, clearest day of the year.
I’m a walking, talking, living, breathing storm cloud waiting to burst and rain on everyone else’s parade.
But I won’t. Because I can’t.
I had my chance. My one night. And even a little more than that. “Wait for me, Bluebird,” he’d said.
Apparently I should’ve asked for the specific details of just how long he intended to make me wait.  
 


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Caisey Quinn lives in Nashville, Tennessee and is the bestselling author of the Kylie Ryans series and several other New Adult Romance titles. Her Neon Dreams series about a country rock crossover band paying their dues in life and in love on their rocky road to fame is now available from Avon/William Morrow.

Connect with Caisey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCaiseyQuinn
Twitter: @caiseyquinn




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Monday, August 31, 2015

RELEASE BLAST & GIVEAWAY: "Throttled" by Elizabeth Lee


Get ready for the thrill of two wheels and a second
chance love story! THROTTLED by Elizabeth Lee is LIVE!


THROTTLED (A Wild Riders Novel #1) by Elizabeth Lee
NA Contemporary Romance

PURCHASE LINKS
B&N, iTunes, and Kobo: Coming Soon!

Synopsis

Reid Travers knows how to win. Becoming Motocross royalty was always the plan, and he was willing to make sacrifices along the way to reach his goal. Sacrifices he thought he could live with until he returned to the small town where he grew up and learned to ride, and, more importantly, where he fell in love.



When fate sends Nora Bennett back into his life, he takes one look at her and realizes that he made a huge mistake breaking up with her five years ago. Now, he'll do whatever it takes to win her back. As Reid sets out to earn her forgiveness and convince her that the guy she's dating is not the one for her, Nora finds herself torn between what her head is telling her and what her heart wants.



It's a race he never expected to be in, for a girl he can't stand to lose again.

EXCERPT
Reid Travers had grown up. He had always been attractive, but time and professional racing had done something to his features and body that he should have thanked the good Lord every day for. His jawline and nose seemed more chiseled. His eyes wiser and brighter. Well-worn jeans hung around his hips, the waistband sitting just below a set of abs that had me thinking all kinds of things—none of which had anything to do with a real estate transaction. While my stomach was a knot of nervousness, below that something inside of me was coiling so tightly that the possibility of shooting straight into the sky seemed feasible. Especially if he kept looking at me the way he was. His brown eyes were locked on mine and I was helpless to look away. “Nora Bennett,” he said as he closed the distance between us. He ran his hand down his jawline, the days’ worth of stubble only adding to his new all-grown-up appeal. “How are you?”



“Fine,” I answered softly as he reached out. The second his hand touched my arm, I knew I was in trouble—his rough, calloused fingertips met my smooth skin and it was like striking a match.




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About the Author

When I'm not writing or playing the part of wife and mom, you can find me dancing back-up for Beyonce, singing back-up for Miranda, or sunning myself on the beach with a drink in hand. Here's the thing about being born and raised in a small town--you have a very vivid imagination! Now, I channel it all to create stories where the girl always ends up with the right guy, first kisses are magical, and a happy ending is just that! 

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

BLOG TOUR STOP & GIVEAWAY: "The Paper Swan" by Leylah Attar

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We are thrilled to be one of today's stops on Leylah Attar's Blog Tour for her new book THE PAPER SWAN! Check out all the book and author info below, our review and make sure to enter the giveaway for a Signed Paperbabck and a $25 Amazon Giftcard. Good Luck & Happy Reading!

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Synopsis
They say it takes 21 days to form a habit.
They lie.
For 21 days she held on.
But on Day 22, she would have given anything for the sweet slumber of death.
Because on Day 22, she realizes that her only way out means certain death for one of the two men she loves.

A haunting tale of passion, loss, and redemption, The Paper Swan is a darkly intense yet heartwarming love story, textured with grit, intrigue, and suspense. Please note: This is NOT a love triangle.

A full-length, standalone novel, intended for mature audiences due to violence, sex and language. Subject matter may be disturbing for some readers.


 Our Review
5 Stars *****

Wow where to start? I do not want to give too much away because this story needs to be experienced layer by layer. Like a flower opening petal by petal something pivotal and exciting is revealed.


First of all I want to say very clearly… Read This Book. Read It. I went into it thinking there was no way Leylah Attar could match “53 Letters For My Lover”. It was impossible. I was wrong. “The Paper Swan” is an epic tale. A story spanning decades. A story that keeps you completely compelled through decades. That is no easy feat in this insta gratification book world. It is a love a story… wrapped in a little mystery… sprinkled with a little nail-biting action… covered with danger and betrayal… with a sweet and very sexy cherry of thrill on top.

We meet Skye when she is just a little girl living an idyllic life of excess in Mexico. Having lost her mother very young her father dotes on her. Her nanny, MaMaLu and her son Esteban, fill the roles of nurturer and friend and Skye’s life is full of love. That is until one day everything is ripped away from her. She is forced to leave her home, MaMaLu and Esteban behind. She doesn’t want to go and she doesn’t understand. This sets in motion a chain of events that will test her at every turn. Test her both physically and emotionally. Her strength. Her love. Her loyalty. Revenge is an evil mistress. She never truly avenges anything and she always leaves the bodies of the innocent in her wake.

Yes Ms. Attar out did herself on this one. She is not your modern day cookie cutter writer. No she is a storyteller. A master class storyteller. So yeah you must read this book!



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Leylah Attar writes stories about love - shaken, stirred and served with a twist. When she's not writing, she can be found pursuing her other passions: photography, food, family and travel. Sometimes she disappears into the black hole of the internet, but can usually be enticed out with chocolate.