*COVER REVEAL* 'His Muse' by Kemmie Michaels

 

 

~Synopsis~

 On vacation in the tropical paradise of St. Lucia...

Martin and Abby never intended to meet anyone while they were away. Circumstance, however, pushes them together in spite of their expectations. With an entire vacation week with nothing to do but spend time together, Martin and Abby forge a connection unlike anything either had felt before. With Abby’s conservative nature and Martin’s refusal to be the player he had once been, the couple keeps themselves physically apart...until they can’t.

They collide into a friction that sparks a blazing need to stay together. Keeping the heat alive from opposite ends of the country, though, may prove too difficult. Distance and circumstance become very ugly words in this couple’s vocabulary.

 

~About the Author~

I love a good love story. I reread the first kiss a few times before I read on...even in my own books. That moment gets me every time no matter how often I revisit that beautiful connection. I dive into every story to the point where I have so many fictional boyfriends that I can't keep track of them all.

In the world of reality, I have a loving and tolerant husband who smiles and rolls his eyes every time I tell him about my latest fictional love affair. I have two autistic pre-teen boys who keep me on my toes. I have a psychotic Golden Retriever (I was told those don't exist...) and a cat that rules our house. I used to be the queen. Our regal feline has usurped my throne and demoted me to Prime Minister.

I studied English/Journalism at Miami University in Ohio, have a Master's Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Dayton and I spent five years teaching even more personality-rich pre-teens. For some sick reason, I actually enjoyed teaching junior high. Now as a stay-at-home mom, I'm clinging to that status by throwing my hat in the author's ring and hoping I get   to keep it there.

 

Social Links:

Twitter: twitter.com/KemmieM
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kemmie-Michaels-Author/330305600432906
Website: www.kemmiemichaels.com

 

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*PROMO BLITZ* The Destined Series by Ashley Suzanne

 

 

The Destined Series Order:

Mirage - Book 1

Inception - Book 1.5

Awakening - Book 2

Facade - Book 2.5

Epiphany - Book 3

 

 

 

~Purchase Links - 'Mirage'~

 

 iTunes / B & N / Amazon US / Amazon UK


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~Purchase Links - 'Inception'~

 iTunes / B & N / Amazon US / Amazon UK


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~'Awakening' Synopsis~

Mira’s broken and battered. She’s fighting to put herself back together while her heart is trying to forget. Can she continue moving forward with one man while in love with another?

 

Skylar’s wrestling demons he never imagined in his wildest dreams. The girl he’s been in love with for years finally has feelings for him. There’s only one problem: her heart might lie somewhere else. How long until his will power shatters?

Who will seize Mira’s heart and never let go? Will these feelings ever go away or will they be an AWAKENING?

 

**Recommended for mature audiences only**

 

Awakening is scheduled for release on November 30th, 2013!  Please keep an eye on Ashley's Facebook Page and Website for the most current updates!!!

 

 

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~About the Author~

 

Ashley Suzanne is a married mother of three little boys as well as a daughter, aunt, sister, best friend, birth mother, blogger, book whore and author.  Ashley is a native to the suburbs of Detroit, with most of her family living in Kentucky and New York.  

You can usually find Ashley sitting in bed, with her laptop, playing on Facebook, pretending to write, entering giveaways (she’s also a swag whore) or on a football field with her oldest son, Tyler.  Yep, not only is she a football fan, she’s a football mom!

When she’s reading, it’s typically something to do with romance, erotica being her favorite genre.  Ashley co-owns a blog, 2 Chicks and a Blog, with her GBFF Manda.  She’s a total fan-girl over a few authors, Pamela Ann, Brooke Cumberland, SE Hall, Madeline Sheehan, Jasinda Wilder, Angela Graham, CM Stunich and Riley Rhea to name a few.

Ashley has no pets, unless you count her children and she is a little OCD.  Her favorite color is pink.  Her favorite drink is cherry vodka and coke and double chocolate brownies are a must.

Ashley’s debut novel, Mirage, will be self published early September 2013.

Stalker Links:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AshleySuzanneBooks

Website - http://www.ashleysuzanneauthor.blogspot.com

Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/Ashley-Suzanne/e/B00F559F24/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7212411.Ashley_Suzanne

*MINI SPOTLIGHT* 'Alluring Turmoil' by Skye Turner

ALLURING TURMOIL by SKYE TURNER

(Book One in the Bayou Stix Series)

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Synopsis

Alexia Sloane is the twenty-six year old owner of the highly successful Louisiana coffee shop/bakery, Java and Sweeties. The past couple of years have been all she’s dreamed of and her business takes all of her focus, all of her heart. 

Jude Delecroix is the lead singer of one of the most famous rock bands in the country, Bayou Stix, and the man who broke Lexi’s heart. 

Lexi and Jude have a past. 

When Jude comes back to town eight years after leaving to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a famous musician and comes face to face with Lexi, forces collide, old hurts are brought to the surface, and life as these two have been living it will never be the same. 

There are two sides to every story, and what happens when the things you believed to be concrete suddenly crumble like ash and fade away? 

What happens when two people afraid to face the past, become involved in the present? Can they hope for a future?

Welcome to Louisiana where humidity and passion are high and things are not always what they seem. 

***Contains graphic sex and language. Not for young readers.***

Review

Reviewer: Kaylene

Rating: 4 Stars

 

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for and honest review   

Alluring Turmoil is aptly named because the relationship between Jude and Lexi starts out very messed up.  Jude was missing from Lexi’s world for 8 years after he broke her heart.  Then one day he appears in her coffee shop.  Jude is the only man she’s ever loved and he broke her.  Then they find each other again and the steamy romance begins. This book was great and I really love a “rock star” romance.  I certainly fell in love with Jude in this book, he was hot, sexy and his POV was really written well.  This book switches POV between Lexi and Jude and I found this refreshing.  I have read books with switching POV before and sometimes it can be quite confusing but not in this book, it worked great. 

This is book one in a series of books which will explore the other band members of Bayou Stix (Jessie, Liam, Cruze and Dade), and it seems each will have their own book.

One of the things missing was the paparazzi and any sort of body guards for someone so big in the music industry he seemed to be able to move around easily with not much interruption by fans.  For some reason I found this a bit unbelievable.  There were a lot of repeated words and sentences, with some grammatical and spelling issues but mostly I found the story flowed quite well.

This book is good, I enjoyed it for the most part and it is well worth the read.  Well done Skye Turner on a great “rock star” romance.

Excerpt

With a soft, tortured groan, his gaze leaves my eyes and moves to my mouth. I lick my lips in anticipation and watch him take a shaky breath. When he breathes, it presses him more deeply against me and it’s as if a switch is flipped. We reach for each other at the same time. Grabbing his neck, I pull his head down, knocking his cap and sunglasses to the floor, as he grabs my waist and lifts me up. Our lips find each other and it’s as if a bomb goes off.  His tongue sweeps past my lips, and our tongues war with each other as our teeth clash. There is no gentleness here. It’s as if we want to consume each other. His hands roam my ass, squeezing my cheeks, and my legs lock around his waist, keeping his rigid length exactly where I want it. He throws his arm back and clears the counter behind me and lays me back, before he settles firmly between my thighs.

About the Author

Skye Turner is an avid reader and an editor turned writer.

She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University where she majored in Mass Communications, centering her studies in Journalism. Unfortunately life intervened and she made the choice to leave her studies. 

She lives in small town Louisiana with her husband, 2 children, and 4 fur babies.

When she's not chained to her laptop pounding out sexy stories she can usually be found playing Supermom, reading, gardening (playing in the dirt), listening to music and dancing like a fool, or catching up on her family oriented blog.

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*REVIEW* Inception (The Destined Series #1.5) by Ashley Suzanne

 

 

~Synopsis~

 

Danny Thomas has never the boy who got the girl. All through high school, he sat in the back seat and watched his best friend, Skylar McBride, in all his crowning glory. The girls always flocked to Skylar, leaving Danny the third wheel.

Everything changes the first day of college, when Danny meets Mira Adams and she completely steals his heart. She's the only girl that ever chose Danny.

Through the ups and downs of college, Danny and Mira's relationship blossoms into something truly beautiful. A relationship that dreams are made of.
The bond of four friends: Danny, Skylar, Mira and Kylee is tested one fateful night when an accident changes everything.

Inception immediately follows the first book in the Destined Series, Mirage and showcases Danny's point of view during those four years that almost ended the night of graduation.

To understand the full story, you have to go back to the beginning: The Inception

 

 

~Review~

 

Reviewer: Kaylene

 

Rating: 4 Stars

 

This is the story of Mira and Danny through the eyes of Danny and his POV.  This story gives you a great insight into Danny’s character, but more importantly it explores how Skylar and Mira interact with each other.  I think you see in this book that Danny actually sees it too, that there is a natural attraction between Skylar and Mira.

After this book I am definitely Team Skylar but I do feel for Danny.

 

It’s funny, when I started to read this story I wasn’t convinced that a Danny POV was necessary, but as I read on I definitely decided that it was.  This book was a good read and I enjoyed it.  Well done Ashley Suzanne, I am eagerly waiting for Awakening.

 

 

~Purchase Link~

 

Amazon US

 

 

 

*REVIEW* 'Mirage (The Destined Series)' by Ashley Suzanne

 

 

~Synopsis~

 

Mira and Kylee meet Danny and Skylar during freshmen orientation, their first week of college. Two sets of best friends embark on a new adventure together, forming life long bonds. Mira and Danny are looking forward to their future as husband and wife.
Everything is going according to plan, until tragedy strikes them on graduation night leaving three broken people to pick up the pieces. Skylar has always stood in the background, watching his best friend begin a life with the woman he’s always been in love with until he can no longer keep a distance.
Right when Mira thinks her life is back on track it spirals out of control. What if everything you thought you knew was nothing more than a mirage?

 

 

~Review~

 

Reviewer: Kaylene

 

Rating: 4 Stars

 

Well, well, well, well !!!  Um, holy mother of god and geez, that ending.  So I don’t want to give anything away in my review, so I won’t, but let me reiterate .. holy mother of god what the hell just happened? I’m speechless and I need a minute or two .....

 

Okay, so basically the story starts and is about Mira and her fiancé Danny.  Unfortunately it’s not too long and the bubble is burst when Danny is killed in a motorcycle accident.  Mira, after a struggling with her loss tries to move on and finally realises that she cares for Danny’s best friend Skylar. There is a lot of flashbacks throughout the book, which in some cases I liked but in others just plain annoyed me (hence the four star rating).  Mira is all over the place in the book, as you would probably expect seeing as she lost the love of her life.  I won’t say much else but I did feel for Mira’s boss Jacoby. I really liked him in the story and was kinda rooting for him to get his girl, he seemed like such a great guy and was totally besotted by her.

 

This book was great and I enjoyed reading it.  There were some issues with grammar and switching from first to third person.  However it is well worth the read.  Well done Ashley Suzanne, the ending threw me completely.

 

 

~Purchase Link~

 

Amazon US

 

 

 

 

*REVIEW* 'Attainment (Temptation #3.5) by K.M. Golland

 

 

~Synopsis~

 

This book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content.

Contrition, one would say is a humane and moral virtue. But in order to experience this form of repentance, you must first acknowledge your sin then show remorse for your wrongdoing.

For most of Bryce Clark’s adult life, he had been plagued by guilt over what he claimed was a wrong decision; a lapse of better judgement on his part. He hadn’t lived the life he wanted to live, or thought he deserved—until Alexis came along.

Alexis Summers—a breath of fresh air, blown in for Bryce to inhale, allowing him to once again breathe; and live. She ensnared his heart, mind, body, and soul. She consumed him, completely.

Inseparable from the moment they first met, Bryce and Alexis are now engaged and expecting a baby. Bryce has everything he has ever wanted; wealth, the girl, and to become a father. Will he finally achieve his ultimate attainment? Or will guilt of what he deems are his mistakes—his sins—ruin everything?

 

 

~Review~

 

Reviewer: Kaylene

 

Rating: 5 Stars

 

I waited for this book to come out, one clicked it immediately and read it within two days.   It was a fun look at the relationship between Bryce and Alexis but from Bryce’s POV and oh what a POV he has. There are some hilarious moments in the book, actually laugh out loud moments.  I wont spoil them but there are at least two or three where I literally laughed so loud it was embarrassing.

 

This book is by an Australian author and as it was purely from Bryce’s POV it was a bit of a page turner.  I found that I got a better insight into his character.  Temptation, Satisfaction and Fulfilment were a great series and I thoroughly enjoyed them.  This seemed like a logical follow on to one of my favourites series of books. 

 

Well done again Ms Golland, your writing skills are exceptional and your sense of humour is fantastically fun to read.

 

 

~Purchase Link~

 

Amazon US

 

 

 

*REVIEW* 'Fulfillment (Temptation #3)' by K.M. Golland

 

 

~Synopsis~

 

*This book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content.*

We can stumble upon a connection in life—a feeling, an instinct even. Having an uncontrollable desire to act upon it, all the while knowing that acting upon it may or may not be the right thing to do. The thing is it’s in that action where we prove our initial feeling to be right or wrong.

Alexis Summers did just that; she took the plunge, acted on her instinct and followed her heart—a heart that led her to Bryce Clark. He was Melbourne’s wealthiest bachelor, and she was a happily married mum—or, so she thought. They were worlds apart, yet somehow became inseparable.

In Fulfillment - Alexis and Bryce are finally happy, in love, and expecting their first child together. But nothing is ever as it seems. One person does not share in their happiness and wants Alexis gone for good. One person can destroy everything

 

 

~Review~

 

Reviewer: Kaylene

 

Rating: 4 Stars

 

This is the third instalment in the Temptation Series and I had to wait for it, which was so seriously hard.  I re-read the first two books and then continued the story of Alexis and Bryce with Fulfilment.  Life certainly throws us some curve balls and just when you think you are happily married and your life is fulfilling everything changes.

 

Gareth played a major role in this book and at times this was totally predictable but I still liked the storyline.

 

Although I love this series to bits, this book was not as good as the other two.  There was some predictability with the storyline and didn’t keep my interest up as much as the other two.

 

However in saying that though, this series ROCKED.  I loved it and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone who loves a hot, sexy, romantic series with a HEA.

Well done Ms Golland on another book well written.

 

~Purchase Link~

 

Amazon US