Thursday, January 30, 2020

Dare Me

Dare Me (Unchained Attraction. Dare Duet)
By
K.L. Shandwick
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Blurb
When Sawyer Wild dared a stranger to ask him to kiss her, he had no idea that kiss would leave its mark.
With her estranged husband looking on, a normally shy Billie Collier, the gorgeous older, soon-to-be divorcee, shocked herself and complied.
Leaving the wine bar alone, Sawyer felt they had unfinished business when the memory of their all-to-brief, blistering chemistry had left him with an ache he'd been unable to shake.
Ten months later, an second chance to know Billie unexpectedly fell into his hands and he grabbed it.
Love, be it a slow burn or hard and fast, usually happens when it is least expected. Sawyer accepted love is love and was confident he could smooth most of the bumps on the road, after all the path to true love never runs smooth. However, in Billie's case accepting that she was enough took a little longer to achieve. 
Excerpt – Dare Me
Copyright: K.L. Shandwick
“Dare you,” she said, and a thrill of forbidden yearning mingled with the privilege of her trust to deliver a swift dose of justice to her cheating husband.
The responsibility and the potential danger the circumstance could have provoked only made the act of kissing her in front of him infinitely more potent.
My intention had been to deliver a small tender kiss. A kiss without tongues, nothing more, and for the first few seconds we’d achieved that. At that point I had expected Billie to pull away but when she didn’t, I felt we had both needed more.
Taking her lead, I slid my tongue along the seam of her lips and I felt delighted and surprised when she let me in. For the following few seconds, all thoughts of revenge and her soon to be ex, Logan vanished from my mind as I took what I’d wanted from her. From that moment the situation changed from me kissing her to us sharing something far more explosive and intimate.
A small “Oh,” she breathed. The breathy sound entered my mouth and sunk straight to my cock. She tasted of white wine and warmth, and desire flowed through my veins like warm honey as the sexual chemistry grew between us. Surprisingly for a shy woman, she never held back.
When she grabbed hold of my tie I immediately deepened the kiss. For another few seconds we were almost lost in each other. Remembering where we were, who she was and why I’d kissed her in the first place, I tore my lips away; even when I knew what we had done had felt different from any other kiss I’d experienced before.
From the breathless, starry-eyed way she looked at me I had figured she may have felt something similar, but I couldn’t be sure. The circumstances hadn’t allowed for time to reflect.
Afterward her husband had ranted; tried to belittle her even and I took over the conversation, because she was no match for his overbearing arrogance, to suggest the beautiful woman he’d left for another couldn’t attract someone like me. I should be so lucky.
Remembering everything she had told me and being a creative type, I spun him a line about how Billie and I had met. To say he was furious with her was an understatement, but I saw we’d made him think even if he hadn’t believed us.
After he’d gone, I apologized for all I had done, but all I saw in her eyes in return was forgiveness and a tinge of regret. My first thought had been to ask her to meet me again, but I knew I could never do that. Her estranged husband had only left the premises moments before. Hard as it felt, given the circumstances, I knew I had to walk away.
As I made to leave, I remembered I had one final ray of hope left to salvage something of our meeting. It was a business card, which had been made as a joke, and the wording was far from accurate, as to the person that I am. But the number displayed upon it was real. I knew it was a long shot but gave it to her anyway. In that situation it was the only card I felt I had left to play.
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Shutout

-- Second chance hockey romance --
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Easton:
Hockey isn't forever.
The money, excitement, and glory of being a professional hockey player meant more to me than a family, a home, and a forever. Another man has my forever, and I have hockey. I thought making the big bucks and playing against the best in the world would feel better than this. Instead, I'm empty and hollow, like a big piece of my heart was hacked off. There's something missing. Something big. Something I can never get back.
Caroline:
I loved him, but he wasn't the love of my life.
My husband died too young, too suddenly, too tragically. I was unprepared with no education, no job skills, and no future plans. When a DNA test reveals my twins' true parentage, I have no choice but to do the right thing. I turn to the one man who'd turned his back on me all those years ago.
I'd been shutout from his life, and I'd shut him out from mine. Can two strangers make a family? Do we have what it takes to forgive and move on?
About the Author:
USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary and sports romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle Series and the Madrona Island Series. Jami’s new releases consistently rank in the top fifty on the sports romance and sports genre lists on Amazon, and she has hit the Amazon top hundred authors list in both contemporary romance and genre fiction multiple times. Jami ranked Number Seven on Kobo’s Top Ten Most Completed Authors, an honor bestowed on the year’s “most engaging” authors based on an average page completion rate by their readers.
Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland cross with a tennis ball fetish, a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat, and an opinionated Hanoverian mare.
Jami works in IT for her day job and is a former high school business teacher. She’s a lifetime Seahawks and Mariners fan and is waiting for the day professional hockey comes to Seattle. An avid boater, Jami has spent countless hours in the San Juan Islands, a common setting in her books. In her opinion, it’s the most beautiful place on earth.
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The Third Best Thing




Title: The Third Best Thing
Series: Fulton U #3
Author: Maya Hughes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 30, 2020



Blurb

Dear Letter Girl, I need to see you. When can we meet?

Her response never came. My secret pen pal with a dirty mind has ghosted me. I've roped Jules, my sweet as pie next door neighbor, to help me track her down.

There's only one problem—I'm falling for her. The tortoise shell glasses, out of this world curves and delicious treats are making the search for The Letter Girl even harder.

My notes were supposed to be a one time thing. A little too much wine and naughty thoughts on a winter's night. I never thought Berk would write back. I wanted to tell him it was me, but the fear of rejection kept my lips sealed.

Now he’s enlisted my help to track down The Letter Girl and our search has him hot on my, ahem, her trail.

She's the girl next door.

He's my secret pen pal.

Truth is on a collision course with their hearts and it’s only a matter of time before one of them gets wrecked...







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Excerpt

A giddy laugh bubbled up from deep down. I snuck a glance at myself in the mirror again. I was a lumpy diva, but, fuck it, I was a badass, too. And I was slowly skidding closer to the ground as the sweat that gathered behind my knee loosened my grip.
Every move I nailed got me a little closer to appreciating how far I’d come. From the first days of slipping off trying to do a basic spin with my feet planted firmly on the floor, to being a diva. This was my freaking body and I loved the shit out of it.
And if I kept telling myself that, maybe one day I’d believe it.
I lowered myself onto my bedroom floor with a flourish, throwing in one more spin for my imaginary audience.
The song ended and I braced my hands on my hips, panting and sweating like I’d run a 5k, with a grin so damn wide I felt it in my toes. Jumping up and down, I gave myself a high five and a few club-worthy woos. It made it harder to figure out if I was doing the tricks one hundred percent correctly, but I sure as hell wasn’t going to record myself to watch later or head to a pole dancing studio with full-wall mirrors. I wasn’t at that level of okay with me in all my glory—yet.
I flopped onto my bed and stared up at the ceiling. My hip-hugging short shorts and sports bra gave me little coverage, but pole dancing wasn’t exactly about modesty. I’d given it a try at the urging of my therapist during freshman year and hell if it hadn’t helped—some. It was a way for me to build strength, body confidence, and maybe attempt to feel a little sexy.
The door slammed downstairs and I shot up from the bed.
“Jules!” Berk’s unmistakable call sent me from pole dancing heart racing to ‘floor it, Louise,’ careening toward a cliff. I shot up and fell off my bed, rattling the perfume bottles on my dresser. Scrambling off the floor, I grabbed my sweatpants and tugged them on, hopping from foot to foot and sounding like I’d taken up bowling in my bedroom. I snagged my glasses off my desk and shoved them onto my face.
Berk was probably wondering how I’d trapped a wild animal up in my room. I grabbed my long sleeved T-shirt and hoodie off the back of my chair even though it was August. The fabric clung to my sweaty skin and I probably had a sweat-stashe going on, but that was better than him walking up here and finding me half naked. A panic spiral shot through me and I got dressed even quicker and threw open my door.
My feet barely touched any of the steps as I flew downstairs.
“Berk.” I fell into the kitchen, bracing my arm against the doorway. The butterflies in my stomach were replaced by a whole freaking safari. I tightened my lips to what I hoped was a non-serial killer level of smile. My heart was glowing like a spotlight, so I wrapped my arms tighter around myself. Tingles tiptoed up and down my spine at the sight of his floppy hair and jeans that hugged his ass and trim waist better than mine ever fit me.
His head shot up and the half of the cookie sticking out of his mouth broke off and dropped onto the counter. “There you are.” His words were muffled behind two manhole cover-sized cookies.
“Did you think I was hiding in my cookie box?”
“Is that what you’re calling it these days?” Killer smile and a direct hit. “The old cookie box.”






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Author Bio

Maya Hughes, that's me!, can often be found sneaking in another chapter while hiding in the bathroom from her kids! :-) I'm a romance writer who loves taking inspiration from everyday life, namely my husband and biggest fan. Inspiration also strikes when I hear a song, meet someone new or daydream while at soccer practice.

I love writing stories that capture the possibilities of the paths less travelled and enjoy experiencing life through my characters’ eyes.

I'm the mom of three little ones, the wife to an amazing husband and also work full time. Some of my favorite things are cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, white wine, laughing until I can't breathe, traveling with my family and Jeff Goldblum. 

Barely Breathing




Title: Barely Breathing
Series: Keep Breathing #1
Author: Erica Marselas
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 30, 2020



Blurb

Buried deep under a mountain of lies, I’m struggling for air. My life, my choices are being dictated by my father.
I was forced to give up the man I love in order to protect him and now I must marry a man who I hate.
I thought I had found a way out.
I thought my time in this gilded cage was almost over.
Then one day Jaxson Holden walks back into my life, flipping it upside down.
He’s angry, I get it.
But he has no idea how much I have to lose—how much he has to lose with him coming back.
Now I need to find a way to hold on while I’m gasping for breath as my past and present collide.

Just keep breathing, River.

Just keep breathing. 







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“You still smell the same, you know. I hate you most days, but I can’t forget how fucking amazing you smelled.” I brush back her hair with my fingertips, and I can’t miss the small tremor that runs through her body. I affect her. This is good, and I plan to use this to my advantage. “Or how good you looked underneath me.” Her chestnut hair still shines like I remember, and I can easily visualize how it looks twisted around my fingers. How her cheeks heated up to a nice pink after I made her come... and don't get me started on her legs looking like sex in these heels and how good they would look wrapped around my neck. Fuck. I'm kidding myself if I say she doesn't affect me and doesn't make my dick hard at the sight of her. Snap out of it Jaxson. Now isn't the time. "Tell me I actually meant nothing to you, and I'll go away."






Author Bio


Erica is a wife, a mother of four, and a tequila drinking smart mouth. When she’s not wrangling her children and trying to keep them alive, she’s writing. She’ll write anything from sweet stalkers, to forbidden love, to erotica, to rom coms to young adult because she believes no love story is created equal and every story deserves to be told. Even the fictional ones. As long as she can dream it, she'll write it. 


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Soul Sisters




Title: Fostering Love
Series: Soul Sisters #1
Author: Victoria Johns
Genre: New Adult/Romantic Suspense



Blurb

What do you do when you love someone who's off-limits? If you're me... fall deeper.
You absolutely, must not ever, fall in love with your foster brother. Just try telling my heart that.

Dalton Frobisher has loved the same guy since she was a teenager.
It's just unfortunate that he doesn't love her back, or rather, can't and most definitely shouldn't love her back.
Growing up around the person you believe should be yours, is hard. Seeing him with other girls is harder, but watching him leave is pure torture.
Life is full of regrets, and not telling him how she feels is the biggest regret she has... so far. Dalton wasn't going to miss that opportunity the next time it came around.
She just didn't expect the fallout that followed.
Jonas Drakeson has spent years trying to stay out of her way; he knew how she felt, but he had to be sure she was ready for him. Leaving was the only way to save himself, he just hoped that one day he’d find his way back to her.
One night could seal their fate, one night could decide their future.

Fostering Love is the first book in the Soul Sisters Series, which tells the story of four girls, friendship and their path to finding 'the one'.





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Title: Forgiving Love
Series: Soul Sisters #2
Author: Victoria Johns
Genre: New Adult/Romantic Suspense



Blurb

It's impossible to get someone to fall in love with you when they've got you friend-zoned. We had sex once and it scared him, but it just made me fight harder. I would prove him wrong, even if it cost me my heart.

Aneelia, Dalton, Charlotte and Florence have always been best friends and self-confessed soul sisters. Supporting each other through thick and thin is the easiest way to survive life's highs and lows, after all, they know everything about each other.

Or do they?

Aneelia Prince has been hiding a secret from her soul sisters.

A shameful night of regret, a misjudged bad decision and a situation read wrong.
Things didn't go as expected when she decided to take a chance on the guy she'd loved from afar. Neely thought they wanted the same thing but what he wanted was something entirely different.

Her attempts to avoid the situation come to a crashing halt when she gets caught between a rock and a hard place. As desperate as she is to act like nothing happened and move on with her life, she finds herself stuck in the middle of his business, surrounded by intrigue and danger. Being close to him is the last thing she wants when it's so hard to forgive him, especially when he's chosen to forget. His regret hurt her heart once and letting him in a second time when her heart overrides her head is crazy.
Never had finding true love been so… dangerous.

Forgiving Love is the second book in the Soul Sisters Series, which tells the story of four girls, friendship and their path to finding 'the one'.





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Title: Fated Love
Series: Soul Sisters #3
Author: Victoria Johns
Genre: New Adult/Romantic Suspense



Blurb

Fake it 'til you make it. It's just a shame my heart doesn't agree.
It's easy to pretend to love someone when it's really the truth.
It's simple really… make my fake boyfriend fall in love with me for real.

Getting what you want, when you want, should be a matter of course. Unless the one thing you want more than anything, doesn't feel the same way.
Charlotte Groves, or Lottie to her friends, is a beautiful, rich and privileged member of Hawkstown's elite and country club circle. In an effort to please the guy she's yearned for, Lottie finds herself agreeing to keeping up country club appearances and playing the fake girlfriend for the town's entrepreneur and hot bad boy, Oli Hart.
What started out as a mutual arrangement, veers widely off course when disastrous events unfold in Lottie's life. Struggling to cope with the aftermath, Lottie decides it's time she lived her life for herself, ignoring the entitled reality she's become used to and the arrangement with Oli that gives him the freedom she so desperately yearns for.
Just like their fake relationship, Lottie Groves isn’t all that she seems either, but she’s hidden behind a mask for so long that letting the world see who she really is, is daunting.
You’re not supposed to mourn the loss of fake love…unless it’s real.
Fated Love is the third passion filled instalment in the Soul Sisters Series.





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Title: Finding Love
Series: Soul Sisters #4
Author: Victoria Johns
Genre: New Adult/Romantic Suspense



Blurb

Running away from the guy I really loved was supposed to help me start afresh, but the consequences were life-changing, almost deadly.

Florence Smith is desperately and hopelessly looking for her happily ever after, at whatever cost.

The Soul Sisters code for Lottie, Dolly, Neely and Flo has real meaning, they’re true friends who connect and understand each other, like true sisters. They're there for each other no matter what.

But what happens when that connection stops and you choose to close yourself off and willingly walk away?

Life happens. Ugly, dream-shattering life.

Sonny and Flo were the last singles standing and she dreamed he’d sweep her off her feet and romance her like the classic love stories she adored. Instead, his obvious disdain left her devastated, especially when he didn’t bother to hide.

Her hometown held too many reminders of the life she’d never have, so Flo jumped at the 'opportunity of a lifetime' and made a break for freedom.
Only, freedom was the last thing she got, and now she has to find her way back.

Finding Love- A Soul Sisters Novel - is the fourth book in the series, which tells the story of four girls, friendship and their path to finding 'the one.’





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Author Bio

Victoria Johns is a writer who enjoys sharing a happily ever after and believes that it’s every good girl’s dream to experience a steamy one. Growing up in North West England in a large family surrounded by love and support she found her Prince Charming many years ago and enjoys living the life they’ve made with their son.
She’s always had a creative imagination and decided that some of the stories bubbling in her head need to be given life and shared. This pen name gives them the freedom to be loved by others.
When she’s not writing, she’s sewing, cycling or chomping on crisps in front of the TV.


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