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Blog Tour….My Now & Forever by H.J. Bellus

I am so happy to be a part of the blog tour for My Now & Forever by H.J. Bellus!

I was lucky enough to ask Milly and Lacey some questions (you KNOW they were all kinds of silly and juicy questions) and the gals were kind enough to answer! There’s a great giveaway happening, too! You can enter to win an ecopy of My Now & Forever, a My Now & Forever notebook, cupcake necklace or a 425 Amazon gift card! The rafflecopter is below the interview.

Enjoy!

Me:

Ok gals, so I have to warn you, I’m not really the “serious” type of interviewer. So, I would be asking things like “If you could feed the world, how would you do it?” or “If men really are from Mars, does that mean we’ve been living a sci-fi lie?”. I have a hard time being serious! Serious isn’t as much fun! Ok, so now that’s out of the way, let’s get to business:

Lacey:

Since we can’t actually see your tattoos, can you tell us about some of them?

I got my first tattoo at fifteen to cover up some of my past. I love color and my tattoos color me. I have a blue bird that sits on the middle of my back. A crown and hearts up the side of my left ribs and a skull sits on my hip. My right arm is covered in a sleeve of vines. Each one has a meaning. Some are for the one person I ever loved, my momma. The others for the people I fucking hate in this world. They are reminders to never let anyone hurt me again. Frankly, there are too many to name. I have a colorful tat that covers my lady bits, but you will have to follow my journey to find out what it is.

What’s the absolute worst coffee concoction Milly has made so far?

Jesus! Milly can be such a creative dumbass sometimes. She made a tropical harvest mocha for me once. It had banana, coconut and pumpkin flavoring in the coffee. I fucking tossed my cookies that morning after tasting it. She can really be a dumbass, but she is my favorite dumbass.

One thing you can tell us about Milly that we don’t already know…c’mon…dish it, girl!

Milly likes to take it in the butt. Just kidding! But let’s start that rumor. Tell everyone you know. Let’s see. You all know she is a cum guzzler and completely whorish with her husband. And she has been banged by a hot mechanic. I know! She secretly has a crush on Cee Lo Green. She wants Cee Lo to bend her over and butt fuck her real good. We just need to find a stool for the duo. Sike! What kind of a biotch would I be to give up her secrets? Nice try!

Milly:

Awww….how’s that stud muffin, Cree doing? And Annie?

Cree is simply amazing and hot as ever. He is busy farming and taking care of us. He showers us with sprinkles and unconditional love. Some nights when he is working late my crazy-ass doubt creeps in. I get scared that he has left. I always text or call him when this happens and his sexy ass is home in minutes. Cree makes us Mac n’ Cheese at least once a week and we try to eat pumpkin pie as much as possible.

Annie is still perfect! We are working on getting her cussing under control. You can tell she has been hanging out with us girls way too much. I still remember the night she called Olive a “twat waffle”. I thought Cree was going to choke each of us with his bare hands!

She is the lead in the spring play and totally jacked about playing t-ball this summer.

Willow, Lacey and I still volunteer in her classroom on a regular basis and provide entertainment for ever party. Lacey wanted to slip a laxative into PJ’s snack on the field trip. I convinced her it was inhumane or something like that. PJ really is a little asshole. Who knows what happened…the little shit was running to the bathroom all day on the field trip.

I was wondering if you ever made any coffee concoction at the shop using the magic sprinkles?

I was having a shitty morning at The Shop. Cree called in the middle of it and I went mental on his ass. Ten minutes later he strolled into the shop with sprinkles. He locked the door and flipped the switch on the open sign. I sat on the counter nursing my burnt hand and sore, chapped-ass nipples while he made me my favorite coffee. I hate being back at work, but everyone insisted I should work a couple of hours a week. Something happened when Captain started dancing and sprinkling my coffee with sprinkles. Those sprinkles on the white, fluffy cream lit my lady bits on firaaahh! I pounced on my husband like a dirty, slut ravaging every piece of him. The mixture of the coffee, sprinkles and Cree ignited some pretty crazy shit. Shit that would be considered illegal in most countries. Sprinkles are now served daily with the Blended Heaven drink.

…….Now onto the juicy stuff (mwahaha)

Last completely adorable thing The Captain did?

We had to wait awhile to take our honeymoon. I wasn’t ready to leave the farm and we had to make arrangements for Annie. We were scheduled to be gone for seven days. Seven days away from the farm and our family. The first four days flew by and then I was ready to be back home. Cree knew how much home meant to me, so he took me home without a complaint.

The first night of our honeymoon Cree surprised me with my bucket list thingy. Captain had packed it in his luggage. He made sure I checked EVERYTHING off of my bucket list thingy twice! The man is perfect and fucking delicious in an elevator!

If you had to use only three words to describe the last time you guys did the deed, what would they be?

Embarrassing, hot and unforgettable.

The dumbass convinced me that the front windows of his truck were tinted. We were out with the gang at the local bar and got pretty horny. We snuck out to the truck. Like I said, the dumbass convinced me the windows were tinted. We went to ravaging each other. Cree had me pinned down and was banging the shit out of me. We heard hollering and cat calls. Yep, we had an audience cheering us on. The only face I spotted was Old Man Jenkins and he was cheering along with the crowd.

Pretty much…embarrassing, hot and unforgettable.

You guys still venture out on the tractor (wink, wink)?

As much as fucking possible. There’s just something about green and yellow that heats up our relationship. Cree makes sure to buy me a new skirt every trip to town.

One thing Cree would absolutely die with embarrassment over if it ever got out? (…c’mon, it’s just between us, no one will ever know!)

Cree and I are the most competitive jack-wagons known to mankind. Cree is an absolute football fanatic. One night while watching a game we bet. Cree put all his pennies on Denver and I bet on Dallas just to piss him off. The loser had to run to the mailbox naked. Remember, we have a very long lane. I enjoyed watching Dallas whoop Denver. I let Cree wear his water boots to take his run of shame. Armed with the spotlight I didn’t miss a beat of my very sexy pirate jogging down the lane. At one point, he was jogging backwards whipping his member around in circles. This is where it gets funny! Cree ran into his godmother in the middle of the night, naked and in our lane. Donna (his mom’s best friend) had a flat tire and was making her way up to the farm for help. Did I mention he ran into her at the mailbox at the end of the lane? Being the gentlemen, Cree walked her back to the house trying to cover his junk the whole time. I literally PMP’ed down both legs watching my naked husband walk back up the lane. Donna promised not to tell a soul, and I was caught off for 2 days! Best bet of my life.

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Book Tour….Conquer Your Love by J.C. Reed

I am pleased to be a part of J.C. Reed’s Conquer Your Love Book Tour and bring you her delicious cover, excerpt and a chance to enter to win a $100 Amazon gift card and print copy of Conquer Your Love…

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Synopsis:

Meeting Jett was like bad luck. Dangerous. Unpredictable. And better avoided. In his game, the stakes are high. But are they worth the risk?

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, finds forgetting is hard, but forgiving is harder. When the man she trusted, betrayed her, the only way to forget is to move on. Brooke is determined to start a new life, until she meets him again: the green-eyed, sexy as sin, six foot two sex god. The man who played dirty. The man who played her.

Sexy, handsome, and arrogant Jett Mayfield knows he has made mistakes. He could have any other woman, and yet it’s Brooke he wants. When second chances collide with secrets and Brooke is threatened by the past, Jett is determined to protect her. She accepts his help unwillingly because she needs him but she wants to play his game on her own terms. And she has no intention to forgive or let him back into her bed.

When the man she is supposed to hate is the one she should trust, will he conquer her…or lose her forever?

A woman who can’t forgive.

A man who has made mistakes.

Two lives that are about to cross again and more secrets laid bare.

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About the author:

J.C. Reed is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of SURRENDER YOUR LOVE. She writes steamy contemporary fiction with a touch of mystery. When she’s not typing away on her keyboard, forgetting the world around her, she dreams of returning to the beautiful mountains of Wyoming. You can also find her chatting on Facebook with her readers or spending time with her two children. To get in touch with Jessica use the contact form below. She tries to respond to each and every email in a timely manner.

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Review…Drawing the Line by Kimberly Kincaid

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Synopsis:

When Detective Jason Morgan is tasked with keeping a local restaurant owner safe as part of a make-or-break case, he rises to the challenge. The job is his first priority, and he owes it to the memory of his father, a detective killed in the line of duty, to do it at any cost. But Jason never expected Serenity Gallagher to be so beautiful, so serious…or so tough to protect.

Serenity has moved from place to place at the whim of her capricious mother all her life. The last thing she wants is to leave the diner she finally calls home, even if it means being stuck with a sexy blue-eyed detective. But she’s the only witness to a horrible crime, and the man behind it wants her very, very dead. Going into protective custody means survival, no matter how much Serenity hates hiding.

As Jason and Serenity bide their time together, they are shocked to discover they have much more in common than the surface reveals. But keeping her safe is Jason’s number one priority, no matter how much he’s drawn in by the woman beneath the witness, and Serenity’s past makes it difficult to trust. As the stakes get higher and the spark burns hotter, can Jason and Serenity draw the line?

My Review:

Drawling the Line is the first work I have had the pleasure of reading from author Kimberly Kincaid and I have to say, she is now on my list of go-to authors! Really enjoyed this novella!

Serenity Gallagher has just walked into an honest-to-goodness nightmare unfolding in her diner. Mac’s, the diner she has built with her recipes and home cooking and the place she calls home. Her cook is lying on the floor, bleeding to death and while on the phone with 911, she finds herself a victim right alongside him. After leaving the hospital, and being anxious to return to Mac’s, she finds she can’t exactly do that…not with the suspect out on bail. She finds herself in a safe house under the watchful blue gaze of the handsome detective who she is used to seeing weekly for lunch at Mac’s. If she thought him as delicious as one of her apple turnovers before, imagine how she’ll feel after having to be in close quarters, alone with him for the next few weeks.

Jason Morgan can’t believe his favorite diner is the scene of a crime. Who would want to ruin what the beautiful and talented owner has made here? As determined as he is to find the answer to that, he’s just as determined to keep her safe. He has seen too many people close to him hurt, first his father killed in the line of duty then his partner shot, and he refuses to let Serenity become more of a victim than she already has become. He’s always admired her from afar and now, being forced to keep her in protective custody, his protective custody, he will do what it takes to keep her safe. One problem…he knows the longer he spends with her, the harder it will be to ignore his attraction to her.

Being forced into a stressful situation together, Serenity and Jason have a whole lot of time on their hands to get to know one another. Will they be able to start something meaningful from a dismal beginning? Surely, if you have the right ingredients to start with, a delicious dish is bound to be served, right?

This story was jam-packed with drama, suspense, passion, mystery and lots of sizzling heat! I started it and ended up finishing it in one sitting….of course I did have to get up a few times to indulge in some sweets along the way! Jason is a delicious, loyal, trusting, caring and handsome detective who I enjoyed tremendously. Serenity is a beautiful, sassy, no-nonsense kind of gal who I admired a lot. She isn’t looking for anything but the truth, even if it is hard to swallow. I appreciate that kind of heroine! Together, they were perfect. I liked that when the book picks up, Serenity and Jason already know each other and have a history. It made the story more believable, to me, because it wasn’t as thought they met one day and fell in love the next. I feel that’s the problem with some novellas, but certainly not the case here! I truly enjoyed every step of Jason and Serenity’s journey!

As I said earlier, Kimberly has a new fan in me! I will be on the lookout for more from her and say get this delectable story on your summer reading list…you will be happy you did!

* I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

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About the author:

Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she’s not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as “The Pleather Bomber”, she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. Kimberly resides in northern Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.

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Teaser Tuesday for This Love by Nazarea Andrews

I am so excited to be able to bring you guys weekly teasers from the upcoming release from Nazarea Andrews, This Love.

I recently read this book and absolutely loved it! So come back every week for a new teaser and be ready for This Love to hit booksellers on June 25!

There are also links at the bottom of this post to enter two giveaways Nazarea is having right now…good luck!

Synopsis:

She wants a summer job and a ride to a wedding.
He wants an assistant and a distraction from the mess his life had become.
They didn’t know they needed each other.

Avery Emili needs two grand. Two grand and a plane ticket–her sister is counting on her to get to Jamaica for her wedding. But the semester is over, and tutoring college freshman and high school students has dried up until the fall.
Atticus Grimes needs help–the messy split with his wife left the twenty-eight year old professor scrambling to keep things together as the semester winds down. Now he’s got a research grant he has to actually do research for and all he wants to do is drown himself in a tall bottle of bourbon.
When Avery sees his ad for an assistant, all she’s thinking is a summer job. But as they spend time together, in the office and out, both of them begin to realize something is there. Something that can’t happen–he’s a professor and she’s a student. And both of them have histories, pasts that won’t let go. Can two broken people pulled apart by expectations find a way to be whole?

Teaser:

From Nazarea:

“This week’s exerpt shows a little bit of the softer side of both Atticus and Avery! 🙂 Enjoy!”

Somehow, we end up cuddling. My legs are draped over his lap, his fingers tracing little patterns on the arch of my foot, over my tattooed skin. It’s making it really hard to concentrate on who is getting eaten on the TV—although I’ve seen Jurassic Park often enough that I could probably quote it under any other circumstance. He seems unaware of what he’s doing to me.

Doubtful, but he’s doing a damn fine impression.

Halfway through the movie, I finally quit arguing with myself and say fuck it. I catch his arm where it’s resting casually on my thigh and pull. He stares at me, assessing me, and I flash him the brightest smile I can muster. “I promise to be good.”

He rolls his eyes, but stretches out behind me on the couch, my head pillowed on one of his arms, the other wrapped around my waist to hold me against him. His breath sifts through my hair, and I let out a deep breath I didn’t realize I was holding. His grip on me tightens a little.

The anxious feeling that’s been chasing me through the whole night vanishes as I settle in his embrace. The last thing I see is a little girl screaming as a T-Rex attacks her car.

Later, I feel the couch shift and shiver in the sudden absence of his grip. I look blearily at the clock, stunned to realize it’s almost three. I look at Atticus, who shrugs before scooping me off the couch. “I watched the commentaries.”

Who watches commentaries? Either he’s the biggest geek in the world or he’s pretty happy spending time with me.

Both make me irrationally happy.

He lays me down on my bed and tugs my blanket up over my feet. “Thanks for the cookies, Avery.” He leans down to kiss my forehead, and the warm feeling that’s been covering me for the past several hours begins to dissipate.

“Don’t go.” The words slip out before I can stop them, and I see his eyes widen, see the hesitation.

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One on Goodreads and one on Nazarea’s Blog

Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey Release Day Post & Giveaway

Happy release day to Tessa Bailey and Officer Off Limits!

In celebration, Tessa is giving away a $50 Amazon gift card! Enter in the rafflecopter below…good luck!

Synopsis:

“His need to possess her is non-negotiable.

Story Brooks’ fiancé just called off their wedding two weeks before the happy day. As if that isn’t bad enough, her semi-estranged father, an infamous NYPD hostage negotiator, has suffered a heart attack. Not wanting to examine her lack of emotion over the broken engagement, she hops on a plane to reconnect with her father before it’s too late.

Playboy hostage negotiator Daniel Chase has never, not once, been refused by a woman, so when a debate over hospital snack foods with a delectable kindergarten teacher ends in flat-out rejection, he makes it his mission to seduce her. His only obstacle? She’s the daughter of his mentor who implicitly forbade Daniel from pursuing her.

Despite her father’s warnings and Daniel’s troubled past, Daniel and Story can’t resist their intense attraction to one another. But when the reason for her fiancé’s abrupt wedding cancellation comes to light, can Story and Daniel’s already forbidden relationship survive?”

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About the author:

Tessa lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. When she isn’t writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.

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Swoon Romance’s Summer of Love YA Blog Tour

I am pleased to be a part of Swoon Romance’s Summer of Love Blog Tour and bring you exclusive teasers from each book featured on the tour!

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Charm and Consequence by Stephanie Wardrop

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Synopsis:

One superior smirk from Michael Endicott convinces sixteen-year-old Georgia Barrett that the Devil wears Polo. His family may have founded the postcard-perfect New England town they live in, but Georgia’s not impressed. Even if he is smart, good looking, and can return Georgia’s barbs as deftly as he returns serves on his family’s tennis courts. After all, if Michael actually thinks she refuses to participate in lab dissections just to mess with his grade, he’s a little too sure that he’s the center of the universe. Could there be more to Michael Endicott than smirks and sarcasm? If Georgia can cut the snark long enough, she just might find out.

Teaser:

I try to read and forget the major feats of hypocrisy I’ve witnessed in the last forty-eight hours, from tree-huggers eating meat to Michael blowing me off after winking at me to Alistair preaching against lust and leering at my sister’s ass. I also try to shrug off the ironic awareness that while Alistair Colwin is obviously a sexist dork, he is downstairs watching a morally unobjectionable movie with his girlfriend, while I am doing homework on a Friday night, reading Hamlet, in fact, just to ensure that the whole night is a laugh riot.

So which one of us is the dork, really?

I wonder what Michael is doing tonight that’s so much better than sitting in a dark movie theater with me and Tori and Trey. And where he gets off blowing me off and acting like he’s the most important and upright person at Longbourne High School when he’s only at LHS because he got kicked out of the Pemberley School for some reason. There’s much speculation about it, but maybe it’s no mystery after all; maybe he became so insufferable that even the snottiest prep school in New England bounced him out on his preppie little posterior.

Not that I think about Michael’s posterior, preppie or otherwise.

Or any other part of his anatomy.

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Advantage Heartbreak by Kelly Hashway

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Synopsis:

Seventeen-year-old Meg Flannigan thought she’d made up her mind about love. But with two guys still vying for her attention, she wonders if she made the right decision. Ash is everything she’s ever wanted in a boyfriend: loyal, loving, and totally hot. But then there’s Noah: fun, sexy, and the more he sticks around, the more Meg wants him there.

What’s a girl to do?

Make up her mind, before it’s too late. Gorgeous freshman Liz has set her sights on Ash, and Noah is beginning to remind Meg of her last boyfriend—the one who broke her heart. Can she figure things out before she ruins not one, but two relationships? Or is she doomed to serve up heartbreak?

Teaser:

I freeze. Noah’s lips are moving in slow motion toward me. He’s giving me the chance to say no.

“Noah.” That’s all I can manage.

He pulls away. My head leans back against the wall, and I close my eyes. What am I doing? How is he able to make me feel so confused? My emotions are a jumbled mess right now. I look at him, begging for answers. “Why didn’t you kiss me?” I’m not complaining. I’m glad he didn’t do it. I just want to know why he didn’t do it.

“I told you. I won’t do anything you don’t want me to. You wouldn’t have stopped me. I think you would’ve even kissed me back. But that’s not how I want to kiss you. I want you to want to kiss me.”

What if I do?

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Secondary Characters by Rachel Schieffelbein

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Synopsis:

When Mabel’s best friend, Amber, drags her along on a double date she finds herself falling for Lance, the obnoxious class clown whom she swore she’d have no interest in. The only problem is, she’s not sure if she’s really the girl Lance is into, or if, like every other guy she knows, it’s really Amber he’s after. One thing is clear, if Mabel wants to be the lead in her own love story, she needs to start acting like it.

Teaser:

I try really hard not to stare at Mabel’s profile during the movie so she doesn’t think I’m a psycho, but it isn’t easy. I love the curves of her face, the slope of her forehead, the way her nose turns up, the pout of her bottom lip.

I’m all tense and my heart is pounding like crazy. I think hers is, too. Unfortunately, I don’t think it has anything to do with me.

She looks totally freaked out. She seemed nervous when the movie first started, but now her eyes are wide and she’s biting her bottom lip. Her teeth dig into it to the point where I’m afraid it might actually start to bleed.

Every time she jumps I flinch a little. All I want to do is put my arm around her and let her bury her head into my chest and close her eyes. But I think putting my arm around her out of the blue might freak her out more than the movie is. So I just sit here like a jackass and do nothing.

Maybie jumps again, her hand flinging up to cover her mouth. She has a great mouth, wide with dark pink lips. Her hand flies back down to her arm rest. She’s gripping it so tight her knuckles are turning white. I resist the urge to pry her hands off the seat and hold them. Instead I try to come up with another idea.

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About the Publisher:

Swoon Romance is a digital-first imprint from Month9Books founder and publisher, Georgia McBride. Our stories are full of second chances, forbidden love, sexy encounters, hidden feelings, happy ever afters and flirtatious first love. It’s easy to get lost in one of our books. Go ahead . . . swoon.

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Cover Reveal…Soulless by Joshua J. Johnson

I am beyond excited to bring you the cover of Soulless, the debut YA novel from Joshua J. Johnson:

Synopsis:

Mia and Roxanne have always been the best of friends, supported each other throughout their lives, and have always been happy for one another… but that’s when things were simple.

Fast forward to their teenage years, and now life is full of complications… but only for Mia.

Everything seems to happen to Mia, whereas Roxanne seems to be living the sweet life– literally. She has her family, her bakery, and the love of her life– everything that Mia wants.

But one day something terrible happens, and Ryan–her boyfriend– is nowhere to be seen, people go missing, and bodies are found. The creatures appear in your bathroom, down your streets, and inside your bakery, and along with them they bring blood, action, and hunger– a hunger for souls.

Because the question is:

Who is the villain?

Maybe it just isn’t who you think it is…

Written from different points of view, SOULLESS will raise questions about each character, as well as humanity as a whole, whilst being packed with action, guns, cakes, blood, kisses and romance.

SOULLESS is Joshua J. Johnson’s debut YA novel, and is due to be released November 30th, 2013.

About the author:

Joshua J. Johnson currently lives in England with a Giant African Land Snail called Tiny, and a wardrobe full of books.

He started writing as soon as he discovered that books didn’t randomly appear, and that they are actually written by people. After growing up writing short stories by hand for his brother and his family, he decided to create a blog to post some of his creations. His blog is now read in over 80 countries around the world.

He is the proud author of the upcoming children’s book, and several YA novels.

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2013 Romantic Times Convention Swagalicious Giveaway

So, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get this contest going, but alas, here it is!

I am giving away all the swag I have from the 2013 Romantic Times Convention to one lucky winner! Yay! Let me tell you, this is some serious swag.

The swag includes:

Signed books from Liliana Hart & Gretchen McNeil, a signed mini notebook from Laura Kaye, signed magnets from Boone Brux, a signed bookmark from C. J. Ellison, a Hunter by Night tote bag and t-shirt from Elisabeth Staab, the actual Hunter by Night display sign used at RT by Elisabeth, a signed mini poster and post card from Raine Miller, a purse hook from Damon Suede, seven other books, signed trading cards and bookmarks, pens, drink coozies, post-it pads, buttons, key chains, bookmarks, postcards with QR codes for books and excerpts, and so much more!

Yep, there’s way more than I could squeeze into the picture below! Pretty exciting stuff, if you ask me.

So, enter to win in the rafflecopter below and good luck!

~ Jillian

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Review….Devoured by Emily Snow

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Synopsis:

Sienna Jensen had no plans to return home when she graduated college last spring—after all, her dreams lie in California. But when she discovers her grandmother’s Nashville home has been foreclosed, and the new owner has started the eviction process, Sienna has no other choice but go back to Music City. And she comes face to face with the flawed, gorgeous man she never thought she’d see again. The man who now holds the deed to her grandma’s estate.

When millionaire rock star Lucas Wolfe finds the outspoken redhead glaring at him from across a courtroom, he’s both infuriated and intrigued. He still can’t get the night Sienna almost spent with him out of his mind, and the chemistry between them is as undeniable as it was two years ago. He craves Sienna more than ever. And just like everything Lucas hungers for, he’s determined to have her.

Now, Lucas will do whatever it takes to lure Sienna into his bed, even if that means making a deal with her: ten days with him, playing by his rules, and he’ll hand over the deed to her grandmother’s home. Though she agrees to the arrangement, Sienna is conflicted. Because of her duty to her family. Because of promises she’s made to herself and a past that still haunts her. And as Lucas’s game of seduction continues, and Sienna is introduced to his dark, erotic world and even darker background, she realizes that at any moment, she could be devoured.

*This novel contains adult situations and content*

My Review:

Devoured is book one in Emily Snow’s Devoured Series. Being a sucker for a delicious cover, and this definitely falls into that category, I was drawn in at first sight and I gotta say….the story was just as delish as the cover!

Sienna Jensen is a country girl at heart living in L.A., sharing an apartment with her crazy-but-amazing roomie, just barely making ends meet with a job fellow wardrobe stylists would kill for and trying to forget her past. She vows never to head back to her hometown and all the drama and gossip that comes with it but when she gets numerous calls in a row from her younger brother, she knows something has to be wrong. Sienna’s fears are realized when she finds out something is wrong…her Gram is in financial trouble and the only place she ever really truly called home is going to be foreclosed on leaving her Gram with nowhere to go. So naturally, Sienna ends up back in her hometown trying to figure out what to do. But when Sienna realizes who is trying to take her Gram’s home she realizes she is in way over her head…and in over her heart.

The last person Lucas Wolfe ever thought he’d see in this court hearing is the beautiful red-head he left behind two years earlier. But here Sienna is, in this very courtroom fighting for her Grandmother’s home…the very home he wants to acquire. Talk about the fates smiling upon him. He hasn’t stopped thinking about Sienna since their relationship began, and abruptly ended, two years earlier. He knows by the scathing looks she’s giving him, she has no interest in reliving that experience… and now there’s a little issue of him holding the deed to her beloved Gram’s house in his hands. Lucas Wolfe is used to getting what he wants…and Sienna happens to be one of the things he desires most. Can you see where this is going?

Sienna and Lucas have a lot more in common than they think and despite living totally different lifestyles, are more alike then they realize. Both of them will have to fight to overcome ghosts of their pasts and people wishing them the worst at every turn. But the question ends up being, are they both fighting for the same thing? Will love and trust ever be something they can win?

Not only am I a sucker for a delish cover, but I’m also a sucker for a scrumptious bad boy rocker with a soft side, a damaged heart and an effed up past…all of which describes the luscious Lucas. He is the ultimate damaged hero and I alternated between scoffing at his attitude and going all mushy over his words to Sienna. Perfect combo, if you ask me! Sienna is the perfect match for him. She’s a gal who has learned some harsh lessons about love and trust in the past and isn’t willing to make the same mistakes twice but also knows when someone is genuinely trying to make up for their past offenses and is willing to forgive…but she never forgets. Another perfect combo! Together they have chemistry that ignites the pages. And some of the hot scenes in this book are proof of that (I may never look at a piano the same way again *cough*) I have to say, that by the last 15 or so pages I was really nervous it was going to end on one of those unfulfilling cliff hangers but HALELUJAH it didn’t! The ending is perfect. totally swoon worthy that leaves the reader happy but still wanting more with a hint of the mess lurking in Lucas’ past. Oh, how I love those kind of endings!

This was a quick, intense, delicious read that I recommend for all you book-bad-boy lovers! I am SO looking forward to the next book in the series, Consumed, which is due out this summer. Thank you, Emily, for a great read!

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About the author:

Emily Snow is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of the DEVOURED series (2012, 2013) and TIDAL (2012).

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ARC Review…Officer Off Limits by Tessa Bailey

Officer Off Limits releases June 10

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His need to possess her is non-negotiable.

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Officer Off Limits is the third book in Tessa Bailey’s Line of Duty Series and if you’ve followed my reviews, you know I’m a huge fan of Tessa and her writing. I was beyond excited to get my hands on this book and after finishing it I can tell you….Tessa has done it again! This book was fantastic!

You know that saying “when it rains, it pours”? Well, never has that saying been truer than it is for Story Brooks right now. Her fiancé just dumped her, two weeks before their wedding, and now she has just gotten a phone call that her larger-than-life NYPD hostage negotiator dad, who she doesn’t exactly have a relationship with, has had a heart attack and is in the hospital. Who knows, maybe the unplanned trip to see her father in NYC just may be what she needs to gain some clarity on her life and make some decisions on what to do next with her future.

NYPD hostage negotiator Daniel Chase is used to taking orders from Jack Brooks…after all, Jack has taken him under his wing from day one and has taught him every thing he knows about hostage situations and negotiations. Now, after unknowingly meeting Jack’s daughter, Story, in the hospital vending area, he has explicit instructions from Jack to stay away from her. Usually Daniel wouldn’t think twice about obeying Jack’s orders but this is not an order he can follow. Add Story shooting down his usually successful flirt tactics into the equation and Daniel is now even more determined to get to Story a whole lot better even if it means disobeying orders and ignoring all sorts of lines not meant to be crossed.

Story and Daniel can’t deny the immediate attraction they both feel when they meet over vending machine snack choices but they don’t have much time to explore the feelings before Story is due to head back home to California. With so many things working against them, will they be able to ignore all the reasons they shouldn’t act on the attraction and instead, focus on all the reasons they should?

So I’ll say it again, this book was fantastic! FANTASTIC! Just when you think you’ve encountered all types of alpha males, and there can’t possibly any more facets to add to an alpha male to make them stand out above the rest, you get a new release from Tessa and BAM! welcome to your new alpha male obsession. Daniel was scrumptious. Drop dead gorgeous, he is all gruff and tough on the outside but holds a soft and slightly insecure inside that made me love him from the very beginning. He has the admirable quality of knowing his weaknesses and, although not always wanting to admit them, does when it was warranted. Story is a perfect pairing for him. She is witty, bright, strong and is willing to listen to that little voice in her head, even when it means she has to step outside of her comfort zone. The chemistry between them is undeniable and pulls the reader in and refuses to let go until the very last page. Delectable. Their story is a journey of finding happiness, coming to terms with the past and learning to trust and to love. So damn good!

If you haven’t read anything by Tessa, you REALLY need to…like, stop reading this review and get to the bookstore or go online and buy a Tessa Bailey book right now. She writes hot, sexy, and delightfully dirty dialogue like no other….add in some romance, mix in some drama like Tessa does and you’ve ALWAYS got a winner in my book! I can add Daniel to my list of fave book guys and this story to the list of books I will recommend time and time again. Thank you, Tessa, for another fantabulous read!

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Five Loves

About the author:

Tessa lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and young daughter. When she isn’t writing or reading romance, Tessa enjoys a good argument and thirty-minute recipes.

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Rina’s Quick Audio Bytes ~ Audiobook Reviews in Short: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks

Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomerys and Armstrongs)

By Maya Banks

Narrated by Kirsten Potter

Story: 3 stars

Performace: 4 stars

Overall: 3 1/2 stars

Genre: Historical Romance

Duration: 10 HRS 10 MINS

“Then my lady, I’ll certainly grant your wish.”

The Montgomerys and the Armstrongs, two Highland clans at war, are taken by surprise when the King orders a marriage between Eveline and Graeme. Although the Armstrong maiden is rumored to be daft, Graeme accepts his duty for the sake of his clan. Harboring a secret she fears to even shared with her beloved family, Eveline sees the union as a way to keep her safe from a less desirable match. The last thing either of them expected was to actually fall in love.

I thought Never Seduce a Scot was a well written novel, however the storyline was a bit too predictable for me. I found it difficult to remain interested all throughout. I craved a greater conflict and/or a stronger resistance between the hero and heroine.

The narrator was however a good match, alternating between character voices and accents. I just wanted a little more oomph. I didn’t hate Never Seduce a Scot and enjoyed the world of the Armstrongs and Montomerys series very much, so there is a good chance I will check out the second audio in the series.

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Charm and Consequence by Stephanie Wardrop

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Advantage Heartbreak by Kelly Hashway

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Secondary Characters by Rachel Schieffelbein

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Officer Off Limits releases June 10

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~ Rina