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Monday, April 10, 2017

Blog Tour + #Giveaway: Black Dawn by Mallory McCartney @MalMcCartney @yaboundtourspr

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Black Dawn
by Mallory McCartney
Genre: YA/A Fantasy
Release Date: February 14th 2017
Clean Reads Publishing

Summary from Goodreads:

The end of an Empire, The rise of a Queen

Emory Fae enjoys leading a quiet, normal life. That is until two mysterious, and handsome soldiers show up at her apartment, and the life she knew is instantly whisked away. Memphis Carter and Brokk Foster come from the magical and war ridden world of Kiero, and upon Emory's arrival she will discover she is the long lost heir to the Royal Line and is thrown into the Black Dawn Rebellion with a dynamic role to ignite the rebels and reclaim her throne.

With both men being darkly woven in her past Emory uncovers hidden secrets, a power held long dormant, and will soon realize there are worse things than supernatural humans, love, loss, betrayal, and a Mad King.

Some things are better left in the shadows.


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Guest Post:
What is your writing process? For instance, do you do an outline first? Do you do the chapters first?

So, with my world building, I outline first. This consists of my mad scribblings in a various amount of notebooks, hashing out backstories, history, and where the story will take place. But when it comes to my characters, I write their chapters out, their voices out first, and just write. I try not to overthink anything during this part, and write from my heart, and with the emotions of the characters. After I have my first draft, then I go back and do my rewrites, which is anywhere from 4-6 times. This is where I do my extensions, making sure everything is where I want it to be, before I submit it to Clean Reads. Then start the editing process with my publisher 😊 




About the Author
Mallory McCartney currently lives in London, Ontario with her husband and their two dachshunds Link and Lola. Black Dawn is her debut novel, the first in a series. When she isn’t working on her next novel or reading, she can be found dog grooming, book shopping and hiking. Other favorite pastimes involve reorganizing perpetually overflowing bookshelves and seeking out new coffee and dessert shops.

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Book Blitz + #Giveaway: The Billionaire Shifter’s Secret Baby by Diana Seere @dianaseerebooks @XpressoTours

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The Billionaire Shifter’s Secret Baby
Diana Seere
Publication date: April 4th 2017
Genres: Adult, Paranormal

A masquerade ball in Malibu led to a single night of passion under the stars… and set the wheels of fate in motion.

Three years ago, waitress Kara Jablonski gave in to her wilder side with a fellow weretiger, the rock star billionaire Lars Jensen, a sun-kissed blond drummer with a viking’s build. Six weeks later, the pregnancy test came back positive.

Knowing Lars’ powerful, overbearing mother would be able to take the baby away, Kara did what she had to do.

She hid him.

Now chance has brought Lars back into her life, his touch making her pulse beat like the old legends. So strong, so loud, so bold.

So right.

But can she trust him to want more than another night under the stars? Can she trust him to claim his son as his heir… and Kara as his mate?

Fate responds with a roar…

The Billionaire Shifter’s Secret Baby is a novella that stars Lars Jensen, a member of a shifter family with viking blood featured in earlier books in the series, and is part of the Howls Romance series as well: http://howlsromance.com


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EXCERPT:

Under normal circumstances, Kara Jablonski would’ve been happy to pause and admire the towering blond god as he strode across the elegant lobby below the Platinum Club. His expensive black suit was obviously custom-made, cut perfectly to his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and powerful thighs. Above the impressive physique, thick hair swept away from his forehead in loose waves, gleaming like gold in the sunlight pouring in through the Boston skyscraper’s high windows. His eyes were a piercing cobalt blue. And even more stunning than the rest of him, one perfect dimple indented his chin as if kissed by a naughty, slutty angel.

Right… there. She could almost feel it under her lips.

Under normal circumstances, she would’ve taken the time to drink in every inch of him, knowing he’d never notice a girl like her even if she were openly drooling like a starving stray cat.

Meow.

But this was not a normal circumstance.

Heart thudding against her ribs, Kara lifted her bag in front of her face and scurried behind a row of potted ficus trees. After a moment, she risked peeking through the leaves at the god.

No, not a god.

A weretiger.

The breath seeped out of her, leaving her limp. How dare he look so good, so beautiful, so… unchanged?

Two years, almost three. But he hadn’t aged a day. Of course, shifters had exceptionally long lives, even shifters from the poor, forgotten branches of the breed—like her.

But she was certain she had aged a lifetime in the past two years, almost three. Everything had changed since that night.

Everything.

What was he doing here? If she’d ever thought he would show up in Boston, let alone this building, she never would’ve taken the waitressing job at the Platinum Club. So far as she knew, he wasn’t even an American. He was a globe-trotting playboy, he and his brothers loaded with as much old money as the Stantons, the powerful family of shifters who owned this building.

Well, she assumed they did. When Eva called her about working here, she’d implied as much. Eva, also a shifter of modest means, although not as modest as Kara’s, managed the Platinum Club. Eva was always looking for good waitstaff, she’d said, especially lately since there had been unusually high turnover.

He should be out in the world, enjoying his wealth, prestige, and gorgeousness—in both man and tiger form. He shouldn’t be parading around Boston when she was just figuring how to get through her life without him, not that she’d ever had her life with him, except for that one night. She and Nana had just moved into a two-bedroom apartment, and this job had an elite clientele with a salary to match. A salary they needed desperately.

Where’d he go? She peered through the branches again, an uncontrollable sigh drifting out of her.
He was out of sight and out of her life.

Again.

Another sigh.

Seeing him wasn’t only painful, but dangerous. However, as tempted as she was to turn and run out of the building and never look back—perhaps even shifting to speed her escape—she straightened her spine and held her ground.

She couldn’t leave. She needed this job. They all did. The days of only thinking of herself had passed.

After waiting another minute, she stepped out from behind the potted trees and walked to the elevator. Although the waitresses had a dressing room they could use before their shifts, Kara preferred to work as she’d arrived, in her favorite black dress and ballet flats. She liked how it made her invisible—or maybe she liked an excuse for why most people didn’t notice her, and even men she’d danced with, men she’d kissed, men she’d— Well, even they seemed capable of completely forgetting her. Easier to blame it on her boring clothes than on her face, body, or personality.

He’d walked within five feet of her and hadn’t even blinked. Neither one of his golden-lashed eyelids over his sapphire-blue irises had flickered a millimeter. She’d even gasped a little when he’d stepped in front of her. All morning, in fact, she’d been as jumpy as a cat at a pool party, sweating too much, breathing too fast—she’d thought it was nerves about starting the new job.

But it was nerves about him.

The father of her child.

And he didn’t even know her name.



Author Bio:
Diana Seere was raised by wolves in the forests outside Boston and San Francisco. The only time she spends in packs these days is at romance writing conventions. In truth, Diana is two New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors who decided to write shifter romance and have more fun. 

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Book Tour + #Giveaway: Looking Back On Forever by Kat Alexander @katharinealex @SDSXXTours

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Looking Back On Forever
by Kat Alexander
Genre: Contemporary Romance

There are moments in time that stand out more than others: your first kiss, a special birthday party, seeing your baby for the first time, an intimate conversation, a first date, even something as little as sitting around a dining room table with friends. This is the story of the moments that stood out after I first laid eyes on Noah Gish. ~ Claire Sawyer
The city, it used to be a place I loved and missed with an ache in my gut. It was home. The place where I grew up, where I had fun, where I had my friends, where life was as good as I knew it to be. Then I was shipped off to a place that begins the story of how I fell in love, just to screw everything up. ~ Noah Gish
This is a contemporary romance about first love and heartbreak. 



That thought is halted the minute she walks in. Long, soft waves of brown swish inside the doorway. Below that hair is a petite, very petite, package full of curves. flawless ass wrapped in some tight jeans, tiny waist, full breasts seen at a side profile, outlined in a gray V-neck shirt. Those soft globes peeking out as she inhales. The ideal hourglass figure.  

I haven’t even seen her face and I’m already picturing what I would do to her. I want to feel her skin. I can imagine how silky it would feel, how soft and conforming to my grip. How it would feel under my lips. Taste on my tongue. I want to lick her back. Every curve of … 

Again my thoughts come to a halt. My erection stops mid-growth. Her face. Those eyes. My heart stops. It literally. Fucking. Stops. I don’t even think I breathe. 

I’m not a fan of clichés, but from my reactions—my stopped breath, my stopped heart, the jaw dropping, eyes devouring, not to mention sexual thoughts paused … and now my heart is beating like I just ran a marathon, quick breathes, heart attack approaching. If I believed in it, I think I am experiencing love at first sight. And from the looks of her—paused mid-step, eyes locked on mine, rapid breathing, mouth parted, now trying not to look at me—I would say she is experiencing the same dubious phenomena.  

Her face, if it had to be described in one word, it would be angelic. Her skin is impeccably fair, with a pretty blush to her cheeks. Her eyes are big and doe-like, so sweet, innocent, and the most beautiful shade of blue I have ever seen. They are fanned by the thickest lashes, and the arch of her brow just begs to be outlined by a finger. Her lips are the closest to natural red I have ever seen on a girl. And I know it’s not makeup; there isn’t a stitch of it on her pretty fresh face. Her nose … I want to press a kiss to that little nose.  

What the hell am I saying? One look at this girl, and I am a puddle of mush. 

Literature is my passion. I like to challenge myself and grow in my writings. I have many unfinished books and some that have been published under a different name. Why I chose to do this is because of my writing growth and the differentiation in genre. I don't want my future books to be judged by the inexperience of my past writings. Though I love those books, they came out of nowhere and it's apparent in the writings they were a first draft from someone with no experience.
My passions include the arts--music, photography, writing, dance, painting, films, architecture, anything that is creation. There is not much I don't like; and if I don't like it, I at least appreciate the process that took place to create it. This is something incorporated in all my books. I've known so many talented people, and truly believe no one is without a talent. Everyone has something ingrained in them; just naturally gives them the ability to create new life in the form of art.
In my spare time, which is basically non-existent between my day job and writing, I enjoy being out in nature, travelling, spending time with family, and reading. I read everything, from contemporary to paranormal, from historical romance to erotica, from history to science. Learning is something very important to me. I really do learn something new everyday, my brain storing so much useless to life-saving information. My brain, the sponge. 





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Re-Release Tour: Triple Threat Series by Bella Jeanisse @BellaJeanisse @WTMOreads

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Re-Release Blog Tour ~ Triple Threat Series

Bella Jeanisse

Genre: Rockstar Romance

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Series Blurb:

Triple Threat is not your typical erotic saga. Follow best friends Crystal and Chad on their journey from high school to fame. Along the way, they encounter love, opportunities, setbacks and tragedy, while they also find relationships, breakups, joy and more on their way to becoming Rockstars.

Warning: For those 18+. May not suitable for all readers. Prepare for a dose of reality.



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Triple Threat Book 1 - Reckless



Synopsis:

Chad McLoughlin is the lead guitarist for Reckless. He wants his best friend in his band as well as in his bed. Achieving this is no easy task, but he's determined to succeed.

Crystal Atkinson is ecstatic when the band welcomes her as more than just a groupie. It brings her closer to Chad, who doesn’t hide his feelings. She cannot see him as a potential boyfriend or lover, no matter what he says or does.

An unforeseen betrayal strikes both Chad and Crystal. They continue on alone until Paulie walks into their lives. He is exactly what Crystal and Reckless need. He takes the band and Crystal's heart for a ride none of them will ever forget.

Reckless, the band that started it all.






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Triple Threat Book 2 - Tragic Soul


Synopsis:

Crystal Atkinson, bassist for Reckless, is very much in love. In her eyes, nothing could tear her and Paulie apart. Then they are given an opportunity that can change everything.

Paulie Capacette, rhythm guitarist, is sure he had met the one when he found Crystal. When the chance of a lifetime comes with strings, he is torn. It seems an impossible choice.

The band or love, how can they choose? Can they recover from either option? Or is this a tragic end?




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Triple Threat Book 3 - Triple Threat


Synopsis:

Bassist, Crystal Atkinson, meets her dream man in college, but she never has the nerve to talk to him. He makes her lose all thoughts and act very unlike herself. She resigns to only be with him in her dreams. Until the day he stands in her best friend Chad's garage with his drum kit.

Giovanni Saracino always has trouble expressing his feelings. When he meets the beautiful brunette at school, he admires her from afar. No way did he think she feels the same. Even while in Chad's garage, he resists more than a few words and a smile. He is sure she is Chad's girlfriend, although they don't announce it.

Chad McLoughlin, lead guitarist, watches the two of them shyly glance at each other. His heart breaks. He wants his best friend, Crystal, for himself. She refuses to take things further than occasional make-out sessions. He knows their lives are going to change, and he doesn't like it one bit.

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Triple Threat Book 4 - Triple Time


Synopsis:

Crystal Atkinson, Triple Threat’s bassist, is still in love with Giovanni while she continues her tryst with Chad. The new vocalist they hire sees their sexual attraction and assumes they are a couple. That gives her hope and renews her drive to make Giovanni hers.

Giovanni Saracino, drummer of Triple Threat, sees the looks between Chad and Crystal. He takes a step back to let them be happy. It works, until he can’t resist any longer. Then all hell breaks loose.

With the band heading in the right direction, Crystal and Giovanni have decisions to make. What’s best for all? Can Chad let her go, or will he step in the middle and stop things before they go too far? What do they do if she can’t choose?

Told in first person from the perspective of Crystal.


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Triple Threat Book 5 - Rubbed Raw


Synopsis:

While still reeling from a fan attack, bassist Crystal Atkinson does her best to prepare for their band’s first album. Fear plagues her more often than she would like. She clings to the two important men in her life. Sometimes it goes too far.

Giovanni Saracino, drummer and Crystal’s boyfriend, does his best to protect her from those who could hurt her. It kills him that he can’t fix the situation. Although, it’s against his better judgement, he allows her best friend, Chad McLoughlin, to stay as close as ever.

Regret comes from all sides once the triangle explodes again. No one knows what will come next. Can they pick up the pieces and go on, or will they have to start a new path?


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Triple Threat Book 6- Raw Reunion


Synopsis:

Things have almost gotten back to normal for bassist, Crystal Atkinson. She is ready to move on and let the past go. Easier said than done. The month alone changed her enough that things could never be the same again.

Drummer, Giovanni Saracino, is glad to have his girlfriend, Crystal, back in his life. He knows it will take some changes on his part to hold onto her. Some of them are drastic and way out of character for him. He is willing to do anything for her.

Old habits die hard. Can Crystal and Giovanni blend their old life with their newly discovered kinks? Will it bring them closer or tear them apart? Only time will tell.


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Triple Threat Book 6.5- Chasing Chad

A Triple Threat Short Story



Synopsis:

Chad McLoughlin has been in love with Crystal Atkinson since he was a teenager. Since she did not choose him, he needs to move on. The first woman to ask him out seems to be the place to start.

Maggie is too good to be true, at first. That changes in an instant. Chad is not so sure that he can handle her persistence. Can he let Crystal go and let Maggie pull her into her life and her bed, or is he better off hoping things will change?


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Triple Threat Book 7 - Dual Desires


Synopsis:

Crystal Atkinson has stayed faithful since committing her heart to her man. It’s painful to leave her best friend, Chad McLoughlin, behind. However, she refuses to let it get her down or affect her relationship with her fiancé. Their first tour looming ahead kept them busy, which left little time for petty things anyway.

Giovanni Saracino finds himself in a situation he thinks he can handle but blows it. When it happens yet again, he realizes that he has changed as well. It seems that their new life has made things complicated for him. He knows he needs to make up for his setbacks so Crystal will not always fear the worst.

Just before their big night, thirty seconds changes everything. It rocks Crystal’s world so hard, she doesn’t know if she will ever recover. Knowing she needs him, Chad steps in to help her through it. As he had in the past, he puts aside everything and becomes what she needs. With her world turned upside down, Crystal is more grateful than ever that her best friend is a significant part of her life.

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Triple Threat Book 8 - Desires Delivered


Synopsis:

Life has been turned upside down for Crystal Atkinson. The accident that broke her body also broke her heart. She fights daily to have the will to survive. With all that is to come, she isn’t sure she can deal.

Chad McLoughlin’s life has changed as well. He is torn between what he lost and what he gained. Daily are reminders of why he has what he wants. That makes him wonder if he should step back and wait.

Will either Crystal or Chad get their happily ever after? Can they come back from the game changing disaster? All this and more in the last installment of the Triple Threat series.

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Author Bio:


Bella Jeanisse lives for rock music. Addicted to concerts, Avenged Sevenfold, fictional rockers, and blasting music in the car, she can’t get enough. After her father turned her on to Queen, there was no going back. Of course, it didn’t stop there. Playing guitar became a pastime, which didn’t turn into a career… until she started to pen her fantasies and publish them.

Originally from Brooklyn, New York City, she grew up with access to clubs like L’Amour and CBGBs, hung out in Greenwich Village, as well as had plenty of friends in bands. No wonder rockers stayed on her mind. Bringing her ideas to life was a long time coming.

She is now living near Tampa, FL with 3 kids and 2 grandkids, as a single mom. Her family supports her writing even when it seems to take up more time than they feel is necessary. Can’t stop the muse, ya know!

Besides erotic rock star romances, Bella also writes about wild bikers, hot college men and more.


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