Thursday, 3 September 2020

RELEASE BLITZ & GIVEAWAY: Revved to the Maxx by Melanie Moreland

 


Title: Revved to the Maxx
Author: Melanie Moreland
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 3, 2020


Maxx Reynolds needs help. His shop, house, and life are all in a state of disarray. In desperation, he turns to the internet to hire a new employee, thinking it will make his life easier. What he expects is a fellow named Charly. What he gets is a quirky, sassy, red-head name Charlynn who runs circles around him. And she's all woman. He can't stand her. He can't keep his hands off her either.





It did not disappoint"Charly is the unabashed ray of sunshine Maxx didn't realize he needed in his life. I enjoyed this book so much I read it one sitting and kicked myself for not savoring it longer!" - Donna Soluri, OnFrolic 
Five Isn't Enough Stars"If Melanie Moreland wrote books like this for the rest of her life, I would be a happy woman. If you want a book that will brighten your world, make you laugh, make you sigh and make you swoon, this is for you." - Carol [Goodreads Addict]'s Reviews
Maxx is grumbly, sexy perfection"It's a wonderful small town romance with the best banter and the hottest scenes I have ever read from Melanie Moreland. There are themes of friendship, community, and letting go of a past that haunts my sentimental soul. This is a 5+star must read!" - Stephanie Rose, author of No Reservations
Sheer Perfection"I cannot stop smiling. Melanie Moreland packed sheer perfection (and a grumpy hero *swoons* ) into one fabulous book." - B. Cranford, author of The Fear of Falling
Hit it out of the park"Revved is a sweet yet super sexy story about two lost souls who finally find their perfect fit. I would so be up for a second book." - Becca the Bibliophile

On Monday, I carried a sandwich into the garage, setting it on the workbench. It had been a hectic morning, and I’d barely had time to talk to Maxx at all. At one point he’d received a call that he’d walked outside to take, and when he came back, his glower was deeper than usual. I knew better than to ask him about it, though. Instead, I stayed busy.

Maxx was talking to a customer as I went by. He was busy with his hands as he worked on a nice-looking Yamaha. But he glanced up, and I offered him a smile. “Your lunch, boss man, whenever you’re hungry.”

He nodded, his attention on the man he was talking to. The man chuckled. “Wow—she’s good. You get lunch?”

Maxx made a low noise, and the customer stepped forward, his hand outstretched. “Cam.”

I shook his hand. “Charly.”

“Pleasure.” He indicated Maxx. “You’re far cuter than this lug. You smile too.”

I had to laugh. “It’s part of the service now.”

“What else is included?” Cam teased. 

“I want those numbers this afternoon, Charly,” Maxx snapped. “Stop flirting and get to work.”

Cam threw back his head in amusement. “I hope you get paid well for putting up with the attitude.”

“I think Maxx considers that one of the perks.”

Cam chuckled and looked at Maxx. “I like this one.”

Maxx snorted. Like a real blow the air through your nose and huff at the same time sort of snort. He glared at Cam. “Hands off my staff. I have a firm no mixing business with pleasure policy. Charly can’t date my customers.”

I managed to hide my surprise at his words. He had never mentioned anything of the sort. And I highly doubted Cam was looking for a date. His tone was teasing and friendly but not personal. He didn’t look remotely interested in me. His next words confirmed that. 

Cam frowned. “My wife will be happy to hear that, Maxx. Relax. I was just being nice.” He eyed him. “You might want to try it.”

“I’m plenty nice.”

I had to turn and walk away to stop my laughter. Cam spoke again. “Back to the event. You have to go, Maxx.”

“I can’t. I’m booked solid.”

“Can’t you put it off?”

“No. I can’t just close the garage, Cam.”

“It’s an amazing opportunity.”

My steps faltered. What opportunity?

“I guess it’s one I will simply have to say no to.”

Cam huffed and called my name. “Charly!”

“Um, yes?”

“Can you reschedule your boss here so he can be gone for a while?”

I met Maxx’s expression. It was filled with warning, intense and dark. Telling me not to speak.

I decided to push back a little. I was tired of being quiet. “I can check.”
Cam smirked and crossed his arms. “Great.”




NYT/WSJ/USAT international bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of twenty-seven-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them. 

While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip. 

Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
Melanie is represented by Flavia Viotti at Bookcase Literary Agency. For any questions regarding subsidiary or translation rights please contact her at  flavia@bookcaseagency.com



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Wednesday, 2 September 2020

RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW: Ruling Class by J.A. Huss



Ruling Class
Kings of High Court College #2
By JA Huss
Bully Romance
Publishing September 2, 2020



COVER PHOTO: Wander Aguiar
COVER MODEL: Andrew Biernat


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Cadee is right where she wants to be. Deep inside the inner circle of High Court royalty with Cooper at her side. The dark secrets of the tomb are within reach, but nothing is free in the elite world of the blue-blood rich and this time… everyone must pay a price. 


You want the diamonds?
You want the mansion?
You want the lake, and boats, and the cars?
You want the security?
And the man?
Then you do what you’re told.

I live in his castle.
I sit at his feet.
I wear his collar.
I am his offering.

The Chosen Ones… the Ruling Class. 
They are a breed apart. 
And yes, that pedigree matters. 
Not just anyone can rise above and become their equal. 
It takes sacrifice


Ruling Class is the final book in the Kings of High Court College Duet by New York Times bestselling author, JA Huss. It is a dark bully romance with triggers. 

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Caroline's Review

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OMFG! This concluding novel to Cadee and Cooper's story was such addictive reading. It was dark, mysterious, sexy AF, deliciously frustrating, but with an immensely satisfying ending.

The plot to this duet is pretty intricate so you really need to pay attention to EVERYTHING. There are so many questions and it's instinctive to gallop to the end for the answers, but it's important to absorb all the details.

"This is the life...The ruling class. There's nothing wrong about any of it. This is how it was meant to be. It's survival of the fittest."

Everything is questioned: friendships, alliances, motives, purpose, the endgame. Even the love between Cadee and Cooper is questionable because, at times, nothing is as it seems. I hung onto every word and my thoughts kept churning because I honestly had no real clue how it was all going to pan out. Everyone had a part to play and nothing was clear until the story reached its climax.

I was completely immersed in the High Court world - so much so that I could feel the weight of oppression sitting squarely on my chest. This was such a fabulous story, not always comfortable reading but nonetheless compelling.



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BOOK ONE – BULLY KING


Bully King: A Dark Bully Romance (Kings of High Court College Book 1) by [JA Huss]


Bully King
By JA Huss
Dark Bully Romance
Publishing August 5, 2020


AUDIOBOOK – Narrators - Jacob Morgan, Emma Wilder


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High Court College isn't for everyone. And the secret society that meets deep in the woods is even more exclusive. Only a select few will get in during the summer rush--and Cadee Hunter wants to be one of them. Too bad it's Cooper Valcourt's mission to make sure she fails.


Bully boys.
Arrogant tyrants.
Blue-blood bastards.
Call them whatever you want.
Around here, we just call them Kings.

Fancy boats.
Lakeside mansions.
Luxe watches and bespoke suits.
The Kings of High Court College act like Gods.
And Cooper Valcourt is the worst of them. 
He is the bully king.
His family owns everything. 
And his mission is to put me in my place and send me packing.

But Cooper and I have a history filled with secrets.
And everyone knows that power doesn’t come from having money.
It comes from holding secrets.
 one of his. 

A very dark secret that can bring him to his knees. 

*****

Bully King is new-adult, dark, bully romance from New York Times bestselling author JA Huss featuring boys with power and girls at their mercy. It’s a campus shrouded in lies and a summer rush into an elite society that can propel a poor girl straight into the ruling class. 

If… she’s willing to pay the price. 




Excerpt for RULING CLASS




I push through the screen door that leads to the porch, being careful not to let it slam, and then walk over to the hammock. 

“What’s that?” Cadee asks playfully.

“Ice,” I say. And then I grin wide and allow Ax’s words to drift away. The middle of a dark, hot night is no time to revisit past mistakes. That’s what the light of day is for.

“Oooooo. What are we gonna do with it?”

I hand her the bowl and she hisses air through her teeth—“Cold”—then sighs as I drop my shorts and make the very careful descent into the hammock with her. We swing, and sway, and laugh a little, trying our best to be quiet as I get myself situated. 

She’s cooled off a little in my absence, but the heat between us returns as soon as we’re skin on skin again. I have one arm underneath her so she’s lying almost flat and tucked up against my shoulder. Then I take the stainless-steel bowl and set it on her bare belly. 

“Oh, shit, that’s cold.” 

“That’s the point.” I reach for an ice cube. “I want to keep you next to me. And I know that this heat will win in the end if I don’t intervene. So this is me intervening.” I hold the ice cube over one of her breasts and it begins to drip immediately. 

She lets out a quick, short breath as the cold water drops onto her nipple and trickles down the curve of her breast to pool between them. “Hmm. This is interesting.”

“Interesting?” I chuckle, then lower the ice cube to her nipple, rubbing it back and forth across the tiny peak. 

“Maybe… nice is a better word.” 

“Nice is better. But that’s not quite what I was going for here.”

“Hmmm,” she murmurs, laughing a little. “Then I will just be quiet and let you do your thing.”

I suck in a deep breath, wanting to say… things. The way I wanted to say things to Ax. Because I don’t want her to be quiet anymore. Especially with my encouragement.

“Do I get to play with the ice? Or will that spoil your plans?”

“I don’t have any plans, Cades. I’m just trying to make you love me.”

“Awwwww.” She leans up and places one hand on the side of my cheek, kisses me. “You don’t have to worry about that, Cooper.”

Maybe not. She does—at the very least—like me a whole lot.

I’m not really worried about her love or like. 

What I’m really trying to do is make her forgive me. 

“Shhhh,” Cadee hushes. “I can almost hear you thinking. It’s too late, and hot, and perfect to be thinking about anything but this ice you brought me.”

She’s right. 

I place my ice cube against her lips, tracing the outline of them in the sliver of moonlight that has traveled millions of miles to land here on our naked bodies tonight. 

Her lips pucker against it and her light brown eyes twinkle as they lock on mine. Then she reaches for a cube and begins to trace the outline of my shoulder. The cold is immediate and the water sliding down the curve of my biceps feels a lot like relief. 

I am suddenly, overwhelmingly, completely happy. 

I remove the bowl from Cadee’s stomach and balance it on my leg. Then balance my ice cube over her belly button.

She hisses a laugh, then almost immediately sucks in a long breath as the cube melts and begins to trickle over the side of her hips. Suddenly her body shivers and little pinpricks pop up on her tanned-brown skin. 

I pick up another cube and this time I rub it around her nipples until they bunch up in tight peaks. Then I lean over and kiss her lips. They’re still cool and wet. And when her tongue slips inside my mouth and begins to tease me, I get a little lost in Cadee Hunter. 

I want this night to last forever.

One perfect night with a sliver of moon, and the heavy air, and the heat of late summer. 

One perfect night of calm water, a creaking rope hammock, and a chorus of crickets. 

One perfect night with my girl in the woods.

Because pretty soon she’s gonna figure out the real me. 

She’s going to see what everyone else sees.

And she’s gonna realize… I’m just not worth it. 




COVER REVEAL: Every Sweet Regret by Lexi Ryan

 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Ryan

has revealed the cover for Every Sweet Regret!

Releasing October 13, 2020

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan brings you Every Sweet Regret, a sexy standalone romance about a single dad and the reformed party girl who's loved him all her life.

 

Her brother's best friend. Her lifelong crush. Her sweetest regret.


For as long as I can remember, Kace Matthews has been my brother's best friend and my not-so-secret crush. But I knew nothing would ever happen between us. The successful single dad doesn't fall for the hot mess party girl. Kace + Stella exists in the doodles in my high school notebooks and in my dreams. Never in real life.

Until he finds me on a hookup app and starts flirting shamelessly.

It turns out high school Stella was not prepared for Kace Matthews. Adult Stella isn't much better, but I manage to break down the walls to show Kace the real me--not just the life-of-the-party exterior, but the vulnerable pieces I hide from the world. Combine that with the combustible chemistry we have in real life, and I'm a goner.

Too bad it takes me so long to realize Kace doesn't know I'm the girl he's been falling for online. Telling him the truth now that he knows my secrets could mean losing everything, and that's one regret that could break me.

 

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Meet Lexi


Lexi Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of emotional romance that sizzles and the 2018 winner of the Romance Writers of America® RITA® award for Best Long Contemporary Romance. She considers herself the luckiest girl around to make a living through storytelling. She loves spending time with her kids, weightlifting, ice cream, swoony heroes, and vodka martinis.

Lexi lives in Indiana with her husband, two children, and a spoiled dog.

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COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY: Corrupt My Mindy by Kelsey Clayton

 


Aʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏs ᴏғ Nᴏʀᴛʜ Hᴀᴠᴇɴ Uɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ?
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 #𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗢𝗰𝘁𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵!


My name is Zayn Bronsyn,

and I think I screwed up.

 

I wasn’t supposed to fall,

especially not for her.

She’s in a league of her own,

and I’m just her brother’s scumbag friend.

 

The last time I saw her,

she was thirteen with braces.

Now, she’s back from boarding school,

with an hourglass body that’ll bring me to my knees.

 

If Easton finds out I hooked up with his sister,

he might actually kill me.

She’s too innocent, too perfect for a guy like me,

but I can’t resist dragging her into my messed up world.

 

Amelia Donovan might be the one to revive my blackened heart.

 

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Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

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Kelsey Clayton is a 29-year-old mother of two from a small town in lower Delaware. Born and raised in New Jersey, she discovered her love for writing when she used it as a coping mechanism to get through hard times. Since then, she has been passionately writing novels that make people fall in love with the characters and the storylines. She writes from a mix of personal experiences and imagination. As an avid beach lover, her dream is to write an entire book with her feet in the sand.

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Tuesday, 1 September 2020

RELEASE/REVIEW: Toxic by WS Greer




Title: Toxic
Series: The Therapist #4
Author: W.S. Greer
Genre: Erotic Romance/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 1, 2020



Blurb

I don't know when things became so out of control.

On one hand, I have new patients who exhibit all the signs of a toxic relationship: anger spewing from the man, fear emanating off the woman, faded bruises that look to be covered with makeup, and an obvious level of control that exceeds anything that can be considered healthy.

On the other hand, a blast from my not-so-distant-past has returned, and the effects of her arrival are like wildfires being set throughout my life. The flames are spreading too rapidly for me to put them out, and somebody is bound to be burned.

I don't know when things became so out of control, but if I don't reel it all in, everything I’ve built will become ashes in the wind.


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Claire's Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Toxic is the last installment in The Therapist series, which needs to be read in order. Each book follows Dr. Malcom trying to help a different couple with relationship problems as well as follows his own personal life. 


Toxic completely lives up to its name and keeps you glued to each page to find out how it will end. I can't say much more without revealing way too many spoilers but I will say that it was a great way to finish a great series. 


I have really enjoyed this whole series, it is completely different from any other series I have read before. WS Greer is one of those authors that you really need to take a chance on, a hidden treasure who deserves so much more attention for his work. Highly recommended.




Excerpt

“I missed you,” Evelyn growls as she grabs a hold of my shirt and pulls me into her. Our mouths connect and our tongues go to work. She licks mine, I suck hers. In zero seconds flat, we’re all over each other.
My hands roam over Evelyn’s body, grabbing and squeezing every part of her. She feels so good beneath my grasp, and the hunger in me wants to devour her, especially when she moans in the way only she can. When I hear her, it sends a jolt of desire up my spine, and I want nothing more than to be inside of her.
“Jesus fucking Christ, why do you look so good?” I ask as I push Evelyn backwards. Our mouths stay glued together as she takes baby steps toward her desk. Once we reach it, I position myself between her legs and force her to lean against the wood. “We have dinner reservations in half an hour, and you open the door looking like this? What am I supposed to do with you?”
Evelyn leans forward and licks my neck before grazing my flesh with her teeth. “Well, Dr. Colson, it’s a twenty minute drive to the restaurant, so I suggest you do what you want as fast as you can.”
“Yeah? Tell me what you want me to do.”
Evelyn smiles like a child who has just gotten her way. She sits on the desk and reaches down past her knees, pulling her dress up inch by inch until I can see the sexy white lace of her panties.
“I like when you give me control, Dr. Colson,” she says with a devilish grin.
“I don't mind every now and then,” I reply, dropping to my knees, because I know exactly what Evelyn wants. I just want to hear it from her lips. “Tell me, Dr. Monroe.”
Evelyn reaches down and runs her hand over my buzzed haircut before gripping the back of my head.
“Taste me, Malcolm.”






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Author Bio


WS (Will) Greer is an international bestselling author, and an active duty military member with the United States Air Force. He's been serving his country since 2004 and writing since he was in the fifth grade when he wrote and recorded his very first song. Will is a military brat who bounced around the world as a child, and graduated from Clovis High School in Clovis, New Mexico in 2003.

Will now lives in Delaware with his wife and 3 kids, and when he's not writing bestselling books, he's writing poems or songs, and reading everything he can get his hands on. He's fascinated with history, science, and politics, has deployed to the Middle East 3 times, and always values an inconvenient truth over a reassuring lie.


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