"Taken" (Cynthia Eden) ★★★★ BOOK TOUR with GIVEAWAY!!

The hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . 

TAKEN

LOST Series #5

Cynthia Eden

Releasing Nov 29th, 2016

Avon Books

In New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Eden’s latest novel, the Last Option Search Team (LOST) returns— and for one agent, the hunt for a serial killer just got very personal . . . 

HE SWORE TO PROTECT HER . . .

Bailey Jones somehow survived her harrowing abduction by the infamous Death Angel. But while her physical scars have healed, she can’t stop wondering about a woman she helped to escape, who simply disappeared. When LOST agent Asher Young is assigned to her case, Bailey instantly feels an attraction to the intense ex-SEAL who seems to be carrying dark secrets of his own.

BUT KEEPING HIS PROMISE . . .

Asher can’t afford to let his growing feelings for Bailey distract him from his job. Only she can soothe his horrific nightmares, but the last thing he wants is for the demons from his past to ever hurt her. Bailey has gotten past his guard, and the emotions he feels for her—they’re as dark and dangerous as the past he doesn’t want to face.

COULD COST BOTH THEIR LIVES

When corpses begin surfacing—all marked with the same tattoo depicting the Death Angel’s calling card—Asher must race to stop a twisted killer who wants nothing more than to claim his next prize: Bailey . . . 

EXCERPT

“Bailey Jones . . .” Asher said her name softly, as if tasting it on his tongue. “There are a few things you should know about me before we begin.”

            There are things you should know about me, too. But I’m not going to tell you . . . or you won’t help me.

            “First, you don’t have to fear me. Part of my job at LOST—well, let’s just say Gabe hired me on because he wanted a bit more muscle. Protection is my role. I’ll keep you safe and track down any clues about that missing woman. On my watch, nothing will happen to you.”

            She nodded even though—

            I don’t believe you. There is no safety. I learned that.

            “And second . . . you don’t have to bullshit me.”

            Now she blinked in surprise.

            He laughed, a deep, rough rumble of sound that Bailey found she liked to hear.

            “You think I can’t tell when you’re wearing a mask? You’ve got yourself locked down tight, under careful control, don’t you? But you don’t have to do that with me. I’m not one of the North Carolina deputies. I’m not going to judge you. And I’m not some lame-ass reporter who wants to splash your story all over the world.”

            I wear a mask all the time now because something is wrong inside of me. It has been, ever since that fire. That hole. That hell.

            “So let’s put a no-bullshit rule in effect,” he murmured.

            Her hands curled around the steering wheel. “Liking rules, is that more of a military thing again?”

            “Wanting to break rules . . . that’s why I left the SEALs.”

            He’d been a SEAL? She turned to look up at him. “Is there a rule number three?”

            “We’ll get to that rule later . . .”

            She started the vehicle. “I’ll follow you to your place.”

            “Do you have any rules for me?”

            Don’t hurt me. Don’t judge me. Don’t pity me. Bailey cleared her throat. “I’m sure we can get to those rules later, too.”

            He slammed her door shut. Through the window, Bailey watched as he strode away—not to another car, but to a shiny, big monster of a motorcycle. He climbed on, revved the engine moments later, and that rumbling growl filled the parking garage.

            Asher slid the helmet over his head—a black helmet with a dark visor that completely obscured his face. Her heart beat faster as she stared at him.

            Dangerous.

            That had been her first thought when she’d seen him in the conference room.

            But he was on her side. Not a threat to her. He’d help her.

            At least, that was what she hoped. Because if something didn’t change soon, Bailey was afraid that the deputies would be right about her. Her shrink would be right.

            I may go crazy.

CAT'S REVIEW

"Taken" by Cynthia Eden. Wow!  Ms. Eden has penned a tale that is filled with suspense and such a strong love that I couldn't put it down.  Bailey and Asher are two souls that need each other more than they ever thought.  Bailey, always an independent and strong woman, has lived a sheltered life since her tramautic experience with the Death Angel.  Asher, having lived through trauma himself, is a self proclaimed protector that is strong and sexy and so understanding with Bailey.  Throughout the story, there are many secondary characters.  This was a bit of a drawback, albeit a small one, for me.  While it contributed to the whodunit aspect, to me, it was a bit much.  However, despite that, this story is filled with suspense and mystery and danger, and had me on the edge of my seat throughout.  Ms. Eden throws some twists and turns in just at the right times - when you think you have it figured out, Surprise!  If you're looking for a story that will grip your interest and keep you turning the page as fast as you can to see what will happen next, don't miss "Taken".  (received copy for honest review)

★★★★

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestseller. Cynthia is also a two-time finalist for the RITA® Award (she was a finalist both in the romantic suspense category and in the paranormal romance category).

Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written more than thirty novels and novellas. She lives along the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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"Blue Satin Sashes" (Millenia Black) RELEASE BLAST with GIVEAWAY!!

A searing story of passion, desperation and vengeance…

BLUE SATIN SASHES

Favorite Things Trilogy: Book Two

Millenia Black

Releasing Nov 28th, 2016

From the #1 bestselling author of The Great Pretender comes the highly anticipated second book in the captivating Favorite Things Trilogy—Blue Satin Sashes is a searing story of passion, desperation and vengeance…

What happens when you fall in love with someone else?

Paris, France. Corporate brand designer Michael Frost knows he’s found a once in a lifetime love in professional illustrator Priscilla Bauer, the granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood icon—but Michael must now cross an ocean of regrets to repair damage inflicted by his heartbroken high school sweetheart Amber Holland, whose increasingly extreme attempts at sabotage may know no bounds…

How will she win? How will she lose?

Brave the razor-sharp edges of an intensely hot love triangle as Michael and Priscilla discover the depths of Amber’s passion ultimately rivals their own.

EXCERPT

They seemed to reach the Rue de Bacilli in a blink. He thrust euros at the driver and left the cab, so glad the rain had stopped. When he slipped through the gate, his steps slowed as he approached the keypad. He tried to relax. Earlier he’d been anxious, now adrenalin fueled him. Pressing the button, Michael waited. A minute later the blue light came on and he stared into the camera, breathing.

When the door buzzed he slipped inside, climbed the stairs and found Priscilla standing at the door in her PJs, giving him a questioning look. Her face was devoid of makeup, her hair in a loose bun atop her head.

Without a word, Michael approached and she stepped back. Their eyes locked. He walked into the apartment and closed the door. The air ripened around them.

Priscilla opened her mouth to speak but closed it when he took her hand and pulled her toward him.

Michael brushed his lips across hers, gently pulling the clip from her hair. When the silky mane fell, he cupped her head; and they stood that way for a long moment, neither moving. He inhaled her powdery scent. When he finally kissed her again, he was hungry for reassurance. Her hands went up his arms and she squeezed his shoulders.

Michael lifted her against his body; their kiss grew more intense. He slid the thin strap of her top off her shoulder, exposing one of the things he loved most about Priscilla’s body. He bent and took her taut, dark nipple into his mouth, making her sigh and sob at the same time. He lavished it with his tongue, sucked fervently with his lips.

As he raised her, she wrapped her legs around him as her hands worked to unzip his jacket. Carrying her down the hall, he found the bedroom purely on instinct. He laid her on the bed and quickly shed his top. Priscilla’s hooded eyes were on him and he loved what he saw there. Holding her gaze, he slid off her pajama shorts and tossed them to the floor. Then he moved the crotch of her undies to one side, exposing another of his favorite things. He caressed it gently with the pad of his thumb, up, down; her body trembling as she moaned his name and began pushing at his sweatpants. When he didn’t move fast enough to get them off, she nudged him back and slid them down herself, then she got him on his back.

As she leaned over him, Michael fiercely kicked the sweats from his ankles as her hair tickled his chest and her tight wetness inched down on him like a velvet glove, slowly, sweetly stealing his sanity.

The ride began slowly, deliciously. Michael caressed her body and raised his head to meet her nipple, sucking for dear life as the ride got faster, harder. Her honeyed breast fell from his mouth as their eyes locked and he felt the approach of his climax. His body trembled as the pleasure built up inside him, his love for her set to explode. He gripped her ass with both hands, tighter, trying to hold back. Their sighs and moans filled the room, the apartment. Her movement got deeper, more measured as she rode him at slight angles; Michael could feel she was about to come. He grit his teeth and swore, his body trembling.

When she came it was violent; her body gripped him like a vice, gushing a warmth so wet, he came inside her immediately.

Priscilla collapsed beside him, eyes closed, body quivering. The silence that followed their intense cries was deafening.

Breathing heavily, his ears ringing, Michael pulled her into his arms, entwining their legs and kissing her lips, nose and closed eyes. “I’m sorry I hurt you,” he panted, feeling her fingers caress the hairs on his chest. Her eyes opened and he could see her tortured heart in them. “Cilla, I swear on my mother’s grave I’ll never hurt you again.” He watched as tears filled her eyes and he kissed her again, then trailed kisses down to her neck where he sucked long enough to leave a mark as she writhed and clung to him.

Caressing her nipple he whispered, “Say you believe me. It’s why I came back.” When she didn’t speak right away, he got on top of her and parted her thighs. Michael was already hard again, rubbing himself against her moist clit. Up and down, back and forth. She cried out, calling his name as her hips left the bed. Her legs wrapped around his waist as she tried to get him to slip inside.

“Say it,” he said fiercely. “Say you believe me.”

“I believe you.”

He slid into her slowly, stretching her inch by inch. “Do you really?”

She tightened around him as she raised her hips. “Yes,” she whispered. “You’ll never hurt me again.”

“Cilla.” He traced her lips with his tongue. “I love you.”

“I love you,” she managed as he thrust deeper, awakening the oasis.

Before long, Michael’s movements were less rhythmic and took on urgency. Priscilla’s fingers plunged into his hair and she tensed beneath him moaning, her eyes closed.

Looking down and seeing her beautiful face rapt in pleasure, hearing her sigh his name...Michael lost control of his movements and died in her body.

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No one does family and relationship drama quite like bestselling author Millenia Black! Heralded as a double life and relationship expert, she's been a featured guest on radio shows across the country, discussing the 7 Smoke Signals Your Man is Living a Double Life. 

Millenia lives in Florida where she's currently unmarried and has never dated anyone living a double life...

She thinks.

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HAPPY GOBBLE GOBBLE DAY!

Wishing all of my lovely readers (from the US)

 Happy Thanksgiving! 

Enjoy your day and don't eat toooo much! :)

"Hard Compromise" (Samanthe Beck) ★★★★ BOOK TOUR with GIVEAWAY!!

Nothing will stop this sexy cop from staking a real claim 
on her body and her heart. 

HARD COMPROMISE

Compromise Me #2

Samanthe Beck

Releasing Nov 21st, 2016

Entangled: Brazen

Laurie Peterson assumes her impulsive one-night stand with sinfully sexy Sheriff Ethan Booker is the biggest surprise of the year…until her bakery burns down while she’s basking in the afterglow. It looks like her dreams are up in smoke, but then Ethan proposes a deal too tempting to resist.

Ethan has no intention of settling for a one-night stand with Laurie. Nor does he want anything to do with the women his wealthy family wants him to meet. Not when he’s waited ten years for his chance to make his move. His deal might have strings—and Laurie may not know the stakes—but nothing will stop this sexy cop from staking a real claim on her body and her heart.

EXCERPT

She turned on less than steady legs and walked to the other side of the room, feeling the weight of his stare on her the entire time. Once there, she planted her feet hip’s distance apart, bent from the waist, and rested her forearms on the bed. “I trust this is interesting enough for you?” 

His footsteps fueled her adrenalin. She lowered her head to the mattress, and lifted onto her toes. 

“It’s definitely a start. Hand me my belt.” 

She raised her head as a hundred imaginary feathers fluttered down her spine. “Your...what?” 

“My belt,” he repeated. “It’s right beside you.”

“Why?”

“Give it to me, and you’ll find out.”

If she wasn’t in the mood for this, all she had to do was say so. Booker would let it go, without question. Even knowing this, backing down felt too much like surrender. She handed the strap to him, but couldn’t help adding a caustic comment. “Who would have guessed there were fifty shades of Sheriff Booker?” 

His soft laugh stirred invisible molecules in the air around her. “I would never do anything so conventional. Besides”—he folded the belt in half and ran the edge along the back of her thigh—“I think you secretly prefer gentle.” 

“I told you before, you don’t have to be gentle with me.” 

“You’re tough, huh?” The edge of the belt tickled her skin again. 

She faced front and held her position. “That’s right.” Dammit, she was her own worst enemy. 

“Okay, tough girl. Be still.” 

CAT'S REVIEW

 "Hard Compromise" by Samanthe Beck.  This is my first story by this talented author and it will not be my last.  Can we say HOT?  This tale is steamy and sexy.  But, underneath all the heat, there is a love story that is romantic and touching.  Ethan is uber sexy alpha man.  He's kind, understanding and super patient but demanding, protective and loving as heck.  Laurie is an independent woman that has worked hard to be successful.  She is sass and sarcasm all wrapped up in one but underneath is a vulnerable and needy girl that craves love.  While this is a failry quick read, Ms. Beck did a wonderous job of giving the reader enough background into each character that I felt connected and understood just where they were coming from.  Ms. Beck also pens a tale that flows and has ups and downs and keeps the reader turning each page hoping and praying for the HEA for these two.  I look forward to enjoying more stories by this intriguing author.  (received copy for honest review) 

★★★★

Wine lover, sleep fanatic, and USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy contemporary romance novels, Samanthe Beck lives in Malibu, California, with her long-suffering but extremely adorable husband and their turbo-son, Hud. Throw in a furry ninja named Kitty and Bebe the trash talking Chihuahua and you get the whole, chaotic picture.

When not clinging to sanity by her fingernails or dreaming up fun, fan-your-cheeks sexy ways to get her characters to happily-ever-afters, she searches for the perfect cabernet to pair with Ambien.

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"Real Earls Break the Rules" (Tina Gabrielle) ★★★★ BOOK TOUR with GIVEAWAY!!

As the heat between them sizzles, 

each encounter becomes a lesson in seduction…

REAL EARLS BREAK THE RULES

Infamous Somertons #2

Tina Gabrielle

Releasing Nov 21st, 2016

Rules are made to be broken…

He’ll break every rule for her…

She’s forbidden in every way…

1816 England

Brandon St. Clair, the Earl of Vale, has never been one to follow the rules. Even though he must marry a wealthy heiress so that he can be rid of the pile of debt he inherited with his title, he can’t stop thinking of another. Amelia Somerton is the daughter of an art forger and is not a suitable wife. But that doesn’t stop Brandon from making Amelia a different offer, the kind that breaks every rule of etiquette…

Sin runs in Amelia’s family. And even though she now rubs elbows with the aristocracy, she knows the truth—she has the ability to forge priceless works of art. She’ll never be seen as an acceptable wife, not that she wants to marry, anyway. So when the earl scandalously offers her the one thing she’s always dreamed of, she can’t help but take it. But what begins as a simple arrangement, soon escalates into much more, and as the heat between them sizzles, each encounter becomes a lesson in seduction…

EXCERPT

Amelia looked away. This wouldn’t do at all. She hadn’t drawn a single charcoal line and already she was craving the forbidden. She cleared her throat and stood. “I often work on more than one painting at a time and plan on painting the Cuyp landscape and your portrait simultaneously. I thought to start with your portrait tonight. Have you given any thought of how you would like to pose?”

Lord Vale rose to his feet. “What is your professional opinion as an artist?”

A reproduction of Michelangelo’s statue of David she had once seen in a museum rose in her mind. Magnificent in its naked splendor, the statue’s muscles and sinew had portrayed a beautiful male form. Her pulse beat in her throat, and she tried to assume an ease she didn’t feel as she faced him. She had been raised unconventionally in an artist’s household. Her father’s studio contained all types of art, including nude drawings and sketches, and she had studied them in order to sketch realistic people in her works. The print shop also had a vast variety of prints and paintings for sale, some of nudes or half-dressed subjects. But she shouldn’t be thinking of that artwork now. Not when the strikingly handsome Earl of Vale was staring at her and waiting for her response.

Her hands, hidden from sight, twisted nervously in her skirts. “Do you prefer any of the portraits of the prior Earls of Vale you had shown me?”

“I thought I discussed not wanting to look like them.”

Oh, you could never look like them. Not if she was the artist.

She was distracted when he reached up to unbutton and remove his jacket, then drape it across the armchair. Next, he shed his waistcoat and tossed it to join the jacket. Broad shoulders strained against the fabric of his shirt. She could make out muscles and a narrow waist where his shirt tucked into his breeches.

“What are you doing?” she asked, alarmed.

“All my ancestors are dressed formally. I don’t want to be remembered as earlish, remember?”

Had she ever used that term to describe him?

He looked about the room “Hmm. Now how should I pose?”

Her gaze lifted to his, and she searched for some hint that he knew her reaction to his state of undress. All she found was a guiltless concentration, like he was struggling to decide how best to pose for her study.

Heat rushed to her cheeks. She wracked her mind for something to say to distract her from his masculinity.

“You said you are in your study every evening. What do you spend most of your time doing here?” she asked.

“That’s easy.” He motioned to the large desk and the piles of paper upon its surface. “I work.”

“Every night?”

“Long into every night.”

She chewed her lip. She thought that most of the gentlemen of the beau monde spent their nights at their London clubs or, if in the country, drinking with their friends. A house party offered ample opportunity for him to be in the billiard room with Lord Huntingdon. Once the other gentlemen arrived, she imagined they would all drink and play billiards.

“What do you work on?” she asked.

“This and that. The old earl died a year ago. I’m sorting through his affairs.”

It was a vague answer to be sure. It was also none of her concern. He was hiring her to paint him, not delve into his affairs. He may not be paying her in banknotes, but the letter in her skirt pocket promising art lessons from a Royal Academy painter was as good as gold in Amelia’s opinion.

“I have an idea,” she blurted out. “Since you spend so much time at your desk, I’d like to paint you there.”

“Behind the desk?”

“No. In front of it.” She pointed where she wanted him to stand in front of the massive pearwood desk. “Lean back against the desk and place a hand on either side of you for support.” She took one of his hands and showed him. His hand was much larger than hers, the fingers long, tapered, and strong. He wore no gloves and she’d left hers in her room. No sense wearing them when she painted. The simple act of touching his hands was intimate and made her cheeks flush.

He leaned back, his hands on either side as she’d requested. She looked up and met his gaze. They were close…too close. For a heart-stopping moment she read longing in his eyes—pure and undisguised.

She froze. He wasn’t as guiltless or unaffected as she’d thought. Her heart pounded in her chest, beating so hard and loud that she feared he could hear. She took a quick step back.

“Anything else?” he asked.

CAT'S REVIEW

"Real Earls Break the Rules" by Tina Gabrielle.   Here we have Amelia and Brandon.  Despite their extreme attraction, they really "shouldn't be".  Amelia is working hard to overcome adversity and make it on her own as an established artist.  Brandon, an Earl, makes her an offer she finds hard to refuse.  This is an enjoyable read that has characters I liked and a story that was intriguing.  The pace of both the romance and the story was well set, although it did seem to go a bit slow in the beginning but I was still grabbed and brought into the story and couldn't wait to see what happened.  This is a first book for me by this author and I enjoyed her style of writing and the depth of the characters portrayed throughout.  I look forward to enjoying future works by Ms. Gabrielle.  (received copy for honest review)

★★★★

Best-selling author Tina Gabrielle is an attorney and former mechanical engineer whose love of reading for pleasure helped her get through years of academia. She often picked up a romance and let her fantasies of knights in shining armor and lords and ladies carry her away. She is the author of adventurous Regency historical romances. Publisher’s Weekly calls her Regency Barrister’s series, “Well-matched lovers…witty comradely repartee.” Tina’s books have been Barnes & Noble top picks, and her first book, Lady Of Scandal, was nominated as best first historical by Romantic Times Book Reviews. 

Tina lives in New Jersey and is married to her own hero and is blessed with two daughters. She loves to hear from readers. Visit her website to learn about upcoming releases, join her newsletter, and enter free monthly contests at www.tinagabrielle.com

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