Wednesday, October 7, 2015

SHATTER BY COURTNEY HOUSTON - VIRTUAL TOUR + GIVEAWAY


Shatter
by Courtney Houston
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GENRE:  Paranormal Romance
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BLURB:
I am going to do something that has never been done before.
My name is Telor Conway, and I am going to destroy Death. Bring her to her knees in front of me.
I don’t know how and I don’t know when.
The only thing I know for certain, is that nothing will come between me and my soul mate ever again.
I’ve been given a second chance at life, a life with Catalina. I’ve been given something worth fighting for.
I will fight for it, for her… for us. Even if it is the last thing I do.
I have thrown the gauntlet.
On your marks.
Get set.
Go.





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EXCERPT
I recognized the house immediately. It wasn’t a place I let my mind wonder to often, it held to many bad memories to think about.  Lost my entirely family in this house. My father and brother to a drunk driving and my mother to a bitter, broken heart. All she had left was me, the daughter who looked like her father and reminded her so much of her other child.


I stood frozen in the walk way between the dining room and the living room. It looked so untouched, so abandoned. My mother was no where to be seen.


“I took her out of the dreamscape.” An achingly familiar voice said from behind me.


I turned to face Oliver. He had the same charming smile on that he always did.


“Can you read my mind?” I asked, he answered my exact thought with me saying anything.


“I don’t need to.” He came to stand next to me, staring out the large picture window in the dining room. Our backyard looked just as deserted as the rest of the house. Nothing moved, not even the wind. No bird or squirrels. The life outside our house was just as dead as the inside. “It’s written all over your face.”


“Are you real?” I asked him. “Is this just a dream.”
“It can be both, Kit-Kat.” He said. “I am as real as I can be right now. And this is dream.”


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Courtney lives in Kentucky with her husband (Mr. Houston), her two boys (Emmett and Ellis), her two cats (Polly and Jed) and her 3 chickens. Legal Assistant by day and writer by night, Courtney enjoys pancakes, coffee, wine and the number 26. She's a Leo, at least that's what the tattoo on her back says.


Twitter @courtneyhouson




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GIVEAWAY
Courtney will be awarding a $5 Amazon or B/N GC

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THE SWEETHEART DEAL BY ALLISON MORSE - VIRTUAL & REVIEW TOUR + GIVEAWAY


The Sweetheart Deal
by Allison Morse


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BLURB:

Some people in her small rural community think Ellen Hamilton, the business savvy daughter of the town’s largest employer, is too big for her britches. After all it’s the 1950s and women have no place in running corporations. But when the company is threatened with takeover by John Adair, the man who broke her heart and "betrayed" her family business years ago, she’s determined to stop at nothing to win. Yet, when the cool Ellen turns molten in John’s arms, will she discover the truth about the past in time to seal The Sweetheart Deal.





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EXCERPT

Something inside her gave way and she flung her arms around his neck and gave him a hot, lingering kiss. He grabbed hold of her and pulled her onto his lap. The kiss grew deeper, her mind lost in the sensation of him, his taste, his feel and the tightness in her own body begged for more.  

The appalling doorbell sounded and she leapt to her feet. “Oh, it’s Harold.”

She paced. What an idiot! What possessed her? She looked at John and groaned inside. It was a compulsion, that what he was, or maybe hypnotism. Whatever it was, thank goodness for clichés, because she’d just been saved by the bell.

John stood, and as if he were a magnet she stopped pacing and halted right in front of him. He caressed her arms. “Ignore him.”

She threw off his hands. “No, no, no. No! He’s good, you’re bad. I’m ignoring you. Ignoring this.”

“Hey, I didn’t make that kiss happen. You did, and it was great.” His baritone voice was both soothing and sexy.

“Fine, I made it happened, and now I’m making it not happen.”

“Ellen.”

“I have a date.” She realized that she was reminding herself of that fact as much as him.

He stepped in closer. “Sure. Go ahead.”

“You’re smirking.” Still, she didn’t move. “You are such an egotist.” She wanted to move. She planned to move. She didn’t move. “I’m going out with Harold.”

The doorbell rang again.

John grinned. “So I see.”

MY REVIEW
The Sweetheart DealThe Sweetheart Deal by Allison Morse
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Set in the 1950's, The Sweetheart Deal it's a magnificent read!
The Author gave us an original story, the plot is complex, with highly realistic characters, and credible situations.
Our main characters, Ellen and John have great amounts of chemistry and their dialogues are excellent written, I enjoyed the business background of the story and the twists and turns of the plot.
This is a perfect book for autumn reading, curled up on a comfy couch with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine *wink*).
Believe me, once you start reading The Sweetheart Deal, putting it down it's going to be hard.
Highly Recommended
*I received a Free copy in exchange for an Honest Review*

View all my reviews


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Allison Morse grew up in a family of actors in Los Angeles; before the age of five, she started acting classes, which she adored. She continued in the family business until her early twenties when her curious spirit led her to consider other interests.

After receiving a B.A. from U.C. Berkeley, she went on to earn a M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a J.D. from U.C. Hastings College of the Law.

Although she loved learning from each of her varied careers she always knew that storytelling was as essential to her as breathing. So as she pursued her professional life, she kept to a strict writing schedule, and joined the Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime.

She lives with her wonderful husband in a house in the hills that’s filled with books.

Allison can be contacted at http://www.allisonmorseauthor.com

BUY LINKS:  

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GIVEAWAY
Allison will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

DANCES UNDER THE HARVEST MOON BY JOANNE ROCK - RELEASE BLAST & REVIEW + GIVEAWAY


Dances Under the Harvest Moon
Heartache, TN #3
By: Joanne Rock
Releasing October 1, 2015
Harlequin Superromance
Blurb

Heartache—the best place to heal
Chance of a lifetime
It’s finally Heather Finley’s moment. After spending years looking after her mother in the tiny town of Heartache, Tennessee, Heather’s about to follow her dream of singing country music. She can nearly hear the audiences hollering…until the town’s handsome mayor, Zach Chance, comes to her with troubling questions about her late father’s past. Once again, Heather has to choose: protect her family or chase her heart’s desire? Zach is determined to help, and to convince Heather that she belongs in Heartache—with him. But is he just another distraction? Or could he be the one to show Heather how a small-town love can make her big-time dreams come true?



Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25788089-dances-under-the-harvest-moon?from_search=true&search_version=service


Buy Links:  Amazon | B & N | iTunes | Kobo

My Review

My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My Heather & Zach


Delightful, lovely, enchanting, refreshing, heartfelt...Dances Under The Harvest Moon is an amazing read!!
The story grabs you since page one, it keeps you turning pages until you realize that it's over. The plot is perfect, excellent written, full of wonderful (and some not much) characters, you have family feuds, secrets and a little mystery.
I adore Heather, she's AMAZING, really, the struggle with what she wants and what she must, and with her "condition" it's heartbreaking, but luckily for her (and for us) Zach is there, always there! Their journey to Happily Ever After is wonderful. But not everything is love, we have some powerful and heavy subjects (like bullying, a stalker and sexual assaults) but the Author treat those dark situations in a very tasteful way, so don't worry.
I Highly Recommend this book to anybody with a Heart.
This is a new Author for me, and I felt so honored of being able of reading and reviewing her book. Forever thankful to you, Joanne Rock!!

*I received a Free copy in exchange for an Honest Review*


Author Info
Three-time RITA nominee Joanne Rock has never met a romance sub-genre she didn't like. The author of over seventy novels enjoys writing contemporary romance and medieval historicals alike, recently exploring Young Adult romance under a pseudonym. An optimist by nature and perpetual seeker of silver linings, Joanne finds romance–in all its forms-- fits her life outlook perfectly. When she's not writing, Joanne enjoys travel, especially to see her favorite sports teams play with her former sports editor husband and three athletic-minded sons.




Giveaway 
Victoria’s Secret Jet-Setter travel essentials, a journal, bracelet and seven books including releases from Joanne Rock, Catherine Mann, Tess Gerritsen, Mallory Kane ad RITA nominees Debra Cowan and Margaret McPhee


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STARGAZING BY BERNADETTE MARIE - VIRTUAL TOUR + GIVEAWAY


STARGAZING
by Bernadette Marie
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GENRE:  Contemporary Romance
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BLURB
Bethany Waterbury left Hollywood and the shadow of her mother's death to give herself a fresh start. Her main intention—to connect with the family she’d never really had the chance to know.
Author Kent Black is enjoying his chart topping success and living freely wherever his travels take him. But when he meets the illustrious Bethany Waterbury his wanderlust subsides and the thought of a steady future begins to take over.
Kent believes in happily ever after, but the burden of Bethany’s past might be too much for him to embrace —unless true love is more powerful than a Hollywood tragedy.
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EXCERPT
Bethany gripped the front of Kent’s shirt as he moved in to kiss her. His eyes had closed and his warm hands pressed against her face.
The world around her spun, much as it did when she took those pills with her mother’s name on them.
She closed her eyes and let her body press against him.
His lips were pliant against hers. Warm and soft. Hungry yet gentle.
He didn’t pull back with just a press of the lips. He deepened the kiss.
Kent’s hands slid from her face, down her arms, and to her hips where he pulled her even closer. Lifting her arms around his neck, she opened her mouth to him and he took.
His tongue swept across hers and the moan that escaped between them could have belonged to either of them, but she was sure it was hers. Kent’s hands slid to the small of her back and pressed her even closer than she’d thought was possible.
Was this rhythm? She suddenly began to hope so, because with all the men she’d been intimate with, this topped the list. This one kiss was wildly passionate and gentle all at the same time.
She’d nearly forgotten they were standing on the sidewalk as people drove by.
Kent eased back, but his eyes didn’t open. He looked as though he were holding on to the moment, just as she was. “I seriously didn’t expect that,” he said opening his eyes and gazing into hers.
“It was nice.”
“It was more than that.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie is known for building families readers want to be part of. Her series The Keller Family has graced bestseller charts since its release in 2011, along with her other series and single title books. The married mother of five sons promises Happily Ever
After always…and says she can write it, because she lives it.
When not writing, Bernadette Marie is shuffling her sons to their many events—mostly hockey—and enjoying the beautiful views of the Colorado Rocky Mountains from her front step. She is
also an accomplished martial artist with a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do.
A chronic entrepreneur, Bernadette Marie opened her own publishing house in 2011, 5 Prince Publishing, so that she could publish the books she liked to write and help make the dreams of other aspiring authors come true too.
Bernadette Marie is also the CEO of Illumination Author Events.
Where you can find Bernadette Marie
Buy Links (also available on pre sale)
AMAZON: http://www.amazon.com/Stargazing-Walker-Family-Book-2-ebook/dp/B014K23122/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1443662982&sr=8-8&keywords=stargazing
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GIVEAWAY
$25 Amazon gift card to a randomly drawn winner.
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