Wednesday, 5 April 2017

Excerpt Reveal ~ Mister Moneybags by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

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Excerpt Reveal ~ Mister Moneybags


Book Description:

I met Bianca in an elevator.

She was on her way to interview me when we got stuck.
The beautiful, raven-haired reporter assumed I was a delivery guy because of the way I was dressed.

She had no clue I was really Dex Truitt, the wealthy, successful businessman she’d dubbed “Mister Moneybags”—her afternoon appointment.

Bianca told me how much she hated Dex’s type—snobby, over educated, silver- spooned men who didn't appreciate the simple things in life.

So, after the elevator finally started moving again, I cancelled the interview and let her believe I was someone I wasn’t—a bike messenger named Jay. I loved the way she looked at the fake me and didn't want it to end.

I began dating her as “Jay”—all the while letting her interview the real me over email.

I didn’t expect that our chemistry online would be just as hot.
I didn’t expect the mess I’d gotten myself into.
I didn’t expect that Jay and Dex would fall in love with her.

And she was falling for two men.
Only, both men were me.
And when she found out, we were both going to lose her.

Nothing could have prepared me for that day. And I certainly wasn't prepared for what came after.

All good things must come to an end, right? Except our ending was one I didn't see coming.



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**No Amazon ebook preorder. Will go live on Amazon on release day. ** 



MEET BIANCA

I sighed audibly.  Are we even moving?  It was seriously the slowest elevator I’d ever taken.  Frustrated, and maybe a bit anxious to get the interview over with, I took another shot at the elevator panel.  Again, pressing the button repeatedly, I groaned, “Come on.  I’m already freakin’ late.”
I breathed a sigh of relief when the car seemed to finally pick up speed.  But then, it jolted to an abrupt stop, and the elevator went pitch black.
 “Well now you’ve gone and broken the damn thing,” a deep voice said from behind me.  Startled, I jumped and bobbled my cell phone in the dark, which resulted in it falling.  From the sound of it smashing against the floor, I knew it had broken. 
“Shit!  Look what you made me do.” I bent over and patted the floor, but I couldn’t find it.  “Can you at least give me some light so I can find my phone?”
“It would be my pleasure.”
“Thank you,” I huffed.
“If I had a cell phone on me.”
“Are you kidding?  You don’t have a cell phone on you?  Who walks around without their cell phone?”
“Maybe you should try it. If you weren’t so obsessed with yours, we wouldn’t be in this predicament.”
I stood, and my hands went to my hips. “How so?”
“Well, you were so busy typing away on your phone, you didn’t even notice another passenger was in the car with you.”
“And?”
“Had you seen me, you wouldn’t have jumped hearing my voice and broken your phone.  Then we would have had light, and you would be able to see that elevator panel well enough to push that button another twenty or thirty times. I’m sure that would’ve helped.”
I felt the man moving around behind me. 
“What are you doing?”
When he answered, his voice came from a different place.  It was to my left and beneath me.  “I’m on the floor looking for your cell phone.”
It really was pitch dark.  I couldn’t see a thing, but I felt the air move, and I knew he must have stood back up. 
“Put your hand out.”
“You’re going to put my phone in it, right?” 
“No, I’ve taken down my pants and I’m going to stick my dick in it.  Christ, you’re really a bitch, aren’t you?”
Thinking he couldn’t see me, I smiled at his sarcasm and put out my hand.  “Just give me my phone.”

MEET DEX

Wow. My little ball player was quite the fox.
I’d only seen her from the back before the lights went out. Now, I was staring into her beautiful, big brown eyes, feeling like this elevator mishap wasn’t such a bad thing after all.
She cleared her throat. “The lights came back, but we’re still stuck.”
I clicked on some of the buttons. “Seems that way. But this is a step in the right direction. I bet this thing will be moving in no time.”
And by this thing moving, I do not mean my dick, although I could have sworn I felt it twitch when she just licked her beautiful full lips.
Do that again.
Fuck.
She is beautiful.
My eyes travelled down the length of her body then back up again, loving how the small buttons on her conservative blouse formed a path up to her delicate neck. I wouldn’t have minded sucking on that skin.
Maybe I could entice her to play hooky with me.
“Where are you headed once we get out of here?” I asked.
“The thirty-fourth floor,” she said.
What?
What is she doing going up to my floor?
I know she doesn’t work for me. I would have remembered that face, those eyes.
“What kind of business you have going on up there?”
“I actually have the pleasure of interviewing Mister Moneybags himself.”
My stomach sank.
Ohhhh.
This didn’t bode well for me.
I swallowed then cocked my head to the side and played dumb. “Who?”
“The elusive Dexter Truitt. He’s the CEO of Montague Enterprises. They occupy the entire top floor.”
Trying to seem like I was not seriously about to lose my shit, I asked, “Why do you call him Mister Moneybags?”
“I just picture him to be this crabby, money-hungry asshole, I guess. Sounds like a fitting name. Of course, I don’t actually know him.”
“Why do you think that way about him, then?”
“I have my reasons.” 

 

About the Authors:

 

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author. With more than a million books sold, her titles have appeared in over fifty Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twelve languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.



 

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She’s a fifteen-time New York Times bestseller of twelve novels. Having grown up in Boston with five older brothers, she spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 12-year-old girl with autism and a 10-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island. Connect with Penelope Ward 


Other books from Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Playboy Pilot

 Cocky Bastard

B&N: http://bit.ly/1EjxNpY

Stuck Up Suit

Kobo: http:// bit.ly/1RJdUif

Other Books by Penelope Ward:

Sins of Sevin



Stepbrother Dearest


Gemini



Jake Undone (Jake #1)



My Skylar



Jake Understood (Jake #2)



Additional Books by Vi Keeland:

Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)

Beat

 Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1R01wtG
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1GHPoy3
iBooks: http://apple.co/1DnI6f6
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1aqrmbS
B&N: http://bit.ly/1O1Ah0q

Throb

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1LlGRwc
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1LlH3eY
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1zk882K
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1x5c3P8

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1slglLN


MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)


Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1SDqMaV
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1alpVES
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1dbzZ8R
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iBooks: http://bit.ly/1co2ZpF

Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1PzQU8I
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1j7pTLt
B&N: http://bit.ly/1gwTyJw
iBooks: http://bit.ly/1gHMCZg
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1fqQcnj
Smashwords: http://bit.ly/NU2rCR

Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MShd7Q
B & N: http://bit.ly/1ljdVzb
iBooks: http://bit.ly/XBTLFX
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1kWP4ka


The Cole Series (2 book serial)

Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1PzR0NO
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1SDrDYZ
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/belong-to-you-vi-keeland/1114962845
IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/belong-to-you/id639401754
Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you

Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MShGHe

Standalone novels

Left Behind (A Young Adult Novel)
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Cover Reveal ~ The Trophy Wife by Alessandra Torre

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Title: Trophy Wife 
Author: Alessandra Torre
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 19, 2017

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Book Description:

Everyone in Nashville knows Nathan Dumont. That’s what happens when you develop half a town and sleep with the rest. Five years ago, his fiancee disappeared. Last night, he proposed to me.

I had wanted to escape my life, the seedy strip club and the mountain of bills. I had seized the opportunity to live in a mansion, fill my days with country clubs and caviar, my nights with romance and sex.

Maybe I should have done my homework first.


The Trophy Wife is a standalone erotic romance. It is approximately 70,000 words. An earlier edition of this book was previously released in 2013 under the name The Dumont Diaries, this is an expanded and rewritten edition of that novel, with over 50 pages of new content.
About the Author:

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Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels. Her books focus on romance and suspense, all with a strong undercurrent of sexuality. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, as well as guest blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She has also served as the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com.
You can learn more about Alessandra on her website at www.alessandratorre.com, or you can find her on Twitter (@ReadAlessandra) or Facebook.
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Cover Reveal ~ The Story of Us by Tara Sivec

The Story of Us
Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 11th


Book Description:

How much can a man take before he breaks?

1,843 days. That's how long I survived in that hellhole. They tried to break me, but I resisted. And I owe it all to the memory of warm summer nights, the scent of peaches, and the one woman who loved me more than I ever deserved to be loved. Now, I'll do anything to get back to her. 

Only Shelby Eubanks isn't the girl I left behind all those years ago. She's someone else, a stranger. My Shelby-my little green-eyed firecracker-would never give up her dreams, would never disappear into her mother's ambitions. But I won't give up on her. On us. I may be broken, and scarred, and not the man I used to be, but I will do whatever it takes to remind her of the story of us.

Pre-order Links:

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2oBPS5i (paper back)
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2mYdDzY
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Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Release Day Blitz & Review ~ The Castle (Endgame #3) by Skye Warren

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THE CASTLE by SKYE WARREN IS NOW LIVE! 
The trilogy is now complete! #OneClick now! 


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Book Description:

THE FINAL BOOK IN THE TRILOGY! 

Safe in the ivory tower... 

Gabriel Miller swears he'll keep me safe. Enemies lurk outside, waiting to strike. An army held back by these walls. 

Except some animal instinct warns me the danger is much closer. It's already here. Is Gabriel my protector or my enemy? Is this house a castle or a cage? 

There's nowhere for me to go, no one left for me to trust. 

No escape from a past determined to capture its prize.

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Buy Links:

  ✯ Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2mXy4Oi
✯ Amazon US:  http://amzn.to/2noKjpX
✯ Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2l9pcXN 

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Praise for the Endgame series: "Sinfully sexy and darkly beautiful, The Pawn will play games with your heart and leave you craving more!" - Laura Kaye, New York Times bestselling author 

 "Edgy, provocative and deeply erotic, The Pawn is one of my top reads of the year! Skye Warren brings you a sensual battle of wills guaranteed to leave you gasping by the end." - Elle Kennedy, New York Times bestselling author 

 "Positively sinful, and outrageously sexy! Emotions run high and readers will be left gasping." - Lisa Renee Jones, New York Times bestselling author

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Our Review:

Reviewed by Donna ~ 3.5 stars
***ARC received for an honest review***


“You own the board now.” Checkmate


This trilogy has had me on the edge of my seat since the very beginning and that does not let up through The Castle. While the pacing of this book was different for me, that edge of suspense, intrigue and being kept in the dark was as prominent as ever. Skye Warren plays an extremely well thought out, intoxicating and captivating game of chess and our minds are definitely the pawns.


“Because I don’t plan to stop…Not for anyone. You’re mine, and I damn well keep what’s mine.”


The Castle continues on from The Knight and whereas The Knight was geared towards the plot, The Castle goes back to the couple and we are treated to a lot more time of Gabriel and Avery as a unit. However, the plot is still motoring along a mile a minute and this is definitely a book you need to read slow and where you need to keep your wits about you. I did find myself going back to re-read parts to make sure my mind had grasped it all correctly and this did stilt my enjoyment a little. A lot is revealed and I found myself going back trying to tie it all in to the previous books. This is plot twist heaven though and I didn’t see any of them coming.


“Don’t tell me you forgot me. It would hurt my feelings. Monsters have feelings too, you know.”


Skye Warren ties up loose ends, answers so many questions and delivers a finale befitting of this powerful couple. With chess history and Greek mythology all cleverly intertwined this made for some captivating reading and has left me itching for more, especially from Damon (who is up next in, The King) and I am hoping Anders get his story told too.

Gabriel has always had that dark edge, he has always been an enigma, extremely secretive and very much a closed book. He exudes power both in and out of the bedroom and was a tour de force in anything and everything he put his mind too. Throughout this trilogy, I have been in two minds as to whether Gabriel’s intentions towards Avery were genuine, or was his treatment of her a means to an end or the actions of a man that genuinely did not know what he was doing and I definitely got my answers as Skye Warren expertly exposed every single dark and sometimes deadly secret.


“Oh, little virgin. You definitely make me burn. And I’m addicted to being ash.”


Skye Warren expertly guides us through the most important game of chess that Gabriel and Avery will ever play, destructive, depraved, erotic, life and death decisions. While chess has always been their foreplay it seems in this game Gabriel and Avery are on the same team and their opponent is an unknown, but an opponent that is determined to win at all costs, no matter the consequences. This is a fight of survival and in getting there some secrets that were better left buried are unearthed with jaw dropping results. Everyone has had their part to play, a board of devious minds and none more so than Skye Warren herself.


“We both love a man that leads to our deaths.”


While The Pawn remains my favourite book of this trilogy, each book has brought something different to the table while continuing the most unlikeliest of love stories. Avery and Gabriel are the unlikeliest of couples, their relationship far from conventional, but underneath there is no doubt just how much these two mean to one and other. It may have seemingly started sordid and seedy, but their ending is far from it. A fantastic trilogy overall and one I highly recommend.


“I love you with every cold bone in my body. I love you with every dark thought, every violent impulse. I love you enough to leave the walls I’ve carefully built, the iron bars I refined, the castle I made.”


Start the series today with THE PAWN!

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TOTALLY FREE!

❧ Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2fytsxI 
❧ Amazon US:  http://amzn.to/2nYn85m
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 Book Description:

 "Sinfully sexy and darkly beautiful, The Pawn will play games with your heart and leave you craving more!" - Laura Kaye, New York Times bestselling author 

 The price of survival... 

 Gabriel Miller swept into my life like a storm. He tore down my father with cold retribution, leaving him penniless in a hospital bed. I quit my private all-girl's college to take care of the only family I have left. 

 There's one way to save our house, one thing I have left of value. 

 My virginity. 

 A forbidden auction... 

 Gabriel appears at every turn. He seems to take pleasure in watching me fall. Other times he's the only kindness in a brutal underworld. 

 Except he's playing a deeper game than I know. Every move brings us together, every secret rips us apart. And when the final piece is played, only one of us can be left standing. 

 THE PAWN is a full-length contemporary novel from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about revenge and seduction in the game of love. It's the first book in the brand new ENDGAME series. 

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 Grab THE KNIGHT now! 


Book Description:

 The power of pleasure… 

 Gabriel Miller took everything from me. My family. My innocence. My home. The only thing I have left is the determination to get back what’s mine. 

 He thinks he’s beaten me. He thinks he’s won. What he doesn’t realize is that every pawn has the chance to become a queen. 

 And the game has only just begun. 

 THE KNIGHT is book two in the Endgame series from New York Times bestselling author Skye Warren about revenge and seduction in the game of love.

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Up for Pre-Order ~ releasing 27th June 2017
Damon Scott's Story!!


Book Description:

The highest stakes...

My father gambles every night, falling deeper and deeper into debt. When he hits the bottom, he places a new bet: his daughter. I'm his entry bet to the biggest underground poker game.

The players are politicians and mafia men, every kind of danger around a velvet-covered table. But it's only one man who makes me shake.

The man I once thought I loved.

The man who betrayed me.

His eyes meet mine with dark promise. And when he puts down his money, I know I'm going to lose more than my body. I'm going to lose everything.

THE KING is a spin-off novel of the USA Today bestselling Endgame series about Damon Scott.

Pre-Order Links:

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2oy4YsI
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2o5YaBx
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/2o21BZN

About the Author:

Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance such as the Chicago Underground series. Her books have been featured in Jezebel, Buzzfeed, USA Today Happily Ever After, Glamour, and Elle Magazine. She makes her home in Texas with her loving family, two sweet dogs, and one evil cat. 

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