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Cover Reveal: Raber Wolf Pack (Book 1) by Ryan Michele
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Title: Raber Wolf Pack
Series: Raber Wolf Pack Book One
Author: Ryan Michele
Genre: PNR/Shifter Romance
Release Date: Summer 2015
"There will come a time in our world when greed, power and wealth will overrule good judgement, and packs will be destroyed."
In the blink of an eye, everything can change, altering life as we know it forever.
Zara was happy and carefree, until receiving her gift from the heavens. Her world tilts completely on its axis when she faces torture at the hands of a person meant to love her. Forced into a life of servitude, she's left only a shell of her former self.
Lifemates are a gift all their own. A powerful link that can't be broken.
Zara crosses paths with Xavier, Alpha of the Raber Pack, and the one time playboy finds himself drawn to the broken woman. As their connection flares to life, he grows determined to unleash the spitfire she hides within.
Little does Xavier know that in finding Zara, he's ignited a flame that could destroy everyone's lives…
Ryan Michele has a huge obsession with reading, which only came to life after her best friend said she had to read Twilight. After reading that series, her entire world changed in the blink of an eye. Not only was she sucked into new worlds and all of the wonderful words authors put down on paper, she felt the urge to begin to write down the characters that played inside of her head. In doing so, Safe was born.
When she's not reading or writing, she spends time taking care of her two children and her husband, enjoying the outdoors and laying in the sun.
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Double Cover Reveal: House Of Obsidian Series By Bella Jewel
This isn't the man I married.
The man I married was strong, beautiful and pure.
The man I married cherished our lives together.
The man I married loved me.
This…this isn't that man.
One night. One accident. It changes everything. I wish I could tell you the exact moment he fell out of love with me.
I wish I could tell you there was hope. That I hung on. That I fought.
I wish I could tell you that we fixed it.
That happily ever after was just out of our grips.
It wasn't. I ran.
In the dead of the night, I packed my things and I left him.
Now I'm back.
He's still the same man. A deadly underground fighter for the House Of Obsidian. He's still dangerous. He's still broken. I still love him.
This is the part where I'm supposed to turn back around and run… But I don't.
We were born into the same crowd.
His father: a useless drunk. My mother: a psycho junkie.
We lived across the road from each other.
We became best friends when I was only ten.
He became my sole reason for breathing.
Seven years later, he forgot about me.
I don't know the exact moment he changed.
Suddenly I was just the girl next door, and he no longer cared.
He didn't want to be in my life. He didn't want to help.
He ran off the rails, tossing me aside.
I no longer mattered. Nothing we shared did.
The next thing I knew – he was gone.
Ten years and I didn't see or hear from him.
Then came the call I'd be waiting for – he was back in town.
Only the man I remembered is not him.
This man is quiet, deadly, and so incredibly beautiful.
He also doesn't remember me.
I let him believe I'm just a girl that walked into his bar.
I let him believe I'm just a friend.
I let him use me on the cold, dark nights.
I let him believe I'm incapable of love, just like he is.
I just let the secret go on and on.
But all secrets have an end, don't they?
Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. She's been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hell's Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.
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Release Blitz: Savage Fire By Kathleen Kelly
Emily Reynolds, estranged sister to Dane Reynolds, President of the Savage Angels MC, has just lost her father. He was not a caring man and inflicted suffering on his family. Dane abandoned her and her mother years ago, leaving them alone to deal with a brutal man who never showed any love or mercy. Emily wants Dane to feel the pain she felt, she wants him to suffer as she did and decides to make the long drive to see him.
Salvatore Agostino, captain in the Abruzzi crime family is also on his way to see Dane Reynolds. A ruthless businessman, he is fiercely loyal to his family and his men. A chance encounter brings him face to face with Emily.
These two meet and their attraction grows into a love that neither could have anticipated.
Will they be able to overcome the turmoil that awaits them or will their love be destroyed by forces beyond their control?
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I am completely overwhelmed. My core is on fire and I want so much to kiss him, to touch him. I feel sparks of electricity shoot through every fiber in my body and every nerve ending is screaming for release. I want his hands on me, all over me.
"Amare?"
I put my hands on his chest and push him away. He's too close, making it hard to form a single thought. I take two steps to the side to put some distance between us so I can speak like a human, not a lust induced zombie. "Yes, they towed my car and it's in their lot. I haven't really spoken to them about it yet. I kind of fell asleep on them…"
His face clouds over and he says, "You kind of fell asleep on them? What. Does. That. Mean?" He pauses between each word and growls them at me.
"Jonas took me to see Doc Jordan and he gave me something for the pain, but because I hadn't slept in days it made me sleepy. I think he ended up carrying me to their clubhouse." I realize how all this must sound. If someone told me that exact same story, I would be thinking the worst.
"Did they touch you, Amare?" he growls at me, his eyes blazing with anger.
"No, no, no! In fact, Jonas put a guard on my door so no one would go near me. Not that they would. I was safe, Sal." Something crosses his face and he stares at me so intently that I look away and stare at the floor. He moves back into my space and lifts my head up. "Thank you for getting me coffee. Let's go have breakfast and I'm buying. I think I shall keep you in my sights to make sure nothing else happens to you. I have never met a woman who allows herself to get into so many dangerous situations, in such a short space in time. You, my Amare, are a handful." He moves away from me and does up his shirt, then grabs his jacket. He opens the door to his room and extends his arm. "Shall we?" he asks, offering me a smile that reveals his dimple. My core clenches again and I have to fight the urge to throw myself at him.
Kathleen Kelly was born in Penrith, NSW, Australia. When she was four her family moved to Brisbane, QLD, Australia. Although born in NSW she considers herself a QUEENSLANDER!!
She married her childhood sweetheart and they live in Brisbane with their two furry kids. A British Short Hair called Grace and a Burmese called Jack.
Kathleen enjoys writing contemporary, romance novels with a little bit of erotica. She draws her inspiration from family, friends and the people around her. She can often be found in cafes writing and observing the locals.
If you have any questions about her novels or would like to ask Kathleen a question she can be contacted via e-mail: kathleenkellyauthor@gmail.comor she can be found on Facebook.
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Virtual Tour: Breaking Noah By Missy Johnson & Ashley Suzanne
Published on May 29, 2015 March 8, 2016 by Taryn @MySecretRomance1 Comment
What happens when you start falling for your worst enemy? Fans of Abbi Glines and Monica Murphy will relish this addictive novel of smoking-hot seduction—and revenge gone so wrong, it's right.
I wasn't always this jaded. I had a clear head, things I wanted out of life, and a concise plan on how to get there. For being only twenty-one, I pretty much had it all figured out. Until the day my cousin died.
I spent months going over all the details surrounding her death, trying to figure out how I missed the signs, and the only thing I could come up with was she would still be alive if it wasn't for one person: her professor. So I transferred to his college, enrolled in his class, and set my new plan in motion.
First I'll seduce him. Then I'll ruin him. I've just got to stay strong and not let his charm and my emotions get the best of me. Because someone has to pay for her death. If it's the last thing I do, I'm going to break Noah.
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"So, we've discussed the main plot of the novel. Now we need to search out the subplots. What else was going on? Do the secondary characters possess any outstanding characteristics that would encourage . . ." How is this even warranted as a curriculum for a third-year student? I can remember doing this when I was in high school. At least I know I'll ace the class—not that it matters, anyway.
Before he has a chance to finish giving out the assignment, the majority of the class begins shuffling around, gathering their belongings and walking toward the door.
"Okay, I guess our time for today is done. Finish the last five chapters before we meet on Wednesday." A few students groan as they're leaving. I take this as my cue as well.
I'm surprised at how quickly time passes. When the room is completely empty, I gather all my belongings and toss them into my bag. Taking a deep breath, I slowly stand and move toward his desk. He's watching me with a curious expression. I half smile, drop my bag to the floor, and sit on the desk in front of his . . . legs crossed like a lady, of course.
"So, Zara . . . that's a rather unique name."
"Is it?" I raise my eyebrows. "Nothing seems unusual anymore. The girl at the gas station on the way here had a name tag that said Joya. You have stars calling their babies things like North West. Zara is normal in comparison."
"Fair point," he says and laughs. It's an engaging laugh that makes me want to smile, but I don't. "So, your transcripts say you were taking classes at a community college and were supposed to transfer in at the beginning of the term. Why are you just now arriving?" His brow furrows.
"Personal reasons. I'm very lucky I didn't have to wait until the beginning of the next term." Truth be told, I barely mustered the courage to show my face here. I had panic attacks for weeks, my mom begging me to stay behind and go to a state school, but I remembered why I was doing all of this. So, I put my big-girl panties on, gave myself a pep talk, and drove across two states to get here. And I was very lucky. Had the admissions direction not known Karly I would have been sent packing, but the man felt pity for me, which worked out in my favor.
"Your high school transcripts have credits from all over the place. Why'd you move around so much?" he asks.
"Army brat," I nonchalantly say. To anyone with common sense, that's all the explanation needed. Service members don't stay in one place for too long, and neither do their families.
"Ah." He nods, getting it right away. "Must be hard packing your life up all the time?"
Back it up, sir. I'm here to get in your head, not the other way around.
I shrug, not liking where this is going. My life is just that . . . mine. I don't need anyone poking his nose around where it doesn't belong. Especially him. I'm here to do one thing, and I won't let his attempts at kindness distract me from it. Gotta keep the target locked in the crosshairs.
"It gets easier. I've already read through the syllabus for this class and I'm pretty confident I'm going to rock it."
He raises his eyebrow and leans back in his chair.
"Is that so? Don't get too cocky. I've heard I can be a pretty hard professor."
So I've heard, you perverted fuck.
"I'm not cocky. Just confident," I say, my voice cool. "If that's all, may I be excused? I'm supposed to meet with my counselor before she leaves for the afternoon."
He stares at me for a moment and then nods. "We'll be analyzing Pride and Prejudice on Wednesday. We spent last week reading the material, so if you need the extra time to catch up to everyone, that's fine, just don't take too long. There's a few sheets that go along with the book to document the characteristics of each character. You'll need to get with a partner for those notes. It will be required for the final at the end of the semester." This is his version of hard? I'll eat him for breakfast.
"Thanks, Professor Bain, but if I were being honest, Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books. I've read it at least five times. Thanks for the heads-up, though. I'm sure I'll be able to help anyone else that falls behind. Who knows, one of these boys could end up being my Mr. Darcy."
I wink at him and walk out of the classroom, leaving him behind, lost for words. Mosttwenty-one-year-olds don't read, let alone read the classics. Or for fun.
Zara: 1, Professor Bain: 0
Author Info: Missy Johnson
Missy Johnson is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who lives in a small town in Victoria, Australia, with her husband and her confused pets (a dog who thinks that she is a cat, a cat who thinks he is a dog . . . you get the picture). When she's not writing, she can usually be found looking for something to read.
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Author Info: Ashley Suzanne
Ashley Suzanne has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a youngster, she was always creating stories and talking to her imaginary friends. Thankfully, her parents also carried this love of fiction, and helped her grow into the bestselling author she is today. When Ashley isn't coming up with her next story, you'll most likely find her on the couch, telling her husband all about her new book boyfriend, or spending quality time with her two gremlins . . . er, adorable children.
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Categories Ashley Suzanne, Breaking Noah, missy johnson
Blog Tour: Burn By Allie Juliette Mousseau
Liam Knight, a sexy panty-melting, hard-bodied streetfighter and renowned tattoo artist, is rising up the ranks of the UFC Middleweight Division, but he's about to get knocked out by his past.
Quinn Kelley is a semester away from becoming a college graduate when her mother's death sends her spiraling, forcing her to go back to her hometown and a past she can't outrun.
Nearly a decade ago, Liam and Quinn fell in love while surviving on the city streets together, but they were torn apart by one irreversible night. Now each has moved forward without the other, but like a tattoo on the heart, absolute love creates a lasting burn.
Quinn has kept a tight rein on her emotions, but with the passing of her mother, the foundation she's built begins to crack. Will seeing Liam again crumble her fortress to the ground, uncovering the flame that still burns? Or will it extinguish the fire forever?
Liam's tough exterior and resentful demeanor hides more than a wounded heart. He's tormented by guilt over what happened to Quinn—and the secret he kept, even from her. But revealing his secrets would require unearthing the all-consuming monster he keeps caged in the darkest part of his soul, the one that threatens to devour him.
When they're given a second chance, will they let go of their fear and pride and let the flame between them become one?
Or will the heat burn them both?
There is something about the way this author gets you emotionally involved with her characters from the start that makes you just want to take them into your arms and take away all the pain and abuse they have ever felt. I thought I had loved the previous book, Dare, but Burn has blown it away. Please make sure that you have read Dare before reading Burn, not only will you have a better understanding of the connection the characters share, but how they became brothers of ink and steel. I am going to warn you, this book deals with abuse and rape, it also deals with healing, love and the family you make not the one you are born into.
Liam and Quinn share a relationship that is special, they are each other's other half. They protect each other, heal each other, and their story was one that should have never been dealt even more pain and suffering. I cried more than one time at the circumstances they were in, the hell both of them lived through, and the heartbreak literally shatter something inside of me. It is hard to describe the connection they share, all I can say is that while it may have been built on a painful past, it is something beautiful.
Allie Juliette Mousseau has written another book that is more than a survivor of abuse and rape, a fighter or a tattoo artist, but she has written a book that proves that family does not have to be only through dna, but it can be anyone who would ever have your back, help you heal from hell and show you what heaven can be like when you have people around who will fight to protect you and love you no matter what your past may have been. I really hope that the next book is released soon because I want to see how she is going to top Burn, which in my opinion is going to be damn hard to do.
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One more hour before Josh shows up.
Maybe he'll get distracted with Sophie and Charlie—his beautiful new family. Then he can call and apologize for missing it, and I can say, Better luck next time.
Damn I hope that happens.
I shade with snow-white opaque, platinum and charcoal and finish off the edges.
I'm actually thankful to Quinn for walking in on me this morning—I could've fucked up my hands bad and would've had to cancel this session—and doing this is the best therapy I could give myself.
"I think you're done, man. Why don't you go take a look?" I tell him.
He slides off the chair and goes up close to the full mirrored wall. "Holy Fuck! It's incredible!"
"Happy you like it." I smile and begin cleaning my area.
"Man, it's a fucking masterpiece."
"Aren't you afraid if you continue fighting in the MMA, you could hurt your hand so bad you wouldn't be able to tat anymore?" he asks.
Wow! That statement hits too close to home.
"I don't mean nothing by it—you're a hell of a fighter—could become a world titleholder," he continues. "But you've got an amazing talent right here."
"Thanks." It's just another subject and another question I don't have an answer for.
After he leaves and my station is all cleaned up, I walk out into the waiting room.
"He was a happy customer," Adrienne chirps.
Adrienne has been working for me since I opened the place. She and her longtime girlfriend live in the apartment above the shop. They're great people.
"Josh just called. He's on his way," she says.
"Great," I mutter and then look around at what I've built: black walls with red trim and black and red checkered flooring with a Persian area rug welcoming clients to sit on the black leather sofas. My artwork hangs on the walls … they're good, but these pieces aren't parts of my soul. Those are colors I've only ever let one person see. After her, I pulled the dark shades down over those windows.
"Want to talk about it?" Ade shakes me from my daze.
"No thanks. I definitely do not want to talk about it."
"Are you going to talk to her about it?"
When I look over at her, she has her arms folded across her chest defiantly. Her spaghetti strapped dress shows off her colorful, flowered arm sleeves.
"You're going to get on my case too?" I accuse.
"Well, you know there are no secrets here." When she tilts her head to challenge me, the light reflects off her silver chin post. "I think fate is giving you a lucky draw from the deck, and you need to play your cards right. You've been pining after her for as long as I've known you."
"Ade—" I begin.
"I'm not finished speaking. This is do or die, Jack—where you find out if she still has a thing for you or not. Maybe then you can get on or move on."
"Jesus Christ, I hate all of this free advice!" I sweep my fingers through my hair.
"Free advice just means you have a family that cares about you," she quips.
At that moment, the buzzer rings, announcing someone has opened the door behind me.
"Welcome to The House of Ink and Steel," Josh announces.
"Hi there!" Adrienne coos with the biggest smile. "You must be Quinn. I'm so excited to meet you."
"Thanks." She sounds unsure and distrustful.
"This is Adrienne, she's been working here for forever," Josh says.
"Oh yeah! Since Liam opened the place."
"It's impressive, Liam."
When Quinn says my name, I feel as if I could melt.
"Would you like the tour?" Josh asks her when I don't answer fast enough.
"I'd love it," Quinn says. "You know, I've watched you on Ink Master."
She's still talking to me.
"Really? You watch that show?" I finally turn to face her.
"Well, only when you've been a guest judge. Guess I'm partial to your work as an artist." She bites her lip and her gaze drops to the floor.
It's her shy look. Her I-want-to-hide look.
"Come on, I'll show you the alcoves." Josh takes her arm in his. "Talon and Ryder do quite a lot more work around here than he does."
As he leads her through the place Adrienne comes close and whispers in my ear, "It's going to be alright, Liam. The universe has a way of working things through when it's the right time."
"At least one of us believes that."
"Don't be so cynical," she scolds. "You just got handed a second chance."
Before I can shoot her a dirty look, Josh and Quinn come back through the lobby. "Let's get some lunch," Josh says. "I'm famished."
I give Adrienne a kiss on her cheek. Even though she's just frustrated the living hell out of me, I know she cares.
We step out into the parking lot.
"I like the family SUV look you've got going on here," I razz Josh, who used to drive a sleek Gillette Vertigo around. He still has it, but now he also owns a souped-up (with all the safety features) Chevy Tahoe. It has a pink flowered car seat in the back, which I'm sitting next to, along with the toys I had to push over to make room for my ass. A purple sippy cup sits in the drink holder next to Josh.
"Wouldn't have it any other way," he admits with a shit-eating grin.
"I'd love to meet your family." Quinn smiles over at him from the passenger seat.
"I can make that happen," he tells her.
Soon, though, Josh drives the scenic route around Lake Calhoun.
"Look!" He indicates the colorful snow kites gliding over the frozen lake. Before anyone protests, he pulls into the recreation area's parking lot.
"It's been a long time since I've seen those," Quinn says. "It looks like a kaleidoscope."
"Good thing we're all dressed warmly. Let's get a closer look." Josh turns off the engine. "I could use the fresh air too."
This is turning into more than lunch. Before I lose my cool, I try to get back into the state of mind I had when I was tatting the guy's arm.
"Sounds good," Quinn says, and that solidifies it.
We all walk out to the lake's edge. There's so much going on here, even in the middle of February, and it reminds me why I love this city. Vendors are serving hot cocoa and warm, freshly baked pretzels; kids are running around in full snow gear, and of course, there are the snow kites. A snow kite looks a lot like a windsurfer, only it's built to stand and sail on ice. The colors remind me of a hot air balloon festival, when hundreds take to the skies.
"There must be close to fifty of them," I say.
"Have you ever tried it?" Quinn asks, and I realize she's talking directly to me.
"No. I'd fall flat on my ass." I smile.
"Yeah, and break it, then I'd be the one carrying you home." Josh laughs.
"Asshole." I shove him lightly. "You know, Connor's into it. Has his own kite and everything. He's good at it."
Josh asks Quinn, "So, where are you living these days?"
"Georgia. I've been there the past few years."
"Do you like it?" he prods.
"It's hot and humid in the summertime, but the winters aren't so bad." She shrugs. "I sort of like the storms that blow through."
She didn't really answer his question.
"It's really cool you two became such close friends." She stares off dreamily at the kites.
"Yeah, I put up with him," Josh quips and shoves my shoulder. "You two entertain each other for a second, I need to use the loo."
I'm going to kill the fucker. I have no idea what to say! And obviously neither does she, as we both just stand there, painfully uncomfortable.
"Adrienne seems sweet," Quinn finally says.
"Yeah, she's cool."
"How long have the two of you known each other?"
"Since I opened shop six years ago." I watch a novice kiter fall on his ass. I know how you feel, buddy, I think.
"Six years is a long time," she says.
"I guess." I just shrug my shoulders. I'm now plotting the ways I'm going to kill Josh. "You never did finish telling Josh if you liked living in Georgia."
"The people are really nice. I love the southern hospitality and big smiles. The people make you feel really welcome." She continues, "I've made some great friends."
"But?" I say, while I crane my neck towards the bathrooms.
"But …?"
"It's an easy question, do you like living in Georgia?" It comes out more rough-edged than I intend it to.
"Yes, I do," she snaps back at me.
Perfect, I've made her angry.
Trying to save this conversation, which is already a train wreck, I try, "I'd miss the winter too much, I think, to live down south."
"I miss the winter, the smell in the air and the prickly feel of the cold on your face," she says, then slowly states. "I've been thinking for a while now about … maybe … moving back up into this area."
It's a big city, but not big enough. "Would your boyfriend go for that?" FUCK! Way to be subtle. And I don't even want her to answer that! "You know, Josh is taking a long fucking time. I'm going to walk by the bathroom and see what's taking him so long."
I walk away fast, hoping she'll forget that I asked her anything. Now I'm getting pissed off because I'm acting like a fucking teenager!
"Wait, I'll go with you," she says, catching up.
Without paying her much mind, I throw open the door of the men's bathroom and walk inside, calling Josh's name. When I get no answer, I come back out.
"Did you see him?" I ask.
"No." She looks at me like I'm nuts. "Maybe he had to go to the car to get something."
We walk together out into the parking lot, until we're standing in the empty space Josh's SUV had been parked in.
"Okay … that's weird. You know, I'll just call him." She fumbles through her coat pockets. "He may have gotten a call from … Sophie … my phone isn't here. Oh, shit! I just remembered, Josh asked if he could borrow my cell phone when his battery died. He must not have given it back to me."
"I've got mine." I feel my jacket's inner lining and find only a piece of paper.
Sorry, Liam. Josh made me do it. Adrienne
I close my eyes as the reality of what Josh just pulled off becomes completely clear.
"That asshole!" I look around the lot, hoping it isn't what I think.
"He drove us out here, left us on purpose, and stranded us further by confiscating our fucking phones!" I'm fuming.
How the fuck could he do that to me? What the fuck would make him think this was a good idea?
I hear a soft giggle beside me. I peer over to see Quinn trying to stifle her laughter behind her mitten-covered hand.
"It isn't funny!" I state. "It's a five mile hike back to my place."
That doesn't stop her. Her response grows from a giggle to an all-out laughing fit.
"He didn't even fucking feed us!" I growl.
But her eyes still sparkle when she laughs, and it sounds so good and beautiful I can't help but get sucked into it.
"You think it's funny?" I reluctantly smile at her.
She nods with tears in her eyes.
I have to hand it to him, this is definitely one way to force us together.
Allie Juliette Mousseau is a USA Today Bestselling author.
She can always be found writing, playing in puddles with her children, hiking with her husband, or adventuring somewhere in the world. Her favorite place to write on warm days is outdoors, but when the weather gets too cold, she'll be inside at her desk inspired by the mountain view from her home office in Montana where she lives with her loving husband, children, and golden retriever. She loves to travel and lived for three years in her RV with her family while visiting the national parks and forests of the U.S. and a couple Canadian provinces. She is excited to add all of Canada and Alaska in the near future!
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Categories abuse, Brothers Of Ink And Steel series, Burn, fighter, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, rape, second chances, Survivor of Abuse, Tattoo
Blog Tour: Damnation By Elizabeth Montgomery
Cecily, Isaac, and Julian have worked together to defeat one evil. Can they survive another?
In order to save herself from the twisted fate Sadina, the creator of the Dyphillum, has in store for her, Cecily will be forced to find the most powerful magic she possesses – or become nothing more than the mother of an army of immortal bent to take over the world.
Sadina has to die, but would that erase all of the spells she has cast? Would history be rewritten without the Dyphillum race?
With help from an unlikely ally and opposition from the elders, the trio is forced to reach deeper than ever before to defeat this great evil.
Isaac's POV
"Who is Sadina?" Cecily asked again.
"She is no one we need to be messin' with," Ezrah said as he gathered the dried bullets putting them into a clip belonging to his .40 cal.
"Sadina is a witch, one of the strongest alive as a matter of fact," Julian said walking around the side of the house, "She put a curse on a pack of shifters all because her wee lil heart was broken, Lucas said she may have something to do with all of this. Little tidbit of info, she is also the creator of the Dyphillum clan, which kind of makes her untouchable."
"Why would she be untouchable?" Cecily asked as she sat down next to Ezrah.
"All the power that we have from our witch side was given to us by Sadina, it was passed down by genetics and becomes stronger as more Dyphillum are born but will never be enough to take her on head to head," I said as I walked over to the both of them. Julian hung back by the house, close enough to be part of the conversation but far enough to keep his eyes on the woods that surrounded us.
"So she is kind of like the mother of the clan?" Cecily cocked her head to the side looking confused.
"Your parents never told you about her?" Julian asked with one eyebrow raised in surprise.
"No, haven't heard of her till today, what does she have to do with the possession of the elders?" She was looking at the ground, I could feel she was embarrassed that she didn't know any of this.
"She is someone you don't want to piss off and somehow the Dyphillum have done just that, this is what we need to figure out, Jules, does Lucas have more answers?" I asked taking Cecily's hand and gently rubbing my thumb over her knuckles, just then I heard some branches crack and by the way everyone's heads turned, so did they.
Author Elizabeth Montgomery was born in Williamsburg, Virginia and raised a hop, skip, and a jump away in Yorktown, Virginia. Paranormal inspiration was easily obtained during her childhood in these colorful towns. This helped to spur her love of Paranormal romance stories, but she also enjoys reading YA and NA.
She is currently raising four children and a husband while elbow-deep in the depths of the writing cave. You can often find her searching on Google for an appropriate, or sometimes inappropriate, photo to insert in any random conversation. If not on Google, or Facebook chat, she can be found drinking coffee (like any normal writer), eating Gummy Bears, baking fanciful cakes, reading (of course), or writing (duh).
"I always wondered what authors meant when they said that their characters tell them what to write – I get it now!"
Categories Damnation, Elizabeth Montgomery
Blog Tour: Chasing Dragon By T.K. Leigh
He's trying to protect his heart…
She's a shell of the girl she once was…
Can he chase away the demons threatening to destroy her?
Mackenzie Delano craves control. After tragedy strikes during her freshman year of college, she compensates for the helplessness she felt by micro-managing every aspect of her life, from her business life to her social life…to her love life. But she wasn't expecting to cross paths with a mysterious man who seems to invade her every thought.
Tyler Burnham has been living his life with one rule in mind…never fall in love. Focusing solely on his career, he is able to remain a detached observer of life… Until a case is dropped in his lap, forcing him to form an intimate relationship with a sharp-tongued woman in order to obtain the location of a man deemed an enemy of the State.
When Tyler finds himself falling for Mackenzie, will he be able push his feelings aside and recover the information he needs? Or will he put the mission and their lives at risk to follow his heart? Chasing The Dragon is the first installment of a two part series of deception and betrayal where nothing is as it seems.
***Note – Chasing The Dragon is the first book in a two-book duet and is a spin-off of T.K. Leigh's USA Today Best Selling Beautiful Mess series. It is not necessary to have read that series in order to read this duet, but it will contain a mild spoiler from the third book in the Beautiful Mess series, Gorgeous Chaos.***
Holy shit, what did I get myself into when I started Chasing The Dragon by T.K. Leigh? I just couldn't put it down once I started it and I didn't want to reach the last page when I was done I need more. I hadn't previously read a book by T.K. Leigh but if Chasing The Dragon is just a glimpse into her writing and the way she gets you addicted to the characters and the story line then I have found a new author to devour.
I don't want to give anything away about the story line, I am worried that I will somehow ruin it or won't be able to perfectly describe the book like it deserves. Chasing The Dragon will have your emotions needing antianxiety medications by the time you read the last word. There is suspense, there is romance, there is angst, there are funny moments, there are romance moments, there is betrayal, this book has it all. My kindle went air born more than once while reading only for me to rush over, pick it up, and start to read once more. And I am not even going to get into the book hang over that I have while waiting for the next part to be released.
If you are a fan of books that will have you on the edge of your seat, will fuck with your mind and have you praying that you get the next book sooner rather than later then I think you will love Chasing The Dragon. I can't wait to see what will happen next.
"Dance with me, Mackenzie," he said, holding my hand in his, sensually placing the other just below my hip bone. "What are you−" "Shhh…," he admonished, expertly leading me in our dance, the band playing Cole Porter's Every Time We Say Goodbye. "Just enjoy it and don't think." I simply nodded, turning my head to scan the restaurant. "Mackenzie, eyes on me. I need to know you're with me." I snapped my eyes back to his, my mouth slightly agape as my heart pounded in my chest. He was warm and spellbinding. The way he held me in his arms comforted me and made me feel as if they were made to hold me. "Are you with me?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. "Yes," I said, my voice soft. He leaned toward me and the bit of stubble on his chin brushed my skin. "Yes what?" he whispered. "I'm with you." The corners of his lips turned up slightly and there was a spark about him that wasn't present yesterday. "I like the sound of that, Miss Delano." He pulled me closer and I tilted my head to peer into his striking eyes, needing the connection I felt at that moment. It was unlike anything I had ever experienced, all because of a well-placed hand, a sinfully sexy voice, eyes that made me want to melt, and arms that felt like home. "Who would have thought that the Mackenzie whose lips I couldn't stop seeing in my dreams last night would turn out to be Mackenzie Delano, proprietor of South Padre's hottest new spot?" "How did−" "Shhh," he said once more. "You think too much. Just enjoy the moment because it's over once the band plays the final note to this melody." I snapped my mouth shut, a strange awareness of loss washing over me at the prospect of this complete stranger walking away from me once the song came to an end, wondering if I would ever see him again. "You're a lovely dancer, Miss Delano," he commented. "Thank you," I answered, unsure of whether to say anything further. He seemed to be in complete control of the dance, of his words…and of mine. And, for the first time, I was okay with someone else calling the shots. "You have a dancer's body. I'm confident you've bewitched quite a few men with the way you can seamlessly navigate the dance floor." He leaned toward me and whispered, "I must confess… You've bewitched me." His voice was sweet as it crooned in my ear, and I was left a silent, blubbering mute, the sincerity in his declaration sparking a renewed sense of longing I had ignored for years. My breathing grew ragged, and I was unable to formulate any response. I simply lost myself in the moment of our dance, wanting his sensual words to ring in the recesses of my mind for all eternity. I wished I could have recorded his voice murmuring those endearing words to me so I could replay them over and over again when I needed to feel something I didn't think I would ever feel again. He molded my frame to his, our bodies swaying to the classic tune, and began to sing along with the band. I imagined he was singing to me, and me alone. His voice was deep and guttural, but sweet as he leaned toward my neck and crooned the last verse into my ear. I closed my eyes, losing myself in his warmth, his voice, his everything. All too soon, the final note rang out, silence encompassing the room, but we continued to sway to the music in our heads, our rhythm perfectly in tune to each other. A loud drum kick echoed, startling me, and I opened my eyes, almost expecting it all to be a dream. But it wasn't, and I was met with my mysterious stranger's strong face. Time stood still as we simply stared at each other, neither one of us moving. I licked my dry lips, nerves causing my breathing to grow more intense and labored. He grabbed my hand and brought it to his soft lips, placing a kiss on it. The contact caused a rush of adrenaline to run through me. Before I could ask his name, he was gone, leaving me stunned and alone once more.
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T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is the USA Today Best Selling author of the Beautiful Mess series. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn't until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.
When she's not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia, the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
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Categories Adult Contemporary romance, angst, Chasing The Dragon, Deception Duet, suspense, T.K. Leigh
Virtual Tour: Rush By Gina Gordon
In this edgy, sizzling romance for fans of Monica Murphy and Abbi Glines, a bad boy shows a straitlaced law student how to slow down and savor the good things.
Everly Parker is about to graduate from law school, always busy, and can't stop rushing through life. Her late grandmother left her a bucket list of meaningful, can't-miss experiences, but she hasn't completed a single one. Then searing-hot Max Levin bursts into her world. As a casting director for a porn production company, Max is loaded, cocky, and all wrong for Everly. Still, she's tempted enough to cross the first item off her list: Go out with someone you'd never give the time of day.
Inheriting a porn empire isn't every guy's dream (well, actually, it probably is), but Max isn't complaining. It's just that until he meets Everly, he has no idea what he's been missing. As the pressure mounts to take over the family business, Max can't help wondering what would happen if he chose Everly instead. So far, his life has been a wild ride, but only Everly promises the greatest rush of all: love.
Perceptions, preconceived notions, expectations, and first impressions. All of these things can control our lives more than we would ever imagine. For some those four things are what we think make us who we are or are what we use to judge others. Sometimes these can be spot on but other times, they can be so wrong you feel like you no longer know what is the truth and what is an act that we want others to see.
Take Max for instance. Everly couldn't put another face to Max besides porn when she first met him. She didn't know who he was deep inside, what he really wanted to do with himself, not that Max knew right then either. Slowly she got to see that he was more, and it was the more that she loved about him. Max was supposed to take over his father's porn company, it was what was expected of him to do, even if he didn't want to. He wasn't happy, he wanted more and when Everly walked into his life he slowly began to know what he wanted, that being her.
Everly is in law school. Both of her parents are lawyers so it is the expectations of her parents that she follow in their foot steps. They are controlling and judgmental and make her life hell. Her grandmother saw beyond the mask and wanted Everly to experience life and to live. Max helps her with that, but even though she is falling for him and they have this amazing chemistry, she worries that she is to dull and boring for him. I really felt bad more than once because of what other's would say or do to get her to doubt herself and the relationship she had with Max.
I really enjoyed Rush, and I can't wait to see who the next book in the series will be about. The idea about the porn company owner and the law school student was one that I just couldn't pass up. Remember the four things I mentioned in the very first sentence of this review? Rush shows that you shouldn't always judge people without knowing them and just because someone's career choice may not be your own, you have no idea about the real person beyond the title you may end up more surprised than you would ever imagine.
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"I'm in the business of bringing fantasy to life, Ms. Parker." I was mesmerized by the soft swell of her breasts that poked above the neckline of her shirt. So subtle and delicate. "I bet you've got a few stored away for a rainy day."
A sharp snap brought my attention back to her face. "Don't you know it's rude not to look someone in the face when talking to them?" When I finally brought my eyes up and away from her breasts, she was glaring at me. Her shoulders had migrated to her ears in annoyance.
I was usually a lot subtler when checking out the opposite sex. Not that I had to be. It was my job to analyze every curve and swell of a woman's body, but served me right for giving in to my baser desires. She had totally called me on it.
"Hmm . . . I guess I don't." I stepped forward and walked around her, just as the hard crunching noise of the coffee grinder went off in the distance.
I liked this girl. She may be hiding what I was positive was an above-average body behind those frumpy clothes, but she had gumption. Confidence. Yet not the confidence I was used to. I made my living working with women who found their sense of self with their bodies. But not this woman. I had an inkling that her confidence originated from being first in her class.
Her head swiveled with my movements and I heard her tiny gasps for breath as I hovered, each time getting closer. Finally, I leaned in and whispered, "Want to teach me a lesson?" I grinned then stepped away, but not before I saw the shiver race up her spine.
So you do have an effect on her.
But when I turned to face her, she had already forgotten my affect on her body. "Somehow I have the feeling you've already got a long line of scorned women ready to teach you a lesson in manners."
I heard Ben chuckle behind me, then clear his throat.
"Touché, Ms. Parker."
"I have studying to do, so . . ." She lifted her chin, eyes blazing at me. "I'll leave you to
your meeting."
"It's too bad." I squeezed myself back into the booth and kicked out one leg, resting my arm along the top of the seat back. "Guess I won't be getting the lashing I so deserve."
She laughed me off. Actually laughed at my words. Not that cute little giggle women
usually got when I laid it on thick, but laughed at me. "Goodbye." She walked away, but not before giving me one last look that cut right through me.
I'd been eyed before. By women and men. Always with a glimmer of seduction or the blatant go-ahead to bring them to my bedroom. But never like this. Never with such disregard for everything I was and everything I stood for. This woman didn't know me. She was just like the others. Judging a book before she looked between the covers—and being a student, she should know better.
But I was used to people belittling my work and my character. I'd dealt with it my whole life. I knew what it was like to have people call my mother a dirty slut. How it felt to have my father compared to a pimp. But even after all the teasing and taunting that only adolescents could hammer at me, never had I ever felt the need to defend myself so thoroughly.
I returned my attention to Ben, Jade, and Stella, almost forgetting why I was here.
"Sorry about that," Jade said. "Everly can be a bit uptight sometimes. She's just stressed out with studying."
"So, where were we," Stella asked, leaning against me. From across the table, Ben stared with a curious, but shocked face. "I think we were going to give you a little sneak peek of our skills." She purred and pawed at me like a cat in heat.
I wasn't interested in watching a show. I was . . . confused. Confused at the fact that I was more interested in the bookworm three tables away than the two beautiful women in front of me.
Was it because I was taken aback by her quick wit and innocent smile? Or was it something more? Was it because she saw right through me? She knew I was Max Levin, the porn guy. But she . . . didn't care.
I had walked into this café with the intent of meeting and signing two escorts to short- term contracts. Instead, I wanted nothing more than to figure out why that Plain Jane had just woken up my cock. More importantly, why her indifference toward me actually hit a nerve. Women usually batted their eyelashes and looked at me with a dreamy gaze. Not this girl, she wasn't wooed by my charms or status. And it was fucking intriguing.
"Would you excuse me a minute?"
Ben shot me a quizzical look. "Where are you going?"
"Ladies, would you mind discussing with Mr. Lockwood your boundaries? The type of scenes you'd be willing to film." I stood and pulled out a draft contract from my pocket. "He'll also discuss the average payouts." I looked at him and clapped him on the shoulder. "Page twelve."
The bookworm had just presented me with a challenge.
I wasn't done with her. Not by a long shot.
When her dream of becoming a mafia princess didn't pan out, Gina Gordon went after her second dream: becoming a writer. And she hasn't looked back. A self-proclaimed happily-ever-after junkie and cupcake connoisseur, Gordon loves spinning contemporary tales of knee-bending first kisses, unconditional love, and super-hot sex. She lives in Milton, Ontario, with her husband and their lovable dog.
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Categories Adult Contemporary romance, Erotic, gina gordon, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, New Adult Romance, Rush, White Lace series
Release Blitz: Shuttergirl By CD Reiss
ONE movie star on the cusp of greatness
ONE broken girl who touched him
TEN years to forget her
A MILLION stories in Hollywood
I am not hurt.
I don't need a second chance with him, or a life I thought I had.
While he was out forgetting me to become a movie star, I was building a career out of nothing. A career as a paparazzi, but a career. For a foster kid who bounced around every home in Los Angeles, that wasn't easy.
This camera is all I have.
He's nothing to me. Every time I take his picture and sell it, I remind myself that I did it all without him or his approval, his cinnamon smell or his clear green eyes. He lights up the screen like a celestial body, but he's nothing but a paycheck to me.
He can throw my camera off a balcony, and nothing has to change. We can stay king and queen of the same city, and different worlds.
Except this is Hollywood, and here, anything can happen.
I had previously tried to read other books by CD Reiss but didn't really like them so I wasn't sure if I would like Shuttergirl but decided that sometimes it is just my mood at the time that I don't like a certain book so I wanted to give this one a chance. I am happy that I did. I really enjoyed reading Shuttergirl so much that I plan to give the other book a second shot.
The author had a way to just paint the picture she wanted you to see with the right words. I almost felt like I was looking through a lens and seeing what she did when she was trying to describe what was happening between Laine and Michael. I really hope that makes sense to everyone reading this because it does to me and I am just having a problem describing it correctly. Anyone can write a love story, but for it to be a great love story for me there has to be a connection between the characters that you can just feel, that if you closed your eyes and pictured them that you could. CD Reiss was able to make that happen for me.
I am anxiously awaiting the next book in this series, if it is anywhere close to being as good as Shuttergirl was, then fans of her books will be ecstatic. I know I am so happy that I gave this author another shot because if I hadn't I would have missed out on a damn good book.
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Excerpt #1
I stroked his hair, waist deep in peace, all worry gone for the moment, and floating in no more than an ocean of gratitude. I must have been more vulnerable than I realized, or he'd reopened some wound with his kindness, because though my sweet reverie stayed, as the minutes passed, a layer of need fitted itself on top of it.
I needed to tell him, if not the details, the outlines of who I was.
"I want you to know," I whispered, starting somewhere small, then everything I didn't want to say spilled out. "I have stuff. I've never been to jail, but you know, it's stuff, and it's ugly, and it scares me. Because, I mean, you're so perfect, and I'm… I'm just a mess. I'm not whole. I'm a bunch of pieces of a person I cobbled together." My eyes got wet when I thought of the comparisons between us and that picture in my silverware drawer. "So if you have to move on when you realize that, I'll understand. You have an image, and if anyone understands protecting a career, it's me. I mean, I'll be mad, don't get that wrong, but also." I swallowed and blinked, shifting my head so he wouldn't feel the tear on his forehead. "I won't blame you."
I waited for an answer. Anything. A change in position or a word on any subject. The weather. Sports. Something. But all he did was breathe.
I smiled so wide, tears fell into my mouth. He was sleeping.
CD Reiss is a USA Today and Amazon bestseller. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn't pick up, she's at the well, hauling buckets.
Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master's degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere, but it did embed TV story structure in her head well enough for her to take a big risk on a TV series structured erotic series called Songs of Submission. It's about a kinky billionaire hung up on his ex-wife, an ingenue singer with a wisecracking mouth; art, music and sin in the city of Los Angeles.
Critics have dubbed the books "poetic," "literary," and "hauntingly atmospheric," which is flattering enough for her to put it in a bio, but embarrassing enough for her not to tell her husband, or he might think she's some sort of braggart who's too good to give the toilets a once-over every couple of weeks or chop a cord of wood.
If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.
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GIVEAWAY & NOTE FROM AUTHOR
I am so happy with the response to Shuttergirl, and I cannot wait to send Michael and Laine out into the world, because who doesn't swoon over a second chance at love?
It's a new genre for me, and I'm exploding with excitement, so I've dropped some fantastic reasons for readers to get the book right away.
TREAT YOURSELF LIKE A MOVIE STAR!
$500 Spa Gift Card
If you could get an hour, or ten away from the daily grind of paparazzi and interviews (or the job and kids), what would you do?
Get a foot rub/slash/pedicure? A massage? Maybe something called a Sleep Treatment that right now sounds better than sex?
Maybe you'd bring a friend or two, or maybe you'd just get a manipedi when you wanted one. Because the life of a megastar ain't for the weak-willed or lazy, and running from paparazzi can really wear down a girl's nails.
Woodhouse Spas are no joke. They're all over the country and they're….sigh. Fabulous. But if you don't live near one, we can do Burke Williams, Halcyon Days or Red Door.
Take the fun SHUTTERGIRL READER QUIZ!
The link to the quiz is in the back of the book, and yes, that's the ONLY place to find it! There are bonus questions relating to Jonathan and Antonio for extra prizes. You have until June 3rd to enter! That gives you a solid two weeks to read the book and get your chance at a $500 movie star spa treatment!
If you are a paperback reader, email me and we'll work it out .
Categories Adult Contemporary romance, Erotic, Friends to Lovers, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Shuttergirl, The Hollywood Project series
Cover Reveal: Leather & Lace By J.A. Fredericks
The day Harley Sonnick is released from a three year prison sentence for a crime she didn't willingly commit, she returns to the only family she has left—the Inferno Glory MC. But the club's president isn't ready to forgive her for past sins and turns her away, forcing her to trust in a new club member who's arguably the sexiest man she's ever laid eyes on.
Colt Sawyer, a young military veteran like the other MC members, is elusive and doesn't have much to do with the women throwing themselves at him until Harley comes riding into his life on her own motorcycle. Together with his best friend and fellow MC member Ranger, Colt will do everything in his power to remind Harley what it's like to be pleasured by a man and make her feel at home despite the reluctance of the MC.
Things take an unexpected turn when Harley's worldly possessions are ripped away, forcing her to rethink her future. But she isn't a pathetic princess in need of saving and is reluctant to accept help. Prison made her hard, forcing her to guard her feelings at all costs. So when dark, blue eyed Colt does inexplicable things to both her body and heart, she's forced down a dark path of passion and desire that threatens all the safeguards she's set in place.
Fourth shot of Jack held in the air, I salute the guys. The brown liquid sloshes over the side. "I hope you boys like what I'm wearing because I'll be wearing it for a looong fucking time. I'm brokety-broke."
"We'll get you new clothes," Colt growls, prying the shot glass from my hand. "Whatever you need, darlin.' You let us know and we'll take care of it."
I ogle him for a long moment, wondering how he's even sexier when I'm fueled with booze. Now that I have liquid courage, it'd be easier to finally get a taste of his splendid mouth and run my tongue all over his giant muscles.
Shaking the thoughts from my head, I release a nasally laugh. "Could you get me a new life? 'Cause I fucked mine up. Royally." Swiping the shot back from Colt, I slurp it down in one swallow. "More shots!" I call to the bartender, slamming the empty glass on the wooden bar top.
"No, we're good, Christine," Colt tells the surly, old woman behind the bar. She shakes her head and leaves us to attend to the only other patron drinking before noon.
"You're young, Harley," Ranger says from Colt's other side, drinking from his glass of whiskey. "Whatever happened, you've got time to bounce back."
"Bounce back?" I ask with a hiccup. "Kinda hard to bounce back without a cent to my name and a record." I study the two hunks with the only eye that will stay open. They're collectively so damn hot I'm ready to take them both on the bar-top. "Either of you boys have a record? And I don't mean the kind that go round and round."
Colt's brows knit together. "You've done time?"
"Three years, just got out yesterday." They may as well know the whole truth about me if Remmy hasn't told them already. "It's the reason I'm homeless and family-less and completely without anyone who could give a fuck about me." I turn to rest my elbow on the bar, but miss and about topple off the stool while laughing my ass off. "And now I don't even have any underwear! Can you fuckin' believe that?"
Colt rises and hooks his arm around my waist. "Time to get you out of here." He hoists me over his shoulder so my jean-clad ass is in the air.
"Put me the fuck down!" I yell, beating my fists against the back of his leather coat and kicking my legs through the air. "You can't just fuckin' man-handle people like this!"
Ignoring my best efforts, Colt laughs as he slaps a hand-full of bills on the bar. "Thanks, Christine. Ranger, let's roll."
"Be there in a minute, hoss," Ranger answers, chuckling.
I fight Colt the whole way to the pickup where he dumps my ass on the seat like a sack of potatoes before sliding in next to me. When I swing my fist at him, he wrestles me down onto my back, pinning my arms at my sides with one arm braced across my body. His beautiful eyes are hard as he hovers over me, using his free hand to flip his hair behind an ear. "Stop fightin' me darlin,'" he breaths heavily, our lips enticingly close. "You may think nobody gives a fuck, but I do and I'm here for you."
Frozen by the enduring look he's giving me, I become limp beneath him and inhale his enticing scent. Then the exquisite cock I got a preview of earlier stirs to life between us, locking my breath in my chest. His grip around my wrists loosens as the expression on his face morphs into something raw and primal that does unexplainable things to my insides.
Oh god. I've never wanted someone this way.
Just as I bite my lip with the thought of bringing my mouth up to meet his, the driver's door creaks opens behind me. "You two need alone time?" Ranger asks, his voice wavering with amusement.
The kind of phenomenal sexy smile that could impregnate a virgin spreads across Colt's lips and he laughs, sky-blue eyes still staring down on me. "Let's go get this girl some new panties."
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Totalmente Sem Noção Demais  é uma série de televisão brasileira produzida originalmente pelo serviço de streaming Globoplay, sendo essa sua primeira série original. Exibida entre 31 de maio e 21 de junho de 2016, totalizando 10 episódios. É um spin-off da telenovela Totalmente Demais (2015-16). Contou com o roteiro de Mário Viana, redação final de Claudia Sardinha e revisão de textos de Rosane Svartman e Paulo Halm, com direção de Felipe Sá e Dayse Amaral Dias.

O elenco principal é composto por Juliana Paiva, Olívia Torres, Orã Figueiredo, Samantha Schmutz e Hélio de la Peña. Foi exibida no programa vespertino Vídeo Show como forma de levantar a audiência entre 4 e 15 de julho de 2016.

Produção
O spin-off do folhetim de Rosane Svartman e Paulo Halm estreou em 31 de maio de 2016, como conteúdo digitalizado exclusivo do Globoplay e teve duração de 10 episódios, lançados em todas as terças, quintas e sábados.

Enredo
A história se passa um ano antes da trama da novela, focando nos personagens do Bairro de Fátima. Hugo (Orã Figueiredo) é dono do restaurante mais famoso do bairro, o Flor do Lácio e tem duas filhas: Sandra (Juliana Paiva), que é uma jovem aplicada a ir para a balada e Débora (Olívia Torres), que sonha em em ir para Harvard e trabalhar em desenvolvimento de jogos. No mesmo bairro moram Dorinha (Samantha Schmütz) e Zé Pedro (Hélio de la Peña), com seus filhos João (Leonardo Lima Carvalho) e Maria (Juliana Louise) e a dupla de amigas Lurdinha (Carolyna Aguiar) e Kátia (Aline Borges).

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Excellent information derived through thorough scientific research on Flouride FAQs can be found on the Australian Dental Association's website.
Fluoride is the ion that comes from the naturally occurring element, fluorine. Fluorine is never encountered in its free state in nature because it combines with other elements as fluoride compounds in the earth. Water dissolves these compounds, creating fluoride ions. Fluoride is present in all water sources, including the oceans.
Drinking fluoridated water increases the resistance of teeth to decay, resulting in fewer cavities. This means fewer fillings, fewer extractions, fewer visits to the dentist and lower dental bills - resulting in better smiles, fewer dentures and less pain and suffering. Fluoridation will help to reduce the number of school or working hours or days that are lost due to dental problems or visits to the dentist."
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First baby in the U.S. born from transplanted womb of dead donor
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CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio says it has delivered the first baby in North America from a womb transplanted from a dead donor.
Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or a relative. In December, doctors in Brazil reported the world's first birth using a deceased donor's womb.
A baby girl was born from a woman who received a uterus transplant on June 18, 2019, at the Cleveland Clinic.Stephen Travarca / Cleveland Clinic via AP
"Through this research, we aim to make these extraordinary events ordinary for the women who choose this option," transplant surgeon Andreas Tzakis said in a statement on the hospital's website. "We are grateful to the donor. Their generosity allowed our patient's dream to come true and a new baby to be born."
These types of transplants were pioneered in Sweden, where the first successful procedure was performed five years ago.
The Cleveland hospital said Tuesday that the girl was born in June. The clinic has done five uterus transplants so far and three have been successful, with two women waiting to attempt pregnancy with new wombs.
The hospital said its program uses wombs from female donors who have died recently, as opposed to using a live donor "who would need to have major abdominal surgery to have her uterus removed."
In all, the clinic aims to enroll 10 women in its study.
Minyvonne Burke is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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Europe's dilemma
Over the last 30 years, globalization has shaped our societies for good or bad. We may be discontent about it and try to limit its adverse effects on wages and social protection. Technology has also shaped globalization; the emergence of new economic powers has conferred a new political structure. Those countries which will not have a continental dimension will become politically irrelevant. Like in a chess game, the pawns can move one step at a time, in one direction, but against them the knights, the towers, the Queen move in all directions .Imagine if Europe transforms into the United States, it would become a tower.
Europe is the richest continent of the world, technologically advanced, more populated than the United States, Russia or Brazil, but lacks political power. The paradox is that it does not seek for more powersmainly due to its internal divisions. Yet it cannot by itself provide economic stability, resolve migration issues, bring legality and peace in our Mediterranean confines and to turn into a federal governance in order to address the problems increasingly posed by globalization.
Those who want and fight for the United States of Europe know that there is no other way in the global economy if it wants to bring much needed stability and security to its citizens. Last June, an open letter signed by more than 200 academics was forwarded to Heads of State and government. It indicated some of the necessary reforms to make Europe work better, in particular the completion of the eurozone governance and called for a " clear roadmap and timetable to complete the banking union and to reach the fiscal, economic and political unions by the end of the European legislature .
Citizens need a vision and a way forward to a Europe based on democracy, solidarity and subsidiarity. Nothing else can win back their trust towards the Union. The alternative is the spread of the social perception of an inevitable and irreversible decline, which fosters the rise of populism, nationalism and xenophobia. Leadership implies responsibility towards the citizens of today and tomorrow"
To be or not to be, that is the question. Hamlet chose not to be and had the end that Shakespeare has told us. We, Europeans are making the wrong choice and if we do not remake our Europe we'll have the same end. Yet, Europe has the potential to shape its economic and political future as it did in the aftermath of WWII.
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1871 Gilkicker used for militia training.
5th. Battery 7th. Brigade R.A. stationed in Gilkicker.
Eight of the guns reported as being unable to clear the Isle of Wight.
No.3 Battery 21st Brigade Royal Artillery.
1879 Submarine mining experiments carried out.
1879 Naval warfare exercise at Stokes Bay with Forts Gilkicker with Monckton.
1880 Day-time Naval warfare exercise at Stokes Bay using Gilkicker and Monckton.
1881 4th. Battery 7th. Brigade R.A. moved in 1880. Left 1881.
1881 14th. Battery 11th. Brigade R.A. (A.L.) moved in 1881. Left 1882.
1884 10 gun shields and 8 shield frames installed.
1885 Two 12-inch RMLs installed.
1885 No.5 then No.6 Battery Hampshire Artillery Militia training in Gilkicker.
2 x 12-inch RML gun installed in the roof positions .
1887 10th. Battery Cinque Ports Division moved in. Left 1888.
Some casemates filled to act as traverses.
Casemate guns reorganised into smaller gun groups.
Ditch partially filled to level of magazines.
1890 Modifications to the magazines completed.
1891 Attrnetionm drawn to the unsatisfactory position of two of the roof guns.
1891-92 Two roof guns removed to Southsea Castle and positions converted to observation positions.
1892 9th June: 1st Hants Volunteer (Southampton) Artillery at Fort Gilkicker for Practice.
1892 Hydrophone experiments at Stokes Bay and Gilkicker.
1893 August 17: 220 Gordon Boys camped at the fort for two weeks.
1895 Used for training the militia .
1898 Montgomery Reports on proposals for new armament of BL guns.
1902 Reconstruction for BL guns commenced.
1904 Earth bank added circa.
1904 to 1906 Crossley generators and Defence Electric Lights fitted.
1904 Recommendation by the Owen Committee to disarm Gilkicker.
1905 Reorganisation of R.E. - Stokes Bay used by the School of Electric Lighting (Searchlights).
1905 Fortress Defence Scheme- Gilkicker to be manned by Northumberland R.G.A. Militia in time of attack.
Barrack block converted to married quarters for Royal Artillery and Engineer families.
1911 No.42 Company Royal Engineers at Gilkicker and Monckton.
1915 Detachment of 3rd Battalion Royal Hampshire regiment at Fort Gilkicker.
1917 Gilkicker armed with 3-inch AA gun.
1939-45 Mobile searchlight and Bofors 40mm AA installed during WWII.
R.E. Families occupying barrack quarters.
Italian P.O.W.s working in and around the fort.
1953 28-29 March: Naval exercise 'Coast Artillery' firing small callibre guns from Fort Gilkicker, also searchlights.
1956 Coast Defence abolished and Gilkicker stood down.
1956 Royal Engineer families moved out of married quarters.
1956 Fort used by Department of Environment.
1959 Access to the beach at Gilkicker closed by Gosport Borough Council.
Gilkicker maintained by personel from Fort Brockhurst.
Fort used as a storage facility by H.M.S Dolphin for submarine spares.
1986 Fort released by the Crown, purchased by Hampshire County Council .
1987 Clearance by H.C.C. work began.
1987-1999 Fort used as a building materials store by H.C.C.
1995 Hampshire County Council proposals to restore the fort.
1999 Phoenix Trust proposals to convert the fort.
2000 Planning permission finally approved.
2001 Phoenix Trust withdraws the scheme November.
2002 February: Hampshire County Council issues a press statement to generate interest in the future of the fort.
2006 October: Try Homes withdraws from the proposal to convert the fort to 17 Luxury homes and a small museum.
2006 October: Planning permission expired October.
2006 Marketing commenced on Friday 26 January with a tender closing date of 11 May.
2007 July: H.C.C. announces its intention to sell the leasehold of the fort to a new developer.
Askett Hawk Developments are chosen to undertake the task of converting the fort for modern housing.
2007 November: Askett Hawk Developments outline their proposals for the development of the fort into apartments.
2009 August 11th: Gosport Borough Council Regulatory Board approve Askett Hawk Developments' proposals for the restoration and conversion of Fort Gilkicker.
2010 March: Secretary of State's Inquiry into the proposals commenced.
2010 August: Secretary of State approves the planning application.
2012 March 5th: Work begins to clear the undergrowth from the earth mound surrounding the fort.
2016 Jan Fort Gilkicker Developments Limited is incorported to take over the development of Fort Gilkicker form Askett Hawk.
2016 Planning permission is extended for a further three years. A new secury fence is erected and the fort is made secure once more.
2017 Aug Fencing is erected around the perimeter of the Fort Gilkicker site to undertake scrub clearance works and potentially create a site compound.
2018 Aug Andrew Temperton of Fort Gilkicker Developments Ltd. was reported as saying that investors backing the Fort Gilkicker Development have pulled out of the project, leaving him with no choice but to put the fort back up on the market.


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Quiring C, Sanoski CA, Vallerand AH. Prestalia 14/10. Davis's Drug Guide. 16th ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Davis-Drug-Guide/110283/all/Prestalia_14_10. Accessed April 20, 2019.
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Being oblivious to issues within a relationship is not something those going through the divorce process have a problem with. I'd say anyone thinking about or in the midst of divorce has a pretty good idea of what's wrong with the union. There's no love blindness there, at all. However, there is love blindness onset in other avenues of romantic life, which divorcees may want to be wary of when they re-enter a dating world that is now rife with alternate routes.
1. Do Your Research: Find out and observe what kind of friends and relationships the new dreamboat has in his/her circle. It's not only important to know about his/her family background but also knowing what kind of company they keep on a regular basis is telling of their character. Are their friends people you would enjoy spending time with as well? Is there a close friend that is rude or intolerant? That could be a red flag worth looking into if it's possible the potential mate has similar traits that haven't yet manifested in your long-distance presence. If you do get a chance to talk with any of these friends during a visit, perhaps ask for opinions of their friend you are dating. Granted, they may be biased but the responses could also offer insight into things this person might be hiding from you.
2. Ask About Past Romantic Relationships: Similarly, ask your potential online boyfriend or girlfriend directly about their past loves and breakups. One red flag to watch out for is if he/she speaks of an ex in an extremely demeaning or negative light, without taking any responsibility for the failed romance. Stringer explains how "this kind of statement might signal an inability to take ownership for their part in past relationship problems." It could also signal a lack of responsibility when they are actually in a relationship.
The main thing to avoid when dating online or long-distance is letting your invalidated hopes cause you to invest too much, both emotionally and physically, if you decide to relocate. More dramatically, jumping the gun and marrying someone without knowing who they really are is a clear path to filing for divorce and regretting the blind choices that led you there. Taking it one step at a time, and spending enough time together is key to avoiding love blindness and its sometimes irreparable consequences.


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These are great small and achievable goals!
Reading is also one of my aims and so far so good!
Thank you! I'm nervous but excited to learn to drive as I know it will give me so many more opportunities.
Good luck with the reading, what genre of books do you enjoy?
Definitely! It's just a lot of practice.
I love anything crimey! You know murder mystery type stuff… Orrrr complete fantasy – Harry Potter being my all time favourite!! You??
I really like these goals you've set. Particularly "stop saying yes to everything", which is something I should seriously consider myself, to be honest. The pranking goal sounds amazing too – I haven't seen the ones he did but definitely will have to check them out now haha. Definitely get your revenge on him this year, girl!
So far so good this year and I feel so much better for it. As for pranking, Andy well and truly tricked me so I hope you enjoy reading it.
Thank you, I definitely think it will be fun playing pranks on him too!
Great post I hope you and Andy accomplish all your goals.
Ah sounds a lot like my goals for the year! Hope you have a fantastic 2019!
Its great to have some goals to work towards. I hope you have a great 2019 and achieve all of your goals too!
You've got some great goals there, and putting them out there in a public manner like this is going to improve your chances of following through and achieving them because it gives you that additional accountability. Good luck!
I hope so because they are all things that I'd like to achieve this year. Thank you for reading my post.
Thank you for taking the time to read my latest post.
Some great goals Kelly! I can relate to the one about not saying yes as often. I remind myself that saying no sometimes is a kind of self-care. All the best with your goals & hopes!
I agree but I feel like we always put self-care last, even though saying no to things sounds simple, it can also be really difficult to put into practise.
We have a lot of similar goals for this year! I'm planning on reading more, and I definitely need to start saying no to more things! I'm also sorting out my clothes for charity. Good luck with everything!
Thats great! It feels so good donating things you no longer need to charity. I hope you achieve all of your goals too. What sort of books do you like to read?
These are some great goals! I hope you manage to achieve them all. I also want to be able to cook more meals and to read more!
Thank you, I hope you achieve all of your goals too.
I love these! And they're so doable too! Great post.
Thank you for taking the time to read my latest post. Thats great news that you passed, congratulations! I think I'll be a very nervous driver once I get started.
This is a great list! I've never taken a train before but it definitely is on my bucket list!
Thank you, I highly recommend it, even for just a short journey.
I love the stop saying yes. Good luck with your dreams.
Thank you. Hopefully once I've done it a few times it will become easier.
I love your goals. I do not drive but want to learn as well. My favorite is to stop saying yes. I do this all the time and find my self wishing I had not. Best goal ever!
Thank you. I love my food too but I always stick to the same things. Good luck on continuing to save money!
Thank you, I must admit I have been enjoying travelling around by train more than I thought I would.
I think it's so much more positive to have goals that can be worked on and achieved over the year, rather than a specific time related new year's resolution – so much less pressure! Good luck!
Thank you. I've realised that if I put less pressure on myself, I feel more motivated to achieve things.
Good luck with your plans for 2019. I too want to learn to start politely saying no to people. There are so many posts out there about always saying yes but sometimes it's best for you if you say no.
The part where you mentioned about playing pranks made me laugh!
These are great goals and achievable.
These are all wonderful ideas for 2019! Thank you for sharing with us! Please update us on how your year is going!
Some lovely Goals and hopes for 2019! I wish you all the best for the upcoming year. These Goals all sound very reasonable, I'm sure you'll be able to achieve them all.
These are great achievable goals Kelly. I wish you luck with them, especially getting Andy back for that prank. 😂 If you like trains I'd recommend The Dean Forest Railway (Forest of Dean) or the Steam Museum (Swindon).
Thank you. They sound great places to visit, I'll definitely mention them to Andy.


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