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Clare James, Author of PLAYED (Elite PR #2), Talks About Writing Sexy Heroes

Help me welcome author Clare James today, here to talk about writing sexy heroes! Don’t miss my review of her latest book, PLAYED, here. Writing Sexy Heroes By Clare James   Thanks for having me today, Becky! I’m so excited to talk about what makes a sexy hero in a romance novel. In my new Brazen romance, PLAYED, my hero is a rugged cowboy, who also happens to be a country music god! Double-whammy! Still as good as that is, it isn’t enough. It’s close, but I think there are five traits a romantic hero must have.   #1- He…

New Release and Giveaway! NEVER SURRENDER by Rosie Miles

    Book Title: Never Surrender Author: Rosie Miles Release Date: 10/19/2015 About the book: Police officer Maggie Sinclair prides herself on her independence. She doesn’t need anyone, especially her ex-lover. Working undercover to expose a prostitution ring, Maggie rescues two teenaged girls—but blows her cover in the process. Now she’s in deep, and the only person who can help her is the last man she wants to call… Detective Quinn Keller remembers Maggie telling him Hell would freeze over before she needed him. He offered her everything, and she rejected him. Now he has the opportunity to show Maggie…

New Release and Giveaway! FIREBIRD by Jennifer Loring

FIREBIRD By Jennifer Loring About the book: “When love is not madness, it is not love.” Blurb: Stephanie Hartwell is a journalist chasing the story of her career… When superstar hockey player and notorious bad boy Aleksandr Volynsky is traded to the Seattle Earthquakes in a blockbuster deal, Stephanie demands the opportunity to prove herself by scoring an exclusive interview with a man with no love for the media…the same man she once though, as a naive teenager, she’d someday marry. An Olympian and Stanley Cup Champion, Aleksandr has achieved every goal he’s ever set… Now expected to carry a…

New Release Review: PLAYED by Clare James (Elite PR #2)

Clare James will be visiting the blog later on today–check out her guest post here after 7 AM. And don’t forget about the Brazen October Blitz and Giveaway–PLAYED was featured on this date. Played by Clare James Synopsis: Play. Or be played. The music should be enough. End of story. But Aaron Major is finding out it’s not, and now his agent has hired a firm of suits to help launch his debut album, turning his life into a goddamn circus. Smile here. Play there. Be nice. Well, screw that. If Aaron wanted to spend his time shaking hands and…

October Brazen Blitz and Giveaway! TEMPTING THE NEW BOSS by Angela Claire

If you like your heroes hot, the sex hotter, and a swoon-worthy romance to swoop in and save your happily ever after, Brazen has the story for you. Sinfully sexy soldiers. Alpha cops who demand control. Sweet guys with a naughty side in the bedroom. At Brazen, they’ve got the hero destined to melt your… heart. Visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, Like their Facebook page, and follow them on Pinterest. Today’s featured read: Tempting the New Boss by Angela Claire When Camilla Anderson loses her job just as a position at Talbot Inc. opens up, there’s no…

New Release and Giveaway! ROPED IN by L.P. Dover (Armed & Dangerous #2)

Roped In by L.P. Dover (Armed & Dangerous, #2) Publication date: October 19th 2015 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Synopsis: Who says a wild heart can’t be tamed? For years, I lived for the job and let it control me. Violence was all I knew. I protected, killed, and served. My name is Blake Evans, one of the best undercover cops in the country. I thought I was about to live a quiet life on my ranch in Wyoming until an old friend showed up and changed everything. He brought me her, Hadley Rivers, country music sensation and the one woman I couldn’t have. I…

New Release Review and Giveaway! EVERYTHING I LEFT UNSAID by M. O’Keefe (Everything I Left Unsaid #1)

EVERYTHING I LEFT UNSAID Synopsis: Fans of Jodi Ellen Malpas, K. Bromberg, and Joanna Wylde will be unable to resist this sexy, deeply intimate tale of a woman running from her past, and the darkly mysterious man who sets her free. I didn’t think answering someone else’s cellphone would change my life. But the stranger with the low, deep voice on the other end of the line tempted me, awakened my body, set me on fire. He was looking for someone else. Instead he found me. And I found a hot, secret world where I felt alive for the first…

New Release Spotlight! MURDER AT REDWOOD COVE by Janet Finsilver

Title: Murder at Redwood Cove Author: Janet Finsilver Release Date: October 13, 2015 Publisher: Lyrical Underground Genre: Mystery/Suspense Format: Ebook/Paperback Bed, breakfast…and a body! If it weren’t for the fact that she’s replacing a dead man, Kelly Jackson would love her new job managing the Redwood Cove Bed and Breakfast on the coast of Northern California. But Bob Phillips did plunge off the cliff to his death…and Kelly’s starting to think it may not have been an accident. Bob’s retired friends—The “Silver Sentinels”—are also on the case, especially when Kelly is attacked…and another body turns up. Kelly has her hands full with…

October Brazen Blitz and Giveaway! PLAYED by Clare James (An Elite PR novel)

  If you like your heroes hot, the sex hotter, and a swoon-worthy romance to swoop in and save your happily ever after, Brazen has the story for you. Sinfully sexy soldiers. Alpha cops who demand control. Sweet guys with a naughty side in the bedroom. At Brazen, they’ve got the hero destined to melt your… heart. Visit the Entangled website, follow them on Twitter, Like their Facebook page, and follow them on Pinterest. Today’s featured read: Played by Clare James The music should be enough. End of story. But Aaron Major is finding out it’s not, and now his…

Release Day! CALM BEFORE THE STORM by Larissa Ione (Episode #5 in RISING STORM series)

We are absolutely thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for CALM BEFORE THE STORM by Larissa Ione! CALM BEFORE THE STORM is Episode 5 in the Rising Storm Series brought to you by 1001 Dark Nights! Grab your copy of the latest episode in this awesome series today!    Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection. But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets.  Powerful secrets. The kind…