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Caroline Lee, Author of BROTHERS OF BAIRD’S COVE: RENEGADE Talks About Her Heroine (with a Giveaway!)

Author Caroline Lee talks about her inspiration for her latest heroine… It’s not that I’m clumsy, it’s just that I really like hugging the floor. Often. With great force. You could say I’m accident prone, but don’t way it too loudly, or I might get distracted and bump into something. You see, I’ve always been the one who is covered in bruises and scrapes, and I knew that I had to write a character just like me. That’s why Becks Middleton, the heroine of Renegade, is just as accident-prone as I am. She meets McKee Baird when she tumbles out…

New Release Review! TAKING THE HEAT by Victoria Dahl (Jackson: Girls’ Night Out series)

Another entry in the series that brought us FANNING THE FLAMES… Taking the Heat by Victoria Dahl Synopsis: Passion this hot can’t be faked… All revved up for bright lights and steamy nights, writer Veronica Chandler chased her dreams to New York City. When she hit a dead end, reality sent her back home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Saving her pride and her new gig—writing a relationship advice column!—requires some faking. No one can know the truth about her big-city flop or her nonexistent sex life. But the town’s irresistibly rugged librarian is determined to figure her out… and give…

A Conversation with Shae Ross, Author of FEARLESS (Pretty Smart Girls #2–with a Giveaway!)

  Welcome, Shae! Tell us more about your book—take us beyond the official “book blurb”. Fearless is the story of Ben Winslow and Devin (Devi) Dalton. Ben and Devin met in my debut novel, Pretty Smart Girls—Lace Up, and played strong supporting roles to the lead characters. After a brief flashback scene to their initial meeting, their story begins in New York, where they are beginning new jobs.  Ben and Devi hold a deep connection that’s evident from the way they interact—despite Devi labeling their relationship as ‘just friends’. They’re the kind of couple that you look at and think…

New Release Review and Giveaway! PLAYING FOR HER HEART by Megan Erickson (Gamers #2)

Almost makes me want to take up cosplay… Playing for Her Heart Gamers # 2 By: Megan Erickson Releasing August 11, 2015 Entangled Brazen   Blurb: Grant Osprey just had the hottest sex of his life. Sure, they were both in costume, and yes, it was anonymous, but he never expected her to bolt in the middle of the night without so much as a good bye, let alone exchanging numbers. Or names. All he’s left with are her panties and some seriously X-rated memories…until he meets his business partner’s little sister. Only Chloe Talley isn’t the bold, sexy vixen…

New Release Spotlight! (MURDER) LOVE ON THE MENU by Dyann Love Barr

A new romantic suspense out this week!   Book Title: Murder Love on the Menu Author: Dyann Love Barr Release Date: 8/17/15 Genre: Romantic Suspense   Book Synopsis: Celebrity chef Jordan Kelly wants to marry the love of his life, Tilly Danes. Unfortunately, the proposal isn’t going quite as planned. For starters, the Culinary Channel just hired his ex-lover as their new chef—and now she’s been murdered. Tilly might have a tiny problem with commitment, but she knows for a fact that Jordan is hiding something. Something big. And if he doesn’t spill it soon, their future happiness is definitely…

New Release and Giveaway! HER LUCKY COWBOY by Jennifer Ryan (Montana Men #3)

Enter to Win a Montana Men Ebook Bundle! HER LUCKY COWBOY Montana Men #3 Jennifer Ryan Releasing Aug 25th Avon Champion rodeo rider Dane Bowden is eight seconds from winning under the Vegas lights, one last hurrah before reluctantly returning to his family’s Montana ranch. But his bull has other plans. When Dane wakes up, he’s sure he’s died and gone to heaven . . . because the doctor who comes to his aid is the same girl who saved his life and disappeared years ago. Bell would do anything for Dane. He’s the fantasy that always kept her going.…

New Release Review: ONE GOOD THING by Lily Maxton

There’s way more than one good thing about this book! One Good Thing by Lily Maxton Synopsis: Danielle is just out of college and terrified of failing, both in the art world and in love. Her life is safe, but depressing—that is, until she meets Evan, the self-assured man who sees the smart, sarcastic woman underneath the fear and is determined to have her. Of course, they’ll have to overcome a few obstacles on their way to their happily ever after, including evil German Shepherds, ex-boyfriend, jealous coworkers, crazy company Christmas parties, and most of all, Dani’s own worries about…

New Release and Giveaway! HOW TO SAVE A SURGEON by C.M. Stone

Out now! Book Title: How to Save a Surgeon Author: CM Stone Release Date: August 17, 2015 Genre: Lovestruck Book Synopsis: He’s sworn off all women… When he lost the girl he loved, Dr. Jackson DeMatteo shut down his heart and became the kind of perfectionist surgeon that alienated him from the residents. Now Jackson has a very coveted promotion dangling before him…but it comes with a price. Working with adorably geeky first-year resident Darla Morales is definitely going to cost him. Big time. She’s just what the doctor ordered… Completing her trauma residency demands confidence and Darla, who’s already…

New Release and Giveaway! AWAKE by Natsha Preston

Fresh from Wattpad to a bookstore near you! Title: Awake Author: Natasha Preston Release Date: August 4, 2015 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Genre: Young Adult, Thriller Summary: Don’t miss the latest gripping, high-stakes thriller from Wattpad sensation Natasha Preston, author of the runaway hit The Cellar. Scarlett Garner doesn’t remember anything before the age of four-until a car accident changes everything. She starts to remember pieces of a past that frighten her. A past her parents hid from her…and a secret that could get her killed. Excerpt: Once everything was ready it was time to get dressed for the ceremony. I was taken…

Release Day and Giveaway! #POSER by Cambria Hebert (Hashtag #5)

Out today! #Poser  Cambria Hebert (Hashtag #5) This is not a standalone Publication date: August 18th 2015 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Synopsis: Posers gonna pose I am a man who had nothing, but found everything. I’ll never go back to nothing ever again. I vowed to protect her, and that’s exactly what I’m gonna do. The pictures I stumbled upon haunt me still, the secret I shoulder is heavy. They say secrets put distance between two people, but the truth is far more destructive than keeping it will ever be. I won’t ever tell. She can’t ever know. When I look in the…