Spotlight: Hold On Tight by Serena Bell

About The Book:

Title: Hold On Tight
Author: Serena Bell
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Publisher: Loveswept
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In Serena Bell’s heartwarming novel, a young mother and a battle-scarred veteran must decide if they can rekindle the sparks they once shared.

Fighting for his country gave Jake Taylor’s life shape and meaning. Now as an injured war hero he struggles to find purpose, until he runs into the gorgeous woman he dated briefly—and disastrously—before being deployed eight years ago. Turns out Jake doesn’t just need to figure out how to be a civilian . . . he also needs to learn how to be a dad.

Eighteen, pregnant, and totally lost, Mira Shipley couldn’t track down the soldier who fathered her child, so she put college on hold and focused on making a good life for her son. Now she’s determined to be something more than Sam’s mom, her parents’ daughter, or Jake’s girl—as hot as she finds her old flame’s take-charge attitude in and out of bed. Soon Mira and Jake realize that their passion didn’t disappear when Sam was conceived—and that instead of running away, sometimes it’s better to hold on tight.

About The Author:

Serena Bell writes stories about how sex messes with your head, why smart people sometimes do stupid things, and how love can make it all better. She wrote her first steamy romance before she was old enough to understand what all the words meant and has been perfecting the art of hiding pages and screens from curious eyes ever since—a skill that’s particularly useful now that she’s the mother of two school-aged children.

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Cover Reveal: Broken by Lauren Layne

About The Book:

Title: Broken

Author: Lauren Lane

Genre: FLIRT New Adult Romance

Expected Publication: September 2, 2014

Lauren Layne’s heart-wrenching novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both . . . or destroy them.

When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she’s being the kind do-gooder she’s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn’t about charity—it’s about penance. Only, Olivia’s client isn’t the grateful elderly man she’s expecting. Instead, he’s a brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia’s path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden touch might be her undoing. 

Paul Langdon doesn’t need a mirror to show him he’s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the war. He knows he’s ugly—inside and out. He’ll do anything to stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father’s ultimatum that Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his inheritance. But Paul doesn’t count on the beautiful twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his distance is impossible.

Now Paul and Olivia have to decide: Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?

**Teaser Reveal**

Olivia squirms. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I've never known a female to acquiesce that easily without a catch. How about you hit me with it now and get it over with?”

Olivia shrugs. "Fine. I was going to say that I won't run alone, if you promise to go with me."

"No," I say, almost before she's finished her sentence.

"Why not?"

I rap my cane once against the ground. "Well, for starters, despite the fact that there are tortoises that could surpass your sorry excuse for a jog, I'm in no shape to accompany even the most pathetic of runners."

"What a handy skill you have of overloading a sentence with insults," she says as she reaches up to adjust her ponytail. "That must be helpful what with your thriving social life and all."

I thump my cane against the ground again, studying her. "Must be nice, picking on the cripple."

Olivia rolls her eyes. "Please. Your soul's more crippled than your leg."

She has no idea how right she is, and I have no intention of letting her anywhere close enough to find out. I've gotten good at shutting people out by pushing them away . . . being as nasty as possible until they reach their breaking point. But with her? It's different.

We hope you enjoyed this sneak peek of BROKEN by Lauren Layne! Love everything Lauren Layne? Her newest adult contemporary romance in the Sex, Love and Stiletto series, JUST ONE NIGHT, is on sale now!

About The Author:

Lauren Layne is a snarky smartass with a serious weakness for happily ever afters.

Marrying her high school sweetheart was a good start. *cue Disney soundtrack.*

But Lauren wanted all romance, all the time.

Now she writes fictional happy endings, and considers her job done well if you swoon while reading her books.

Don't worry. You will.

Once upon a time she lived in a Manhattan high-rise, but now she's on the laid-back train in the Seattle area. If you ever find yourself in Issaquah, she'll probably buy you a drink. Maybe.

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Cover Reveal: Club Sin #3: Desired by Stacey Kennedy

About The Book:

Title: Desired

Series: Club Sin #3

Author: Stacey Kennedy

Publisher: Loveswept 

Expected Publication: July 22, 2014 

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Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey are sure to love Desired, Stacey Kennedy’s latest seductive, electrifying novel of Club Sin, where fantasy becomes reality.

Kyler Morgan, Master at the legendary Club Sin in Las Vegas, knows how to give women what they want—too well. He hasn’t had a real challenge in a long time. Then Ella Snow enters his life. Beautiful, inhibited, and innocent in the ways of submission and domination, Ella is the new blood he’s been lusting after. Soon, the thrill of training her to embrace his world brings forth desires Kyler cannot control.

After ending an abusive relationship, Ella makes a promise to herself to start living life to the fullest. It’s one of the reasons she seeks out Club Sin. Here, Kyler’s every touch is a lesson in liberation, stirring passions that have no bounds. But as she falls under Kyler’s command, Ella discovers that some secrets are so dark they must come to light. Submission alone may not be enough to save her, leaving her Master with only one question: How can he help Ella heal while unlocking the deep pleasures she craves?

Desired is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences. 

About the Author: 

USA Today Bestselling Author, Stacey Kennedy is an urban fantasy lover at heart, but she also enjoys losing herself in dark and sensual worlds. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who gave her a happily-ever-after. Together, they have two small children who can always make her smile, and who will never be allowed to read Mommy’s books. If she’s not plugging away at a new story, you’ll find her camping, curling up with the latest flick, or obsessing over Supernatural, True Blood, Lost Girl, and Sons of Anarchy. 

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Check out the latest release in the CLUB SIN series… 

Title: Bared

Series: Club Sin #2

Author: Stacey Kennedy

Publisher: Loveswept

Published: February 10, 2014 

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“Bared is a seductively haunting tale of control and surrender that will tantalize existing fans of the series, while enticing new readers into the passionate world of Club Sin.” ~Eliza Gayle, New York Times bestselling author of SUBMISSIVE BEAUTY 

In a novel that’s perfect for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Stacey Kennedy returns to Club Sin with another wicked and wild tale of submission, seduction, and love.

At Las Vegas’s exclusive Club Sin, Aidan Knight is the Master, unleashing the erotic yearnings of his submissive lovers. But his dominant façade conceals a devastating loss—something he instantly recognizes in his personally trained submissive Cora Adams. Sworn to unearth her secrets, Aidan uses his seductive skills to ignite her wildest desires until Cora yields to the pleasure she can find only with him.

Cora came to the BDSM club to act out her sub-and-dom fantasies without ever revealing the heartbreak that haunts her. But Aidan’s masterful touch is bringing her closer to the edge . . . and deeper into a world of control and surrender. He refuses to allow her to submit to any other man—nor does she want to. It’s a dangerous game they’re playing. For as they give in to passion, they must lay bare their souls for a love that could heal—and free—them both.

Bared is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences. 

Cover Reveal: Hold On Tight by Serena Bell

A note from author Serena Bell…

Hold on Tight, my June release, is all about secrets. Mira Shipley’s secret baby, the one she conceived with army Ranger Jake Taylor before he vanished for eight years. The secrets Jake keeps from Mira even once he’s home from war, emotionally battered and physically injured. And the biggest secret of all—the one they’re both keeping—how strong their feelings are, and how fast they’re falling for each other.

So I figured it was time to let one secret out of the bag: Hold on Tight’s fabulous cover. Without further ado, here’s the first peek at Mira and Jake:

About The Book:

Title: Hold On Tight
Author: Serena Bell
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Expected Publication: June 17, 2014
Publisher: Loveswept

In Serena Bell’s heartwarming novel, a young mother and a battle-scarred veteran must decide if they can rekindle the sparks they once shared.

Fighting for his country gave Jake Taylor’s life shape and meaning. Now as an injured war hero he struggles to find purpose, until he runs into the gorgeous woman he dated briefly—and disastrously—before being deployed eight years ago. Turns out Jake doesn’t just need to figure out how to be a civilian . . . he also needs to learn how to be a dad.

Eighteen, pregnant, and totally lost, Mira Shipley couldn’t track down the soldier who fathered her child, so she put college on hold and focused on making a good life for her son. Now she’s determined to be something more than Sam’s mom, her parents’ daughter, or Jake’s girl—as hot as she finds her old flame’s take-charge attitude in and out of bed. Soon Mira and Jake realize that their passion didn’t disappear when Sam was conceived—and that instead of running away, sometimes it’s better to hold on tight.

About The Author:

Serena Bell writes stories about how sex messes with your head, why smart people sometimes do stupid things, and how love can make it all better. She wrote her first steamy romance before she was old enough to understand what all the words meant and has been perfecting the art of hiding pages and screens from curious eyes ever since—a skill that’s particularly useful now that she’s the mother of two school-aged children.

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Hot Holiday Hunk Hop: Ruined by Tracy Wolff and Wanted by J. Kenner

About The Book:

Title: Ruined (Ethan Frost #1)

Author: Tracy Wolff

Fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared to You, and Release Me will be hooked on Ruined, an electrifying journey of emotional and sexual discovery that pushes two damaged souls to their breaking point—and beyond.

He’s the last man Chloe Girard should love . . . but the first she ever could.

Ethan Frost is a visionary, a genius, every woman’s deepest, darkest fantasy—even mine. And, somehow, I am his.

He stole into my life like a dream. Turned my reality upside down and made my every desire come true—especially those I never knew I had. He demanded everything I had to give and gave me everything of himself in return.

But dreams don’t last forever, and ours is no exception. Because my nightmares are darker, and my wounds deeper, than I could ever reveal. And as much as Ethan wants to protect me, the secrets we we share will only tear us apart.

Title: Wanted

Author: J. Kenner

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared to You, and Release Me comes an all-new erotic series of three enigmatic and powerful men, and the striking women who can bring them to their knees.
He is everything I crave, all I desperately want—and he is everything I can’t have.

Evan Black embodies my every fantasy. He is brilliant, fierce, and devastatingly handsome. But he is also headstrong, dangerous, and burdened with secrets. 

My family warned me to stay away, that I could never handle Evan’s dark dealings or scarred past. Maybe I should have listened. Maybe I should have run. But our desire is undeniable, and some temptations you just can’t fight.

And from the moment we touch—the passion between us consuming us both—I know that I will never be the same. 

Wanted is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.

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Review: Roman Holiday 3: Blindsided

Blindsided by Ruthie Knox

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blindsided by Ruthie Knox is the third in a set of five serial novels about Roman and Ashley. There is another set of five novels that will be released at a later date giving us a holiday from our Holiday!

So - We get a little action this go around - shame it's solitary! But, wow! Roman's just so much hotter when he loses his cool. Phew! Ashley is FINALLY getting under his skin and ruffling those sleek feathers of his.

Speaking of ruffled feathers, we also meet Carmen in this episode. Still not quite sure what to think there. We will see.

Did anyone else pick up on the fact that Noah was a hottie? I must have missed it being solely focused on Romans attempts at "watching" over Ashley when she had chained herself to the tree. Not to give any spoilers away, but apparently he's hot too!

I can't wait to see the moment when Roman and Ashley finally succumb to this torturous attraction they have for each other and refuse to acknowledge!

Again, if you HATE serial novels, then don't read this UNTIL all books in series are out. You should still read this. It's fun, quirky and extremely well-written.

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Roman Holiday Series

Roman Holiday 1: Chained
Roman Holiday 2: Hitched
Roman Holiday 3: Blindsided
Roman Holiday 4: Ravaged
Roman Holiday 5: Ignited

Review: Roman Holiday 2: Hitched

Hitched by Ruthie Knox

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hitched by Ruthie Knox is the second in a set of five serial novels about Roman and Ashley. There is another set of five novels that will be released at a later date giving us a holiday from our Holiday!

So the stoic Roman has given his word to get Ashley to her friend's place. Only to find out that this "Place" is in Georgia almost 600 miles away. He's horrified to have to put the Airstream on the back of his beloved Cadillac, but he does. Is this not-so-hateful side of him just Ashley's imagination or is she starting to see some redeeming qualities underneath his surly, greedy, bulldozing persona?

I love the introductions to these stories! Ruthie is writing to US at the beginning of each book, reminding us of whats past and gleefully hinting at what is to come. It's such a pleasure to read this woman's books!

So - Short, fun and interesting. If you have an aversion to serial novels then wait till all parts are released and do yourself a favor and read it anyway. Well worth it!

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Review: Roman Holiday 1: Chained

Roman Holiday 1: Chained by Ruthie Knox

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Roman Holiday 1: Chained by Ruthie Knox is the first in a set of five serial novels about Roman and Ashley. There is another set of five novels that will be released at a later date giving us a holiday from our Holiday!

Let me start by throwing out there that I haven't read a book by Ruthie Knox that I have done anything less than LOVED! She brings something (*scratching head to find the word for it) to her characters that make them real and worth investing in emotionally.

Ashley is stubborn and determined to not lose her grandmother's vacation rentals to a heartless developer. So determined that she chains herself to a tree on the property in an attempt to halt demolition. Enter hot and suave developer Roman Díaz and you just know this is going to be GOOD!

I hate waiting for the next book to be released but with serial novels it is just a small wait (usually) and it's reminiscent of waiting for the next episode of your favorite TV show, it's annoying but it won't stop you watching the show. If you don't like serial novels, then I still recommend you read this, just start once all the parts have been released.

Enjoy!

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