Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Release Promo Stop with Q & A: BURNING BRIGHT, four contemporary Chanukah Romances from Megan Hart, KK Hendin, Stacey Agdern and Jennifer Gracen




Burning Bright
Four Chanukah Love Stories

By: Megan Hart, KK Hendin, Stacey Agdern and Jennifer Gracen
Releasing December 1st, 2015 
Avon Impulse

Blurb:

This December, take a break from dreidel spinning, gelt winning, and latke eating to experience the joy of Chanukah. When you fall in love during the Festival of Lights, the world burns a whole lot brighter.

It’s definitely not love at first sight for Amanda and her cute but mysterious new neighbor, Ben. Can a Chanukah miracle show them that getting off on the wrong foot doesn’t mean they can’t walk the same road?

Lawyers in love, Shari Cohen and Evan Sonntag are happy together. But in a moment of doubt, he pushes her away-then soon realizes he made a huge mistake. To win her back, it might take something like a Chanukah miracle.

When impulsive interior designer Molly Baker-Stein barges into Jon Adelman’s apartment and his life intent on planning the best Chanukah party their building has ever seen, neither expects that together, they just might discover a Home for Hannukah.

All Tamar Jacobs expected from her Israel vacation was time to hang out with one of her besties and to act like a tourist, cheesy t-shirt and all, in her two favorite cities. She definitely was not expecting to fall for Avi Levinson, a handsome soldier who’s more than she ever dreamed. 

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Q & A for Jennifer Gracen author of A DOSE OF GELT:


(1)  What is your f\vorite Chanukah Memory, or tradition?

My favorite Chanukah memories are recent. Being a mom to little kids at the holidays is awhole new kind of special.

We’d have a huge family gathering at my mom and stepdad’s house for Chanukah every year, usually on the first or second night. With about a dozen of us there, we’d make potato latkes from scratch, have tons of food, and there’d be a big pile of presents in the corner for the kids. After dinner, we’d light the menorah and get to the presents. The excitement on their faces as they opened their gifts was always palpable, their joy contagious. It was a wonderful night for family, just relaxed and fun.

My kids are a little older now, and my family has scattered, but those handful of Chanukahs will always stay with me and make me smile.


(2)  What is your favorite Chanukah Dish/Dessert (add a recipe/link to recipe)?

Well, latkes of course!!!

Link to a good recipe here:


(3)  Do you have any real life experience with finding love during Chanukah?

No. But I DID go to one of those famous Matzo Balls once. My friend talked me into going with her. That was... interesting...

Funny enough, I met the man I ended up marrying two days *after* that.

If you’ve never heard about the Matzo Ball, it’s a nationwide Jewish singles event. Check it out here: http://matzoball.org/


(4)  What was your favorite scene to write for A DOSE OF GELT?

The last scene. Don’t want to give anything away, but when he holds her tight and murmurs into her hair, that’s my favorite moment of the whole story.


(5)  One line that describes your holiday romance?

Sometimes you have to almost lose something to realize just how much it means to you.


Author Info:
Megan Hart is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than thirty novels, novellas and short stories. Her work has been published in almost every genre, including contemporary women’s fiction, historical romance, paranormal and erotica. Learn more at www.meganhart.com

Author Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads 


Author Info:
Jennifer Gracen hails from Long Island, New York, where she lives with her two young sons. After spending her youth writing in private and singing in public, she now only sings in her car and has fully embraced her lifelong passion for writing. She loves to write contemporary romance and romantic women’s fiction for readers who yearn for better days, authentic characters, and satisfying endings. When she isn’t taking care of her kids, doing freelance copy editing/proofreading, reading, or talking to friends on Twitter and Facebook, Jennifer writes. She’s shocked her family hasn’t yet staged an intervention for her addiction to social media. But the concerts she gives in her car and the dance parties she has in her kitchen are rumored to be fabulous.

Author Links:  Website | Facebook | Twitter | GoodReads


Author Info:
Stacey Agdern is an award winning former bookseller who has reviewed romance novels in multiple formats and given talks about various aspects of the romance genre. She also a romance writer. You can find her on twitter at @nystacey. She’s a proud member of both LIRW and RWA NYC. She lives in New York, not far from her favorite hockey team’s practice facility.

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Author Info:
KK Hendin writes books where people flirt awkwardly, make out, dish out a whole lot of sass and ridiculousness, and live happily ever after. She’s the author of many books, including the TWELVE BEATS IN A BAR series and the upcoming UNDERCOVER series. She also writes books as K. Hendin, where people aren’t as nice and Happily Ever After isn’t a guarantee. KK is currently writing way too many books, and is still waiting for the subway to run on a regular schedule. When she’s not playing book Tetris in an attempt to fit everything onto the bookshelves in her tiny NYC apartment, she’s probably wandering her neighborhood with her camera or drinking yet another cup of coffee.

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Release Day: The King and the Pawn (Love & Familgia: The DiDominzio Novellas) by Lyssa Layne



Francesca "Frankie" DiDominzio is an aspiring fashion designer. The opportunity of a lifetime falls in her lap to start her own clothing line but she has to come up with the start-up money. The trust fund her Noni left for her would cover the cost she needs but there's one little problem-she won't get the money until she's twenty-five which is six months away. Desperately wanting to follow her dreams, she has to figure out a way to convince her old-school Italian father to sign off on the trust, releasing the money sooner than later. 

Guy Sillars is fresh out of the military and not ready to face his family just yet. Instead of catching his flight to the South, he decides to spend some time in New York over the holidays. When Francesca approaches him with a proposition to pretend to be her boyfriend, he's too enchanted by her beauty to say no. 

Frankie has concocted the perfect plan to get her father to release her trust fund early. Bring home a guy that her father will hate, convince him they're in love, and then agree to dump him in exchange for the money. The only problem is, the more time Guy and Frankie spend together, the harder it will be to let him go.

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Review:

A great start to a new series!

I loved The King and the Pawn by Lyssa Layne! I have read her other books and this story is just as good as the others she’s written!

Francesca Di Dominzio is an inspiring fashion designer. She comes from a big Italian family. When she has an opportunity to take over her boss’s business, she needs money to pay him. After asking her father for her trust fund early to use as payment, he says no. He doesn’t think her dream of fashion design is a valid one. He is “old school” and believes she should just get married to an Italian guy and be a good wife.

Francesca comes up with an idea to have her friend Lorenzo’s Army sergeant, Guy, become her “fake boyfriend”. She thinks she might convince her father to give her the money by getting him angry. What starts as a fake relationship soon becomes a real one. Guy and Francesca take their relationship to the next level and fall in love with each other.

I really liked the way the family interacted with each other. They each looked out for the other. It was also great how Guy wanted to help Francesca since he had an immediate attraction to her. He was very supportive and didn’t mind putting his life on hold to help her.


I am looking forward to reading more about this family as more stories are written!



About The Author:


Lyssa Layne is first, and foremost, the proud momma to her precious daughter, AR. In addition to working full-time and being a mommy to AR, she is also an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan, a runner, blogger, and an infertility survivor.

Having watched one too many medical dramas and being inspired by author Rachelle Ayala, who introduced her to the world of indie writing, Lyssa decided to try her hand at writing a romance story. Her attempt turned into the Burning Lovesick series. You can find Lyssa's own interests throughout her stories although all stories are fictional.

Release Day: Calling the Play (Birmingham Rebels #2) by Samantha Kane



Samantha Kane’s Birmingham Rebels series—perfect for fans of Shayla Black and Lexi Blake—proves that three’s never a crowd . . . at least not for the hard-bodied football all-stars who give teamwork a sexy twist.

Quarterback Tyler Oakes plays hard and parties even harder. That reckless lifestyle nearly derailed his career, and now the Birmingham Rebels are Ty’s last shot at football immortality. But staying out of trouble can take its toll—especially for a man with a taste for girls and guys. Because curvy, gorgeous Randi McInish is just the kind of trouble he’d like to get into.
A tough-as-nails undercover cop, Randi meets her match in Ty. After they get wrapped up together in a drug bust and a high-speed car chase, Randi’s eager to take the notorious bad boy for another wild ride. Turns out Ty already has something in mind. When he introduces her to the Rebels’ sexy new quarterback coach, things start heating up a little too fast for Randi.
Brian Mason coached Ty in college, and boy do they have history together. With Brian taking control on the field and in the bedroom, they were an unstoppable team. But Brian, blindsided by love, ran from his feelings for Ty. He won’t let Randi make the same mistake. Both men agree they need more than each other. They want a woman they can share. And when they make a pleasure play for Randi, all three are sure to score.

Calling the Play is intended for mature audiences



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Review:

Calling the Play is the second book in the Birmingham Rebels football series by Samantha Kane. I liked it as much as the first book, Broken Play where you meet Tyler.

Tyler Oakes is the quarterback of the Birmingham Rebels. He has made a lot of trouble for himself because of the wrong things he has done.  He goes out one night and meets Randi at a bar. It turns out that she is an undercover police officer and he gets involved in the pursuit of the criminals in his car.

Randi McInish has been a police officer for a few years but has never worked undercover. Tyler doesn’t realize she is undercover when he hits on her and almost ruins it. There is an instant attraction between Tyler and Randi and they spend a lot of time together. She is a very strong woman who knows what she wants and is very tough on the outside.

The Rebels coaches think Tyler needs help. They hire Brian Mason as the new quarterback coach. Brian and Tyler have known each other since Tyler was in college. Brian was his coach and even though they pursued the same woman, Brian had feelings for Tyler but he left. Tyler is not happy that Brian is his new coach and doesn’t even want to talk to Brian at first.

Brian is also attracted to Randi and pursues her. He convinces her that the three of them can be great together. Randi gets spooked and leaves, but Tyler and Brian show her that their relationship is worth fighting for.

I am a big fan of this series and am looking forward to read about more of the players on the team!

About the Author:

Reviewers have called Samantha Kane "an absolute marvel to read," and "one of historical romance's most erotic and sensuous authors." Her books have been called "sinful," "sensuous," and "sizzling." She is published in several romance genres including historical, contemporary and science fiction. Her erotic Regency-set historical romances have won awards, including Best Historical from RWA's erotic romance chapter Passionate Ink, and the Historical CAPA (best book) award from The Romance Studio. She has a master's degree in American History, and taught high school social studies for ten years before becoming a full time writer. Samantha Kane lives in North Carolina with her husband and three children.




Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Release Day: Lucky Shot (The Montana Hamiltons #3) by B.J. Daniels



Overview:

He's determined to uncover the truth behind a decades-old disappearance—even if it kills him 

When hotshot reporter Max Malone gets a rare shot of Buckmaster Hamilton with a blonde woman near Beartooth, Montana, he chases down one of the senator's daughters to verify that the woman is his supposedly long-dead first wife. But Kat Hamilton won't give him the time of day, let alone any information about her mother. 


With his tousled blond hair, sexy stubble and an old straw cowboy hat topping off his long, lean frame, Kat can just tell Max isn't used to female sources denying him anything. But when her own life is put in jeopardy, it's Max who comes to her rescue. Seems someone is prepared to kill to keep the past in the past. Kat can't deny she needs Max to find out what happened to her mother, but will getting closer and closer to each other lead them to the truth…or to danger?


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Review:

Lucky Shot is the third book in the Montana Hamiltons series by B. J. Daniels. It is such a great  series with a story line that keeps the reader hooked.

There is romance, suspense, mystery that makes you want to keep reading to learn more. It is a continuation of Senator Buckmaster Hamilton's run for the Presidency and the mystery of his former wife Sarah Johnson Hamilton with many plot twists and turns.

Kat Hamilton is one of Buckmaster and Sarah's six daughters. She is a photographer getting ready for her first gallery show. Reporter Max Malone is a reporter who has taken what he calls a 'lucky shot" picture. He believes it is a photo of Sarah but needs confirmation so he approaches Kat.

Max and Kat start looking into the past of her mother in order to learn what she had been doing during the 22 years she has been missing. As they find new possible evidence in her past and who she was associated with, it gets more dangerous. There are multiple attacks and attempts at stopping them.

It seems anyone who looks further into Sarah's past isn't safe. That includes Senator Hamilton's current wife Angelina and others who get involved in the search.

While they are investigating her mother, Kat and Max find they have feelings for each other and fall in love.

I really enjoyed this book! The series is very engaging and as you read, the changes in the story make the reader more interested in what happens next.

I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series when it comes out!!!


About The Author:




NYT and USA Today Bestselling author B.J. Daniels was born in Texas but moved with her family to Montana at the age of five. Her first home was a cabin in the Gallatin Canyon and later a lake house on Hebgen Lake outside of West Yellowstone.


Most of her books are set in Montana, a place she loves. She lives now in a unique part of the state with her husband and three Springer Spaniels.

When she isn't writing, she loves to play tennis, boat, camp, quilt and snowboard.


There is nothing she enjoys more than curling up with a good book.

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www.bjdaniels.com

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Release Day:Strings Attached (Baseline Sine Book #1) by Stephanie Julian



The first novel in a steamy spin-off series from the national bestselling author of the Salon Games novels...

On the surface, Sebastian "Baz" Valenti is a rock god with the lifestyle to match. With  his drop-dead gorgeous looks and his band, Baseline Sins, at the top of the charts, he can have any woman he wants. But the constant touring and recording has taken its toll. Now he’s turned to scoring films, a gig that has introduced him to the one woman he really wants but can’t have... 

Trudeau Morrison is all business all the time. As the managing director of ManDown Films, it’s her job to keep Baz focused on business too. It’s not an easy task, considering Baz has made no secret of his desire for her. But Tru doesn’t want to get involved with a rock star, even if he is the hottest man she’s ever met.  

Trouble is, once Baz gets an erotic taste of Tru, he’s not going to give her up. Now he just has to show her that rock-steady is nothing compared to rock and roll...  

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Review:

Wow, what a great start to a new series!

Strings Attached is the first book in the new Baseline Sins series. It is a spinoff of the Salon Games series, which I loved.

We met Sebastian (Baz) Valenti in the book Overexposed (Salon Games #3). He is the lead singer of the band and a very accomplished musician. Baz had a breakdown and accidentally overdosed. After rehab, Baz is trying to decide what he wants to do and is asked by his friend Greg to work in his movie company. He loves composing the score for Greg’s new movie, but still misses the band and is thinking of getting them back together.

Trudeau (Tru) Morrison is Greg’s assistant and helps run the movie company. She has her “life plan” all figured out which helps her keep in control. After working together at the movie company for the last three months every day, Tru and Baz start to bicker and argue. When she tells her father about it, he tells her it’s like elementary school--the boys fight with the girls they like.

During a dinner meeting, Baz has a panic attack and leaves. He goes to a bar where friends are playing a concert and Tru goes with him. While there, Baz kisses Tru for the first time and they show the feelings for each other. A relationship begins, but Tru is afraid it won’t last long. She keeps thinking Baz will leave anyway since the band is working things out and getting back together.
I liked how the other friends in the band were so supportive of Baz. Each band member had his own ideas and issues with how the band separated after the breakdown. They discussed things and worked it out so they could play together again, which they all missed.

Baz and Tru learn to try to make the relationship work by showing each other how they care for them.

Having the other characters from the Salon series appear throughout the story was also nice to see.

I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series!


 Meet the Author:

 

Stephanie Julian is a New York Times best seller who writes sophisticated, sultry romance for adventurous readers.

She is the author of the best-selling Salon Games series and the the Indecent series. She also writes several paranormal erotic series, including Darkly Enchanted and Lucani Lovers.

Stephanie is happily married to a Springsteen fanatic and the mother of two sons who introduced her to the joys of Slipknot, Warped Tour and never-ending headaches.

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Release Day: Campaigning for Christopher: The Winslow Brothers #4 by Katy Regnery




Campaigning for Christopher: The Winslow Brothers #4 by Katy Regnery

Date of Publication: November 17, 2015

Blurb:




Christopher Winslow, the youngest of the four Winslow brothers, was born with a silver spoon in his privileged mouth, which has made it difficult for him to establish his credibility in the fast-approaching congressional race. Working against the clock to assure Pennsylvania voters that he is forthright, trustworthy and able has been an exhausting challenge, but Christopher's chances at beating the incumbant look good.


Julianne Crow, a plus-size model struggling to make ends meet, jumps at the chance to make a little extra cash on the side. What does she have to do? Slip something into Christopher Winslow's drink and take some very naughty pictures with him.


But Christopher is nothing like Julianne expected, and when her actions sabotage his hard-earned campaign only a month before the election, her guilt is overwhelming. She offers Christopher her help in an effort to repair the damage she's caused, but can anything change the fact that he sees her as an opportunist and a mercenary? When she starts campaigning for Christopher, he may find out there's more to her than meets the eye.


Return to the world created in the English Brothers books with this fresh foursome of scorching hot Winslow Brothers!


******    All books in The Blueberry Lane Series can be enjoyed as standalone novels.******

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Amazon (UK): http://ow.ly/UCZwx
Apple iBooks: http://ow.ly/SAYjF
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Kobo: http://ow.ly/SAXxd
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Audiobook: http://ow.ly/UGdWN


About Katy Regnery:



Katy Regnery, award-winning and Amazon bestselling author, started her writing career by enrolling in a short story class in January 2012. One year later, she signed her first contract for a winter romance entitled By Proxy.

Now a hybrid author who publishes both independently and traditionally, Katy claims authorship of the six-book Heart of Montana series, the six-book English Brothers series, and a Kindle Worlds novella entitled "Four Weddings and a Fiasco: The Wedding Date," in addition to the standalone novels, Playing for Love at Deep Haven and Amazon bestseller, The Vixen and the Vet.

The Vixen and the Vet is included in the charity anthology Hometown Heroes: Hotter Ever After, and Katy's novella "Frosted" will appear in the upcoming (Jan '15) anthology, Snowy Days Steamy Nights. Additionally, Katy's short story, "The Long Way Home" will appear in the first RWA anthology (Feb '15), Premiere.

Katy lives in the relative wilds of northern Fairfield County, Connecticut, where her writing room looks out at the woods, and her husband, two young children, and two dogs create just enough cheerful chaos to remind her that the very best love stories begin at home.

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Release Day: Dare to Seduce (Dare to Love Book #8) by Carly Phillips


Dare to Seduce (Dare to Love Book #8) by Carly Phillips

Date of Publication: November 17, 2015

Blurb


This book can be read as a standalone!

Max Savage has had a thing for Lucy Dare for as long as he can remember but he values his long standing friendship with her brothers too much to cross the line. When Lucy shows up at an engagement party on the arm of another man, Max doesn't like the changes he sees in her.

It's now or never. Max can think of one way to convince Lucy she's with the wrong guy. He'll dare to seduce her...



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About Carly Phillips



After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She's a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she's a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers. You can find out more about Carly at www.carlyphillips.com.

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