We're thrilled to spotlight MONSTER IN HIS EYES by J.M. Darhower today. This is book one of J.M.'s Monster in His Eyes series and book 2, Torture in Her Soul, releases fall 2014. This is not you ordinary dark, suspense novel, it's the kind of story and plot development that has a slow and torturous burn to it. You're not going to get instant gratification and I think that fits the hero's character so well. Naz is a complex person who doesn't reveal much about himself or his dark past until it might be too late to save Karissa or himself. He gives you chills, makes every goosebumps raise and causes you to question your own morals because you'll want him to get his revenge on the one person he thought he trusted most. If you love a dirty-talking, mysterious, badass hero then you will devour Naz like we did. We're dying for Book 2 because the ending wrecked us - unexpected, gut-wrenching and genius. Today read an excerpt, check on the killer book trailer, and enter to win a Signed Paperback of Monster in His Eyes! Good luck and enjoy! "I love you, too. Promise me you'll remember that."
"I promise."
"Good," he says, "because I'm about to fuck you like I don't."
- Monster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower Excerpt: Meet Naz and Karissa! He steps toward me, quiet as he speaks. "Do you love me?"
"You know I do."
"Say it," he says, his voice dropping lower. "Tell me you love me."
"I love you."
He cups my cheek. "Say it again."
"I love you."
His hand drifts lower, wrapping around my throat. "Again."
"I love you."
He squeezes lightly, not painfully, just enough to make me gasp. "Again."
My voice is barely a whisper as the words pour out of me. "I love you, Ignazio."
His expression hardens when I say his name, his eyes darkening. The monster is peeking through, peering at me from behind his mask. He wants to come out. He wants me to play with him.
He says nothing, though, letting go of my neck. His hand drifts lower, down my chest and across my breasts. He gropes them through the fabric before reaching down and grabbing the bottom of my shirt, pulling up on it. I raise my hands in the air, letting him pull it off. He unbuttons my pants, tugging down the zipper, and I step out of them when he pulls them off of me.
Slowly, his eyes scan me then, from the top of my head to the tips of my toes before trailing back up again. He meets my gaze as he takes another step forward, standing right up against me. I can feel the heat emanating off of him, his cologne intoxicating.
It makes me dizzy.
"If you could read my mind..." He pauses, laughing darkly. "You'd be trembling."
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Click on pictures for Full View Epic Book Trailer! Monster in His Eyes Synopsis & Purchase Button Ignazio Vitale is not a good man.
I suspect it, the first time I see him, sense the air of danger that surrounds the man. He has a way of commanding attention, of taking control, of knowing what I'm thinking before I even do.
It's alarming and alluring. It's dark and deadly. It's everything I've ever wanted but the last thing I truly need. Obsession.
It doesn't take him long to draw me into his web, charming me into his bed and trapping me in his life, a life I know nothing about until it's too late. He has secrets, secrets I can't fathom, secrets that make it so I can't walk away, no matter how much I beg him to let me go. I see it sometimes in his eyes, a darkness that's both terrifying and thrilling. He's a monster, wrapped up in a pretty package, and what I find when I unmask him changes everything.
I want to hate him.
Sometimes, I do.
But it doesn't stop me from loving him, too.
NOTE: This book is intended for a mature audience only, due to some dark and erotic content.
"I don't care about those boys who might've fumbled around between your legs a time of two. I want to know if you've been with a man."
- Monster in His Eyes by J.M. Darhower Giveaway: Win a Signed Paperback of Monster in His Eyes!
We're thrilled to host the Better Deeds Than Words, by Georgina Guthrie, Blog Tour today! Better Deeds Than Words is book 2 of Georgina's beautifully written Words trilogy. These are not stand-alones and should be read in order. This is a forbidden love and teacher/student romance that has truly captured our hearts. Daniel has us hot for the teacher and Aubrey is sassy and very relatable. The sexual tension is explosive and the witty banter had us constantly smiling. If you're looking for your next series to become addicted to, we highly recommend checking this out! We promise you will not regret it. Read a very sexy and adorable excerpt, check out the hot teasers, listen to the playlist, and enter to win ebooks of The Weight of Words and Better Deeds Than Words! Good luck! Sexy & Sweet Excerpt: Better Deeds Than Words "Now what’s that smile about?" Daniel asked, standingbehind me and wrapping his arms around me.
"I was just thinking about how much I love your forearms."
"You do?"
"Uh huh. They're very furry."
He chuckled. "No one's ever told me that before. Why am I picturing cavemen?"
I smiled and turned around. He leaned against me, pushing my lower back into the counter.
"I happen to find it very masculine," I assured him, swirling my fingers in the hairs peeping out of the top of his T-shirt. "I like this too, though," I murmured, dropping soft kisses along the expanse of smooth skin between the stubble on his throat and his chest hairs.
"So do I," he said, claiming my lips and kissing me deeply, his tongue working its magic as it moved against mine, turningme into a puddle of goo.
I tried to talk between kisses. "We probably shouldn't do this right now—"
"Aubrey, Patty’s snoring. It's nice not to be outside or in my car, don't you think? Throw me a bone." He kissed me again, moaning quietly against my lips.
"I'll give you a bone, all right,” I teased.
“Too late. I think you already did,” he said, smirking as he took in my superior smile.
“Not exactly a newsflash.”
“What, and you’re completely unaffected?”
“Did I say that?”
He cocked an eyebrow. “Typical country weather down south?”
I moved in close to his ear. “Typical English country weather.”
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In the highly anticipated follow up to The Weight of Words, college senior Aubrey and teaching assistant Daniel decide to pursue their romance despite university regulations, but it means they're taking a path of secrecy and lies. With only six weeks left to the end of term and Aubrey's graduation, they’re under the constant watch of Dean of Students David Grant--Daniel's father and Aubrey's boss. If that weren’t enough pressure, Daniel’s checkered past also casts a shadow over the young lovers who continue to tempt fate until one wrong move leads to an inevitable disaster. Can they salvage a relationship when everything seems to be conspiring against them?
"You know you make me weak in the knees when you haul out the Shakespeare."
- Better Deeds Than Words by Georgina Guthrie
The Weight of Words, Book 1, The Words Series Synopsis and Purchase Button Aubrey Price is in the final months of her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto. Bright, witty, and fiercely independent, Aubrey works part-time for the college dean and has her sights set on graduating with distinction. When she meets Dean Grant's son, Daniel, the TA in her senior Shakespearean studies course, a shared love of the Bard's works and an instant mutual attraction draw Aubrey and Daniel together.
Unfortunately, a strict anti-fraternizing policy--made more perilous by a black mark on Daniel's record--keeps them apart. Against this academic backdrop, Aubrey and Daniel navigate their way through a steamy courtship, their forbidden romance aided, abetted, and sometimes thwarted by a colorful cast of friends, family, and classmates. Go HERE to for an Outtake of their first day from Daniel's POV!
"I sent up a silent prayer of my own. And dear God? Thank you for creating Daniel in all his sweet-ass hotness. That's probably sacrilege, but I mean it most sincerely. Amen."
- The Weight of Words by Georgina Guthrie Giveaway: Win ebooks of The Weight of Words and
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The Taint, by S.L. Jennings, blog tour stops with us today.We're big fans of S.L. Jennings' writing and books and she has generously offered to give you a chance to win a signed paperback of Taint! You want to get your hands on this hot cover and Justice Drake, don't you? The unique Taint storyline and character development was unexpected for us - it's not hardcore erotica and Justice Drake cannot be defined solely as a dominant alpha. Instead, Justice evolved into a man with many layers who kept us intrigued. At times we loved him, at times we wanted to smack the living daylights out of him. In the end, he made a definite impression. Today, check out the fantastic book trailer and teasers, and, enter the giveaway below to read Taint for yourself. Good luck and Enjoy! “This isn’t me. This isn’t the Justice Drake that people know and loathe. Yet, I don’t want to be any other way with Ally. I like who I am when she’s around. For once, I can just…breathe. I can just be.”
- Taint by S.L. Jennings Taint Book Trailer Taint Teasers
(Click on Pictures for Full View) Taint Synopsis and Purchase Button Right now, you’re probably asking yourself two things:
Who am I?
And, what the hell are you doing here?
Let’s start with the most obvious question, shall we?
You’re here, ladies, because you can’t f*ck.
Oh, stop it. Don’t cringe. No one under the age of 80 clutches their pearls.
You might as well get used to it, because for the next six weeks, you’re going to hear that word a lot. And you’re going to say it a lot.
Go ahead, try it out on your tongue.
F*ck. F***ck.
Ok, good. Now where were we?
If you enrolled yourself in this program then you are wholly aware that you’re a lousy lay. Good for you. Admitting it is half the battle.
For those of you that have been sent here by your husband or significant other, dry your tears and get over it. You’ve been given a gift, ladies. The gift of mind-blowing, wall-climbing, multiple-orgasm-inducing sex. You have the opportunity to f*ck like a porn star. And I guarantee, you will when I’m done with you.
And who am I?
Well, for the next six weeks, I will be your lover, your teacher, your best friend, and your worst enemy. Your every-f*cking-thing. I’m the one who is going to save your relationship and your sex life.
I am Justice Drake.
And I turn housewives into whores.
Now…who’s first?
Author Bio: Meet S.L. Jennings Most known for her starring role in a popular sitcom as a child, S.L. Jennings went on to earn her law degree from Harvard at the young age of 16. While studying for the bar exam and recording her debut hit album, she also won the Nobel Prize for her groundbreaking invention of calorie-free wine. When she isn’t conquering the seas in her yacht or flying her Gulfstream, she likes to spin elaborate webs of lies and has even documented a few of these said falsehoods.
Some of S.L.’s devious lies:
FEAR OF FALLING
THE DARK LIGHT SERIES
Meet the Liar:
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Twitter: @MrsSLJ
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We're excited to spotlight ESCAPING TROUBLE by Dee Bridle, Book 2 of Dee's Trouble series - a series that has taken us by surprise to become one of our favorites this year. I loved Embracing Trouble, Book 1, and impatiently waited for Noah's love story - and man, oh man, it's a fast-paced, suspenseful, gut-wrenching and sexy as hell ride. It's a stand alone but if you haven't read Book 1, I recommend you do first. Noah is a badass fighter who is as sweet as he is sex on a stick. He falls hard for mysterious Ivy - her story is very dark and as she slowly allows herself trust Noah - it's them against the world as everything around them spirals out of control with lies, scandal, manipulation & revenge. Give this series a try, you will not be able to put it down and you will adore all the secondary characters, too. I told Dee that I NEED Will & Janey's story like yesterday!
Read an excerpt from Escaping Trouble, check out the hot teasers, and enter to win a signed paperback or ebook! Open Internationally! Enjoy and Good Luck! "I'm going to save my girl. The girl that means fucking everything to me. I'm going to find her, save her, and fucking keep her."
- Escaping Trouble by Dee Bridle Escaping Trouble Excerpt: Meet Noah & Ivy “Are you going to tell me what that was about?” he murmured into the top of my head.
“No,” I whispered into his warm chest. Where would I even begin? There was only so much I could recall before fear took control of my mind and rendered me broken and crazed. He had just experienced some of it and I didn’t want him to see any more of it. I wanted to warn him again, prove to him that he was wasting his time with me.
He kept rubbing my back and at the same time, lowering my defenses further. I suddenly whispered, “I will never escape my past.”
“You will,” he returned. “Give me time and I will help you escape it forever.”
His words were like balm to my battered self and I enjoyed them for just a moment before I shut the feelings off again.
“I’m scarred for life. You can’t remove my type of scars.”
He pulled my face up to meet his eyes again, his thumb caressing my cheek. I could see his determination and the level of care he had for me and past instincts would have made me run. Now, as I stayed in his arms, drinking him in, I couldn’t comprehend the power he suddenly had over me. He was making me feel and I wasn’t running away.
“I’ll do whatever it takes. You just have to trust me.”
“I don’t do trust,” I murmured to him.
“I promise to change that, too.”
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Click on pictures for Full View. Escaping Trouble Synopsis and Purchase Button Ivy is on the run from a dark and painful past and has been in hiding for years. Living with a mother who is addicted to drugs and abusive boyfriends, she is forced to live her days in constant fear. Her only hope is college where she is trying her hardest to make something of herself and to better her future.
A hot tattooed fighter with a heart of gold was not in her plans. For the first time in years, her dead heart is starting to warm again, and she will do anything to stop it. After all, guys are trouble and not worth the pain.
Noah is at college, trying to do something with his life, as well as enjoying the delights of what college has to offer in the hot girl department. He didn’t plan on falling for the beautiful, tattooed, and secretive girl who continually keeps her distance. For someone who has never been rejected by a girl in his life, it’s a hard pill to swallow.
Once walls are broken down and dark secrets are revealed, Noah will have to do everything to keep Ivy safe from her past. He will have to rise up and fight the troubles that have been holding them both down forever.
It’s Noah and Ivy, against the world.
"I won't hurt you or let anyone hurt you again. You're mine, Ivy.
Let me show you how it's meant to be."
- Escaping Trouble by Dee Bridle Embracing Trouble, Book 1, Synopsis, Teasers & Purchase Link
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 Discontented with her mundane existence and a father who is no longer interested in being one, Ava wants a taste of the wild life.
She meets Zac, a tattooed bad boy who lives with no rules, nameless sex, drugs and dark secrets. Everything about him is trouble and she suddenly wants more.
Zac has to stay away from the innocent beauty knowing she deserves better than someone like him. His life is full of darkness and the more he tries to keep his distance, the closer he actually gets.
As Ava tastes the wild life she craves, she discovers that trouble can be found where you least expect it. Zac will not only need to open his darkened heart, but do everything he can to protect her from the harsh reality of life.
"My worse fucking nightmare had happened to the one perfect thing in my life."
- Embracing Trouble by Dee Bridle
Author Bio: Meet Dee Bridle
 Dee grew up in Melbourne, Australia and lives with her husband and two children. Her hobbies include hiking (not really), drinking copious amounts of wine (yes, that one is true), reading books that just cannot be put down (even if the world is ending), seeing bands and enjoying her family.
She can usually be found in her own world in the early hours of the morning, writing while listening to Deftones and breathing life into her characters. She loves to write New Adult/Contemporary fiction and understands there is nothing better than a bad boy with a good heart.
She has a weakness for winter days at the beach, sleep ins whenever she can get them, music (without it there would be no life) and the sweet deliciousness of a story with a happy ending. Stalk Dee Bridle: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads
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Angie McKeon has recently released her debut novel Against All Odds. It is a story filled with true love, terrible mistakes and hope. The angst and crazy drama in this book is worth every loss minute of sleep. It is beautifully written and will stay with you long after the last page is read. Today - we have teasers, 2 excerpts and a chance to enter to win a SIGNED copy (2 Winners) of this amazing debut novel. Good Luck & Enjoy! "We've both learned that love is not perfect" "It doesn't come in pretty packages. Sometimes it dents and bruises and does things it regrets, but it also forgives, shows mercy, and supports. It soothes and fights to the death.”
- Against All Odds, Angie Mckeon Excerpt I step back and release a shaky breath. “I don’t know what to say. You know that we...” I flick my eyes to the other side of the room to collect my scattered thoughts.
Erasing the distance I just tried to put between us, he lifts my face to his. Our eyes connect, and my pulse—already wild—intensifies.
He looks straight through to the heart of me. “You don’t have to say anything right now. You don’t have to say anything ever. Just think about what I’m saying.” Gaze locked on mine, he places a tender kiss on my lips.
When he pulls back, he clears his throat and pulls out his phone. “All right, get packed. I’ll call the pilot and let him know we’re ready to leave.”
I nod numbly as he walks out of the room. I want to go home to my empty house. My empty bed. My empty life. I need some time away from everyone. I need to figure out what’s wrong with me. What happened to the girl with morals?
I close my eyes as all energy drains from my body. I slip to the ground, hugging my knees. I miss my life before Kayla died. Before all I felt was pain and hopelessness. Before all I saw was a nightmare. Before I shut down and started doing stupid things.
I need to find the girl I used to be, but I’m not sure she’s in there anymore. I’m not sure she’s strong enough to come back. Because coming back means feeling the loss of her baby and confronting the problems in her marriage. It means facing pain, fear, and guilt. That is so terrifying that living in a state of numbness and denial might just be easier.
All rights reserved. Against All Odds © 2014 Copyright, Angie McKeon.
 Our lives shattered... Our hearts broken... Our souls torn to pieces...
He was my world, my whole life. My reason for breathing. I had a perfect marriage, a baby on the way, and I felt fulfilled—almost invincible.
Until the day life hit, leaving me broken, vulnerable, and alone.
She was my life. My ray of hope on the cloudiest day. With her, I thought I had the ultimate safety. A love that would never hurt or betray me. I gave her my heart, my body, and my soul.
Until she broke me, destroying every dream and illusion I had about life, love, and marriage.
In our grief, we made a mistake. A mistake I'm not sure we can come back from.
Additional Excerpt Our fingers lace together, and he tugs me close. My chest is crushed to his, and his face brushes the side of mine. I feel his hot breath in my ear, sending a trail of goose bumps down my body. Damn, he feels good. Warm, hard, and lean.
“Tell me something,” he whispers. My pulse spikes as I try to push back, aware that Cooper could see this, but he doesn’t let me go. “How do you want to be fucked? I can take you hard and fast, or slow. Are you wild, Kylie? Because that mouth of yours has me so hard, I can’t wait to shove my cock in it. I want you. So fucking badly.” He presses his dick against my stomach. “That’s what you’ve done to me with your naughty voice and attitude. I just hope you’re as good as you give, sweetheart.”
I’m breathless. I lick my lips, swallowing hard. “You can have me anyway you want.”
He stills, and the air around us, already charged, turns wicked. He pulls back, and his face is so hot, I melt. I dissolve into a pool of lust as I stare into his hungry eyes.
He plants a soft kiss on the corner of my lips. “How did I get this lucky tonight?”
All rights reserved. Against All Odds © 2014 Copyright, Angie McKeon.
Author Information A multi-tasker from birth—and now proudly able to add 'writer' to my resume—I'm a mother, wife and blogger. I love to read, write and drink copious amounts of iced coffee.
All three aforementioned addictions are detrimental to my sanity.
I have a voracious appetite for dark, painful and twisted reads. I'm enamored with the concept of love and heart break. I believe life is a journey, a tale in its own for each of us. The road to happiness is sometimes paved with stones from hell, or glitters of satisfaction graced from the heavens above.
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We are so excited to be able to share an EXCLUSIVE Reading of Confessions After Dark by the One and Only - Colby Lefebvres! We are huge fans of Colby and were overjoyed when he was selected as the cover model for the After Dark Series by Kahlen Aymes. This series is filled with passion and love. Alex is all male and 100% alpha, while Angel is a head strong and capable psychologist. The chemistry between these two is fabulous. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND you meet Angel & Alex ASAP!
Be sure to watch Colby reading Confessions After Dark by the sweet and talented, Kahlen Aymes. Colby is in bed with a sexy, raspy voice. It is absolutely delicious! You are not going to want to miss it!
But don't stop there, we also have an additional excerpt from the series, teasers and a Giveaway of a $10 Gift Card! Wowza! Additional Excerpt A small lamp in the living room offered the only light other than the blue glow cast from the flat screen TV that was mounted across from the couch. It appeared Angel left on it one of the news channels but was nowhere to be seen. Alex glanced around the living room and then took the pizza into the kitchen and left it sitting on the counter beside his car keys.
“Babe?” Alex called, rubbing his jaw with one hand and meandered down the hall toward Angel’s bedroom, loosening the knot of his tie and then pulling it free from his shirt. The fingers of his left hand pushed open the door and he peered inside while his right hand opened three of the buttons on his white shirt.
Her suit jacket was lying on her bed and he could hear the shower running behind the closed door of her en suite bathroom. He kicked his shoes off, unbuttoning his fine linen shirt the rest of the way to push it off and fling it carelessly on the bed, followed by his T-shirt. He quickly unzipped his dress slacks and pushed them with his boxer briefs down and to the floor. He used his feet to pull his the expensive slacks free of his legs and then left them in discarded on the floor with his socks. He walked to the bathroom completely nude.
When Alex slowly opened the door, the steam flowed out around him like a cloud, and heat from the room rushed over his skin. Angel’s bathroom was large and decorated in soft shades of coral, sand and cream, with a big whirlpool tub in one corner and a glass-enclosed walk-in shower along the wall opposite the vanity. The air smelled of her shampoo and perfume and though the door and walls of the shower were fogged over, the delicious outline of Angel’s curves and the curtain of long dark hair down her back were clearly visible. She was humming softly, her iPod docked in the device built into the wall.
He smiled to himself. Angel raised her hands to her hair, her breasts lifting as she did so, only enticed him further. Her eyes were closed as she moved to rinse the long dark strands free of shampoo. Alex’s cock was already swollen erect and had been since he’d made the decision to join her in the shower. His eyes roamed further down her womanly form, noting that as always, her skin was smooth and free of hair. Even as the fire of desire surged and more blood pushed painfully into his erection, his mind briefly wondered if it was a man or woman entrusted with that intimate task. Jealousy tugged at him as he envisioned another man having such open access to her intimate secrets. He decided that was a question he would be posing to her very soon.
It would be exciting to sneak into the shower with her, but it would scare the shit out of her, and that was the last thing he wanted. He moved closer and kept his voice low.
“There’s something in there that I want.”
 Book one of the After Dark, Series
Dr. Angeline Hemming is a beautiful, sassy, no-nonsense type of girl who has risen from a difficult past to become one of Chicago’s most successful and respected criminal profilers. In exchange for free commercials to promote her favorite charitable causes, Angel answers calls and gives relationship advice on a Friday night radio program.
Alexander Avery is a gorgeous and successful corporate genius who doesn’t believe in love. When his girlfriend-of-convenience calls into Angel’s program, he is furious with the show’s host who doles out (what he considers) blind advice, without knowing all the facts… and he decides to give her a piece of his mind, and his side of the story!
When Angel informs Alex he’s the one in need of a much-deserved lesson, all hell breaks loose as these two type-A personalities battle it out for control over minds and hearts, and yes, in bed. Not only are they fighting each other at every turn, but they are also struggling to uphold the convictions they each live by.
It’s unclear who is stronger, but both must discover that to get what they desperately want, they may have to give a little… or a lot.
 Sparks Fly … Lines Blur… Hearts Break
Alexander Avery is rich, powerful and the sexiest man Angeline Hemming has ever laid eyes on: a man like every woman dreams about. Angel is not immune to his sensual and ruthless pursuit, and Alex is intoxicated by the beautiful doctor; overwhelmed with desire like he’s never known.
As one of Angel’s profiling cases gets more and more dangerous, Alex finds himself filled with unfamiliar panic and emotional turmoil; his need to protect her goes against Angel’s adamant insistence that she doesn’t need his help. He isn’t a man to sit on the sidelines when the woman he’s obsessed with is threatened, so he takes control to protect her without telling her of his plans.
Angel’s fortitude is shaken when her stalker invades not only her personal life but also those close to her… even when that someone is as powerful and seemingly untouchable as Alexander Avery. Professional ethics insist she keep the details or her work secret, even as their newfound closeness has her yearning to confide in him. But, as Angel’s quest to protect her heart from Alex’s
undeniable pull equals her need to keep him out of a dangerous situation, circumstances dictate a huge decision; which could have detrimental, and irreversible consequences for them both.
When danger threatens and jealousy reaches the boiling point, lies will be told and secrets kept… Even with the best intentions and the most undeniable connection … the deepest of loves will be tested.
 I'm a single mother of one daughter, Olivia. She's amazing in every way.
I was born in the Midwestern United States and educated at a private university where I received a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business Administration.
I've always been creative with art, music, theater and writing. I decided to write a story as a way to build a network for a business venture. The reader support of my stories and my overwhelming desire to find out where my characters would take me, soon had the writing morphing the business. No one was more shocked than I. When readers began nominating my work for online awards, it took my breath away and only made me love it more. It soon became clear that writing was, and should be, my focus. Stalk Her: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads |Rock Star
Meet the Cover Model of the After Dark Series
Colby Lefebvres Colby Lefebvre is an American Male Model born in Los Angeles County and raised in Southern California. Colby was discovered young beginning his modeling career by booking an International photo shoot for Abercrombie & Fitch where he shot with famous photographer Bruce Weber.
Colby is also a Celebrity Trainer with a national Fitness series Debuting Nationally this year. Stalk Him: Facebook | Twitter | Website
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We're very excited to spotlight the Innocence Trilogy by Alessandra Torre! Holy mother of highly erotic, kinky, suspenseful and addictive love story. Brad and Julie are not your cookie cutter hero and heroine. These two are insanely hot, off the charts explosively hot, but their story is more than lots of steamy sex, (although I lost count of the various locations and ways in which they get it on) it is also filled with a surprising mix of intrigue and mystery. And ladies, Brad De Luca is the epitome of ALPHA. He makes a memorable first impression and, like Julie, he owned us. Today read an excerpt, hot teasers, and enter to win a Signed Paperback of Blindfolded Innocence or $15 Giftcard. Good luck and Enjoy! “But this animal, this sex god who could drive me crazy and steal my heart in the same breath, he would never be fully mine. It was impossible. No one ever owned a god.”
- End of the Innocence, Alessandra Torre
Blindfolded Innocence Excerpt: Meet Brad & Julia I was in the office’s kitchen, buttering a stale biscuit and licking some melted butter off my fingers when he walked in.
Whoa.
It was as if every ounce of extra air left the room in that instance, squeezing all of the space out with it and putting me front and center in his laser beam. Damn. We locked eyes, and neither one of us moved. In his office, there had been a long, empty expanse between us. Now here in the small kitchen, I felt his…essence. It scared the crap out of me.
His eyes were a normal dark brown color, not anything special, but they blazed with a powerful intensity. He smelled of…something. I don’t know how to describe the smell but it was intoxicating and animal. The man reeked of masculinity and sex. He seemed to be a big tight ball of controlled energy and I could just as easily imagine him ripping someone’s head off as dipping me backwards into a kiss. As I stood there frozen, his sexy features curled into a smile and he looked like he wanted to eat me. I backed up and bumped into the kitchenette counter. I was acutely aware of the butter all over my fingers and, now dripping, on the edge of my mouth. I licked my lips and said the first thing that popped into my mind.
“I’m not Tiffany.”
His smile faltered slightly and he shook his head and chuckled. “I know.”
“I’m Julia. Julia Campbell. Broward’s intern.”
“I know.”
“You do?”
“Yes. I just asked Sheila where to find you. She said you were in here.”
“Oh.” A pause. His eyes never leaving mine. “Why were you looking for me?”
“Would you like to go to lunch?” He turned some powerful, magical force on full blast and it was like he radiated with intense sexual heat. I almost swooned, but caught myself. Keep it together you damn woman!
“Umm, no.”
“No?” His grin increased and he looked almost incredulous. He glanced around as if wanting someone around to witness this.
“No.” My voice grew in strength and confidence. Cocky prick.
“Why?” He moved closer and I lost all sense of reality. The man was like no one I’d ever met. I could see why divorcing wives would throw apart their legs and beg him for more than lawyerly duties. The man was walking, breathing sex. I had never found body builders or large men attractive. I had pined and worshipped the rail-thin, pretty look of male models. This man was built like a God – with the deposition of Satan. I couldn’t imagine being an intern to this man and NOT doing more than filing his briefs.
I would have moved back farther but the kitchen counter rail was already digging into my ass and no doubt now leaving a bruise. I met his amused gaze and tried to portray nonchalance.
“For one thing, you’re a little old.”
His eyes flickered a bit at that, but he kept his thoughts to himself.
”And?”
“Annnddd, I’m not supposed to talk to you.” Even to my ears, that sounded juvenile.
His egotistic smirk was back.
”Ahhh… yes. Broward wants to keep you all to himself.”
I didn’t like that response, but kept my mouth shut and let me eyes communicate my silent retort.
“Come on. Let’s go to Centaur.”
“No. I have work to do.”
“Come on – I’ll have you back in a flash. No one will even know you are gone.”
“I -
“Julia!” Sheila stood in the doorway and glared at De Luca. He had the good grace to look sheepish, which also looked ridiculously sexy. Good lord. Someone needs to take this man out back and shoot him.
I fled to the safety of her side, taking my buttery fingers with me and leaving my plate and knife behind.
“I need Julia,” Sheila said. “Are you all through with whatever it was you were needing her for?” Her expression painted her opinion clearer than any billboard sign could.
De Luca nodded a goodbye to me and strode out of the kitchen, winking at me, and patting Sheila on the shoulder as he passed. I could suddenly breathe a lot easier. Sheila turned and affixed me with a steely stare, all evidence of grandmotherly goodness gone. “Is this going to be a problem?” she demanded.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Good.”
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(Click on pictures for Full View) Blindfolded Innocence, Book 1 "I'm not sure what you have been told about me, but I'm not nearly as bad as they make me out to be." His deliciously deep voice carried a little bit of ego.
I'm sure you are exactly as bad as they make you out to be....
Brad De Luca is used to getting whatever and whomever he wants. The premier divorce attorney in town, he's a playboy who's bedded half the city--including his own clients. And when the newest intern at his firm poses a challenge, his seductive prowess goes into overdrive.
Pre-law student Julia Campbell is fresh off a failed engagement and happy with her new independence. Even if she weren't warned away from Brad at every turn, she'd know he was bad news. The last thing she needs is a man who could destroy her job prospects, not to mention her innocence. But before she knows it, the incorrigible charmer has her under his spell. His deviant tastes plunge her deep into a forbidden world of sexual exploration...but her heart may not survive the fall.
This is the first book in the Innocence trilogy. It can be read as a standalone.
"For a good girl, I assure you, I can be very bad."
- Blindfolded Innocence, Alessandra Torre
Diary of Brad De Luca, Novella 1.5
 I was happy with my life. And who wouldn’t be? Beautiful women, money, a job that I could sleep through and still make bank. But I was bored. And I never could walk away from a challenge.
This challenge turned out to be brunette. Feisty. Just the way I like them. But innocent. Too innocent for me. Too innocent to do anything other than sample and then toss back. Anything more would be too risky, too much work.
I was unprepared for Julia Campbell. I should have done my homework, should have looked before diving into unfamiliar waters. Ditching her proved to be problematic, my sexual needs greater than my common sense.
She was different. She became more than a challenge.
She may just bring my world crashing down.
This novella is meant to complement, and be read after, Blindfolded Innocence, a #1 Erotica Bestseller.
Masked Innocence, Book 2
 The man was sinful. It wasn't just the looks that made him dangerous, it was the cocky confidence that dominated every move, every touch. And the frustrating yet ecstatic fact about the whole package was that he could back it all up...
Julia Campbell never knows what to expect with win-at-all-costs Brad De Luca. And she's starting to like it that way. She gave up safe, conventional relationships when she let the elite divorce attorney seduce her into his world. Now that he's determined to strip her naked of every inhibition, she's in danger of falling too deep and too fast.
But their affair begins to feel even more dangerous when a murder leaves a trail of suspicion that points straight to the mob...and Brad. Trusting a man with a bad reputation and a past full of secrets seems like a mistake. But when she's forced to make a choice, the consequences will take her further than she could ever have imagined.
This is the second book in the Innocence trilogy. It does not end in a cliffhanger, and could be read as a standalone, though it is strongly suggested to read this series in order.
"... you are pure sex. When you are in your element, which is typically when you are stuffed full of cock, I've never seen a more sexually perfect being in my life."
- Masked Innocence, Alessandra Torre
End of the Innocence, Book 3
 He thought I owned him. He thought he loved me, that I was enough. But this animal, this sex god who could drive me crazy and steal my heart in the same breath, he would never fully be mine. It was impossible. No one ever owned a God...
One year. I have one year to find out more about this man I am marrying. More about his family. More about our sex, and all of the dirty, delicious places it will take me.
I thought I'd spend this year making a decision. I never thought the decision would be taken from me, snatched right from my naive little hands.
The final book in the Innocence Trilogy.
"I love every fucking inch of you. I love seeing you this way. You are mine, you dirty, kinky, woman."
- End of the Innocence, Alessandra Torre Author Bio: Meet Alessandra Torre Alessandra Torre is an exciting new author who astonished the publishing world with the success of her first novel, Blindfolded Innocence. Initially self-published, the intriguing romance and erotica title quickly rose to the top of the charts on Kindle and Amazon where it attracted the interest of major publishing houses. Currently available on Kindle, iBookstore and Nook, Blindfolded Innocence will be available in print in through Harlequin Publishing on January 25, 2014.
Torre’s captivating story about a young intern’s sexual awakening has won praise and rave reviews from numerous critics, bloggers and book reviewers, including the acclaimed Dr. Laura Berman. In her recent article “35 to Read After 50″ in Everyday Health, Dr. Berman recommended Blindfolded as a must-read for book enthusiasts searching for a new fix after Fifty Shades of Grey. The book has also received high marks from readers on Goodreads and other literary web sites where fans frequently remark they can’t wait for a Blindfolded sequel.
Momentarily stunned by the book’s rapid success, Torre resumed her daily writing routine and published ‘The Girl in 6E’, an erotic thriller that explores the hidden fetishes men covet and the life of a female recluse who battles an overwhelming desire for murder. The Girl in 6E will be released in Summer 2014, as a hardcover novel, through Redhook, an imprint of Hachette.
From her home near the warm waters of the Emerald Coast in Florida, she devotes several hours each day to various writing projects and interacting with her fans on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Happily married to her “best friend” and with one son, she loves watching SEC football games, horseback riding, reading and watching movies. Stalk Alessandra Torre: Website | Twitter | Goodreads | Facebook
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Today we're thrilled to spotlight CONFESSIONS OF A LITIGATION GOD by Sawyer Bennett. This is Matt Connover's POV and his retelling of Mac & his scorching erotic love story from the LEGAL AFFAIRS serial series! We've been fans of Sawyer's books for awhile and we love them all, but the Legal Affairs series is undoubtedly our favorite and her best work to date. Matt & Mac's first encounter is passionate and combustible but it's the development of their relationship, the growth of both characters, their emotional evolution, that made this series compelling and gave it staying power in our hearts. We hated Matt, loved Matt, adored Matt, was disgusted by Matt, wanted to rip his clothes off, and in the end, fell head over heels for him. His point is view is raw, dirty, hilarious, vulnerable and heartbreaking. If you thought Mac & Matt were explosive in Legal Affairs, it gets even hotter! Plus, read our fun & revealing interview with Mr. Litigation God himself! Learn what he really thinks of Cal & Mac's friendship and um, is there a Matt sex video floating around somewhere? ;) AND, we're giving you a chance to win s Signed Legal Affairs Box Set with ALL 6 volumes! If you can't wait, don't worry, Objection, Volume 1 is FREE! One-click is now and we will guarantee that you will be hooked. Enjoy & Good Luck! Interview with Matt: Mac, Love, Cal & a Sex Video? Gut reaction, thoughts, feeling when you saw Mac at the bar for the One Night Only date?
Fuck… I was blown away. When I saw that she wore red, just like I requested, I started to get hard because she did something that she knew would please me. She was already trying to please me and we hadn’t even met yet.
Gut reaction, thoughts, feelings when you saw Mac walk into the conference room the Monday after?
I don’t recall the last time I’ve ever been so pissed off as when I saw Mac walk into that conference room. For a split second, I thought she had gone stalker on me, but then I realized she was my newest employee. It was like a punch to the gut, knowing I would be seeing her almost every day, and at the same time, knowing that I’d never be able to have her the same way again. In hindsight, I think I was pissed because I was already mourning the complete loss of her.
If Mac hadn't come to work for you, would you have sought her out?
Absolutely. I wanted her too much to let her go.
Cal & Mac… how do you really feel about their friendship/relationship?
Geez… you don’t tread lightly, do you? I’m trying… really, really hard to accept their friendship. I don’t have a doubt in my mind where Mac’s concerned, and if I’m truthful, not where Cal is concerned either. I don’t stand to get hurt by either of them. I guess more than anything, I’m still sad to have lost his friendship but unfortunately, that ship has already sailed.
How have your feelings for Cal changed since you know what really happened between him and your ex-wife that night?
It’s weird, because while it’s so fucked up what he did, I know that deep down, he never would have touched Marissa if he had been sober. So, I know the alcohol played a big part in that. Yeah… now that I know the full truth, I don’t hold him as culpable. I don’t think I would have been able to forgive him without knowing the full truth.
What really happened on your "boys" night that Mac was not invited to?
It was pretty lame so you didn’t miss much. Bunch of drunk lawyers trying to one up each other with their war stories in court. That wouldn’t have been so bad but then Kylie showed up and I had to dodge her advances. I was seriously missing Mac that night, no lie.
What are your thoughts on the dating service now? When was the last time you used it?
Last time I used it was my first “date” with Mac and while there was a period of time in our relationship that I desired the simplicity of that service, I don’t fucking miss it at all. How could I? When I have Mac. As to the dating service itself, it’s a brilliant business model and kept me well supplied in… well, you know what I mean.
Your relationship with Mac is based on a highly physically connection, when did that change for you? Was there a "moment" when you realized the emotional connection?
Absolutely. I realized it the moment Karen told me that Mac’s mom had been in an accident. I physically lost my breath because I think I was feeling Mac’s pain. I knew, at that moment, she had become more to me.
You showed up at the hospital when Mac was visiting her mother, what made you drop everything in your life to go to Mac when at that point you didn't even want a "relationship" with her?
I think my brain was telling me I didn’t want a relationship with her, but I think it was my heart that made me get on that plane. I think my heart always knew but it was too tied up in emotional baggage to let me be free.
How did you decide it was the right time for Mac to meet your son? What was your biggest fear about them meeting?
That day I invited Mac to meet Gabe, it was so spontaneous. I don’t think I necessarily felt it was the right time per se… it was more of an impulsive decision borne of the fact I wanted to see Mac. My biggest fear was that Gabe wouldn’t like her. I thought it was a long shot, because he’s such a laid back kid, but if there was ever anything that was going to doom our relationship, it was if Gabe wasn’t on board with Mac.
What made you shut down and push Mac away? The visit from your ex, the friendship between Mac and Cal, or something else?
I’d like to blame it on Marissa’s visit, but that was really all on me. Marissa was just the catalyst to let me succumb to my fear. I was just too much of a pussy to take the risk with my heart at that point. It wasn’t until I lost Mac that I realized that there was no real risk at all.
If you could change one thing about your relationship with Mac, what would it be?
Hmmm… this is going to sound completely filthy, but I’m a dirty fucking guy. There’s a part of Mac’s body that I thoroughly want to possess. She hasn’t let me have it yet… fears and all, but I’ll tap it one day, rest assured.
Mac… what is the first word that comes to mind when you think of her?
Love.
Fun fact about you we don’t know?
There’s a sex video of me on the internet. It’s not under my real name, so don’t bother asking me how to find it. I have no clue how it got out there, but it was of me and this girl I was seeing my freshman year of college. We thought it would be fun to video ourselves. Let’s just say I hope you never see it, because I’ve learned my best moves since then. It’s pretty pathetic actually.
Finally… what do you love most about Mac?
The thing that I love about Mac the most is that she walked away from me. I know that sounds weird, but her confidence in herself is the sexiest thing about her.
Thank you Matt! You really DO have great oral skills. ;) Confessions of a Litigation God, Synopsis and Purchase Button WARNING, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK
FROM MATT CONNOVER, LITIGATION GOD
Please do not attempt to read my story in public, as my sexual proclivities have been known to cause squirming in your seat, squeezing of your legs together and unintentional moaning, sometimes with spontaneous bursts of laughter at random moments. If you are offended by the fact that my oral skills are just as accomplished in the bedroom as they are the courtroom, then this book is not for you. There may be moments while reading my story that you get so turned on… so hot and bothered… that your squirming and moaning could turn maniacal in nature and neither I, nor the author, are responsible for the weird looks you may get. Notwithstanding the aforementioned warnings, if you assume the risk and read my tale in public, then I recommend you carry a spare set of panties with you. You will need them and you have been warned.
My name is Matt Connover. I am a Litigation God.
Other lawyers quake before me. Women crawl on their knees just to spend the night in my bed and when I’m finished with them, I walk away without a backward glance. I am well satisfied with my life and there isn’t a damn thing I’d change about it.
That is, until McKayla Dawson came along.
She was meant to be for one night only.
But she got under my skin, and now I want her back underneath my body.
It’s torture working with her in my law firm… day in and day out. But I have to think maybe the Fates have intervened to throw us together because she is unlike anyone I’ve ever known, and thus I need to pay careful attention to these Legal Affairs.
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Confessions of a Litigation God is a stand alone, full length erotic novel. It follows the affair of Matt Connover and McKayla Dawson as told in the Legal Affairs Serial Romance, Volumes 1-6. This book is told strictly from Matt's point of view and has many additional scenes not included in the serial volumes. You do not need to have read the Legal Affairs Serial to understand this novel.
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One year ago, I graduated from law school and
embarked on a career as a purveyor of high priced legal shenanigans.
Six months ago, my boyfriend dumped me when I thought he might be proposing.
Two weeks ago, I got drunk and joined a secret sex club.
Two days ago, I had a torrid one-night stand with a stranger.
Today? Well, today I'm contemplating having an affair with my boss.
Matt Connover is all kinds of forbidden temptation wrapped up in a deliciously wicked package, and he's made it clear... he's only interested in sex.
My name is McKayla Dawson but everyone calls me Mac. I work at the powerhouse firm of Connover & Crown, LLP, where the law has never felt so hot.
But between you and me, I'm afraid my heart won't survive these Legal Affairs.
"Matt chanting my name in reverence is much sexier than him screaming at the top of his lungs. This was indeed a job well done."
- Stipulation, Sawyer Bennett Author Bio: Meet Sawyer Bennett! Sawyer Bennett is the pen name for a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.
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In celebration of the recent release of BREAKABLE by New York Times Bestselling author Tammara Webber, we're honored to give you a chance to win SIGNED paperbacks of EASY and BREAKABLE! Plus, have you read our interview with her? We are huge fans of Tammara and are so honored to have had the opportunity to interview Tammara about Breakable, Lucas and her inspirations in creating the characters we love! Read about what Tammara loves about writing, what she dislikes about writing, her thoughts on the YA and NA genre, and Lucas, Lucas, Lucas. ;) Breakable by Tammara Webber is heartbreaking, emotional & enlightening and a true companion novel. However, you should read Easy first because Breakable is not a retelling of Jacqueline & Lucas's story but Lucas's story in its entirety. He is quiet and heartbroken. He has to learn to deal with his past and move forward with his future. We got the chance to learn more about Lucas and we are so happy Tammara wrote such an amazing character. We loved every minute of Lucas's story and HIGHLY RECOMMEND you ONE-CLICK this ASAP! Interview with Tammara Webber
Learn what she loves about writing & what is next for Tammara and much more.
TRSoR's questions are Red & Tammara's answers are white. Thank you so much for giving The Rock Stars of Romance this opportunity. We are HUGE fans of yours; and the Between the Lines Series, Easy and now Breakable are ALL on our favorites list. We have read and recommended them more times than we can count. Thank you for sharing your talent and the characters we love with the world. We are honored that we have the chance to ask you the questions we are dying to have the answers to.
Thanks so much for having me!
Were you always a writer, what prompted you to write your first book?
I was 19 the first time I attempted to write a novel. It was a historical romance – my leisure-reading material of choice. The first thing I figured out was I had lots of research to do, but I worked full-time on a university campus and had library access. (Let’s just say I know more about Vikings than I do about any other historical subject!) Then I got to the point where most writers read over what they’ve written and think, “This is utter crap.” At the time, I didn’t know that belief was merely a stage of the writing process, so I sent the manuscript through the shredder. I’m 99.9% certain that doing this was no loss to the romance world, but that early self-doubt meant I didn’t attempt to write another novel for ten years.
What is it about writing that you love?
I love telling stories – especially love stories. They’re like puzzles, and when my characters and I embark on them, I have only vague ideas of what’s going to happen. I love the discovery – when I wake up with a new scene in my head, or some previously unclear detail or connection pops into focus in the middle of folding laundry or showering and everything goes CLICK.
What is it about writing that you dislike?
Sometimes writing is just hard – the plot becomes blurry or the characters refuse to move forward. My husband likens it to software development – sometimes you know something isn’t right – there’s a bug somewhere, but you can’t figure out what/where it is. All experienced writers have their own tricks for dealing with this – whether we label it writer’s block or something else. Deadlines can make it worse – like trying to defuse a bomb with a ticking timeclock. You have to find some way to ignore that tick-tick-tick or you’re in big trouble.
You have now written in both the Young Adult and New Adult genres?
Which genre is your favorite?
I believe NA designates the age/stage of life of the protagonists, not how sexually explicit the novel is, so everything I’ve written could be termed New Adult. I labeled the first four books I published (which includes Easy) “Mature YA” because the characters were older (17+) and there was no such thing as NA when I wrote and published them. (No one would have had a clue what I meant if I’d labeled a book “New Adult” in 2011 – and there was no official NA BISAC category until a few months ago.)
For me, the “voice” of YA (mature YA, that is – like Katie McGarry’s stories) and NA aren’t very different, if at all. As legal adults, however, NA characters are (generally) dealing with actual independence issues, rather than the move away and eventual break from dependence – which is (again, generally) the focus of YA characters. This is a very fine line – one most people step back and forth over many times before they’re firmly on the adult side.
How do you chose what genre a book should be written in?
I didn’t. I just wrote the stories. What I didn’t realize when I began writing Between the Lines (in 2009): having a 20-year-old hero (Graham) would keep the book from being perceived as YA by publishers, no matter what I did. I was straddling a publishing chasm that became NA a few months ago. I couldn’t get an agent, let alone a publisher – not until Easy (featuring MCs 19 and 21) hit the NYT bestseller list in June 2012.
We are huge fans of the Between the Lines Series and it is our go to recommendation for a YA series. Do you feel that the series would be different if it was written in the New Adult genre? How do you think the series would change?
Thank you! J Currently, I have these books categorized under both YA and NA. (It began as YA and that’s how the ISBN codes were filed.) I might have made minor tweaks if it was completely NA, but the storylines wouldn’t change. The five MCs begin the series at 17-20 and end it 19-22. The language is consistently realistic, but the sexuality shown advances from makeout-level in the first book to Easy-level in the fourth. That’s the natural result of the increasing ages of the characters and how their individual relationships evolve.
The Between the Lines Series is unique in its storylines and we adore all the characters and feel an emotional connection to each one of them.
What were your inspirations when creating the characters?
My son was a junior at NYU Tisch when the Twilight series was going nuts in theaters (New Moon had just released). I was shocked at how involved some fans got regarding the actors’ real-life relationships (or lack thereof) merely because they played romantically involved characters in a film. I wondered how my aspiring-actor son would deal with strangers taking ownership of his personal relationships like that. (“Not well” was my conclusion!) I imagined two costars who were required to pretend real-life romantic entanglement (under studio suggestion/edict) just as the heroine began to fall for someone on set who wasn’t as “desirable” to her fans. I pictured a young cast, filming in a location where they’d be somewhat sequestered from their homes/families, but frequently in sight of the public. The story altered on its own once I began writing it, mostly because of Reid, who refused to do as he was told by the author.
One of our panel readers, Heather, is obsessed with Reid and Dori’s story she has read Good For You and Here Without You numerous times. They are her go to books to knock her out of a book funk. When you are reading, how do you get out of a “book funk?”
(I squeed for a minute before answering this one! Thank you, Heather!) This doesn’t happen as often for me anymore, as my writing career now comes with an insane amount of time-consuming promotional activities, social media and email interactions. I can’t give books as much of a chance as I used to. L If it doesn’t get me involved during the sample (I’m a HUGE fan of digital samples), I don’t buy it. If I can’t find anything new that catches my interest, I do the same thing Heather does – I reread something I love. I enjoy picking up on small details I missed the first time through.
Final question regarding the BTL series, do you plan on continuing this series and will Heather get more Dori & Reid?
I don’t have any plans to continue the series – but I think of those couples often. They’re real to me. I can imagine BTL as a television series – Gossip Girl meets Entourage.
Easy… Oh how we love Easy. Lucas and Jacqueline’s relationship is the kind of love story that stays with you long after reading it. This is one of our “go to” re-reads. Why do you feel this story resonates with so many of your readers? What inspired you to write this story?
I’ve not made a secret of the fact that I’m a rape survivor, though I try not to focus on it. My story was not at all Jacqueline’s – her story came from my imagination – but my rapist was a friend/classmate, and I told no one (in my case, for several years). There was a lot of self-blame and shame involved in that silence. Finally saying the words aloud (to my best friend) helped me realize it wasn’t my fault. That was the beginning of healing for me. Jacqueline didn’t begin to tell me her story until I was wrapping up Good For You. Once I began to focus on her story, she wouldn’t be silent – and once I started writing Easy, there was no stopping it.
Jacqueline’s encounters on campus are not unique; violence against women often takes place on college campuses. Do you feel that this story gives readers in similar situations the strength to come forward? Has Jacqueline’s story brought more awareness to this subject?
I don’t know if this book brought more awareness – but I’ve had tons of email and messages over the past two years from readers, many of whom told me they’d felt their rape/sexual assault was their fault until reading Easy. I’m so glad to have given them that, but the fact that they had to get that knowledge from a novel is a society FAIL. Over the past year or so, many brave, real-life girls and women have challenged their attackers and the whole corrupt system of sweeping college sexual assaults under the rug to keep institutions from facing parental, community and/or alumni outrage. It’s about damned time this subject came to light. That’s what I most felt, reading the news reports: It’s about damned time.
Was writing about this “taboo” subject difficult?
Incredibly hard. Writing the first scene (of Easy) made me nauseous. I rewrote and rewrote it, stripping possible gratuitousness. I didn’t want to linger on any part of it. I wanted the reader to be dragged through the scene and begin the second chapter at Jacqueline’s starting point. Her boyfriend of three years had abandoned her. She’d nearly been raped by a guy she knew. She was failing a class for the first time. It was a perfect storm – time for her to either give up or pull herself up and deal. She chose to deal with it, though she didn’t always make the best choices. But do any of us? I didn’t write her to be a role model. I wrote her to be a real girl, dealing with issues she’d never anticipated.
Next, we would like to thank you for giving us Lucas//Landon’s point of view in Breakable. Landon’s story broke our heart over and over again. Why did you feel that it was important for Lucas’s point of view to be told?
I considered writing Easy as I had the BTL series, with alternating POVs, but Lucas didn’t really talk to me while I was writing it. I knew, early on, that the story I was telling was Jacqueline’s, so I saw Lucas primarily through her eyes. I didn’t plan to tell his story – because he hadn’t told all of it to me. About a year after I published Easy, he began talking to me. Once I began to hear Landon – I had to let him tell his story.
Lucas’s personality is so much different than Jacqueline’s, did you find it difficult to write from his perspective?
No. Neither of them are “me” – they’re both characters I created. If I can get a character to talk to me, I can write from his or her perspective. In addition to my undergrad advising job, where I interacted daily with all sorts of students, I have a daughter and two very different sons – each of whom tell me everything. (I’ve made liberal use of my poker face as a parent.)
Lucas’s tattoos have meaning. Each design is unique, some of them conceal things he doesn’t want others to know, and others symbolize his strength and loss. What inspired these designs?
I put a lot of thought into those, to the point of sketching a couple of them out when I was writing Easy. I knew Lucas’s starting point – the life he came from and the boy he might have been. I knew he would try to retain some of that through any means he could. I realized that the first tattoos were the ones that concealed the trauma he’d gone through, but he would see that others could represent who he’d become, and who he wanted to be.
Both Easy and Breakable have a complete story and can be read as standalones. Did you intend to have the readers read them as such or did you write it as a true companion novel?
I believe it’s a companion novel, though I did try to write it as its own stand-alone story. I think Breakable is better read after Easy, by those who want to know more about Lucas.
After reading Breakable, I am satisfied that I have received the entire story, however, I don’t think I am alone when I say, we can ALWAYS use more of Jacqueline and Lucas’s story. Can we expect their story to continue?
I always said I wrote Easy as a stand-alone story, meaning I won’t introduce new conflict for the sake of a sequel. Lucas and Jacqueline have been through enough. That said… see the next question. ;)
In Breakable, we see much more of the secondary characters. Is there a possibility that we may see some of these characters in other stories? i.e. Carlie & Caleb?
Short answer: yes – I have stories in mind for characters from Breakable and Easy. I haven’t decided which will or won’t be written yet, but I’m brainstorming one of them now and will begin writing it as soon as the characters take over. What that means for Lucas and Jacqueline is that readers may see (happy) glimpses of them within future stories.
If Easy & Breakable were made into a movie, who would be your first choice to play Jacqueline & Lucas?
My characters are so completely formed in my head that I have a difficult time seeing them in the form of actors. I can see them in certain photos – but actors change. I chose photos of Emilia Clarke for my visual of Jacqueline when I as writing Easy over two years ago. Love her. Lucas was harder to peg. (My son suggested an actor named Chris Galya after meeting him a few months ago. He actually texted me and said “MOM. MOM MOM MOM – I just met Lucas at a bar.”) Of course, Chris and Emilia are both 26 now, and I have no movie deal in hand. On the other hand, Theo James is 29 and Four was 17, and I don’t hear anyone complaining about him in Divergent. ;)
Finally, what should we be looking forward to from the fabulous Tammara Webber?
Another romance. Always another romance.
Thank you again for taking the time to answer our questions and for sharing your talent and characters with us. It is a true honor.
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Book Summary & Purchase Link
Contours of the Heart  He was lost and alone. Then he found her.
And the future seemed more fragile than ever.
As a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise -- until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed.
All he wanted was to leave the past behind. When he met Jacqueline Wallace, his desire to be everything she needed came so easy...
As easy as it could be for a man who learned that the soul is breakable and that everything you hoped for could be ripped away in a heartbeat.
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Contours of the Heart (Bk 1) Rescued by a stranger.
Haunted by a secret
Sometimes, love isn't easy...
He watched her, but never knew her. Until thanks to a chance encounter, he became her savior...
The attraction between them was undeniable. Yet the past he'd worked so hard to overcome, and the future she'd put so much faith in, threatened to tear them apart.
Only together could they fight the pain and guilt, face the truth - and find the unexpected power of love.
A groundbreaking novel in the New Adult genre, Easy faces one girl's struggle to regain the trust she's lost, find the inner strength to fight back against an attacker, and accept the peace she finds in the arms of a secretive boy.
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Originally posted on Tammara's Facebook page. Meet the Author Tammara Webber is author of the New York Times bestselling New Adult novel Easy, the first novel in her Contours of the Heart series, and the Between the Lines series. She is a hopeful romantic who adores novels with happy endings, because there are enough sad endings in real life. Before writing full-time, she was an undergraduate academic advisor, economics tutor, planetarium office manager, radiology call center rep, and the palest person to ever work at a tanning salon. She married her high school sweetheart, and is a mom to three adult kids and four very immature cats. Stalk Tammara: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Rock Star Page
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Good Luck & Enjoy! Excerpt Sleep was hard to come by. As the weeks went on, things between Jack and me had fallen into a routine of evading and comfortable avoidance. He hadn’t pushed for me to move in with him again, or even mentioned it for that matter. He just somehow understood that I needed time to figure out my issues.
I used that time without him. I dug deep and ticked off all the pros and cons and analyzed my reasons for running off after my dad and Vince died, and came to terms with my decision to stay with him as long as I had.
My conclusions weren’t easy to take.
I was a coward and a liar. Simple as that.
Jack had become my cushion; my tiny dilapidated motel room became the fortress that held my demons on the outside. The small town was a Mecca for all the things I thought I was missing out on and wanted in my life.
But it wasn’t. It was as solid of a trap as my previous life had been. I’d fallen into the same pattern, only a different outcome. I’d settled on a dismal job because it was easy, a hole in the wall motel because it was cheap, and a false relationship because it fed my insecurities and my fear of being alone.
I still had no idea where I fit in. I still wondered where I belonged, what I wanted. That mask I’d donned for as long as I could remember was still strapped to my skull, embedded into my skin with a grip so tight I thought I’d suffocate.
Coming to terms with the cold, hard facts was a blow for sure. I knew I would eventually go back to Vegas. It was inevitable. I wasn’t sure I’d stay, but I had to return and deal with the aftermath of what went down. The death of my family, the deceit from Flynn, my business, and most importantly, to face the ghosts that wouldn’t leave my mind.
Doyle Maguire.
That man had to pay, one way or another.
I could just picture that rat bastard sitting on his throne with a big shit-eating grin on his face, satisfied that he’d taken us down.
He had, to an extent. My father withered and died at his hand, he’d chased me off, and taken everything Vince had, including his life.
But, he was in for a surprise. I still had some fight in me. The more I pulled back the curtains and looked out the window of my mind, it was coming back. I was stronger than I gave myself credit for, and running off with my tail between my legs had never been my style. I’d slithered away, snuck off with the excuse of starting over, but in reality, I’d never stood my ground the way I should have.
It was time to bolster the courage to take the jerk to war.
 With a broken heart and nothing to lose, Jayne King leaves Las Vegas, running from the only man she ever loved. He used her. Lied to her. Got her father killed. Cost her everything.
All she wants is to start over somewhere new and escape her past. She finally finds a place to plant roots, and someone she can trust. But she should’ve known that when Flynn said he’d never give up on her, he meant it. Just when she thinks she’s safe after almost a year on the run, the past catches up with her and she finds out that everything she believed in was false. Once again, she’s caught up in a game—but this time, she intends to win. After all, the queen always beats a spade.
Flynn Maguire always got what he wanted, until he fell in love with Jayne King. He has no intentions of letting her get away, but with a woman like Jayne, he knows he’s got to play his cards just right. He had no choice but to watch her walk out of his life, but he planned on getting her back at any cost, including taking down his own father. He soon finds out there is nothing more dangerous than a woman scorned.
 Jayne King lived in a world of players. She’d been groomed by her father to win, taking no prisoners in her quest to reach the top. But, it was never enough. She wanted out, and just when she finds her escape, she’s pulled back into the underground crime world of Las Vegas. One phone call spins her life out of control and she once again has to live her life behind a mask of lies.
Her body is for sale, but her heart is off limits.
Flynn Maguire, professional gambler and notorious ladies’ man always wins. Always. As the heir to the Maguire Grand Hotel and Casino fortune, he’s always had his desires delivered on a silver platter. When he crosses paths with Jayne King, he will stop at nothing to have her. Nothing has ever stood between him and what he wanted, and there wasn’t any amount of money too high to pay to own her. He realizes too late that money can’t buy her heart and finds himself in a place he never thought he’d be. Out of luck.
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(Click on picture for full view) Meet the Author Jami Denise is a romance writer from Southern California. While she waits for the next felon to come along and sweep her off her feet, she writes about swoony bad boys and sassy gals that make them squirm. She also loves cats, cars, cupcake flavored lip balm, and cherry limeade.
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