Tuesday, 25 August 2015

Unblocked Episode FIVE by Marni Mann Release Blitz ~ #giveaway #bookreview #erotica #serial #romance





Unblocked, Episode Five Blurb:

Derek Block needs to protect those he cares about.
Frankie Jordan fears the loss of those she loves.
Darkness drives them.
But could it drive them apart?
This is Episode Five, the final Episode in the Timber Towers Series.



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Genre: Adult Erotic Contemporary Romance
Part 5 in a 5 part serial

My Unblocked: Episode 5 Review . . .




How to tame the unattainable?  For the last four episodes we have watched the transformation of Derek.  Derek first started as a one and done type of guy, because his sole focus was revenge.  Then he met Frankie and his whole world changed.


In episode four we end with Derek's past coming barreling to the present and Frankie bombarded with so much information about Derek that she doesn't know what to do with it all.

Finally, in episode 5 we get to find out all our answers and hopefully have Frankie and Derek have their very well deserved HEA.

"No. Not at all.  My questions are starting to have questions."
"I want to fix that."
"Are you sure you can?"

Frankie and Derek have learned so much over the last four episodes, and thankfully communicating and letting each other in is one of them.  As everything's coming to the surface, Frankie and Derek are trying to figure out how it can all work. 

Now that they are all on the same page it helps but it's not an easy road for them, especially with a weasel like Randy fighting dirty.   Just as the truth comes out, more tragedy comes causing poor Frankie's world to blow up.   Times like these though is where you find out how committed your partner is. 

"I'll do anything for you." 

One thing these two have had from the start is explosive chemistry and it was not denied or dimmed in this episode.  


"I want to feel you come . . . and after you do.  I want you to just keep fucking me."

I love these two together.  Together they're magical and compliment each other so well.   They both softened each other out making for a more balance union.

"You are the most incredible woman I have ever met . . . and you're all mine. "

Through diversity these two found what they need, and I love them together.

"I fucking love you."

They started out as a sizzle or a spark but ended up in an explosion of wants, desires and feelings.

The truth hadn't changed the way I felt about him.  (Nor me.  I have loved Derek from the start)

I LOVE THIS SERIES!! It' sexy. It's fun.  It's intriguing.  It's sweet.  I'm so jealous it's coming out as a complete collection as the only down fall for me was the wait between each episode.  Now that I have read it all, I'm so happy with the whole story and how it concluded.  

Did I love this episode?  Yes, I love the whole series.  Would I recommend this series? Definitely, especially if you like dark alpha males and lots of steam.  This is the only thing of Marni Mann's that I have read so far, but after this series I will definitely be diving in to her other books and anything she writes in the future.  

4.5 Derek and Frankie Loving Thumbs up!

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Lauren












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In The Dark by Monica Murphy Review Tour ~ #bookreview #giveaway @msmonicamurphy @wordsmithpublic



Have you started the new series by Monica Murphy? Fans are loving this crew and we know you will too! We'll be celebrating the release of IN THE DARK! Join us in the fun!

Title: In The Dark
Series Name: The Rules Series
Author Name: Monica Murphy
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Sarah Hansen, Okay Creations
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IN THE DARK (Book 2) August 25, 2015

Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the girl who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?






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FAIR GAME (The Rules Series, Book 1) May 12, 2015

When your boyfriend bets YOU in a poker game, you better know when to run...

Bad enough Jade Frost's boyfriend drags her to a boring poker game. Even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round...and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend.

Now she supposedly belongs to the ultra rich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn't stop him. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more.

When she finds herself starting to fall for him, Jade's confused. There's more to Shep than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. No way could he want a serious relationship with her...or could he?

SLOW PLAY (Book 3) November 10, 2015

Newly broke girl Alexandria Asher just wants to live a normal life. After her parents are sent to prison on embezzlement charges, she enrolls in college under her mother’s maiden name and tries her best to pretend she’s someone else.

Tristan Chadwick is everything Alex is trying to avoid. A seemingly egotistical, lazy, rich jerk, she dumps her beer on his head when he comes on to her one night at a party. This only spurs Tristan into action. He loves nothing more than a challenge. And the beautiful Alex is exactly the type of challenge that intrigues him.

Despite her reluctance, Alex finds herself quickly involved with Tristan. Underneath that playboy exterior is a good guy, a sweet and sexy guy who she is undoubtedly falling for. What they both don’t realize is the actions of Alex’s parents are the reason for so much tragedy in Tristan’s family. And when Tristan discovers who Alex and her family really is, can he forgive and forget?

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New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children. She's a workaholic who loves her job. When she's not busy writing, she also loves to read and travel with her family. She writes new adult and contemporary romance and is published with Bantam and Avon. She also writes romance as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.




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Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Part 2 in an ongoing series


 My In The Dark Review ...

In the Dark, is the second book of his series, where another of the boys has fallen.  Which is quite the far drop from the one and done rule, these boys lived by.

Gabriel (Gabe) Walker is the more even keeled of the three boys.  He too comes from a rich, demanding family, where they dictate what is expected of him.  But Gabe, wants a different life then what they want.

Lucy comes a single mother, who learned her lessons the hard way.  After this, she has instilled her philosophies with Lucy, which has made Lucy a bit gun shy where boys/men are concerned.

Lucy by chance is house sitting in Santa Monica, where she has a GQ looking neighbor whom makes it no secret of his interest in her.  As Gabe has been blatantly watching Lucy for weeks, he finally takes the plunge and goes after her.

He quickly learns a few things. 
1) Lucy is NOT like any other girl he has been with.
2) Lucy has insecurities
3) Lucy holds a lot to the vest.
4) She's also everything that he wants

Lucy's a bit doomed from the start, with her mama's fears, and insecurities combined with lies, assumptions. 

Gabe usually goes for the blonde country club type of girl, but Lucy is curvy, Latino and sexy as hell.

"I'm on a diet."  I don't get why.  Really I don't.  (Me neither)
Gabe has a bit of an uphill battle with Lucy's fears and insecurities. 

"I like you just as you are.  I wish you would too."

Since Gabe's an easy going guy, he makes up a story for Lucy that he thinks should fit her.  Assuming he's right since she didn't correct him, he keeps on assuming this is true.  For Lucy she first assumed that it was only going to be a summer fling so it was easy to let Gabe think one thing when the truth was another. 

Now that their worlds collide after a steamy summer fling, Lucy is faced with what she's done.

Hopefully our mistakes won't come back and bite us both in the butt.

Lucy can't fight her feelings for Gabe, but she keeps digging herself a bigger hole.

I'm so scared to tell him anything personal for fear he'll dump me  (Argh! Insert eye roll here)
Then more digging . ..

Telling Gabe the truth now? Could cause me to lose him.  And that's a risk I'm not willing to take.  (Yeah! That's not stupid at all and keeping secrets will never back fire.  Insert another eye roll here)
I liked the idea of Lucy more than Lucy herself.  I think it's because within this genre the insecure heroine has been overdone that I'm quick to not like these types.  I'm also a strong woman and want to see and read about strong woman. 
I'm the idiot who lied to him during our entire relationship.  I have no one to blame bit myself.  (Agree)
Often we have to learn the lesson the hard way and for Lucy that's the case.  Thankfully Gabe's sweet, honest and strong and stands up for what he wants no matter the consequences.  Sure he made his own mistakes but they're both young and have to learn.

Do I like this series?  Yes, but both books so far have taken me a bit of time to get into them.  Did I like Gabe and Lucy together?  Yes, especially after Lucy gets over her personal shit.  I have to admit that I have a weak spot for NA and this did fit the bill, even though this rich world is not my world.  The expectations are different while their role models have nothing but cold relationships due to being a part instead of a person.  It's nice to get lost in a world that I don't know and would not want to be part of.  Now we have to wait for the grumpy Tristan to fall.  Will I continue with this series?  Absolutely, as I have to see how the mighty Tristan will fall in love and hopefully bite his opinions and words that he's so quick to give.

3. 25 NA Thumbs up!

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Heart- Shaped Hack by Tracey Garvis Graves Release Launch ~ #giveaway #excerpt





When Kate Watts abandoned her law career to open a food pantry in Northeast Minneapolis, she never dreamed it would be this difficult. Facing the heartbreaking prospect of turning hungry people away, she is grateful for the anonymous donations that begin appearing at the end of each month. Determined to identify and thank her secret benefactor, she launches a plan and catches Ian —a charismatic hacker with a Robin Hood complex—in the act.

Ian intrigues Kate in a way no man ever has. But after learning he’s snooped around on her personal computer, she demands retribution. Impressed with her tolerance and captivated by her spirit, he complies and begins to slowly charm his way past her defenses. Time spent with Ian is never boring, and Kate soon finds herself falling for the mysterious hacker.

But Ian has enemies and they’re growing restless. In the hacking world, exploiting a target’s weakness is paramount, and no price is too high to stop an attack. And when Kate learns exactly how much Ian has paid, she’ll discover just how strong her love is for the man who has hacked his way into her heart.


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“Oh, hi,” she said.
“Imagine running into you here.”
“This is quite a coincidence.”
“It’s not a coincidence at all. I knew you were following me.”
“You did not.”
“I spotted you hiding behind the plant when I walked into the bank. Plus I could smell your perfume as soon as I stepped out here.”
“Did you”—she used her fingers to make little air quotes—“appropriate money from this bank?” she whispered.
“Of course not. I do all my work from the Batcave. Believe it or not, I actually bank here. I was just signing some papers.”
Kate had never seen a man look so utterly scrumptious while wearing glasses. There was something about the combination of his hair, his scruff, and the semi-rimless designer frames that made him irresistible. “Are the glasses a disguise? Because I totally knew it was you.”
“The glasses are real. I often suffer from eyestrain since I spend so much time on the computer, and I was up late last night, working.”
“They make you look very smart.” She took a moment to imagine how his scruff would feel rubbing against her skin if he were to kiss her.
“I am smart, but I think you mean devastatingly handsome. More so than normal, that is.”
“You’re so humble.”
“Ready?” He walked to the door and held it open for her.
“Yes.”
“Follow me.” He looked at her and laughed. “That shouldn’t be a problem for you.”
They took the elevator to the basement, and when the doors opened to the parking garage, Kate followed Ian to a row of cars. He stopped beside one and pulled a set of keys from his pocket.
She gasped.
Ian smiled. “It’s a—”
“1964 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe.”
“’65. But color me impressed.”
“My brother Chad was obsessed with this car. He used to have a poster of it on his bedroom wall. There were only six built between 1964 and 1965.”
“A bit rare indeed.”
The last authentic Shelby had sold at auction for around seven million. Ian’s was obviously a replica, of which there were quite a few, but it was still a very notable vehicle with a price tag that started in the low six figures. “Helena called it an old blue car.”
He grinned, looking contemplative. “Technically, that is correct.”
Kate could not resist running her hand lightly over the Guardsman Blue paint and the white racing stripes on the hood. The Shelby was unmistakably race-car-like in appearance with its aerodynamic design and unique body style. Chad was going to be so jealous. “For someone who values his privacy, isn’t this a bit ostentatious?”
“How so?”
“Rakishly handsome playboy who makes grand philanthropic gestures and drives a flashy car. Any of this ringing a bell?”
“Rakishly handsome playboy?”
“Well, if the Prada loafer fits. Wouldn’t you fly under the radar more easily in, say, a Ford Focus?” she asked.
“A Ford Focus? You want me to tool around town in a Ford Focus? Jesus, would I still have my balls?”
“No, they cut them off when they hand you the keys. Of course you’d still have your balls. What kind of question is that? This conversation has gotten way off track.”
“You mean because we started out talking about my car and now we’re talking about my balls?”
“Are we?”
“I believe so.”
“Maybe we should go back to talking about your car.”
“You want to drive it, don’t you?”
“Why would I want to drive your car?”
“Why wouldn’t you want to drive my car? Can you handle a stick shift?”
“Yes, and rather competently I might add.”
“That’s an enormous turn-on. Truly.”
She pretended not to hear him. “This is not a good car for Minnesota winters.”
“Horrible, I agree. My other car has four-wheel drive, but it’s not nearly as fun to operate as this one.” Ian dangled the keys in front of her.
He was right. Kate was dying to drive his car and couldn’t wait to see how it handled. She took the keys, opened the door, and reached over to unlock the passenger side for Ian. They belted up, and she started the car.
“Please note that I’m already making good on my promise, Katie. Because I assure you, driving this car will be the opposite of boring.”









Tracey Garvis Graves is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. Her debut novel, On the Island, spent 9 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into twenty-seven languages, and is in development with MGM and Temple Hill Productions for a feature film. She is also the author of Uncharted, Covet, Every Time I Think of You, and Cherish. 
Tracey loves to interact with her readers and can be found on Facebook and Twitter.











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Release Day Blast - In The Dark by Monica Murphy ~ #giveaway #teasers #excerpt @msmonicamurphy @wordsmithpublic


Have you started the new series by Monica Murphy? Fans are loving this crew and we know you will too! We'll be celebrating the release of IN THE DARK! Join us in the fun!

Title: In The Dark
Series Name: The Rules Series
Author Name: Monica Murphy
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Sarah Hansen, Okay Creations
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IN THE DARK (Book 2) August 25, 2015

Stuck spending the summer with his screwed up family, Gabriel Walker is bored out of his mind and looking for an adventure. And he seems to find it with the hot girl who lives next door. The attraction between them is instant. Electric. Soon they’re spending every stolen minute together. Talk about the perfect summer fling…

Lucy isn’t what she seems. She doesn’t live next door—she’s the girl who’s been hired to house sit for the summer while the family goes on a worldwide vacation. If Gabe wants to believe she’s a spoiled rich girl looking for some fun, she can go along with that. After the summer, she’ll never see him again.

They don’t count on running into each other at college. Now Lucy must keep up the pretense of being a rich girl—and it’s exhausting. She knows she’s falling in love with Gabe and she’s scared he feels the same. Will he still care about her when he discovers the truth?

He slips his hands beneath my dress as he continues to kiss me and skims his fingers along my thighs. I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him close, never wanting to let him go. He’s so strong, his body so hard and firm and muscular. I reach between us to finish unbuttoning his shirt, my fingers making quick work of the buttons until it falls open and I can touch his hot, smooth skin. I trace my fingers over his flat stomach, letting them drift down to the waistband of his pants.

I’m not feeling bold enough just yet to undo those pants though. I don’t want to rush this.

He runs his fingers up and down along the sides of my outer thighs and a shiver steals through me. His hands curve around, touching my ass and they grow still. I’m guessing he’s figured out I don’t have any underwear on. I break the kiss to stare up at him.

His eyes have a dark gleam to them and his smile is nothing short of gigantic. “You’re a bad, naughty girl, Luce.”

“I am? Why?” I ask innocently, even batting my eyelashes at him for good measure.

“You know why.” He shoves the skirt of my dress up to my hips, exposing me completely and he sucks in a harsh breath. “Look at you,” he says reverently, his gaze locked on the spot between my thighs.

The perv.

But hey, at least he’s my perv. For tonight.

A tiny part of me wishes I could keep him for all my nights.






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FAIR GAME (The Rules Series, Book 1) May 12, 2015

When your boyfriend bets YOU in a poker game, you better know when to run...

Bad enough Jade Frost's boyfriend drags her to a boring poker game. Even worse that he actually threw her into the betting pot during an intense round...and lost. Talk about the perfect excuse for Jade to make him her ex-boyfriend.

Now she supposedly belongs to the ultra rich, extremely gorgeous Shep Prescott. He could have anything he wants yet he seems to be in hot pursuit of her. No matter how rude, how snarky, how impossible she acts, it doesn't stop him. More like her horrible behavior seems to make him want her more.

When she finds herself starting to fall for him, Jade's confused. There's more to Shep than the carefree rich charmer he portrays. No way could he want a serious relationship with her...or could he?

SLOW PLAY (Book 3) November 10, 2015

Newly broke girl Alexandria Asher just wants to live a normal life. After her parents are sent to prison on embezzlement charges, she enrolls in college under her mother’s maiden name and tries her best to pretend she’s someone else.

Tristan Chadwick is everything Alex is trying to avoid. A seemingly egotistical, lazy, rich jerk, she dumps her beer on his head when he comes on to her one night at a party. This only spurs Tristan into action. He loves nothing more than a challenge. And the beautiful Alex is exactly the type of challenge that intrigues him.

Despite her reluctance, Alex finds herself quickly involved with Tristan. Underneath that playboy exterior is a good guy, a sweet and sexy guy who she is undoubtedly falling for. What they both don’t realize is the actions of Alex’s parents are the reason for so much tragedy in Tristan’s family. And when Tristan discovers who Alex and her family really is, can he forgive and forget?

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About the Author:

New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author Monica Murphy is a native Californian who lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children. She's a workaholic who loves her job. When she's not busy writing, she also loves to read and travel with her family. She writes new adult and contemporary romance and is published with Bantam and Avon. She also writes romance as USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson.
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Monday, 24 August 2015

Evening Storm (Irresistible #4) by Anne Calhoun ~ #bookreview #sensual #romance #erotic @BerkleyRomance @SignetEclipse

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Evening Storm (Irresistible #4)

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The national bestselling author of The List continues her sinfully addictive Irresistible series…

When it comes to the wolves of Wall Street, Ryan Hamilton is the leader of the pack. But his bravado is all bluff. The bank he works for is up to it’s assets in fraud and shady deals. And thanks to pressure from the NYPD and FBI, Ryan is working as both a trader and a whistleblower. His only respite from the tension is when he parades his latest arm candy at a fancy lingerie shop.

Simone Demarchelier owns Irresistible, crafting custom high-end lingerie. So she’s more than happy that Ryan is spending a fortune on his women. But she senses that behind the hotshot facade there is something more. Something tortured and sad. And when he flies her out to the Hamptons in the shadow of a summer thunderstorm in order to fix one of her designs, she instead finds herself stuck in the opulent home with a distraught Ryan.

Is Simone the one person who can mend Ryan’s heart and soul?



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Genre: Sensual Adult Erotica
Part 4 in a series but can be read as a standalone

My Evening Storm Review ... 

I gotta admit that I think Anne Calhoun is the queen at sensuality.  

In this series, it's not your typical romance but about a sensual journey.  


In Evening Storm, we have Ryan Hamilton the man who has it all.  The king of the castle where Wall Street is concerned.  But he also has something hidden underneath the surface. 


Simone is a beautiful, sensual woman who's strong and knows what she wants, and it shows in what she creates with her lingerie. 

Ryan has a plan and meeting Simone is not part of it.  Knowing what he wants but can't have, he ensnares Simone into a world of desire but no touch.

"You pay attention, so on the surface, the stories are beautiful when I expect them to be sordid.  I love beauty.  But I shouldn't. . . . "

 There's an air around Ryan and Simone with crackling energy that wants to be tamed.  Their journey is a push / pull of sexuality that wants to be restrained and touched. 

Through their desires they find what they're looking for and who they truly are to the core.   This story was provoking and refreshing.  It's erotic but tasteful.  It's arousing but beautiful.  

 Did I love this story?  Hell Yes!  Do I love Anne Calhoun?  Another hell yes.  Is this your typical contemporary romance?  Not at all and that's the beauty of it.  Do you I love Ryan and Simone? Yes, as individuals and yes as a unit.  Will I read more from this series?  Absolutely, especially after reading the teaser to Muse.  Can't wait!  Do I recommend this series?  Absolutely plus anything that Anne Calhoun writes. 

 4. 5 Sensual Thumbs up!

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Lauren



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