March 23, 2015

Blog Tour: Sex on the Beach series Part II




When it all comes crashing down...

Everything I thought I had with Austin Murphy—safety, stability, the normalcy I crave but my celebrity lifestyle rarely allows—was ripped away in one night. I wanted to surprise him, but the joke was on me. Now I don't know if I ever really knew him at all.

Someone has to pick up the pieces...

Mackenzie Forbes was everything I ever wanted and the one person I didn't deserve. When a past mistake costs me the girl I love, I'll do everything I can to get her back. We both have demanding careers and family secrets darkening our pasts, but I need Mackenzie in my future.

Sometimes everything you have to give just isn't enough...


Losing Us is available for purchase:


I was a big fan of Mac and Austin from Austin from Between Us so I have been anticipating this follow up for some time now. This was definitely not a disappointment! While Between Us was all about their getting together and falling for each other over Spring Break, Losing Us really gives the reader a follow up on their relationship. It's great since usually, with novellas, what you see is what you get--a short story leaving you yearning for more! It's nice to see that it wasn't an easy-peasy-happily-ever-after for them. Mac and Austin go through a lot of conflict in this installation of their story and the end of this novella leaves them off on a nice note (and, of course, leaves you wanting more Mac and Austin!!).



About the Author

Jen McLaughlin is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy New Adult books. Under her pen name Diane Alberts , she is a multi-published, bestselling author of Contemporary Romance with Entangled Publishing. Her first release as Jen McLaughlin, Out of Line, released September 6, 2013, and hit the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal lists. She was mentioned in Forbes alongside E.L. James as one of the breakout independent authors to dominate the bestselling lists. She is represented by Louise Fury at The Bent Agency.

Though she lives in the mountains, she really wishes she was surrounded by a hot, sunny beach with crystal-clear water. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania with her four kids, a husband, a schnauzer mutt, and a cat. Her goal is to write so many well-crafted romance books that even a non-romance reader will know her name.

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Now the stunning story of Quinn and James continues...

It was supposed to be a love story....

I knew she was out of my league but I didn’t care. Looking back, I wonder if I hadn’t pursued her, would things have turned out differently? Is it Fate that determines our choices in life? God? Free will? Or just plain old innate selfishness?

I got her, of course. There hadn’t been a girl I wasn’t able to seduce. Problem was she seduced me right back, body, mind, and soul. She possessed me, tormented me, and showed me a world that was so bright and pure I was almost blinded. 

Didn’t she know after such a drug I could never settle for less? Didn’t she realize no matter how many times I screwed up, or broke her heart, or bent her to my will, I’d never be able to let her go? 

If I hadn’t known such intensity existed, would it have been better for both of us?

True love, the real kind, isn’t nice and sweet and pure. No, it’s dirty, and sinful, and messy. 

It’s like ripping a chunk of flesh from your body and watching yourself bleed out in slow, helpless intervals until you thankfully pass out.

This isn’t a love story. But it’s the only story I got.


Chasing Me is available for purchase:


Quinn and James were my favourite SOTB couple from the first three novellas. I found their story was the most emotionally charged of the three and, perhaps, the most relatable for myself. Chasing Me was definitely not a disappointment as a second installment to their story. I find that their struggles as a couple make them that much more realistic and less like a made-up-fairy-tale couple. There's growing up and "real-life" conflict here and I definitely appreciate the less-fantastical approach when it comes to romance novels. Jennifer Probst spins another captivating story here in continuing James and Quinn's story. I haven't been disappointed by her work yet!



About the Author

Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn't stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master's in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she's writing again.

She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.

She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com

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Sex on the Beach, the do-over. 

Cassie Wilder had a simple plan for what to do in Key West the second time around. 

Testify at the trial of the rapist she helped catch last year. 

Make sure he gets locked away for the rest of his natural life, so he can never, ever hurt another girl. 

Wait for her BFFs to get to town, so they can celebrate. 

And stay far away from Ty Connor, because three months after breaking up with him, she still doesn’t know whether being with him is worse than being without him. 

Spring Break, take two. 

All of the above? Out the window. 

Turns out testifying is a lot harder than she thought it would be. 

Not only is the rapist she helped catch last year not locked away for the rest of his life, he’s on the loose and looking for her. 

Oh yeah, and it’s definitely harder being without Ty than being with him, especially when she has to watch him with someone else. 

Welcome to Cassie’s world.


Finding You is available for purchase:
About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jenna Bennett (Jennie Bentley) writes the Do It Yourself home renovation mysteries for Berkley Prime Crime and the Cutthroat Business mysteries for her own gratification. She also writes a variety of romance for a change of pace. For more information, please visit her website: www.jennabennett.com

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March 18, 2015

Cover Reveal: 21 Stolen Kisses by Lauren Blakely

We are seriously swooning over the cover for Lauren Blakely's 21 Stolen Kisses!! 21 Stolen Kisses is a New Adult Forbidden Romance being published by Bloomsbury Spark and will be available May 5! Pre-order your copy now and your future will be sure to thank you when you wake up to this amazing read on May 5th!


When they first met it was simple.
She was younger, she had a crush. That was it.
She never expected that he could fall for her just as hard.

Growing up in Manhattan, Kennedy learned early on not to trust; not her promiscuous mother, not her own relationships, and certainly not love. Love broke up her parents, love took away her friends, and love landed her in therapy. But when she decides to give love a clean slate, she discovers that starting over isn't as easy as she thought. And when the one guy you have always wanted is the one guy you just can't have…what happens when you refuse to settle for anything less? 


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About the Author

Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared multiple times on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in her novel, FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. She loves hearing from readers! Her bestselling series include Caught Up in Love, Seductive Nights, and Fighting Fire. She recently released Nights With Him, a standalone novel in her New York Times Bestselling Seductive Nights series that became an instant New York Times Bestseller. Her next book in that series is Forbidden Nights, releasing in early 2015. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, text BLAKELY + your email address to 678-249-3375 (please use the actual + sign).

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