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From New York Times Bestseller, Corinne Michaels, comes a new friends to lovers standalone romance.
There's no way I'll fall for Wyatt Hennington.
He can keep his Southern drawl, irresistible smile, and those pick up lines all to himself. It's bad enough that I made the mistake of sleeping with him once. It will never happen again. I don't want nor need some cowboy complicating my life.
But I don't always get what I want.
Whether I like it or not, our lives are intertwined. Trying to keep him out of my heart is futile. He'll find every loophole and embed himself there.
The problem is—I don't know if he even loves me. And when the ground crumbles beneath us and our world shatters, I'll finally know if he truly wants me or if we are only fooling ourselves . . .
Corinne Michaels is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of The Salvation Series and Say You'll Stay. She's an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife. After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness.
Both her maternal and paternal grandmothers were librarians, which only intensified her love of reading. After years of writing short stories, she couldn't ignore the call to finish her debut novel, Beloved. Her alpha heroes are broken, beautiful, and will steal your heart.
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STOLEN AWAY
by Jennie Marts
Hearts of Montana #3 Publication Date: September 26,
2016 Genres: Adult, Entangled:
Select, Contemporary Romance
Elusive charmer Cash Walker is a tough-as-nails cowboy,
except when it comes to the shy woman who shows up with a pretty smile, a
wounded spirit, and a goat riding shotgun in her passenger seat.Recently
divorced from an abusive husband, Emma Frank has come home to Broken Falls,
Montana. Lost, alone, and unable to escape the bullying tactics of her
ex-brothers-in-law, she finds solace and friendship at the TuckedAway farm
and with the handsome cowboy who believes in her and who helps her find her own
courage.
There’s a darkness in Cash’s past that’s kept him from ever
letting anyone get too close, but he can’t seem to stay away from
Emma, who seems to be the one to finally break through his tough exterior and
steal this cowboy’s heart.
CATCH
UP WITH THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE HEARTS OF MONTANA SERIES!
Zack Cooper is content with his simple life. Running his
veterinary practice and raising his daughter are enough to keep him busy, and
he doesn't need a high-maintenance city girl like his ex who plans to sell her
grandma's ranch and split faster than a setting sun. So why can't he stop
thinking about Charlie and her hot-pink cowboy boots...and the way her eyes say
she wants to stay while her lips tease him with plans of leaving?
Just when both start to believe love might be worth the risk...one
night will change everything.
Right after a fire breaks out in her diner, a phone call
changes Cherry Hill’s life. The tragic death of her cousin leaves Cherry sole
guardian of her eight-year-old nephew. But the upper crust side of the Hill
family deems her unfit and is determined to take Sam away from her.
The only one on her side is the sexy sheriff, Taylor Johnson, the man who broke
her heart nine years ago when he left town.
Taylor Johnson has sworn to protect the citizens of Broken
Falls, but should that extend to a fake engagement to the woman who captured
his heart so long ago? It doesn’t take long for his pretend feelings to turn
real for both Cherry and her adorable nephew, Sam.
But Cherry’s been hiding a secret from Taylor that could
rip this new family apart…
ABOUT JENNIE MARTS
Jennie Marts loves
to make readers laugh as she weaves stories filled with love, friendship and
intrigue. She is a USA TODAY
Best-selling author and writes for Entangled Publishing. Reviewers call her
books “laugh out loud” funny and full of great characters that are “endearing
and relatable.”
She is living her own happily ever after in the
mountains of Colorado with her husband, two sons, two dogs and a parakeet that
loves to tweet to the oldies. She’s addicted to Diet Coke, adores Cheetos, and
believes you can’t have too many books, shoes, or friends.
Her books include the contemporary western romance
Hearts of Montana series, the romantic comedy/ cozy mysteries of The Page
Turners series, and her latest series about hot hockey players, the Bannister Brothers
Books.
Jennie loves to hear from readers. Follow her on
Facebook at Jennie Marts Books, or
Twitter at @JennieMarts. Visit her at www.jenniemarts.comand
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for Willing
Target by Kathleen Mix. Please leave a comment or question for
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The
last thing covert operative Mitch Weaver wants is to be partnered with a
gorgeous, reckless newbie. Still reeling from the death of his former partner,
Mitch doesn’t need the responsibility of keeping anyone else alive, especially
when they volunteer to be a killer’s target. Not to mention, his attraction to
the too-perky blonde is the kind of distraction that could get them both killed
in their line of work.
Andrea
Carnegie’s first assignment isn’t going quite as she planned. Her partner might
be sexy but he’s completely frustrating with his determination to keep her out
of danger. Masquerading as a billionaire’s sister to bait a possible killer is
her chance to shine. But if she wants to catch the person threatening their
client, she’ll have to find a way to work together with Mitch while still
keeping her distance. Even as the air between them sizzles, Andrea knows the
worst possible thing she could do is fall for her partner.
EXCERPT
Andrea
Carnegie swung open the weight room door expecting to follow her normal routine
for the rest of Sunday afternoon: pump iron, jog ten miles in the crisp
November air, fire a few dozen rounds at the shooting range, then spend an hour
practicing Russian or Arabic before sitting down to savor a medium-rare steak.
“Damn
it, Carnegie! Throw the ball.”
She
froze as someone shouted her name in the break room across the hall. A second
later, picturing the all-too familiar scene, she let her shoulder muscles
relax. Some of the other operatives must be watching the big game. Her
superstar brother Damian was in as quarterback and scrambling to avoid a
tackle.
Was
Damian about to eat dirt? Hope trickled down her spine, quickly followed by a
torrent of guilt. She should be rooting for her own flesh and blood.
She
huffed out a breath. In a normal family, that would be true. But the Carnegies
were anything but normal. After twenty-six years of living in Damian’s shadow
and fending off his venom, she couldn’t help but wish he’d be fallible. She
hustled across the hall and pressed her back tight against the wall, listening.
A
groan erupted inside the break room. “Shit. He’s down. There goes the game.”
Yes!
More hope surged. Could Damian’s team actually be losing?
The
commentator announced a time-out. Her colleagues in the break room debated the
coach’s options: go for a field goal or give Damian a chance to throw.
“Give
the ball to someone else. Go for the kick,” Andrea mumbled.
Damian’s
head was already bigger than Texas. If he pulled this game out of the Dumpster,
he’d add the story to his repertoire and she’d be forced to endure never-ending
replays of another moment of glory at every family get together. He loved
nothing more than bragging about games he’d won or spewing graphic accounts of
his sexual exploits.
“There’s
the decision, folks. Carnegie’s coming back out, going for a Hail Mary pass.”
The men in the room whooped in celebration. Andrea’s balloon of hope deflated.
The
commentator went on, “Okay, they’re lining up. There’s the snap. Carnegie’s got
the ball and falling back. Looking. Jogging right to avoid a tackle. He’s found
a receiver. Wiggs is open in the end zone! Carnegie throws. Wiggs has it!
Touchdown!”
Crap.
Why couldn’t Damian ever botch a throw? Just once, she’d love for one of her
brothers to drop a ball, trip over his feet, or draw a penalty. Right now, if
the guys in the break room changed the channel, another of her brothers would
probably be making a spectacular catch while a commentator gushed about his
fabulous speed or ball control.
Andrea
shook her head in disgust. She’d never had any hope of keeping up with her NFL
superstar brothers. She was the only offspring who’d failed to exploit Coach’s
athletic perfection gene. And as the youngest of four and the only girl, she’d
been at a disadvantage from day one.
In
other families, a girl living with three older brothers and her father might
have been protected and prized. In her family, ridicule, cruel practical jokes,
bullying, and nicknames like pipsqueak and runt had lashed the little kid who’d
been dumb enough to worship her siblings. Toughness and competition had been
rewarded. Crying or a hint of compassion scorned.
She
reminded herself of her vow to never be vulnerable again and rolled her eyes at
the crazy idea that she’d once wanted to be like her brothers. Being like them
was aiming low, settling for being cold and unfeeling. She’d be different and
better, make her own mark. She wanted to matter somehow, and she would. Just
not in their game.
Squaring
her shoulders, Andrea turned to leave. A voice in the room said, “Shit, I
really need to date Andrea so I can meet her brothers and father. I bet she can
get prime seats at any game, even the playoffs.”
She
spun back.
About the Author:
Kathleen Mix writes stories with a thrilling
mix of romance and suspense. She took an
indirect route to becoming an author. After her three sons started school, she
returned to college and earned a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering.
Working as a software engineer, she consulted on applications ranging from
submarine combat systems to biological research databases.
Weekends
and vacations were always reserved for boating. And as an avid sailor and
licensed charter boat captain, the itch to sail away into the sunset soon
became too strong to resist. She and her husband moved aboard their sailboat
and headed south. By the time they reached the Caribbean, they were hooked on a
cruising life. Since then, Kathleen has spent many years roaming the U.S.
coastline, exploring the Bahamas, and enjoying the tropical islands of the
Caribbean and the coastal countries of South America.
She
began her writing career with non-fiction sailing and travel articles. But she
was sailing to lush, exotic islands under starry skies and walking on the most
beautiful, white-sand beaches in the world. She started imagining stories of
romance and adventure and turned to writing romantic suspense.
Kathleen
now sails on Chesapeake Bay. But her heart remains far away in the Caribbean
and the Bahamas. For her thoughts on life and books, follow her blog at
http://kathleenmix.wordpress.com or to read excerpts from her books, visit her
website at http://www.kathleenmix.com
Book
Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Every Friday we
share the first sentence (or so) of the book we’re currently reading, along
with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or
anything else the opener inspires.
My
Book Beginning:
Fatal
Identity (Fatal Series, Book 10) by Marie Force
STANDING
BEFORE THE Internal Affairs Board that would determine her fate, Detective
Lieutenant Samantha “Sam” Holland was at peace.
If they busted her down a rank or two, so be it. Her life would be a whole lot less
complicated with someone else in charge of the Homicide unit.
My Thoughts: I have been glomming on this series since I started
it last week and have already finished this book. “Sam” did something in book 9 – which I
frankly applauded – that got her in trouble with the Chief and now she’s facing
the consequences. She’s also totally in
denial about being okay with someone else being in charge – she is a true Type
A personality female.
What do you think? Don't forget to leave your book beginning below and to link-up at Rose City Reader.
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Friday
56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda at Freda’s Voiceon every Friday.
To Play along
here are the Rules:
*Grab a
book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that's
ok.)
*Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it)
*Post it.
*Add your post below.
*Don’t
forget to add your post URL (not your blog url) at Freda’s Voice.
*It's that simple.
My
56 is also from Fatal Identity (Fatal Series, Book 10) by Marie Force – about 56%
thru Kindle version:
Scotty came into the kitchen wearing his
grumpy morning face and scowled at the sight of them Kissing. “Knock that off, I haven’t had coffee yet.”
Sam lost it laughing. “You don’t drink coffee.”
“When
will I be old enough for coffee?”
My Thoughts: As all of my friends and family know – you don’t
interrupt me on the way to the coffee pot in the mornings if you want a
pleasant greeting….lol….Scotty is Sam and Nick’s 13 year old adopted son and he
totally cracks me up. He complains about
their public displays of affection and they keep telling him that payback will
happen when he gets his first girlfriend.
I really enjoyed reading this installment and all I can say is….”Write
faster Marie!”…..lol.
So
what do you think? Would you read this
book? Don’t forget to comment below and
link up at Freda’s Voice.
About
Fatal Identity (Fatal Series, Book 10) by Marie Force
Every family has its secrets…
As the first anniversary of her marriage to Vice President Nick Cappuano
approaches, Lieutenant Sam Holland is dreaming of Bora Bora—sun, sand and a
desperately needed break from the DC grind. But real life has a way of
intervening, and Sam soon finds herself taking on one of the most perplexing
cases of her career.
Government worker Josh Hamilton begs Sam to investigate his shocking claim that
his parents stole him from another family thirty years ago. More complicated
still, his "father" is none other than the FBI director. When a
member of Josh's family is brutally murdered, Sam begins to question how deep
this cover-up goes. Is it possible the revered director was part of a
baby-napping ring and that others involved are also targets?
With a killer intent on deadly revenge and her team still reeling from a
devastating loss, Sam's plate is full—and when Nick and their son, Scotty, take
ill, is her dream of a tropical anniversary celebration in peril too?
The year is AD 450. The Roman
Empire wanes as the Medieval Age awakens. Attila the Hun and his horde conquer
their way across Europe into Gaul. Caught between Rome’s tottering empire and
Attila’s threat are the Frankish tribes and their ‘Long-Hair’ chiefs, northern
pagans in a Roman Christian world, and a people history will call the
Merovingians.
A young widow, Arria longs
for a purpose and a challenge. She is as well versed in politics and diplomacy
as any man … but with special skills of her own. The Emperor Valentinian,
determined to gain allies to help stop the Huns, sends a remarkable envoy, a
woman, to the Assembly of Warriors in Gaul. Arria will persuade the Franks to
stand with Rome against Attila.
When barbarian raiders abduct
Arria, the Frank blue-eyed warrior, Garic, rescues her. Alarmed by the instant
and passionate attraction she feels, Arria is torn between duty and desire. Her
arranged betrothal to the ambitious tribune, Drusus, her secret enlistment by
Valentinian as a courier to Attila the Hun, and a mysterious riddle—threaten
their love and propel them into adventure, intrigue, and Attila’s camp. Rebels in
a falling empire, Arria and Garic must find the strength to defy tradition and
possess the love prophesied as their destiny.
"From cover to cover a gripping read – in all senses of the word! Grips your interest and imagination, your held breath and your pounding heart! A thumping good novel!” - Helen Hollick, USA Today bestselling author & Managing Editor Historical Novel Society Indie Reviews
"AD 450. The Roman Empire is breaking apart, and Attila the Hun has his sights set on conquering Gaul. … The love story between Garic and Arria is set against a background of fierce battles, intrigue, jealousy and betrayal. … The story weaves, twists and turns at a tremendous pace, and the characters leap off the pages, which simply keep on turning. This is the author’s debut novel, the first in her ‘Long Hair’ series. I look forward to reading more in due course. Recommended. - Marilyn Sherlock, Historical Novel Society, HNR Issue 74 (November 2015)
"On the Edge of Sunrise is a compelling epic, sure to appeal to fans of historical fiction. Forbidden love, a turbulent time period, and world-changing events combine to produce a real page-turner.” - India Edghill, author of Queenmaker, Wisdom’s Daughter, and Delilah
"On the Edge of Sunrise is a passionate and intriguing take on the often overlooked clash of three brutal and powerful empires: the Romans, Franks, and Huns. A Compelling read!” - Stephanie Thornton, author of The Secret History and The Tiger Queens
About the Author
Cynthia Ripley Miller is the author of On the Edge of Sunrise, the first novel in the Long-Hair Saga, a series set in late ancient Rome and France, and a Chanticleer International Chatelaine Award finalist.
She has lived and travelled in Europe, Africa, North America and the Caribbean, taught history and currently teaches English. Her short stories have appeared in the anthology Summer Tapestry, The Scriptor, and at Orchard Press Mysteries.com.
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WILDER
by Rebecca
Yarros
The
Renegades #1
Publication Date: September
19, 2016
Genres: Adult,
Entangled: Embrace, New Adult, Romance
Synopsis: He’s Paxton Wilder.Twenty-two-year-old, tattooed, smoking-hot leader of the Renegades.Five time X Games medalist.The world is his playground—especially this year—and for the next nine months I’m stuck as his tutor on the Study at Sea program.He’s too busy staging worldwide stunts for his documentary to get to class.But if I can’t get him to take academics seriously, I’ll lose my scholarship…if I don’t lose my heart first.Six unlikely friends on a nine-month cruise with the Study at Sea program will learn that chemistry is more than a subject and the best lessons aren’t taught in the classroom…but in the heart.
EXCERPT
“If
you need to study, you’re right, you’ll be doing it here, because I’m not going
anywhere near those cameras unless I have to.”
My
muscles relaxed as I realized she wasn’t going to renege on our deal and not
tutor me. “I understand.”
“Okay
then. Do you have your schedule so I know what classes you have?”
“I
have every class you do.”
Her
mouth dropped open. “How is that even possible?”
“I
needed to know you could help me, or take notes if I had to miss class.”
Because
I engineered it that way.
“Did
you sleep with the registrar or something? How did you make that happen? You
know what? I don’t even want to know. We have seminar at nine a.m. tomorrow. Do
you think you can make it? Or were you planning on waterskiing behind the ship
or something?”
“That’s
not even...” Huh. I wondered if it was possible.
Maybe
if the rope was long enough, and we launched from—
“Unbelievable.
No wonder you need a tutor. You’ve killed off all your brain cells doing stupid
crap. Tell me something—are you just here for the Renegade Channel?”
My
eyes widened. “I thought you didn’t know who I was?”
She
rolled hers. “Come on. We’re still close enough to port to have good internet,
and there’s not a lot of Paxton Wilders running around. Google is pretty nifty
with the whole search thing.”
I
swallowed. How much did she know? “What did it tell you?”
“That
you run a YouTube channel with a few friends who all have ridiculous stage
names, you’ve won a couple X Game medals in motocross or snowmobiling or
something.”
“Both,”
I answered automatically.
“Great.
You enjoy flinging yourself off mountains and buildings and generally see
exactly what it would take to kill yourself, and I’m responsible for getting
you through this academic year while you’re doing it all over the world,
right?”
Fuck. She put
it together so quickly. “What makes you think that?”
“Well,
I doubt those hugely expensive cameras are here to document some boring reality
show featuring your academics center stage, so the only plausible explanation
is that you’re here to take your little channel international. Or is it
bigger?”
“Bigger,”
I answered truthfully. “Some of the things we have planned aren’t exactly legal
in the U.S., so it seemed to be a great time to shoot the documentary. What
else did you learn?”
“That
you prefer leggy blondes who have a disproportionate ratio of breast to waist.
Which is fine with me; I’m sure there’s a full treasure trove here to select
from, and I’m safe since I don’t fit any of that criteria.”
“Whoa,
when did I even hint—?”
She
threw her palms out. “You didn’t. I just figured I’d get ahead of you. Look,
you almost killed me, dumped me into a huge pool, and now I’m stuck with you if
I want to stay on this trip. I understand what I signed up for. But I will not
be involved in anything you do—like I was today—ever again. You and I are
business only, got it?”
I
nodded slowly. “Got it.” What the fuck just happened?
“Good.
Now you can leave. I’ll see you at seminar in the morning.” She walked to the
door and held it open until I left her room, closing the door behind me with a
loud click.
I
was halfway to my room before I started laughing. Little Eleanor Baxter had
done the one thing no other girl had done in my lifetime—dismissed me outright.
I
knew I liked her for a reason.
WILDER BOOK TRAILER
ABOUT REBECCA YARROS
Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and a lover of all things coffee, chocolate, and Paleo. She is the author of the Flight & Glory series, including Full Measures, the award-winning Eyes Turned Skyward, Beyond What is Given, and Hallowed Ground. She loves military heroes, and has been blissfully married to hers for fourteen years.When she’s not writing, she’s tying hockey skates for her four sons, sneaking in some guitar time, or watching brat-pack movies with her two daughters. She lives in Colorado with the hottest Apache pilot ever, their rambunctious gaggle of kids, an English bulldog who is more stubborn than sweet, and a bunny named General Fluffy Pants who torments the aforementioned bulldog. They recently adopted their youngest daughter from the foster system, and Rebecca is passionate about helping others do the same.
