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Monday, 9 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: REBEL HEIR by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

REBEL HEIR
(Book #1 in the Rush Series duet)

Release date 4/9/2018

A Contemporary Romance Duet

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Authors

Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

BLURB

How to kick off a great summer in the Hamptons:

Snag a gorgeous rental on the beach. Check.

Get a job at a trendy summer haunt. Check.

How to screw up a great summer in the Hamptons:

Fall for the one guy with a dark leather jacket, scruff on his face, and intense eyes that doesn’t fit in with the rest of the tony looking crowd. A guy you can’t have when you’ll be leaving at the end of the season.

Check. Check. Check.

I should add—especially when the guy is your sexy, tattooed God of a boss.

Especially when he not only owns your place of employment but inherited half of the town.

Especially when he’s mean to you.

Or so I thought.

Until one night when he demanded I get in his car so he could drive me home because he didn’t want me walking in the dark.

That was sort of how it all started with Rush.

And then little by little, some of the walls of this hardass man started to come down.

I never expected that the two of us, seemingly opposites from the outside, would grow so close.

I wasn't supposed to fall for the rebel heir, especially when he made it clear he didn’t want to cross the line with me.

As the temperature turned cooler, the nights became hotter. My summer became a lot more interesting—and complicated.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.

Rebel Heir is the first book in the Rush Series Duet.
Book Two, Rebel Heart, will release six weeks later on May, 22, 2018.

P U R C H A S E L I N K S:

Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo
Google Play | Amazon paperback

Add it to Goodreads here: ➜ http://smarturl.it/6v4qox

Rebel Heart Pre-order links ➜
http://www.booksneakpeek.com/therushduet.html

About the Authors:

Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over ninety Bestseller lists and are currently translated in twenty languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six.

Connect with Vi:

 Facebook Fan Group | Facebook - Personal & Author Page
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author.  

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son and beautiful daughter with autism.

  With over a million books sold, she is a seventeen-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over fifteen novels, including RoomHate which hit #2 on the New York Times bestseller list and #1 on the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Other New York Times bestsellers include Stepbrother Dearest, Neighbor Dearest, Drunk Dial, Cocky Bastard, Stuck-Up Suit, Playboy Pilot and Mister Moneybags (the latter four co-written with Vi Keeland).

Connect with Penelope:

Facebook Fan Group | Facebook - Personal & Author Page
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHORS:

My Skylar: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo

Gemini: Amazon | iBooks | B&N | Kobo

I definitely can't wait to read this one!

Anyone else excited for REBEL HEIR?

Friday, 6 April 2018

Blog Tour Review: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen #Excerpt

In case you missed it!!!! L. J. Shen's THE END ZONE released earlier this week! If you haven't gotten your copy, now's the perfect time...it's a steal right now at $0.99 to celebrate its release!!!

I've got my RAVING review for it down below...surprise, surprise, I loved it! ;) Now for a real surprise....I also have a super awesome excerpt to share from the VICIOUS epilogue that L. J. Shen decided to surprise her readers with!!!

Keep reading to see both the excerpt and my review for THE END ZONE! ;)

THE END ZONE
Author: L. J. Shen
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Designer: Letitia Hasser (RBA Designs)
Photographer: Rafael Catala
Model: Jorge Del Rio (Instagram)
Source: Received an eARC to participate in the
blog tour and give an honest review.

SYNOPSIS

Jolie Louis is a smart girl.

She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea.

He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of.

Sadly, it is also the very reason she can’t seem to stay away from him.

No, wait. That’s not fair. They’re also roommates, at least until May, when they graduate from college.

Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester.

She tells herself that she can handle it.

He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right?

Wrong. So very wrong.

He is a man now, and she is his captive

Heart, body, and soul…

Download now or read today FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Audio

ABOUT L. J. SHEN
L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

Connect with LJ Shen:

Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Website | Newsletter

EXCERPT

Excerpt from the Vicious extended epilogue:

E M I L I A
“Kneel.”

There’s menace in this voice, and I grew to love the man who carries it like a loaded weapon. Every word is a sharp edge of a knife, sinking into my skin.

Kneel.

Sit.

Open your mouth.

Touch yourself.

Repeat after me: Vicious, I’m yours.

Most married couples fall into a blissful, albeit drowsy domestic routine of laundry, family dinners, and Netflix.

Most married couples are not Vicious and me.

We were different from the beginning. A yin and a yang, fighting over which color took more space, black or pink. We started out as enemies, and I think that, although we are still crazy in love, we will always be rivals on some level. We will always be passionate, and angry, and desperate.

We will always be us.

“I’m sorry, I don’t take orders from people who aren’t my boss,” I say coolly, dropping my funky, colorful bag at the door and erasing the distance between us in wide, confident steps. He is standing in front of me, his Armani suit impeccable, his raven hair slicked back, his icicle blue eyes devouring me in ways that make being eaten alive worth it. He scans the length of me, a slight sneer on his face. I’m still me, even so many years later. The tips of my light brown hair are still cherry-blossom pink. The soles of my shoes are yellow, for Christ’s sake.

“That could be arranged, if you continue your sass.”

“How is that going to work, Vicious? Are you going to re-employ me against my will?” For the past eighteen years, I’ve been managing my own gallery in L.A. A gallery he bought for me shortly before our engagement. I have a career, an income of my own. Truth is, he gave me a push, but the entire journey to where I am today was made by me, and only me, and he knows it.

He cups my cheek, yanks me by the hem of my funky powder blue blouse with little suns into his body and leans down for a kiss. Our lips brush briefly, promising scattered clothes and ragged breaths, just as the door swings open and our son walks in. He slams the door behind him, his eyes still intently glued to his phone.

Vaughn is a spitting image of his dad. So much so, that sometimes it scares me.

At sixteen, he has the walk, talk, and air of Vicious when the latter was a senior in high school. Rangy, strong body, thick-fringed blue eyes, skin so fair he looks like he defies the sun, and cheekbones you could use as a sharp weapon. More than anything, he has that uniquely-pissed facial expression that tells you that he just doesn’t care.

Not about your problems.

Not about your feelings.

And certainly not about what you think about him.

REVIEW

I had the pleasure of reading THE END ZONE when it was originally published in the Team Player anthology, but when I saw that L. J. Shen was planning to republish it on its own with some extended parts....and will a yet unannounced super secret bonus for VICIOUS fans, I jumped at the chance to read it in its new form! :D I'm so glad that I did because while I loved THE END ZONE originally...I love it even more now!

While many of L. J. Shen's other stories are really angsty and her heroes can be rather "dark," THE END ZONE isn't quite like that. There's definitely some angst, and some major drama, but it's a much lighter story and I definitely love L. J.'s regular works, but I also love her lighter materials, too. She writes her characters in a way that I find irresistible. When it came to Jolie and Sage, I immediately was invested in their relationship. I loved their friendship...and boy was I ever rooting for it to turn into something more! Their friendship was wonderful...but their chemistry was undeniable and I love, love, LOVED every single second of it! I loved Jolie, and I loved Sage, too! I also really loved getting to see a bit further into their future with the extended epilogue!!! :D

I absolutely adored THE END ZONE, and I think that it's something that all of her readers will enjoy, and because it isn't as dark as some of her other works, I also think this is one of her books that's going to appeal to everyone! I didn't really read books with darker heroes until I came across L. J.'s VICIOUS, and I know Vicious isn't for everyone (although I'm a little sad for you if you're aren't one of his fangirls because he's my favourite haha)...so I think even if Vicious isn't your cup of tea, Sage and Jolie will be!!! And if Vicious is your cup of tea...you won't want to miss this one because of the lovely VICIOUS epilogue that's included in THE END ZONE...seriously DO NOT MISS THIS...and then come back and talk to me about it because I am so ready to talk about it!

What do you think?
Are you planning to read THE END ZONE?

And what did you think of the extended epilogue for VICIOUS?
Did you enjoy the excerpt that I've share?
Or are you back here to chat about the full epilogue with me? ;)

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen

The End Zone, a sexy friends to lovers romance from L.J. Shen is available LIVE!

THE END ZONE

Author: L. J. Shen

Release Date: April 3, 2018

Designer: Letitia Hasser (RBA Designs)

Photographer: Rafael Catala
Model: Jorge Del Rio (Instagram)

SYNOPSIS

Jolie Louis is a smart girl.

She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea.

He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of.

Sadly, it is also the very reason she can’t seem to stay away from him.

No, wait. That’s not fair. They’re also roommates, at least until May, when they graduate from college.

Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester.

She tells herself that she can handle it.

He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right?

Wrong. So very wrong.

He is a man now, and she is his captive

Heart, body, and soul…

** THE END ZONE is now available with an extended epilogue and surprise bonus content that will blow fans of L. J. Shen away! ** Don’t miss out!

Download now or read today FREE in Kindle Unlimited!

Amazon US | Amazon Universal | Audio

ABOUT L. J. SHEN

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets people’s birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

Connect with LJ Shen:

Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Website

Stay up to date with LJ Shen by signing up for her mailing list: http://bit.ly/2umcYPg

I had the pleasure of reading THE END ZONE as part of the TEAM PLAYER anthology, but I jumped at the chance to read it again on its own when I heard that there would be expanded material...and a surprise for L. J. Shen fans! It now featured an extended epilogue and a bonus VICIOUS treat...yup, I said VICIOUS! ;D

I loved the extra additions to THE END ZONE...and the secret bonus material was AMAZING! If you're an L. J. Shen fan, you defintiely will want to pick this up! It's also at a super low price of $0.99 for the release...so seriously, what are you waiting for? Go get a copy! ;)

Is THE END ZONE going onto your to-read list?

Monday, 2 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: HOT DADDY by Lila Monroe

I don't know about you, but I'm always on the lookout for my next great rom-com to read...and HOT DADDY is one that I've been eagerly waiting for!

Lucky for us, it comes out today! ;)

HOT DADDY (Billionaire Bachelors #2)

By Lila Monroe

Releasing April 2nd – all platforms

Standalone
ADD TO GOODREADS

Playboy CEO, Cal McAdams, lives life in the fast lane: hot women, hotter deals, and… a fake fiancee? I signed on to help reform his reckless image and win custody of his god-children, but I wasn’t expecting to come face-to-face (and mouth-to-mouth) with my wild Vegas hook-up from three years ago.

AKA, 6'3" of tanned muscle, sharp suits, and ‘undress me’ eyes.

AAKA, the best thigh-clenching, bed-shaking sex of my life.

AAAKA, the man who couldn’t be more off-limits if he had a uranium belt wrapped around his, um, assets.

I’ve never been one to break the rules, but Cal has me wanting to rip them up - and roll around naked on the scrap paper. But with just three weeks to turn this bachelor into a DILF, can we keep our crazy chemistry from derailing his plans? Or will gold-digging relatives, rambunctious pre-teens, and a little thing called love leave us both crashed out of the race?

Find out in the new sexy, hilarious romantic comedy from Lila Monroe!

GET YOUR COPY NOW!

iBooks | Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Kobo | B&N | GooglePlay

 VERY IRRESISTIBLE PLAYBOY (Billionaire Bachelors #1) – available now.

Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Kobo | GooglePlay | B&N

EXCERPT

I’ve been stranded at the hotel bar in Vegas alone for exactly twenty seconds before a guy sidles in beside me. “Buy you a drink?”

 I glance up. He’s at least twenty years my senior, with pleated khakis and an obvious comb-over. I shake my head and smile tightly. “Got one, thanks.”

 “Aw, come on now,” he says, plunking himself down in the empty seat beside me. “You in town for the conference?” Then, in spite of the fact that I haven’t asked: “Medical devices.”

 His name is Greg, he continues; he sells surgical equipment and has a hundred dollar per diem he hasn’t blown through yet today, if I want to rethink that drink offer. “I’ll spring for nachos too,” he says magnanimously. “I’m a generous guy.”

 I’m sweeping the room for the closest exit, contemplating an escape worthy of Danny Ocean himself, when a hand lands on the back of my barstool. “Hey babe,” a deep voice says casually. “Making friends?”

I whip around. This guy would look right at home with Clooney and Pitt. He’s tall and dark-haired, wearing a shirt rolled halfway to his elbows and an expression that clearly says, just go with it. “I got my ass beat at roulette,” he continues with a sheepish grin. “There goes private school for the kids, right?” He sticks his hand out to medical device guy. “Cal. The husband.”

 I almost choke on my paloma. Still, something about the sheer ballsiness of this particular play--and, okay, how hot this guy is--has me playing along. “Hey hon,” I say, laying a hand on his pleasantly solid bicep. “Greg here was just telling me all about the free swag at the medical device conference in town.”

 Greg’s gaze darts from me to Cal, then back again. “I guess I’ll leave y’all to it, then.”

 “Good to meet you,” I lie, smiling my cheeriest smile.

 Once he’s gone I turn to Cal. “So, on a scale of like, one to Disney Princess, how badly did I look like I needed rescuing?”

 Cal tilts his head to the side, considering. “I mean, your undisguised expression of misery kind of gave it away.”

 “Maybe that’s just how my face is!” I protest, laughing in spite of myself. “Resting miserable face.”

 “Eh. Maybe.” Cal shrugs, all confidence as he settles himself onto Greg’s recently vacated barstool. “You don’t look so miserable now.”

 Right away I feel my cheeks flush. It’s been a long time since I flirted—or, more accurately, since I was competently flirted with. “So how many kids do we have, exactly?”

 “Not too many,” he reassures me, nodding at the bartender for another beer. “Like six or seven, max.”

 “Six or seven!” I snort. “And here you are just gambling their lunch money away like some kind of degenerate.”

 Cal nods gravely. “I’m a real scoundrel,” he agrees.

 “Clearly.” I stick my hand out. “Jules Robinson.”

 “Nice to meet you, Jules Robinson.” He gives good handshake, firm but not bone-crushing, all long fingers and the faintest scrape of callus on his palm. His eyes are a deep, friendly brown. “So what brings you to Vegas?” he asks.

 “I’m with a girlfriend,” I explain. “Or I was, anyway. At the moment she’s out on an... exploratory mission.”

 Cal grins. “Sounds exhilarating.”

 “Oh, I’m sure it is,” I assure him. “What about you? What are you doing in town?”

 “Auditioning for Thunder from Down Under,” he says immediately. Then, off my laugh: ”Callback, actually. I aced the first round, they couldn’t get enough of me.”

 “Right, no, obviously.” The ads for the all-male revue were plastered all over the strip when we got here this afternoon: beefy, longhaired guys in bow ties, cummerbunds, and not much else. “So what’s your character?” I ask, rattling the ice in my mostly-empty glass. “Sexy fireman, sexy cop…?”

 “Sexy medical device salesman,” he deadpans. “See, you’re laughing, but I have a whole bit I do with the x-ray machine. It’s a real crowd pleaser.”

 Casino bars don’t ever really empty out, but this one is taking on a distinct after-hours vibe, low light and quiet conversations; the Bud-guzzling bachelor party bros are long gone. When I finally check my phone to see if Kelly’s texted—she has, she’s safe, and she’s having a truly epic time with her mountain man—I realize it’s after one. “Holy shit,” I blurt. “How’d it get to be so late?”

 Cal raises his eyebrows. “Keeping you up?”

 “What? No!” I blurt, immediately embarrassed by how eager I sound. “We just had an early flight out this morning, that’s all. I’ve been up for like twenty hours.”

 “I’m teasing you, princess.” He smiles at me then, slow and easy. It’s the most intimate smile of my entire life. It’s a smile like sitting in front of a campfire in October and reading the paper in bed on Sunday morning; it’s a smile, frankly, like getting good and fucked by a man who knows you down to your most essential particles. “You wanna get out of here?” he asks.

 I knew it was coming but still there’s something bracingly scandalous about the idea, being propositioned by a total stranger. I’m imagining it now, I can’t help it: that broad chest pressed against mine and his capable-looking mouth on my neck, long fingers reaching down between my legs and—“Tempting,” I tell him truthfully, laying a palm against my flaming face. “But I probably shouldn’t.”

 To his credit Cal keeps smiling, a little rueful; he doesn’t try to convince me, either, just touches my arm and catches the bartender’s eye to settle up. “Fair enough,” he tells me, pulling his wallet out of his back pocket. “Well, it was really nice to be married to you for five minutes, Jules Robinson.”

 “Yeah,” I agree, feeling my whole body get warm. “It was nice to be married to you for five minutes, too.”

 I’m surprised by the sharp pang of longing behind my ribs as I watch him go a moment later, the strange sense that I’ve somehow given up more than just a roll in starchy white hotel sheets. Still, it’s not like I’m about to just get up and follow him out of here. He probably does this every night, sure. But I’ve never had a one night stand in my entire life.

 I’ve never had a one-night stand in my entire life.

 The thought stops me—after all, I’m a grown-ass woman with a newly minted law degree, aren’t I? I’ve got nobody to answer to but myself. And this is Vegas. What happens here, et cetera. I swallow down the rest of my tequila, set the glass back down on the bar. “Hey Cal!” I call, slinging my purse over my shoulder and hopping down off my barstool as quickly as my tiny dress allows. “Wait up.”

Woooo...that excerpt has me intrigued!

How about you?

Is HOT DADDY on your to-read list?

Friday, 16 March 2018

Cover Reveal: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen

You might recognize this title from the Team Player anthology that I shared on my blog a while back...but I have exciting news! L.J. Shen's story from that anthology, The End Zone, has been revised and extended...and the sexy sports romance is going to be available April 1st! In the meantime, today I have the gorgeous cover to share with you all!

Scroll down and take a peek!

THE END ZONE

Author: L. J. Shen

Release Date: April 1st

Designer: Letitia Hasser at RBA Designs

Photographer: Rafael Catala
Model: Jorge Del Rio (Instagram)

SYNOPSIS

Jolie Louis is a smart girl.

She knows that her best friend, Sage Poirier, is a bad idea.

He’s a walking, talking cliché. The Adonis quarterback with the bulging biceps and harem of fangirls trailing behind him on campus like a stench you can’t get rid of.

Sadly, it is also the very reason she can’t seem to stay away from him.

No, wait. That’s not fair. They’re also roommates, at least until May, when they graduate from college.

Jolie is already straddling the line between friendship and more when Sage comes to her with an offer she cannot refuse: be his fake girlfriend and live for free for the rest of the semester.

She tells herself that she can handle it.

He’s just the boy she saved ten years ago, right?

Wrong. So very wrong.

He is a man now, and she is his captive

Heart, body, and soul…

Click to open the cover in a new tab or window!

ABOUT L. J. SHEN
L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

Connect with LJ Shen:

Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Instagram | Website | Newsletter

I always love L. J. Shen's covers, but I think this one is my absolute favourite yet!!! It might be because I'm a sucker for sexy, sporty covers...but wowza is this one ever nice! ;)

I'm definitely digging the shoulder pads, the football, those abs and all the muscles...and those smoldering eyes. I thought Sage was sexy when I read The End Zone back in the Team Player anthology and I didn't think he could get any hotter...but somehow he managed it! ;)

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Monday, 9 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: REBEL HEIR by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

REBEL HEIR

BLURB

About the Authors:

Friday, 6 April 2018

Blog Tour Review: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen #Excerpt

SYNOPSIS

ABOUT L. J. SHEN

EXCERPT

E M I L I A

REVIEW

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen

SYNOPSIS

ABOUT L. J. SHEN

Monday, 2 April 2018

Release Day Blitz: HOT DADDY by Lila Monroe

EXCERPT

Friday, 16 March 2018

Cover Reveal: THE END ZONE by L. J. Shen

SYNOPSIS

Disclosure: