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Saving Reese by Penelope Silva
Reclaiming His Mate Rebekah R. Ganiere
Sinfully Mine Tierney O'Malley
Sex Is The Best Medicine by Kathleen Grieve
Bad Medicine by Red L. Jameson
On Her High Horse by Lucy Felthouse
Blood Bio-Med by Elvira Bathory
On Call by Bethany Shaw
Sanctuary by Xandra James
Healing Hearts by Muffy Wilson
Save Me by Lucy Leroux
Joy's Edge by D. F. Krieger
Sweet Ruin by K.N. Lee
Love Down Under by Chanta Rand
Waking Up Wolf by Erzabet Bishop
Cardiac Melody - Music of the Heart by Angelica Dawson
Vital Signs Amy Lee Burgess
Burn Deep by Elianne Adams
Operation Twilight by Josie Jax
Sexual Healing by Izzy Szyn
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Book One in the Shadow Lord Series follows Alice, a fallen angel with a tarnished past and an uncertain future.
Doctor Alice Petri was once a general in the Holy Army, but after following the angel she once loved to the human world hundreds of years ago she finds herself desperate to fit in and start a new life. Falling for a human was never part of the plan, but there is something about the head of neurosurgery that has her reconsidering her position in this world. She never expected that Collin had a dark past of his own. With her sister—a newly fallen angel—in tow, Alice and Collin must face a foe that threatens all of human existence.
Book One in the Shadow Lord Series follows Alice, a fallen angel with a tarnished past and an uncertain future.
Doctor Alice Petri was once a general in the Holy Army, but after following the angel she once loved to the human world hundreds of years ago she finds herself desperate to fit in and start a new life. Falling for a human was never part of the plan, but there is something about the head of neurosurgery that has her reconsidering her position in this world. She never expected that Collin had a dark past of his own. With her sister—a newly fallen angel—in tow, Alice and Collin must face a foe that threatens all of human existence.
K.N. Lee is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. When she is not writing twisted tales, fantasy novels, and dark poetry, she does a great deal of traveling and promotes other authors. Wannabe rockstar, foreign language enthusiast, and anime geek, K.N. Lee also enjoys helping others reach their writing and publishing goals. She is a winner of the Elevate Lifestyle Top 30 Under 30 "Future Leaders of Charlotte" award for her success as a writer, business owner, and for community service.
She is signed with Captive Quill Press and Patchwork Press.
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Sweet Ruin started off as a paranormal romance that turned into a dark and steamy urban fantasy with action, suspense, and romance. My main character, Alice is a fallen angel with hidden abilities and the desire to fit in the human world and settle down with the human doctor she’s fallen for. She never suspected that he had a paranormal past of his own.
Tell us something about yourself:
Tell us something about yourself:
I was born in Chicago, raised in Atlanta, and spent many years in Charlotte, NC. I’ve also spent some time in South Korea and travelled the world. I just made the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller’s lists in August, and still can’t believe it! I’m married to the super hot nerd of my dreams and we have a sweet little toddler with the coolest hair ever.
Tell us about your writing process:
Tell us about your writing process:
My writing process consists of dreams transcribed to paper. Yes, I hand write my first drafts! I use a simple outline and let the characters lead the way. Once that first draft is complete, I let my beta readers read. Then, I revise, edit, and send the story to the masses. My writing has greatly increased over the past year. What once took my at least a year, now takes about a month or two.
What is your favourite genre to read?
What is your favourite genre to read?
I have several. I love high-fantasy, historical fiction, and classic British and French literature.
What would you say is the one thing are you most passionate about?
What would you say is the one thing are you most passionate about?
I am most passionate about my family and traveling.
When you are not writing, what do you like to do?
When you are not writing, what do you like to do?
When I am not writing, I am either gaming, dining out, traveling, or just playing with my son.
If someone who hasn’t read any your books asked you to describe your story in this set (the elevator pitch!) what would you say?
If someone who hasn’t read any your books asked you to describe your story in this set (the elevator pitch!) what would you say?
Fallen angels. Shifters. Smoking hot demons that you can’t help but secretly root for. Alice has to make a choice that can either give her redemption or fall deeper into the abyss.
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“Tell me about your weekend,” Alice said to her last patient of the day. “How about we start with that?”
Lisa, a fourteen-year-old bulimia patient, twirled her short brown hair around her finger, her eyes cast to her sneakers. “My mom came to visit,” she said with a sigh.
“That’s good,” Alice said, watching Lisa’s micro expressions closely. “How did she make you feel?”
“The same. Guilty. I know it costs a lot to keep me here, and she thinks that I can just turn it off.” Lisa’s eyes rose to Alice’s. “But I can’t. Every time I look at myself, that monster is there. The fat one with the huge thighs and droopy chin.” She wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her red jacket. “I hate the girl in the mirror.”
No, sweetie, Alice thought. Her heart broke from all of the pain she felt emitting from that young girl. You are beautiful. She wanted to say those things to her, to heal her from within. She was so lost, and Alice could help her. She had the power, just not the courage to go down that road again.
Too many times had she put herself in danger by using her power.
Alice would have to use her knowledge as a psychiatrist to help Lisa this time. So, she took her notes, prescribed more anti-anxiety meds, and told her they would talk again in a week. It was draining to beat around the bush when Alice could just use her power to heal Lisa and show her the truth.
After Lisa left from her session, Alice drank the rest of her tea and checked her emails. She was disappointed that there was no word from Crescenita. The girl had been staying with her for a week after her initial orientation to the human world, and now she’d been missing for two days.
She sighed and sat back in her chair, rolling it toward the window that looked over the city.
Alice headed out of the door of her private office in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Something caught her attention.
A letter.
She lifted a bright blond brow and paused, staring at it. If it had been a normal envelope like the countless ones she got in the mail, it wouldn’t have perplexed her so. This one had a red emblem on it, an emblem she recognized too well.
Her heart thumped in her chest, her face paled, as she reached for it.
Her hands shook as she lifted the flap to open it. She pulled out the card and didn’t bother to read the message. Her eyes went directly to the signature.
Luke.
Her ex.
He’d found her.
She clutched the letter, too afraid to read it. Her eyes darted from one end of her office to the other, afraid that he was in there, hiding and waiting.
Instead of waiting around to find if that was true, she hurried to leave her office, not even bothering to lock it up. If some crazy person wanted to get in there badly enough, they would find a way.
Alice had more dangerous scenarios on her mind.
Her heels clicked along the linoleum floor as she hurried to the elevator.
Once inside, she watched the doors close. Her scream was caught in her throat as the lights flickered out. In the darkness, someone pressed her to the back of the elevator.
She couldn’t scream. She couldn’t move.
That was the first hint that this was a premonition, and not yet a reality.
It isn’t real, she said to herself. It is not real.
Too bad that it felt real, and as she felt her assailant’s cold breath on her neck, she knew who was doing this to her.
“Leave me alone, Luke,” she pleaded. “Please.”
Instead of replying, his chuckle in the dark turned her blood cold.
“Alone? No, love. Never.” His bony knuckle ran along her jawbone, and all she could see was the white light in his eyes as they searched hers. “Don’t tell me that you haven’t missed me? Not one little bit?”
“No,” she shouted. “I left for a reason. Why can’t you just let me go?” Her words came out more like a plea, and she hoped that Luke didn’t take it as a weakness. He was the master of exploiting one’s weakness, and she just wanted to be left alone.
His kind of love was too intense, and she had worked hard to escape him.
He clutched her neck, his fingers tightening around her throat. “Because you belong to me. Don’t you remember? I own you while you are in this world. And while I own you, I will love and protect you no matter how much you fight it.”
With those words, he vanished, and within seconds, the elevator was lit and Alice was by herself with only the blinking of the floor she was to get off on and her own racing heartbeat.
She fled from that elevator, wishing she had someone to turn to, someone to protect her. In a town full of humans, there was no one like that for her.
As she hurried to her car she thought of the only person she knew she could trust. But, would her old general take pity on her? Once Alice led armies. She commanded warrior men and women into frightening battles that the world didn’t even know were waged right before their eyes.
She got into her car and chewed her lip, her heart thumping so loudly that she could hear it and the rush of blood to her ears.
Her old general had to know what she was dealing with. She wasn’t alone in this—not if she didn’t want to be.
Fallen angels had to stick together.
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“Tell me about your weekend,” Alice said to her last patient of the day. “How about we start with that?”
Lisa, a fourteen-year-old bulimia patient, twirled her short brown hair around her finger, her eyes cast to her sneakers. “My mom came to visit,” she said with a sigh.
“That’s good,” Alice said, watching Lisa’s micro expressions closely. “How did she make you feel?”
“The same. Guilty. I know it costs a lot to keep me here, and she thinks that I can just turn it off.” Lisa’s eyes rose to Alice’s. “But I can’t. Every time I look at myself, that monster is there. The fat one with the huge thighs and droopy chin.” She wiped her eyes with the sleeves of her red jacket. “I hate the girl in the mirror.”
No, sweetie, Alice thought. Her heart broke from all of the pain she felt emitting from that young girl. You are beautiful. She wanted to say those things to her, to heal her from within. She was so lost, and Alice could help her. She had the power, just not the courage to go down that road again.
Too many times had she put herself in danger by using her power.
Alice would have to use her knowledge as a psychiatrist to help Lisa this time. So, she took her notes, prescribed more anti-anxiety meds, and told her they would talk again in a week. It was draining to beat around the bush when Alice could just use her power to heal Lisa and show her the truth.
After Lisa left from her session, Alice drank the rest of her tea and checked her emails. She was disappointed that there was no word from Crescenita. The girl had been staying with her for a week after her initial orientation to the human world, and now she’d been missing for two days.
She sighed and sat back in her chair, rolling it toward the window that looked over the city.
Alice headed out of the door of her private office in the psychiatric ward of the hospital. Something caught her attention.
A letter.
She lifted a bright blond brow and paused, staring at it. If it had been a normal envelope like the countless ones she got in the mail, it wouldn’t have perplexed her so. This one had a red emblem on it, an emblem she recognized too well.
Her heart thumped in her chest, her face paled, as she reached for it.
Her hands shook as she lifted the flap to open it. She pulled out the card and didn’t bother to read the message. Her eyes went directly to the signature.
Luke.
Her ex.
He’d found her.
She clutched the letter, too afraid to read it. Her eyes darted from one end of her office to the other, afraid that he was in there, hiding and waiting.
Instead of waiting around to find if that was true, she hurried to leave her office, not even bothering to lock it up. If some crazy person wanted to get in there badly enough, they would find a way.
Alice had more dangerous scenarios on her mind.
Her heels clicked along the linoleum floor as she hurried to the elevator.
Once inside, she watched the doors close. Her scream was caught in her throat as the lights flickered out. In the darkness, someone pressed her to the back of the elevator.
She couldn’t scream. She couldn’t move.
That was the first hint that this was a premonition, and not yet a reality.
It isn’t real, she said to herself. It is not real.
Too bad that it felt real, and as she felt her assailant’s cold breath on her neck, she knew who was doing this to her.
“Leave me alone, Luke,” she pleaded. “Please.”
Instead of replying, his chuckle in the dark turned her blood cold.
“Alone? No, love. Never.” His bony knuckle ran along her jawbone, and all she could see was the white light in his eyes as they searched hers. “Don’t tell me that you haven’t missed me? Not one little bit?”
“No,” she shouted. “I left for a reason. Why can’t you just let me go?” Her words came out more like a plea, and she hoped that Luke didn’t take it as a weakness. He was the master of exploiting one’s weakness, and she just wanted to be left alone.
His kind of love was too intense, and she had worked hard to escape him.
He clutched her neck, his fingers tightening around her throat. “Because you belong to me. Don’t you remember? I own you while you are in this world. And while I own you, I will love and protect you no matter how much you fight it.”
With those words, he vanished, and within seconds, the elevator was lit and Alice was by herself with only the blinking of the floor she was to get off on and her own racing heartbeat.
She fled from that elevator, wishing she had someone to turn to, someone to protect her. In a town full of humans, there was no one like that for her.
As she hurried to her car she thought of the only person she knew she could trust. But, would her old general take pity on her? Once Alice led armies. She commanded warrior men and women into frightening battles that the world didn’t even know were waged right before their eyes.
She got into her car and chewed her lip, her heart thumping so loudly that she could hear it and the rush of blood to her ears.
Her old general had to know what she was dealing with. She wasn’t alone in this—not if she didn’t want to be.
Fallen angels had to stick together.
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Friday, September 2, 2016
Coming in Hot Author Spotlight Bethany Shaw
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Bethany Shaw lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. Writing has always been her passion and she loves sharing her stories with readers. When she isn't writing, she is spending time with her family enjoying bike rides, bowling, and board games.
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Tell us about your writing process.
Adam chuckled. “I’m not opposed to that, but I don’t want to complicate things. I’m not looking for anything serious.”
Yeah, you already said that earlier. But...
She shifted in her seat as stared at her plate. He was giving her an easy out. They could keep things entirely platonic, but it had been a long time since she’d been with someone and if someone was going to burst her semi-recently single cherry she kind of wanted it to be Adam. “Who says it has to be complicated? I recently ended a long relationship, and I know you aren’t looking for anything serious. After all, we’re two consenting adults.”
Adam leaned forward. His sea-blue eyes sparkling as he met her gaze. “Too bad you have to go back to work in a bit.”
She licked her lips as her heart fluttered in her chest. So, he is interested. Good to know. “Too bad.”
Adam reached out and touched her hand, rubbing his thumb over her palm in a soft caress. “What time do you get off again?”
“Five in the morning.” She’d be more tired than hell by then and he wouldn’t want to wait up for her. It was probably better that she didn’t pursue this, even though she really wanted to.
“Yikes. I have to be at work tomorrow at 7.”
“Don’t you think you ought to take a day off?” She motioned to his forehead where the freshly sewn gash was. Even with his forehead split open he still managed to look stunning. “You took quite the hit to the head.”
“Nah. I’ll be fine. I have a high pain tolerance and I don’t like to be stuck lying around. I’d probably find myself in more trouble without something to do all day.”
She shook her head and took a sip of her drink. “If you say so.” Her eyes drifted to her wristwatch and she sighed. “I have to get back.” Sixty minutes wasn’t enough time.
Adam set his napkin on his empty plate. “I’ll walk you back.”
“You don’t have to.” Nor had she expected him to. The hospital was in a fairly good neighborhood, and she darted across the street a lot during her late night shifts.
“Are you kidding? It’s almost eleven. I’ll walk you back.”
She smiled at his thoughtfulness. “Thanks.”
Adam paid for the check and they left the diner. He took her hand in his and they walked hand in hand down the sidewalk.
“There’s a Fourth of July party at Ricardo's. What do you say we get together with Laney and Graham then?”
Fourth of July. That wasn’t too far away. “I don’t think I work that night, but I’ll have to double check. Why are you so intent on getting Laney and Graham together?”
“Graham’s in love with her. I just want to help them along.”
“You’re meddling? I thought you didn’t believe in marriage.”
“I guess, yeah, I am meddling. I don’t believe in marriage for myself, but Laney and Graham, I don’t know, if anyone deserves happiness it's them two.”
He had a point. Graham was a great guy from what she’d seen, and Laney deserved a man who would be attentive to her and her daughter. “I can get her there assuming we are both off.”
“Good. In the meantime, when can I take you out?” he asked.
Erin’s mind raced. Between work and finding a sitter for Caden there wasn’t much free time. “Um.”
“When’s your next day off?”
She was off all day tomorrow, but she hadn’t seen Caden since dropping him off at daycare and she usually spent the afternoon and evening with him after pulling a double. There was no way she was telling Adam she had a kid. They weren’t getting serious and the news would likely scare him away. Men always seemed to run when they found out you were a single parent. She imagined it’d be the same thing in a no-strings attached relationship.
“Why don’t you give me your number and I’ll look at my calendar,” she said.
“You’re not trying to blow me off now are you?” he asked with a grin.
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Coming In Hot Paranormal & Contemporary Medical Romance Boxed Set: Paramedical meets paranormal: Shifters, Werewolves, Vampires, and More!
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Get a dose of romance, STAT!
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She’s not looking for anything serious, but when hot police officer, Adam asks her out, she can’t say no. A little fun never hurt anyone.
Single mom, Erin, has her hands full with her young son and working as an ER nurse. She’s not looking for anything serious, but when hot police officer, Adam asks her out, she can’t say no. A little fun never hurt anyone.
Adam doesn’t do long-term relationships. He’s seen more divorces than he can count. When an injury sends him to the ER, he finally asks out the cute nurse he’s been flirting with for months. Erin isn’t like the girls he takes out, she’s a breath of fresh air, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to fall for her.
She’s not looking for anything serious, but when hot police officer, Adam asks her out, she can’t say no. A little fun never hurt anyone.
Single mom, Erin, has her hands full with her young son and working as an ER nurse. She’s not looking for anything serious, but when hot police officer, Adam asks her out, she can’t say no. A little fun never hurt anyone.
Adam doesn’t do long-term relationships. He’s seen more divorces than he can count. When an injury sends him to the ER, he finally asks out the cute nurse he’s been flirting with for months. Erin isn’t like the girls he takes out, she’s a breath of fresh air, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to fall for her.
Bethany Shaw lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. Writing has always been her passion and she loves sharing her stories with readers. When she isn't writing, she is spending time with her family enjoying bike rides, bowling, and board games.Hello! Thank you for this opportunity to talk about my new release 'On Call' and help my readers get to know me better.)
Tell us about your title featured in this set:
It took me about a month to write On Call. I came up with the name as I was writing it because Erin was always ‘on call’ when she agreed to go out with Adam.
Tell us something about yourself.
Tell us something about yourself.
I live in Ohio with my husband and two kids.
Tell us about your writing process.
Before I start a story, I do a character write up where I get to know my characters better. What do they like to do? Their background, hair color, eye color, family traits, basically everything I need to bring them to life. Then I plot out the story chapter by chapter before I begin writing it.
What is your favourite genre to read?
What is your favourite genre to read?
Science Fiction Romance
What would you say is the one thing are you most passionate about?
What would you say is the one thing are you most passionate about?
Aside from my family I’d say animal rights. I love animals and try to donate when possible to local animal shelters. All our pets (2 dogs, 2 cats) are rescues.
When you are not writing, what do you like to do?
When you are not writing, what do you like to do?
Spend time with my family. We love to go out for bike rides.
If someone who hasn’t read any your books asked you to describe your story in this set (the elevator pitch!) what would you say?
If someone who hasn’t read any your books asked you to describe your story in this set (the elevator pitch!) what would you say?
Erin’s a single mom struggling to get by when she and Adam begin to have a fling. She knows its not going to be anything serious, but he’s cute, has a good job, and can’t help falling for him even if it will break her heart in the end.
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Adam chuckled. “I’m not opposed to that, but I don’t want to complicate things. I’m not looking for anything serious.”
Yeah, you already said that earlier. But...
She shifted in her seat as stared at her plate. He was giving her an easy out. They could keep things entirely platonic, but it had been a long time since she’d been with someone and if someone was going to burst her semi-recently single cherry she kind of wanted it to be Adam. “Who says it has to be complicated? I recently ended a long relationship, and I know you aren’t looking for anything serious. After all, we’re two consenting adults.”
Adam leaned forward. His sea-blue eyes sparkling as he met her gaze. “Too bad you have to go back to work in a bit.”
She licked her lips as her heart fluttered in her chest. So, he is interested. Good to know. “Too bad.”
Adam reached out and touched her hand, rubbing his thumb over her palm in a soft caress. “What time do you get off again?”
“Five in the morning.” She’d be more tired than hell by then and he wouldn’t want to wait up for her. It was probably better that she didn’t pursue this, even though she really wanted to.
“Yikes. I have to be at work tomorrow at 7.”
“Don’t you think you ought to take a day off?” She motioned to his forehead where the freshly sewn gash was. Even with his forehead split open he still managed to look stunning. “You took quite the hit to the head.”
“Nah. I’ll be fine. I have a high pain tolerance and I don’t like to be stuck lying around. I’d probably find myself in more trouble without something to do all day.”
She shook her head and took a sip of her drink. “If you say so.” Her eyes drifted to her wristwatch and she sighed. “I have to get back.” Sixty minutes wasn’t enough time.
Adam set his napkin on his empty plate. “I’ll walk you back.”
“You don’t have to.” Nor had she expected him to. The hospital was in a fairly good neighborhood, and she darted across the street a lot during her late night shifts.
“Are you kidding? It’s almost eleven. I’ll walk you back.”
She smiled at his thoughtfulness. “Thanks.”
Adam paid for the check and they left the diner. He took her hand in his and they walked hand in hand down the sidewalk.
“There’s a Fourth of July party at Ricardo's. What do you say we get together with Laney and Graham then?”
Fourth of July. That wasn’t too far away. “I don’t think I work that night, but I’ll have to double check. Why are you so intent on getting Laney and Graham together?”
“Graham’s in love with her. I just want to help them along.”
“You’re meddling? I thought you didn’t believe in marriage.”
“I guess, yeah, I am meddling. I don’t believe in marriage for myself, but Laney and Graham, I don’t know, if anyone deserves happiness it's them two.”
He had a point. Graham was a great guy from what she’d seen, and Laney deserved a man who would be attentive to her and her daughter. “I can get her there assuming we are both off.”
“Good. In the meantime, when can I take you out?” he asked.
Erin’s mind raced. Between work and finding a sitter for Caden there wasn’t much free time. “Um.”
“When’s your next day off?”
She was off all day tomorrow, but she hadn’t seen Caden since dropping him off at daycare and she usually spent the afternoon and evening with him after pulling a double. There was no way she was telling Adam she had a kid. They weren’t getting serious and the news would likely scare him away. Men always seemed to run when they found out you were a single parent. She imagined it’d be the same thing in a no-strings attached relationship.
“Why don’t you give me your number and I’ll look at my calendar,” she said.
“You’re not trying to blow me off now are you?” he asked with a grin.
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