Eye of the Colossus The City of Jade Spires, the biggest in the 6-moons, is a breathtaking symbol of hope and unity for the four races. But it’s also a hub of corruption. Holly Drake is proof of that. Fresh out of prison for a mistake framed to look like cold murder, she’s broke, jobless, and branded with a prison record. When she lands a gig stealing back the Eye of the Colossus jewels, the chance for a big payout means she won’t have to depend on anyone else. She’s never had that kind of freedom. She’ll do it. Even if the work is only a shade lighter than outright crime. But soon she finds herself pursued by thugs from the Shadow Coalition, an underworld government that wants her dead. Pulling off the heist without getting killed means putting trust in recruits she hardly knows. The clock is ticking to get the jewels, but a mistake now could be fatal. Chasing across the 6-moons to complete the job will test her grit and determination to succeed when everything is stacked against her. More than that, finding out just what secrets the 6-moons hold will either turn her into the hero the moon system needs, or destroy her… Author Bio: I'm passionate about human rights, animal rights, and living life with no regrets. I love how becoming a parent has deepened my devotion to making the world a better place. I do that best by crafting stories that attempt to answer hard questions--the ones I think about most--while also being entertaining and fun. I live in a landscape that reminds me of my place in the universe, under an endless sky and towering mountains that are older than human memory, and I love it here. Website / Goodreads / Facebook / Twitter
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Title: Devils & Rye
Series: Top Shelf #4
Author: Alta Hensley
Genre: Dark Romance Standalone
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Forbidden fruit tastes the sweetest. It had been years since I had seen her. Years since I last saw those eyes with pure, raw innocence. So much time had passed since I lusted after what I knew I should resist. But she was so right. And I was so wrong. To claim her as mine was breaking the rules. Boundaries should not be broken. But temptation weakens my resolve. With the pull of my dark desires… I know that I can’t hide from my sinful thoughts—and actions—forever. *Devils & Rye is a dark billionaire romance. If you don’t like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of sex, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail.
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Alta Hensley is a USA TODAY bestselling author of hot, dark and dirty romance. She is also an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.
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Title: His Brotherâs FianceÌe
Author: Vivian Wood
Genre: New Adult/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 27, 2018
From Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestseller Vivian Wood comes a taboo tale of love, lust, and longing.
I loved her once, a long time ago.
Effie goddamn White, the raven-haired, pouty-lipped temptress.
Hell, I was f*cking obsessed with her. Her touch, her smell, her taste⦠I couldnât get enough.
And she shattered my cold, hardened heart into a million pieces.
Iâll never let that happen again. Ever. I know better.
My brother Thorne waited in the wings. When I left, he pounced. Now Iâm back, and Effieâs on Thorneâs arm, wearing Thorneâs ring.
But sheâs looking at me. And when we are trapped together, sheâs undressing me with those baby blue eyes. Touching me. Tormenting me.
That thing that I said would never happen twice?
F*ck, sheâs doing it to me again. And I love the way it feels, almost as much as she does...
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Vivian likes to write about troubled, deeply flawed alpha males and the fiery, kick-ass women who bring them to their knees.
Vivian's lasting motto in romance is a quote from a favorite song: "Soulmates never die." Be sure to follow Vivian through her Vivian's Vixens mailing list or Facebook group to keep up with all the awesome giveaways, author videos, ARC opportunities, and more!
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Title: Oscar
Series: The Davenports #1 Author: SJ McCoy Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: March 27, 2018
Oscar Davenport always wins. Always. He doesnât come second, and he sure as hell doesnât lose. Heâs founded and sold three tech companies, netting him almost a billion dollars. He ran a hedge fund worth hundreds of billionsâuntil he got bored. His latest project, Six, a nightclub in LA is another winner. Itâs both a successful business and a playground full of playmates. Heâs never met an obstacle he couldnât overcome or a woman he couldnât have. Until now. Grace Evans is the kind of girl youâd find curled up with a good book on a Saturday nightâat least, usually. This Saturday night is different. This Saturday night sheâs gotten all done up, in a dress she can barely breathe in and heels she can barely walk in. She had to. She had to venture into the lair of the enemy. The enemy is Oscar Davenport, and his lair is his swanky nightclub. When she lays eyes on him, sheâs ready to believe heâs the devil incarnate. His wicked smile, his beautiful eyesâeverything about him is an invitation to sin. He moves with the grace and arrogance of a big cat about to pounce. Unfortunately, heâs moving straight toward her. Heâs singled her out as his prey. Heâs moving in for the kill. Little does he know that she isnât about to surrender; in fact, heâs in for the fight of his life.
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Once she was inside the elevator, she jabbed at the button again, this time trying to make the doors close. She really was shit out of luck this morning. Just as they began to slide together, a set of long, strong fingers slipped between them, and they slid open again. And there he was.
He stepped inside with a smile and a nod, then pressed to go to the eighteenth floor. Shit. That was her floor. He couldnât go there.
âWhat do you need?â
She stared at him blankly. âNeed?â Could he somehow see inside her mind, see all the months of a dry spell that had gone on way too long? Or could he see the images floating inside her head? Images of what the two of them could do if the elevator somehow got stuck.
The corners of his lips curved upward again. That just might be the sexiest smile sheâd ever seen. âWhich floor?â
âOh!â Well, wasnât she an idiot? Her mind raced. She couldnât get off the elevator with him. He might think she was following him. âSeventeen.â
He hit the button, but before they started to move, the doors slid open again. Thank God for that!
Two men and two women came in and turned to face the doors, leaving Grace and the Big Cat alone in the silent space behind them. Grace gripped the tray with her two coffee cups and stared determinedly at the numbers above the door. Sheâd always suspected this was the worldâs slowest elevator, but this morningâs ride confirmed it. Every second was torture. She could smell himâall citrus and man. Sheâd swear he was looking at her, but she refused to allow herself to sneak a peek. Heâd catch her.
She tried looking down at the coffee cups, but that just made a strand of her hair fall across her face. She wrinkled her nose and tried to blow it away, then she froze. There were those long, strong fingers again. They brushed her cheek as they took the errant strand and tucked it behind her ear. If the heat had surged through her when he held the door open, then her blood was boiling in her veins right now. All the little hairs on the back of her neck stood up and sent shivers racing down her spine. Even her scalp tingled. She turned. How could she not?
Those big brown eyes were twinkling with amusement. âI hope I didnât overstep? You looked uncomfortable.â
She shook her head mutely. What could she say, even if she could find the breath to speak?
The elevator stopped, and she silently begged the people in front of her not to get out. They couldnât leave her alone in here with this guyâshe would not be responsible for her actions. To her relief, they didnât. Instead, two more got in, and that was quite a crowd. Everyone shuffled back a little. She had no clue how it happened, but somehow, she ended up face to face with Big Cat. She was in the corner, and he was right there in front of her, staring down into her eyes, that quirky little smile playing on his face again. Sheâd had a laugh with Spider the other night when one of the customers had tried hitting on her in the coffee shop. Sheâd told Spider that her sexual desires were dormant. Hell, had she been wrong about that. Standing here, face-to-face with this guy, she discovered that her sexual desires werenât just activeâoh, no, they were rampant. She was grateful for the tray of coffee she was gripping. It gave her hands something to do that kept them from reaching up to touch his face, maybe sinking into his hair or even sliding around his waist.
âAre you okay?â
She nodded rapidly, meeting his gaze briefly. Even she heard the gasp she made when he rested his hand on her hip. What was he doing? You didnât just do that to a stranger in a crowded elevator.
âAre you sure?â He looked worried now.
She looked down to where his hand rested on her hip. Except it wasnât his handâit was the purse the woman in front of her had slung over her shoulder. Grace couldnât help it. She laughed. Wow, she needed to get laid. Okay, the guy was attractive, but he shouldnât affect her this badly. âIâm fine, thanks. Have a great day.â She edged her way to the front and squeezed out through the doors before they had a chance to open fully on the seventeenth floor. She couldnât help it. She had to look back before they closed. Heâd made his way to the front, too. He met her gaze with a smile.
Bye, Big Cat. She bid him a sad farewell. At least, in the real world, the world where sheâd never see him again. She had a feeling her imagination would be seeing a lot more of him in the nights to come.
She smiled back at him; there was no harm now. And he winked! The arrogant prick actually winked at her. She stood there staring as the doors slid shut, and then he was gone.
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I'm SJ, a coffee addict, lover of chocolate and drinker of good red wines. I'm a lost soul and a hopeless romantic. Reading and writing are necessary parts of who I am. Though perhaps not as necessary as coffee! I can drink coffee without writing, but I can't write without coffee. I grew up loving romance novels, my first boyfriends were book boyfriends, but life intervened, as it tends to do, and I wandered down the paths of non fiction for many years. My life changed completely a couple of years ago and I returned to Romance to find my escape. I write 'Sweet n Steamy' stories because to me there is enough angst and darkness in real life. My favorite romances are happy escapes with a focus on fun, friendships and happily-ever-afters, just like the ones I write. These days I live in beautiful Montana, the last best place. If I'm not reading or writing, you'll find me just down the road in the park - Yellowstone. I have deer, eagles and the occasional bear for company, and I like it that way :0)
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Title: A Shameless Little Lie
Series: The Shameless Series #2
Author: Meli Raine
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: March 27, 2018
I did it. I admit it.
I fell in love with Silas. My bodyguard. My protector.
My new informant.
Weâre playing a cat-and-mouse game. Iâm not sure whether Iâm the cat or the mouse, but I can definitely tell Iâm in a trap.
A trap with no way out.
Iâm not who everyone thought I was. The truth is out there, finally turning the lie about me inside out. I am the shameless little lie. Itâs finally been revealed, and now even more people want to kill me.
As a presidential campaign hangs in the balance, a delicate web of international relations and economic stability at risk, power becomes more important than anything else.
Even my life.
Especially my life. Iâm a nothing. A no one. Just a tool, remember?
But tools can be used to open locks. Cracking open the truth and exposing it could change the balance of power. Tip the scales. Make a presidential campaign turn on a dime.
Too bad Silas doesnât believe me when I tell the truth.
And that may make him the biggest tool of all.
A Shameless Little Lie is book two in the Shameless trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine
Read the whole series:
Book 1: A Shameless Little CON
Book 2: A Shameless Little LIE
Book 3: A Shameless Little BET
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My ear is stroking something so soft and smooth. Itâs comforting and inviting, so I rub against the softness, reveling in sensation, sighing.
And then the something moves.
âHey,â Silas says, his voice coming from above. âSheâs awake.â
I open my eyes, then shut them quickly to make the spinning stop. The world is full of random objects that move in and out, forward and back, my depth perception put in a blender and puréed.
âWhat?â I whisper, his hand on my shoulder. I want him to stroke my hair, to bring me ginger ale, to keep me safe and let me relax.
âYou fainted,â he says, voice somehow both taut with worry and gentle with concern. âRight into my arms.â
âYou have good arms.â
âI like them.â
âSo do I.â
I roll in his lap and look up into those bright eyes full of mirth and worry. âCan you sit up?â he asks.
âNo.â
âThat bad?â
âIt feels so nice here. I could sleep here forever.â
Someone clears their throat in the distance. Itâs a masculine sound.
âShe okay?â the throat-clearer asks from another continent away. Or maybe the front seat. Itâs hard to tell.
âI think so,â Silas responds, easing me up slowly.
âI did not consent to sitting up,â I murmur, snuggling in.
âAnd I didnât consent to being your pillow.â
âBut youâre a good pillow. The best pillow ever.â
âJane?â Silas asks slowly. âAre you on something?â
âOn something? Iâm on you.â My muscles go slack, body in need of this all-too-short moment to enjoy being at rest in a place of sanctuary.
Rumbling makes my head move lightly as heâis he laughing? âNo. I mean, did you take a drug, or a pill? Youâre acting very weird.â
âHave we met? Come on. You try going through what Iâve been through these last few days, then faint, and come out of it perfectly sane,â I grouse.
As I come to a full upright position with my back against the upholstered seat, I realize itâs not just me, Silas, andâoh. The throat-clearer is Duff.
Drew is behind him, their heads huddled together as they speak through the window.
âIâm fine,â I lie. âJust tired and a little weary from having my entire life blitzed to smithereens.â
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Meli Raine writes romantic suspense with hot bikers, intense undercover DEA agents, bad boys turned good, and Special Ops heroes â and the women who love them.
Meli rode her first motorcycle when she was five years old, but she played in the ocean long before that. She lives in New England with her family.
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Title: Forever Lucy
Series: Lucy and Harris Novella #5
Author: Terri Anne Browning
Genre: Contemporary Rock Star Romance
Release Date: March 26, 2018
SAVE THE DATE
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Thornton and
Mr. & Mrs. Devlin Cutter
Request you save the date
for the wedding of
Lucy Daniels Thornton
to
Harris Cutter
March 26th
Planning a wedding should have been easy, especially with Aunt Emmie and Harrisâs stepmom, Natalie, to help. Those two could rule the world from their phones, so I thought letting them help plan our wedding would make everything effortless.
I was wrong.
I wanted a small and intimate ceremony, but they wanted it to be huge, something that would overshadow every other celebrity wedding that had come before it. Because I felt like I owed it to my mom, I agreed, but now things were spiraling out of control. Details like the cake, the first song at the reception, and even picking a dressâgods, the dressâwere all things that gave me a panic attack.
My wedding wasnât mine anymore.
It was a freaking circus.
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Terri Anne Browning is multiple USA TODAY bestselling author. Being dyslexic, she never thought a career in writing would be possible, yet she has been on best selling lists multiple times since 2013. Reese: A Safe Haven Novella was her first Indie published book. The Rocker Who Holds Me changed the tables and kicked off The Rocker... series featuring the sinfully delicious members of Demon's Wings. The Rocker... Series is now complete with 12 books and the occasional novella. Other books by Terri Anne include the Angel's Halo MC Series, as well as The Lucy & Harris Novella Series, The Vitucci Mafiosos Series, and The Tainted Knights Rocker Series.
Terri Anne lives in Virginia with her husband, their three demons---err, children--and a hyper Frenchie named Grunt.
Series Reading Order:
Catching Lucy
Craving Lucy
Rocking Kin
Un-Shattering Lucy
Forever Lucy
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Title: Bashful
Author: Lo Brynolf
Genre: New Adult Romantic Comedy
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Callie Miller loves drama. As a theatre major, thatâs a given.
Itâs hard to date in the theatre department when all the guys are either taken or gayâlike her best friend and longtime crush.
When Callie becomes the lead in the biggest production of the year, she realizes she has no time for love.
Until Sebastian âBashâ Moore reenters her life, stage left.
He left everything behind three years ago to chase his dreams. But his heart remained at home, tied to memories of a tiny blonde with a flair for the dramaticsâon and off the stage.
Bash is determined to become her leading man, and he will do anything to get out of the friend-zone and win her love. Only, it might not be so easy.
Callie Miller might love drama, but sheâs out to protect her heartâ¦
Lo Brynolf was born and raised in southeast Michigan. A lover of all things artistic, Lo grew up performing on stage and in choir and attended Eastern Michigan University to major in Theater Arts. She now resides in the same small town that she grew up in with her wonderful husband and three tiny humans.
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Title: Like a Boss
Authors: Sylvia Pierce & Lili Valente
Genre: Sexy, Flirty, Dirty Office Romance
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Iâm one puff piece away from tearing up my journalism degree and hurling my laptop into the Hudson River. So when I smell a juicy story brewing at my brotherâs Wall Street investment firm, Iâll do whatever it takes to get my scoop.
One clever disguise later, Iâm deep undercover as the firmâs newest broker, simultaneously gathering intel and spouting off stock tips like a boss.
Go me, right?
Sure, it sounds good on paper, but thereâs a catch: The actual boss.
Chief Executive Panty-melter Jack Holt is cocky. Infuriating. And one smoldering look has me ready to violate every rule in the employee handbook.
Thank God my assignment has an expiration date. Because falling for my brotherâs best friend and business partner is a lose-lose proposition. Right?
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In the market for a hot tip? Hereâs one.
Donât bang your best friendâs little sister. Especially when sheâs an investigative journalist and your company is the target of her latest exposé.
Unfortunately Iâve got a hard-on for high-risk bets, and Iâm more than eager to invest my considerable stock holdings in Ellie Seyfriedâs⦠ahem⦠glorious assets.
Friends with fringe benefits is a sweet deal, but itâs not long before Iâm falling harder than the post-bubble Nasdaq, hooked on Ellieâs sweet smile and determination to make the world a better place.
When it comes to risking my money, Iâve mastered every trick in the book. But how the hell do I risk my heart? Also available in audio, narrated by Sebastian York & Andi Arndt AUDIBLE / AUDIOBOOKS.COM HOOPLA / LIBRO.FM
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Romance author Sylvia Pierce loves writing about kick-ass, headstrong women and the gorgeous alpha guys who never see them coming. She believes that life should be a lot like her favorite booksâsmoking hot, with happy endings and lots of temptations, twists, and trouble along the way. She lives in New York City with a strong, sexy husband who appreciates her devious mind, loves making her laugh, and always keeps her guessing. Like the heroes in her stories, Sylviaâs man didnât see her coming⦠but after nearly twenty years together, heâs finally figured out whoâs boss!
Visit her online at SylviaPierceBooks.com, or follow along at:
Lili Valente has slept under the stars in Greece, eaten dinner at midnight with French men who couldnât be trusted to keep their mouths on their food, and walked alone through Munichâs red light district after dark and lived to tell the tale.
These days you can find her writing in a tent beside the sea, drinking coconut water and thinking delightfully dirty thoughts.
Title: Worth Every Risk
A Wilde Players Series Standalone Spin-off Novel
Authors: Terri E. Laine & A.M. Hargrove
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 29, 2018
USA Today Bestselling authors, Terri E. Laine and A.M. Hargrove are bringing a new sexy standalone contemporary romance novel, Worth Every Risk.
Andi
He was my best friend since we were little.
Even though he was off limits, as we grew up, he became my forever, my everything.
But I couldnât let my selfish dreams hold him back.
They say that if you love someone, you should let them go.
I did.
He became the worldâs greatest soccer player.
Money.
Fame.
Beautiful women.
He had it all.
One thing I never expected was for him to walk back into my life again.
Chase
She was perfect for me in every way.
Once we kissed that first time, there was no turning back.
But I made a mistake by letting her go.
My need for her has only grown.
After three long years, Iâve decided to get her back.
Only Iâm too late.
Someone has taken my place.
I donât know if I still love her or if I should hate her.
One thing is certain.
She is and always has been mine.
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Terri E. Laine, USA Today bestselling author, left a lucrative career as a CPA to pursue her love for writing. Outside of her roles as a wife and mother of three, sheâs always been a dreamer and as such became an avid reader at a young age.
Many years later, she got a crazy idea to write a novel and set out to try to publish it. With over a dozen titles published under various pen names, the rest is history. Her journey has been a blessing, and a dream realized. She looks forward to many more memories to come.
You can find more about her books at www.terrielaine.com.
A.M. Hargrove
One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, USA Today bestselling author, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn't do something soon, it would be too late to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So she made a quick decision to quit her job and reinvented herself as a Naughty and Nice Romance Author. Reader, Writer, #WalterThePuppy Owner, Dark Chocolate Lover, Ice Cream Worshipper, Vodka Aficionado, Coffee Drinker, she believes coffee and ice cream should be added as part of the USDA food groups. Find out more at www.amhargrove.com
Title: Our Unscripted Story
Author: L.A. Fiore
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 29, 2018
Greyson Ratcliffe. I met him at sixteen, the hot new guy sitting on my jetty, an aspiring artist just passing through. He was my first kiss and my first love. I wanted forever with him. I didnât even get a year.
Five years later, Iâm a budding writer who scripts stories of love and struggle, the good and the bad and the ups and the downs. Heâs a star on the rise; his wicked talent and crazy good looks have his face plastered on countless magazines. We move in two different worlds and still our paths cross again. Weâre older and wiser and as crazy about each other as we had been as teenagers.
My medium is words and my imagination is limitless, but not even I could have written the incredible journey we traveled to reach our happily-ever-after. Life isnât like fiction, and the greatest love stories donât follow a script.
LA Fiore loves losing herself in the worlds she creates. She also loves a good movie; her favorite is Star Wars, a love her son shares. They hope to build their own Millennium Falcon one day. She would like to meet the Winchester Boys to thank them for enlightening her on the versatility of salt as not just a food enhancer, but also a form of protection against supernatural threats. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and kids, their two spoiled cats, their awesome dog and their new puppy.
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