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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Too fast, too furious—and way too hot to
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track, the electric energy between them off the track shifts into an
intense—and strictly forbidden—attraction. The only rule between their two
ultra-competitive teams is zero contact. Kenzie always does her best to play by
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but to turn to Hayden for help. The tension simmers during their secret,
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holding his helmet under an arm while he flirted with the girls surrounding
him. He was blond, with a short, shaggy hairstyle that probably took a lot more
effort to create than it looked like. I could tell from the way the girls
around him were tittering like teenagers that he was charming; with seemingly
little effort on his part, he had all of them eating out of his hand. When a
break in the crowd gave me a clear view of his face, I realized another thing:
He was smokin’, someone-hold-on-to-my-ovaries- before-they-explode hot.</div>
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There was a perfect symmetry to his
rugged features that made it seem unreal that he was standing just a few feet
away from me. He should be plastered on a billboard somewhere, half-naked,
selling overpriced cologne to men who wanted just a fraction of his sex appeal.
As if he could feel my eyes on him, he turned his gaze my way. Our eyes met and
locked, and I was helpless to turn away. There was something carnal about him,
primal and dangerous. Exotic. I was instantly captivated, and I hated that I
was. This guy was neck-deep in a world that twisted my stomach, a world that
spat in the face of my sport. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">My career.</i></div>
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As his light-colored eyes bored
holes into mine, one edge of his lip curved up in a devilish crooked grin that
was both playful and promising. He was practically shouting, with just that one
deadly smile, that he would satisfy my every desire, satiate every craving I
could possibly have. My heart started thudding in my chest as sensations that
had been dormant for far too long swirled to life in- side me. Luckily for me,
the big man taking the guy’s bets clapped him on the shoulder, breaking our stare
down. Once I was free of his steamy gaze, I instantly turned around so my back
was to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus, was I breathing
harder? Ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous. I was twenty-two, not twelve.</div>
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“Damn,” I heard Nikki say. “You
were right. I should have bet on him from the get-go. I didn’t really get a
good look at him before, but he is freaking hot!”</div>
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Inhaling a deep breath, I attempted
to force my body back in line with my brain. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This</i> guy is undefeated?” I asked Nikki. “Really?” She nodded in
answer and I had to close my eyes for a second. A face like that with racing
skills to boot? Jesus.</div>
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Clearing my throat, I nonchalantly
asked, “What did you say his name was again?” I could at least label the guy in
the fantasy I was surely going to have later.</div>
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“Hayden... something. He’s been around for a while, from
what I gathered.”</div>
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I risked a glance over my shoulder
at... Hayden. He’d slipped his helmet on, thankfully, although his visor was
popped up. The big guy taking bets had been joined by a skinny Hispanic guy who
seemed to be giving Hayden instructions. Or maybe a pep talk. The little guy
was acting out the race that was about to happen with his hands, complete with
swerving and explosions. God, I hoped there weren’t going to be explosions.
While he was going through his dramatic highlights, the big guy looped a camera
over Hayden’s helmet.</div>
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When the two competitors were
ready, they backed their motor- cycles onto the street. A cheer ripped up and
down the sidewalk as the hopeful gamblers prepared for another round of racing.
I didn’t want to feel anything but contempt for what I was witnessing, yet the
energy of the spectators, the roar of the bikes—I couldn’t help the zing of
excitement that raced up my spine. Against my will, my mouth twisted into a
wide grin, and a yell of encouragement left my lips. Hayden’s helmet swiveled
my way as he revved his engine. My pulse quickened as our eyes met. Then he
winked at me and slammed his visor shut.</div>
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As the riders moved into position,
Nikki grabbed my arm. “Come on. We can watch the action from the van.”</div>
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I had no idea what she was talking
about. Before I could ask her, though, she yanked me toward a black van parked
on the sidewalk. The back doors were open, and a giant monitor attached to a
swinging metal arm was sticking out above the hovering crowd. The screen was
split in two, each half showing the footage from one racer’s helmet cam. Hayden
and his opponent were both looking straight ahead, and the dual feeds showed
similar stretches of barren road. Looking down the street, I saw that the pair
were stopped at a crosswalk, waiting for the light to change.</div>
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Returning my eyes to the monitor, I
found myself holding my breath as I waited for the signal to change colors.
When it turned green and the bikes surged forward, I stepped closer to the van,
like that would somehow release my pent-up energy. In unison, the crowd around
me started hooting and hollering. Swept up in the moment, I bounced on my toes
and prayed for speed. But after watching the screen for just a few seconds, I
was struck with the harsh reality of the situation I was watching. This was no
closed-off track with well-defined paths. This was down and dirty, anything
goes, just get to the finish line first racing.</div>
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The bikes blew through red lights
like they meant absolutely nothing. The streets were fairly empty at this early
hour, but they blurred past the few vehicles on the road like they were
standing still; they had to be going 100 miles per hour, easy. They dodged
obstacles by hopping onto the sidewalk, they fishtailed around slick corners,
and they came close to colliding with oncoming traffic more than once.</div>
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I turned to Nikki with shock clear
on my face. “This is insane! Someone’s going to get hurt. Maybe killed!”</div>
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Nikki’s face was pure elation as
she watched the screens. Her expression changed as my words sunk in, then she
looked at me like I had a foot sticking out of my head. I supposed it was odd
to hear that type of statement coming from someone who routinely hovered around
the 150 mark on the speedometer while riding, but that was a completely
different kind of environment. Believe it or not, what I did was safe, relatively
speaking. Millions of dollars were spent to make it that way. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This </i>was not safe. At all.</div>
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“They’re breaking every traffic law
there is,” I added, feeling like a giant stick in the mud. Someone needed to be
the voice of reason here, though, because everyone was clearly out of their
ever loving minds.</div>
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Nikki smirked at my comment. “It’s
a race, Kenzie. They can’t exactly drive cautiously. Why do you think this
happens so late at night?”</div>
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“Because it’s illegal,” I
deadpanned. I got a couple of odd looks from the crowd after saying that,
including a particularly nasty glare from Hayden’s bet collector. Maybe this
wasn’t the best place to be talking about the law. Shutting my mouth, I quickly
refocused on the screen.</div>
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Just as I noticed a familiar
section of street come into view on the monitor, one side of the screen started
wobbling, then the camera showed asphalt, sparks, spinning scenery, and a
rapidly approaching telephone pole. The crowd around me hushed as it became
clear that Hayden’s competition wasn’t going to finish this race. I heard
Hayden’s bike rounding the corner seconds later, then Nikki was once again
pulling me along like a rag doll. She shoved us into a good position to see the
finish line right as Hayden’s Honda whizzed past. He was alone. Cheers erupted
mixed with a few groans from the people who’d bet on the other guy.</div>
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Just as I was wondering if anyone
was going to go check on the Ninja rider, Nikki grabbed my shoulders and
started shaking me with uncontainable joy. “We won, Kenzie! We frickin’ won!”</div>
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“Great,” I said, clenching my teeth
so I wouldn’t bite my tongue. </div>
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Releasing me, Nikki let out a
squeal of excitement. “I just made enough money to pay you back <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> cover my loss. See, aren’t you glad
you came?”</div>
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I narrowed my eyes into poisonous daggers
that would hopefully drill some sense into her. “I hate you,” I murmured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nikki held a hand over her heart. “I
know by hate you mean love, and I love you too, Kenzie. Now let’s collect my
winnings and go home so you can rest up. Big year this year!”</div>
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I opened my mouth to scold her with
some biting remark about how I’d wanted to leave ages ago, but she turned on
her heel and left me there, gaping. Just as I was forcing the muscles in my jaw
to relax enough to contract, Hayden pulled up next to where I was standing on
the sidewalk. It felt like the world suddenly shifted into slow motion as I
turned my head to look at him.</div>
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He was still hunched over his bike,
hands on the grip and throttle; the only indication that he was looking at me
was the direction of his dark helmet. Then, like some freaking Prince Charming
in a fairy tale, he slowly removed his helmet and tucked it under his arm. I
swear the air around me condensed as his tilted smile came into view. Jesus
Christ, this guy was sex on a stick.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vZ2QiK20-yZQJaxuDWWFHJjM35PVH6SWkgZ6XNA1F8rc5xwbGdNKaRsNDAyu6nQlLTPnR-9BMHEcmhWtIRYjND3ETFkG7Xf7ruxl9vaRi-g7BoJN-7XUX2rz6ywMhDbuSD0SkrWeJz3Y/s1600/Furious-Rush-Quote-Graphic-%2523-1-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vZ2QiK20-yZQJaxuDWWFHJjM35PVH6SWkgZ6XNA1F8rc5xwbGdNKaRsNDAyu6nQlLTPnR-9BMHEcmhWtIRYjND3ETFkG7Xf7ruxl9vaRi-g7BoJN-7XUX2rz6ywMhDbuSD0SkrWeJz3Y/s320/Furious-Rush-Quote-Graphic-%2523-1-2.jpg" width="320" /></a>Reaching up, he roughly ran a hand
through his sweaty dirty- blond hair. The short, sexy shag he’d had going on
earlier was destroyed from the helmet, but somehow after just a few scruffs of
his hand, the carefree style was back to utter perfection. I kind of wanted to
mess it up again, run my hands through the strands, grab a handful and clench
it tight while I outlined those incredibly kissable lips with my tongue.</div>
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Whoa. No. I didn’t want that.</div>
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His penetrating gaze studied my
face for a moment. There was something there in his eyes that I couldn’t quite
grasp. Interest, sure, but almost... sadness too. Then he smiled, and the look
vanished so fast, I was sure I’d imagined it. “Haven’t seen you here before,”
he said, his voice low and easy, like he hadn’t just risked his life. “I hope
you bet on me. It would be a shame to see someone as beautiful as you... lose.”</div>
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His grin turned suggestive, and
warning signs started flashing in front of my eyes. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Danger! Do not proceed! Rocky road ahead! Turn back now!</i> The warnings
flared even brighter when he stood from his motorcycle and began approaching
me.</div>
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When he was directly in front of
me, so close that I could smell the subtle spicy aroma of his cologne, my heart
was hammering so hard, I was positive he could hear it, positive he could see
my T-shirt lifting and releasing like a frantic hummingbird was hiding under
the fabric. What the hell was he doing to me? Was I nervous or excited? Because
the sensation was so similar to both, I honestly couldn’t tell.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg717IodRVnjPw3pMzJhuzneCo6gt7IcLzgXtw9gKkZmnkUsnNf5b1imjSnMhBBRrXxN17sQrmJCsjeuSR3eUokB6Bz2sSTTzut5YcdYHhfQnb0rngioidlMdEk6jP4vgn9uzyMQDIQi_hT/s1600/Hayden-Hayes2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg717IodRVnjPw3pMzJhuzneCo6gt7IcLzgXtw9gKkZmnkUsnNf5b1imjSnMhBBRrXxN17sQrmJCsjeuSR3eUokB6Bz2sSTTzut5YcdYHhfQnb0rngioidlMdEk6jP4vgn9uzyMQDIQi_hT/s320/Hayden-Hayes2.jpg" width="243" /></a>Extending a hand, he smoothly said,
“Name’s Hayden. Hayden Hayes.” I was just about to lift my hand and touch
him—my fingers even twitched in response—when he added, “And what should I call
you, sweetheart?”</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sweetheart?</i>
With those two simple syllables he had just dumped a bucket of ice water over
my head and killed any fantasy I might have had about him. I lived, worked, and
breathed in a world where men looked at me like I was a second-class citizen.
To prove my worth, I had to work harder, longer, and with everything I had
inside me, all the fucking time. I felt like he’d just tried to take all of
that hard work away from me with that one demeaning word.</div>
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“Leaving,” I said, walking away.</div>
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<b><i>Without darkness, there can be no light.</i></b></div>
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Dean has always been Liv's white knight. Not once has he retreated from battle. Not once has he failed to keep his wife safe. Not once has he broken his promise to slay monsters for her.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now I have to admit I do feel a little nostalgic writing this review for a story that is the end to a touching and lovely series. I hope there's some surprise in the future for another book...but without any spoilers I'm hugely satisfied and blushingly content in how this series ended, right to the last page. In receiving this ARC, I finished it within days. It's a continuation of Liv's and Dean's love story and now family. It's amazing to think how this story started in book 1; it's just so different now we have read five amazing books on Liv and Dean's journey in their lives together. Hands down Author Nina Lane is such a fabulous writer. Each story has had it's intense conflict and this Book 5 <i>Always </i>is no different. I found this conflict to be the worst of the worst type of conflict that can definitely push a family in different directions and if you have read this series you know that Dean is the one that wants to fight whatever is in his and his family's way but this battle is different from anything he has had to face. What happens tests friendships and relationships including Dean's and Liv's marriage. Reading the POV from both Liv and Dean was again really helpful to really understand where each of them are in the battle they face. Dean has always been a favorite male lead character of mine and this book really shows you a different, raw/emotional side of him and it's great and with Liv, she's just always the one that has wanted to handle things on her own, where Dean can't fight for her and she definitely shows she can stand her own in the toughest battle of her life. It was great to read about familiar characters including the loveable Archer, Kelsey, and Liv's and Dean's children. This story does definitely have a more family feel and it has a definite love feel between Dean and Liv, that doesn't go away even in what they deal with. It's a beautiful story and this is a series I will always want to read because it captivated me from chapter 1 of book 1. I love this series! :) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I remember reading the first book in this amazing series and was blown away by how beautifully written it is. The characters, a married couple, is something I usually don't read or come across on but Liv and Dean are just awesome. Their characters including in <i>Adore </i>have been even more development with their pasts and their situations that they have dealt with together. They're a team and the structure of their team is really seen in this story. They are moving forward and now have a son, and from reading the first chapters I can see how Liv is really stressed, with her commitments with her son, work, the town, and Dean...for the first time, from me POV, I see that their relationship is steamy but there's something missing and it's written really good of why there's something missing in their usual spark. I love stories that have raw moments, raw situations and characters that are realistic and you will read that Liv and Dean are going through something that I imagine other couples go through and without spoiling it, they have to decide how far they are willing to sacrifice their time with each other to continue on with other commitments. Again this is another beautiful novel by Nina Lane that will absolutely not disappoint! There are familiar settings, including a fun cafe, and characters that leave an imprint in wanting to read more about them including our main characters. Definitely Read this, and if you haven't read the other books, you should go in order to go through the whole experience of this wonderful series!</span></span><br />
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Liv and Dean West have always fallen together, but this time they might fall apart...</div>
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Liv and Dean have everything…almost. With a rambunctious toddler, crazy work schedules, and too many responsibilities, they’ve lost sight of their passionate, intimate marriage. And Professor West is none too happy about that.</div>
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Determined to lure his wife into hot new adventures, Dean struggles with his need to have Liv all to himself and the reality of sharing her with the world.</div>
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<b><title: strong=""><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Title: Paradise Taken
<b>Author:</b> C M Hutton
<b>Genre:</b> Adult Contemporary R0mance
<b>Publish Date:</b> June 22, 2013
<b>Publisher: Independent Published </b>
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Rob and Kaye were thrilled to be moving to the island of St. John with dear friends, Jake</div>
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And, one person's ultimate decision leaves everyone lost and devastated.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b> <b>Title:</b><b><i> </i></b><i> </i>Saving Us (Sequel to Paradise Taken)
<b>Author:</b> C M Hutton
<b>Genre:</b> Adult Contemporary R0mance
<b>Publish Date:</b> February 6, 2014
<b>Publisher: Independent Published </b>
<b>Event organized by:</b> <a href="http://literatiauthorservices.com/">Literati Author Services, Inc.</a>
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and unbelievable pain. My love for another woman had consumed me for years and now that Kaye was mine, I wasn’t ever letting her go. I knew the consequences of our affair would be devastating to our families, but I was too selfish to walk away.</div>
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<i>"I had to know what went wrong. My stomach was sick with grief and I didn't know what to</i></div>
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I’m a wife, a mom of three, a friend, an aunt, a sister, a daughter and a teacher. Now, I can
add writer to my list! I’ve always wanted to write and finally found inspiration and support
to do it.
I live near Austin, Texas with my family and love to read and travel. Put me on a beach
with a good book and the world just disappears around me.
<i>Paradise Taken </i>was my first novel and is a highly emotional book based on true events. Its
sequel (<i>Saving Us</i>) is due out February 2014.
<i style="line-height: 1.5em;">Loving Her </i><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">was the second book I wrote after needing a little time off from </span><i style="line-height: 1.5em;">Paradise Taken.</i>
It is a story close to my heart.
I love that you are willing to take a chance on a new writer and promise to keep striving to
put out great books!
If you don't like my books, that's okay. Just please be gentle on my fragile ego. ;)
I'd love to chat with you, so look me up on any of my social pages.
Happy Reading. :)
<b><i>CM Hutton</i></b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><b>My Mini Review for both Books</b></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was nice to take a few days to read these two novels. First I want to write that these were very good contemporary romance stories. The characters, including the children involved, seemed believable and there is a realistic situation that is definitely hard to swallow knowing that there are two marriages on the line, but the author kept me reading once I do know what breaks two families. I did like reading from Kaye's POV in the first book and actually wanted to read more from her POV in the second book but reading a little bit from Jake's side did clarify some questions I had from the first book. With that I'll leave with that and if you want to read stories that gives a chance on a love that never went away read this :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><b>My Rating for both novels: 4/5</b></b></span></span></div>
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paranormal undertones, I wanted to break into a new genre. Since I am a huge fan of author’s like
Lisa Kleypas, my mind immediately went to Contemporary Romance. Since I was dating a musician at the
time, he inspired the plot line.
Although our love story was nothing like Marlene and Luke’s, my
imagination took control and I started to write. That was almost six months ago. I took a “write by the seat of your pants” approach, which in
the end worked out for the best. I truly feel as if the character’s guided me
through the novel and let me tell their love story for the world to hear. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6551380047057324421" name="_GoBack"></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Nicole Simone works in digital media by day and at night, pen’s character driven romance novels that will make your mama blush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She lives in Los Angeles, C.A with her fat bulldog named Humphrey. Love of a Rock Star is Nicole’s first novel but certainly not her last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>“I love that you love me, professor.”</em>
<em>“I love loving you, beauty.”</em>
Since their intense, passionate beginning, Professor Dean West and his wife Olivia have fought dark secrets and betrayal in order to save their marriage. Now reeling in the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Liv and Dean are driven further apart by a vindictive threat to Dean’s career.
Struggling to stand on her own for the first time in years, Liv is determined to defend her husband and prove herself. Then an unexpected letter dredges up old insecurities and endangers Liv’s newfound independence. As Dean fights for his professional life, he is forced to confront his worst fear when he discovers that he can’t protect his beloved wife from her own painful past.
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<a href="http://literatiauthorservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NinaLane-BW.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="NinaLane-B&W" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2610" height="200" src="http://literatiauthorservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/NinaLane-BW-200x300.jpg" width="133" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane writes hot, sexy romances and spicy erotica. Originally from California, she loves traveling and thinks St. Petersburg, Russia is a city everyone should visit at least once. Nina also spent many years in graduate school studying art history and library sciences.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">"One day I'm going to touch you in a thousand different ways and show you how to touch me," he said.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">And he did.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">Struggling with a tormented past, undergraduate Olivia Winter once led a practical but isolated life. Then she met Professor Dean West, a brilliant scholar of medieval history who melted Liv's inhibitions and taught her the meaning of both love and erotic pleasure.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">But after three years of a blissful, lusty marriage, Liv and Dean now face a crisis that threatens everything they believe about each other as dark secrets and temptations rise to the surface.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so happy that I was finally able to start this trilogy with book 1. I've been itching to read this for some time. Being a part of the Blog Tour for Book 3 finally made me read book 1 & 2 and again I'm so glad I did. By the end of this book, I literally, within seconds, turned to read book 2. This story is addictive and that starts out with how well this story of Liv and Dean is written. Really, Lane is a true artist with words and just telling a wonderful love story. And it's not just a love story, oh no, there are tough situations that try to rip this couple a part. Without giving too much, I just want to say that reading this story of an already married couple was refreshing because I usually read stories that have the lovers meet and so on so that was uniquely different to read and it works out well as Lane shows us flashbacks so don't worry, you will read how these two meet and a lot more. The characters, especially Liv and Dean, are just again written so well. This story is captivating and there are realistic elements here so for me, that also sold me to continue on with this flowing story. Read this, if you want to get addicted to a true love story!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">BOOK TWO IN NINA LANE'S BESTSELLING SPIRAL OF BLISS SERIES "We both want this so badly. I can feel it resonating between us like the hot pull of our first attraction, tangible and intense." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">After lies and betrayal almost destroy their marriage, Dean and Olivia West reignite their blissful passion. The medieval history professor and his cherished wife are determined to fix their mistakes and fall madly in love all over again.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 15.199999809265137px; text-align: left;">Then a family crisis forces Dean back into a feud with his parents and siblings, dredging up guilt over a painful family secret. Liv and Dean have battled obstacles together before, but with bitter family conflicts now endangering their fragile intimacy, they soon must struggle with events that could damage them in ways they had never imagined.</span></span></div>
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sure, but the strength and mystery that lies behind that superstar hockey jock
demeanor, too. So when he sidles up to her at a bar and slinks his arm around
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since their crazy-sexy night together, he’s been trying to forget about her
alluring body by falling into bed with every woman in Nashville, and it’s not
working. So when Piper shows up at his house with a baby-bomb to drop, it
doesn’t take much for Erik to suggest the nuclear option: marriage. While it’s
supposed to be all for show, the second they say “I do,” the ice between them
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Georgina Guthrie</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Publication Date:</b> November 26, 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Aubrey Price is in the final months of her undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto. Bright, witty and fiercely independent, Aubrey works part-time for the college Dean and has her sights set on graduating with distinction. When she meets Dean Grant’s son, Daniel, the TA in her senior Shakespearean studies course, a shared love of the Bard’s works and an instant mutual attraction draw Aubrey and Daniel together. Unfortunately, a strict anti-fraternizing policy, made more perilous by a black mark on Daniel’s record, keeps them apart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Against this academic backdrop, Aubrey and Daniel navigate their way through a steamy courtship, their forbidden romance aided, abetted and sometimes thwarted by a colorful cast of friends, family and classmates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Georgina Guthrie has been a self-professed book hugger for as long as she can remember. An avid reader and compulsive diarist, she is thrilled to be taking the leap into the world of publishing. GG resides in Toronto, Canada, but she still considers herself a Brit through and through and can often be found roaming the aisles of her favourite British import shop. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">First, I would love to applaud the Author for being an awesome writer. I loved this story even more because of the writing. Everything flowed really well. The settings made me feel like I was there, especially the college campus and the areas around that. I loved that each chapter started with a verse or a quote from one of Shakespeare's plays and the story revolving Shakespeare as there is a class about The Bard was pretty nice. I love reading scenes that include a class including Literature ones because it reminds me of my own classes since I'm a college student :) Shakespeare definitely blended into the story well and I love how well it was included so the Author did a great job in doing that. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, the story...it was purely enjoyable. I have not been reading that many novels due to a heavy load of work in my classes this semester, but this story was surely a nice distraction. In a sense I felt that this reminded me of another wonderful story, <i>Gabriel's Inferno</i>, because of the teacher and student relationship and it being located in Canada but this one definitely has it's own freshness to the plot so that also kept me turning the pages. I liked Aubrey as to me she seems like a realistic character that doesn't have a great family life but she puts all her energy into her school work. Her crush towards TA Daniel seems natural and her feelings did not seem over the top, but to me, it just seems natural as we get descriptions including physical ones of Daniel and who wouldn't have a crush on him? I will write that this story goes beyond crushes as Daniel reveals that he likes Aubrey very much but....they got a dilemma with the TA and student thing so they basically cannot pursue a real relationship until fifty or so days pass so this is one of the struggles that they face, will they make it?</span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06048265689542350148noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551380047057324421.post-24565653281107915592013-10-14T01:34:00.001-07:002013-10-14T01:34:52.718-07:00The Gorgeous Girls By: Marie Wilson *Book Excerpt & Giveaway*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title:</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Gorgeous
Girls</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marie
Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre:</b> Erotica<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Crean Editions Imprint <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Erotica for the thinking woman, this well-written novel
interlaces the lives of three women in search of love, sex and adventure. Rose,
Con, and Wanda, all disciples of the legendary Dorothy Parker, meet regularly
for drinks to share laughter and tears as they recount their romantic and
sexual escapades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From Toronto to
Vancouver to Paris, these three jump in and out of bed with an collection of
interesting men, discovering along the way some of life’s hard truths, but
never without a dash of humour. Featuring shoes, martinis, clothes, champagne,
and of course sex, <i>The Gorgeous Girls</i> is a smart, playful and delicious
sexual extravaganza from start to finish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: white;">Marie Wilson was born to a paint merchant and an Olympic runner in
Vancouver, BC. After studying painting and theatre at UBC and SFU, she moved to
Toronto to put herself on the boards. Following appearances on some of
Toronto’s best stages, she turned her attention to writing. Marie has published
work in a number of magazines and newspapers, including <i>NOW</i> magazine and
<i>The Globe and Mail</i>, had a handful of good reviews, met some great
people, found love, and birthed a trio geniuses along the way.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Honor student, manager at the campus coffee shop, owner of an impressive sweater collection – Melanie Wilder has it all together. Then John “John Boy” Walden strolls into her life wearing nothing more than an impish grin and all-too-revealing loin cloth.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, as Melanie struggles to pick up the pieces, she realizes that John may be the only one to put her life back together…unless he shatters it first.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To celebrate the release of The Only One, Magan is placing it and her previous book, The Only Exception, on a "one week" sale for .99 cents each! I have attached a graphic for you if you'd like to help us spread the word. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Magan Vernon is a Young Adult and New Adult writer who lives with her family in the insurance capital of the world. When not writing she spends </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">her time fighting over fake boyfriends via social media. You can find her online at </span><a href="http://www.maganvernon.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="s2">www.maganvernon.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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for the white-hot rock band Tattoo Thief, trashed his penthouse and fled the
country. His house sitter, Beryl, is stuck cleaning up the mess and must move
into his apartment to take care of his dog. But her curiosity drives her to dig
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>I’m
getting a little obsessed with Gavin Slater because I’m living his life by
proxy: his home, his dog, his stuff. I search YouTube and find a video of his
interview on <i>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</i><span style="font-size: small;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>“What
doesn’t inspire me?” Gavin grins, and runs a hand through his hair, spiking it
even higher. “Life is music, and music is life. Music is the most important
thing. And I can find inspiration in the smallest little things, like the way
she sighs when she’s sleeping.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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So is there a woman driving this inspiration?” Fallon sits forward, eager for
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>“It’s
hardly a secret,” Gavin reaches across the host’s desk and taps a CD case with
the picture of a woman, lion-scratched and bloody. I recognize the cover art
for <i>Beast</i>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>“So
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what’ll it take to settle you down?” Fallon nails it, the question I’m sure a
million girls are asking. Including me. But a cloud passes over Gavin’s face
and for a fraction of a second he looks lost.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Gavin says, and plays another bad-boy card with the sex-charged innuendo. “And
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>“Yeah,”
Gavin hunches forward, his elbows on his knees. It’s confession time, and I
really listen. “Physics. Newton’s third law says, ‘for every action there is an
equal and opposite reaction.’ And that’s what I’m looking for. My opposite, and
my equal.”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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watch as Gavin’s band plays “<span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Peace of
Madness”</span> on Fallon and scan the crowd shots for the woman on the CD
cover. I don’t see her, but I do see Gavin working the mic, the cords on his
neck straining, his jeans hanging dangerously low off chiseled hips. A close-up
shot of his pale blue eyes arrests me.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>Finally,
I close my laptop and breathe deeply, calming my racing heartbeat. Now that
I’ve seen Gavin Slater in action—albeit on my laptop screen—I’m even more
charged by him than before.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>But
something runs deeper than lust, though that’s certainly what’s got my chest
heaving right now. What is it? Intrigue? Fascination?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>I
can’t tell if crushing on Gavin Slater is fangirl crazy-talk or some kind of
stalkerish need to know. Either way, it’s bad. I can’t understand why he’s gone
from a confident player to a freak show, with a trashed apartment, abandoned
dog, and scant communication with the real world.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>Where
the hell is he? It makes no sense.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria; line-height: 115%;"><b>I resolve
to push my fixation to the furthest corners of my mind and focus on my new
clients and my growing business.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FREEING: a companion novel to the USA Today bestseller, Fading.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Knowing who you are and accepting who you are come at different prices. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jase Kinrick grew up in your typical, all-American household. But after the death of his sister, his parents shut down, forcing him to deal with everything life throws his way alone. Terrified of the person he’s discovering himself to be, Jase has his way with every willing girl to try and rid himself of what he fears he is—gay. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Escaping California and moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, Jase frees himself to the reality that he likes men. Never staying with any guy long enough to get to know them, he doesn’t realize that he’s still hiding from who he is until he meets Mark. Scared of having real feelings for another guy stirs up the questions</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and fears he’s fought hard to bury. </span><br />
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To strip away the barriers to the heart of what is real, and to be okay with what lies underneath, will be Jase’s moment of truth. But he’ll need Mark to lead him there.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Coming of Age</span></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sept 13, 2013</span></span></div>
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<b>(Candace Needs Sola<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6551380047057324421" name="_GoBack"></a>ce)</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My head is completely
aloof from my sleeping pill. I know I shouldn’t be driving right now, but I
just can’t be alone. Lying in my room in the darkness, all I can see is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">him</i>. All I can hear is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">his</i> voice. It’s too much, and I need the
comfort of my friend right now. I need to be in his hold. To feel safe in his
bed. </b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When the elevator
stops on Jase’s floor, I step out and head to his apartment. Quietly unlocking
his door, I walk through the darkness to his room. I stop when I see he’s not
alone. Suddenly, I feel like an intrusion—selfish. </b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Going back into the
living room, leaving Mark and Jase be, I sit on the couch. I’m still shaking
from the fear that was able to overtake me back at my house. Alone. I feel it
now. I’m desperately needy, and I’m all alone. It’s selfish of me to think that
I can keep coming over here for Jase. Taking from him to comfort myself. </b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I tuck my knees under
my chin as the tears start to flood and spill over. As quietly as I can manage,
I cry. I release the loneliness and sadness that begins to consume me. Resting
my forehead on my knees, I weep softly. I couldn’t hold it in even if I tried.
I can’t be by myself, but I feel like I can’t be here either.</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The cushion dips down
and when I look up, Mark is next to me. His expression hurts, I hate it. Pity.
He would never admit to it, but I see it so clearly. I don’t want him to feel
sorry for me, but I don’t have the strength to pull myself together right now.
I need support, so I don’t even speak when I lean into him as he folds me up in
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In a weird way, a way
I can’t explain, the pain swells and abates at the same time. My cries grow
harder as Mark holds me and whispers in my ear that it’ll be okay. I don’t
believe him. It can’t be. I wonder if it will ever be.</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>He allows me to let go
in his arms, all the while, never loosening his tight hold on me. </b></div>
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<b>I need it. </b></div>
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<b>It’s my safety. </b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Time passes when he
eventually speaks. “Wanna talk about it?”</b></div>
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<b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lifting my head from
his chest, I see Jase sitting in the chair next to the couch Mark and I are on.
He gives me a slight nod before I turn my attention back to Mark and whisper, <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I’m
sorry. I . . . I just didn’t want to be alone, but . . . I guess I just didn’t think
you’d be here. I’m not used to Jase having a boyfriend.” Not knowing what to
say to explain my sudden appearance here in the middle of the night, I close my
eyes and simply admit, “I’m just so tired.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“I know,” is all he
says when he tucks me under his chin and holds me again.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Before I know it, I am
being lifted into Jase’s arms. He hugs me before taking my hands and leading me
to his bed. The three of us crawl in. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>I finally feel it.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">In 1908, on a mission to find a new breed of ape in central Africa, an unfathomable thing is discovered – a wild, white man, living amongst gorillas. Local villagers call him matokeo ya utafutaji kwa, the untamed one.</span><span style="line-height: 15.199999809265137px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.199999809265137px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joining the team of hunters and trackers searching for matokeo ya utafutaji kwa is Arianna Day, the 21-year-old niece of the expedition’s leader. She catches the untamed one’s eye and, believing she is meant for him, he takes her captive and claims her for his own, body and soul.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.199999809265137px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Arianna is rescued, the untamed one is captured, and they are sent their separate ways: the wild man to learn language and social skills he’d long forgotten, Arianna back home to England to try to fit back into her old life. A promising marriage proposal awaits, but thoughts of the untamed one haunts her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 15.199999809265137px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amidst the backdrop of London in the summer of 1908, as the Olympic Games are hosted and the Franko-British Exhibition is held, the now-civilized wild man returns home, with his original name restored: Sebastian or ‘Zan' Shaffer. He and Arianna are drawn together again only to be ripped apart by social convention and Marshall Derringer, the man determined to have her as his wife. But Zan is not the only one with an untamed heart…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Originally from Indiana, I’ve lived in North
Carolina for the last twenty years. I have three young adult daughters and work
full-time in real estate. The day I know I can support myself exclusively on my
writing will be a happy day. It’s my fondest desire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don’t remember exactly what put the idea
in my head, but it was a fun notion to play with. I’m a writer who usually
figures out the story as I go, but, in this case, a lot was predetermined.
Early on, the scene where the ‘Tarzan’ story is leaked to Edgar Rice Burroughs
came to me … and it was funny. By that point, I really wanted to write this
book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first rough draft of a manuscript takes
anywhere from two to four months, if I’m able to work on it a lot. But then
it’s worked and reworked, worked and reworked. I try to always shelve a
manuscript for awhile so that I can come back to it with fresh eyes. As the
writer, not only do I know the story but I actually tend to memorize it. The
problem with that is that rather than reading what’s right in front of me, I’m
reading what I know or what I think is right in front of me. That’s how
mistakes get looked over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the scenes where main characters Zan
and Ari are together. In the book, I never claim they’re soul mates, but … they
are. When they’re together, there is a connection, a oneness. When he first
takes her, she’s is frightened, of course, but it’s so quickly apparent that he
doesn’t want to hurt her. Then … uh … everything else happens that happens and
both their lives are changed forever. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Back in London, after his reformation and
after she’s tried to return to the life she knew, the very second they’re
around each other, it’s that electrifying, breath-stealing connection thing
again. She sees him from a distance (dancing with another woman) and is barely
able to hold herself together. She flees and then immediately falls apart. She
doesn’t want to feel all she does – but nor can she stop it. In the meantime,
he senses her. He never sees her, but his senses are keen after decades spent
in the jungle. He breaks away and goes after her. I love the scene where they
finally see each other again. I really love all their scenes together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is a stand-alone. I do have a
historical, action-adventure series with romance, that begins with a novel
titled Ammey McKeaf. <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, my! Yes. There is always a lot of
research even in deciding where to begin a story. Once I have the time period,
I have to learn what was happening in the world. Then there’s fashion, speech
and manners to get right, the basics of everyday life. With historical fiction
of any sort, it’s vital to get facts right. With Untamed, I really wanted the
story to have a logical explanation based on an actual historical event. It
took a lot of digging, but I found it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want them to be completely and utterly
removed from their real life and transported into an alternate universe of our
making. I say ‘our’ because I’ve done the basic architecture, but it’s the
reader who fills in the world with color and life and their own imaginings. No
two people will picture Zan or any character exactly the same.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are a few places I usually gravitate
to, but once the computer screen is in front of me and my fingers find the
keyboard, where I’m working isn’t important since I’m into the scene. I do need
certain conditions, though. I work in silence. I can’t have noise or music
around me. I could edit with soft classical music as background music, but
really prefer silence. I need to be comfortable and have some back support.
That’s it. I’m not hard to please.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m perfecting a historical,
action-adventure with romance that reads a lot like a western. It’s set in
Virginia in 1881, so it’s not a western, but it has that feel. My agent has
read it (and loves it!) but isn’t crazy about the title, so it’s still to be
determined. This was a formerly released book that’s been totally reworked. It
was almost a novella at first, and is now a full sized novel. (90,000 words.)
But the main characters and the main story line are still the same. When it was
first released in 2005, (as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wright and
Wrong</i>, ecataromance named it one of the best historical romances for the
year. It’s one of my two personal favorites and it has my all-time favorite
male character. I have high hopes for it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I enjoy action-thrillers, historical fiction
of all sorts, mysteries and more. The only genre I really don’t read is horror.
I’m always reading something; it’s one of the few ways to get my own voice out
of my head. But I try to mix genres from book to book. Occasionally, I’ll
stumble onto an author and want to read another and another of their work, but
I usually bounce from genre to genre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><b>Favorite
films that you can see endlessly?<o:p></o:p></b></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sense
and Sensibility (with Emma Thompson) and Pride and Prejudice. There’s a
drama/romance called Firelight that I love and I enjoyed the remake of 3:10 to
Yuma. I was dazzled by Lincoln and greatly entertained by Silver Linings
Playbook. I want to own both of those.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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of place you have never visited, but really want to go to someday? <o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I
want to tour Europe. Scotland, England, France, Italy and Germany. I’ve never
had the opportunity to go and I really want to experience it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>Thanks for
answering these Qs! :)<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><u>-Marissa<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love writing. I love getting caught up in another time and place. Honestly – it’s often a disappointment to have to return to reality. My favorite genre tends to be whatever I’m working on at the moment. I write historical fiction, action/adventure, suspense, fantasy and more, all of it with an element of romance to it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTkhm1uuiJ00wimL_5jOAl9gthET6ZIRtPjbJvkynkpkF1hHYgB1KBm-vWEqjjawtrUIWRBjbBg-yJKdH23qrV3DbGNNZuR509lDZ_sMqLWfqw4tAsEU8-J0oB7C7Y2sTZFpUR1gyvYtV/s1600/Cover+HL5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTkhm1uuiJ00wimL_5jOAl9gthET6ZIRtPjbJvkynkpkF1hHYgB1KBm-vWEqjjawtrUIWRBjbBg-yJKdH23qrV3DbGNNZuR509lDZ_sMqLWfqw4tAsEU8-J0oB7C7Y2sTZFpUR1gyvYtV/s320/Cover+HL5.jpg" width="205" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kaye is an extreme sports addict with a
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: red;"> </span></i></b><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: red;"><span style="color: black;">I honestly did not know what to expect of this story. I did enjoy the blurb and instantly thought these two characters, Samuel and Kaye, would back together...but hold on, there's a lot more to this story than I thought, and I loved it! I have to write first, that the writing was refreshing to me. There was just a strong flow that kept me intrigued from chapter to chapter, to the final page, and to the sneak peak of the sequel (yeah there's a sequel!), so the Author's writing is just wonderful. I like that there's realistic factors, whether it be the situation or the traits of the different characters, especially from Sam and Kaye. They were childhood sweethearts and some of the flashbacks are cute, from when they were children, and I can see where some of the conflict started, that eventually led to a divorce, and there's one strong flashback that's awful for Kaye, but I'm glad it was there to understand what she went through, that led her to file for divorce, from her soul mate and best friend. As the story progresses, and Kaye and Sam see each other again, after a few years, they might not be able to be together romantically (even though there's strong feelings still) but they decide that friends would be best, so...do you think they become friends or become something more? Well, you are just going to have to find out, and I think if you like a romantic story of childhood sweethearts that could/could not have a second chance at love, then read this! I really loved this one, and I can't wait to read the sequel! I need to read that...now! :)</span></span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hey everyone! Ok, I have done this Meme in a LONG TIME, maybe since March? So yeah, I thought I should get back into memes, and I do love this one a lot, and saw this week's Q and it looks like a great one, so I can wait to see what you have to write about my post & I look forward checking out and of course following others :)</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- <b>Jane Eyre By: Charlotte Bronte</b> (This is such a great book)</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- <b>Sense And Sensibility By: Jane Austen</b> (This is my favorite Austen book)</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>- The Last Queen By: C.W. Gortner</b> (I love European history, and historical fiction based on real Kings/Queens from Europe. This story is very very good!)</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b> - Great Expectations By: Charles Dickens</b> (Read this in High School and in College. I definitely appreciated it more in college)</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>- A Tale of Two Cities By: Charles Dickens</b> (For some reason, I want to read this badly)</span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- <b>Her Mother's Hope & Her Daughter's Dream both by Francine Rivers</b> (This is a series of two books. They are phenomenally written well. I don't usually read Christian Fiction, but to me, I saw that there was more family issues here. issues revolving mother/daughter relationships and there are parts that actually made me cry and I'm not a book crier, so this took me by surprise. Some things here were relatable to me so maybe that was it, but anyway it's a beautiful story that is inspired by the Author's own family)</span></span></span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jnLAGYQBjiza55u_pcQrnR8QVLFDSLJlhQ7m9vxu9SBTfKsxri4sMKB8lXUjDYOcOor1eUa_cV_xetrT9Vn-qysiBxYP_KaO80S8Q-xcrzS0kLvmLl4OEI7teHpgrauRtKRf5RvDChHA/s1600/BittersweetJunction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jnLAGYQBjiza55u_pcQrnR8QVLFDSLJlhQ7m9vxu9SBTfKsxri4sMKB8lXUjDYOcOor1eUa_cV_xetrT9Vn-qysiBxYP_KaO80S8Q-xcrzS0kLvmLl4OEI7teHpgrauRtKRf5RvDChHA/s320/BittersweetJunction.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Bittersweet Junction by Ivy Sinclair<br />Publication date: 2013 <br />Genre: NA Contemporary Romance</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis:</b></span><br />Best friends once, lovers never, yet an attraction that can’t be ignored.
Five years ago, Julia Bell walked away from her life the moment her high school diploma was in her hand. She left her family and friends behind to start over and escape the chokehold of small town life in Benton Hill. But an urgent call from her little sister brings Julia back to her hometown wholly unprepared for what awaits her.
Ben Miller was always the nice guy. Just before high school graduation, he stepped out of that role hoping to capture the heart of the woman he loved. Instead, in quick succession he lost the girl, and the future he worked so hard to achieve.
Even though Julia and Ben are drawn to each other, echoes of the past block them at every turn. Secrets are exposed, and reality needs to be dealt with if they can ever hope to move past the bittersweet junction that ripped them apart.<br /><br /><b>Goodreads</b>: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18158385-bittersweet-junction?ac=1<br /><br /><b>Purchase</b>:<br />-<b>Amazon</b>: http://www.amazon.com/Bittersweet-Junction-ebook/dp/B00DV8UAOY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374021903&sr=1-1&keywords=bittersweet+junction<br />-<b>B&N</b>: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bittersweet-junction-ivy-sinclair/1116001325?ean=2940148331803<br /><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Guest Post</span></b></span></span></div>
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I lived in a small town until I was twelve years old. My
sixth grade class had thirteen students, twelve girls and one boy. Needless to
say, my odds were practically non-existent for young love. Not only did I spend
those formidable years in a small town attending a small school, but my family
lived five miles outside of town “in the country”. Standing in my front yard, I
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With nothing else to do, I escaped to new places through
books. I had a few friends, but the friends that I really cared about existed
within the pages of my favorite stories. It didn’t seem that strange to me at
the time. It was just my life.</div>
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I didn’t realize how small my small town life was until I moved
to another state into an actual city between sixth and seventh grade. To say I
experienced a tremendous culture shock would be an understatement. It forced me
out of my shell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although still a
voracious reader, I made a larger circle of friends, and started doing things
with people outside of my head. Eventually I grew to love living in a city.</div>
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I only went back to that small town a few times throughout
junior high and high school to visit family. By the time I was in my early 20s,
the shift in my perception between small town and city was noticeably evident.
When I would go back for a visit, even though I had been gone for a decade, I
still ran into a lot of people who acted like they knew me even though I had no
idea who they were. “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh- you’re Jerry and
Nancy’s daughter. How have you been?”</i> </div>
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It was odd to me how interested these strangers were in the
specific details of my life. What was even more uncomfortable was hearing
stories about my parents’ adventures when they lived in town, which occurred more
than twenty years ago. People had long memories, and not all of those stories
were especially flattering, but there were sweet and funny stories too.</div>
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Those are the experiences that I drew on when I wrote about
Julia, the main character of Bittersweet Junction, coming back to her hometown
of Benton Hill. She’s been gone for five years, but when she returns, people
expect her that she’s the same person, even though she’s not. </div>
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Benton Hill itself is one of the main characters throughout
the book, and I believe that anyone who has lived in a small town will be able
to related to that. Ben, who used to be Julia’s best friend and is now her love
interest, never left Benton Hill. He finds the scrutiny of living under the
microscope of small town eyes frustrating and heavy with expectations. This
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I’ve reached a stage in my life where I can appreciate the
benefits of living in a small town. The pace of life is slower, and friendships
can easily span a lifetime. Yet I find that I am now a city girl at heart.
Between my childhood in a small town, and adult life in the city, I think I’ve
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Instead of storms tearing through Yorkshire moors, the sounds of '90s grunge rock whisper through backwoods American cornfields...
And give new life to the Bronte characters you love to hate.
A gypsy orphan, Heath Galloway adores Cathy Earnshaw, his childhood sweetheart. He would do anything to protect her from her drunken, abusive father--even push the man down a flight of stairs to stop him hitting her.
But with her father dead, Cathy's older brother Matt runs the Earnshaw farm and both of their lives. And Matt despises Heath. Forced to drop out of school and work the fields, Heath is separated from Cathy and the two begin to drift apart.
When Cathy meets the rich, blond, and suave Eli Linton, she finds herself torn between Eli's charm and Heath's brute potency.
Fiercely proud and stubborn, Heath doesn't take well to being brushed aside. He'll get what he wants, or he'll get revenge. No matter how long it takes.<br /><br /><b>Goodreads</b>: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18042503-wuther?ac=1<br /><br /><b>Purchase</b>:<br />-<b>Amazon</b>: http://www.amazon.ca/gp/search/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=wuther+chambers&rh=n%3A916520%2Ck%3Awuther+chambers&ajr=2<br /><b>B&N</b>: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wuther-v-j-chambers/1115477174?ean=2940016591544<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>AUTHOR BIO </b></span><br />V. J. Chambers likes bad boys, but she likes them to be actual bad boys, not misunderstood weaklings who cover up their emotional scars with a thin veneer of pretend bad-boy-ness. </span></span><br />
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Zippy Green never meant to fall in love with a girl, but when she does,
her ultra-conservative father tries to send her to anti-gay camp. At
the Kansas City airport, however, she hides inside a giant suitcase and
sneaks onto an airplane headed not to the camp, but to Seattle, where
her online love Mira lives. Halfway through the flight, the plane
barrels out of control and crashes into the ground, knocking her
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Zippy awakens, she finds that most of the passengers have vanished. She
doesn’t know what’s happened, but she’s determined to find out. She
begins a quest on foot toward Seattle, and along the way, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: normal; text-align: start;">she meets a teenager with a concussion</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> , a homeless man with a heart condition,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">
a child without a shred of bravery, and a terrier named Judy. Together
the group discovers that more than two-thirds of the world's population
has mysteriously disappeared. But that's only the beginning...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" />
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Zippy wants is to find her Mira, but before she can she has to contend
with two outside forces. The first is her homophobic father, who does
everything in his power to keep her from the girl she loves. And the
second is extinct creatures of all shapes and sizes, including living,
breathing dinosaurs, which have replaced the missing population.</span></span></span></div>
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the Rainbow, a book that incorporates a love story, loads of action, the
rapture, dinosaurs, and The Wizard of Oz, started with one simple idea. What if
a gay teenaged girl escaped from her bigoted father by packing herself into a
large box and mailing herself across the country, all the way to her true love?
This nugget of an idea stuck with me for a few years, and I'd always been
meaning to explore it. It wasn't until I told the concept to Shaunta Grimes
(author of Viral Nation) in January 2012 that I started getting more excited
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Shaunta
was so enthused about the project that she started working with me on it almost
every day in spring 2012, allowing me to toss ideas off her. She helped me
conclude that putting her on an airplane would be more interesting than her
just getting packed away in a mailing box. And she also helped me with the apocalyptic
elements of the scary new world I introduce in the book. I'll never forget the
look on her face when I told her I wanted to incorporate dinosaurs into the
plot. The book was already getting a little crazy, and then I made it even more
nutso by introducing the living, breathing dinos. I really wanted to be the
first author to mix an LGBT coming-of-age story with a Jurassic Park-like
action adventure. Lo and behold, Over the Rainbow was born.</span></div>
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the course of eighteen months, Over the Rainbow has turned into something
entirely different than I ever could have imagined way back in January 2012. It
has certainly evolved into something unique and surprising, over the course of
ten drafts, professional editing, and two rounds of copyediting. But I'm proud
to say I think it's my best and most ambitious work yet. And I'm so very
excited to for all of you to read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Brian Rowe is a writing fiend, book devotee, film fanatic, and <span style="line-height: 1.6;">constant dreamer. He's written nine novels, dozens of short stories, </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">five feature-length screenplays, and hundreds of film articles and </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">essays. His fiction has appeared in Dreamspinner Press, Mobius </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">Magazine, and Wilde Oats Literary Journal. He is one half of the </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">YA book blog Story Carnivores, where he reviews the latest in </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">books and film. He is currently pursuing his MA in English at the </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">University of Nevada, Reno, and is hard at work on his first New </span><span style="line-height: 1.6;">Adult novel, which will be released in November 2013.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1oodAmsRiicLdAFOmXxRjYjbLnhXXpJjyEl4_KWIsSuuVBUX944b1QCmbfQFzclxvgcsWR5QdccPl-gYyK5IwxgRSxKSCu_IqO5wJPYP08dJfcurjU4U43cXwpWfm6-c85LgRohe0P0t/s1600/SoManyReasonsWHy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1oodAmsRiicLdAFOmXxRjYjbLnhXXpJjyEl4_KWIsSuuVBUX944b1QCmbfQFzclxvgcsWR5QdccPl-gYyK5IwxgRSxKSCu_IqO5wJPYP08dJfcurjU4U43cXwpWfm6-c85LgRohe0P0t/s320/SoManyReasonsWHy.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Many Reasons Why by Missy Johnson <br />Series: So Many Reasons #1 <br />Publication date: February 29, 2013 <br />Genre: New Adult Romance</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis:</b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Twenty year old Emma hasn’t left the house since she was attacked as a child. Now, with the impending release of her attacker from prison, Emma knows it’s more important than ever for her to regain control of her life. From her unrelenting nightmares, to her strained relationships, to her crippling agoraphobia, Emma feels as though her life is spiraling out of control.<br /><br />When her professor, Simon Anderson enters her life, Emma must deal with feelings she has never experienced before. <br /><br />Though both she and Simon know their relationship is bordering on inappropriate, neither of them are able to ignore the intense chemistry that is quickly developing between them.<br /><br />What was supposed to keep her mind off the attack has left her more confused than ever. When there are so many reasons why you shouldn’t be together, is simply being in love really enough?<br /><br />This is book one in a two book series.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads</b>: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17569736-so-many-reasons-why?ac=1<br /><br /><span style="background-color: #741b47;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Teaser :)</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I watched in horror as Tom answered the
call. I threw my face in my hands and collapsed down onto the kitchen counter.
This was bad. I tried to block out his voice. I didn't need to hear what he was
saying to know I needed to be very embarrassed.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Asshole.” I muttered.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Hello?” Tom didn't even bother to hide
his amusement. “Emma? Yes she's here. And who may I say is calling? Simon.
Right, finally. I've heard <i>so</i> much
about you. Em doesn't shut up about you.”</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I groaned, stumbling to the couch. I was
so embarrassed. This was really bad. I threw myself onto the couch and buried
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Uh-huh. Right. Yes I understand that.”
Tom nodded, his face serious, as if he was deep in the middle of an important
meeting. “I do need to know what your intentions are toward my Emma. Are you
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Fuck you Tom!” I screamed loudly. My face
flamed. I wanted the couch to swallow me. I was going to kill Tom. It may take
a while, years even, but he was going to pay for this.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Right. Just be safe. And remember, if
it's not on, it's not on.” He wandered out onto the balcony, knowing I wasn't
likely to follow him out there.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Could this get any worse? I wondered how
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Sure, I will put her on.” I felt the
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">No. That would only make things more
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Well hello there.” He said, amused. Way
too amused. He was loving this.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“So, Tom seems like a nice guy.”</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Tom’s a fucking asshole.” I yelled, loud
enough for him to hear. Tom yelled back an inaudible response. Simon chuckled.</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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When Miki Jones is pulled from her life, pulled through time and space into
some kind of game—her carefully controlled life spirals into chaos. In the
game, she and a team of other teens are sent on missions to eliminate the Drau,
terrifying and beautiful alien creatures. There are no practice runs, no
training, and no way out. Miki has only the guidance of secretive but
maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson Tate, who says the game isn’t really
a game, that what Miki and her new teammates do now determines their survival,
and the survival of every other person on this planet. She laughs. He doesn’t.
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">There’s
a flash of light, blindingly bright. Colored haloes obscure my vision. They
dance and flicker and then disappear, leaving only a rectangle of light boxed
in by the dark doorframe.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I
see then that the door’s gone and in front of me are people. No…they aren’t
people. They have limbs, hair, faces, but they aren’t human. After the first
glance, they don’t look even remotely human. They’re pure, painful white, so
bright they throw off a glare. They look like they’ve been dipped in glass,
smooth and polished, but fluid. And their eyes…they’re a silvery color, like
the mercury in the antique thermometer that my mom used to have at the side of
the front porch.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When
I was ten, I knocked that thermometer off with my wooden kendo sword,
shattering the glass. The little blobs of mercury went all over the porch. I
was a kid. I didn’t know better. I touched them, prodding the little balls
until they joined the bigger blob. My mom swooped down on me and snatched me
away, telling me it was poison. It could kill me.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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in the back of my mind, I remember Jackson talking about Medusa.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #351c75;"><span style="color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Their
mercury eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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