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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Inky by J.B. Hartnett - Cover Reveal
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Sunday, July 28, 2013
Sweet Thing by Renee Carlino - Blog Tour
I followed Jenny around a little and made sure she had everything she needed.
The DJ played some hip-hop music so of course the wedding party had to have a dance
off on the little makeshift grassy dance floor we’d created. After Jenny kicked everyone’s
ass by pulling out all the stops and yanking her dress up to do the Michael Jackson splits,
I skipped up to the cottage to grab a sweater. There were only two bedrooms in the
cottage—the smaller one I was staying in and the one that Jenny’s parents would stay in
that night. Jenny and Tyler were getting swept away to some secret spot his parents had
paid for and most of the other guests were either going back to the city or staying in a
hotel nearby.
I opened the door and noticed right away a couple was in the room. They didn’t
notice me because they were partially hidden by an old-fashioned privacy screen, plus
they were… occupied. I squinted my eyes but couldn’t make out exactly what I was
seeing and then I heard what was sadly becoming a familiar sound: Audrey and Will
having sex. I backed out of the room, begging the universe to let me remain unseen. I
shut the door and turned around to walk away when I ran smack into Will’s chest.
“Have you seen Audrey?” he said. I did a double-take. I must have looked as
confused as I felt. Who the heck was in there with Audrey?
It wouldn’t be long before I found out. “What, Mia?” he said seriously and then
Dustin walked out of the room and stood behind me, closing the door behind him. Will
glanced at Dustin and then back at me. He looked dumbfounded and ruined like he was
going to cry and then he whispered, “Oh no. Really? Really, Mia? You and him?”
Dustin and I stood there frozen and then with perfectly shitty timing Audrey
opened the door and walked out. It was only a matter of seconds that we stood there, but
it felt like an eternity. I couldn’t find the words to tell Will that I wasn’t part of it. His
voice suddenly got loud and high. “What?” he said through crazy laughter. He was
laughing and it was scary and then his expression turned to bewilderment and then
disgust. “The three of you? What the fuck?” He turned on his heel and headed down the
hallway, waving his arms around and mumbling something I was sure none of us could
understand.
I turned and looked at Audrey and Dustin. “You guys are serious assholes. You
should leave.” They looked blankly at me like idiots. I ran after Will, but I was a ways
behind him. Every one of the guests watched as Will grabbed a giant bottle of whiskey
and headed toward the dock. “What are you doing, Will?” I yelled after him.
I noticed Audrey and Dustin hadn’t taken my advice yet, because they came
rolling out behind me. When I got to the top of the dock Will had already rowed himself
to the middle of the pond in the tiny wooden boat. “Come back, Will, let’s talk,” I said,
pleading with him.
“I’m not. Talking. To. You. Ever!” It was lunatic Will.
He stood up in the boat, looked at me, Dustin, and Audrey and flipped us off with
both hands, then yelled, “Fuck all of you!” And then he lost his balance and the boat
started rocking. He fell but sat right back up and started rowing away. “Don’t look for
me!” he yelled as he rowed farther into the darkness.
All the wedding guests looked on with amusement. I looked at Jenny and
mouthed, “Sorry.” As I turned to head back toward the cottage, I stopped in front of
Dustin and Audrey, “Come on, the screw-happy drummer? So cliché, both of you. Just
leave.” They turned and headed for their cars without a word.
I went to cottage and finally got that sweater and then I exchanged my heels for
some Converse, grabbed a flashlight, and headed back out. The pond was only about the
size of a football field and there was an easy-to-navigate footpath around the entire thing.
I walked around to the other side where I found Will sitting in the boat on the shore,
taking continuous swigs of whiskey.
“Will?” I said in a low voice.
“Don’t fucking come near me, Mia. I swear to God I will row myself into the
middle of that Goddamn pond and stay there till next year.”
I stood still and spoke calmly. “I walked into the room and thought you and
Audrey were having sex. I couldn’t see who it was behind the screen. I tried to sneak
back out and that’s when I ran into you. I was confused.”
“Go away, Mia.”
I knew Will believed me because he knew me, but he was hurting and I wished I
could comfort him. I looked back at the wedding where I could see the party winding
down and people leaving. Seeing the lights from a place so dark was enchanting, but it
made me sad that two people who were supposed to care about him had ruined such a
beautiful place for Will. I went back to the wedding where everyone was cleaning up. I
worried about Will, but he was surprisingly responsible for someone who could act so
erratically. I knew he wouldn’t do anything stupid.
We sent Jenny and Tyler off in a fancy old car and then it was just Jenny’s parents
and me. I said goodnight to them and showered and then crawled into bed wearing my
underwear and Clash T-shirt. I was asleep within minutes.
Lying on my side, I started awake and glanced at the clock. It was five thirty a.m.
and I had my typical reaction. Whenever I drink or stay up late, it never fails, I always
wake up way too early and then I get anxiety over the fact that I didn’t get enough sleep,
which prevents be from going back to sleep. It’s a vicious cycle and it’s annoying as hell.
My mind also wandered to Will; it was getting light out, so it was that coldest time in the
morning before the sun is up. I turned over and gasped when I found him next to me,
fully clothed in his suit and shoes, lying on top of the quilt and sound asleep. He smelled
like a whiskey distillery but looked like a pallid child. My heart ached for him. I crawled
out of bed, careful not to make any noise. I untied his laces and gently pulled his shoes
and socks off. He moaned and mumbled something in his sleep. I lifted his loosened tie
over his head and then I reached for his belt. The moment I touched it, he grabbed my
wrist and held it. He looked at me through squinted eyes. “I got it,” he murmured. “Come
back to bed.”
He stood up and stripped down to his boxers and then slid back into bed, curling
behind me and pulling me tightly into his chest. He slid his hand under my shirt and
clutched my side. His long fingers easily wrapped around me and came to rest
centimeters below my breast. When he hitched his long leg over me, I was completely
cocooned by him and it felt like heaven.
“Are you okay?” I said quietly.
“I am now.” There was a long pause and then I felt him kiss my hair before
whispering, “It hurt more when I thought it was you.” I smiled, perfectly tranquil, and
then within minutes we were both asleep again.
When I woke up I was lying on my back, Will was on his side curled up next to
me, his body dovetailed with mine and his head resting on my stomach. I was mindlessly
running my hands through his hair when I realized how incredibly intimate our positions
were. He stirred sleepily and then his hands moved to my hips where he twisted his
fingers in the waistband of my underwear. When I felt him hard against me, I jerked
away, sat up, and threw my legs over the side of the bed. He rolled over away from me
and mumbled, “Sorry, baby.” His voice was strained and raspy.
Leaning in, I kissed his shoulder and whispered, “Get some sleep.”
Don’t complicate things! I chanted that line over and over in my head as I gaped
at Will’s arms and hands and imagined them everywhere, all over me.
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Choices of Fate by S. Simone Chavous - Blog Tour
- I have a bright blue Harley Davidson Sportster
- I've been skydiving
- My birth name, before I was adopted, was Rosalinda
- I used to show dogs, ranging from Pomeranians to Great Danes and currently own a Vizsla
- I have never broken any bones, despite being a bit of a daredevil
- When I was in 3rd grade, some 5th grade boys dared me to throw an egg out of the school bus window on our way back from the science Olympiad, it hit a car and I got 3 days of detention
- I have been shocked with a police taser, twice
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
Undescribable by Shantel Tessier - Blog Tour
He thought he never wanted love…..
Together they will show each other what they can’t live without.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Lost For You by BJ Harvey - Review Blog Tour
Excerpt
He swings the roof door open and carries me through the threshold, turning me around so I can see what he has done. My mouth drops open, my heart rate increases, and I’m totally speechless. He may have spent the past week proving to me how much our relationship meant to him, but what I see spread out in front of me overshadows all of that ten-fold.
The three platform benches that are normally set up in a square in the center, have been moved away, their cushions set up to make a soft padded blanket the size of a king size bed on the floor, right next to a blazing outdoor fire pit that I had installed when I moved in. It was the view from the top of the building that sold the building to me, after the loveseat in my front window of course. It is simply breath taking. On a clear Spring night like tonight, it is indescribable.
Brax walks over and places me on the cushions, leaning over me and staring into my eyes before slowly lowering his body to mine and placing his lips on me. I open to him straight away and as he strokes my tongue with his I feel instantly warm. I return his kiss with zeal, eagerly matching every movement, every nip of my bottom lip, every exploration of my mouth he makes.
He breaks away just as our kiss turns from hungry to ravenous. Giving me a tell-tale smirk, showing me he knows exactly what he’s done to me. “You are a tease Mr James”
“And you, Miss Halliwell, are a minx” he replies, leaning down to give me a quick hard kiss before pushing himself back to his knees. “Now, we eat.”
I sit myself up and can’t hold back my grin as I look up at him. “Yes. Food. Good idea.” I’m trying to catch my breath back and push back the overwhelming urge to tackle him and make him submit to my womanly charms. “Then, we’ll get back to our discussion that you so cruelly ended prematurely.”
“Nothing I do with you will ever end prematurely” he retorts.
“Good to hear. I believe it can become a problem the older a man gets.” I say with a wink.
Character Biographies – Lost Series
Elle – Green eyes. Long brown hair with waves that curl down her back. 5 ft 8, long and lean with curves that go for miles. Has been purely focussed on finishing high school and graduating for the past year and has just moved across country to go to the Ivy League college that was her father’s alma mater. Has been living with Harry & Sylvia Brimstone, her godparents, since she was sixteen years old. Addicted to shopping, reality television, chocolate and coffee, especially Vanilla lattes from the campus café.
Brax – 6 ft 2, dark brown hair, ice blue eyes, strong muscularshoulders and arms, slight all over tan, based in Atlanta but working in the New York area with his best friend Shay.Joined Army at age 17 where he met Shay during basic training. Adopted by Roger and Leah James at aged 2 and has one half-brother that he hasn’t seen in eight years. Has his Mustang, called “Blue Beauty”, which he’s had for the past four years after inheriting it from his father. Loves his black wife-beaters and army boots.
Shay – Brax’s partner and best friend. Met nine years agoduring basic training for the Army. They’re the yin to the other’s yang. Originally from Atlanta. Has a twin sister who he doesn’t see very often and a tattoo of a dragon chasing a heart on his bicep which he got after losing the love of his life when he was 23. Is known for his cheeky sense of humour and his love of hooker chic clothing on women.
Devon – 32 years old, dark brown/almost black hair, green eyes, 6 ft 2 inches tall. Half-brother to Brax. Lived in Georgia his whole life. Mother committed suicide while he was in prison, serving time for money laundering and assault. Loves to live life to the fullest, fast cars and loose women, preferably at the same time. Hasn’t seen Brax in eight years but Brax is the closest thing left to family he has left that he still associates with. Known for his love of curse words and not liking mornings.
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Lost in Distraction (Lost #1)
In the three years after a horrible crime claimed her family, Elise Halliwell has been alone, shut off from the world in a self-imposed emotional exile. She goes through the motions, finishes high school and moves across country to start college and begin the next step in her pre-destined life.
But her exile is dramatically cut short by the entrance of a dark haired, blue-eyed, smirking man who shakes her to the core, achieving what everyone else before him has failed to do, he makes her feel again.
As much as he wishes it were different, fate has not brought Braxton James into Elise’s life, or has it. Brax has to keep her safe from people in her life who have ulterior motives and may want to hurt her.
Elise has no idea the threat she faces, and Brax wants to make sure it stays that way. But as Brax struggles with getting close to her, he begins to live a lie. Unable to resist the pull that is Elise’s bright green eyes, infectious giggle, and loving heart, he finds it impossible to stay away, so the double life of being Elise’s boyfriend and keeping her safe begins.
Full of twists and turns, danger and revelations that no-one could predict, you won’t be the only one lost in distraction.
*This book contains adult situations and explicit content/language*
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