RELEASE BOOST: From Ashes to Flames by A.M. Hargrove

Title: From Ashes to Flames

Series: The West Brothers Series #1

Author: A.M. Hargrove

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 3, 2018

Blurb

I had it all—the dream job, a wonderful boyfriend, a fabulous life.

Or that’s what I thought.

Then my life took an unexpected turn and I found myself working as a nanny for the hot-tempered Dr. West.

He and his regimented spreadsheets and rude attitude were more than anyone should have to take.

If that jerkface thought he could order me around, he’d better think again.

Then one day I discovered his secrets, which explained why he acted the way he did.

I never expected my heart to soften towards him so much.

I never expected to have such sexy dreams about him.

Nor did I expect to want him the way I did.

But he was my boss, older than me, and off-limits.

And if I wasn’t careful, everything, including my heart, would go up in flames.

This is a standalone contemporary romance novel from the author of For The Love of English.

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Holy slow burn! It’s been a while since I’ve read a book that teased me so much! I have a few AM Hargrove stories on my kindle but haven’t cracked them open until this beauty. I was pleasantly surprised with her writing technique and the story itself. She gave us real and likable characters. People I could totally see hanging with! I love stories where people have completely given up and love... it’s even better if they’re bitter! From Ashes to Flames gave us that plus betrayal and learning how to move on and up.

Now, it’s really hard to explain why I removed a star. There weren’t any technical problems that I saw or can recall. The characters were enjoyable... I either liked them or wanted to smack them but a range of emotions is great... heck it makes a story excel!! I thought the story was great and the plot didn’t lag. It was more that I didn’t feel consumed... I don’t mean for that to sound totally hokey. I try really hard to leave those 5 star ratings for OH MY LORD, she/he just blew my mind clear off. I can’t read or get into another book for days. That’s my 5 star. So while this is a great book and I totally recommend it, it just didn’t stop me in my tracks. However, I seriously plan to check out the massive back log of books on her shelf!!

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

 

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One day, on her way home from work as a sales manager, USA Today bestselling author, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on fast forward and if she didn't do something soon, it would be too late to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So she made a quick decision to quit her job and reinvented herself as a Naughty and Nice Romance Author.


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RELEASE BOOST: Reckless by Lex Martin

Title: Reckless

Author: Lex Martin

Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

 Release Date: February 20, 2018

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Tori…

For the record, I’m not going to hook up with my boss.

I'm a lot of things - a screwup, a basket case, a flunky. But when I take a nanny job to be near my pregnant sister, I swear to myself I’ll walk the straight and narrow, which means I cannot fall for my insanely hot boss.

I don't want to be tempted by that rugged rancher. By his chiseled muscles or southern charm or the way he snuggles his kids at bedtime. Ethan Carter won't get the key to my heart, no matter how much I want him. 

Ethan…

Between us, she's the last thing I need as I finalize my hellish divorce. 

What sane man trying to rebuild his life wants a hot nanny with long, sexy hair, curves for miles, and a smart mouth? A perfectly kissable, pouty mouth that I shouldn't notice.

My focus is on my kids and my ranch, not the insufferable siren who sleeps in the room next to mine. It doesn't matter that she wins over my kids in a heartbeat or runs my life better than I do. Tori Duran is the one woman I can't have and shouldn't want, no matter how much I crave her. 

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I’ll start by saying I seriously needed this book! I’ve read so many dark and twisted books lately that Reckless by Lex Martin is just what I needed! How can you not love a book that is packed full of sexy cowboys, adorable kids with the single dad, and horses?! I mean, this book was every little girls love fantasy!! This was a book that left me with this goofy little smile on my face. I mean, I literally might have swooned over Ethan a few times!

Tori is just the best woman every! I loved so sweet and funny she was. But she isn’t a push over. Her sassiness was just the best! She’s on a mission to turn her life around and wants nothing to do with men. Ethan, well… it just wouldn’t be possible for any woman to stay away from him if he’s into you. Why would you do that? The way Martin described him, both physically and his personality, he was just the perfect man. I fell for him the minute I read about the way he just adores his kids. My heart just melts there.

Lex Martin creates a dreamy, feel-good story. You’ll feel yourself totally fall for the entire cast of characters! Martin wrote a fantastic story with an epilogue that made my heart super happy!! I loved catching up with the previous characters.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

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Lex writes contemporary romance, the sexy kind with lotsa angst, a whole lotta kissing, and the hot happily ever afters. When she's not writing, she lives a parallel life as an English teacher.
She loves printing black and white photos, listening to music on vinyl, and getting lost in a great book. Bitten by wanderlust, she's lived all over the country but currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and twin daughters.

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RELEASE BOOST: Fervent by Claudia Burgoa

Title: Fervent

Author: Claudia Burgoa

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: October 27, 2017

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As a former Army Ranger who works for a high intelligence, private security company, I’ve seen my fair share of death, betrayal, and pain. 

I’ve lived them. 

I trust no one, only my brothers, and my best friend.

I wasn’t always like that. Everything changed the day my parents died and my nation was attacked. 

Since then, family comes first. Work is my mistress. 

Nothing else matters. 

That is, until she walked
into my life.

Short dress, long, tanned legs, and honey eyes that make me weak. 

She’s chaos.

She’s sunshine and daffodils.

She’s loud.

She’s a fighter.

She’s a dreamer.

She’s everything I hate.

Why is it so hard
to walk away from her?

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Stretched t-shirt, dry blood and badass attitude looked good on him. That’s nothing compared to Harrison Everhart wearing a suit. His tall, broad, body wrapped in a dark gray is a site I want to photograph, frame and stare at it forever. He’s the type of man who behaves differently depending on the place and time. For the past five hours, we chatted pleasantly about our families. Nothing too superficial but nothing too intimate, either. If I had time to date, he’d be the kind of man I’d choose. Easy to talk to, funny, and a gentleman.

A refreshing touch from the guys who I hook up with when I have time to go out with my friends. Which lately it’s been never. Maybe I have time, but I don’t want to waste it by doing the same thing over and over again. Meeting a guy who has little social skills, only talks about himself, and by the end of the date is the only one who is satisfied isn’t great. I have my little friendly toys that to do a better job and I don’t have to listen to nonsense.

This would be a great subject for a sociology class; the interactions between humans, and how out of touch they are with one another that dating has become a joke. What happened to love letters? The chase is so much different now than it was back when my parents dated. I should quit the Bureau and go back to school. Finish my psychology degree, go into anthropology or sociology. I would enjoy doing that more than having to jump through hoops to show that I’m capable of more things than my superiors like to acknowledge. If anything, I can write a book with Mom’s letters and notes.

A manual on how it’s done.

“Everything okay?” Harrison asks when the service car stops, and the driver opens my door. “You’ve been quiet since we left the party.”

Define okay? My skin tingles every time you touch me. Your deep voice makes me shiver, and dancing in your arms was a bit torturous because everything inside me wanted you to touch more than my bare shoulders and my waist. But yeah, I’m cool.

“Your brother and Hazel never arrived at the party,” I comment, not disclosing that I’d like to find out how my fake future boyfriend kisses. “Gia wasn’t there either.”

 “I’m sorry about that. If you want, I can try to find out her whereabouts. My people can hack her phone and track her daily activities. He smirks and winks. “We can start stalking her.”

“Stalking?”
I boom, laughing and covering my mouth when a couple walking close to us turns to glare at me.

“Yeah, that’s the word and you know what they say, ‘couples that stalk together stay together.’” He grins, his blue-crystal eyes shining with the post light.

That grin is addictive. I shouldn’t mind pretending to be with him while I’m working. A little fun on the side, some sexy times. Sex. I haven’t had that in a long time. So long that I can only remember what my toys can do for me. But I care.
He’s a distraction. Each time he smirks, touches me or talks with the low-bedroom voice I want to jump him. That’s not only unprofessional but also illogical.

“Anything for the sake of the case, right?” My voice comes out a little throaty, needy.

He clears his throat, looking around and poking the elevator. “We should do this again,”
he says, leaning closer to me.

“Technically, we have to do it again.”

Have I mentioned this is the best case I’ve ever worked on in my entire life.” He leans forward, kissing my cheek. His lips lingering close to my ear for one too many seconds. His musk-wood scent making my stomach flutter.

“Thank you,” I swallow hard, turning around and stepping into the elevator. “We can discuss our next move tomorrow.”

I poke the elevator, looking at the doors that start closing his gaze locks with mine.  His eyes darken, the intensity of that gaze makes me feel vulnerable, bare. I imagine my skin searing with the touch of his big hands. As the doors close, my phone rings. An incoming message. Unknown number reads the screen.

Unknown: This was the best first date I’ve had in a long time. Thank you.

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Claudia grew up with a childhood that resembled a caffeine-injected soap opera.



She lives in Colorado working for a small IT company, managing her household filled with three confused dogs, her geek husband, two daughters wrought with fandoms and a son who thinks he’s the boss of the house. To survive she works continually to find purpose for the voices flitting through her head, plus she consumes high quantities of chocolate to keep the last threads of sanity intact.

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RELEASE BOOST: Bastards & Whiskey by Alta Hensley

Bastards & Whiskey 

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"This book pretty much checked every mark for me...

This one gets two HUGE thumbs up." - Between the Bookends

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I sit amongst the Presidents, Royalty, the Captains of Industry, and the wealthiest fucks in the world.

We own Spiked Roses—an exclusive, membership only establishment in New Orleans where money or lineage is the only way in. It is for the gentlemen who own everything and never hear the word no.

Sipping on whiskey, smoking cigars, and conducting multi-million dollar deals in our own personal playground of indulgence, there isn’t anything I can’t have… and that includes HER. I can also have HER if I want.

And I want.

*BASTARDS & WHISKEY is a dark billionaire romance. If you don’t like a sprinkle of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of sex, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail.

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Alta Hensley is a USA TODAY bestselling author of hot, dark and dirty romance. She is also an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.

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I LOVE this cover!! I love the darkness of the colors but I also love the brightness of the title on the cover. It makes it pop right off the cover and looks gorgeous with the dark images and background. I seriously have a thing for covers especially when they aren’t just half naked males on the front… totally copout in my opinion!

I LOVED the idea of Spiked Roses! Or it could just be the name “Spiked Roses” I mean, how kick ass is that name?!?! So Spiked Roses is an exclusive gentlemen's club based in New Orleans. They cater to the very rich and the notoriously rich. “No” is not a word that is heard in this club. If you’ve got the money and you’re in the “Club” well… the sky’s the limit baby… well, if you’re a man, that is! Kenneth Saxon is one of the owners as well as a very well-known and successful lawyer.

Anita is a 21year old living in the middle of nowhere Nevada. Her life is empty with no one in it except one person, her employer Virgie Patterson. Anita and Virgie are great friends, even with the age difference. She’s like the complete opposite for Kenneth! Her life is so boring! Finally Virgie shakes it up! Kenneth totally turns Anita’s life on its axis! They are so hot together! The sexual tension between them is so thick you could wade through it!

I’ve really enjoyed all of Alta’s books. I feel like this one could have been a duet. It just felt so rushed. I really feel like there was a…. ummm situation that needed more time to be worked out. So I’m really leaning more towards a 3.5 Star rating. I really liked this book; it was more the ending for me that I struggled with. 

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