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Blog Tour~The Royal Marine by Dahlia Donovan

Title: The Royal Marine
Series: The Sin Bin, Book 4
Genre: Gay Romance
Release Date: October 14, 2017
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
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Who keeps the Royal Marine’s heart safe when he’s running headlong into danger?
Akash Robinson fuses his Indian and British heritage into his baked creations. His life is all things sugar and spice, especially when a blind date leads him to the older military man of his dreams. Family, friends, and an unwanted admirer all threaten both his sanity and his budding romance.
Hamish Ross carries the names of his lost soldiers on his back. He takes his work seriously with no time for love. All it takes is one impulsive kiss to lead him into uncharted romantic waters.
When a sarcastic baker mixes with a stoic alpha marine, who will come out on top when the flour settles?
The Royal Marine is book four in Dahlia Donovan’s international bestselling gay romance series, The Sin Bin. Each one features hot rugby players and the men who steal their hearts.
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They traded stories over their simple pasta dinner. Akash half expected the man to make a move—or to make one himself—but the evening had been too easy, too comfortable for it; they’d simply enjoyed the shared meal.
A sharp contrast to what Akash imagined a first date with Scottie might entail. The former rugby player had texted him four times since the night he’d stopped by uninvited, having stolen his number out of BC’s phone. The persistence concerned him; he had no interest in having his life turned upside down by a stalker.
Making a mental note to apologise to his sisters for not taking their complaints about similar behaviour from other men more seriously, Akash had sent a text of his own earlier to Tens and Caddock. He knew them the best out of the rugby players involved with the Sin Bin. They’d sort out their mate, or he’d do it for them.
“Thanks for the tea.” Akash gestured toward the tin sitting on the nearby shelf. “Do you know how bloody hard it is to get that particular type of tea? It’s perfect for making biscuits.”
“Right.” Hamish was staring at him. He nodded absently, but didn’t actually appear to have heard him.
“Something wrong?”
Standing abruptly, Hamish strode around the table to grab Akash by the shirt. He dragged him up out of his chair, causing him to stumble forward. Akash could only blink at the slightly taller man in confusion, until those wonderfully rough fingers dug into his hair and yanked him up into a kiss.
Akash surrendered to it briefly before bringing his arm up to separate their lips—and bodies—when Hamish’s fingers drifted down the front of his shirt. “We’re not doing this in my kitchen. Not yet. Well, not in the bakery kitchen, ever. Health inspectors would have a fit.”
Hamish brushed his knuckles across the bulge in Akash’s trousers. “Later, then?”
“Later when we’re somewhere else and there aren’t two nosy brats peeking through the door.” Akash pointed toward the barely visible twins, who were once again eavesdropping on them. “Off with you both. I left you dinner on the table upstairs.”
While the rest of the meal went well, the passionate moment had definitely passed them by. Hamish stayed for another hour, helping to wash up the dishes. They exchanged several heated kisses, until Akash had to quite literally shove the man out the door.
He sank back against the frame of the still open door to catch his breath after seeing Hamish off. “Well, bugger me.”
 
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Other Books in The Sin Bin Series
The Wanderer
Book 1
The Caretaker
Book 2

Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress. She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters. An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn’t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.

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Cover Reveal~Rock Hard Bodyguard by Alexis Abbot

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Title: Rock Hard Bodyguard

Author: Alexis Abbott

Release Date: December 13, 2017

 

 

 

Her face is on all the billboards, on every movie screen, at every awards gala. She’s bigger than life, and she acts every bit the diva.

Underneath her bratty facade, something secret lays dormant.

I can sense it, because I’ve got secrets too. But when I’m hired as her bodyguard, I almost refuse. I don’t want to tempt the demons in me. With her sinful good looks, and that laugh that drives me wild, I know I’m in for a hell of a ride.

But I can’t let her in. I won’t. No matter how determined she is, no matter how much she teases me. Until suddenly, her hotel room is under lockdown.

It’s just her, and me.

For hours.

On Christmas.

I’m falling for her. But can her light finally chase away the darkness that guards my heart?

 

 

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I’m Alexis Abbott, and I love bad boys, gritty backdrops, and super steamy sex! Sign up for my mailing list to be notified of new releases, sales, giveaways, and lots of other fun stuff 😉

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New Release~ Prophecy Girl

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TITLE: Prophecy Girl
SERIES: A Camille Bishop Novel – Book #1
GENRE: Urban Fantasy
RELEASE DATE: Nov 2nd, 2017
COVER ARTIST: RMGraphX
I never thought my life could get any weirder, then Jane Lowry came into my office.
It seemed like a straightforward paternity case. Something simple for my first solo assignment as a private investigator.
Everyone has secrets. Jane Lowry’s would lead me down a path that would completely change my life.
I knew the world was full of crazy things but nothing could have prepared me for how crazy it would get.

Ravin Tija Maurice lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and daughter.

Her books span several time periods and feature a diverse cast of characters, all with a paranormal twist. She loves to binge watch television, has a large collection of stuffed animals, and is a big history geek.

A lifelong writer, she is constantly trying to find ways to grow and learn new skills to improve her craft.

 

Cover reveal~DRIVE by Jacob Chance

 

Title: Drive
Author: Jacob Chance
Genre: Sports Romance/New Adult Standalone
Cover Design: Sybil Wilson, PopKitty Design

Release Date: December 1, 2017

 

Blurb
Kissing a complete stranger shouldn’t be a life altering
experience, but with him it was. One look into his mischievous hazel eyes and
our lips were colliding without a second thought.
Now, months later, not only do I know his name, we’ve also
become friends. Good friends. The kind of friends that kiss and cuddle
together, all night long. The kind of friends that fantasize about being
horizontal or vertical…and very much naked.
I’d never been attracted to the football playing jocks, but
Nick’s different. When he’s not being a professional flirt, he’s undeniably
sweet and funny. For every excuse my mind comes up with to keep my distance, my
body finds two reasons to give him a chance.
Can he make the final drive into my heart or will I keep him
in the friend zone?

Author Bio

Jacob Chance grew up in New England. He’s a martial artist, a football fan, a practical joker and junk food lover.


An author of romantic suspense and sports romance, he plans to write many more sexy, suspenseful stories.
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Hollywood Undercover~Release Blitz

Release Blitz

Title: Hollywood Undercover

Author: Bella Lovewins

Cover Designer: Book Cover by Design.

Release Date: October 30, 2017

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He wants to turn me inside out.
He wants me to go down.

Lexxi
I’ve had enough of the shiny, fake, empty life of being a rock star in Hollywood.
The limelight.
The isolation.
Maintaining my image.
The sorry state of my romantic life, most recently made worse by the cheating bastard of a country star, Wilkes Barracks.

I can do without all of it.

When my father suddenly becomes ill, I temporarily leave it all behind. But I’m painfully aware of the paparazzi and media attention that’ll follow me right back to my home in Tucson, Arizona.

I take a drastic step to hide from them all.
It’s all kinds of wrong, but it works.
There’s only one wild card I didn’t count on.
My dad’s neighbor.
Scorching hot firefighter, Sebastian “Bash” Sullivan. Bash is the one reason I’m tempted to blow my cover. But as irresistible as he is, I can’t let him in.

Except, Bash saves me when disaster strikes.
And from the look in his eyes, he doesn’t want to be my hero.
He wants to turn me inside out.
He wants me to go down.

Hollywood Undercover (formerly the Disguise Series) is a full length standalone 148,000 word novel with no cliffhanger and a guaranteed happily ever after ending

 

 

 

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Bella loves writing steamy, high-action romance stories about possessive alpha bad boys and billionaires who know what they want and aren’t afraid of laying claim to the women who catch their interest.
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Cover Reveal~ SIDNEY VALENTINE’S Tamed by Christmas

 
Title: Tamed by Christmas
Genre: Aussie Cowboy Romance
Release Date: November 21, 2017
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
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An Aussie cowboy, his feisty ex, and an unprecedented storm. Jett Wayne’s Christmas becomes complicated.
When Paris loses her job days before Christmas, her world crumbles. She returns to her parents’ home in outback Australia where she plans on eating enough food to fall into a coma and sleep straight until New Year’s. But when she unwittingly bumps into her ex on her way home, old feelings awaken.
Picking up Paris from the airport isn’t on Jett Wayne’s to-do list. Neither is dealing with their history or her cranky mood. Shit happens, like his one mistake that drove them apart. When he sees her again, he remembers the vulnerable girl from his hometown who rode horses bareback, who never backed down from an argument, and who stole his love.
When they find themselves stranded during an unprecedented storm, they’re faced with explosive emotions, secrets, and uncontrollable desires. Will Jett gamble on a second chance before Paris leaves him for good this time?

 

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Sidney Valentine is an Aussie girl who loves everything about traveling. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband and spends her time exploring the wild outdoors. But she always carries with her a writing pad in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. While she works in marketing during the day, she never stops writing her romance stories set in Australia as a way to rejuvenate from the bustle of the real world. She is often found at local coffee shops with her laptop, writing about people falling in love.
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Cover Reveal~Complicated Relationships by Amy K. McClung


Author:
 Amy K. McClung

Title: Complicated Relationships
Series: Southern Devotion, Book 3
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 2, 2017
Designer: Claire Smith

 

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Tristan Jacob’s life is full of complicated relationships. Having been hurt by love and loss, and with his focus on taking care of his younger sister, Macy, for the past five years, it was safer to put his romantic life on hold.
 
But he’s finally ready to find the girl of his dreams.
 
When an auburn-haired beauty captures his attention, Tristan doesn’t realize she has a connection to the woman who broke his heart. Will he get his happily ever after? Or will the complications prove to be too difficult to overcome?
 
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Other Books in the Southern Devotion Series
 
For the Love of Gracie
Book 1
Curves in the Road
Book 2

Amy McClung was born in Nashville, TN. She is the second oldest of four girls and occasionally suffers from middle-child syndrome. She met the love of her life online in August of 2004, on his birthday of all days, and married him in September 2005.Currently they have no human children, only the room full of colorful robots that transform into vehicles and the large headed Pop Funkos who represent their favorite characters. Collecting movies, shot glasses, Pop Funkos, and dust bunnies are some of her favorite pastimes.

Amy began writing in September of 2011 and independently published her first YA novel, Cascades of Moonlight, Book one of the Parker Harris series the following May. Her first book was a means of therapy for her, enabling her to escape reality for a while during a difficult transition in her life.

 

Release Boost~Deviate by Marley Valentine

 

Title: Deviate
Author: Marley Valentine
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 12, 2017

 

Blurb
 
Hard. Painful.
Tragic.
This is what my life
has become – purgatory. Floating in the middle of what could’ve been and what’s
never going to happen.
My past dictates my
future. Every step forward, guarantees ten steps back. Regret entwined with an
addiction to bad decisions, living in the moment and neglecting the
consequences has become a way of life.
Ignoring all the
warning signs, I didn’t see him coming. He was supposed to be a distraction, a
bit of fun amidst all my chaos. But Elliot Ramzy turned out to be all that, and
so much more.
*Deviate is a spin
off novel and can be read as a complete standalone. The characters in this book
are originally featured in Devastate* 

 

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Author Bio
Marley Valentine comes from the future. Living in
Sydney, Australia with her family, when she’s not busy writing her own stories,
she spends most of her time immersed in the words of her favourite authors.
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The Royal Marine by Dahlia Donovan~New Release

Title: The Royal Marine
Series: The Sin Bin, Book 4
Genre: Gay Romance
Release Date: October 14, 2017
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
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 On sale for half price! 
 
Who keeps the Royal Marine’s heart safe when he’s running headlong into danger?
Akash Robinson fuses his Indian and British heritage into his baked creations. His life is all things sugar and spice, especially when a blind date leads him to the older military man of his dreams. Family, friends, and an unwanted admirer all threaten both his sanity and his budding romance.
Hamish Ross carries the names of his lost soldiers on his back. He takes his work seriously with no time for love. All it takes is one impulsive kiss to lead him into uncharted romantic waters.
When a sarcastic baker mixes with a stoic alpha marine, who will come out on top when the flour settles?
The Royal Marine is book four in Dahlia Donovan’s international bestselling gay romance series, The Sin Bin. Each one features hot rugby players and the men who steal their hearts.
 On sale for half price! 
 

 

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Other Books in The Sin Bin Series
The Wanderer
Book 1
The Caretaker
Book 2

Dahlia Donovan wrote her first romance series after a crazy dream about shifters and damsels in distress. She prefers irreverent humour and unconventional characters. An autistic and occasional hermit, her life wouldn’t be complete without her husband and her massive collection of books and video games.

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Double Cover Reveal~Gen Ryan

Author: Gen Ryan
Titles: When We Were Young & Out of Goodbyes
Series: Hopelessly Devoted
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
When We Were Young
Releases November 4, 2017
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When she fell in love with her high school sweetheart, Rainey Matthews thought it’d be forever. But life has a habit of sneaking up and throwing a sucker punch when you least expect it.
Parker’s military career has become his top priority, leaving Rainey behind while he pursues his dreams. A combination of Parker’s PTSD and his actions threaten to tear Rainey’s heart right open, and she can no longer keep it together.
Then an unexpected lifeline appears and shows Rainey what it’s like to be cared for and loved. She finds herself happy for the first time in a while, but those sneaky sucker punches aren’t done, and keeping happiness will be an uphill battle.
Disclosure: Cliff-hanger ending. Part 2 Releases January 13th 2018 
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Out of Goodbyes
Releases January 13, 2018
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Just when Rainey finally gets her life together, her high school sweetheart, Parker, decides he’s ready to fight for her. His promises threaten to tear apart all that Rainey has fought for. Her happiness and heart included.
Levi Hayes has fought hard for Rainey’s trust. When he finally wins her heart, he fears it all might be taken away. But he’ll fight for Rainey, even if doing so threatens to bring up memories he’d rather forget.
For Rainey to make her choice, she must let go of a past that took everything from her and hope she can finally live for herself, and find her forever happiness.
It’s not over yet! 
More Than Words, the first in another character’s story, is coming in March 2018!
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You can find Gen curled up reading paranormal romance and romantic thrillers or frantically typing her stories on her laptop.

Forensic psychology is her trade by day, teaching and molding the minds of college students. Her interest in psychology can be seen in her books, each including many psychological undertones. Although she loves teaching, her passion, her true love, lies in the stories that roam around in her head. Yes, they all come from her mind–the good, the bad, and the totally insane.Gen Ryan is an international best-selling author in multiple sub genres within romance. She lives in Massachusetts–no, not Boston–with her husband, daughter, and American Eskimo dog named Chewbacca. With each story she shares, she hopes her love for writing and storytelling seeps through, encompassing the reader and leaving them wanting more.

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