Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Release Blitz & #Giveaway for No More Regrets by Tamra Lassiter

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No More Regrets 
Publication Date: March 4, 2015 

Buy Links:  Amazon - B&N - iBooks

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About the book:  

Don’t let yesterday’s regrets control your future.

Rocked by her husband’s infidelity and subsequent divorce, Emmy Bennett is doing her best to keep her children’s lives steady and not repeat the mistakes of her past. Selling her jewelry to pay the mortgage seems like a great idea until she finds herself face-to-face with a gun.

Retired Navy SEAL, Ed Jackson, is captivated by Emmy the first moment he sees her. Her nervous mannerisms get his attention, but when he saves Emmy from an attempted robbery, he discovers that maybe he’s pulled to her for reasons other than his curiosity.


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About Tamra Lassiter

Tamra Lassiter

I live outside Washington, D.C. with my wonderfully supportive husband and two daughters, one of which is approaching her teenage years. Help us all!

If that isn’t enough, we have a Great Dane and an English Bulldog to keep us on our toes. It’s crazy around here and I love every minute of it!

Writing is my third career. I didn't set out to be a writer, it was just meant to be. My Mechanical Engineering degree from Virginia Tech prepared me well for my first career as an Engineer/Program Manager. My second career was in Human Resources. Long story, but I figured it out.

I believe the best start for a writing career is to be a reader first and I’ve been an avid reader my whole life. I've loved to read ever since I picked up my first Nancy Drew mystery in the fourth grade. Now I love reading just about everything, but I don’t read sad books and I don’t watch sad movies either for that matter, no matter how many awards they’ve won. Life’s too short and who needs all that strife to bring us down?

Many of my words have been penned late into the evening, which explains why I’ve never viewed whatever television show you recommend to me. I would, however, love to hear your recommendations for a great read!


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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Release Blitz & #Giveaway for His to Take by Shayla Black

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Welcome to my stop on the Release Blitz, presented by Once Upon An Alpha, for His To Take by Shayla Black. Please leave a comment or question for Shayla to let her know you stopped by.  You can enter her tour wide giveaway by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  

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Racing against time, NSA Agent Joaquin Muñoz is searching for a little girl who vanished twenty years ago with a dangerous secret. Since Bailey Benson fits the profile, Joaquin abducts the beauty and whisks her to the safety of Club Dominion—before anyone can silence her for good.

At first, Bailey is terrified, but when her captor demands information about her past, she’s stunned. Are her horrific visions actually distant memories that imperil all she holds dear? Confined with Joaquin in a place that echoes with moans and breathes passion, he proves himself a fierce protector, as well as a sensual Master who’s slowly crawling deeper in her head…and heart. But giving in to him might be the most delicious danger of all. Because Bailey soon learns that her past isn’t the only mystery.

Joaquin has a secret of his own—a burning vengeance in his soul. The exposed truth leaves her vulnerable and wondering how much about the man she loves is a lie, how much more is at risk than her heart. And if she can trust him to protect her long enough to learn the truth.

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You know what they say about curiosity and the cat…but if you still want to know, read below. Shayla Black (aka Shelley Bradley) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 40 sizzling contemporary, erotic, paranormal, and historical romances produced via traditional, small press, independent, and audio publishing. 

She lives in Texas with her husband, munchkin, and one very spoiled cat. In her “free” time, she enjoys reality TV, reading and listening to an eclectic blend of music. Shayla’s books have been translated in about a dozen languages. She has also received or been nominated for The Passionate Plume, The Holt Medallion, Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, and the National Reader’s Choice Awards. 

RT Bookclub has twice nominated her for Best Erotic Romance of the year, as well as awarded her several Top Picks, and a KISS Hero Award. A writing risk-taker, Shayla enjoys tackling writing challenges with every new book. Have something to say? Contact Shayla or visit her on her Facebook page.

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Monday, March 2, 2015

Virtual Tour & #Giveaway for Texting All Hearts Box Set


Welcome to my stop on the Super Book Blast, presented by Goddess Fish Promotions, for Texting All Hearts Box Set by Bliss Brant, Lorelei Buckley, Debra Jupe, Darah Lace, Nese Lane, Linda LaRoque and Susan JP Owens.  Please leave a comment or question for any of the authors so that they know you stopped by.  You can enter their tour wide giveaway, for a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble GC, by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  You can follow the rest of the tour by clicking on the tour banner above, the more stops you visit, the better your odds of winning.

Texting All Hearts Box Set
By Bliss Brant, Lorelei Buckley, Debra Jupe, Darah Lace, Nese Lane, Linda LaRoque and Susan JP Owens

Publisher:  Wildflowers Books
Release Date: March 1, 2015
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Military Anthology
Length:  642 Pages
ISBN:  9781509200016
ASIN:  B00TEO3TU6








About the book: 

Texting All Hearts—Boxed Set by Seven Multi-Published Authors

What do rodeos, otherworldly encounters, exotic dancers, bondage, hot sex, refound love, and time travel have in common? Besides romantic, edge of your seat fun and intrigue, they all evolve from a single text. Seven multi-genre novellas that promise to heat your nights and warm your hearts.


Her Cowboy Dom
By Bliss Brant

Tate Hardy’s best friend leaves him all his cattle if he spends thirty days on a ranch with a woman he wants but can't have. Jess is a nice girl, and Tate doesn't do nice. Jessica Campbell needs her brother’s cattle as collateral for a loan. To get rid of the sexy bull rider, she suggests he teach her about D/s. When he agrees, Jess gets more than she bargained for from her cowboy Dom.

Midnight Road
By Lorelei Buckley

Drew Mathews cherishes her deceased husband’s lingering spirit. When his best friend, Dominic, reveals her late spouse’s dark secrets, Drew's crushed. She turns to Dominic and neighbors for support and stumbles into a passionate love affair and a slew of bizarre commonalities restricted to the residents of Midnight Road. As mysteries unfold, inalterable conditions threaten her romantic relationship, her life, and possibly, the world.

A Lethal Affair
By Debra Jupe

With a rumored serial killer targeting exotic dancers, Daisy Piper is more than a little worried when her co-worker goes missing. Her concern escalates when a guy she’s never met shows up claiming her friend stole his laptop. A mild-mannered computer whiz on the surface, Miles Garton is a total contrast from the streetwise Daisy. But he’s on a mission of his own, making the jaded stripper suspicious. Fighting each other, a mutual attraction, and the truth, they team up to find the missing woman.

Sexting Texas
By Darah Lace

Texas Tallulah Taylor never thought she’d be turned on by a dirty text from a stranger, one that leads to a delicious sexting session with her best friend. Will Sanderson never thought the love of his life would see him as anything but a friend. Maybe sexting Texas will show her this cowboy aims to give her the ride of her life…for the rest of her life.

The Dom Delivers
By Nese Lane

He’s a Dominant, and she’s as vanilla as they come…
Designer Jenna Jaynes enjoys the safe bubble of her creative world, until her delivery guy bursts through and steals her heart. CFO Aden Kelley’s regimented world is thrown into chaos when a spitfire dressmaker captures his soul. Will the Dom convince vanilla to swirl?

Wounded Hearts
By Linda LaRoque

Sarah Lawson's fiancé Logan Miller died in Afghanistan. She receives a text from Brandon Perdue, one of his war buddies, who wants to meet and deliver a message from Logan. Physically and emotionally scarred, Brandon values Sarah's friendship. Sarah wants their relationship to deepen, but he fears she's projecting her feelings for Logan on to him.

Pale With Color
By Susan JP Owens


Cheyenne Clark doubts Captain Joseph Westerly’s beliefs about reincarnation, but a twenty-first century gal stuck in1862, during the Battle of Gettysburg, creates a new perception about philosophies and physics. After Joseph’s death, Cheyenne returns to her time period and anticipates his rebirth. Will Joseph find her?



Excerpt from The Dom Delivers by Nese Lane




Ayden threw his head back and laughed. “God, I love how honest you are about what you think and feel.”

The deep melodious sound of his amusement tightened things in Jenna’s core. She squeezed her thighs together and struggled not to squirm.

Kassie cleared her throat. “What can I get you two this morning?”

Ayden’s attention never left Jenna’s face and she chalked another brownie point in his favor. He raised an eyebrow in question. “I will leave the decision in the pretty lady’s hands.”

Jenna’s stomach growled. Her nerves had evaporated with Ayden’s appearance and her mouth watered at the thought of hot pancakes smothered in maple syrup with bacon. She giggled and placed two orders for exactly that, except she added a side of hash browns for Ayden.

When Kassie left to get their two glasses of orange juice, Jenna took in the smirk hovering around Ayden’s lips. “Okay, spill. What did I do now, to amuse you?”

His eyes flared with blistering heat for a second, and Jenna’s body trembled like he had a direct link to her erogenous zones. She pictured him tying her to the brass headboard of her bed, and watching her writhe under his talented hands with the same smirk gracing his handsome features. Where the heck had that thought come from?

Ayden’s intense gaze settled into a simmer, and he sighed. “Little one, I’m not sure amuse is the correct term. Intrigue, inspire, captivate, enchant…arouse. All of those things apply, but if I’m amused, it is with myself and how I feel like a hormone laden teenager hanging on your every word.”

Jenna’s face burned at the bald statement delivered in the sexy rasp of his deep voice. Her head spun, and she picked up a menu to fan away the flames. “Holy crap, Ayden. Are you for real? You don’t know me. How can you be so…”

He chuckled. “Sure? Let me let you in on a secret, little one. We have been getting to know each other over the past nine months. Now, I’ll tell you what I’ve managed to figure out. Would you like that?”


AUTHOR Bio and Links:


Linda LaRoque

Linda LaRoque is a Texas girl, but the first time she got on a horse, it tossed her in the road dislocating her right shoulder. Forty years passed before she got on another, but it was older, slower, and she was wiser. Plus, her students looked on and it was important to save face.

A retired teacher who loves West Texas, its flora and fauna, and its people, Linda’s stories paint pictures of life, love, and learning set against the raw landscape of ranches and rural communities in Texas and the Midwest. She is a member of RWA, her local chapter of HOTRWA, NTRWA and Texas Mountain Trail Writers.

Linda writes contemporary western romances, time travel romances and futuristic romances.

Visit Linda at these locations.
Email:  linda@lindalaroque.com



Bliss Brant
email:  Bliss@blissauthor.com


Lorelei Buckley

Debra Jupe
Email:  DebraJupe@gmail.com
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Darah Lace
email:  darah@darahlace.com
Twitter: @DarahLace

Nese Lane
Web Site:  www.NeseLane.com

Susan JP Owens
Twitter: @SusanJPOwens
Goodreads:  www.goodreads.com/author/show/7423925.Susan_J_P_Owens


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Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway for Bedroom Eyes & Perfect Match by Hailey North


Welcome to my stop on the Virtual Book Tour, presented by Tasty Book Tours, for Bedroom Eyes and Perfect Match by Hailey North.  Please leave a comment or question for Hailey to let her know you stopped by.  You can enter her tour wide giveaway, for an Ebook Bundle including both titles, by filling out the Rafflecopter form below.  You can follow the rest of the tour by clicking on the tour banner above, the more stops you visit, the better your odds of winning. 




Conversation between Tony Olano (BEDROOM EYES) and Alistair Gotho (PERFECT MATCH) By Hailey North (www.haileynorth.com)


I’m sitting on the porch at Abita Roasting Company, a charming waterfront coffee house across the lake from New Orleans. It’s February and warm and sunny. What’s not to like?  I’m sipping a fine cup of coffee and eavesdropping on two of the most gorgeous hunks I’ve seen in a long, long time.  I can’t help but take a few notes, and I wouldn’t mind a closer look.
“Swear it,” says the dark-haired, dark-eyed dreamboat. “My sister set us up—only reason I went out the second time. Uh-huh, yeah, not bad.  Ran smash into her at Walgreen’s.  Caught her clutching a Bride magazine to her chest. Seriously. Two dates. What was she thinking? “
The other guy shook his head. I watched out of the corner of my eye. He had this most striking silvery hair and eyes that smiled yet looked wise, too.  How did he manage that?
 “At least she wasn’t playing hot and cold,” he said. “I like a woman who says what she means and if she wants me, she let’s me know. ”
Dark-eyed hunk laughed. “Know what I like? A woman who can move from hot sex to a pick-up basketball game.”
Silver-haired laughed. “Naked? Now that’s a reason to build an indoor court”
They both laughed.
Silver-haired said, “I’d give up all my powers in exchange for a woman who can cast a spell and make me never want to escape.”
“Sentimental, Alistair.”
So his name was Alistair. Old-fashioned, yet dreamy. Suits him.  Alistair shrugged. “Tony, being alone isn’t good for the soul.”
Ooh, not only gorgeous, but a philosopher. And a man who wants to commit. Priceless.
“Too serious, dude!”  Tony scraped his chair back. He stretched his arms over head and his polo shirt rode out of his jeans.
 Abs to die for. I licked my lips. He wasn’t as evolved emotionally as his buddy Alistair, but boy was he good to gaze at.
 Tony drained his coffee mug. “Let me know if you meet your perfect match.”
Alistair smiled. “You never know what the day will bring.”



Bedroom Eyes
By Hailey North

Publisher: Avon Books (HarperCollins Publishers)
Release Date: January 27, 2015 (2nd Edition)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length:  384 Pages
ASIN:  B00OP1K7TY


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About Bedroom Eyes: 

Boudoir Lies...

Overworked tax attorney Penelope Sue fields never had time for romance—so she invented a phantom lover named Raoul to fill the gaping hole in her love life. But all it takes is one chance encounter with hunky undercover cop Tony Olano in a New Orleans elevator, and Penelope is ready to give her fantasy man the boot in favor of the flesh and blood, rippling muscled real thing. Now if only he would notice her.

Bedroom Eyes...


Badboy-turned-cop Tony Olano can’t help but notice the dreamy-eyed lawyer—she’s not only desirable, she’s a suspect in his ongoing criminal investigation! And that’s where grandmotherly Mrs. Maebelle Merlin comes in. A well-meaning meddler, Mrs. Merlin’s prepared to use mystical arts to unite the “all-work-no-play” lady lawyer and the sexy, sensitive lawman. Trouble is that her spell goes seriously awry, leaving Tony and Penelope to forge their own tumultuous path to good old-fashioned passion.


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“Oh, Tony,” Penelope cried out, “Raoul was never like this.”

“Raoul?” Tony stilled his kisses, lifted his head, and gazed toward her face, a face intensely passionate, intensely concentrated on the pleasure he’d been giving her. Dragging the name out into three syllables, he said, “Raoul? Who’s he?”

“Oh, nobody,” she said, opening her eyes and looking rather sheepishly at him.

Tony stroked the side of her thigh. “Your mama never told you not to talk about other guys?” He was too excited to be annoyed…yet.

“Raoul’s not just another guy.”

“Oh, no?” Tony edged up on his elbows. “Then who the hell is he?”

“Oh!” Penelope seemed to snap back to the reality around her. She blinked, then said, “Raoul’s not another man. He’s um, he’s…well, he’s a figment of my imagination.”

“Uh-huh.” Tony didn’t feel too impressed by that explanation. She might have started off the reference to this mystery man with a less than favorable comparison, but Tony wasn’t into any compare-and-contrast point systems.
He wanted Penelope to think only of him.

Penelope pushed up on the pillows. “It’s true. Raoul’s an invention of my imagination. He’s like a …” She waved one hand in a slow circle, as if trying to whisk an explanation out of thin air.  “…an imaginary lover to keep me from missing all the things I’ve not had a chance to experience while I’ve been concentrating on my career.”

“Such as?” Tony wanted to stop talking and get back to business. The way he’d been pleasuring and kissing Penelope had him so excited he couldn’t stand this interruption. But neither could he stand her thinking of another guy.

She giggled, a bit nervously. 

Tony stroked her beautifully flat stomach, then edged his hand higher, past her ribs, until he captured first one breast, then the other.  

She sighed and said, “This.”

He followed his hands with his lips, leaning over her, claiming her, tasting her. When he could force himself to pause, he lifted his mouth and said, “You mean this, for instance?”

She nodded.

He returned his lips to hers, to the warmth and excitement of her mouth, her tongue responding to the dancing inquiry of his own.

Then his tongue slowed as the messages she’d been sending him filtered through the haze of desire ruling his mind. An imaginary lover. To make up for what she’d never experienced. He added up her words, plus what she hadn’t said, to what her almost-surprised reactions to his lovemaking signaled.

Lifting off her, he said very slowly and very clearly, “Penelope, are you a virgin?”


Perfect Match
By Hailey North

Publisher:  Avon Books (HarperCollins Publishers)
Release Date: January 27, 2015 (2nd Edition)
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length:  388 Pages
ASIN:  B00OP1K7QM

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About Perfect Match


While Not Looking For Mr. Right...



Although she vows that she's locked her heart and thrown away the key, ravishing red-headed Lauren Stevens suddenly has several men vying to prove her wrong—and to win the right to set free her passionate self. Button-down banker Oliver Gotho seems like a good candidate, but it's Oliver's sexy brother Alistair who has invited the beautiful, penniless free spirit to share his living space—temporarily, of course. She thinks she should encourage the successful businessman brother, yet is it Alistair with the oh-so-sensual magic touch who holds the key to her happiness?

Has She Found Her Perfect Match?

Sexy, wise, and charismatic, Alistair has offered Lauren a place to stay out of the goodness of his heart—and certainly not because of her gorgeous eyes, luscious lips and enchanting body. Lauren may entrance him, but it's time for him to find a sensible woman to take to wife. And Lauren, with her penchant for peccadilloes, spells nothing but trouble. But spring is in the balmy New Orleans air, and so is love, as both Lauren and Alistair discover that the heart-pounding perfect match isn't always the one knocking at the door…




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Alistair Gotho could crook a finger and have any woman he wanted. She’d seen the evidence of his former lovers—why, she was wearing a dress she’d found in one of his closets!

But who wanted her—a dyslexic, hyperactive, unemployed doctoral student? 
Wistfully, almost afraid to ask the question, but dying to know the answer, Lauren said, “If you were going to conjure your perfect match, what would she be like?”

Alistair shifted closer. Waiting for his response, her feelings of vulnerability mounted. She grabbed the hem of her dress and started rolling the fabric between her fingers.

Alistair paused. His silent scrutiny only fed her nervousness. Earlier, when he’d been kissing her, she hadn’t been at all anxious, but holding her breath for his answer, plus remembering what he’d said about taking up where they’d left off once they were alone, she was paralyzed. What if she disappointed him? What if the feelings he’d roused in her last night and again in the shop had been a fluke? 
What if she was a failure at being with a man?

Yet, oddly enough, coupled with all her fears, came the crazed wish that he would describe her to a “T” and then sweep her into his arms and kiss her senseless.

“My perfect match?” The words rolled slowly off his tongue even as he lifted one strand of her rich red hair. “Definitely a redhead,” he said.

“Really?”

“Oh, yes.” He glanced away, then shifted his gaze back. “Funny, but I’ve never dated a redhead before.”

Tracing his finger lightly over her forehead, he said, “My perfect match is wise and witty.” His hand moved lower, hovering above her breast. “And warm and loving,” he said.

“And kissable,” he added, lowering his lips to hers.

Author Info
Hailey North is a USA Today bestselling author who began writing while employed as a “game show lawyer” for NBC Studios. Tired of hearing lawyers weren’t creative, she quit her job and typed “Chapter One” (not the chapter, just the heading!). Since that day, North has penned eight romantic comedies set in her adopted hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana, and in her favorite imaginary town, Doolittle, Arkansas.

She has also created a three-book “afterlife” series that celebrates creative, but accidentally dead, characters trying their darnedest to win a second chance at life. North lives in Louisiana with her husband, her food-centric Labrador Shelby and her two kindred-spirit felines, Ali Kat and Rosa Pax.

Author Links:  Website | Facebook | Goodreads


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