So Indie Books: July 2014

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Release Day Blitz

Rogue (REAL Series #4)

by Katy Evans

Synopsis:

HE SAYS HE’S NO GOOD FOR HER.
SHE HATES THAT HE MIGHT BE RIGHT.

Brook Dumas found Remington Tate in REAL, and now it’s her best friend Melanie’s turn to find the man who makes her heart sing. After years of searching, one night in the rain, the strong and mysterious Greyson King comes to her rescue. He’s bold, and maybe just the lover, friend, and protector she’s been searching for. When they make love, he says her name like it means something. Like she means something—and that’s everything she’s ever wanted.

He disappears for days without a word, and when he’s around, he says he’ll only hurt her. Buy when he’s away, her heart hurts more.

Then Melanie uncovers the dark world he’d been determined to keep hidden, and suspects that their random first meeting might have not been so random after all.

Caught in a free fall of emotions, Melanie has no one to catch her but the man she should be running from. . .

But what do you do when your Prince Charming has gone Rogue?

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Snewsy Sunday #1

Our First Segment

This is our first vlog (that's video blog...heehee). Full of awkward moments and staring too long at the middle distance, we discuss books we've read this week, books we're working on, and general news from the blog. Check it out!

Friday, July 25, 2014

Cover Reveal

Filthy Beautiful Lies (book 1)

Kendall Ryan

Release Date: August 18th 2014

~~Synopsis~~

I have no idea why she auctioned off her virginity for a cool mill. Regardless, I’m now the proud new owner of a perfectly intact hymen. A lot of good that will do me. I have certain tastes, certain sexual proclivities. My cock is a bit more discriminatory than most. And training a virgin takes finesse and patience – both of which I lack.

Sophie Evans has been backed into a corner. With her sister’s life hanging in the balance, the only choice is to claw her way out, even if that means selling her virginity to the highest bidder at an exclusive erotic club. When Colton Drake takes her home, she quickly learns nothing is as it seems with this beautifully troubled man. Being with him poses challenges she never expected, and pushes her to want things she never anticipated.

A sinfully seductive erotic romance where everything has a price and the cost of love is the highest of all from New York Times & USA Today bestselling author, Kendall Ryan.

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Filthy Beautiful Love (book 2)

Kendall Ryan

Release Date:September 29th 2014

~~Synopsis~~

I never expected to watch Sophie walk away. She was mine. She just didn’t know it yet. New goal: Seal the deal and rock her world so thoroughly she never wanted to leave again.

Highly sexual and emotionally charged, Filthy Beautiful Love is the provocative conclusion to Filthy Beautiful Lies.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Author Takeover on Facebook!

L.B. Dunbar

Author of the Sensations Collection

Sunday, July 27th

8-9 pm CST

Sound Advice by L.B. Dunbar (Sensations Collection Book #1)

“Nana’s Rules to Live By”

Gentlemen should always open the door for a lady.

I was busy and I didn’t have time for a vacation, let alone a weekend away. When a frantic phone call from an old neighbor brought me to my grandmother’s summer home, I wasn’t prepared for an extended stay. And I especially wasn’t prepared for the man holding the door open to the radio repair shop who made a lasting first impression.

In attempts at a relationship, a gentleman should always make the first move.

Calling Jess Carter’s clenched jaw and denim-colored eyes part of his standoffish manner was an understatement. His brooding exterior bordered on being downright rude. From the moment I bumped into him, quite literally, our lives began to intertwine in a way that made me question what I wanted.

Children should be seen and not heard.

Jess had secrets and I was determined to get to the bottom of them. Even he didn’t know the solutions to all his problems, I wanted to help. In doing so, I might have drawn too close to the truth, forcing Jess to risk something he wasn’t sure he could chance again. I had decisions to make for myself and it’s hard to know whose advice to take when so many questions remain unanswered.

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Taste Test by L.B Dunbar (Sensations Collection Book #2)

In a modern twist of fairy tales,
what if the beast is a woman instead of a man?

Ethan Scott
I was about to find out when a mysterious job led to the secluded home of a horror novelist. I’d lost everything: my scholarship, my education, and my way. In denial of my family inheritance, I took the unusual employment as a chance out of a hole, but I found myself buried in the unknown trauma of another situation much deeper.

Ella Vincentia
I had changed my name and my address to keep myself hidden, but my scars were more than physical. Living as a recluse in the woods, I was used to being alone, so I wasn’t happy when a certain someone was always in my space. Our first encounter was less than pleasant and tension continued at every attempt to tame me.

Secrets
I knew she was keeping secrets and I wanted to help, but she was cutting me down and cutting me off every time she opened her mouth. Our frustration with one another grew until a misunderstanding changed everything. How can I be the next guy after something so tragic? It was a challenge I wasn’t sure I was willing to take.

Releasing September 2nd, 2014!

Teaser:

About the Author:

I’d like to say I was always a writer. I’d also like to say that I wrote every day of my life since a child. That I took the teaching advice I give my former students because writing every day improves your writing. I’d like to say I have my ten-thousand hours that makes me a proficient writer. But I can’t say any of those things. I did dream of writing the “Great American Novel” until one day a friend said: Why does it have to be great? Why can’t it just be good and tell a story?

As a teenager, I wrote your typical love-angst poetry that did occasionally win me an award and honor me with addressing my senior high school class at our Baccalaureate Mass. I didn’t keep a journal because I was too afraid my mom would find it in the mattress where I kept my copy of Judy Blume’s Forever that I wasn’t allowed to read as a twelve year old.

I can say that books have been my life. I’m a reader. I loved to read the day I discovered “The Three Bears” as a first grader, and ever since then, the written word has been my friend. Books were an escape for me. An adventure to the unknown. A love affair I’d never know. I could be lost for hours in a book.

So why writing now? I had a story to tell. It haunted me from the moment I decided if I just wrote it down it would go away. But it didn’t. Three years after writing the first draft, a sign (yes, I believe in them) told me to fix up that draft and work the process to have it published. That’s what I did. But one story let to another, and another, and another. Then a new idea came into my head and a new storyline was created.

I was accused (that’s the correct word) of having an overactive imagination as a child, as if that was a bad thing. I’ve also been accused of having the personality of a Jack Russell terrier, full of energy, unable to relax, and always one step ahead. What can I say other than I have stories to tell and I think you’ll like them. If you don’t, that’s okay. We all have our book boyfriends. We all have our favorites. Whatever you do, though, take time for yourself and read a book.

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Release Day Blitz

Wife Number Seven

by Melissa Brown

Synopsis:

Lipstick. Bright, red lipstick. Nothing but lipstick.
Even though it’s against our faith to wear a color that screams of sexual promiscuity and deviant behavior, I’m not allowed to protest.
But, I want to.
So badly.

You see, there’s more to me than the braid that spills down my back.
More to me than the layers of heavy fabric that maintain my modesty.
And so much more than the oppressive wedding band that adorns my finger--the same band that each of my sister wives wear.
So much more.
To protest would be sinful.
I must keep sweet, that is my duty.

So I’ll wear the lipstick. I’ll do as I’m told.
And I’ll do my best to silence the resistance within me, to push him from my mind.
If only my heart would do the same.

Buy it at:

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Kobo

About the Author:

I am a writer and stay-at-home Mom living in the Chicago suburbs with my husband and two young children. I love books---everything about them. I love reading them, being surrounded by them in bookstores and libraries, and most recently, writing some of my own.

There are four books in the Love of my Life series:

Bouquet Toss
Champagne Toast
Picturing Perfect (available exclusively through Amazon.com/Montlake Romance
Unwanted Stars

A new NA series called Sorority of Three is currently being developed.

I also love to bake. Cake truffles, cupcakes, homemade fudge and bark, cookies and whoopie pies are some of my favorites to make. I enjoy making creative gifts for friends, family and my kids' teachers. I'm excited to share my baking adventures with you.

And finally, I must admit, I am wild for actor Henry Cavill. He makes me swoon like no other celebrity can. I love reading his interviews and admiring him in photos.

Connect with Melissa Brown:

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal:

Alluring Infatuation by Skye Turner
Book 4 Bayou Sticks

Blurb:

Dade Rodrigue is the levelheaded, bass guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band in the country. He’s the oldest member which often places him in the role of protector and mentor. Women love a rock star and Dade is no exception. When events in his own life become overwhelming, he takes a much needed retreat for some quiet and down time away from his “Dade the rocker” existence.

Melonie Bird is a well-respected OB/GYN with a successful practice. She’s beautiful, smart, and career focused. She likes things neat and orderly and her life is no exception. When her perfect life derails, she takes off on an island adventure to refresh and recharge.

An exotic location, a chance encounter, and two beautiful people -who aren't quite who they seem- will have both of their worlds spinning.

What happens when the unexpected changes your life? When the things you never thought you wanted turn out to be exactly what you need, what do you do? What happens when the one you can’t forget isn't exactly who you thought they were?

Can a spark of lust ignite the fire of love?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18456533-alluring-infatuation

About the Author:

Skye Turner

Skye Turner is an avid reader and an editor turned writer.

She attended Southeastern Louisiana University and Louisiana State University where she majored in Mass Communications, centering her studies in Journalism. Unfortunately life intervened and she made the choice to leave her studies.

She lives in small town Louisiana with her husband, 2 children, and 5 fur babies.

When she's not chained to her laptop pounding out sexy stories she can usually be found playing Supermom, reading, gardening (playing in the dirt), listening to music and dancing like a fool, or catching up on her family oriented blog.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkyeTurnerAuthor?fref=ts

Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Skye-Turner/e/B00F4J94SQ/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

Blog: http://skyeturnerauthor.com/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7164331.Skye_Turner

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkyeTurner_Auth

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Release Day Blitz

Synopsis

Christian Jack has been tattered and abused his entire life. Being repeatedly placed in and ripped out of foster homes during his childhood, he’s never had a family to call his own. No one has ever shown him love, compassion, or the support he desperately needs. All he’s ever wanted was to be a part of something bigger, something better.

Driving home from work one morning, he stops into a local diner for a quick bite to eat. Sitting alone, feeling deflated, a complete stranger walks in and changes his world in the blink of an eye. The instant connection he feels toward her is like nothing he's ever experienced. Wanting so much from this mysterious woman, he can’t help but to see her in his every thought and dream.

When an unexpected tragedy reunites them, it would be unbearable to him to push away the connection he feels for her. She’s everything he’s ever wanted and needed, but is she enough to turn his Cursed Heart into the man he needs to be for her?

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The Cursed Series

AMAZON

About the Author

t. h. snyder (1979) was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania. For six years she worked in the field of higher education while earning her Bachelor and Master Degrees in Management from University of Phoenix. She's a single mother to two children. She became an avid reader in spring of 2012 and since has read over 250 books. Her genre of interest ranges from Romance to thrilling Paranormal. This is more than just a hobby for her, it's a passion to read the words of great authors and bring life to their stories with her reviews and character castings. She started writing her first novel in June of 2013 and is anxious to see where this journey takes her!!

http://thsnyder.com

https://www.facebook.com/authorthsnyder

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Release Day Blitz

FEARLESS LOVE by: Kennedy Kelly

Synopsis

After tragic loss, walls aren't easily destroyed.

Professor Audra Cole lives a life of heartache after losing her husband in a tragic accident. She simply goes through the motions of caring for her 5-year-old sons and puts on a brave act for her close friends and family When she hires a young man to remodel her home in hopes of helping her move on from memories of her husband, she is unprepared for who walks in. The sexy contractor, with his swagger, single dimple and caring ways, shows Audra that her heart needs a little work too.

Brecken Michaels has closed himself off after a devastating loss. When a beautiful, new client turns his head and makes his heart skip a beat with her quirkiness, brilliant mind and loving ways, Brecken may have to re-evaluate the blueprints of his heart.

Just as Audra and Brecken discover friendship and trust, a life-altering tragedy threatens the new foundation they are building. Will these two crumble under the pressure, or become FEARLESS and blend together to make one solid unit built on LOVE?

Buy Now

Special Introductory Rate of $.99

AMAZON

About the Author

I was born and raised in Kansas City, MO where I grew up with four older brothers. I now reside in Overland Park, Kansas. I'd always loved to write as a child. My teachers would call home not because I was in trouble but because I had a creative imagination and they wanted my parents to know about the crazy stories I was writing. I've always been a hard worker. I started working with my family's company when I was 15 and still haven't stopped. I am a wife, mother of two, hold down a full time job and am now trying to be a indie author. I have a passion for reading and before I started writing I could be found with a Kindle in my hand morning, noon and night. I'm a picky reader so it's hard to please me but I feel like I have a keen eye for a good book.

I hope you all will join me on my new journey as I release my first book Fearless Love. It can be very scary but with my passion for the written word I hope it will be well worth it.

https://www.facebook.com/authorkennedykelly

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Cover Reveal

Broken Road by: Addison Kline

Coming out August 15th, 2014

Blurb:

Theirs was a love that was intensified by pain and longing, desperation and heartache.

They faced seemingly insurmountable odds, and continue to do so, side by side.

She needed him, not to be her hero, but as her equal and her friend until the

end of their days. He needed her, not only physically, but spiritually,

emotionally, he had wrapped all his hope in her. His humanity relied on her

happiness. If her heart ceased to beat, he would let the darkness overcome him.

He wouldn't stop until every single member of the Seventy Devils were dead.

Excerpt:

Links:

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Bibliophile Book Reviews

Monday, July 14, 2014

Cover Reveal

AMERICAN HONEY: a summer anthology

by Heidi McLaughlin, Jennifer Foor, Carey Heywood, Melissa Collins, Chelsea Landon, Scarlett Metal, Marissa Carmel, Megan Smith, H.J. Bellus, and Ashley Johnson.

August 2014

STORY BLURBS:

WALK ME DOWN by H.J. Bellus

The summer that saved Tess. A hot country romance.

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DIRT ROAD SUMMER by Ashley Johnson

Unexpected hometown love in the summer.

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BEING NEIGHBORLY by Carey Heywood

Southern boy tries not to fall for his city girl neighbor

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ONE STEAMY NIGHT by Marissa Carmel

Star quarterback and sassy city girl blow the whistle on the fifty yard line.

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TANGLED VINES by Melissa Collins

A story of twists and turns all tangled together on a vineyard. Owen and Elle learn about each other as they navigate their way through a new business partnership.

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THE REEDUCATION OF SAVANNAH MCGUIRE by Heidi McLaughlin

Southern boy reeducates his childhood best friend on life, love and freedom.

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FINDING OURS by Megan Smith

Two people destined to be in love, forbidden to be together.

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REMEMBER TONIGHT by Chelsea Landon

Farmers daughter shows a champion bull rider the ride of his life

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PLAY IT AGAIN by Scarlett Metal

City girl falls for small town boy. Can their relationship survive their differences?