Friday, November 21, 2014
Blog Tour ~ Surviving Us by Erin Noelle
Title: Surviving Us Authors: Erin Noelle Genre: New Adult, Romance
Two survivors.
Two weeks.
One awakening.
When Bristol Criswell travels to St. Lucia for an Enduring Life retreat, she hopes to discover encouragement and support from like souls. A vacation fling is the furthest thing from her mind, especially not with a cocky-mouthed, arrogant jerk like Davis McKay.
But when it becomes evident she can't deny the magnetic attraction between the two, she gives in to her desires, and for the first time in her life, learns the difference between simply living and truly feeling alive.
As their time in paradise quickly comes to an end, will her heart be able to withstand another devastating loss when it's time to say goodbye, or will their connection be strong enough to survive the real world?
Death brought them together, but love will give them a reason to live.
**This book is a full-length, stand alone novel that is not a part of a series**
Review
Let me just say I'm a huge Erin Noelle fan! When I heard she was working on Surviving Us I couldn't help get excited. She sent me an advance copy and I couldn't wait to dive into this book! It was amazing! I love all of Erin's books, first falling in love with the book boyfriend series. This to me takes me back to that certain feel. You won't put this one down!
Davis and Bristol both are trying to overcome horrible accidents that occurred in their lives. Going through the motions of each day is what they both seem to be doing until they end up at the same retreat to both get help with moving on, and overcoming their past. This is a survivor retreat where everyone can relate to each other.
Relationships are not on the table for either of them, but you know just when they're are about to give up on everything fate might step in and change their plans.
Bristol doesn't trust and she isn't looking to settle down. Davis a playboy has a hard time opening up to anyone, let alone a complete stranger. The attraction is undeniable and the more they try to fight it, the more things seem to heat up! I loved both characters. You will want them both to move on from their painful past.
I loved both the characters! Your heart will break and you will feel every emotion. Can these two overcome their pain and let each other in, or will their past be too much to bare? Can they learn to live again? Or is it simply too late to try? Can two broken hearts really be pieced back together after everything they have been through? Read it! You won't be sorry.
I loved this book! Erin did an awesome job making you love the characters, the story is believable and you will feel every emotion from start to finish! I give it 5 gold shiny beautiful stars!! Thank you Erin for another amazing story!
Review
Let me just say I'm a huge Erin Noelle fan! When I heard she was working on Surviving Us I couldn't help get excited. She sent me an advance copy and I couldn't wait to dive into this book! It was amazing! I love all of Erin's books, first falling in love with the book boyfriend series. This to me takes me back to that certain feel. You won't put this one down!
Davis and Bristol both are trying to overcome horrible accidents that occurred in their lives. Going through the motions of each day is what they both seem to be doing until they end up at the same retreat to both get help with moving on, and overcoming their past. This is a survivor retreat where everyone can relate to each other.
Relationships are not on the table for either of them, but you know just when they're are about to give up on everything fate might step in and change their plans.
Bristol doesn't trust and she isn't looking to settle down. Davis a playboy has a hard time opening up to anyone, let alone a complete stranger. The attraction is undeniable and the more they try to fight it, the more things seem to heat up! I loved both characters. You will want them both to move on from their painful past.
I loved both the characters! Your heart will break and you will feel every emotion. Can these two overcome their pain and let each other in, or will their past be too much to bare? Can they learn to live again? Or is it simply too late to try? Can two broken hearts really be pieced back together after everything they have been through? Read it! You won't be sorry.
I loved this book! Erin did an awesome job making you love the characters, the story is believable and you will feel every emotion from start to finish! I give it 5 gold shiny beautiful stars!! Thank you Erin for another amazing story!
IT TAKES EVERYTHING I have not to smile as I watch Bristol throw her little fit. Knowing that she came by my place last night, and she’s jealous because she thinks I was there with another chick, makes my ego swell and my cock hard.
Once she’s finished digging her finger into my stomach and calling me a dick—which I usually am, but surprisingly don’t want to be one around her; I refuse to ask myself why this is—I do exactly what I’ve yearned to do since the moment I laid eyes on her. I claim her perfectly pouty lips with mine in demanding, caveman-esque fashion, hoping every person on this beach understands the statement I’m making.
I’m not sure if her ‘friend’ from last night is even out here, but I hope to God he is, because as a guy, I know with certainty the way he looked at her wasn’t how a big brother should look at his little sister. Ever. The way his eyes roamed up and down her body, how his hand splayed out on her bare back, holding her close to him, and the way he called her ‘baby girl’, all said plenty about his true intentions. I’m not usually one to cock-block, especially knowing the reason he’s even here is because something really fucked up has happened in his life, but I’ll be damned if he’s getting anywhere near Bristol while we’re here. She’s mine.
Her lips part with no resistance as the tip of my tongue requests entrance, finally allowing me to savor the taste of her sugary sweetness. My hands glide around her jaw to the back of her neck, fingers threading through her silky hair as I continue to explore her mouth, our tongues curling around one another’s in an effortless, synchronized movement.
She moans into my mouth, a direct command for my cock to stand at full-attention, and suddenly, I no longer want these other people around us. They’re the only reason I’m not laying her flat on her back in the sand right now and devouring every inch of her body, like I’d promised her I’d do. And based on the way she’s digging her nails into my shoulders and not-so-subtly pressing her body into mine, I’m pretty sure it’s what she wants too.
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Erin Noelle is a Texas native, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. While earning her degree in History at the University of Houston, she rediscovered her love for reading that was first instilled by her grandmother when she was a young child. A lover of happily-ever-afters, both historical and current, Erin is an avid reader of all romance novels. In 2013, she published the Book Boyfriend Series, which included books Metamorphosis, Ambrosia, Euphoria, and Timeless, and recently published When the Sun Goes Down, a contemporary romance novel. Her books have been a part of the USA Today Bestselling list and the Amazon and Barnes & Noble overall Top 100.
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TOUR - Sacrifice (Fate #3) by Emersyn Vallis
For years my life was in a state of Adjournment…
Fate had constructed a plan to push me away… to save me…
There was a danger I never knew existed, one I had never sensed.
My family positioned themselves around me.
Like Hanging Pawns, they shielded me from it and I lived blissfully unaware… until now.
Now, I know there are rules to this game...
Sacrifices to be made in order to get to End Game.
What would I Sacrifice for one more moment... one last look? Touch? Kiss?
The answer is simple…
Everything.
Chapter 1
Ignorance isn’t always bliss…
How did I get here? Not this specific seat
exactly… I mean here, in this part of my life, where I never would have
considered being. I know the events that led me here—my sisters moving back, my
parents’ vow renewal, and a weekend that I could have practiced better control.
Could have.
I won’t deny it to myself that I wanted it to
happen. I won’t deny it to you either…but Simon…
Well, he doesn’t need to know the truth. He’d be
smug and pompous…or should I say he’d be himself. Simon was right about one thing,
though. He said nothing about this game would be simple, and so far, it isn’t.
If it was, the game would be over by now, and I would be sitting somewhere else
having breakfast instead of waiting for him to join us.
Raising my coffee to my mouth, I sit here trying
to ignore the pleas of Mea while we wait for everyone to get here.
“Please,” she asks.
“No.” I lean back in my seat staring at her.
“Please.” I watch her cup her hands and bring them
up to her chest as she pleads.
“No.”
Here it comes…I can see the anger building, the
slight twitch in her eye starting.
“Why not?” She drops her hands and her voice
becomes louder than it was a few seconds ago.
Because bothering you is so much fun.
“Because I don’t like women…and I don’t want an
assistant,” I tell her.
“Well, you do want an assistant,” Lexi mumbles.
“See!” Mea points to Lexi. “I’ll be so good! I
follow you around anyway, and I hate women, too!” She bounces in her chair.
“I know. You’re like a lost little puppy.” My face
wrinkles when she starts the face. “Did you forget? You’re Josh’s assistant,” I
remind her for the millionth time. “How are we going to explain why you’re
suddenly mine?”
We aren’t because she has no answer to that. For
months, she’s been Josh’s assistant on set. Actually, if I’m being truthful,
she has years of being Josh’s assistant under her belt.
Am I using that as a scapegoat?
Umm, yes!
I have to put up with her all day everyday anyway.
I don’t need her as an Ass, too.
“I’m bored with Josh,” she whines, ignoring my
question.
That’s nice…I’m sure your husband would like to
know he bores you at work.
“Fine,” I
groan, taking another mouthful of coffee.
“Really?” Mea’s voice is so happy, so filled with
joy.
Stupid question.
“No,” I smirk into my mug so she can’t see me.
It’s not that I don’t like Mea…I like her a lot,
actually. She’s just so much fun to tease.
“You’re a jerk,” Mea pouts.
See? Look at that lip. So. Much. Fun.
“We’ve been coming here every Sunday for weeks and
every Sunday it starts out the same. Could you just tell her yes and be done
with it.” Lexi’s head falls over the back of her chair.
Once again, the problem isn’t her being my Ass.
It’s the fact that she is already Josh’s and further more… the girl knows
nothing about make-up.
“I don’t
know why you want to be my assistant. Like you said, it’s same thing you do
now…just follow me around and look busy. Why do you need the title?” I look out
the restaurant window, searching for the rest of our group.
“Because when I tell people I’m your assistant, it
won’t feel like a lie.” She grabs a menu to look through it.
Wait, what?
“I…you…,” I try to think of something to say.
What a freaking jerk! She just admitted to lying
to everyone about being my Ass.
Wait…this makes sense now. Every time someone
mentioned giving something to my assistant, I laughed and said yeah.
Dammit! Mea took total advantage of my ignorance!
“This doesn’t make us friends.” I glare at her,
still trying not to laugh.
Do I get a say in anything?
“Never.” Mea smiles.
I feel like that answers both my verbal and mental
question.
“It doesn’t mean we’re going to be friends,
either. We aren’t going to chitchat and gossip. I’m not about to play dress up
and do your make-up.” I put my mug down on the table to wiggle my fingers
through the air.
“So, cuddling is off the table too, then,” she
asks catching me off guard.
Beg your pardon…
“Why the hell would we need to cuddle?” I ask, and
Lexi begins to laugh.
“Well, say I’m stuck at your apartment because
there’s so much snow outside. Does a sleepover count as all of those things?”
She looks at us.
Pressing my lips together, I try to make sense of
what she just said.
“Why the frig would you be at my apartment?” I
question her.
“Well, why not?” She looks at me then Lexi, whose
body is being jolted around by laughter.
“I…I honestly have no answer that you would
accept,” I breathe out, exhausted.
“Okay. Can I ask one more question, though?” Mea
beams.
“Just one?” I wait for it, trying to mentally
prepare myself for the next bizarre thing she might spout out.
I think my eye is starting to twitch.
I need a cup.
Reaching down into my bag, I pull a few out.
“Eh, it depends on your answer…” She looks behind
me.
“Fine, go ahead.” I turn to see everyone walking
over to us, as I unwrap my medication.
“What if that did happen?” she asks.
That’s the same question with different words!
I’m going to have to make sure this girl never
gets the opportunity to come over. I’ll never get her out.
“Then you can sleep on the couch or cuddle with
Lexi.” I point to Lexi.
Sweet peanut buttery goodness…you’re the only one
who gets me.
“Sidney only cuddles when she’s drunk. Then she’ll
do all those things…play with your hair and gossip, the whole nine yards. Other
than that, she’s a stick in the mud,” Lexi laughs.
I must attract people like this.
“She’s going to make me be her friend, isn’t she?”
I ask Simon when he pulls out his seat next to me.
“I would love to tell you that you have a choice,
but I think she’s going to win this one.” He lightly pinches my cheek.
Releasing a heavy sigh, I agree.
“Thank you for not lying to me.”
“Thank you for not lying to me.”
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Emersyn Vallis is a first time author with Adjournment being the first book in the Fated Series. Currently residing on the east coast with her husband and three children she is typically mistaken for being quiet and reserved her friends often describe her as a spastic spider monkey and always the first to be there with her quick wit to pull you back up when you’re feeling down. After reading as a hobby for most of her life it wasn’t until she had discovered R. L. Mathewson’s ‘Neighbor from Hell Series’ and Tara Sivec’s ‘Playing with Fire Series’ that she came up with the idea to fuse comedy and suspense together and her passion for writing was born.
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RELEASE DAY BLITZ - Sugar Rush by Belle Aurora
Title: Sugar Rush
Series: Friend-Zoned #3
Author: Belle Aurora
Release Date: November 21, 2014
Synopsis
Max Leokov has watched the people around him find love.
At one point in life, he not only wanted that, but lived for it.
He loved once. He loved with all his heart.
His heart broken, he was left to care for his young daughter.
He deserves a second chance.
Helena Kovac has spent years studying.
She has worked her ass off to get her degree.
She doesn't have time for love. Hell, she doesn't have time to mess around, even.
Books and work are her life. Everything else comes second.
When Max and Helena join forces to help his daughter, Ceecee, they are shocked at the spark between them.
A cynic.
A workaholic.
When love hits, it hits hard.
And sometimes, love hurts.
At one point in life, he not only wanted that, but lived for it.
He loved once. He loved with all his heart.
His heart broken, he was left to care for his young daughter.
He deserves a second chance.
Helena Kovac has spent years studying.
She has worked her ass off to get her degree.
She doesn't have time for love. Hell, she doesn't have time to mess around, even.
Books and work are her life. Everything else comes second.
When Max and Helena join forces to help his daughter, Ceecee, they are shocked at the spark between them.
A cynic.
A workaholic.
When love hits, it hits hard.
And sometimes, love hurts.
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"I
could not put this book down. It was laugh out loud funny, hot,
romantic, sweet, and it even had me tearing up in parts. A perfect
addition to an incredible series."
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~ The Romance Room
"Ms Aurora has created a group of friends that you can't help but be envious of and want in your own life. You cannot help but fall in love with each and every one of them." ~ BJ's Book Blog
Author Bio
Belle Aurora is twenty seven years old and was born in the land down
under.
At an early age she fell in love with reading. Boredom one summer had her scouring the bookshelves at home. She stumbled across Sandra Brown's Breath of Scandal and fell in love with romance.
Having been brought up in a loud and boisterous family of Croatian descent, she developed a natural love for dramatics and humor. Only some years ago had she discovered a new love.
Humorous romance novels.
Kristen Ashley and R.L. Mathewson had opened a brand new world where she could lose herself yet feel safe and at home in their stories. Belle has been known to become a screeching banshee while anxiously awaiting their newest titles.
Belle never thought she would write. It had never interested her until recently. Friend-Zoned began to form and in February 2013 Belle typed the words Chapter One. And she fell in love.
With words.
With writing.
With a creative imagination she never knew she harbored.
Friend-Zoned is the first in the Friend-Zoned series. Keep an eye out for this cheeky author.
At an early age she fell in love with reading. Boredom one summer had her scouring the bookshelves at home. She stumbled across Sandra Brown's Breath of Scandal and fell in love with romance.
Having been brought up in a loud and boisterous family of Croatian descent, she developed a natural love for dramatics and humor. Only some years ago had she discovered a new love.
Humorous romance novels.
Kristen Ashley and R.L. Mathewson had opened a brand new world where she could lose herself yet feel safe and at home in their stories. Belle has been known to become a screeching banshee while anxiously awaiting their newest titles.
Belle never thought she would write. It had never interested her until recently. Friend-Zoned began to form and in February 2013 Belle typed the words Chapter One. And she fell in love.
With words.
With writing.
With a creative imagination she never knew she harbored.
Friend-Zoned is the first in the Friend-Zoned series. Keep an eye out for this cheeky author.
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Review
5 Unbelievable Amazing Stars
Wow, holy mind f%*# batman! That book was insane, in the best possible sense of the word. I was looking forward to reading more about Nila and Jethro, especially after the crazy place book one left us at, but I did not intend to have the feelings I did reading book two! Pepper delivers a complete rollercoaster ride!
In book one – Debt Inheritance – we meet the Hawk’s and the Weaver’s and learn of a crazy old family debt that leaves Nila Weaver in the hands of Jehtro Hawk, as payment of a debt owed to the Hawk family by the Weaver family. The book completely messed with my mind. I was in awe, I literally could not stop thinking about the story line. It was ruthless, crazy, and intriguing. I never imagined that Pepper could provoke me to have “loving – pull at my heart string” thoughts while reading about Nila and Jethro in book two, but she did!
Nila is an amazing character; I absolutely love the growth of her character in book two. For a person who is taken against their will and thrust into a situation like hers to still function and plot, unbelievable. It takes her character to a whole new level. I love how hard she tries to fight the undeniable attraction she has for Jethro. She definitely is no longer the naive girl I thought she was in book one.
Jethro, in true Pepper Winters style, is a crazy, cold, calculating, sexy, badass lead male character that we love to hate. In book one I absolutely had no idea how I was supposed to feel about him with his cold uncaring actions but now, with the twists and turns of book two, I can say, I think he is going to do amazing things for me! I can’t wait to see where his true intentions lye, and where Nila will fit into his plan. Their chemistry is off the charts and I love how she is thawing his cold heart.
There is also the mystery behind Kite007, Kestrel, Vaughn, Jasmine, and the rest of the Hawk and Weaver families that I just can’t put my finger on! I know there is so much more story for Pepper to tell and I can’t wait to see if my theories pan out. This series is unlike anything I have ever read before and I love it.
Reviewed by: Tonya Nichols @ Eye Candy Bookstore
Wow, holy mind f%*# batman! That book was insane, in the best possible sense of the word. I was looking forward to reading more about Nila and Jethro, especially after the crazy place book one left us at, but I did not intend to have the feelings I did reading book two! Pepper delivers a complete rollercoaster ride!
In book one – Debt Inheritance – we meet the Hawk’s and the Weaver’s and learn of a crazy old family debt that leaves Nila Weaver in the hands of Jehtro Hawk, as payment of a debt owed to the Hawk family by the Weaver family. The book completely messed with my mind. I was in awe, I literally could not stop thinking about the story line. It was ruthless, crazy, and intriguing. I never imagined that Pepper could provoke me to have “loving – pull at my heart string” thoughts while reading about Nila and Jethro in book two, but she did!
Nila is an amazing character; I absolutely love the growth of her character in book two. For a person who is taken against their will and thrust into a situation like hers to still function and plot, unbelievable. It takes her character to a whole new level. I love how hard she tries to fight the undeniable attraction she has for Jethro. She definitely is no longer the naive girl I thought she was in book one.
Jethro, in true Pepper Winters style, is a crazy, cold, calculating, sexy, badass lead male character that we love to hate. In book one I absolutely had no idea how I was supposed to feel about him with his cold uncaring actions but now, with the twists and turns of book two, I can say, I think he is going to do amazing things for me! I can’t wait to see where his true intentions lye, and where Nila will fit into his plan. Their chemistry is off the charts and I love how she is thawing his cold heart.
There is also the mystery behind Kite007, Kestrel, Vaughn, Jasmine, and the rest of the Hawk and Weaver families that I just can’t put my finger on! I know there is so much more story for Pepper to tell and I can’t wait to see if my theories pan out. This series is unlike anything I have ever read before and I love it.
Reviewed by: Tonya Nichols @ Eye Candy Bookstore
Excerpt
A small gasp fell from my lips as his fingers kissed the paper-thin skin. His eyes held me hostage. The golden brown was now a swirling bronze, raging with the same demanding hunger I knew reflected in mine.
“This sort of reminds me of the forest,” I whispered. “The trees around us—no one else.” My words fell like petals, waiting for Jethro to crush them beneath his glossy shoe.
But…he didn’t.
Tracing one hand from my wrist, along the inside of my arm, and right to my throat, he fisted my ponytail. With intensity that stripped my soul to the very essence of who I was, he pulled my head back slowly, sensually, full of sexual power.
His eyes dropped to my mouth. “I’ll let you in on a little secret, Ms. Weaver.”
I panted, my neck straining against his hold, but I made no move to break the poignant awareness.
“You won that night, but I lied when I said it pissed me off.” His mouth dropped, his tongue licked my bottom lip with the barest of grazes.
First Debt (Book Two) Indebted Series
Blurb
“You say I’ll never own you. If I win—you willingly give me that right. You sign not only the debt agreement, but another—one that makes me your master until your last breath is taken. You do that, and I’ll give you this.”
Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Stolen, taken, and bound not by monsters but by an agreement written over six hundred years ago, she has no way out.
She belongs to Jethro as much as she denies it.
Jethro Hawk’s patience is running out. His inheritance gift tests, challenges, and surprises him—and not in good ways. He hasn’t leashed her but he thinks he might’ve found a way to bind her forever.
Debts are mounting. Payment waiting.
Debt Inheritance (Book One) Indebted Series
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Blurb
“I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It’s undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you’ve paid off your debts.”
Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter.
She is no longer free.
Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she’s paid off a debt that’s centuries old. He can do what he likes with her—nothing is out of bounds—she has to obey.
There are no rules. Only payments.
A modern day Dark Erotic Romance
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Author Information
Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex... her books have sex.
She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.
Her Dark Erotica books include:
Tears of Tess (Monsters in the Dark #1)
Quintessentially Q (Monsters in the Dark #2)
Her Grey Romance books include:
Destroyed
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