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Albert Camus

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The SEAL Next Door (Alpha SEALS #5) by Makenna Jameison

18+
The girl next door is all grown up, and she’s ready to play….
The chemistry between them sizzles as Matthew tries to stay away from temptation, but sometimes a raging inferno begins with only a spark.


a planet of witches, good and bad - The Witches of Panay by Fayr Willow

Friends as children, they once lived on Panay, a planet of witches, good and bad. After the Dark Queen and her Empire Witches attacked Larissa’s village, she and her mother had no choice but to flee Panay and seek refuge on Earth.


a siren song - Shining Sea by Mimi Cross

"[I]t's such a great premise that the story-line never gets stale. [...] There are so many great, complex characters to the story, that I really felt like they didn't get enough screen time (page time?) [...] Altogether, Shining Sea was an excellent read - you can just dive into this one and not resurface until you've hit the "Acknowledgements" (puns so clearly intended). I genuinely hope for another installment, I definitely haven't had enough!" - Goodreads, NYC Talon

SOMETIMES, HOT MEN CAN BE REAL MONSTERS… Tommaso (Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. #2) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

18+ From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff…
TOMMASO, Book #2, Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. Series (Standalone)
SOMETIMES, HOT MEN CAN BE REAL MONSTERS… 

What price freedom? - CRAVE (Exiled, #2) by Victoria Danann

18+ "Go ahead and get the tissues handy when you start reading Victoria Danann's 2nd book in the Exiled series, CRAVE...Once again she has given her readers a very well written, emotionally loaded story you can't put down(you'll crave it) until the last page. This is Crave and Dandelion's (Dandy) story....." - Goodreads, Nelta

the best version of yourself - A Son of Carver (Carver High Series #2) by Haven Francis

17+ Nash has been a lot of things to a lot of girls, but Presley’s the only one he’s ever wanted to shelter and protect. But how is he going to do that when he knows she’s right to keep their friendship a secret in order to protect herself from him?

Monday, May 23, 2016

Gone Wild by Dakota Madison

Each full-length novel in Dakota Madison's LOVE IN MIDLIFE romantic comedy series can be read as a stand-alone or as part of the series. Each story features one of the graduates of Bookman College attending their 25th reunion.


Even a bad romance can have a happy ending - Untangling the Stars by Alyse Miller

18+ Even a bad romance can have a happy ending. 
Determined to beat the odds, Hollywood’s favorite preternatural lady killer will have to beat his own demons – and the odds – to convince her that, contrary to her academic opinion, sometimes stars can be untangled.

Betting on Seduction... High Stakes by Sage Spelling



As the chemistry between them becomes too hard to resist, they give into temptation, ignoring the secrets hanging over their heads.
But secrets have a way of coming out . . .


Tesserae: A Memoir of Two Summers by Mathias B Freese

19+
"By using his experiences on those two summers in particular, and interspersing the narrative with the past of the past and the future of the past, Freese has created a marvellous book. The thing that will stay with me, is how very intimate the book is." - Goodreads, Udita



a second look - Untangling Rose by Rachel Morgenthal


"I could not put this book down. The author wrote the struggles with the internal conflict with conviction of real experience. The emotional roller coaster was a great ride, I laughed, I cried, and I shook my head with anger. This book is a must read!!!" - Amazon, Lamonica


Between sky and water - The Queen’s Dance (The Emerging Queens #3) by Jamie K. Schmidt

After newly shifted dragon Queen, Margery Cooper, is rescued from smugglers she has a choice to continue to hunt down the story that nearly killed her when she was an investigative reporter or embrace her royalty and build a court of protectors and studs. 

bad timing - Under My Skin by Laura Diamond

Darby’s always had bad timing . She picks the worst time to argue with her brother Daniel. In a car with bald tires, on an icy road in the freezing cold, the unthinkable happens. In a split-second, everything changes forever.

dueling hearts - Wanderlust (The Walker Family #4) by Bernadette Marie

Her wanderlust landed her in Georgia where she has created a life for herself away from the petty differences of relatives and domineering ex-lovers. Having settled in America, she has a successful business and dear friends—and the attention of both Dane and Russell Walker. 

her desire will unite enemies and raise heroes - Her Heart's Desire by Allison Merritt

Cover Reveal
Weary of battle and loss, Idunna Fundinsdottir has two desires--peace and to hold a child of her own. As a war widow, her one chance at happiness rests in the hands of Eoghann Kentigern, a man who was once her enemy. 

These drivers got #swag… #Swag ( GearShark #3) by Cambria Hebert

Description:

Cover designed by Mae I Design

Release Date: June 10th, 2016

These drivers got #swag…
Racing is in her DNA.
Right alongside money and power.
When you’re the daughter of one of the most powerful men in the country,
you have to work harder for success.
Joey Gamble’s a girl on a male-dominated track.
With a daddy who can buy whatever she wants.
But she doesn’t want anything… except to EARN her reputation.

Racing is his passion.
Trouble follows him everywhere. Some even say he invites it.
When you’re nipping at the taillights of the best driver in the new NRR,
you have to fight and claw for each and every success.
It’s never been easy for Lorhaven.
That’s why he doesn’t play by the rules.
He’s a man with a serious chip on his shoulder against the pro racing circuit.
We at GearShark want to know what’s up with that.

We’ve also been hearing rumblings…
of a pro who wants to go indie.

We’ve invited racing royalty and the driver from the wrong side of the tracks to sit down and talk to us about a possible crossover.
We expected sparks to fly when Joey and Lorhaven crossed paths.
Will those sparks ignite into a full-on inferno?

About the author:
Cambria Hebert is an award winning, bestselling novelist of more than twenty books. She went to college for a bachelor’s degree, couldn’t pick a major, and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest assured her characters will always have good hair. 

Besides writing, Cambria loves a caramel latte, staying up late, sleeping in, and watching movies. She considers math human torture and has an irrational fear of chickens (yes, chickens). You can often find her running on the treadmill (she’d rather be eating a donut), painting her toenails (because she bites her fingernails), or walking her chorkie (the real boss of the house). 

Cambria has written within the young adult and new adult genres, penning many paranormal and contemporary titles. Her favorite genre to read and write is romantic suspense. A few of her most recognized titles are: The Hashtag Series, Text, Torch, and Tattoo.

Cambria Hebert owns and operates Cambria Hebert Books, LLC.

You can find out more about Cambria and her titles by visiting her website: 


Sunday, May 22, 2016

an exceptionally bad luck in love - Breaking the Cycle by Megan Lowe

Are you ready for Ryan Racing?
The Ryans have always had exceptionally bad luck in love. Reed Ryan avoided it by never falling in love, but meeting Bria Adams threatens all the boundaries he's put in place.


GRAND FINALE for The Bad Boy's Baby by Cindi Madsen

Daddy duty might be his toughest mission yet…

We hope you enjoyed learning a little about Cam, Emma, and their daughter Zoey as they navigate family and the possibility of love. If you missed any of the stops, go back and check them out...


Saturday, May 21, 2016

Clue by macabre clue - STORM (Storm Chronicles #6) by Skye Knizley

17+
On a rainy night in 1971 the cruise ship Crescent Star vanished in the North Atlantic without a trace. No crew, no lifeboats and no wreckage was ever found, in spite of a three-week search.


Wednesday, May 18, 2016

sometimes love is ugly, messy —destructive - chimera by Stephie Walls

"There are not enough words to describe how unbelievably amazing this book is. [...] It truly is a gifted talent, and I'm in such awe over her ability to SHOW a story, to make me LIVE in her character's shoes. This is a must read, and I wish I could give it more than five stars." Goodreads, Leddy Harper

A Midsummer Night’s Mechanical (Sensibility Grey #3) by Kirsten Weiss

Blamed for burning down the San Francisco wharf, clockwork inventor, Sensibility Grey has spent the last three months in hiding. Now all she wants is to depart the gold-crazy boomtown for a new life in the East. 

What could go wrong? Competing with the Star by Krysten Lindsay Hager

The perfect guy, the perfect location. What could go wrong? 
Hadley Daniels’s life seems perfect…
The past is the past—or so they say…



he finds friends, enemies, adventure, romance and himself - Forestium (Portallas #1) by Christopher D. Morgan

"Forestium is a beautifully written tale that introduces us to a strange new world, its many races, feats of magic and the power of love and truth. Christopher D. Morgan has done a fabulous job of creating scenes that come to life where the sense of action and the emotional entanglements feel real." - Goodreads, Dianne

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T GET OLD - The Dream Protocol: Descent by Adara Flynn Quick

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T GET OLD. In fiery young Deirdre Callaghan’s home of Skellig City, no one has dreamt their own dream in over a thousand years. Dreams are produced by the Dream Makers and sold by the Ministry, the tyrannical rulers of the city.

an unlikely ally - The Fairest Poison by Lauren Skidmore

Princess Bianca returns to her court to find it poisoned from the inside out. Faced with mysterious sicknesses, power disputes, and whispers of impending death, Bianca turns to an unlikely ally


Smoke & Metal (New York Crime Kings #3) by Skyla Madi

Cover Reveal
Can Skull feel it?
His impending downfall?
There’s a war coming, and I’m at the forefront of it. I will tear New York apart looking for my brother, and I won’t stop.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

LOVE IN BLOOM Giveaway Hop International


Fall in love with a book!
Choose a book you want to read and try to win it!

MYTHICAL BOOKS' PRIZE

The Bad Decision Legacy (The Men of Machismo #1) by Morgan Kay

The Men of Machismo series revolves around nine friends who worked together in a male revue. Each book follows the life of a different former dancer seven years later. The Bad Decision Legacy is Will and Tonya’s story.


No way she’d let that happen. - Eerie by C.M. McCoy

16+ When her big sister goes missing, eighteen-year-old Hailey finds the only thing keeping her safe from a murderous 3,000-year-old beast is an equally terrifying creature who has fallen “madly” in love with her. Competing to win her affection, the Dream Creature, Asher, lures her to the one place that offers safety–a ParaScience university in Alaska he calls home.

Support Literacy in Hawai‘i - Paradise, Passion, Murder: 10 Tales of Mystery from Hawaii


One man’s immortal curse. - Eun Na and the Phantom by Erica Laurie

One man’s immortal curse.
The precious gift of a dragon’s soul.
And a woman who can set him free.
Eun Na and the Phantom is a magical story set in a fictional world based on historic Korea.

Gilt: By Invitation Only (Gilt #1) by Geneva Lee

Cover Reveal and Release Date: May 31st 2016
In a world with too much money and not enough rules, anything goes. Welcome to Belle Mère, the most exclusive zip code outside the Las Vegas Strip. It's every sinner's fantasy and every good parent's worst nightmare.


Monday, May 16, 2016

If only she knew that she was - The Imdalind Series by Rebecca Ethington

To celebrate the addition of the Imdalind Series to Kindle Unlimited, the entire series has been put on sale. With the final book to be released in just a few short months, you can now pick up books 1-6 for under $5.00 – But only until May 20th.


a past full of dark secrets - Kaitlin's Tale by Christine Amsden

*Companion to the Cassie Scot Series
Kaitlin Mayer is on the run from the father of her baby – a vampire who wants her to join him in deadly eternity.

She has lost so much... - The Forgotten (Zola Flash #2) by T. Marie Alexander

Cover Reveal
Her family
Her home.
Her sense of self.


Love, with all my Heart by A. Gorman


The couple only thinks they knew trouble before. Jealousy and spite bring tension to the new relationship. When Analind’s ex forces his way back into her life, Rush finds himself scrambling. Can he save her before her past wrecks both of their futures?



Saturday, May 14, 2016

Rose Petal Graves (The Lost Clan #1) by Olivia Wildenstein

Founded two centuries ago by an aloof and powerful tribe of Gottwa Indians, Rowan was a quiet town, so quiet that I fled after graduation. Staying away was the plan, but Mom died suddenly, so I rushed home.

Friday, May 13, 2016

is he hiding dangerous secrets? - Fire and Shadow by Imogen Howson

From the award-winning author of “Linked” and “Unravel” comes this enchanting collection of stories and novellas, spanning centuries and cultures, from the underworld of the ancient Greece to the dystopian future.

Everafter (The Immortals of Westchester Prep #1) by M. Lathan


But nothing comes without a price. When Sydney is targeted for her illegal magic, she’ll learn a whole new meaning of fighting for her life.

Cloaked in Blood (The Wulfkin Legacy #3) by T.F. Walsh

The daughter of a sultan alpha, Selena Kurt agrees to an arranged wulfkin mating to protect her sister from a dangerous alpha from the enemy clan. To her surprise, her match is Marcin Ulf, the next in line for the Hungarian throne . . . and the wulfkin who broke her heart years ago.

powerful, dangerous and addictive - A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly

THE NIGHT CIRCUS meets THE PEAKY BLINDERS in Lee Kelly’s new crossover fantasy novel.
Magic is powerful, dangerous and addictive – and after passage of the 18th Amendment, it is finally illegal.

everyone’s secrets must be uncorked - Decanting a Murder by Nadine Nettmann

“If your knowledge of wine falls into three categories --- white, red and rose --- then you’re in for a treat with reading Nadine Nettmann’s impressive debut novel, ‘Decanting a Murder.’ The quiet hillsides and vineyards of California's famed Napa Valley have produced many famous vintages over the years, and first-time mystery author Nettmann knows this territory well . . . The first in a very promising series."―Brendan DuBois, a multiple award-winning author and a three-time Edgar nominee

the price of freedom - Embattlement (The Undergrounders #2) by Norma Hinkens

Against all odds, Derry and a handful of survivors have escaped the malevolent Doctor Lyong’s clutches, but victory proves bittersweet. No one knows if Owen is dead or alive. The shaky plan to rescue him falls apart when the Council splits over rumors of Owen’s ties to the Craniopolis.

this time around - Spark by Holly Schindler


Acclaimed author Holly Schindler writes a compelling contemporary tale with a dash of magic. The theater comes to life in this story of family ties, fate, love, and one girl’s quest to rewrite history. 


Welcome to Trinity Academy - The Society by Jodie Andrefski

If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
William Shakespeare

she has powers she shouldn’t - Run (Caged Trilogy #1) by H.G. Lynch

16+ 
Tilly is a witch…at least, she thinks she is. All she really knows is that she has powers she shouldn’t, and that the cruel women she escaped from – who definitely are witches – will stop at nothing to make her their prisoner again because of those powers.


Her defiance endangers everyone - The Rebel Within (Rebel #1) by Lance Erlick

Annabelle Scott lives under the iron rule of a female-dominated régime that forces males to fight to the death to train the military elite.
Her defiance endangers everyone she loves and thrusts her to a place of impossible life and death decisions.

she was different... In Black & White by Catherine Lavender


Micah’s once simple life is not so simple anymore as she tries to make sense of an unfamiliar world as she inherits her father’s wealth and private past. With an abandoned heart, Micah must forgive the past in order to discover who she really is.


like a duck takes to water - THE DOUBLE by Alison Brodie

“Excellent … proof of her genius in writing fiction.” -San Francisco Book Review
“4.5/5* This is the first novel of Alison Brodie’s that I have read and I can say with sheer certainty that it won’t be the last because I absolutely loved it.” -Holly at Bookaholic Confessions 
“It’s a really good read, a page-turner with good characterization and a splendid plot.” -Dinah Wiener, Dinah Wiener Literary Agency


Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The Bipolar Millionaire by John E. Wade II


John E. Wade II, retired CPA, author, investor, television producer, and philanthropist, reveals in his memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire, his personal struggle with bipolar disorder and how he has succeeded in living a balanced and blessed life, despite his mental illness.



fights to the death - The Inquisition (Summoner #2) by Taran Matharu

"This is a fast, insanely compelling read. I was supposed to be studying for my final exam when I thought I would take a break and read the first couple of chapters.[...] The chapters are written with miniature cliff hangers that just made me read and read and read. I had to know what would happen next, and I love when a book can do that to me." - Goodreads, Connor


A Kiss and a Dream (Love's Great War #6) by Linda Andrews

A Kiss and a Dream is part of a series of clean romances set during the Great War. If you like characters that walk off the page, unique settings, and romance mixed with adventure and intrigue, then let Linda Andrews take you to a time when only the brave possessed the courage to risk all for love. 


only one urge soothes my savage need - Red Night by RK Close

I am far more treacherous. 
I should be feared.
I demand to be remembered. 


a looming war between Neverland and reality - The Neverland Wars by Audrey Greathouse

"Gwen's description of growing up and high school life is one of the most accurate that I've ever read." (Across the Bookiverse)
"The author creates such a peaceful and serene place that it felt likeescape just reading about it...Through this world, the author explores the themes of what it means to grow up." (K.E. Carson, The Underground)