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Above All

by Rebecca Brooks 
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Reeling from a sudden breakup, Casey Webb leaves Brooklyn, drives north and settles in a sleepy mountain town in upstate New York. She’s convinced she’s happy being alone—until she reads the acknowledgments in her ex-boyfriend’s hit debut novel, thanking his new girlfriend “above all”.

Good thing Ben Mailer is in town. The hot, young Brooklyn-bound chef offers the perfect distraction, and soon Casey is having the best sex of her life—on a mountain, in the lake, all over her cozy cabin. But as their weekend fling turns into something more, the demands of Ben’s family and budding career make moving to her idyllic town impossible.

Now Casey must decide what she can’t live without—her life in the mountains or the man she wants as hers. Smart, sweet and blisteringly hot, Above All is about getting lost…and finding yourself right where you belong.

A Romantica® contemporary erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

Rebecca Brooks lives in New York City in an apartment filled with books. She received a PhD in English but decided it was more fun to write books than write about them. She has backpacked alone through India and Brazil, traveled by cargo boat down the Amazon River, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro, explored ice caves in Peru, trekked to the source of the Ganges, and sunbathed in Burma, but she always likes coming home to a cold beer and her hot husband in the Bronx. Her books are about independent women who leave their old lives behind to try something new—and find the passion, excitement and purpose they didn’t know they’d been missing.

website: http://rebeccabrooksromance.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeccaBooks

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeccabrooksromance

Review: 

This was a very sweet book with many emotional roller coaster rides! I fell in love with Casey and the town of Paper Lake immediately. Casey lands in Paper Lake after the break up with her author boyfriend. She lands a job at the beautiful campground below Mt. Bonnet.  

While working Casey meets Ben when he and some of his college buddies meet up for a weekend at the campgrounds for a reunion of sorts. Their chemistry is instant. Casey is a little leery of Ben's age and inexperience. This first meeting spurs a year of off and on sporadic contact that puts Casey through the ringer. 

Ben and Casey both feel the other is the one for them.  However, Ben still has the desire to please his parents and work/do what they want him to do once his done culinary school. By choosing his family's wishes for him he ends up only contacting Casey randomly and starting up their intense romance again.  

Casey is heartbroken when she thinks she no longer has a shot with Ben. She wants to be someone's "Above all" and thought she was surely Ben's by the way they were together. Casey ends up being given the campgrounds to take over as her own and is thrilled to be able to continue to nurture and grow it. Little does she know that after all this time Ben opens up a coffee/pastry shop down the road where he is trying to start his life on his terms for he and Casey. 

There is a HEA but I won't give it away ;-)   This story has a very good sense of reality. I feel like the characters and their emotions/reactions were typical of young people their age.  I like when books seem to be "obtainable" to readers. 

Check this book out you won't be disappointed!

School days

I am getting really excited to start my copy editing courses in January. I can't believe it's happening and I can't believe some wonderful authors have let me copy edit some of their work before being sent to their editors.

I need practice and a girl has to start somewhere. Learning and growing is what it's all about.

His Wicked Celtic Kiss by Karyn Gerrard Blog Tour by NKAuthorServices

His Wicked Celtic Kiss

by Karyn Gerrard

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It took just one teasing wink and a sexy Irish lilt from bad boy Lorcan Byrne to turn Julie Denison’s world upside down. The problem is, he’s only in town for six months, and happily ever after isn’t in this world traveler’s vocabulary.

Julie’s worked hard to get her life in a good place—dropping substantial weight and getting a great job at her friend’s bakery. But this handsome charmer is just as tempting as any of the decadent pastries she sells, and she can’t resist his advances for long. Julie fully expects Lorcan to break her heart—but she’s planning to enjoy every second she can of their explosive chemistry.

After years of danger as a soldier and a spy, Lorcan fled to tiny Rockland, Maryland for some boring downtime. He didn’t count on meeting someone who could ignite his libido and soothe his damaged heart, and their passion soon leads to deeper feelings. But can Julie convince Lorcan he has more to offer her than just his wicked Celtic kiss?

Sensuality Level: Sensual

Karyn lives in a small town in the western corner of Ontario, Canada. She whiles away her spare time writing and reading romance while drinking copious amounts of Earl Grey tea. Tortured heroes are a favorite. A multi-published author with a few bestsellers under her belt, Karyn loves to write historicals and contemporaries with various heat levels.
As long as she can avoid being hit by a runaway moose in her wilderness paradise, she assumes everything is golden.
Karyn's been happily married for a long time to her own hero. His encouragement keeps her moving forward.
You can visit Karyn at www.karyngerrard.com

COMING SOON:

Bold Seduction Kensington Publishing/Lyrical Press Early 2015 (historical)

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Review:

This book is a very sensual one.  Lorcan is a man who likes to get what he wants and he has his sights set on Julie! Julie initially dislikes Lorcan and the feelings he stirs inside of her when they first meet. Julie is very self conscious after losing a lot of weight and still can't see herself for what she is now.  Lorcan feels the same spark when they meet and is determined to have her. 

Their mutual friends warn him not to hurt Julie once they discover he asked her out. Lorcan and Julie go on several successful dates even though Lorcan makes it clear that he will be leaving in a few months.  Julie decides to stick with it and go with what she wants for once. 

Will they stay together??? Check out the book to find out :-) 

His Wicked Celtic Kiss was well written and moved at a great pace. I do not like lulls in my books and this did not have any. Lorcan is a complex character once you delve into his layers.  I enjoyed the character interactions and the insight into what each of them were thinking. Overall a two thumbs up!

Lyrics

I love music. It's very important to me that at some point in my day I listen to some. Music can change your mood good or bad, help you exercise and understand you. Music can be a form of therapy and a great way to express yourself through writing. One thing I am really liking right now is the female positive/empowering lyrics going around.

What lyrics speak to you?

The following are three of my favorite lyrics: (not in any particular order)

Meghan Trainor-All About the Bass
I see the magazine workin' that Photoshop
We know that shit ain't real
C'mon now, make it stop
If you got beauty, beauty, just raise 'em up
'Cause every inch of you is perfect
From the bottom to the top

Katy Perry- Roar
Now I’m floating like a butterfly
Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes
I went from zero, to my own hero

Colbie Caillat- Try
You don't have to try so hard
You don't have to give it all away
You just have to get up, get up, get up, get up
You don't have to change a single thing

Featured Fiction: 31 Days of Winter by CJ Fallowfield

31 Days of Winter

31 Days Series ~ Book One ~ Contains Adult Themes ~ Suitable for 18+ Only

Synopsis

What would you do if everything you thought you knew about your relationship turned out to be a lie? If your boss made you dread going to work each morning, despite the fact that you enjoyed what you did? If you had a dream that you'd never followed because you were scared of change?

Ellie Baxter is a 26 year old Senior Editor in a Publishing firm, whose relationship is stagnant and she feels unfulfilled and underutilised in her career. Following a shocking discovery, her best friend convinces her to take a month out, to give her time to reassess her life. So she books a twenty-eight day retreat in a cute little boathouse, situated on an island, in the middle of a loch, in a remote part of Scotland. Her intention, to be as far

away as humanly possible from any distractions.

The gorgeous caretaker of the island that she has escaped to, however, instantly challenges that plan. Sexual sparks fly from the moment he picks her up from the airport. Yet while the mutual attraction is undeniable, he insists that nothing can ever happen between them, they can only be friends. As they spend more and more time together, is it a promise that he can keep? Can a man and a woman with sizzling chemistry really just be friends?

He wants to know Ellie's life story, but refuses to give away much about himself, not least where he disappears to for four hours every day. Ellie is intrigued by him, and becomes determined to break down his emotional walls, as well as tempt him into her bed. But when she finds out his secret, will she still want him?

Excerpt

‘Ellie,’ he groaned as he closed his eyes and his lips parted.

‘Do you want me to stop?’ I asked as I slowly drew my fist down and back up again, marvelling at his size and feeling myself get wetter at the thought of trying to take this inside me. And I’d need to be wet to accommodate this comfortably.

‘Yes … no … it’s wrong, I … I can’t,’ he moaned as I felt him quiver in my hand. He didn’t make any move to stop me, so I started to slowly stroke him, feeling myself swell and flood at the thought of having this … beast inside me.

‘You can, you want to, I know you want to and I want it too,’ I advised as I kissed the corner of his mouth. He groaned again and shifted his hips, parting his legs slightly as I continued to work my hand leisurely up and down him. ‘I want you inside me, I want you to fuck me. I’ve wanted it from the moment I first saw you. Don’t tell me that you don’t want me, we both know that you do.’

‘I do, so fucking badly,’ he growled. Before I knew what was happening I was on my back, Dan’s powerful body hovering over mine as he kneed my legs apart. I looked up at him wide eyed, nodded my consent and braced myself as he plunged straight into me, forcing his way inside me with an animalistic roar as I screamed and reached up to grip his biceps.

‘Holy shit,’ I exclaimed as he thrust again, the power threatening to rupture my insides. I’d never felt so full and stretched in my life, Matt and Zac had nothing on his length and girth. The feeling was … indescribable.

‘God, I’ve wanted to do this from the moment I first saw you at the airport too, no … from the moment I spoke to you on the phone. Damn it Ellie, you feel so good, better than I’ve even imagined,’ he groaned as he powered into me again, making me take his last few inches as my muscles and I screamed in protest. ‘Ok?’

‘You’re … bloody huge,’ I uttered as I gazed up at him in bewilderment.

‘I know,’ he chuckled cockily and lowered his head and kissed me tenderly. ‘Too huge for me to move again?’

‘No, do it,’ I ordered and flung my arms around his neck, pulling him down to kiss me. He pulled out and powered into me again, making my cry out and arch my back. I wrapped my legs around his slim waist and rocked my hips to meet his thrusts as our kissing changed from gentle to rough, frantic and needy as he moved inside me. I could die right now and be happy, I thought as he swirled his hips and made me whimper into his mouth. Damn, I was in such trouble. What was I doing? This was … bliss on a scale I’d never known, but the minute it was over he was going to freak out, shut down and retreat. I was going to be feeling like crap any minute now, all because I couldn’t control my sexual cravings for the man between my legs fucking me like his world was ending. And it was. This was the best sex I’d ever had. Period. ‘Dan,’ I panted, I was so close to coming, I couldn’t hold off. I’d never come during penetrative sex, he was ruining it for any man I was going to have sex with again. Nothing would ever compare to this.

Purchasing Links

Amazon UK Link                   http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NA8E4GK

Amazon USA Link                 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NA8E4GK

My thoughts: 
This book took me from the first page. I could not put it down. It was very well written, very well paced and a little bit different than most of the other romances I've read recently. I really enjoyed the pace of the book as well as the character development.

Ellie is a girl who just learned that her fiancé has been cheating on her and not only cheating but was with some not so wonderful types of women. She learns that he has drained their joint bank account and six months ago lost his job as well.

Her best friend encourages her to take a month and get herself back together.
So Ellie up and quits her job and and rents a place where she plans on writing her first novel.

While there Ellie meets Dan who seems to know a lot about the caretaker of her rental. The instant attraction they feel is electric. Dan tries very hard to fight his attraction to Ellie but fails miserably. After much back-and-forth and conflicting messages Ellie and Dan finally get together.

However Dan's hot and cold treatment of Ellie has her running home from him early after she learns some of his secrets.

This book has a great balance of alpha male along with your typical sweet romance characteristics. I am looking forward to the next part in the series to see what happens to Dan and Ellie.

C.J. did a wonderful job with this book. It was hard to walk away from. Definitely having a book hangover after this one. Okay maybe a little worse then a book hangover as I can't get Ellie and Dan out of my mind :-)

Finding Gavin by CA Harms Cover Reveal

COVER REVEAL 

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FINDING GAVIN

Author: CA HARMS

Series: Southern Boys, Book #2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

~ SYNOPSIS ~

Gavin was a broken hearted cowboy from Savanna… 

The one she fell for even though he tried to warn her away.

Maria’s entire life had been one rejection after another, always going after things that were just out of reach. 

Gavin was no exception. 

She wanted him, so desperately…

But life had a way of making things unattainable, at least for her anyway. 

Just when things began to change, once again the darkness glooms, and Maria finds that her happy ending may once again be…

Unreachable.

~ COVER MODEL ~
GARY TAYLOR

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~ COVER DESIGNER ~

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~ RELEASE DATE ~

DECEMBER 30th

FORGIVING REED

Author: CA Harms

Publisher: Limitless Publishing

Genre: Contemporary Romance

~ SYNOPSIS ~

Kori suffered a great loss, one that left her feeling so desolate and alone, that she believed nothing would ever fill the void…

The only thing that kept her going was the one little piece of joy she still had in her life, her baby boy, Rhett. 

She had no choice but to move forward and give her son the best life she could. Which meant moving back home. 

Except there was one problem.

Home was where Reed would be… 

The man who once held her heart, then shattered it into a million pieces. 

Grieving the loss of Rhetts dad, and learning to forgive those who have betrayed her, Kori was battling it all.

But will she ever have the strength to forgive Reed? 

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~ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~

CA Harms

C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn't always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.

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