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Tuesday, 26 January 2016
Release Day Blast: The Knave Of Hearts by Elizabeth Boyle
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THE KNAVE OF HEARTS
Rhymes With Love #5
Elizabeth Boyle
Releasing on January 26, 2016
Avon
In the fifth novel of the captivating Rhymes with Love series from New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Boyle, a young woman’s hopes of a match encounter a wickedly handsome complication…
Lavinia Tempest has been eagerly anticipating a spectacular Season. But one disastrous pile-up on the Almack’s dance floor derails all her plans. Add to that, the very stunning revelations about her
mother’s scandalous past have become the ton’s latest on dits. Lavinia’s future has gone from shining bright to blackest night in one misstep.
mother’s scandalous past have become the ton’s latest on dits. Lavinia’s future has gone from shining bright to blackest night in one misstep.
Alaster “Tuck” Rowland admits he’s partly to blame for Lavinia’s disastrous debut. But it’s not guilt that compels him to restore her reputation. Rather, he’s placed a wager that he can make Lavinia into of the most sought-after ladies in London. Who better than an unrepentant rake to set Society astir?
Tuck’s motives are hardly noble. But in teaching the lovely Lavinia how to win any man she wants, he suddenly finds himself tangled in the last place he ever imagined: in love.
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“Oh, come now, no one is going to
leave without you. Besides, do an old woman a favor and tell her the
story.” The woman winked with a cheeky glee. “I saw that kiss at
the altar. I’d wager my broom there’s a bit of scandal and
romance to all of this.” Then she looked at the door as well. “And
more to come if I’m not mistaken.”
Lavinia smiled, for Tildie had the
right of it. Everything about this wedding and the days leading up to
it were filled with scandal … and romance.
Truly, what would a quick recap for
a lonely old woman cost her?
So she gathered her thoughts and
tried to decide where best to begin.
“I suppose you could say it
started,” Lavinia told her rapt audience, “when Louisa and I came
to London for our Season. Our godmother, Lady Charleton, had promised
to sponsor us, or so we thought.” She paused for a moment. For what
had really happened was that they’d arrived in London only to
discover that the baroness had passed away over a year earlier, and
it was the baron’s secretary who had made all the
arrangements—including finding them a suitable chaperone, Lady
Aveley.
But all those points hardly
mattered. And as their dear friend, Lady Essex, always said when a
story got long-winded, “Get to the good part.”
So Lavinia did. “Our fortunes
truly changed the night we went to Almack’s and our party was
joined by Mr. Rowland—”
At the mention of Lord Charleton’s
nephew and heir, the charwoman brightened. “Oh, he’s a handsome
one—the one who stood up with His Lordship—isn’t he?” Tildie
sighed a little, her smile turning dreamy like a newly arrived
debutante’s. “Knavish looking fellow if ever there was one,”
the charwoman happily mused. Then, as if thinking better of her
choice of words, she added quickly, “Well, that’s what me mum
would have said.”
Though Tildie appeared to share that
sentiment.
“And right she would be,”
Lavinia advised the charwoman in no uncertain terms. For if ever
there was a knave, it was Mr. Alaster Rowland. “None of this would
have happened if Mr. Rowland hadn’t let go of me in the middle of
Almack’s. None of this.” She looked down at the wedding bouquet
in her hands before picking up her story again.
For Tildie’s sake, and her own.
For it had all happened so fast, she
hardly believed it herself.
ELIZABETH BOYLE has always loved romance and now lives it each and every day by writing adventurous and passionate stories that readers from all around the world have described as “page-turners.” Since her first book was published, she’s seen her romances become New York Times and USA Today bestsellers and win the RWA RITA Award and the Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice awards. She resides in Seattle with her family, her garden and always growing collection of yarn. Readers can visit her on the Web at www.elizabethboyle.com.
New Release Spotlight: Earning A Ring by Kristina Mathews
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EARNING A RING
More Than A Game #4
Kristina Mathews
Releasing on January 19, 2016.
Lyrical Shine
For Rachel Parker, covering the San Francisco Goliaths is the perfect opportunity to launch her career as a serious reporter. But she didn’t bargain on Bryce Baxter, the team’s star shortstop, tempting her more non-professional aspirations. After tearing up the base paths with him, she finds herself with a little problem, and Bryce might be the only man who can save the game.
Bryce Baxter should be living the dream. His team just won the World Series and he just signed the multi-year contract of his career. But his field of dreams has been overtaken by a fiery redheaded reporter, who’s bearing a news flash that will change both of their lives forever…
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Bryce Baxter sat alone in the San
Francisco Goliaths’ clubhouse. He didn’t want to go home and
watch the replays of tonight’s game. There was enough of that going
on in his head. He’d blown the game. How many times had he made
that play since he first picked up a baseball at the age of five? A
thousand? Ten thousand? Probably more. Not tonight. Tonight it was as
if he’d forgotten everything he knew about the game. What should
have been an easy double play ended up being the game-winning run.
The loss put his team even farther
behind in their division going into the second month of the season
and had reporters questioning the Goliaths’ chances of repeating a
World Series run. Some were even questioning the team’s decision to
re-sign Baxter to the big contract extension. The biggest one he’d
ever inked. So naturally, he was having his worst start to the season
ever. He couldn’t hit. Couldn’t draw a walk to save his life. And
when he struck out, he did it in spectacular fashion.
Last November he’d been king of
the world. San Francisco’s biggest hero since Willie Mays. As World
Series MVP, he’d been awarded a brand new Corvette. His face had
been on the cover of magazines. He’d made the talk show rounds. Met
the President. Women had lined up outside his door. And he’d had
his choice of endorsement deals, including a line of men’s hair
care products. Now, if his game didn’t improve, his agent would be
lucky to get him a spot peddling adult diapers.
Reluctantly, he headed toward the
parking lot.
“Hey, Bryce, you got a minute?”
He recognized the voice of the woman standing beside his car. A month
ago, he would have been happy to see her. Professionally, personally,
a little bit of both. But not now.
“Look, Rachel, I’m not giving
any more interviews tonight.” He was so down, all he wanted to do
was go home and crawl into bed. Alone.
“I’m not here for an
interview.” She would have waited in the clubhouse if she were. He
knew that. Rachel Parker was a professional, the in-game reporter for
Bay Area Sports Network. “Can we go somewhere? Somewhere private?”
“I’m not giving that tonight
either.” He waited for his body to protest, recalling the dozen or
so encounters with the sexy journalist. She’d been hot. Real hot.
Hot enough for him to forget his rule of one and done. They’d been
hooking up off the record since before spring training of last
season.
“Look, I really do need to talk to
you.” She seemed a little nervous, not her usual confident, perky,
and always upbeat self who was part bubbly cheerleader, part
hard-hitting reporter. She was still hot. But instead of smoking, she
was…smoldering. His body stirred. Enough for him to think that
maybe spending the next several hours in bed might not be such a bad
idea.
But it probably wasn’t a good idea
either.
The last time they’d hooked up had
been intense. Almost too intense. Too real. But maybe he’d just
been riding the high of signing his ridiculous contract. Or maybe
he’d felt the pressure of the deal and had transferred it to his
personal life. Something he could control.
“You know, I think maybe we should
take a step back.” He raked a hand through his hair, still damp
from his long shower after the game. “I’m not good for anyone
right now.”
Rachel gave him a weird look, almost
as if her eyes slipped out of focus. Her face drained of color. She
turned and stumbled toward his car, bracing herself against the front
fender. Then she threw up on the hood of his Corvette.
“Are you okay?” He took a step
toward her.
“No, I’m not okay.” She wiped
her mouth with the back of her hand. “I’m pregnant.”
Kristina Mathews doesn't remember a time when she didn't have a book in her hand. Or in her head. But it wasn't until she turned forty that she confessed the reason the laundry never made it out of the dryer was because she was busy writing.
While she resigned from teaching with the arrival of her second son, she's remained an educator in some form. As a volunteer, parent club member or para educator, she finds the most satisfaction working with emergent and developing readers, helping foster confidence and a lifelong love of books.
Kristina lives in Northern California with her husband of more than twenty years, two sons and a black lab. A veteran road tripper, amateur renovator and sports fanatic. She hopes to one day travel all 3,073 miles of Highway 50 from Sacramento, CA to Ocean City, MD, replace her carpet with hardwood floors and serve as a “Ball Dudette” for the San Francisco Giants.
Start the Series from the beginning
Release Day: Submerged by Lacey Black
Today is the release day for Submerged by Lacey Black! I am so excited to share this fantastic new release with you! Check out the excerpt Lacey is sharing and enter to win her giveaway.
One night. That’s all it was supposed to be.
Blake Thomas’ entire career as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has led up to this one job: submerging himself in a lifestyle of fast cars and even faster women. He’s deep undercover, building a case to bring down an intricate criminal ring of car thieves in Las Vegas, with no time to think about the one woman he can’t seem to forget. He never imagined his past would become tangled with his present, threatening to be his downfall.
Two years ago, Carly Mathewson planned for a one-night stand with a perfect stranger. What she didn't count on was being reminded of him every time she looked into the emerald eyes of the daughter they unexpectedly created. Since that night, she's devoted herself to keeping her life simple. But when her past refuses to stay buried, she's determined to do everything she can to keep it from jeopardizing what she's worked so hard to achieve. Suddenly, everything and everyone Carly has known aren't quite what they seemed.
Every present has a past. Before they can secure a future together, Blake and Carly are forced to admit that their lives are linked by so much more than just that one night. Without warning, they’re bound together for life.
Exclusive Excerpt:
I let Carly lead us into her building and towards the elevator. Once inside, I push her against the wall because the thought of not feeling her pressed between the wall and my overheated body isn’t an option. I have a good eight or nine inches on her in height, so I lift her gently into my arms, lining up our mouths perfectly. Carly wraps her legs around my waist, her tight black skirt pushed up around her hips until I can feel the heat of her core through our clothes. My entire body is this close to having a Hulk moment right now as I fight the intense urge to rip my clothes clear from my skin with one tear.
The elevator makes the world’s slowest ascent upward before eventually depositing us onto her floor. She points without breaking our kiss, and I walk with purpose in that direction, unable to set her down. Carly fumbles with the small bag tied around her wrist, dropping her keys on the floor at my feet. A deep sigh against my lips makes me smile uncontrollably.
“I’ll get ‘em,” I whisper as I bend down, Carly still clamped firmly around my body. I slide the key in the knob and give it a turn.
Inside, my entire focus is on the woman wrapped around me. I barely remember locking the door as we shed clothes and shoes on our way down the hallway. When we finally make it to her bedroom, I let her delicious body slide down my own. Not because I want to, but because it’s the only way to rid us of the rest of the clothes we’re wearing. The friction drives me crazy with lust.
Before I make a grab for her skirt, I gaze deeply into those intoxicating brown eyes and ask, “Are you sure?” I already know that I am, but I have to make sure she’s one hundred percent on board with what I have planned.
“More sure than anything,” she whispers, eyes all full of licentious innocence.
I step forward and run my hands from her waist up her naked torso. Carly is wearing a black satin bra with white lace trim. It’s a beautiful contradiction of purity and naughty all rolled into this perfect little woman. And as she starts to unzip the zipper on the side of that skirt, I realize with a happy heart that she’s all mine.
For tonight.
Because all I can give her is this one perfect night.
Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a chocolate lab. Lacey loves watching NASCAR races, shooting guns, and should only consume one mixed drink because she’s a lightweight.
Lacey’s debut novel, Trust Me, was released in August 2014 and has been an Amazon Bestseller twice for Free e-books, as well as #1 for Contemporary Romance. All of the Rivers Edge books have been bestsellers in the Romance and Contemporary Romance categories.
Email: laceyblackwrites@gmail.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthLaceyBlack
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