New Release - The Coalson Family Cookbook of Memories: as told by Ginny Coalson -Tempered Steel Series, #8 - by Maggie Adams @AuthrMaggieAdms

⚛⚛⚛Brand New Release⚛⚛⚛

Title - The Coalson Family Cookbook of Memories: as told by Ginny Coalson 

Series - Tempered Steel Series, # 8)

Author - Maggie Adams

Release Date - November 14, 2017

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⚛⚛⚛Synopsis⚛⚛⚛

Since the Coalson brothers first appeared on the publishing scene in 2014 in Whistlin' Dixie, readers and fans have been asking about the wonderful food Mama Ginny Coalson served at their Sunday dinners. Well, never one to disappoint my fans (I hope), I made your wishes come true (and Ginny's too, as she was working on a cookbook for a fundraising effort).

I gathered all the food talked about in the Tempered Steel Series, added some of my own plus friends, fans, and other authors, to make The Coalson Family CookBook of Memories a truly down-home cookbook. It's filled with yummy comfort food, warm friendships, and even some short stories of the brothers growing up, told by Mama Ginny, herself. Oh, and like any good friend, I left out all the calories and guilt!

I hope you enjoy the cookbook and the memories from a woman everyone would be happy to call "Mama."

⚛⚛⚛Meet Maggie Adams⚛⚛⚛

Maggie Adams is an Amazon Best Selling contemporary romance author. Her first book in the Tempered Steel Series, Whistlin’ Dixie, debuted in Amazon’s Top 100 for Women’s Fiction, humor, on November, 2014 and then again at #61 in 2016. Since then, she has consistently made the Amazon best seller 5-star list with Leather and Lace, Something’s Gotta Give, Love, Marriage & Mayhem, and Forged in Fire. She is also the recipient of the Dayreader Review’s Best New Series Award for 2015. Her series has launched the tiny town of Grafton, Illinois, into International recognition with sales in Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Australia and the UK.

When she's not writing, she enjoys traveling (usually just to the grocery store), dancing (around the kitchen to avoid cooking) and relaxing with her family (aka taking a nap while watching a movie). She loves to chat, so feel free to look her up!

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New Release - Absolution - Heaven's Rejects MC Series, #3 - by Avelyn Paige

Title - Absolution
Series - Heavens Rejects, #1
Author - Avelyn Page
Genre - MC Romance
Relwase Date - November 13, 2017

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☆Synopsis☆

RICCA

You can’t outrun your past, a mistake I learned the hard way.

Stripped of my innocence in the middle of the Californian desert, I waited for death.

Then he appeared.

My vengeful angel.

He’s everything I’m not.

He’s everything I want.

He’s everything I can never have.

RATCHET

I will not let my past define me.

Abandoned by my mother as a child, I would be dead if it weren’t for Jagger. He took me into the Heaven’s Rejects and saved my life.

Now I want to save hers.

The superficial cuts and bruises on her delicate skin, don’t compare to the pain lurking in her heart.

The pain I want to save her from.

Somehow, I will find a way to get through to her.

Come hell or high water, she will be mine.

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New Release & Excerpt: Love Me By Christmas by Jaci Burton

Title: Love Me By Christmas
Author: Jaci Burton
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 6, 2017

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Synopsis

A sexy, standalone novel from the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of the Play-by-Play series and Hope series.

Ellie Washington lost her husband five years ago right before Christmas. If not for her husband’s brother, Nick, and the baby that had yet to be born, she might not have survived the grief.
But now she’s moving on and has developed feelings for Nick. Nick feels the spark of attraction, too. Will this be the Christmas that both of them fall in love?

Excerpt

Chapter One

“Do you want me to bring the Christmas decorations down from the attic?”
Ellie Washington tensed. She hated this time of year. And even though it would be five years this holiday season, she still missed her husband, John.
She turned to John’s older brother, Nick, and forced a smile. “I guess. Sure.”
Nick leaned against the kitchen counter. In many ways he resembled John. Tall, lean, dark good looks. But John had been her sweet, button-down shirt and khaki pants nerd—a financial planner by trade who’d worn the same look at home.
Nick was a grease monkey, an auto mechanic who owned a shop a few miles from his house. He wore jeans and T-shirts that were often smudged and dirty. His black hair was always a bit too long, and his eyes were a sea blue, whereas John had had green eyes.
She missed John’s eyes, that way they used to crinkle at the corners when he laughed.
Still stuck in the past, Ellie. Five years later, you’re still thinking about John.
Time to move on.
She knew it, and yet she still felt…stuck. As if she couldn’t quite find that joy that used to be hers.
Especially at the holidays, which was always tough.
But this year was going to be different.
“Hey, Ellie. You listening?”
She blinked, lost in the memories. “Sorry. What?”
“I said I thought maybe we’d take Henry and get a tree this weekend.”
Her stomach knotted. John had died at Christmastime five years ago. Henry had been growing in her belly and they’d stood in front of the tree, John rubbing her belly bump and the two of them dreaming about the following year, when there would be a new baby in their house.
And then her husband had died and her life had gone to hell. It had taken her a long time to get over that, to be able to function again as a living, breathing human.
She thought she was doing pretty damn well at the functioning part. The living part? Maybe not so much.
Nick came over and pulled her against him. “You’re thinking about John.”
He always seemed to know her so well, knew her moods and even her reflective moments. That came from spending so much time together over the past five years.
She looked up at him. “Yes.”
He rubbed her back. “We can put off the tree and the decorations if you want.”
She pulled away. “Nope. We can’t. Henry loves Christmas. You love Christmas, probably even more than Henry does. I’ll get into it once all the decorations are up just like I always do.”
He tipped her chin back with his fingers. “Like you always do?”
She let her lips lift, just a little. “Okay, buddy. Maybe I’m not all that jolly this time of year, but I’m working on it.
And if she wasn’t all gung ho about Christmas, okay, so maybe she was still a work in progress there. Her husband had died in a fire on Christmas Eve when she’d been at work. John, exhausted and overworked, had fallen asleep. Faulty wiring had sparked a fire in their old house and he’d died from smoke inhalation.
“So…what do you think this year?” Nick asked. “A noble fir?”
She shook herself out of the bad memories. Bad memories were for the past, and she refused to live in the past anymore. “That sounds great.”
Nick picked up his phone. “We could go today. There’s still plenty of time before it gets dark.”
“Or we could wait until tomorrow.”
Nick cracked a smile. “Yeah, because why do something today we could do tomorrow instead? Especially something you don’t really want to do, right?”
He gave her that look that told her he knew her all too well. And of course he did.
“Maybe we could wait a few days?” She cast him a hopeful look.
He responded with his signature smile. “Sure.”
She wouldn’t let him see the relief that swept through her. Instead, she offered up a smile. “Thanks, Nick.”
“Hey, no big deal.”
“It is a big deal. You have no idea how much everything you’ve done for me, and for Henry, has meant to me.”
“Whoa. Where did that come from? And no thanks is necessary, Ellie. You’re family.”
Family. Yeah, that’s what they were to each other. But they were also so much more. At least now. Back then when John died, they’d been each other’s saviors.
She’d moved into his house five years ago. She’d had nowhere else to go. She didn’t have family. When she’d married John, his family had become her family. And after the fire, it had been Nick who’d taken her in and become her lifeline.
She hadn’t meant to stay at Nick’s house this long. But she’d been five months pregnant with Henry when John had died, and finding a new place to live had been impossible at that time. Then she’d given birth and Henry had been an infant and Nick had told her he had three bedrooms and there was no hurry.
His place was perfect, a one-story brick house near the hospital in St. Louis where she worked as a labor and delivery nurse. She’d settled in with Henry and had felt safe and comfortable.
Then safe and comfortable had become routine for all of them.
Now Henry was four and he loved his uncle Nick. He had his own room and Nick had wired model airplanes to soar on the ceiling. They’d painted the room a bright blue, and he had a four-drawer dresser and oversized wooden box that Nick had made for all of Henry’s toys, plus a nice twin bed next to the window that looked out over the huge backyard.
Her room was nice, too. It was spacious with a queen bed and a beautiful quilt plus a lovely sitting area where she could read. It had a connecting bathroom that she shared with Henry, which was perfect in case Henry wasn’t feeling well or she needed to check on him. It also gave her privacy and a separation from Nick, which Nick thought was important.
In the beginning she hadn’t been thinking much of anything other than basic survival. But after a while she’d seen its merits. Plus the room had a walk-in closet, which worked perfect for her. Not that she had a lot of clothes. She had her scrubs, her jeans, and basic tops. It wasn’t like she went out on dates or anything.
Ugh. Dates. Just the thought of it, of going out with anyone who wasn’t Nick…
Not that she was going to go out on a date with Nick. Because he’d never asked her. Not that she hadn’t thought about it once or twice or a hundred times in the past year or two.
The change had been subtle. First, he’d been her brother-in-law and nothing more. And then, there were these chemical signals, like running into him in the hall while he wasn’t wearing a shirt, and she found her gaze lingering. At the time, she’d thought she should probably look away. Only she hadn’t looked away.
It was at that point she’d realized she needed to start living again. She’d noticed Nick as a man. A hot, living, breathing man. It was time.
“Let’s go out tonight.”
She blinked, feeling like she’d been caught fantasizing about Nick. Had she been staring at him? She wasn’t sure. She looked over at him. “What?”
“Henry mentioned pizza before I dropped him off at Oscar’s for his playdate. What do you think?”
“About?”
Nick cocked his head to the side and smirked. “Pizza, Ellie.”
Shake it off, Ellie.
She cocked her head to the side and gave Nick the once-over. Despite the hotness factor, of which he had an ample amount, the dude was looking a little shaggy.
“You need a haircut.”
He dragged his fingers through the unruly thickness of his dark hair. “No, I don’t.”
“Yes, you do. If it gets any longer, I’ll be able to put it up with one of my ponytail holders.”
“Bullshit. It’s not that long.”
“It is, too. At least a trim.”
“We have to go pick up Henry.”
She lifted her phone out of her pocket to check the time. “Not for another half hour, which gives me plenty of time to trim your hair.”
“I hate haircuts.”
“I know. But you can let me trim it, then we’ll go get pizza. Now sit.”
He sighed. “Is this a torture/reward kind of thing?”
She shrugged. “If you want to look at it like that, fine. But you’re getting a haircut, and then we’ll get pizza.”
“Fine. But not too short.”
She smiled as she went to one of the drawers in the kitchen to pull out her hair-cutting scissors. “Of course not. I wouldn’t want to ruin your rock star good looks.”
He’d taken a seat at the kitchen table, so he tilted his head back until she could see the twinkle in his eyes. “So…you think I look like a rock star, huh?”
She grabbed a kitchen towel and draped it over his shoulders. “Yes. Shaggy and unkempt.”
She dragged her fingers through the thick softness of his hair, and for a moment she wanted to linger. The thought of it gave her pause.
She’d cut Nick’s hair countless times and not once had she ever thought about how it felt in her hands. The softness of it, or how her fingers tingled as she sifted the strands through them.
Softness? Tingles?
She paused. What was that all about?
“Don’t cut too much. Seriously. I hate short haircuts.”
Her lips curved. “You know, for a guy who never complains about anything, you sure are picky about your hair.”
“My hair is magic, Ellie.”
She rolled her eyes. “Right. And I have unicorn eyelashes.”
He tilted his head back and looked at her face. “I knew there was something special about those long lashes of yours. Bet your hair is made from pixie dust, too, isn’t it?”
He picked up a strand of her hair and sifted it through his fingers, and maybe he lingered just a little longer than was usual when he teased her.
She felt that zing of attraction.
This flirting was killing her. Or was she reading something into it that wasn’t there?
Yeah, she definitely had to shake it off.
“And here I thought maybe it was your hair that was made of pixie dust, the way you fuss over it.”
He laughed and the deep, gravelly sound of it shot right through all the feminine parts of her that had lain dormant for the past five years.
“No way. My hair is made from ancient Thor and Hulk follicles.”
She paused and stepped around to stare at him. “Yeah? And where do you find those?”
“eBay.”
She snorted out a laugh, then went back to focusing on the task at hand.
“I like you better with your hair a little longer,” she said.
He tilted his head back and gave her that signature smile of his, the one where one side of his mouth lifted. “Aha. See? You do think I look like a rock star.”
Now it was her turn to laugh. “I didn’t say that.”
“You didn’t have to.”
She shook her head and finished the trim, then grabbed the comb, though it wouldn’t do any good. Nick’s hair just fell naturally into place whichever way it wanted to. And typically whatever way it wanted to fall was still pretty darned hot.
“Done.”
He got up and shook his head. “Thanks. And you’re right. It does feel better having a little of that length cut away.”
“Plus you look much better.” She swept some of the hair away from his face, her body once again tingling in response to touching him.
What. The. Hell. Is. Going. On. With. You. Ellie?
She had no idea, but she quickly snatched her hand away. “Yup. Looks fine.”
“Good. I’m gonna go shower and wash away the motor oil smell from work today. Then we’ll head out.”
She wouldn’t tell him she liked that motor oil smell on him. He’d think it was weird. Or kinky. Or something.
Oh, my God what is wrong with you? Now you’re turned on by his motor oil scent?
She was most definitely not turned on. His scent was just familiar to her, which made Nick comfortable to her.
Not hot or sexy or anything.
Stop thinking about Nick like that.
When he left, she exhaled, exhausted by her body’s responses and her utterly bizarre thoughts. She grabbed the broom to sweep up the hair on the floor. After she finished, she went into her bathroom to check herself in the mirror.
Her face was flushed, and since it was early December, it wasn’t because of the heat. She washed her face, then brushed her hair. On impulse, she applied makeup and lip gloss, realizing as soon as she’d done it that it was ridiculous because she never thought about those things when she was hanging out with her son and with Nick.
So why are you doing it now?
She had no answer for that, but since she’d already done it, there was no undoing it.
It was just pizza night with Nick and Henry and nothing more. As for her reactions to Nick, well, she had no answers for what had happened.
Maybe it was time to start thinking about herself as a woman again. And maybe her body was pushing her in that direction.
But not with Nick. Nick was John’s brother. And her friend. Her lifesaver.
And something—anything—with Nick could never happen.

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Meet Jaci Burton

Jaci Burton is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of over 70 books. She lives in Oklahoma and when she isn’t on deadline (which is often), she can usually be found wrestling with her uncooperative garden, wrangling her dogs, watching an unhealthy amount of television, or completely losing track of time reading a great book. She’s a total romantic and longs for the happily ever after in every story, which you’ll find in all her books.. Visit her website at www.jaciburton.com

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New Release & Review - Craving - Torment - Craving #2 - by Claudy Conn

Title - Craving - Torment

Series - Craving, #2

Author - Claudy Conn

Genre - Paranormal Romance

Release Date - October 24, 2017

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⚛⚛⚛ Synopsis ⚛⚛⚛

Craving-Torment continues with Bobbie and Devin's story as we enter a world of war where Lycans and vampires vie for supremacy over the Human Realm.

Rating

5 out of 5 Hearts

⚛⚛⚛ And The Plot Thickens⚛⚛⚛

OMGosh! Devin and Bobbie are getting closer while things out of their control are causing one devil of a mess. Love it!

Multi-layered, well written, and easy to follow, this is one installment that made my day. Twisting threads of mystery, romance, suspense, angst, hurt, steam and a few witchy turns put this story on my favorites list. 

As Bobbie is trying to achieve her goals, she has to deal with an upset Devin MacLeod expressing his desire to have her stay with him always. He wants to protect her, as he is an alpha male.  They both know that is not possible at the moment, as the Vampires and Lycans are in war and the human race is at stake. 

Bring on installment three!!

I highly recommend this series!

⚛⚛⚛Other Books in the Series⚛⚛⚛

Craving-First Thirst

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⚛⚛⚛Meet Claudy Conn⚛⚛⚛

Some may know Claudy Conn as Claudette Williams/Melanie Davis, two names she used when publishing her regency and historical romances, with Random House, Zebra and Doubleday. 

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes historical and regency romances, has stepped into the world of paranormal romance as well, with her hits such as The Legend Series, Through Time Series and the Shadow Series.

We asked what does she do when she isn't writing and she tells us, she and her hot husband love hiking, swimming, traveling and playing with their variety of animals--wolf Cherokee and her now overgrown hybrid pup, Rocky the Man, included. 

Her favorite things she says are, chocolate, fries and pizza. 

She loves to hear from her fans, so visit her at: www.claudyconn.com

She can also be found quite a bit at her author page on FB...
 Claudy Conn - Paranormal Romance Author

New Release and Review: 13 Ways to Midnight - The Midnight Saga, #2) by Rue Volley

Rue Volley is an AH-MAZING AUTHOR! So Multi-talented and Creative! I adore her mind!
Here is Miss Volley's latest release: 

Title - 13 Ways to Midnight

Series - The Midnight Saga, #2)

Author - Rue Volley

Genre - YA Paranormal Romance

Release Date - October 31, 2017

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Once upon a time, there was a girl who didn't believe in monsters.
Until now.

Echo Midnight Navarri has reached her seventeenth birthday—alone.
It's been well over a year since her twin, Midnight, slipped from her hand into a ravine shrouded in blue mist deep in the Brazilian jungle.
The locals refer it to as the veil.
Echo believes it is a nightmare. 
One that she can't seem to escape.

Her parents, world-famous archaeologists, Peter and Alice Navarri, stayed behind after sending Echo to live with her aunt in a rainy little town at the edge of the world known as Port Royal. 
The search goes on, but the mystery remains.

Echo continues to experience visions as the details of the events leading up to that fateful night start to reveal themselves to her.
Piece by piece, bit by bit.
Exposing the truth and forcing in the light where once there was only darkness.

Despite everything, she has managed to make friends, even a new boy, by the name of Asher Tiberious Westbrook the third, a self-proclaimed warlock who doesn't mind that Echo tends to shy away from anyone who wants to be close to her. 
But she fears intimacy after losing her sister.
Especially with him.
Not Asher Westbrook. 
Thorn Vega. 
A boy whose terrifying secrets may outweigh her own.

Rating
5 out of 5 Hearts

I have been following Rue Volley for some years now. It has been an amazing journey watching Miss Volley grow and reach higher and dig deeper within while excelling at her craft.  This installment is by far some of the best writing from this author. I can tell that she had to reach deep down inside to bring this emotionally raw installment to fruition.

Written so beautifully - the emotions seemed to jump off the page straight into my heart. That's freaken Awesome! Excellent writing skills from an intelligent, dedicated, and multi- talented author. #RuesReads 

This is a multi-layered, mind blowing, emotional rollercoaster ride that is easy to follow, and very hard to put down, unless it hit a raw nerve and sent me on a processing spiral.

Echo Midnight Navarri is turning seventeen without her twin sister, Midnight. She is dealing with a plethora of issues that are weighing heavy on her mind and heart. A very believable character with scenereos that mimic real life. Brilliant!

The world building is phenomenal, consistent, believable, dark, and well developed. Teenage angst, hurt, loss, betrayal, uncertainties, raw emotion, fear, anger, love in the mix... you are about to embark on a twisted, turbulent journey of the Rue Volley kind.

Grab the tissues and meet the beautiful, flawed characters within.

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13 Ways to Midnight
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⚛⚛⚛ Meet Rue Volley ⚛⚛⚛

Rue Volley is a USA Today Bestselling Author and award-winning screenwriter who is best known for 13 Ways to Midnight, Hellhound, The Devil's Gate, and A Vampires Tale of Blood and Light. 

She is accredited with two award-winning screenplays for film, Hellhound (original script, 2014) and Awakening (contributing screenwriter, 2015). IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm7043310/ 

Rue is represented by Gladys Gonzales Atwell, Publicist, and Sarah Davis Brandon, Publisher. 
Business inquiries, please contact ruevolley@gmail.com 

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