For Authentication Purposes by Amber L. Johnson / Review - Interview

For Authentication Purposes

by Amber L. Johnson

Release Date: March 5th , 2015

Published by The Writers Coffee Shop

Genre: New Adult Romance / Contemporary Romance / Romance Erotica / Humor 

 ISBN e-book: 978-1-61213-387-4

Available from: Amazon, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and TWCS PH

~~SUMMARY~~

Dawn Sims has made a name for herself writing romantic fiction online. When she's pushed to try her hand at publishing, she thinks she has everything figured out. The only problem? She's never been in a relationship, especially one that has led her to finding The Big O.

So much for writing what you know.

Warner Green has had Dawn in his sights since she walked into his class in seventh grade. She broke his teenage heart not once, but twice, so seeing her in his night class at the local community college was an unexpected surprise.

Accidentally reading her bad erotica on her laptop was a blessing from the Smut Gods themselves.

It's clear she has no idea what she's writing about, but Warner does. In fact, he knows so much that he's willing to offer her his services. The deal is simple: teach the good girl from high school everything she needs to know to write from experience. If he gets to live out a fantasy or two that he's been harboring for almost a decade, then there's no harm in that either.

The lessons turn more heated, and Dawn begins to question where Warner has learned his skills, but he's not ready to talk, until his past comes back to haunt him at the worst possible time.

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Boundless Fate Cover Reveal

Today we have the cover reveal for Alicia Rae’s Boundless Fate and I am so excited to share it with you!!! Alicia is sharing an excerpt as well as a really fun giveaway, so make sure you check it all out!! :)

Title: Boundless Fate

Author Name: Alicia Rae

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Day: March 24^th

Colton Kingston’s livelihood has been reduced to a pile of black ashes by a tragic act of arson. After sending away the woman he’s loved since the tender age of five, a dark hateful revenge threatens to overtake his heart. Colton knows pushing her away is the only way he can keep her safe.

Paige Summer’s has endured her fair share of obstacles in the past, and refuses to give up on Colton and the life they share together. As interferences try to tear them apart, Paige is determined to stand by Colton’s side and remind him of their love and its strength.

But at every turn, tragedy continues to strike and more devastation falls upon them.

Will Colton and Paige’s love be boundless? Or will revenge conquer their fate?

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Ricochet by Jessica Wilde Release Day

Title: Ricochet
Author: Jessica Wilde
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Release Day Blitz: February 25, 2015

Fear.

It's the last thing I remembered.

I was afraid.

Afraid to fight, afraid to run… afraid to breathe.

Then, everything had gone dark. As if life was finally hearing my pleas, my cries to end the torment. To end the fear.

But even in the dark, I still felt it.

I always felt it.

My life had been a ricochet of one event leading to the next. Bouncing back and forth from good to bad. Happiness to despair. Hope to fear.

My name is Arianna West. I'm stronger now. Steady. Alive.

I can find a way to survive on my own. I can see what is coming for me. I can channel my fear into strength.

Except… I didn't see Jack.

And Jack changed everything.

For readers 18+ due to language, violence, and sexual content.

A Stone in the Sea by A.L. Jackson Release Day

He wanted nothing at all…

Until he found she had everything to give…

Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everything—fans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger

brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.

Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.

When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but

she's helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.

They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and

passion that won’t let them up for air.

Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and he’s not the only

one who’s hiding them.

Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s

past that costs them everything?

Caught Up In You by Colee Firman

Life has a way of shaping you into what it wants you to be, regardless of how much you fight it.

Brantley Prescott is damaged. Scarred by a past she can’t forget. Hiding secrets she’s terrified to share. Searching for a future she doesn’t believe she’ll ever find.

Myles Franco is alone. Burdened by mistakes he’ll never live down. Fostering a deep resentment for the opposite sex. Unleashing his wrath on any girl who gets too close.

Brantley has worked behind the bar long enough to recognize Myles for what he is—a douchebag player with nothing on his mind but keeping a steady stream of girls flowing through his bed. With his messy dark hair, sapphire blue eyes, rock-solid body, and endless tattoos he’s impossible to ignore. But that’s exactly what she plans on doing.

After just one run-in with Brantley, Myles is even more determined to stick to the rules he lives by. She’s mouthy, blunt, and doesn’t back down—no matter how hard he pushes her. She could turn out be the one temptation that drags him down the path he’s been trying to avoid. He won’t let that happen.

Both are content living behind the solid walls they’ve built around themselves. Neither is prepared for what happens when their lives collide.

Due to sexual content and graphic language - 17+ recommended.

Dirty Deeds by Karina Halle Release Day

“He’s fearless and ruthless. Soulless.”

As a flight attendant, Alana Bernal has had her share of suitors. She's also had more than her fair share of tragedy within her messed-up family. But what she hasn't had is love. Real, rip-your-heart-out, tear-your-clothes-off, all-consuming love.

At least that was the case until she met an American tourist, Derek Conway, a ripped ex-soldier with steely eyes and a commanding presence.

What started as a chance encounter between the two in Puerto Vallarta, a weekend full of hot sex and mindless passion, has led to something more.

Something deadly.

Because Derek isn't the type of man to fall in love. He's not a man who sticks around.

And he's definitely not in Mexico on vacation.

Derek is a mercenary, a killer-for-hire, a man who does the ugly jobs for the highest bidder.

Unfortunately for Alana and Derek, the highest bidder has the power to destroy whatever worlds they have created for themselves.

The highest bidder can destroy everything.

This is a romantic suspense book, #2 in the Dirty Angels trilogy 

but can be read as a standalone novel*

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Jennifer L. Armentrout's THE RETURN Release Day

We have been dying to bring you the Release Blitz for Jennifer L. Armentrout's THE RETURN! THE RETURN is a New Adult Paranormal Romance and is a part of Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Titan Series. Seth is looking to be just as dangerously delicious as we all hoped!!

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I was a half-blood, but I was also the Apollyon, a child of a pure and a half, a union that had been forbidden for thousands of years because an Apollyon was more powerful than any pure or half could ever hope to be.

And I always got to the traitors’ hideouts before they did, so the Sentinels were usually left with the cleanup, which I was sure absolutely thrilled them.

The first to enter was a female half-blood dressed just as I was. Her black hair was pulled back in a neat little knot at the top of her head. She was older, probably in her mid-thirties. It was pretty rare for a Sentinel to live that long. Her dark skin paled as she stopped just inside the entrance. She clenched titanium daggers in her hands like she expected something vicious to pop out from under the bloody mess.

The female Sentinel tipped her chin up, and the overhead light sliced across her broad cheekbones. She bore a jagged scar under her right eye, the skin lighter in tone. She saw me and froze.

My smile widened.

Behind her, another Sentinel rushed in, almost mowing her over. He saw me and whispered, “Seth.”

He’d said my name like I was the monster under his bed, and I sort of liked that. Then another Sentinel and another rolled in. The fifth took one look at my interior design work and keeled over. Slamming his hands on his knees, he hurled up his dinner.

Nice.

Our society existed completely unknown to the average mortal and had operated under what was known as the Breed Order for thousands of years. The Order had been dismantled, which meant halfs were no longer forced to choose between becoming Sentinels—hunting down violent creatures, protecting pures, enforcing laws, and otherwise usually dying pretty damn quickly on the job—or servants, which was a job that really wasn’t a job, but more like slavery. Since then, many pampered pures had signed on to be Sentinels, making up for the loss of the halfs who’d pretty much said “screw this shit, I’m out.”

This wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

For example, the dumbass puking all over my blood-covered floor was a pure. When he straightened, his face a greenish hue, he backed away, shaking his head. “I can’t,” he gasped out. “I can’t do this.”

Then he turned and hauled ass out the doors.
I sighed. This was why we couldn’t have nice things.

The Fates are cackling their bony asses off...

It's been a year since Seth made the deal with the gods that pledged his life to them. And so far, the jobs they've given him have been violent and bloody--which is kind of all right with him. But now Apollo has something else in mind for Seth. He's got to play protector while keeping his hands and fingers off, and for someone who really has a problem with restraint, this new assignment might be the most challenging yet.

Josie has no idea what this crazy hot guy's deal might be, but it's a good bet that his arrival means the new life she started after leaving home is about to be thrown into an Olympian-sized blender turned up to puree. Either Josie is going insane or a nightmare straight out of ancient myth is gunning for her.

But it might be the unlikely attraction simmering between her and the golden-eyed, secret-keeping Seth that may prove to be the most dangerous thing of all.

Because history has once again been flipped to repeat.

# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.

Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.

She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

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Captive (New Life #1) by Samantha Jacobey

To what lengths would you go to break away from a life filled with pain and suffering?

Tori Farrell has lived a dangerous life. When you grow up with a Motorcycle Gang of Mercenaries and Drug Lords like the Dragons, a normal life is more like a fairytale. For years, she accepted her dark reality, a world consisting of drugs, sex, violence and murder. In the end, she learned the most valuable lesson: survival.

After years of being ruled by the Dragons, Tori uses her skills of seduction and assassination to free herself from the grasp of the people who vowed they would never let her go. Taken in by the FBI, she fears not everything is what it seems, and soon finds herself lost in a web of lies and deceit. She thought getting away from the Dragons would put her on a path to a new and better life, but now she must face the cold hard truth”� there is always a price to be paid.

Seducing Destiny (The Fae Chronicles #4) by Amelia Hutchins

Less than six months ago my life was twisted and flipped on its side. Things have changed so much I barely recognize myself anymore.

I am no longer an Enforcer.

I am no longer a Witch.

I no longer hate the Fae. (For the most part)

And the sex-on-a-stick-gorgeous-Fae? He isn't really the Dark Prince.

No, he is the father of my children and with the babies on the way, the land dying and the Mages closing in; alliances will have to be formed if we are all to make it through the war that is coming to our front door.

Between warring Gods and Goddesses, how are any of us supposed to win?

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SPOLIER ALERT!!!!!

L'allerta spolier è d'obbligo in quanto si tratta di una recensione del quarto capitolo di una serie ormai super avanzata. Per meglio capire di cosa vi sto raccontando, consiglio vivamente di leggere le recensioni dei tre libri precedenti.

Synthia, si lascia ormai alle spalle la sua vita da umana, non è più Enforcer della Gilda che proteggeva gli esseri umani da quelli fatati. Adesso lei è una di loro....e molto di più. Il suo destino era molto più impegnativo di quanto potesse mai immaginare. 

Ryder, è sempre stato un personaggio misterioso. Si, era una essere dell'altro mondo, quello fatato suddiviso in caste. Ma non era mai stato chiaro a quale egli appartenesse, alla fine del terzo lo scopriamo. Molti nodi sono venuti al pettine durante i tre romanzi ed in questa sua opera ( non si tratta di quello conclusivo però ) Synthia e Ryder riescono a trovare il modo per stare insieme.

Lei è innamorata cotta, nonostante abbia sempre detestato tutti gli esseri fatati, in quanto egoisti e solo interessati a cibarsi di emozioni umane. Lui, fiero e intenso, ha dimostrato per la combattente rispetto e attrazione fisica a limite del controllo, ma anche capace di gesti gentili e affezionati.

Non è facile riassumere la trama di questa serie, ci sono moltissimi personaggi, tutti simpatici e con un ruolo ben preciso, le caste fatate sono numerose e gli incroci familiari sono da perdere la testa.

Vi basti sapere che Synthia è incinta di tre gemelli!! I genitori sono al settimo cielo ma c'è il pericolo che la terra dell'altro mondo, inquinata e malata, non accetti i piccolini e che la loro vita sia in pericolo, prima ancora di iniziare a viverla.  

Inoltre ci sono gli acerrimi nemici di Synthia e Ryder, i Mages. Creature nate da un incrocio tra esseri umani e fatati, di seconda classe. Il loro scopo è quello di distruggere l'altro mondo e primeggiare su quello umano.

Le emozioni non mancheranno, che obbligheranno Ryder a svelare i veri sentimenti per la sua compagnia, seppure si sia sempre dichiarato impossibilitato a provare certi tipi di attaccamenti. Synthia, sopraffatta dall'amore per la nuova famiglia e per la sua nuova casa, deve smettere una buona volta di pensare da essere umano ma da essere fatato, e si dimostrerà difatti una degna regina, giusta e affezionata.

Tra demoni, una Dea madrina,  un paese malato, tradimenti e passioni infuocate, con tanto di giochi erotici da far imbarazzare C. Gray, Seducing Destiny conferma quanto sia appassionante e ricca di sorprese questa serie.

Leggere del cambiamento caratteriale di Synthia è molto interessante, il personaggio è analizzato con cura e ed è pressoché impossibile non affezionarcisi, ogni suo dolore o fallimento, è raccontato in un modo tale che è come essere al suo fianco. Ma non lasciatevi ingannare, il suo amore per la "Bestia" non è una debolezza, non permette mai a Ryder di predominare su di lei. Le linee tra di loro sono molto chiare.

Ryder, è una figura oscura e intensa, dice quello che pensa e non sono parole dolci da cioccolatino, per non parlare dei suoi gusti in camera da letto che, romanzo dopo romanzo, si fanno sempre più audaci. La paternità svelerà un lato dolce che non conoscevamo e confermerà quanto sia essere protettivo e pronto a tutto per le persone che ama.

I nostri protagonisti sono circondati da molti amici, la guardia reale, fedele e sempre pronta a proteggere i sovrani, sono simpatici ma anche molto teneri quando passano da super macho men a baby sitter improvvisati con i piccoli principi. Ci sono poi i fratelli di Ryder e Adam, il migliore amico di Synthia e Alden, lo "zio" di Synthia sulla terra. E' davvero un folto gruppo unito e affiatato.

Il demone Ristan merita di essere citato. Lo si conosce fino dal primo romanzo, e si fa sempre più largo nel cuore del lettore per la sua lealtà nei confronti della protagonista. 

In questo capitolo, verrà attaccato e subirà delle ferite che lo porteranno a comportarsi in modo misterioso e stano per quasi tutto il libro...chissà cosa avrà in mente per lui la scrittrice!!

Non ci resta che aspettare l'ultimo e conclusivo capitolo di questa serie che si preannuncia già ricco di sorprese e colpi di scena!!

Una cosa mi è mancata rispetto agli altri libri di questa serie. E' sempre stata Synthia a rincorrere Ryder.....non è proprio vero, anche Ryder ha corteggiato spesso Synthia....ma una volta ufficializzata la loro  storia, è mancato quel cercarsi, il conoscersi, anche se non sono mancate le loro effusioni vietate ai minori. Non è una coppia come tutte le altre, adesso hanno dei figli a cui pensare, al loro futuro e a quello della loro patria e del loro popolo. bisogna giustamente dare delle priorità!

Piccola annotazione: come citato prima, i personaggi sono molti e leggere questo libro a distanza di quasi un anno dal precedente, senza aver fatto un breve ripasso, mi ha creato non pochi problemini di concentrazione. L'inglese non è per tutti, nonostante sia ricco di dialoghi e battute divertenti, Se volete provare a leggerla, consiglio caldamente di iniziare dal primo libro.
Il fantasy romance/erotico è un genere che gradisco molto, non ne ho mai letti in italiano, non ne conosco in realtà. Questa serie è la prima che leggo. Speriamo che prima o poi venga tradotta perché è validissima.

FORBIDDEN by Charlotte Stein

FORBIDDEN (Under the Skin Series #2)

They

say I need help. Another exorcism. This is not new. This is my life. Today, I

expect to suffer at the hands of a man as warped by superstition and fear as my

mother. A man who will torture me in order to save me from things that don't

exist.

But the

man who actually comes to me is different.

Killian

is good and decent, and he sees what's good and decent in me. And I don't mean

for it to happen, but every time he looks at me, his gaze sets me on fire. He

brings me to the light, gives me back my life. For the first time, I see a

future for myself.

A

future with him.

I burn

for Killian-a man who's intent on protecting me. On healing me.

He

doesn't get it. The only thing that can heal me is him. But Killian will soon

be a priest. Untouchable. Forbidden.

How can

I ask a man to choose between me … and God?

Courtney Cole's VERUM - Release Day

We are absolutely over the moon about this Release Day launch for Courtney Cole's VERUM!! VERUM is a New Adult dark romantic psychological suspense novel and the second book in Courtney's The Nocte Trilogy! To celebrate the release NOCTE is on sale for only $.99 through tomorrow! Grab both now! Thank us later.

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The truth shall set you free.

My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.

My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.

Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.

The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.

I’m entangled in the darkness.

But the truth will set me free.

It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it. But even though it shines and glimmers, it has glistening fangs and I know it will shred me.

Are you scared?

I am.

Losing At Love Cover Reveal

Today we’re having a cover reveal for Jennifer Iacopelli’s Losing at Love. And—bonus points!!—we’re also revealing the new redesign for the first book in the series, Game. Set. Match. Jennifer is sharing an excerpt from Losing at Love, as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check it all out.

Title: Losing at Love

Author: Jennifer Iacopelli

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Day: February 24^th

Alyssa Rose Ivy's SEDUCTION'S KISS Release Day

Holy crow! We are so excited to bring you all the Release Day launch for Alyssa Rose Ivy's SEDUCTION'S KISS! SEDUCTION’S KISS is a prequel novella to LURE, a novel in her The Allure Chronicles Series. This novella is seriously fantastic! Go grab your copy today!!

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*Prequel novella to Lure (The Allure Chronicles #1)*

Never agree to a road trip to New Orleans with your roommate. At least not when your roommate is dragging you along while she reconnects with an ex-boyfriend. Possible consequences of failing to take my advice:

1) Unknowingly going out with a vampire stripper

2) Getting kidnapped by said vampire's nest mates

3) Falling head over heels for your winged hero

Believe it or not number 3 is the worst one, especially when no one believes you that he exists.

We wove our way through the crowds. I glanced into the rows of bars and clubs teeming with people dressed in various degrees of costumes. Despite my apprehension of hanging out with someone I barely knew, the excitement seemed to be rubbing off on me. I found myself moving along to the music spilling out of one club when we were momentarily stopped.

“Duncan!” A girl with long blond hair yelled and proceeded to wrap her arms around Duncan’s neck. She was dressed as a pumpkin, if a pumpkin was just a skimpy piece of orange fabric. “Come dancing with us.” She was visibly drunk.

“Oh, hi.” He gave me an apologetic look.

I shrugged. It wasn’t like we were on a date.

“Why aren’t you dressed up? It’s Halloween. You’re supposed to be dressed up.”

He shoved a hand into his back pocket. “How do you know that I’m not dressed up?”

“Laurie!” The girl yelled. “It’s Duncan, the stripper who did Debbie’s party last week.”

Wait. What? Did he strip? Wow, that was pretty surprising. He wasn’t bad looking, but I hadn’t met a male stripper before.

Another girl ran over. This one was appropriately attired. She had an awesome lollipop costume on. She also gave Duncan a hug, so I decided to people watch while I waited. That’s when I saw him. The gorgeous guy from the bar. All six plus feet of his perfectness. This time he was wearing one of those sleeveless white t-shirts that showed off his muscular arms. But it wasn’t his muscles that jumped out the most. It was his beautiful set of black wings. Now that was a costume.

He glanced up just as he passed, and my chest tightened. He looked at me with curiosity for a second before continuing on. Maybe he vaguely remembered my face but didn’t know why. I wasn’t sure what would be worse, if he remembered the humiliating moment, or if he didn’t.

I suddenly felt embarrassed of my cat costume. Were the whiskers too much?

“Daisy?” Duncan called my name and snapped me out of my daze. “Ready?” The girls must have walked off while I was distracted because Duncan was alone watching me. I wondered how obvious my ogling was.

“Yeah, sure.”

Duncan towed me along until he turned into a dark and completely unappealing dive. This was his favorite place? I kept my mouth shut. I didn’t want to offend him. Maybe this was one of those hidden gems you always hear about. Just to be safe I texted Reyna the name of the place as inconspicuously as possible, Grounddiggers.

“Who are you texting?” Duncan asked as we walked through the entrance.

Evidently I wasn’t as inconspicuous as I thought. “Just a friend.” I’m not sure why I didn’t just tell him who it was. I just felt like it was safer not to.

He nodded at a bouncer, who like Duncan was dressed all in black. The bouncer grunted something unintelligible to Duncan. Duncan must have taken the grunt to mean enter because he pulled me further inside. 

Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.

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