Cover Reveal: HEARTSICK by Caitlin Sinead

We're SO EXCITED to reveal the cover of HEARTSICK by Caitlin Sinead today! HEARTSICK releases from Carina Press in February 2015 and we can't wait for everyone to get their hands on this fantastic book! In the meantime, check out the awesome cover below!

About HEARTSICK

Quinn is looking forward to her senior year. She has big plans to hang out with her best friend Mandy, flirt with cute boy-genius Rashid, party at her favorite dive bar, and figure out what she’s going to do after graduation with her not-so-useful art major degree. But that is before she meets Luke, a hot townie who moves back home to help take care of his dying sister. And it is before the weird epidemic that starts sweeping campus in which people’s eyes mysteriously turn purple. Is it an odd side effect from a new party drug? Is it a rogue bacteria that was developed in a campus lab? Whatever it is, tensions are heating up as the town starts blaming the university, and the student religious group is convinced that it’s the mark of the devil. Quinn and Luke are caught in the middle, especially when Quinn learns that Luke isn’t just a happy-go-lucky, redneck boy-next-door—he is a detective—a fact that triggers Quinn’s phobia of guns and memories of her deceased uncle. In spite of herself and her desire to remain unattached and independent, Quinn finds herself falling for him. But when town and gown relations heat up even further, and Quinn’s friend Danny mysteriously falls to his death, Quinn vows to discover the truth behind the epidemic. As she searches for the people responsible, she realizes that sometimes to gain your independence, you have to be willing to give a little bit of it up.

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Excerpt from HEARTSICK

“Did you go to college?”

His jaw is tight. “Yes.”

“Do you think I could guess your major?” I ask.

“Probably not,” he says.

I don’t like that I don’t even get a hint at what he did before or what he studied. I shrug, start on my second hotdog and then lean back, really aiming for a glint in my eye, if that’s possible to control. I’ll make this a game. “Well, do you think you can guess mine?”

He smiles. “Do I get something if I guess right?”

I hop up onto a stool and let the tip of my toe brush against his knee. When I make contact, he starts, before leaning in. “What do you want?”

“I want a lot of things…” He stares at me. “But for now, I’d settle for a second date.”

“Okay, if you can guess my major, on the first try—” I emphasize that bit with a pointed finger, “—then I’ll reluctantly agree to go out with you again.”

“I don’t like the reluctant part, but I’ll take what I can get. Now, let’s see…” He rubs his chin as though he’s an old-timey detective. He’s ready to pace back and forth across the room with a pipe and a deerstalker hat. “You like photography.”

Shit, he does know that. I start to hum the Jeopardy! theme song. Maybe if time is running out he’ll be more likely to guess quickly and get it wrong? Do I want him to get it wrong?

“Okay, I got it.” He rubs his hands together. “You’re an art major.” His cheeks swell with the weight of his smile.

“You got that just because I take pictures?” I rub my forehead.

“I know more than that.”

“Someone told you,” I say. “If this bet was rigged, it doesn’t count.”

He jerks back and shakes his head, frowning. “No, I wouldn’t do that,” he says. “I noticed you had some pottery on your coffee table, with initials on it, a Q. B.?”

I nod. He’s talking about the bowl I made last year. Initials usually go on the bottom, but I painted them big and proud in the middle. And the bowl is empty. Mandy and I haven’t decided what to put in it. We narrowed it down to fake fruit (lame), M&M’S (which we would devour) or Micro Machines. Clearly, we’re leaning toward Micro Machines.

Luke takes my hand. I think he’s trying to convey his earnestness, his respectability and seriousness of not tricking me into a bet. The pads of my fingers brush against his rough palms and I suppress a sigh. His thumb runs along my pointer finger, sliding to the fingernail. “You also have paint under your nails.” His victorious, smug smile is in full bloom.

I pull my hand away, embarrassed. “Yeah, it’s hard to get all the paint off.”

“I’m sure,” he says.

About Caitlin Sinead

Caitlin Sinead is represented by Andrea Somberg at Harvey Klinger, Inc. and her debut novel, Heartsick, will be published by Carina Press in 2015. Her writing has earned accolades from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Glimmer Train, and Writers & Artists, and her stories have appeared in multiple publications, including The Alarmist, The Binnacle, Crunchable, Jersey Devil Press, and Northern Virginia Magazine. She earned a master's degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University.

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The White Years Quartet (The adventures of Eleanor Schreiber, submissive)

Teresa tells us about dark romance/erotica, and her love for the author Tiffany Reisz.

The Saint (The Original Sinners: White Years #1)

In the beginning, there was him. 

Gutsy, green-eyed Eleanor never met a rule she didn't want to break. She's sick of her mother's zealotry and the confines of Catholic school, and declares she'll never go to church again. But her first glimpse of beautiful, magnetic Father Søren Stearns and his lust-worthy Italian motorcycle is an epiphany. Suddenly, daily Mass seems like a reward, and her punishment is the ache she feels when they're apart. He is intelligent and insightful and he seems to know her intimately at her very core. Eleanor is consumed—and even she knows that can't be right. 

But when one desperate mistake nearly costs Eleanor everything, it is Søren who steps in to save her. She vows to repay him with complete obedience…and a whole world opens before her as he reveals to her his deepest secrets. 

Danger can be managed—pain, welcomed. Everything is about to begin.

Teresa Review

I will read anything Tiffany Reisz writes. Her voice is extraordinary. If you have not already read The Original Sinners series, starting with The Siren, I urge you not to cheat yourself out of that experience. After that, we continue with The Original Sinners: White Years, beginning with The Saint. It is not necessary to read the first series, but it is truly amazing erotic fiction. 

The Saint tells us Nora’s story from the beginning. If you think you must already know her story because you read the first four books, you are wrong! Reisz cleverly feeds us details that we never knew, while at the same time giving us a look at what is possibly to come. 

The Saint is captivating, Reisz effortlessly moves the reader forward. You will be mesmerized and then it will be over! So, like I said, if you have not already, begin with The Siren and you will have much more pleasure and pain to look forward to. I binge read all four books in the first series! I am kind of crazy like that. Tiffany Reisz is one of my favorite authors. If you are ever in a “book slump,” read or reread one of her books or novellas and you should be good to go!

Now, I am patiently (not) waiting for The King. Some of you might think it is wrong for me to jump the gun and say that The King is going to be an equally impressive five star read. I, however, do not! 

Release Day Blitz: THIS SWEET ESCAPE by J. Evans

If you love sexy NA romance, you have got to get your hands on THIS SWEET ESCAPE by Jessie Evans writing as J. Evans, which releases today!

About This Sweet Escape

A dark, sexy, emotionally charged romance series by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Jessie Evans writing as J. Evans

Can you run far enough, fast enough, to escape a broken heart?

Samantha

For six months I’ve hidden my shameful secret behind my “good girl” image. Perfect grades, perfect smile, perfectly fractured family, with a stepbrother who swears he loves me, and a stepmom who buys me designer clothes—even a perfect boyfriend. I’m the only one who knows that Danny’s life has been anything but picture perfect. He’s always trusted me with his truth; I only want to escape mine. But now I know that’s impossible, and I have to get out before it’s too late. Reality has let me down for the last time. From here on out, I’m making my own reality, and taking Danny with me.

Danny

Since we were kids, I’ve known Sam and I were meant to be. Her smile is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, and her laughter is a mystery I want to spend the rest of my life solving. No one believed we would last for the long haul, but I never doubted it. Not until this summer, when Sam meets me at the airport, and says it’s time for a great adventure. As we hop a plane to New Zealand, I want to believe we’re just getting an early start on the world travel we’ve been planning, but deep down, I know something’s wrong. Sam is running from something bad, and the bad things always catch up with you, sooner or later.

And when they do, they have a habit of tearing people who love each other apart.

Please note: The reading order for the Wild Rush series is One Wild Night, followed by This Wicked Rush, One Perfect Love, This Sweet Escape, and One Beautiful Revenge. The first three tell Gabe and Caitlin’s complete love story. The next two books tell Danny and Sam’s story and will release Fall 2014

WARNING: The Wild Rush series contains graphic sensuality, unconventional morality, and good people forced into making bad choices. Read at your own risk.

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About Jessie Evans writing as J. Evans

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jessie Evans, gave up a career as an international woman of mystery to write the sexy, contemporary Southern romances she loves to read.

She's married to the man of her dreams, and together they're raising a few adorable, mischievous children in a cottage in the jungle. She grew up in rural Arkansas, spending summers running wild, being chewed by chiggers, and now appreciates her home in a chigger-free part of the world even more.

When she's not writing, Jessie enjoys playing her dulcimer (badly), sewing the worlds ugliest quilts to give to her friends, going for bike rides with her house full of boys, and drifting in and out on the waves, feeling thankful for sun, surf, and lovely people to share them with.

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Stepbrother Dearest by Penelope Ward

**Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language. It is only appropriate for adult readers age 18+

You’re not supposed to want the one who torments you. 

When my stepbrother, Elec, came to live with us my senior year, I wasn’t prepared for how much of a jerk he’d be. 

I hated that he took it out on me because he didn’t want to be here. 

I hated that he brought girls from our high school back to his room. 

But what I hated the most was the unwanted way my body reacted to him. 

At first, I thought all he had going for him were his rock-hard tattooed abs and chiseled face. Then, things started changing between us, and it all came to a head one night. 

Just as quickly as he’d come into my life, he was gone back to California. 

It had been years since I’d seen Elec. 

When tragedy struck our family, I’d have to face him again. 

And holy hell, the teenager who made me crazy was now a man that drove me insane.

I had a feeling my heart was about to get broken again.

Stepbrother Dearest is a standalone novel. 

Teresa's Review

Stepbrother Dearest is a beautifully crafted love story. Penelope Ward has written about life, pain and love in this intense and satisfying story. It is a page turner, it's sexy. It is confusing, it's somewhat angsty. It is heartwarming and heartbreaking! It is so much.

Our main characters are Elec and Greta. In the beginning, Elec comes to live with his father, stepmother and stepsister during his senior year of high school, while his mom is away. Elec is something else; he is full of personality! I have not enjoyed a book boyfriend this much in a while.

No need to tell you more plot details here, just that Elec and Greta grow up and the story moves forward, as you experience their lives. I loved it! No story of any genre is ever going to be perfect for everyone; however, this one was perfect for me!

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“The "one that got away" was supposed to stay away, not come back and leave you all over again.” 

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 “I never had a problem with the way you look at me. My issue is the way it makesme feel when you look at me: things I’m not supposed to feel, things I can’t let myself feel for you. At the same time …nothing felt worse than when you stoppedlooking at me, Greta.” 

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 “I want to be the only one to show you everything and to be the one you'll always remember for the rest of your life.” 

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 “He was hers. I was his. It. Was. Fucked. Up.” 

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 “I want to give you a choice depending on what you’re in the mood for.” “Okay.” “We can go find the nearest hotel, and I can make love to you in a bed or...” “Okay. Or?” “Or we can go outside right now and fuck hard in that alley.” 

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“Someday, he’ll realize he made a big mistake. He’ll show up here, you’ll be long gone, and the only bitch greeting him will be me.” 

Antemprima del il sospiratissimo sequel di Alice in Zombieland: Through the Zombie Glass di Gena Showalter

"NON AVRÒ PACE FINCHÉ NON AVRÒ RISPEDITO NELLA TOMBA

TUTTI I MORTI CHE CAMMINANO. PER SEMPRE.”

ALICE BELL È TORNATA.

L’avete amata, aspettata, desiderata. A grande richiesta torna il bestseller cult Alice in Zombieland in una veste speciale, pensata appositamente per chi, come voi, non vede l’ora di scoprire le atmosfere paranormal di una delle serie più amate di Gena Showalter.

A partire dal 30 ottobre in esclusiva digitale eLit,  il primo sensazionale capitolo della trilogia The White Rabbit Chronicles torna per lasciarvi senza fiato, con il suo mix esplosivo di horror, humor e romanticismo. Una sorpresa unica, pensata per rivivere le avventure di Alice Bell nella terra dei non-morti.

l sospiratissimo sequel Through the Zombie Glass, inedito, arriverà in Italia a dicembre in esclusiva only digital eLit. Gli zombie sono tornati, siete disposte a mettere in gioco tutte voi stesse, compresa la  vostra anima?

E allora seguite Alice nella tana del Bianconiglio, che l’avventura abbia inizio. 

SCONOSCIUTI di MEGAN HART

NON CONOSCE IL SUO NOME. NON SA DA DOVE VIENE. MA SA CHE SARA’ SUO

DOPO IL GRANDE SUCCESSO DI FONDENTE COME IL CIOCCOLATO

E IL NUMERO PERFETTO, MEGAN HART TORNA IN LIBRERIA

CON UN NUOVO INTENSO ROMANZO EROTICO.

COSA SIETE DISPOSTE A FARE PUR DI LASCIARVI TRAVOLGERE DALLA PASSIONE?

ERANO SOLO PIACEVOLI DISTRAZIONI. FINCHÈ NON HA INCONTRATO LUI. Quanto lontano devi andare per fuggire da te stessa? Stella ha un passato difficile, dal quale cerca di fuggire disperatamente. Nessun nome, nessun legame, solo notti di fuoco, dove ogni emozione è proibita e la passione brucia nel tempo di un respiro. I suoi viaggi sono un biglietto di sola andata verso il piacere e il bar dell’aeroporto il suo terreno di caccia per evadere dall’opprimente quotidianità. Finchè non arriva a Chicago e lì accade qualcosa che non aveva previsto: l’incontro con Mattew.

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Rampant (Condemned #2) - Gemma James

RAMPANT is a new adult dark romance with disturbing themes and explicit content, including sexual scenes and violence that may offend some. Intended for mature audiences. Part two of the CONDEMNED series. This is not a stand-alone read.

Life is twisted. Cruel. After being ripped from the safe haven of Rafe's arms, my new kidnapper is waging a sick game. Unable to make my body do his bidding, he's resorting to psychological warfare. He'll bend my mind until I break, and when I do, that just might be my saving grace.

I'll forge through hell to get back to Rafe, body and spirit broken and bleeding, but I'm unprepared for what I find. He's done what I can't: he's erased eight years of pain and betrayal. I don't know how to bring him back to me, because bringing him back means ripping him to shreds all over again.

Teresa Review

ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

It picks up where Torrent leaves off. If you are a lover of dark romance, and have not read Torrent, start there. Don’t miss these two books, they are fantastic!
Rampant is another level of dark, dirty and twisted. Ms. James knows how to write scary, heart pounding descriptions – with exquisite detail. She really took Rampant to the next level in terms of suspense, as well. I want to keep this a spoiler free review. I think the book blurbs tell you enough about the plot. Gemma James draws you in to each character, even the ones you hate, you’ll hate with a passion! Also, it is disturbing, but only in the way that you would expect dark erotic romance to be. Both Torrent and Rampant are page turners. Be prepared to read until finished! Number Three in The Condemned series is Fervent. Honestly, I hope there will be a number four, but if not, you’ll find me reading whatever else Gemma James has written!

Release Day Launch for NOCTE by Courtney Cole

We are beyond excited to bring you the Release Day Launch for Courtney Cole's NOCTE! NOCTE is a New Adult dark romantic psychological suspense novel. Hang on tight because this book will blow you away...

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MADE FOR YOU - Lauren Layne (The Best Mistake #2)

Tre anni fa, Brynn Dalton commise un raro errore di giudizio e andò a letto con l'uomo che giurò di non far mai entrare nelle sue mutandine firmate. Will Thatcher era esattamente il classico sexy playboy a cui le brave ragazze come Brynn stavano distante. E quando Will si trasferì dall'altra parte del paese alcuni giorni dopo la loro tresca, Brynn giurò che se lo sarebbe messo alle spalle, anche se il ricordo la perseguitava.

Adesso Will Thatcher è tornato, e giusto in tempo per assistere alla vita perfettamente strutturata di Brynn che si sgretola. Il suo lavoro è noioso, la sua vita sociale tediosa ed il fidanzato non sembra avere troppa fretta di andare dal gioielliere per l'acquisto dell'anello. Più di tutto,  Brynn ha bisogno di tenere a distanza il nemico d'infanzia.

Ma Will non vuole più essere lo sporco segreto della vita di Brynn. Questa volta, dimostrerà a Brynn Dalton che l'uomo imperfetto può  essere il migliore errore della sua vita.  

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Chi disprezza, compra! Chi odia, ama! Sono tutti modi di dire adattissimi a questo romanzo!

Ah....da dove cominciare...Questo libro mi è piaciuto moltissimo ma meglio ancora mi ha preso...di brutto anche!! Ho avuto difficoltà a trattenermi dall'andare avanti nei capitoli per capire come sarebbe andata a finire tra i protagonisti. Fino alla fine si rimane con il fiato sospeso, nell'attesa dell'agoniato lieto fine.

Brynn, la protagonista, non è tra le più simpatiche che abbia incontrato in un libro. Ma  non mi sento di metterle una croce sopra, perché m'identifico molto in lei.Adolescenza superata a fatica tra chili di troppo, apparecchio per i denti, acne giovanile. Traumatizzata dal bullismo e il continuo paragone fallimentare con le ragazze popolari, decide di giocare sul sicuro. Sempre. In qualsiasi aspetto della sua vita. Specialmente in campo sentimentale. Si è creata una gabbia composta da liste, prevedibilità, sicurezza. Non c'è spazio per la spontaneità, passione o divertimento. Il suo fidanzato è simile a lei, ed è per questo che è convinta che sia quello giusto, non c'è margine d'errore con lui. Ma allora perché ancora non le ha fatto la fatidica domanda?? Che si stia illudendo ?

Will è esattamente il contrario di Brynn ed è per questo che non fanno altro che beccarsi. Si conoscono fin dai tempi della scuola e da lì che tutto ha avuto inizio. Gli scherzi pesanti, i primi avvicinamenti, atteggiamenti contraddittori ed ambigui. Will ha sempre tenuto nascosto quello che pensava realmente di Brynn, dandole un'impressione d'indifferenza, impassibilità e menefreghismo. 

"It's easy after two glasses of wine, that thrill from a new look, and a fucking hot kiss." 
"It's not easy when it's you! We're like Harry Potter and Voldemort. We're nemeses."
Will shook his head as he got off the freeway. " I'm talking sex and she's talking Happy Potter."
"I thought you'd appreciate it. You like black-magic movies and stuff".
"I like horror movies, Brynn. Harry Potter does not qualify. "

Peccato che il suo cuore gli dicesse tutt'altro.  Tre anni fa, Will e Brynn mettono tutto questo da parte per un'intera notte, bollata dalla ragazza come gigantesco errore che non ha significato nulla per lei, di conseguenza anche lui ha dovuto fingere di non essere stato travolto dalla sua bellezza interiore ed esteriore. La decisione di andarsene ha un preciso significato che scopriremo solo con la lettura del romanzo. Una volta tornato, attua il suo piano per conquistare la ragazza che ha desiderato da più di 15 anni. 

"Thanks...You know about cars, right?"
"Seems to me all women assume that men being born wth a cock somehow correlates to auto-mechanic expertise, but in my case, you'd be correct."
She gave him a bland look. "Were you just looking for a reason to say cock just now?"

"You're seriously lecturing me on how to live my life ? You, who hasn't been in the same place longer than a couple years ? You, who has no idea what it's like to maintain a steady job? You, was longest relationship was determinated by how long it took you to figure out the color of her sheets..."

Will moved so quickly Brynn didn't have a chance to react before he'd pressed her against the side of the car, his hands bracketing her waist. 
Then his lips were on hers, and his mouth was every bit as firm and hot and wrong as she remembered. There was nothing soft about the kiss, and she stiffened as his tongue pushed between her lips and moved in silky possession against hers. 
She knew what he was doing...he was punishing her, torturing her, teasing her with the knowledge that she wanted him even as she hated him. 

Brynn si renderà conto che la sua vita, così come se l'è costruita non poteva continuare. Si prende una pausa da tutto, dal lavoro, dalle liste, e cambia stile, si tinge i capelli, si veste in modo estroso. Durante questo percorso, Will le starà accanto aiutandola a comprendere cosa si stava perdendo non vivendo la vita con spontaneità. Riuscirà nel suo intento ? Ce la farà a cambiarla e tenerla con se ?Brynn riuscirà a non scappare per la paura di vivere una nuova vita che mai aveva concepito?    

He'd known that the game he was playing would be difficult. But he hadn't anticipated it being painful as well. 

Wanted to tell h,er that she didn't have to try so hard. She didn't have to try to be perfect or, in this case try to be imperfect. That with him, she could just be. 

Adoro leggere degli uomini in difficoltà quando cercano di conquistare la loro amata mentre lei non lo fila per niente!! Per una volta è il personaggio maschile a soffrire, a provare la disperazione di non coronare mai il suo sogno d'amore, provare tutta quella gamma di sentimenti romantici più tipici di una ragazza innamorata. Mi da una soddisfazione particolare, allora non siamo così diversi!!!

Lo stile è particolarmente incalzante, il racconto viene intervallato da i due diversi POV con l'aggiunta di flashback che ci aiutano a capire come è nata la relazione conflittuale tra i due protagonisti.

Il libro è ancora inedito in Italia, quindi è stato letto in lingua originale. In attesa di una possibile traduzione, vi invito a dare questo libro una possibilità!

About Lauren Layne

Lauren Layne writes contemporary romance for Grand Central Publishing (Forever) and Random House(Loveswept).

After dabbling in an e-commerce career in Seattle and Southern California, Lauren moved to New York City where she now writes full time.

Lauren graduated from Santa Clara University with B.S. in Political Science that she has yet to put to good use. She lives with her husband and plus-sized pomeranian in a tiny Manhattan studio. 

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He locked his eyes on hers, telling her the truth for the first time in a long time. “Don’t you ever get tired of fighting, Brynny?”

He kept his tone light, but she must have read the intensity in his gaze because her blue eyes went slightly wide. “Do you?”

I don’t mind the squabbling. I just want more. But it was too soon. She still looked like a wary cat

ready to call her stupid boyfriend at the first sign of her being turned on. And he knew he could turn her on. Easily. Her eyes kept moving to his lips and her pupils were dilated.

She wanted him. She’d wanted him when she he’d kissed her in the driveway last week, and when he’d rubbed against her in the kitchen this morning, and she wanted him now.

But she wouldn’t take him. Not until she’d gotten rid of Jimmy what’s-his-name. If he kissed her now, she’d hate him. Hate herself for liking it when she was supposed to be loyal to an absent boyfriend.

He allowed himself one more lingering touch of his fingers on her palm. Just enough to remind her of what it had been like with them. Enough to have her sucking in her breath and springing away from him.

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MacKenzie Fire - Elle Casey #2 Shine Not Burn

Vi ricordate di  Shine not Burn? Questo è il sequel, totalmente inaspettato. Ero convinta che il primo fosse uno stand alone invece la scrittrice Elle Casey ci ha sorpreso con un secondo romanzo. Meglio così, non ne ho mai abbastanza di cowboy!!!!

Avevamo lasciato Andie e Mack, innamorati e determinati a costruire la loro famiglia. In questo libro, viene raccontata la storia di Ian,Il fratello di Mack, il quale, poco prima di sposarsi, ha deciso di lasciare la fidanzata.

Adesso Andie è incinta al nono mese e la sua migliore amica Candice sta arrivando da Los Angeles per esserle vicino in questo momento e a svolgere da subito i sui doveri di madrina.

“I totally feel like an FBI agent right now, with my legs spread and my arms out straight, gripping the gun. I’ll bet my butt looks awesome. 

… I squint at the target, holding the gun like I’ve seen FBI guys do it in the movies. I am so badass.” 

Candice  è una parrucchiera di successo. Anche se la sua attenzione sembra essere concentrata solo sull'aspetto e la moda, crede molto nei suoi valori, come amicizia e famiglia. Si è rimboccata le maniche e cerca di fare del suo meglio per essere felice ed indipendente, ma questo evidenzia quanto sia troppo spesso sola e senza nessuno su cui possa contare, Con Andie lontana e con una famiglia solida che la sostiene si rende conto di cosa manca nella sua vita.

La scena dove Candice scende dall'aereo tutta in tiro con capelli messi in piega e scarpe con i pon pon acquistati apposta per il suo viaggio in Oregon è superlativa!! La  sua scelta d'abbigliamento le ricorderà più di una volta che l'Oregon e Los Angeles sono mondi completamente agli antipodi.

Ian sta attraversando un momento difficile, con la fine del suo fidanzamento e la delusione di aver immaginato il suo futuro con la persona che credeva fosse più adatta a lui, rivelatasi invece la più sbagliata. E' sempre di cattivo umore e scostante con tutti. L'esuberanza di Candice lo risveglieranno dal torpore e ritroverà un pò di energia....anche se solo per stuzzicarla.

Candice, che non riesce a restare indifferente agli occhi verdi del cowboy, non può sopportare il malumore di Ian e il suo senso di superiorità, ma finisce sempre per cercarlo con lo scopo di passare del tempo in sua compagnia....e che questo a Ian non dispiace, ovviamente!!!

“I try not to look at him, but it’s impossible not to. His presence is totally commanding. I’ve heard that expression before, but until being around him I never really appreciated what it meant. He’s like the boss of my eyeballs or something. 

L'amore è un rito - Francesca Borrione

La novella racconta l’incontro, scandito in tre giorni, tra Stella e Harley, in una città estranea ad  entrambi. La città sul lago. Stella vi si reca ogni anno per incontrare Scott. Una settimana insieme ogni anno da dieci anni. Quella volta, però, Scott è in ritardo. Stella, nell’attesa, inizia a girare per la città, e così incrocia Harley sul suo cammino. Un attore teatrale che fa tappa con il suo musical proprio in città, proprio in quella settimana. Tra i due si sviluppa una improvvisa infatuazione e una delicata storia d’amore, inaspettata per entrambi, mentre sullo sfondo si ricompone lentamente il quadro della storia di Stella e Scott, delle oscurità di Harley, e di come il vero amore possa vincere anche contro il destino.

Recensione:

L'amore è un rito, è un libro che racconta come l'amore possa essere travolgente, irresistibile, a volte tragico. Ma sa anche donare perdono, speranza e assoluzione.

Entrambi i personaggi sono afflitti da un presente soffocante che non concede loro di vedere le cose belle che la vita può offrire.

Stella, attanagliata dai dubbi e sensi di colpa, è convinta di non avere altre prospettive se non vivere una vita vuota e abitudinaria. L'attesa dell'imminente arrivo di Scott sembra essere l'unica cosa a darle un pò di vitalità. Questo prima che incontrasse Harley.

Harley, un attore di musical teatrali la cui carriera ha avuto alti e bassi, sente di avere ancora molto da dare ma allo stesso tempo è bloccato dalla paura di non sentirsi coinvolto o ispirato dal suo lavoro.

L'incontro tra i protagonisti, è molto particolare e lascia il lettore sorpreso. Niente sembra andare per il verso giusto, grazie a qualche piccola coincidenza, riescono ad incominciare una piccola frequentazione. 

Probabilmente era proprio quel insieme di ostentata sfrontatezza e taciuta indecisione a rendere affascinante lo sconosciuto. I suoi contorni erano sfumati e incerti, come una melodia appena iniziata che deve ancora prendere corpo e compiere una scelta decisa.

Lo sconosciuto abbozzo un sogghigno. Lo divertiva che quella conversazione avesse i toni di un'estorsione di parole e pensieri. Non era mai stato tanto faticoso intavolare un discorso. La sfida lo stimolava.

Nonostante Stella sia molto frenata, lo charme incantatore dell'attore la convince a provare a fidarsi di lui. 

Escorted (Escorted #1) - Claire Kent

She hired him to take her virginity...but now she wants even more.

Lori might be a popular romance writer, but she's never been anything but a flop with sex and love in her personal life. Still a virgin at twenty-six and increasingly frustrated by her inexperience, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She hires a talented, sexy male escort to take care of her inconvenient virginity.

She assumes one time with Ander will be enough, but she never dreams how much pleasure he can make her feel. Once isn't nearly enough. Twice isn't enough either. Soon, she becomes one of his regular clients.

Lori knows that nothing would be as foolish as falling in love with her paid escort, but she's never been wise with her heart. And, despite his professionalism, he doesn't seem entirely immune either

Teresa's Review

Escorted was an excellent read. I enjoyed it so much that I really debated on my rating. The only reason that I did not give it five stars is because I wanted the writing to be a tiny bit more sophisticated. Let me tell you why you should read this book. Both the Hero and the Heroine are wonderfully developed characters that I connected with and cared about. Clair Kent did not waste words where they were not needed. She is all action, thus Escorted is a page turner. Finally, the sex scenes... they were great. I kept wondering to myself why I wasn't looking for a little more plot and a little less sex, but I concluded that most of the sex was the plot, and it was artfully done.

I am really on the fence about having wanted "more sophisticated" writing, because I am thinking it was just my own mood. I admire Kent's ability to tell a story and her underlying wit had me smiling a lot. I highly recommend Escorted, by Claire Kent.

QUOTES:

“Anyone can write good sex scenes. All you need is some basic knowledge of anatomy, the right vocabulary and some choice reading material. Experience has nothing to do with it.” 

“I guess I keep waiting for someone to choose me, to want me, over all the other women he could have.” 

“Me big strong man. Me take woman from behind.” 

“Feeling like a caveman tonight? Or do you still insist you’re immune to such primitive impulses?” 

“Here is a piece of advice. Never pay attention to what a man says when he comes. Anything might be blurted out at that moment, and it rarely means anything.”

“Just once I'd like to see you be wrong about something."

"Oh, I've been wrong about plenty of things," Ander murmured, pulling her toward him and draping both arms around her waist. "I just don't like to advertise the fact.”

COVER REVEAL/INFO FOR HEART RECAPTURED (HADES HANGMEN #2) BY TILLIE COLE

It's that time again! Tillie Cole has finished Ky and Delilah's story and it's time for us to see their cover! Who's ready for more from the Hades Hangmen?!

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Title: Heart Recaptured
Series: Hades Hangmen #2
Author: Tillie Cole
Age group: Mature new adult
Genre: MC dark contemporary romance
Release date: 2nd December 2014

BLURB

Even salvation can be delivered through the love of the damned…

Beauty can be a curse.

Faith can be a cage.

Only love can set you free.

A few long weeks after being reluctantly ripped from the comforting embrace of her sacred prophet’s religious commune—the only life she has ever known—a terrified Delilah is thrust into a world enveloped by evil and swimming in sin.

Steadfastly devout in her faith, and retaining the deep belief that her soul is innately tarnished as a branded ‘Cursed woman of Eve’, Delilah is determined to find her way home to her people in The Order and away from the corrupt and damned outlaw motorcycle club—The Hades Hangmen—who hold her at their secluded compound for her protection—a 'protection' she strongly resents.

Delilah yearns to return home, convinced that only amongst her own people, and under the holy guidance of the Lord’s revealed prophet, can her Satan-spawned soul be truly saved. Conditioned her entire life to believe she is a witch... a life-long temptress… the devil’s whore... Delilah increasingly resents her beautiful face, her shapely body and her sensuous effect on men. But when a man of the motorcycle club—a deeply sinful yet stunningly beautiful man—is charged with her care, Delilah begins to see that this dangerous and moralless sinner from the 'outside' may offer her something she did not know could truly exist: unconditional love.

Kyler ‘Ky’ Willis loves his life: a daily abundance of brotherhood, liquor, the freedom of the open-road and—best of all—his pick of hot women. Raised a biker brat and now VP of the most notorious MC in the States, Ky has no shortage of club sluts warming his bed; a situation he takes full advantage of… until a certain blonde enters his life… a gorgeous pilgrim-blonde he can’t get out of his head… a pilgrim-blonde he and his club recently-rescued from some backward religious cult… and a pilgrim-blonde he’s been ordered to keep the hell away from and his whorish hands off.

When yet another in a lengthy line of drunken blunders forces Ky to reluctantly take charge of the pilgrim-blonde’s care, he realizes that there could be more to this woman than just supermodel looks and a stacked set of tits. He begins to see that she could be the woman who could do the impossible—tame his wild ways and capture his reluctant heart.

But the unyielding bonds of Lilah’s past are strong, her ‘people’ determined and, with a new Prophet in charge and hell bent on revenge, they are mightily reluctant to let her go...