Cover Reveal for Renegade Angel by Emily Minton

Aaron “Timber” Kellar is running from his past.  He turns his back on his family and walks away from his legacy as the next President of his father’s club.  Knowing it’s time to start over, he does his best to forget the day that changed him forever and goes on to build a new life half way across the country with the Renegade Sons MC.  

He thinks his life is perfect, until he lays eyes on Tabby.  

Tabitha Mayes is running from her past.  She’s hiding from the police and trying to forget the memory of the man that made her life a living hell.  Knowing she needs help, she turns to the one person she trust most in the world, her brother.  He introduces Tabby to a whole new world, the Renegade Sons MC.  

She thinks her life is over, until she lays eyes on Timber.  

In the blink of an eye, everything changes. Instead of being a wife, Tabby’s now an old lady.  Instead of being alone, Timber now has a family.  Will Timber and Tabby find happiness together or will their past catch up with them?

USA Today Best Selling Author, Emily Minton is a Kentucky native. She claims she bleeds blue--Wildcat Blue! Emily loves to read, and this love of the written word led to her writing career.

Homefront by Jessica Scott

Homefront #1

A breathtaking new series from USA Today Bestselling author Jessica Scott

He’s always loved her...

First Sergeant Gale Sorren waited a war and half a lifetime for a chance to be stationed near the ex-wife who left him years ago. When he finally musters the courage to see her, the life he imagined she was living was nothing close to reality.

She’s never stopped loving him...

Melanie never stopped loving Gale, never stopped worrying about him each time he headed off to war. But he’s never been there when she needed him and she’s had fifteen years to steel her heart against him.

When Gale moves to Fort Hood, he finally has a chance to make things right with Melanie and the daughter she raised without him.

But Mel can't trust her heart to a man who has always let her down.

My Thoughts…

Jessica Scott has always written books that keep it real.    She tells how military life affects a person and their families, how coming home from deployment can be so difficult, and how finding and keeping romance alive can be so tricky.    I get excited every time I find out she has a new book coming out.   I look forward to getting my hands on them and devouring them. 

Homefront is a story about teenage love that went wrong.   Gale joined the military and things fell apart with his wife and young daughter.   He left Melanie to raise their daughter on her own.  Now he has moved back to Fort Hood and wants to rejoin his family.    I cannot imagine how Melanie felt when she opened the door to Gale.   The betrayal and loss she felt after the divorce had to weigh heavy on her.  I cannot imagine being left to raise a baby alone, although I know a lot of strong women who do that successfully.   Melanie is incredibly strong.  She doesn’t need Gale, yet she realizes that if Gale is able and willing to rejoin the family and help her raise their daughter she needs to let him have that chance.   I definitely related to Melanie more than Gale, probably because she is a mother and her first response is to protect her daughter.

There are characters from her past book that make appearances in Homefront.  I love getting to catch up and see what they are up to now and look forward to more about them.   That being said, you do not have to read other Jessica Scott books to enjoy Homefront, but I recommend checking them out since they are just as amazing as this one is.   

I definitely recommend Homefront.   The rest of this series cannot come soon enough.   

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A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY

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A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley

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For nearly three hundred years, the cryptic journal of Mary Dundas has lain unread. Now, amateur code breaker Sara Thomas has been sent to Paris to crack the cipher.

Jacobite exile Mary Dundas is filled with longing—for freedom, for adventure, for the family she lost. When fate opens the door, Mary dares to set her foot on a path far more surprising and dangerous than she ever could have dreamed.

As Mary’s gripping tale is revealed, Sara is faced with challenges that will require letting go of everything she thought she knew—about herself, about loyalty, and especially about love. Though divided by centuries, these two women will be united in a quest to discover the limits of trust and the coincidences of fate.

Author Bio:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is known for her meticulous research and exotic settings from Russia to Italy to Cornwall, which not only entertain her readers but give her a great reason to travel. Her lush writing has been compared to Mary Stewart, Daphne du Maurier, and Diana Gabaldon. She hit the bestseller lists in the U.S. with The Firebird (a RITA winner) as well as, The Winter Sea and The Rose Garden (both RITA finalists and winners of RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards). Other honors include National Readers' Choice Awards, the prestigious Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, and finaling for the UK's Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Her popular and critically acclaimed books are available in translation in more than 20 countries and as audiobooks. She lives in Canada, near the shores of Lake Ontario.

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Dual Cover Reveal: Down for the Count series by Christa Cervone. On the Ropes (book 1) release May 5, 2015 Going the Distance (book 2) releases May 19, 2015

ON THE ROPES: A murderer’s child…A foster child…A troubled teen…Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has never had an easy life. Being shuffled from one foster home to another after his father murdered his mother, he found himself in and out of trouble with the law. Never giving a damn about himself, let alone anyone else, his life was spiraling out of control; fast. Until one man and one sport changed everything. Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his anger and rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom, Saint finds himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women than he can ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and random sex. Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life and changes his game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways that scare him. She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from going after what he wants, and he wants her. Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with Boxing, but will Salem give him the one thing he's never known – love? Will Saint find himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn't deserve or will Salem end up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight for every good thing he's gotten in his life.

                                                                                                                                                                                              

GOING THE DISTANCE: Life has been a roller coaster for Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega. From surviving a hellish childhood, to reuniting with his lost brother, only to hit the struggle of helping him battle his drug addiction. Boxing saved Gabriel’s life, and just when his career hits the fast track, he finally finds love with Salem; at least for a short time. Social differences, obligations, and misguided good intentions tore Gabriel and Salem apart before they could ever really get started. Will Gabriel be able to save his brother from the whirlpool of addiction that threatens to drag him under? Is Salem capable of breaking away from the ropes that bind her to doing what’s expected rather than what and whom she desires? Can Gabriel convince Salem that their mutual feelings are worth fighting for, and that together, they will be able to go the distance?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Born and raised in New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began writing her first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her husband, Frank. During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a secret from the majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She finally revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just two weeks before Broken was released. Broken was released in February 2013, and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's Movers and Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her second novel, On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in February 2014. On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the Top 10 Sports Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two, Going the Distance, was released July 2014 and claimed the number 3 spot in the Interracial category as well being in the top 20 in Erotica on Amazon. Limitless Publishing has recently acquired the Down for the Count series and will be re-releasing the series under their publishing label in May 2015. Along with the Down for the Count series, Christa's new series titled, Can't Stop Lovin' You, will also be released under Limitless Publishing. The series will have at least four books, Dream On, What it Takes, Sweet Emotion and Hole in my Soul. Dream On is slated for 2015 release.

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The Patriot Threat by Steve Berry

Published March 31, 2014 by Minotaur Books

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution is why Americans pay income taxes. But what if there were problems associated with that amendment? Secrets that call into question decades of tax collecting? In fact, there is a surprising truth to this hidden possibility.

Cotton Malone, once a member of an elite intelligence division within the Justice Department known as the Magellan Billet, is now retired and owns an old bookshop in Denmark. But when his former-boss, Stephanie Nelle, asks him to track a rogue North Korean who may have acquired some top secret Treasury Department files—the kind that could bring the United States to its knees—Malone is vaulted into a harrowing twenty-four hour chase that begins on the canals in Venice and ends in the remote highlands of Croatia.

With appearances by Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew Mellon, a curious painting that still hangs in the National Gallery of Art, and some eye-opening revelations from the $1 bill, this riveting, non-stop adventure is trademark Steve Berry—90% historical fact, 10% exciting speculation—a provocative thriller posing a dangerous question: What if the Federal income tax is illegal?

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The Liar by Nora Roberts

Published April 14, 2015 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Shelby Foxworth lost her husband. Then she lost her illusions …

The man who took her from Tennessee to an exclusive Philadelphia suburb left her in crippling debt. He was an adulterer and a liar, and when Shelby tracks down his safe-deposit box, she finds multiple IDs. The man she loved wasn’t just dead. He never really existed.

Shelby takes her three-year-old daughter and heads south to seek comfort in her hometown, where she meets someone new: Griff Lott, a successful contractor. But her husband had secrets she has yet to discover. Even in this small town, surrounded by loved ones, danger is closer than she knows–and threatens Griff, as well. And an attempted murder is only the beginning …

My Thoughts…

It has been quite a while since I have read a Nora Robert’s book.  The Liar just proved to me that I need to get caught up.    Her style is unique and one of a kind.    The characters are always relatable.  The storyline is amazing.  

While Nora is known for her romance novels, this one is a true mystery.    Richard dies on a boat accident and Shelby’s entire world comes crashing down around her.    The man that Shelby married is not the real Richard.  Was she even really married?   I am still not sure who the real Richard is.   The mystery surrounding Richard and his extracurricular activities just intensifies as the story continues.    Who is Richard?  Who is killing or trying to kill the people in Shelby’s hometown?    Shelby handles all this with so much strength that it amazed me.   She deserves to just break down  but holds it all together for her family, herself, and her daughter.   

Now let me get to the romance.   Shelby and Griff.  SIGH!   The romance started with the first eye contact and went fast forward from there.   I love that Griff wanted to take it slow but Shelby took things into her own hands and made her own blue print to follow.    With all the drama and happenings surrounding Shelby, Griff never gives up on Shelby, never lets her down, and is always there to pick her up when things do not go so good.   Not only does he take care of Shelby but he takes care of her little girl.   Falling in love with them both and being determined to make them his family makes him a hero to me.   

I am very excited to share this book with my friends.    Nora Roberts has wrote the perfect romance mystery story.    I definitely recommend everyone picking up a copy.  

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Nora Roberts is the bestselling author of more than 210 novels with more than 500 million copies of her books in print.  Her books regularly debut at the top of all four New York Times fiction bestseller lists (hardcover, trade paperback, mass market, e-book) and she has more than half a million fans on Facebook.  Visit her online at www.noraroberts.com or at her official Facebook page, www.facebook.com/noraroberts.

The Denim Blue Sea by Joane DeMaio

Published March 3, 2015

During two August weeks, denim designer Maris Carrington and coastal architect Jason Barlow prepare for their much-anticipated wedding. Guests arrive early, turning keys in charming cottage doors to begin their New England summer escape. The wedding is a reason for old friends to gather again; to meet in their shabby beach hangout and get the jukebox cranking; to walk that weathered boardwalk beneath a starry sky; to breathe the sweet salt air. "Cures what ails you," one of the friends, Neil, always said long before his life was sadly claimed. But his legacy was not.

When Maris discovers Neil's long-lost journal, its passages reveal a heartbreaking secret. Can truths be found within its timeworn pages? Can this leather-bound journal unite the friends as their lives begin to fray? A bittersweet family reunion, a surprising encounter from a devastating accident, a shocking confession leaving one marriage shattered--all will test the once close-knit circle. Suddenly this safe haven on the tranquil Connecticut shoreline churns with emotional turmoil, threatening even the beach wedding just days before it is to happen.

Yet like a silver cap on a breaking wave, love and friendship wash ashore with hope, ever shimmering, in The Denim Blue Sea. 

My Thoughts…

This is my fifth book by Joanne DeMaio.   It definitely is my favorite.    I love the beach, the friendships, and the romance.    I love that it included some drama, lots of love, and a ton of great conversations.    The friendships in this book are the best.   No matter what was happening in their lives these friends are there for each other, no questions asked and nothing expected in return.    They listen to the good, the bad, and the funny never passing judgment. 

Maris and Jason are both people with deep histories.   They both have dealt with loss of extremely important people in their lives and this impacts them every day.   I enjoyed seeing them lean on each other, share their feelings with each other, and show their love.    They have the relationship that will certainly withstand time and only get stronger as it goes on.  

I cannot stress enough how much everyone needs to go get their copy of The Denim Blue Sea.    It is a story with will pull you away from your everyday life and pull you into the life of Maris, Jason, and all their friends.   

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Crossroads (a Miller Creek novel #6) by Cathy Bryant

Published April 6, 2015

A Miller's Creek novel and Christian contemporary romance

A former soldier battles for the soul of a prodigal...

After a devastating divorce, a bitter single mom and atheist starts her own real estate company in the nostalgic and picturesque town of Miller’s Creek, Texas. Then her young daughter’s disturbing symptoms lead doctors to discover that her leukemia has relapsed. With her new life now turned upside down, Mara Hedwig struggles to keep her business afloat. And her daughter’s worsening condition forces her to rethink her beliefs about Carter Callahan and his God. Will Mara make the return to Christian faith in the face of life’s greatest challenge?

An ex-military operative struggles with the return to civilian life while coping with his rebellious teen-aged daughter. During a house-search, Carter meets Mara, a headstrong Realtor who wants nothing to do with his God. But when Mara’s little girl is diagnosed with leukemia, the clock begins ticking for him to convince Mara to return to a life of faith. Just as he seems to be making headway, circumstances beyond his control throw his efforts into a tailspin. Can Carter learn to rest in the sovereignty of God?

My Thoughts…

Wow, my emotions were all over.    There were trials for the characters, each having their own struggles and working to find the answers that they were in need of.    I felt happiness as Mara learned what was important and had Carter by her side guiding her.    There were tears and fears throughout the story.   Ashton’s story scared me.  I cannot imagine how a child that young can go through so much and come out so strong.     Then there is Chloe’s story.   Abandoned by her mother at the age when a teenage girl needs her mother the most.   Crossroads is a story that kept me enthralled in the story and rooting for the characters. There were many tough subjects that Cathy was not afraid to cover and put in front of the reader.

This is a Christian romance book.    There is a lot of talk of finding God and believing in Jesus.  Whether you believe or not, the story will push your beliefs and make you wonder how you would handle doubt.   Cathy Bryant pushes her reader to test their beliefs.  It will push the reader to believe in prayer and how it affects their daily lives.  

If you have not read any of Cathy Bryant’s books you are missing out.    Crossroads is part of series set in Miller Creek, but it is definitely a stand-alone story.    I will recommend this book to all of my friends and family. 

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About Cathy Bryant

Amazon best-selling author Cathy Bryant writes Christian fiction set in the heart of Texas. Her popular romance and romantic suspense novels take place in the fictional town of Miller's Creek, where folks are friendly, the iced tea is sweet, and Mama Beth's front porch beckons. All the Miller's Creek novels have been on the Amazon Best-Seller list and are rated at 4.5 stars or higher on Amazon. Her debut novel, TEXAS ROADS, was a 2009 ACFW Genesis finalist. Since then five other stand-alone novels have been added to the series, one of which was a reader-nominated 2013 Grace Award nominee (PILGRIMAGE OF PROMISE). Readers have compared her work to that of Karen Kingsbury and Nicholas Sparks.

A native Texan, Cathy currently resides in the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains of northern New Mexico with her minister husband of over thirty years. She's written devotions for The Upper Room devotional magazine, two devotional books in collaboration with other Christian authors, and for online sites. She also has released a Bible study book, THE FRAGRANCE OF CRUSHED VIOLETS. In addition to her writing, she enjoys thrift store shopping, romping in the great outdoors, and mini-farming. To learn more about Cathy and her books, visit her website at www.CatBryant.com or make contact with her in these places:

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CROSSROADS Facebook Launch Party & Kindle Fire HD6 Giveaway!

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Where: Facebook (from the comfort & convenience of your own home)

When: April 30, 2015 ~ 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Central time)

Why: To celebrate the book launch of CROSSROADS (a Miller's Creek novel and Christian Romance by Cathy Bryant)

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Seaside Surprises by Stacy Claflin

Book 1 of the A Sweet Romance (The Seaside Hunters) Series

Published March 15, 2015 

         

Tiffany Saunders is on the run. When she winds up stranded in a seaside town, she wants nothing more than to forget her horrific past and kept moving. But a chance meeting with a handsome local changes everything.

Jake Hunter has some deep emotional scars and is trying to cope with running the family business. The last thing he wants is a relationship—until a mysterious brunette walks into his store and complicates it all.

Tiffany prefers to keep the painful memories of the past where they belong—in her rear view mirror. But dark secrets cannot stay hidden forever. Just as the walls around Tiffany’s heart start to come down, the past catches up with her. Will true love be able to conquer all?

My Thoughts…

Stacy Claflin is an author that I have read many books from.  She always pulls me in from the first chapter and keeps me entertained until I read the very last word.   Seaside Surprises is exactly what I was hoping for.  

 It is a different type of story than the Gone Series by Stacy Claflin.  It is much lighter, romantic, and fun, yet there is still a tough subject being handled.  The subject of abuse is never easy.   Seaside Surprises covers this topic with the care and respect that is needed.   Tiffany’s history is not a good one.   She fell in love and married a horrible man and as anyone who has been abused knows, could not get away.    As she finally takes the steps needed to escape she finds the love she really wants.    Of course, the getaway is not easy.   A someone who fortunately has not had to deal with an abusive relationship, I found it hard to put myself in Tiffany’s shoes.   Although I could not personally relate, I could feel sympathy and hope for her.   I had high hopes that since she was strong enough to get away she would be strong enough to open herself up to love and a relationship again.   

Seaside Surprises is a great story.   It is a great length, about 170 pages, for a weekend read.   I definitely recommend checking it out.  

Check out my review of Stacy Claflin’s Gone  HERE….

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Haven Lake by Holly Robinson

Published April 7, 2015 by NAL

Sydney Bishop hasn’t returned to Haven Lake, her idyllic childhood home, since a pair of shocking, tragic deaths shattered her family when she was only sixteen. Now a child psychologist engaged to marry a successful surgeon, Sydney has worked hard to build a relationship with Dylan, her fiancé’s teenage son, so she feels nothing but empathy when he runs away—until she discovers that his hitchhiking journey has led him to Haven Lake and her mother Hannah’s sheep farm.

Sydney returns to Haven Lake for the first time in twenty years to coax the boy home. Against her daughter’s wishes, Hannah offers to take Dylan in until he’s ready to reveal his own troubling secrets. Now, for Dylan’s sake as well as their own, Sydney and Hannah must confront the devastating events that tore them apart and answer the questions that still haunt their family—and the suspicious surrounding community—about what really caused two people to die on their farm those many years ago.

My Thoughts….

How difficult is it to forgive and move past your history?  The idea that Sydney stayed away from Haven Lake for twenty years just to avoid dealing with everything that happen there was shattering.    The life she grew up with was different from the “normal”, but it was her life and she loved it.   The memories she had before that horrible series of events were perfect and she loved them.    When things went bad, they went really bad.   Sydney is a strong character.  She was able to escape her past and make herself successful in the real world.   Yet, she has to deal with her past. 

Gary, Sydney’s fiancé, is not a likable character.   He is very selfish and standoffish.    I understand that he also has some past that he is trying to deal with.   Yet, he does nothing to help his fiancé, other than criticize her every move, or his son, Dylan.    I struggled with everything that Gary said and wanted Sydney to just get out of that relationship.  By the end of the story, I felt that he was coming around, but still had a long way to go.

Dylan is by far my favorite character.   He was dealt a horribly blow when his mother was killed in an accident.  He strikes out against those who love him and are trying to keep him safe.   Yet, he manages to stand on his own two feet and be himself.   He finds what he loves and proves to himself and everyone else that he is not a lost cause.   As a teenager, he gets his life together and I have no doubt he will become successful.  

This is a long book.   But every page is wonderful.   I started it and could not put it down.   When I did put it down I continued to think about the story and the characters.    The story was realistic, the characters were believable.  This is a perfect read.  I recommend it.

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