You don’t have to be alone. We are mostly born
that way though. We grow up being nurtured to believe that the other half of
our soul is somewhere out there. And since there are seven billion people
inhabiting our planet, chances are one of them is for you. To find that person,
to find your soul piece, or your great love we must count on our paths
diverging, the tangling of lives, the soft whispering of one soul recognizing
another.
I found my piece. She wasn’t what I was
expecting. If you formed a woman’s soul out of black graphite, bathed it in
blood, and then rolled it around in the softest rose petals, you still wouldn’t
have touched on the complication that was, my match.
Tarryn's Bio
I am
a real life villain, truly. I drink sick amounts of Starbucks. Most of the time
my hair smells like coffee. I was born in South Africa, and lived there for
most of my childhood. I moved to Seattle just for the rain. Rome is my
favorite place in the world so far, Paris comes in at a close second. I read
and write more than I sleep. When I was eleven, I wrote an entire novel about
runaway orphans, using only purple ink. I am addicted to Florence and the
Machine and will travel to see concerts. I love scary movies and giraffes. I
spend way too much time on Facebook. Meet you there?…
Circumstance forced Eden Mercer to sell herself to Dominic Armstrong for half a million dollars and in return she is to play the dutiful wife in public and submit to him completely behind closed doors.
The Tyrant.
Dominic is Ruthless, manipulative and sadistic but Eden is determined not to break under his cruelty. But how does one persevere when in the clutches of a Monster?
“It matters,” he called after her and stupidly she turned to find him standing right in front of her. “What?” “Your happiness,” he began roughly, “it matters.”
Dominic Armstrong is handsome, rich and powerful. One would
think a man like him has it all. In a sense he does but that is what he wants
people to see. Yes, he has a beautiful wife by his side and endless amounts of
money, influence and power but he is cold, manipulative, cruel and sadistic.
The only person he looks out for is himself. He is a man who is incapable of
loving anyone.
Eden Mercer had dreams of getting out of the hell hole she
was raised in. Signing was her greatest escape and when Dominic set his sights
on her, she grabbed at the chance for a better life. Little did she know that
money couldn’t by love or happiness.
Four years later, Eden is stuck in a horrible, mentally
abusive and loveless marriage. She is not Mrs. Dominic Armstrong, she is merely
one of his possessions. He does what he wants with her behind closed doors then
tosses her aside. Eden is determined to escape the cruelty and when she is
finally free, things don’t go according to plan and she ends up right back
where she started.
Dominic didn’t always have the luxurious life he lives know.
His past is filled with dark secrets and hurt. He will do just about anything
to get what he wants and what he wants is Eden.
I admit, I couldn’t stand Dominic at the beginning of the
story but then his character was able to worm his way into my heart. I am not
one to make excuses but he is the way his is because of his past. He HONESTLY
didn’t know any better. I melted the first time we got a little glimpse of him
showing a caring and sincere side to him.
When Eden finally had the courage to make a better life for
herself, I was so proud. She also struggles with her feelings, four years is a
lot to invest in a relationship no matter what the circumstances maybe.
I loved that one character changed not only because the loss
that was at stake but because they wanted to. I loved how the other character
was able to communicate and go after their dream.
This book had so many emotions from fear to disgust, from
being weak to finding strength from loving nothing to loving everything and
learning to accept the past, embrace the present and look forward to the future.
Francette did an excellent job with these characters and I
can’t wait to see what she brings us next.
A fantastic job!
****Warning the following excerpt is for 18+ only****
“Soon, sweetie, I promise,” he soothed. She moaned softly as he licked her ear, dropped soft warm kisses across her shoulder blades, he moved down her back, a wet tongue and hot mouth traced and kissed each vertebrae, making a slow and steady progress down her spine. It was a torturous progression that boiled the blood in Eden’s veins as she waited in bated anticipation. Breath stilled in her lungs, eyes widening when he drew apart her butt cheeks and ran his tongue down the wet crevice, from clit to the puckered rosebud of her hole and back again. It was undoubtedly one of the most erotic things he’d ever done to her body, and Eden didn’t know how to breathe properly. She gripped the sheets beneath her hands and bit down hard on her bottom lip to keep from screaming.
It was like a shot of adrenaline straight into her vein. It was blood vessels dilating, her heart galloping uncontrollably in her chest, it was gasping for breath when the air she drew in wasn’t enough. He owned her body, ate it like sun ripened peaches and drank the flowing juices of her weeping womanhood with his rapacious tongue. There were fingers there, slipping between the folds to dive deep into her blistering heat, while his thumb worked at her puckered hole, his wicked, wicked mouth showing Eden exactly how very little she knew her of own body. There was nothing but the explicitness of this act, the hyper awareness that made her feel like each inch of her body was struck by lightning, that killed her and gave her life all in one electrifying jolt. He was merciless and perfect, inviting her to shove her hips back and ride his face.
Death was imminent, sweet cataclysmic death seduced her into the gaping, welcoming arms of her orgasm. She plummeted, shattered into delicious little pieces on his tongue and fingers. Recuperating wasn’t in the stars for her as he gripped her hips and plunged into her depths in one long stroke. Pulling her arms and folding them at the small of her back, he held them there with one large hand as he sank in deeper, so deep that it hurt so good. Ass high in the air, face down in the sheets, Eden was at his complete mercy, filled to absolute capacity with his cock, and she whimpered, the vulnerability of her position giving her a sweet high.
“I’m going to beat this pussy, Eden, and you’re going to scream my name.”
And she did, a promise made completely true as he fucked her like a porn star. She screamed like the world was falling, his repeated strike against her G-spot making her see stars. It was too damn much, his jarring thrusts so deep that she could taste him, spurred her fall and she orgasmed on every inch of his cock.
Francette lives in Massachusetts with her amazingly supportive husband of ten years and her darling two year old son. Reading amazing books has led her to writing and she’s dabbled in fan-fiction before self-publishing her own works. She’s constantly thinking up new stories to write and does her best work when music is playing in the background. Romance is where she’s most comfortable but she hopes to one day venture in mystery novels. She has a weakness for coffee ice cream, tropical fruits and a good glass of wine.
Arrive to work at 7:58 A.M. sharp. Check. Count forty-seven steps to cubicle. Check. Arrange pens in their red-blue-black-green-purple order of importance. Check. Apply hand sanitizer before opening email. Double check.
And that’s just the first few minutes of her work day.
Thirty-one-year-old proofreader Bailey Mitchell is a slave to her tics. She inherited Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder from her father, and it’s done nothing but inhibit her love life. She’s run the gamut of boyfriends—none of them willing or able to cope with her condition.
Enter 32-year-old Reece Powell, her new coworker at Beach Elite Marketing Firm. He’s more than willing to cope. He finds her habits cute and quirky . . . for now. Reece wins her over, and life coasts along for them until Bailey experiences a devastating blow. Tragedy exacerbates her OCD, and Reece realizes her tics aren’t so cute and quirky anymore. Just like all the others, he has the choice to leave.
But Reece isn't like all the others.
The Wilmington Saga
Follow the stories of Wilmington, NC residents as they fall in and out of love, mend and break hearts, grow, change, lose, win, and experience what it means to truly live in this small coastal community.
Reece paid attention. He watched her for an entire week,
arriving to work at exactly 7:58 every morning. Eating lunch at noon on the
dot. He found excuses to visit her cubicle just to see if her pens would be in
the same order in which she lined them up the first time he met her. Without
fail, they lay on her desk in their red-blue-black-green-purple order of
importance.
Another week passed, and he thought they were actually
becoming friends. He didn’t need excuses to visit her anymore. It became
habitual to stop by and ask about her weekend, see if she wanted a soda from
the vending machine, find out where her favorite restaurants were. After all,
he was still new to Wilmington, and there was a lot to discover. And he wanted
to discover it with her.
“I’m in love with a coworker,” Reece confessed to his
friend, Camden, on trivia night at a local bar.
“Not wise,” Camden replied, and chugged his beer.
“And I’m pretty sure she’s OCD,” Reece went on.
Camden stared at his friend. “Dude. No.”
“I find it uncomfortably sexy,” Reece admitted.
“That you like a coworker or that she’s OCD?”
“The second one. There’s something strangely erotic about
it. What the hell is wrong with me?” Reece shoved a cheese fry in his mouth.
“Look Reece, I’m your best friend. And as your best friend,
it’s my job to give it to you straight. So here’s the deal: Don’t even think
about going there. Do you have any idea what those people are like? I mean,
what? Is she your age?”
“I don’t know. Maybe.”
“Okay. So she’s maybe thirty, thirty-one. And single.” He
paused for effect. “For a reason.” He
shot Reece a “Hello? Don’t be a moron” look.
“But I’m single, too.”
“By choice, man.”
Reece grunted. “That’s debatable.”
“People with OCD are not single by choice. They’re single
because no one can deal with their bullshit.”
“But I like her bullshit,” Reece argued, then shook his
head. “I mean, the way she acts. It’s not bullshit. It’s cute.”
“You’re seeing it from a distance. Imagine dating it. Living
with it. Fucking it. Totally different ballgame.”
They listened for the answers to Round 3. Camden slammed his
hand on the table.
“I knew it was iambic pentameter! Why do I listen to you?”
he grumbled.
“Have you ever dated someone with OCD?” Reece asked,
ignoring the question.
“Never. Because I’m not crazy.” Camden grabbed the plate of
cheese fries and pulled it across the table. “No more cheese fries for you. If
my calculations are correct, you just cost us the lead, you dumb fuck.”
Reece rolled his eyes. “Then how do you know if they’re difficult
or not?”
“Go read up on the disorder,” Camden said.
“Disorder,” Reece echoed with an eye roll.
“It is a disorder.
It’s a mental disorder. And it’s fucking crazy. I knew a guy in high school
with OCD. He had this weird ass compulsion or ritual or whatever you wanna call
it where he had to tap all the desks three times before the start of each
class. He told me once that he felt like he’d die if he couldn’t do it.
Literally die. Not like how we say, ‘Oh God, I’ll die if I can’t have sex
tonight.’ He meant for real. That’s how fucking crazy they are.”
S. Walden used to teach English before making the best decision of her life by becoming a full-time writer. She lives in Georgia with her very supportive husband, who prefers physics textbooks over fiction and has a difficult time understanding why her characters must have personality flaws. She is wary of small children, so she has a Westie instead. She is the USA Today bestselling author of Going Under. When she's not writing, she's thinking about it.
The moment
Garrett Mathews sees the woman of his dreams, he vows to fight with everything
he has to win Emma Birk’s heart. Garrett will embark on the longest, hardest
struggle of his life to make his dreams a reality.
Emma Birk has
every intention of focusing on her last year of high school with no
interruptions—until she lays eyes on the one person who will end up turning her
whole world upside down. Emma attempts to avoid the feelings she quickly
develops for Garrett, only to start slowly giving in to his endless pursuit of
her.
As life throws
twists and turns at Garrett and Emma, their commitment to each other is tested
as they determine if they have a forever love.
Author Bio:
Kelly is married
to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily
and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims
it's because he loves her!
She’s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is constantly asking for something
to eat while her fingers move like mad on her cell phone sending out what is
sure to be another very important text message.
In her spare time she loves to sit in her small corner overlooking the Texas
hill country and write.
One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes around her property with
Gus....her chocolate lab and the other man in her life, and Rose, her golden
retriever. When Kelly is not outside helping the hubby haul brush, move rocks
or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that day, you’ll find her inside
reading, writing or watching HGTV.
Six sizzling
tales of adventure, love, and falling for the wrong one.
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Synopsis:
When her home is
attacked by murderous vampires, 17-year-old Alexa is forced to leave her mother
for dead in order to save her sister. She soon learns that she is the last
known member of an elite race of supernatural Warriors, and is thrust into a
world full of vampires and werewolves who all seem to regard her as some sort
of savior. Meanwhile, Alexa battles a monster within herself that seeks to gain
control; a monster that seeks blood.
The hidden city
she finds herself in appears perfect, but Alexa's instincts tell her that all
is not right within its walls. When she is asked to attend a school of
fighters, whose exams consist of gladiator-style competitions, she must decide
who she can trust among the smiling faces. And, when she meets Kayden, a
vampire she feels undeniably drawn to, she must decide if she can trust
herself.
About the Author:
H. D. Gordon is
the author of The Alexa Montgomery Saga. Blood Warrior, the first book of the
Alexa series was her debut novel and has held a spot in the top 100 fantasy
bestsellers for over a month. Half Black Soul is the second book in this series
and H. D. plans to complete Alexa's tales by the end of 2012. In June of 2012,
Joe, a fantasy novel about a young clairvoyant, was released as well. H. D. is
a lifelong reader and writer, a true lover of words. When she is not reading or
writing she is raising her two daughters, playing a little guitar, and spending
time with her family. She is twenty three years old and lives in the
northeastern United States.
Unfathomable forces have always contested Genevieve Indiana Falcon,
known as Indie. The curse of her cold touch entraps her just as the grief
ignited in her past torments her. Yet, her mysterious ability to dream while
awake saturates her in the belief that she was not always anguished. There is
hope that one day a true peace in her soul can be found.
Foolishly, Indie assumes she has contained her
life in an odd balance, and she cherishes the visions she sees of the enigmatic
boy that held her in a lost time, but can never reach. She grieves for a life
she fears she'll never possess, and that grief is a weapon she uses against her
aunt who stands between her and her inheritance.
Weeks away from her twenty-first birthday, the
date where she would assume control over her family legacy, a night terror robs
Indie of the balance she was clinging to. Like the dream she had before she
lost her family, it predicts a fatal catastrophe on the horizon. The fight
between life and death, good and evil, began the moment her thundering heart
awoke her.
Everything changed after that dream. The one
thing that keeps her curse at bay is stolen, and then the enigmatic boy arrives
in the flesh. Face to face with her fiery born-again lover Indie realizes that
the only way she can prevent the tragedy before her is to surrender everything
she was, is, and could be.
Can she bend the laws of nature and fight the
improbability that fire and ice could ever be one? As far as Indie is
concerned, there is not a myth, spoken fate, or curse that is stronger than her
stubborn desire to have it all ... including him.
The Rivulet series can be read on its own or as
#11 in the Web of Hearts and Souls Series.
About the Author:
Jamie Magee has
always believed that each of us have a defining gift that sets us apart from
the rest of the world, she has always envied those who have known from their
first breath what their gift was. Not knowing hers, she began a career in the
fast paced world of business. Raising a young family, and competing to rise
higher in that field would drive some to the point of insanity, but she always
found a moment of escape in a passing daydream. Her imagination would take her
to places she’d never been, introduce her to people she’s never known. Insight,
her debuting novel, is a result of that powerful imagination. Today, she is
grateful that not knowing what defined her, led her on a path of discovery that
would always be a part of her.
Two thirds of the world's population has been
wiped out, devastated by the worst war earth has ever seen. Still standing
amongst the ruins is a mind reader who finds herself on the wrong side of the
war. Everyone does what they must to survive. When the rebels bent on bringing
down the New World leader start to rise up, it is her job to make sure they
stay down where they belong. That is, until one rebel sneaks past her defences
and into her heart. Love will blossom from the ashes, but will it be enough to save
them, or will it mean the end of them both?
*This book is for mature audiences due to sexual
situations, violence and strong language. NA
About the Author:
I am an author
of YA novels, as well as, and most importantly, a mother to my two beautiful children!
Life or Death? Not many people would choose death. But what if death
chooses you? What if death doesn’t mean the end of your life, but the beginning?
For a Death Escort, death is life. Death is your
paycheck. Death is your job.
And Charming is the best Escort the Grim Reaper
has ever had.
But when you piss off the Reaper, being the best
doesn’t matter. So Charming is assigned a Target who is practically impossible
to kill. He knows the Reaper hopes he fails—that he’s counting on it. So
Charming vows to prove him wrong. He vows to make the kill.
But someone else vows to get in his way. Someone
with a big mouth, a sugar habit, and blond hair. Someone who makes his heart
start beating again.
And so Charming is left holding more than one
person’s fate in the palm of his hand. He thought the choice would be easy,
that there really wasn’t a question at all.
He was wrong.
Life or Death?
About the Author:
Cambria Hebert
is a latte sipping author of the Heven & Hell series, the Death Escorts
series, and the Take It Off series. She loves a caramel latte, hates math and
is afraid of chickens (yes, chickens). She went to college for a bachelor’s degree,
couldn’t pick a major and ended up with a degree in cosmetology. So rest
assured her characters will always have good hair. She currently lives in North
Carolina with her husband and children (both human and furry) where she is
plotting her next book. You can find out more about Cambria and her work by
visiting http://www.cambriahebert.com
Dark Waltz--A
sizzling legend of loss, lust and love.
It’s the year
2030 and the human population has been annihilated by a virulent form of small
pox. Liasare Davidson is desperately searching for her brother, who has been
missing for three months. It’s been eighteen years since she was evacuated from
Earth and she is horrified to see it’s become a cesspool of unimaginable
things.
In her quest to
find her brother, she meets Jurek, a powerful and enigmatic being that
frightens her, yet she is unable to resist. When things begin to unfold between
them, they both discover a paralyzing truth that puts Liasare at grave risk.
She must make a choice to join Jurek and find her brother or fulfill a role she
believes she is ill equipped to undertake.
About the Author:
One day, on her
way home from work as a sales manager, A. M. Hargrove, realized her life was on
fast forward and if she didn't do something soon, it would quickly be too late
to write that work of fiction she had been dreaming of her whole life. So, she
rolled down the passenger window of her fabulous (not) company car and tossed
out her leather briefcase. Luckily, the pedestrian in the direct line of fire
was a dodge ball pro and had über quick reflexes enabling him to avoid getting
bashed in the head. Feeling a tad guilty about the near miss, A. M. made a
speedy turn down a deserted side street before tossing her crummy, outdated piece-of-you-know-what
lap top out the window. She breathed a liberating sigh of relief, picked up her
cell phone, called her boss and quit her job. Grinning, she made another call
to her hubs and told him of her new adventure (after making sure his heart was
beating properly again).
So began A. M.
Hargrove's career as a YA/NA and Adult Romance writer. Her books include
Kissing Fire, Edge of Disaster, Shattered Edge, the series the Guardians of
Vesturon (Survival, Resurrection, Determinant, Beginnings and reEmergent), Dark
Waltz, Tragically Flawed, Tragic Desires and Exquisite Betrayal.
Other than being
in love with being in love, she loves chocolate, ice cream and coffee and is
positive they should be added as part of the USDA food groups.
(If you're
wondering, it didn't happen EXACTLY that way, but….)
There are some
beings in this world, long thought to be extinct. Some seek to protect them,
others want control, but some . . . some are hell bent on their destruction.
Audrey was taken
from her father, hidden away from the world, and tortured for five years. She
was rescued, but is she really safe, or is there someone else waiting to betray
her? Can she trust those who saved her? Can she learn to accept who she really
is?
Stone was on a
routine mission to extract valuable information from a rival clan of
paranormals. Instead, he and his team find something much more valuable: a
scarred, damaged young woman who holds many secrets, and whose power is beyond
anything they could ever have imagined.There is much more to Audrey than meets
the eye and Stone is determined to protect her.
Audrey and Stone
are about to find out it’s hard to know who to trust.
(New Adult,
contains language and sexual content. 18+)
About the Author:
Head Reviewer @
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Oh jeez…do you
know how many people I told I didn’t want to write this? So here is the one my
friend made me:
Becca Vincenza
lives in wonderful Michigan. She has a love for Skittles, rainbows, Star Wars,
*giggles* and Hot Men. She spends time in her basement with Airicka… Apparently
that’s where the best ideas come from.
Any who….she
loves meeting new people, so feel free to message her on Facebook and friend
her on Goodreads!
Although her
phone number will not be given out because, well…she doesn’t like heavy
breathing.
So a sort of
serious one: For real, I am a geek. I grew up watching Star Wars, and my father
read Lord of the Rings to us, along with the C. S. Lewis series. I love to
write. In all honesty, it took me a lot of work to get where I am today and I
don’t regret a moment of it. Reading and writing are honestly the best things
ever. I couldn’t be happier that my parents put me through so much extra help.
Anyways! Me, me, me…. Huh…I love paranormal stuff…Love it.
