Happy Release Day! S.I.R, Love Is For Liars by Samantha Knight

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*Please note that this is part of a series and it is a quick read.*

Silas is the world famous erotic romance author known, as S.I.R.

He has made the New York Times best sellers list five times in his only two short years of writing.

The odd thing about Silas. He doesn't believe in love, marriage or happily ever after’s.

He believes in sex and having lots of it.

Research, Right?

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Starr Allison Kendall works as a high school English Teacher.

In her downtime she likes to read trashy smut novels. Her favorite author, S.I.R.

After her last lover up and left her, literally at the altar, she isn’t a big fan of fairy tale romances anymore.

So when by chance they end up talking online, they both start to have different feelings towards love.

And when she finally tells Silas how she feels.

He vanishes.

18+ due to sexual content & language

Silas and I had been talking for a month. He has seen me from every angle, clothed of course, but I have yet to receive one picture of him. I wanted to know what he looked like beyond his few descriptive words. For an author who made me see every story he ever wrote, he wasn’t very good at describing himself.

My fourth period class sat in front of me taking their final exams of the year. The silence in the room was deafening and nearly everyone jumped when my phone vibrated and scooted across the desk. I apologized to my students and grabbed the little noise machine. I looked at the screen and saw it was a new multimedia message. I clicked the icon and gasped out loud as I nearly fell out of my chair.

“Holy, fuck.”

The entire class looked up from their test and I realized I just said that out loud. Yet I couldn’t even take my eyes off the screen to apologize, again. Silas finally sent me a picture. I wasn’t expecting his body to look like it did. I wanted to lick my phone. I still had no clue what his face looked like but his body was panty melting. Every single part of him was perfectly defined but not overly so. The ridges and valleys of his stomach begged for my tongue.

The delectable “V” pointed me to the place, which at this exact moment was all I wanted to see. I hadn’t been with a man in nearly three years and up until now, I had no desire. Well Silas just smashed all that out the window. I wanted him and in more ways than I was willing to admit.

He was inside my mind, constantly.

Me: Your body is incredible. What the hell are you so shy about?

Silas: I’m not shy. I am secretive, very big difference Starr. And thank you, for the compliment. I work hard at everything I do.

Me: I can see that.

I start typing a second message but my nerves are quickly waning. Silas and I have talked about everything under the sun and we have both made cracks towards sex but it’s never gone past, that point. I take a deep breath and hit send.

Me: I want you Silas, I have wanted you for a while now, but that just sealed the deal. I know you have issues and I know you don’t want me to see who are you are but we have got to figure something out. No one has interested me in years, I haven’t been with anyone sexually, physically, emotionally, for years. I just haven’t felt anything towards anyone, but I am drawn to you. So, can we work this out somehow? Even just once. Hell, I’ll even wear a blind fold.

I worry my lip back and forth as I wait for him to reply, but nothing comes. I pick up my phone to send a follow up message but think better of it. I crossed a line we haven’t crossed before, I just hope I didn’t scare him away.

The bell rings for the final class of the day, as I say good bye to my students, my phone chimes. I snatch it up.

Silas: I will be in New York next month. I am meeting the film makers for the new movie. I can get my driver to meet you. He will blind fold you until you get to my room. I trust you, just not enough for you to see me. I will figure out the rest and let you know. Can you handle that? Can you trust me?

I am completely shocked that he agreed and that it is happening this soon, but part of me is petrified. He could be an axe murder for all I fucking know. I set my phone down and think of a million different scenarios for what could happen in my head, but only one still stands out. I want Silas and I want him more than I have wanted anyone in my entire life. I type one word.

Me: Deal.

Silas: Good Girl, you won’t regret it.

Well there really isn’t much to say about me. I am 26 years old and I decided to write as a place to vent and it’s turned into so much more. I am often the outspoken one. I am not afraid to offend anyone because the biggest thing about me is I am always honest. I tell it like it is. There isn’t another word in the human language that I hate more than Good-bye. I rarely, if ever say it. It’s too permanent. I don’t throw the word LOVE around. If, and when I say it to someone I mean it, and I will forever no matter what they do or say to me. I trust to easy and I have a huge heart and that gets me hurt a lot. I don't take pity or expect it. I don't believe in knowing your limits- if you're gonna do something; take it as far as you can. With this mindset we can change the world. And that's what I plan to do.

I am pushed to do better by everyone who thinks I will never amount to anything. I have already proved them wrong and now I am proving it to myself. I live uncontrollably for the moment and take comfort in spontaneity. Make me laugh and you’re my friend. 

I want to inspire people and I want to be inspired.

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Cover Reveal: Excerpt & Giveaway! Game of Love by Ara Grigorian

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Release Day: May 4th 2015

Game of Love is set in the high-stakes world of professional tennis where fortune and fame can be decided by a single point. Gemma Lennon has spent nearly all of her 21 years focused on one thing: Winning a Grand Slam. After a disastrous and very public scandal and subsequent loss at the Australian Open, Gemma is now laser-focused on winning the French Open. Nothing and no one will derail her shot at winning - until a heated chance encounter with brilliant and sexy Andre Reyes threatens to throw her off her game. Breaking her own rules, Gemma begins a whirlwind romance with Andre who shows her that love and a life off the court might be the real prize. With him, she learns to trust and love… at precisely the worst time in her career. The pressure from her home country, fans, and even the Prime Minister to be the first British woman to win in nearly four decades weighs heavily. As Wimbledon begins, fabricated and sensationalized news about them spreads, fueling the paparazzi, and hurting her performance. Now, she must reconsider everything, because in the high-stakes game of love, anyone can be the enemy within… even lovers and even friends. In the Game of Love, winner takes all.

 

“We are made strong by the difficulties we face, not by those we evade.”


~Author Unknown

Gemma’s security flanked her, their grip tight on her arms. Bedric, her coach, rushed ahead, slamming open the hotel’s glass doors to the roar of the French paparazzi―a cacophony of questions, comments, and insults. 

Gemma moderated her breathing, prepared for another three-second spurt of chaos. 

Three... 

“―What happened in your hotel room?” 

They knew. Dozens of cameras from all directions chirped and flashed. She kept her eyes trained on her goal: the awaiting car. 

Two... 

“―Mademoiselle! Gemma! One smile.” 

The paparazzi bore in from her right. Only a few more steps. A knee rammed into her thigh. That one would leave a mark. A bruise that the papers would dissect and analyze gratuitously. 

One... 

“―Why were you hiding for four months? Were you going to quit tennis?” 

Don’t react. Say nothing. Bedric forced the car door open, giving Gemma the opening she needed to squeeze in. He followed. 

Zero. 

The door slammed behind them, and the sounds of commotion lowered to a gentle hush. Black tinted windows offered a veil of privacy. Bodies, camera lenses, and faces smashed against the glass. Only inches separated her from the paparazzi. There had been a time when she used to move to the center of the car, creating as much separation as possible. But now she knew better. Distance was a mere illusion of safety. 

The locks engaged, and the car accelerated away. 

She didn’t like surprises―particularly on game day―but in this case, her security lead’s demand to move her to another hotel had been spot- on. It was one thing for the paparazzi to gather outside. It was quite another when one found his way into her hotel suite... while she slept. The French paparazzi were setting a new standard. 

“This is not good,” Bedric said in stoic English. 

She eyed her superstitious coach, who was always concerned with deviations from routine. But the concern etched on his face wasn’t about superstition. He didn’t want a repeat performance of the Australian Open months earlier. 

“You have not rested,” he continued, “and you have yet to get breakfast.” 

“We’ll be fine. We are fine,” she said, nearly believing it herself. “As for breakfast, we’ll grab something at the new hotel.” 

The car swerved as the driver made a temporary effort to lose their tail. Memories of another car chase months earlier inched its way into her throat. 

“There will be people. You don’t need more distractions.” 

“More distractions?” She had woken to the sound of an intruder in her suite, and now she was rushing from one hotel to another on the morning of her quarterfinal match. How much worse could it get? “We’ll be discreet. Run in, eat, and we’ll be off.” 

The car’s tires screeched as the driver took another quick turn. It was happening again. Another chase just before a critical match. Only this time, the driver wasn’t drunk. 

From her bag, Gemma removed a tennis ball and twirled it in her hand. One point at a time. She focused on the soft texture. Familiar. Calming. Poking out from inside her bag, the newspaper article from the day before mocked her. Inch-tall letters above her picture: The Great Hype―Five Years and Still Waiting. She squeezed the tennis ball over and over again until her fingers went numb. 

She dropped the ball back inside the bag, then closed her eyes, hoping to salvage some sleep. She crossed her arms and tried to control her shivering. No, she wasn’t cold. She just wanted five minutes alone with the bastard who had violated her space. Gemma almost wished the coward hadn’t bolted when she charged him, tennis racquet in hand.

 

Armenian by heritage, born in Iran, lived in Barcelona, and escaped New York until he found his home in Los Angeles, Ara’s first eleven years were both busy and confusing. The fruit salad of languages would slow down his genetically encoded need to tell stories. Until then, an alter ego would be required… He received an engineering degree from California State University Northridge and earned his MBA from the University of Southern California. Today, he is a technology executive in the entertainment industry. True to the Hollywood life, Ara wrote for a children’s television pilot that could have made him rich (but didn’t) and nearly sold a video game to a major publisher (who closed shop days later). But something was amiss until his wife read him the riot act. “Will you stop talking about wanting to be a writer and just do it?” So with her support (and mandate), and their two boys serving as his muse, he wrote stories. Fascinated by the human species, Ara writes about choices, relationships, and second chances. Always a sucker for a hopeful ending, he writes contemporary romance stories. He is an alumnus of both the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and Southern California Writers’ Conference (where he also serves as a workshop leader). Ara is an active member of the Romance Writers of America and its Los Angeles chapter. Ara is represented by Stacey Donaghy.

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Book Promo: Excerpt! Love Survives, Love's Suicide #2 by Jennifer Foor

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Imagine being in love with the same girl since you were ten years old, only to have her fall for your twin instead. This story is rocky.

It will rip you apart and possibly put you back together again.

I know this because it's my story. 

The pain and anguish experienced in this is what it was like to hold onto hope that some day we'd find each other again. I won't sugar coat the details of what I went through to have her, nor will I apologize for any actions that led me right back into her life. 

Sometimes love isn't enough. 

Sometimes it takes a little fate.

Dear Mom and Dad,

I wanted you to know that I’ve arrived overseas, and have settled in the best I’m able to. I owe you both an apology. Never in a million years did I see things playing out the way they have. I didn’t show up at the wedding to ruin everyone’s lives. The truth is that I couldn’t help myself. I had to pursue her, because I’ve loved that girl since we were children. She’s everything to me.

I know I made a mess of things. I screwed up and embarrassed you. I ruined my relationship with Branch, but I think you deserve to know why. All this time, all the years since they started dating, he’d been feeding Kat and I lies, keeping us apart. From the age of twelve he told me Kat wasn’t interested. I trusted him.

Apparently he was doing the same to Kat, telling her that I didn’t like her that way. All this time we could have been together, but instead he weaseled his way into her heart, making her feel bad for ever having feelings for me.

I’m not saying that what I did wasn’t wrong. I know right from wrong. Two people went into my hotel room that night, and what happened was mutual. We knew the risks, but took them anyway. I honestly couldn’t stop myself. Once the truth was revealed nothing could have kept me from her. 

I snapped.

You may never be able to understand what it’s been like for me, watching her with him, year after year, as if I was a punching bag. I’ve got thick skin, but even the toughest person would have broken down at some point. I’ve been trained to replace pain with power, but this doesn’t apply. I’m on a path of destruction, because I simply don’t care anymore. Branch ruined my life. He was the reason I had to get away. Joining the military was my way out. I knew it would keep me from coming home, and bearing the burden of watching them happy. I punished myself for loving her, and attempted to move on with no result. No matter how hard I try I can’t stop loving her, and that’s why I know I can’t come home. There’s nothing left there for me except pain. I’ll never regret being able to live under the same roof as my two best friends, but I will hate myself for not going after what I wanted sooner. I could have prevented all of this. We could be sharing our lives together, having children, and waking up to knowing nothing will tear us apart. Instead I’m on the other side of the world, throwing myself into defending my country, because it’s the only thing keeping me going.

I can’t promise that I’ll write back all the time. It’s hard for me to sit down and put my feelings on paper. I’ve already been warned that what I’m about to see over here will haunt me forever. I’m used to living in hell, so I’ve got every reason to believe that I’ll get through it. For what it’s worth, I’m sorry that I was such a disappointment. I was acting out, because I couldn’t have what I wanted. Jealousy took control, forcing my hand to make irrational decisions. At the end of the day I deserve to be here, in the middle of this battle zone. If something happens to me and I don’t return please don’t dwell on my death. Just know I’m no longer in any pain. Nothing will ever hurt me again.

Thank you for bringing me up right, and teaching me what was love was. As much as it hurts, I don’t regret experiencing it. How I feel about Kat is something special. Not everyone finds their true love so early in life. Perhaps that’s why I couldn’t keep her. Maybe I had enough time with her when we were younger. No matter the case, I’m appreciative.

Take care of her and Branch. Help them to make amends. We’ll always be family.

Until next time with love,

Brooks

Jennifer Foor is an award winning Contemporary Romance Author. She's best known for the Mitchell Family Series, which includes ten books.
She is married with two children and spends most of her time behind a keyboard, writing stories that come from her heart.

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Happy Release Day!! Pan's Salvation, Dueling Devils #5 by Shyla Colt

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Genre: Adult, Motorcycle Club Romance

Lark Rosario spent her entire life bailing her sister, Robin out of trouble. But this time, Robin’s addiction has them both in over their heads. Lark’s working as a drug mule to gain her sister’s freedom from a cartel when she gets caught in a shootout between rival bikers. Captured and given to the biker she injured, she's at the mercy of a man she doesn’t know. 

Battling addiction and self-loathing, Dueling Devils member, Hartley “Pan" Sumner can barely care for himself. The last thing he expected to be was a protector. Then he looks into the brown-eyed gaze of a woman struggling to survive and recognizes a kindred spirit, searching for freedom. Desperate for redemption, he takes his little bird under his wing and shows her the beauty of his darkness. 

She’s trapped by her situation, and he’s running from his past. Together they may just have a future.

 

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Shyla Colt grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, but has lived a variety of different places thanks to her wanderlust, interesting careers, and marriage to a United States Marine. She’s always loved books and wrote her very first novel at the age of fifteen. She keeps a copy of her first submission letter on her desk for inspiration.
After a lifetime of traveling, she settled down and knew her time had come to write. Diving into her new career like she does everything else, with enthusiasm, research and a lot of prayers, she had her first book published in June of 2011. As a full-time writer, stay at home mother, and wife, there’s never a dull moment in her household.
She weaves her tales in spare moments and the evenings with a cup of coffee or tea at her side and the characters in her head for company. A self-professed rebel with a pen. Her goal is to diversify romance as she continues to genre hop, and offer up strong female characters.

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Happy Release Day: Interview & Review! Strangers In The Night by Jaycee Edward & Helena Stone

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When Army veteran, Slade, stumbles upon an isolated cottage on a cold, dark, night, the young man finds more than just the shelter he’s seeking.

Former club Dominant Callum is surprised to find a handsome stranger knocking at his door but invites him in despite his reservations. A nightmare reveals Slade’s deep-seated emotional issues, and Callum knows he needs to get creative if he’s going to help Slade leave the past behind.

Neither man is prepared for the feelings Slade’s introduction into the world of BDSM will unleash, and thirty-six hours will either be enough to bind them, or they will remain forever strangers in the night.

Hello, ladies! Welcome to Mikky’s World Of Books. Tell us a little bit about yourselves.

Helena: Thank you for hosting us Mikky, we’re delighted to visit your wonderful blog.

Jaycee: Yes, thank you, Mikky! We’re thrilled to be here.

Helena: A little bit of information about me….Well, I’m Dutch but live in Ireland with my Irish husband. Our daughter is all grown and independent so it’s just the two of us and the dog, Sparky. I’ve come to writing later in life but have had a love affair with books and words for as long as I can remember and have a part-time job as a librarian.

Jaycee: I’m American and I live in America with my American husband. LOL. I’m boring. I actually live in the same little town I was born in, which is in northeast Ohio. I always planned on leaving, but, basically, I hate change, so here I am. Plus most of my family is here, so that definitely makes it hard to pull up roots. After working full-time for 35+ years, I decided to try retirement. That was two years ago. So far I’m loving it. I miss the interaction with people but, to be honest, I’ve “met” so many awesome people online that I don’t miss the real humans. Is that bad? *shrugs*

Helena: No, it’s not bad, in fact it’s perfect. If it wasn’t for meeting people online we wouldn’t be here answering these questions. Just sayin’.

With Helena in Ireland and Jaycee in the States, how did you two meet? How did you decide to write a book together?

Helena: We met because we both stalked  - I mean followed - the same role players on Twitter.

Jaycee: Yeah, that’s a story in itself, isn’t it? I don’t know about Helena, but, while that may be the most fascinating part about our relationship, it’s also one we hold pretty close to the vest. Let’s just say it was serendipity.

Helena: I guess we could blame Tiffany Reisz for everything. If hadn’t been for her Original Sinners - I don’t even want to think about that scenario.

Jaycee: God bless the Sinners.  *snickers*

Helena: Pun intended?

Jaycee: Totes. :D

Why M/M Romance?

Jaycee: This is an easy one for me!  After reading The Angel (another Tiffany Reisz plug), I was blown away by the love story between Michael and Griffin. I’ve still never read another love story with that kind of impact on me. And… added bonus… no wet lady bits… that pretty much sealed the deal. Plus, I love angst - there can never be enough angst for me - and M/M lends itself naturally to angst because of the obstacles the characters will have to overcome both within themselves and with society.

Helena: See, as I said, we could blame Tiffany Reisz for everything. Seriously though, like Jaycee, I lost myself in The Angel and it was my introduction to the M/M genre. I wanted to explore a love story between two truly equal partners. With two men as the main characters it was possible to write dynamics which might not exist in an M/F relationship and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring that.

What are you working on right now? Do you think you’ll write more books together in the future?

Jaycee: I have another M/M novella coming out soon called Dragons. I’m also working on a story about two homeless boys that sprung from a FlashFic project. And... I’m still nursing my biggest baby - my cowboy/accountant novel. My goal is to get it weaned and subbed soon, but there are still some changes I need to make to it. And… of course Helena and I wanted… no needed (sorry… inside joke) to spend some more time with Callum and Slade, so we are well into the next part of their journey together.

Helena: My M/F novel, Little Rainbows, will go on general release later this month (and I think you may have been kind enough to feature the book here on your blog). I’ve got a story submitted and am working on one or two others but really don’t want to say too much about them until things are further along. But, as Jaycee said, we are working hard on another story featuring Slade and Callum; our men are just too adorable to not visit with them again. Besides, I don’t think Jaycee has tormented them quite enough yet. :)

Jaycee: *waggles eyebrows* Poor Slade.

Helena: Hey, don’t forget about Callum. He’s getting his fair share of angst too. Just because he’s more stoic about it….

Jaycee: I could never forget about Callum…

Helena: *sighs*

What’s your advice for all the aspiring authors out there?

Jaycee: Oh, gosh. I hate this question and I hate the answer I’m going to give even more: Write. I know that’s what everybody says and I remember seeing that and thinking, “Gee… thanks. That’s really helpful.”  But it’s true. Write and everything else will follow. Make friends online with people who write. You’ll be amazed at how much you learn just from online conversations about writing. The other thing? Get a beta reader who will be brutally honest with you and thank them for that brutality!  You need to know when something doesn’t work before it’s ‘out there’.

Helena: It is exactly like Jaycee says, if you want to write the only thing to do is sit down and write. If you don’t try you’ll never know whether or not you’ll have that story inside or if you have the words to get it out there. The only thing I would add to what Jaycee has said is, worry about spelling, beta-reading, editing and submitting after you’ve written your first draft. Get that story on your screen - first, start to finish. If you worry about everything else from the beginning the whole process might become too overwhelming. So give yourself permission to do it one step at a time.

Jaycee: Unless you’re anal like me, and can’t move forward if something’s misspelled behind you. I’m like a Marine who can’t leave them behind. That’s the other thing: there’s no right way to do this. Helena and I are two very different types of writers. I tend to focus on each sentence and construct and deconstruct it a bazillion times as I type it. Helena bangs the words out as fast as they enter her head. She’s at the end of the page and I’m still writing and rewriting one particular sentence. Do whatever works for you. You can always go back and change your words - but only if you’ve written them!

Helena:  And I still haven’t figured out whether we work so well together because or inspite of those differences.

Jaycee: I think ‘because of’. Can you imagine if we both were spewing words all over the page? It would be like a cursor race! LOL! I think we’re a perfect match.

Helena: It certainly feels that way.

Thank you so much for agreeing to this interview and congratulations on your new release! Here’s to many, many more!

Helena: Thanks again. We had a blast.

Jaycee:  We did! I’ll admit - I started off groaning - but, as usual, when I get into the same document with Helena, I end up grinning. Thank you, Mikky!

Helena:  WE end up grinning - and laughing out loud, even if we can’t hear each other.

Jaycee: And, oh, yeah… the book! Almost forgot about the book! Sorry - this part is all new to us.  Strangers In The Night, our novella, was released yesterday!  We hope you love Callum and Slade as much as we do. We’d love to hear from you!

Helena: What she said.

Jaycee: *snickers* That’s so not fair.

Helena: Who said anything about fair? When you say all the right things there’s no need for me to repeat them. Remember, repetition is one of those things we should avoid.

Jaycee: This is true. Just as long as you’re there to catch me when I fail.

Helena: And vice versa.

Jaycee: Then we’re golden.

I’m useless when it comes to writing a review for a novella because there isn’t much I can say without heading into spoiler territory.

Two strangers meet one dark, stormy night and two lives change forever.

Slade needs someone who can show him how to let go and Callum has so much to give. Two completely different worlds collide and two souls merge. In the end, they’ll have to decide if what they have is worth fighting for or if it’s better if they go their separate ways.

Let me tell you, these two ladies write beautifully together. Yes, the story is short as it should be since we’re talking about a novella, but it’s so intense. There’s so much going on, so many feelings, so much passion, so much hurt and, maybe, even love.

It was so easy to fall in love with these two guys and Slade’s story broke my heart.
There’s great potential, right there and I’m sure Jaycee and Helena will give us many more interesting books in the future.

I highly recommend it.

Happy Reading!

Helena Stone can’t remember a life before words and reading. After growing up in a household where no holiday or festivity was complete without at least one new book, it’s hardly surprising she now owns more books than shelf space while her Kindle is about to explode. 

The urge to write came as a surprise. The realisation that people might enjoy her words was a shock to say the least. Now that the writing bug has well and truly taken hold, Helena can no longer imagine not sharing the characters in her head and heart with the rest of the world. 

Having left the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam for the peace and quiet of the Irish Country side she divides her time between reading, writing, long and often wet walks with the dog, her part-time job in a library, a grown-up daughter and her ever loving and patient husband.

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Jaycee Edward is no longer seventeen years old but don’t tell her that. She’s actually a tad older and lives in northeast Ohio with her handsome husband and one, big gorgeous dog. She has two grown stepdaughters and is proud to be the ultra-cool Nana to two amazingly incredible grand-teens. Jaycee loves pistol shooting and is has earned her Bar 7 Sharpshooter status in the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program and hopes to someday reach the level of Expert Marksman. She is the token liberal and constant source of fascination to the other members at her gun range. Jaycee knows way too much about the inner workings of Walt Disney World and anything related to One Direction. She’d love to pull you into the rabbit hole with her. All you have to do is ask. Find her there or contact her through social media.

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Book Promo & Giveaway! Watts by Kate Dawes

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Genre: Adult, Erotic Suspense Romance

*** NOTE: This book was originally published in three serial installments (Privacy Code, Illicit Contact, and Naked Risk) under the pen-name Jordan Burke. If you read those titles, you have read WATTS. ***

From the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kate Dawes comes a romantic, sexy, suspense novel.

Catherine Kolb has found the perfect diversion from her life of nearly complete seclusion: a virtually anonymous correspondence with a man she knows only as "Watts."

Intelligent, mysterious, and with an insatiable appetite for sex, he begins to draw Catherine out of her closely guarded world, tempting her with his words--some are wildly explicit, others simply enticing...

"You should indulge your curiosities, especially the forbidden ones."

Watts insists on privacy. He has no choice. In the wrong hands, his secrets could get people killed. Including Catherine.

Common sense says they should never meet, but curiosity and lust prove stronger than reason and caution. A planned one-time encounter sets into motion a series of events that bring Catherine and Watts to the edge of ecstasy and the brink of peril.

Two very private people. One risky night. A shot at love and redemption.

Due to mature themes, this book is recommended for readers 18+. Full-length novel, no cliff-hangers. 

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Praise for the novel

"Remarkably well written, these characters come alive on the page to involve the reader in the mystery that surrounds them. Right from the start the aura of mystery, secrets, and erotic emails will hook you into a story like no other. The emails between Catherine and Watts are incredible." (As You Wish Reviews)

"5 HOT stars! An excellent debut story that entertained me with a great mix of mystery, emotion, and hot sex. Put it at the top of your to read list." (Book Bitches Blog)

"A very exciting read. Was drawn in by Catherine and Watts. The story kept me guessing and the twists were interesting. A romance with suspense, danger and so many surprises." (Sassy Girl Books)

"This series IS HOT HOT HOT! Watts BRINGS it unlike no other and there is suspense, mystery and a whole lot of angst. You will not want to miss out." (Sammie's Book Blog)

"Had me intrigued from the very first page." (My Secret Book Spot)

"Holy hotness in this book! Watts and Catherine have some serious sexual tension. This is a MUST READ!" (Eye Candy Bookstore)

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