tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71219071743234003022024-03-18T06:33:47.734-05:00My Odd Little WorldMy Odd Little World
Random thoughts and reflections from a skewed point of view. Promos, books, reviews and musings. All opinions encouraged. Welcome to my world.Nancy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404157927079481473noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121907174323400302.post-50807260780139220842017-02-17T13:25:00.001-06:002017-02-17T13:25:25.301-06:00Something new...and shiny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Normally I make my own jewelry, but the minute I saw this, I was in love...it is so gorgeous and uniquely me. </span></div>
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<br />Nancy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404157927079481473noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121907174323400302.post-72084071616721694532016-08-26T03:00:00.000-05:002016-08-26T08:51:57.984-05:00Magic, Prophecy and a Lot of Love (and some screaming hot Lusty Business)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gabriel Light and Emma Singer are forbidden to be a couple. According to the laws of the Council, witches can never get involved with shifters. But Emma has wanted Gabriel since the first moment she saw him, and Gabriel has tried to keep his distance as much as he can. All the good intentions in the world fly right out the window when Gabriel and Emma are arrested by one of the Enforcers and sent to a pocket realm...together. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This book is full of intrigue...who is trying to frame Emma as the person who turned in Gabriel's sister as a witch mated to a wolf? How did Emma's ne'er-do-well brother get released from the Council prison after getting a life sentence? And what does Emma have to do with an ancient prophecy that has everyone so excited?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">These are just a few of the questions that run through this one, along with the biggest question...can Emma and Gabriel find a way to their very own Happy Ever After with so much seeming to be against them? And did I mention that Gabriel and Emma are probably the only supernatural geek squad folks I've seen?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are so many charismatic and quirky characters in this, and I am looking forward to seeing more of them in the future. There is Gabriel's familiar, Pan, who has a dry sense of humor when he is not trying to find out what is happening with Emma and Gabriel. There is Gabriel's Aunt Linda, who runs a magic book shop, and her familiar, who is <i>very</i><b> </b><i>familiar</i> with Aunt Linda, if you catch my drift. And no Mary Hughes book would be complete without lots of steamy and passionate encounters, in strange and unusual locations, sometimes at the most inappropriate of times. I recommend this one to anyone who likes a serving of hot and steamy, with a side helping of laugh out loud quirkiness. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shifter Emma Singer has more problems than she can shake her pretty little wolf tail at. Her heirloom journal is missing, her pack alpha wants her for his harem, and her family plans to sell her to him. Even her wicked little crush on her hot boss is doomed- why would a six and half feet of handsome royal wizard want a boring, good girl iota shifter like her? Not to mention her only power is going berserker-that's a real relation-shipwreck!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gabriel Light is a wizard prince who turned his back on his exceptional powers after he was accused of causing his parents' death. Now he pours his intellect into his tech business, and hides his naughty forbidden lust for his pretty shifter clerk. But when his sister is imprisoned, and Emma is kidnapped, it's time for this alpha geek-wizard to decloak with all laser cannons blazing. Only one problem-how can he be sure Emma won't get caught in the crossfire?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then Gabriel and Emma stumble on hidden magic, a key to power beyond imagining-if they can stay alive long enough to use it. But if Emma unleashes her berserker wolf on their enemies, can Gabriel draw her back from the brink before she destroys everyone in her path?</span></div>
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<br />Nancy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404157927079481473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121907174323400302.post-76984279897200566502016-08-23T03:00:00.000-05:002016-08-25T20:10:16.199-05:00Paranormal Geek Love...Mary Hughes style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Mary Hughes has done for supernatural geeks what she did for small town vampires...made them so much fun to read, and she just does it with her inimitable style and wit. This is the launch, and I will be back on Friday with my review.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gabriel Light is a wizard prince who turned his back on his exceptional powers after he was accused of causing his parents' death. Now he pours his intellect into his tech business, and hides his naughty forbidden lust for his pretty shifter clerk. But when his sister is imprisoned, and Emma is kidnapped, it's time for this alpha geek-wizard to decloak with all laser cannons blazing. Only one problem-how canhe be sure Emma won't get caught in the crossfire?</span></div>
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Nancy Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08404157927079481473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7121907174323400302.post-59627049314114387852016-08-01T02:00:00.000-05:002016-08-01T02:00:16.071-05:00The Congressman's Wife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Charlene Keel has written over a dozen novels and how-to books as well as multiple episodes of popular TV shows such as Fantasy Island and Days of our Lives. Her Dell book, Rituals, was the basis for the first made-for-syndication soap opera. Recently she co-authored The Tracks, a YA supernatural trilogy. Shadow Train, the final installment, won a Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer’s Choice Award. Keel has also written screen adaptations of novels by bestselling authors, and has worked as editor or managing editor for a few international magazines. In her spare time she ghostwrites books and screenplays for celebrities, doctors, corporate moguls, spies, strippers and anyone who has an interesting story to tell. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Blurb for The Congressman's Wife</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">All Eden Bancroft has ever been to her high-profile politician husband is a trophy wife, born and bred for the part. She believes she has no choice but to play it—until she meets a talented chef and restaurant heir who makes her feel loved for herself alone. The more her husband uses and belittles her, the more deeply Eden falls for Kaleb. Even with Mitchell’s congressional campaign in full swing, the lovers manage to find brief stolen moments together. When her husband is wounded by a bullet from a disgruntled lobbyist, Eden must stay by his side. What she learns can set her free, if she has the courage to take a stand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kaleb had been standing close enough to hear it all—not that
he’d intended to eavesdrop. He only
wanted to try and give her some kind of signal—to beg, if necessary—to get a
moment alone with her. When he heard her
husband’s caustic words, Kaleb wanted to punch him. He wanted to take Eden’s hand and lead her
out of there, away from the complete jackass her husband seemed to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Instead, he followed her into the room where coats were
checked for the evening. The maid who’d
taken them was nowhere about, and Eden was digging through the racks when Kaleb
walked in. She looked up, surprised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“We need to talk about it,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“About what?” She
found her wrap and Mitchell’s Brooks Brothers overcoat, draped them over one
arm and turned to face him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“About this thing between us.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“That’s not very original.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I feel it and I know you feel it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Look, I’m very flattered,” she began but he cut her off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“We don’t have much time.”
He moved closer, aching to touch her.
“Your husband will come looking for you any minute. Just tell me when and where I can see you
again. Alone.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You can’t,” she said.
“My husband is running for congress.
It’s . . . it would be impossible.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“No,” he insisted. “I
don’t know why we met or how we’re going to pull this off but I do know one
thing.” He was speaking so softly now
that she had to move closer to hear him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What?” she asked, her lips just inches from his own. They were of equal height and he could see
how well, how perfectly, they would fit together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I won’t give up. I
want to make love to you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“At least once?” she countered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He moved closer still.
“Once will never be enough for us.
You know that, too.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She sighed, lightly, and her sweet breath lingered on his
cheek for a moment before she moved away and broke the spell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“My husband is waiting for me,” she said. “You’re a little crazy, you know? You need to forget about this. I’m married.
I have kids. I don’t have time
for an affair.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Have lunch with me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Sorry—too busy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Just let me talk to you.
Give me two hours—maybe over the weekend. Then if you never want to hear from me again,
that’ll be it. I swear.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She didn’t say anything for a moment, as if she was
considering it. “As intriguing as that
sounds, I’m afraid it’s impossible. I’m
going to the season opening at the Village Resort up in Hunter this weekend,
with my best friend.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Your husband going too?” Kaleb persisted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“No. He has a
previous engagement. Not that it’s any
of your business.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">He opened his mouth to answer but Mitchell’s voice rang out
in the foyer. “Edie—let’s go. Where are you?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She flashed Kaleb a warning look and called out softly,
“Coming, Mitchell.” Then she left,
quickly, before her husband could see Kaleb standing in the shadows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Book Blast for A Gentleman and a Rogue, a Steampunk Romance by Stephanie Burkhart available from Desert Breeze Publishing. As a Book Blast, there is no guest post or interview, but I will post the blurb, an excerpt and a bio of the author. </i></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for
LAPD. She was born and raised in
Manchester, New Hampshire. After serving
11 years in the US Army she currently calls Castaic, California her home.
Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores
chocolate, is addicted to coffee and enjoys early morning walks. She's also an assistant den leader for her
son's Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She writes paranormal,
contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's books published with
4RV Publishing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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destined to bring compressed natural gas to Britain. Her inner courage and
mental toughness rarely falter – except when Prince Edmund Windsor is involved.
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Edmund of Wales is from the future. His last jaunt through history muffed up
the time line. Now, he's here to set it straight and win Keira's heart. <br />
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For Keira, if it isn't one obstacle, it's another. Queen Victoria has sponsored
a competition to find a cleaner fuel source than coal. Keira's father is trying
to build a windmill and the Ridgecrofts are working with gasoline. Then there's
Edmund, whose sensual kisses and heated stares distract her down to her bones. <br />
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Keira has a choice: trust Edmund's notorious mischief-making or put her faith
in Queen Victoria to make the right decision, but if Keira makes the wrong
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toward the nearest hallway. At first, she wanted to protest; call out for her
father and defy Edmund's wishes, but then reason kicked in. She wanted -- no,
needed -- answers. And, she had plenty of questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Edmund opened a door and dragged her inside. Books littered the shelves. The
library. A beam of light from a full moon shined through the window, casting
Edmund's features in sharp, contrasting shadows. He leaned against the door and
crossed his arms. His eyes narrowed, giving his expression a dark, hard edge.
He looked like a devil in this moment. She steeled her shoulders, ready to do
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pulled her against the length of his hard, muscled body, trapping her arms
between them so her hands rested on his chest. His emerald eyes flamed with
desire. Her heart turned over in response. His unique scent, spice and
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her home in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and their two fur
babies, Luc and Chaz. She spent years working as a registered nurse in an
emergency room. She is also active in Community Theater. She has three children
and three lovable grandsons. Her favorite romantic getaway is Cape May, New
Jersey. You might find Kathleen on a beach down the Jersey Shore, wearing a
straw hat and sipping on an iced tea as she plots her next romance novel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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need of legal counsel. Several years ago she was forced to flee her life as a
teacher in New Jersey after being shunned for practicing witchcraft, and her
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Jon Bartolo is a dedicated attorney. His days are spent helping his clients
with their struggles, and his nights are spent in agony, lost in a world
between life and death. His mother, who died three years ago, lurks in his
house, suffering from a curse for eternity, without a final resting place.<br />
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A smoldering fire ignites between Jon and Krista almost immediately, however,
he’s sure his secret would frighten any woman away. An afternoon escape brings
them closer, but doubts linger between the love-struck couple.<br />
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Burning questions about how to fuse their futures together with so much of
their past still clouding the future becomes a heavy burden that they’re both
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what was happening, he stood and headed toward her. Was Jon about to make a
move? If so, she wasn’t resisting. He planted himself in front of her and took
hold of her hands to help her stand. With a smooth sway of his hips, he slowly
slipped his hand around her back. Tunnel vision altered all perception of
reality, and she closed her eyes as he gently pulled her up against his chest.
Jon’s touch aroused her mercilessly. There wasn’t time to react. Her panties
moistened and her nipples tingled. The tiny stubble on his face gave her skin a
slight burn, and it unleashed her wild spirit. She dug her fingers into his
back. A sense of belonging came as a surprise. Jon cradled her in his arms, and
she surrendered to his advances. His passionate touch filled her spirit with
longing. It didn’t matter if they were strangers. When their lips touched, it
felt right. A quiet echo and a brightness filled the room as if the goddess of
love hovered over and shined light upon them. The connection was solid, and it
practically knocked her off her feet. Steadying herself, Krista stared into his
eyes with her heart racing. As Jon moved in again and plunged his tongue deep
into her mouth, he caressed her back, and she surrendered mercifully to his
touch. Each passion-filled kiss felt as if he was a long lost lover who had
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lauricia Matuska has taught high school literature and
creative writing classes for more than ten years. She first discovered the
realm of fantasy by traveling with Lucy through the wardrobe to Narnia. Since
then, she has established dual-residency between that world and this one, and
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The Healer’s Rune is the first novel in her Ceryn Roh trilogy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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after a great war shattered the Council of Races, the warriors of Rüddan have
all but eradicated their cousins, the faerie Aethel. In so doing, they
decimated the Dryht sages and enslaved mortal Humanity. Now a voice rises above
the chaos and calls her people to rebel. Young Sabine, one of the Human slaves,
must learn to overcome centuries of lies and prejudice to forge an alliance
between four enemy races. But what chance does she stand to overthrow the
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disappeared, and the yellow light began to fade. Before Sabine knew what was happening, the
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A city that is the whole world: Theosophy and her companions in the City
militia do their best to protect the civilians from the monsters, but they keep
crawling from the Rift and there’s nowhere to run. Theosophy knows she’ll die
fighting. It’s the best kind of death she’s seen, and at least she can save
lives in the meantime.<br />
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They say the Scarred carve you up while you’re still alive.<br />
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A village in the shadow of a forest: Refugees from the border whisper about the
oncoming Scarred, but Briony can’t convince her brother to relocate his
children to safety. Briony will do anything to protect them. She owes them that
much, even if it means turning to forbidden magic.<br />
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When Theosophy and Briony accidentally make contact across the boundaries of
their worlds, they realize that solutions might finally be within reach. A
world beyond the City would give Theosophy’s people an escape, and the City’s
warriors could help Briony protect her family from the Scarred. Each woman sees
in the other a strength she lacks—and maybe something more.<br />
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All they need to do is find a way across the dimensions to each other before
their enemies close in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dean Prosody was pacing in her cramped office when Theosophy
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Theosophy stopped just inside the door. "Sir?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"He's not in his quarters, and he took his spear,"
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double crystal, tuned to her partners. One side had gone dark, of course, but
the other pulsed weakly. She could feel the direction of the pull—toward the
ruins—but that meant nothing, surely he wouldn't be such a complete...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What did you say to him?" Dean Prosody demanded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Nothing about avenging Rhetoric?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I should hope not," she said. "I was a
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The dean gave her a look, blue eyes snapping.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"What? I let him mourn after. But he still let the
third one get away, and almost got me killed. I had to say something."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"There's a reason I'm the longest-serving fighter. And
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"About that, Theosophy...maybe you should consider
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She opened her mouth, but nothing came out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"I know you're the reason a lot of these kids are still
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Theosophy grimaced. The thing was, staying alive the longest
wasn't any kind of mercy. It just meant everyone you used to know was dead. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is a little
known fact that Kit was raised in the wild by a marauding gang of octopuses. It
wasn't until she was 25 that she was discovered by a traveling National
Geographic scientist and brought back to civilization. This is sometimes
apparent in the way that she attempts to escape through tubes when startled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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basics such as fork use sometime in the next year. More complex skills, such as
proper grocery store etiquette, may be forever outside her reach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-CA">Kit can be found cavorting about the web at her <a href="http://landsquidattack.wordpress.com/">blog</a>
(http://landsquidattack.wordpress.com) or <a href="http://kitcampbellbooks.com/">website</a>
(http://kitcampbellbooks.com), on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/campbell1091/">Pinterest</a>
(https://www.pinterest.com/campbell1091/), and even occasionally on <a href="http://twitter.com/KitCampbell">Twitter</a>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Siri Paulson writes all over the fantasy and science
fiction spectrum, including (so far) secondary-world fantasy, urban fantasy,
steampunk, Gothic, historical paranormal, and YA with spaceships. She is also
the chief editor at Turtleduck Press (<a href="http://turtleduckpress.com/" target="_blank">http://turtleduckpress.com/</a>). Siri grew up in Alberta,
Canada, but now lives in an old house in Toronto. By day, she edits non-fiction
for the government. Her other current passion is contra dance, a social/folk
dance done to live Celtic and roots music. Her favourite places in the world
are the Canadian Rocky Mountains and a little valley in Norway.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Siri's short fiction and the anthologies she has
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. She blogs at <a href="https://siripaulson.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://siripaulson.wordpress.com/</a> and
tweets at <a href="http://twitter.com/Siri_Paulson" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/Siri_Paulson</a>.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Virtual Blurb Blitz for The Madness of Mercury, a mystery by Connie di Marco for Midnight Ink. The book will be released on June 8, and the tour will run from May 9 - June 3. As a Blurb Blitz there is no author interview or blog post, but there is a blurb, excerpt and author bio. Connie di Marco will be awarding a $20 Amazon or B/N GC to one winner drawn via Rafflecopter.</i></span><br />
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is the author of the upcoming Zodiac Mystery series from Midnight Ink featuring
San Francisco astrologer, Julia Bonatti.
The Madness of Mercury, first in the series, will be released on June 8,
2016. Writing as Connie Archer, she’s
also the national bestselling author of the Soup Lover’s Mystery series from
Berkley Prime Crime. You can find her
excerpts and recipes in both The Cozy Cookbook and The Mystery Writers of
America Cookbook. She is a member of
Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers and Sisters in
Crime. You can visit her at her
website: www.conniedimarco.com, or
Facebook.com/ConniediMarco (Author) and Twitter: @askzodia. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Astrologer Julia
Bonatti never thought her chosen profession would bring danger into her life,
but her outspoken advice in her newspaper column, AskZodia, makes her the
target of San Francisco’s recently-arrived cult leader, Reverend Roy of the
Prophet’s Tabernacle. The followers of
the power hungry preacher will stop at nothing to quell the voices of those who
would stand in his way and Julia’s at the top of his list. She’s willing to bet the charismatic Reverend
is a Mercury-ruled individual, and she knows all too well that Mercury wasn’t
just the messenger of the gods, he was a trickster and a liar as well. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wainscoting and lit only by a few wall sconces leading to the top of a curving
staircase. A stained glass window
filtered outside light onto the landing.
It was only mid-afternoon, but the sky had grown dark, muting the
brilliant reds and blues of the window.
Heavy Pacific storms were closing in from the north and San Francisco
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the foot of the stairs, I called to Dorothy. She didn’t answer but a sweet and toasty
aroma filled the foyer. I followed the
short hallway toward the rear of the house and pushed through the swinging door
to the kitchen. At the other end of the
room, a wall of windows overlooked the back garden and beyond that, a view of
the city and the bay to the north. Black
clouds, roiling and heavy with rain, were visible beyond the Golden Gate and
the Marin headlands. The storm would hit
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dorothy worked at the center island, kneading dough, a full
length white apron tied over her loose slacks and long-sleeved red
sweater. She looked up and smiled then
spread her dough carefully over the board.
An apple and cinnamon mixture was warming on the stove top and my stomach
was reminding me I hadn’t eaten since breakfast. “What are you making?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Apple pastries, little turnovers. I make them every Christmas. My aunts love them. I thought it might cheer Evandra up
especially . . .” The sound of a
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dorothy glanced toward the windows. “Damn.
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Yes. Luis.” Dorothy walked to the windows and peered out
into the garden. “He probably wants to
finish the lawn before the rain starts.”
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delineating an edge where the ground dropped off to a steep cliff marked with
rocky outcroppings. I joined Dorothy at
the window and followed her line of sight.
The power mower was running, unattended, butting against the stone
wall. A red bandanna hung from the
vibrating handlebar of the machine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dorothy looked puzzled.
“He shouldn’t leave that thing like that. Where did he get off to?” She tossed her dishtowel on the table, heaved
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I followed her out the door and joined her on the lawn. The wind was whipping fiercely across the
hillside and the sky had grown even darker.
In the distance, the sea churned black in the bay. Dorothy’s apron billowed like a sail in the
wind. She strode purposefully across the
grass to the mower, and hit the control, silencing the monster. She turned her head to speak to me and
hesitated, then turned back and peered over the low wall. Something had caught her eye. She was still for a moment and then took two
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her face had drained of color. “It’s Luis.
He’s down there.” Her voice
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ciara
Ballintyne grew up on a steady diet of adult epic fantasy from the age of nine,
leaving her with a rather confused outlook on life – she believes the good guys
should always win, but knows they often don’t. She is an oxymoron; an
idealistic cynic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She began her
first attempts at the craft of writing in 1992, culminating in the publication
of her debut work, Confronting the Demon, in 2013. Her first book to be
published with Evolved Publishing is In the Company of the Dead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She holds
degrees in law and accounting, and is a practising financial services lawyer.
In her spare time, she speculates about taking over the world – how hard can it
really be? If she could be anything, she’d choose a dragon, but if she is
honest she shares more in common with Dr. Gregory House of House M.D. – both
the good and the bad. She is a browncoat, a saltgunner, a Whedonite, a
Sherlockian, a Ringer and a Whovian… OK, most major geek fandoms. Her alignment
is chaotic good. She is an INTJ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ciara lives in
Sydney, Australia, with her husband, her two daughters, and a growing menagerie
of animals that unfortunately includes no dragons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Twitter:
@CiaraBallintyne<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the death goddess leave her no time to hunt down her parents’ murderer—until
both duty and revenge lead her to the lonely castle where Lyram Aharris has
been exiled for striking his prince. As the castle falls under siege, Ellaeva
and Lyram must fight to save themselves from political machinations and
clashing gods—but the greatest threat comes from an unexpected quarter.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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goddess of death, but Ellaeva would count herself such a fool and consider it
worth it—if she could get away with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Are you sure?” she asked, her tone even and barely loud
enough to be audible over the noise of the flute and the zither. Her work on
behalf of the goddess Ahura, adjudicating the small war here in Dayhl, could
only be abandoned in favour of a greater threat. If she was going to chase off
after the man who killed her parents, she needed to be sure her arguments
stacked up. The pursuit of personal justice wouldn’t be enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">No time to worry about that now. She tugged her black hood
farther down over her infamous face, even though deep shadows blanketed the
common room corner. She’d chosen a table far from the tallow candles mounted in
their stag-horn chandeliers. There was no point taking chances; the black hair
and porcelain skin of a Tembran would be remarked here among the
platinum-haired Dayhlish. Besides, someone might recognise her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“In Ahlleyn, sure as the spring comes after winter, Holiness.”
The narrow-faced man across from her grinned, baring teeth more brown than
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">She half-stood, making an urgent, negating gesture as she
glanced around, but the hubbub of chatter from the patrons and the music
covered his slip. No one even glanced their way. On the far side of the room,
away from the two blazing hearths, tables were pushed aside for dancing. She
dropped back into her seat, her black robes fluttering around her booted feet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Super Book Blast for Center Of Gravity, A Women's Fiction/Suspense book by Laura McNeill. As a book blast, there is no guest post or interview, but I will post a blurb, excerpt and author information for you. Laura will be awarding a $10 Amazon GC to a random winner using Rafflecopter.</i></span><br />
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behind the anchor desk at two CBS affiliates, Laura moved to the Alabama Gulf
Coast to raise her family. Her accolades in broadcasting include awards from
the Associated Press, including Best News Anchor and Best Specialized Reporter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Laura works at
Spring Hill College as the school’s web content and social media manager and
is active in her community—participating in fundraisers for the American Cancer
Society, Ronald McDonald House, and Providence Hospital’s Festival of Flowers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Laura was
recently awarded a 2-book deal with Thomas Nelson Publishing, a division of
HarperCollins. Her novel, Center of Gravity, set in Mobile, Ala., will be
published in July of 2015. Laura is represented by Elizabeth Winick Rubenstein,
president of McIntosh and Otis literary agency in New York. Her writing awards
include those from William Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing Competition,
Writer’s Digest, RWA, and the Eric Hoffer competition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She holds a
master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and a bachelor’s
degree in English from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She is currently
pursuing a second master’s degree in interactive technology from the University
of Alabama. She is a native of Upstate New York and currently resides near the
Alabama Gulf Coast with her two children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Carson has been sure of one thing: she doesn’t measure up to her mother’s
expectations. So when Mitchell Carson sweeps into her life with his adorable
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she’s married, has a new baby, and life is grand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When her
picture-perfect marriage begins unraveling at the seams, Ava convinces herself
she can fix it. It's temporary. It’s the stress. It’s Mitchell’s tragic history
of loss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If only Ava could
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the charming, thoughtful man she married. He grows more controlling by the day,
revealing a violent jealous streak. His behavior is recklessly erratic, and the
unanswered questions about his past now hint at something far more sinister
than Ava can stomach. Before she can fit the pieces together, Mitchell files
for divorce and demands full custody of their boys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for her children and aided by Graham Thomas, a new attorney in town —Ava takes
matters into her own hands, digging deep into the past. But will finding the
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hailstorm’s wrath on a field of wildflowers. All I’d known—gone. Foolish me,
I’d believed in magic, clung tight to false promises. The lies, spoken from
tender lips, haunt me now, follow me, and whisper into my ear like a scorned
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more oxygen. Thick storm clouds brew in the distance. The rain falls in
blinding sheets. The force of it pricks my skin like needles, but the pain only
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the ground. Birds cry and flutter to safety. An escaped sandbox bucket spins,
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Book Blast for Mermen, a Paranormal Romance by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff. As a Virtual Book Blast, there is no guest post or interview, but I will have the Blurb, an Excerpt and an author bio, as well as the Rafflecopter for you to use to enter for one of the great prizes. The author is offering the following ten (yes I said 10) prizes:</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Prize #1: Mermen Pillow and Signed Mermen</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Prize #2: Mug and Signed Mermen</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Prize #3 - 7: Tote and Signed Mermen</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Prize 8 -9: Signed Set of KING Trilogy and Signed Mermen #1 & 2</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Prize #10: KING Trilogy Audiobooks on CD and Signed Mermen #1 & 2.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">These Mermen Don't Have Tails,
They're Deadly as Hell, and They've Got Something He Wants...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">INFAMOUS BACHELOR and SELF-MADE
BILLIONAIRE ROEN DORAN IS A BASTARD. Yes, he knows it. And no, he doesn't care.
He's got money and power, and he depends on no one. But when his estranged
father dies, willing him a secret island, Roen will come face to face with an
even bigger secret: its occupants. And these savage, sea-obsessed warriors are
quick to make their position clear: Leave now or die.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tells Roen what to do. Ever. Oh, and one other thing. He's just met the
island's other new "guest" and something about her brings out his
possessive side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">SOLE SHIPWRECK SURVIVOR LIV STRATTON
had been adrift at sea for ten grueling days when salvation miraculously
appeared: an uncharted island. Only, the deceivingly beautiful men who live
there aren't interested in saving her. No, not at all. Because they somehow
believe she is their property, a gift from the ocean to do with as they please.
This is not good.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her only hope? Billionaire Roen
Doran, of all people. A man who's said to care for nothing and no one. But if
he's so heartless, then why is he about to risk everything to help her?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NOTE FROM MIMI ABOUT MERMEN: Anyone
who has read the Accidental Series or King knows I love to flip things on their
heads. Mermen is no exception. THIS IS NOT A FLUFFY STORY ABOUT men with fins
and tails who sweep ladies off their feet and make them long to be mermaids.
Uh-uh. This is NOT that kind of story. Nobody in their right mind would want to
hang out with these very beautiful yet dangerous men (who don't actually have
tails, fins, or gills, by the way) NOR would anyone want to be their mates.
Well, at least, not me! Run. Away!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What
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life raft, trying to stay conscious.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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it is again. Liv’s eyes skimmed the perimeter but saw nothing. Well, except the
warm March sun glaring off an endless stretch of eerily calm North Pacific.
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to—<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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She leaned forward. Is that…is that? No. You did not just see a naked man
swimming. The dehydration was playing tricks on her, making her believe she’d
just seen a tanned, muscular form floating on his back, everything on display.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hallucinating again. Liv sighed and flopped back onto the raft, shoving her
sticky dark hair over her eyes to block the sun from her face. I’m so thirsty.
I’m so thirsty. Oh God…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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had been ten days since the fishing boat capsized in a storm, taking with it
the crew of eight to the bottom of the ocean. Now she wished she’d gone with
them instead of having been ordered into the life raft. “What about your crew?
What about you?” she’d screamed over the roar of wind and relentless waves
pounding the side of the vessel. Captain Harris, a man in his late seventies
with a weather-beaten face, flashed his crooked teeth. “We are men of the sea,
my dear. Here we live, and here we will die.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">New York Times and USA Today
bestselling Romance author, host of the radio talk show, Man Candy, on
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">When San Francisco native
Mimi Jean went on an adventure as an exchange student to Mexico City, she never
imagined the journey would lead to writing Romance. But one MBA, one sexy
husband, and two rowdy kids later, Mimi would trade in corporate life for
vampires, deities, and snarky humor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She continues to hope that
her books will inspire a leather pants comeback (for men) and that she might
make you laugh when you need it most. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with her fans (especially if they're batshit crazy). You can always find her
chatting away on Facebook, Twitter, or saying many naughty words on her show
MAN CANDY on Radioslot.com ! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>It has been a while, but I'm back with a Super Book Blast for The Soul Retrieval, a historical suspense by Ann W. Jarvie. As a book blast, there is no interview or guest post, but I will post the blurb, an excerpt and author bio for you to enjoy. Ann will be awarding a $75 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to one lucky visitor via Rafflecopter.</i></span><br />
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has a B.A. in journalism and more than twenty-five years’ experience as an
award-winning writer in advertising and public relations agencies, both in
South Carolina and Chicago. She now lives near Phoenix, Arizona, where she
spends part of her time as a freelance copywriter and the rest writing fiction.
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Inspired by a true story, The Soul Retrieval is a suspenseful tale of
love, loss and healing which follows traumatized southern beauty Henrietta
Clayborn as she moves between her home in a small South Carolina town and the
New Mexico Native American reservation whose spontaneous healings keep drawing
her physician husband back. Tortured by her awful secrets, Henrietta struggles
to thrive in either locale, but it is her unlikely friendship with Joe Loco––an
eccentric Native American mystic with an Elvis fetish and a gift for
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Set in the late 1950s, The Soul Retrieval is richly woven with
spiritual insights but also deadly secrets, forbidden healings, a murder
mystery, stunning scenery and an unforgettable cast of characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A story of transcendent and inspiring power that is both entertaining
and enlightening, readers will be cheering for the uptight woman from South
Carolina to push through her fears of the forbidden as she searches for truth
and healing, faces great obstacles on the frontier of self and ultimately
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“It’s just as Bear foretold,” the Apache said. He closed his
eyes and moved his hands in small circles with palms out. “The fire’s burning,
but no one’s home in your teepee.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You don’t feel like yourself, you’re feeling vacant and
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She gaped at him in stunned silence before whispering: “How
… why would you say something like that?” Henrietta’s heart thumped in her
chest as she nervously glanced toward the living room. Her husband was still
talking on the phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Your soul speaks volumes through your eyes.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You see something in my eyes?” And she rubbed them again
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Don’t be silly. I’m fine. My eyes were just watering,
that’s all.” She winced, knowing that it wasn’t true, hating that she’d become
such a liar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“It’s okay, I’m here to help,” Joe said. He placed his
folded hands on the table after sitting down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Don’t worry. It’s obvious your soul has fragmented and is
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“What?” Henrietta put her hands down and stared into space,
bewildered by his words. In the quietude, the sizzle of the frying eggs and
bacon filled the room like a choir of rattlers. My soul has what? When she
looked again at Joe, planning to demand exactly what he meant, his eyes were
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“That’s one of the strangest things I’ve ever heard—a soul
fragmenting,” she said. “How would something like that even be possible?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“It can happen when we believe or experience something bad
we don’t want to face.” He took a bite of eggs and grits, closing his eyes
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“The good news is that lost soul fragments can be recovered
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Robbins is a published author of both fiction and nonfiction who has been
writing professionally for the last 20 years. In addition to writing fiction
and poetry (her first love), she is also an expert grant writer and copy
writer. When she's not writing, she's
watching baseball, enjoying her children, reading, and trying to train her dog,
Handsome, who so far has been very successful at training her. You can follow
Veronica on Facebook or through her blog, A Writer's Journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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minors to play major league baseball. Freelance writer and divorcée Rose
Lasting, the world's biggest baseball fan, wasn't expecting to fall in love
when she fell into Clay's arms, but fall in love she did. Now they are caught
up in a whirlwind romance complicated by the paparazzi, Clay's ex-girlfriend,
Rose's ex-husband, and a stalker who puts Rose's life in grave danger. Saving her
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V.K. Robbins. This adult erotic romance tale sizzles with romantic and sexual
chemistry, emotion, and suspense. Once you start reading, you won't be able to
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head on the railing. The only real bright spots were when Clay ran out to take
left field. I sat on the edge of my seat and watched his long easy stride. Did
he really ask me out? I asked myself again and again. Twice during the game
he'd run over to the stands on his way to the dugout and give me the ball he
had just caught. The first time he leaned forward and whispered in my ear,
"I can't wait to see you later." The second time, he handed me the
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him out of the blue after his wife passed away. But even that couldn't ruin my
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referred myself as a grandmother who writes smut, but I'm also a daughter,
sister, mother, aunt, friend, and author. For as long as I can remember I’ve
wanted to be a writer. When I was ten I penned short stories on notebook paper,
graduated to a manual typewriter at thirteen, then an electric one somewhere
around seventeen, and finally my first computer in my forties. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I was a
closet writer. I didn’t share my stories or hobby with anyone because it was
personal and a kind of therapy. Not until I was in my forties did I pursue a
publisher, and that was at the encouragement of my daughter and niece. The result of that was my first contract
offer for a sweet romance that ended up being a best seller on the publisher’s
website for two months. That full length
contemporary romance is available at Amazon under the new title, Kiss Me! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I was born in Maine, live most of my life in
Florida, and retired from Disney. My free time is spent with my family,
friends, and penning tales of erotic romance. I believe in happily ever after
and a hot, wild ride to get there! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a prospect kidnaps Kat thinking she's a doctor, Kat finds herself under the
protection of the club's president. Lynch likes Kat's spunk and full curves but
when she steals his Harley to escape he has no choice but to follow club rules
and deal out punishment. Tempers erupt between them, passions explode, and
punishment becomes the sweetest ecstasy!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I stiffened. I was anything but little. Sure, I was short,
which made for a fuller figure than I would have liked. At twenty-seven I was
comfortable with it, until someone brought attention to it by making a comment.
In the old days I'd run away to cry in a corner somewhere when the skinnier
girls, like the stuck-up cheerleaders I’d gone to school with, had called me
fat. These days, a reference to my full figure didn’t bother me. It was the
“good little girl,” part that fired me up, and if I was going to be honest, my
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better take me home now and save yourself some grief. I’ve never been a good
little girl, and I don’t intend to make things easy for you.” It was a threat
and we both knew it. They were only words, empty meaningless words that I knew
deep down I couldn’t possibly back up. The only thing I had going for me was my
smart mouth, brains, and a nature that wouldn’t let me give in without a fight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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into thinking that he’d found my comment funny. His gaze zeroed in on my boobs,
and I felt an immediate and unwelcome response from my nipples. Traitors! If
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Amazon
best-selling author, beer blogger and beer marketing expert, mom of three, and
soccer fan, Liz Crowe lives Ann Arbor. She has decades of experience in sales
and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as a three-continent, ex-pat
trailing spouse. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her
early forays into the publishing world led to a groundbreaking fiction
subgenre, “Romance for Real Life,” which has gained thousands of fans and
followers interested less in the “HEA” and more in the “WHA” (“What Happens
After?”). More recently she is garnering even more fans across genres with her
latest novels, which are more character-driven fiction, while remaining very
much “real life.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stories set in the not-so-common worlds of breweries, on the soccer pitch, in
successful real estate offices and at times in exotic locales like Istanbul,
Turkey, her books are unique and told with a fresh voice. The Liz Crowe
backlist has something for any reader seeking complex storylines with humor and
complete casts of characters that will delight, frustrate and linger in the
imagination long after the book is finished.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Antony Love is the quintessential
responsible oldest brother of a boisterous, Italian/Irish family, placed in
charge at a young age by his parents who are busy running the family business.
He manages his siblings with a fair but iron hand, until his life is shattered
by personal tragedy leaving him the shell of the man he once was. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Halloran Love falls ill, the youngest brother Aiden shows up at Antony's
garage, having dropped out of school (again), needing work and a place to
crash. Antony provides both, with three caveats: "Don't smoke in my truck,
don't be late for work, and don't mess with my girlfriend."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Set in horse country near Lexington, Kentucky, The Love Brothers Series is
a saga of family devotion that runs as wide and deep as the Ohio River--except
on Sundays when brothers Antony, Kieran, Dominic and Aiden work out their
frustrations on the basketball court, Love brother style.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love Garage opened bright and
early the next morning, a Saturday, a day Aiden had hoped to spend recovering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I get so many oil changes and
random small jobs on Saturdays, it doesn’t make sense to be closed and let the
jackasses with the Quickilube at Walmart get the business,” Antony insisted
when Aiden groaned with dismay upon being awakened after two hours of drunken
sleep. It didn’t help that the awakening occurred at the business end of a
thrown pillow. “Get up, Romeo. You owe me rent money.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a shower, sore all over, his skin mottled from bug bites. But nothing topped
the glorious agony of a bourbon hangover like the one that had him firmly in
its evil grasp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He slouched out the door, cursing
Antony, cursing Tricia, cursing her ex-husband for throwing her in his path
last night. But mostly cursing his own weak-ass uselessness. He rested his head
against the cool comfort of the truck window until Antony hit a bump or two,
which sent extra pain jolting down his spine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Sorry,” his brother muttered,
glancing over at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Got me there. And you’d better
warn me if you’re about to toss your cookies. I won’t have that in my vehicle,
got me?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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swallowing the urge to throw up all over the pristine interior on principal.
“Why d’you hate me so much? You used to like me.” He stared over at his
brother, heart thumping, ears humming, throat closing up with nausea. He
despised waking up still drunk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I don’t hate you.” Antony turned
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Could’ve fooled me. You’re a
real asshole anymore. Worse than Dom.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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rising to that tried-and-true bait. So they spent the rest of the ride to the
garage in silence. Once there, Antony sat gripping the wheel. Aiden waited,
hoping he’d get something out of him—something he would assure him that the man
he thought he remembered as the protective, funny, and loving guy he’d grown up
with still existed inside the guy walking around wearing Antony’s skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exhaled, and squared his shoulders as if prepping for battle. Aiden made a
mental note to talk to Kieran about how badly Antony had descended into his
life of non-stop mourning and jerk-hood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“So, Rosalee, not putting out for
you or what? You need to get laid maybe? Knock the edge off?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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those particular words did make him worry Antony might punch his aching head
through the passenger-side window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He clenched his jaw in the way
Aiden remembered from their childhood. “That is so far outside the realm of
your business as to be in another galaxy. Get to work and don’t say her name to
me again.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with the fleeting thought that mentioning Rosalee directly was probably not a
good idea. He surely didn’t need Antony to guess that her name was on his lips,
or front and center of his mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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because it summoned the pounding agony back with a vengeance. Groaning, he
climbed out and shuffled over to the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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smoldering intensity of first love ~ the forbidden fantasy of temptation ~ the
cold hard facts of real life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one man’s hopes are dashed apart in a split second after years spent chasing a
dream, he returns home to Kentucky furious at the world and everyone around
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volatile, tight-knit Halloran-Love family. His role as peacemaker and the one
true athlete is well established. He now faces life devoid of the sport he
adores after a horrific, career-ending accident, which places him in a new and
entirely uncomfortable position—that of the brother with no future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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center of the Love family, where he must cope with one self-destructive
brother, one ill-timed reconnection to an old flame and a series of bad choices
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LOVE, book 2 of The Love Brothers, a family saga of sibling loyalty that runs
as deep and wide as the Ohio River—at least until Sunday, when Antony, Kieran,
Dominic and Aiden work out their frustrations at the weekly Love brother
pick-up basketball game.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As he drove the twenty or so
miles from his parents’ house into town Kieran’s head began to clear. The
windows were down and the tunes cranked. The sun shone. Signs of summer--one of
his favorite seasons--were all around him. Parks packed with families, all the
basketball courts and swimming pools overflowing. The sight of a gaggle of boys
on bikes riding alongside him for a while, singing along with whatever random,
crappy rap song currently polluted the airwaves made him smile. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Hey, it’s Kieran Love!” one of
the punks shouted after a few blocks. “Can you come over and shoot a few with
us?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He waved and drove on, gratified
but sad, the sound of their cheerful unhappiness at his refusal filling his
ears, taking the stretch of four lane road at seventy miles an hour, pressing
the gas pedal to the floor, the throaty, powerful roar of the car’s engine
revving him from head to toe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It would be all right because he
and Melinda loved each other. They had from the moment they’d met. He passed
some grandpa in a Toyota, as the deep green fields surrounded by picturesque
white fences and dotted with horses filled both sides of his vision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He’d been home and recuperating
from radical knee surgery with the best prognosis he could hope for after such
a nasty break--to walk normally, much less play the occasional pick up game.
His depression had been deep, wide, and terrifying. He woke every day at his
parents’ house, unwilling even to get out of bed, not that he could without
help for the first few weeks. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Antony had tossed a laptop
computer at him one day when he’d been sulking, unshaven, and eating an entire
bag of potato chips, something he’d not done since the age of ten when his
fate--bound for basketball fame and fortune--had been determined. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Here, find a job, find a date,
find something,” he’d said before yanking the empty chip bag away and smacking
Kieran’s head hard enough to make his ears ring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Ow. Leave me alone, asshole. I’m
grievously injured,” he’d said, not caring about the swear-free zone he
inhabited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“That’s three dollars young man,”
his mother had called out from the kitchen. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“You live with this, jerk, and
see how you feel about finding ‘a date.’“ He’d hooked his fingers around the
words, heart in his throat at how badly he’d wanted to call Cara right then. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But by the next weekend he was
caning and limping his way toward the door to some faux-fancy Italian
restaurant in Lexington, rubbing his freshly shaved face and trying not to
sweat through his dress shirt. The woman from the internet site sat at the bar,
twirling an olive-laden swizzle stick in her martini glass, long, slim, bare
legs crossed, feet encased in sky-high patent leather heels. He’d exhaled,
beyond relived that he’d not been cat-fished by some troll, or worse, a dude.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He’d hesitated then, something in
him telling him to turn around and leave, fast. But at that moment, she’d
flashed him the whitest, most perfect smile he’d ever seen and he’d been
hooked. He still didn’t know how. They’d gone out for three weeks before she
let him kiss her. It’d been another three weeks before he got anywhere near her
tits. It had been a solid four months before he scored but that encounter had
been, in a word, epic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Melinda liked to talk dirty, wear
heels and a garter belt while he fucked her. Loved doing it with all the lights
on and in semi-public places. She gave head like a pro at first, before he’d
given her an engagement ring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her bitchiness had come across as
extreme decisiveness, sort of hot in way, he’d admit, since he tended toward
the spontaneous and unplanned--”wishy washy” as he now understood it thanks to
Melinda’s re-categorization of his personality. Her tight grip on her emotions
and her surroundings, the OCD way she ordered her life did grate on him at
times but he figured she tolerated his innate sloppiness and willingness to
wake on a Sunday without a plan in place for the rest of the day. When he
realized he sat across from her at some overpriced, hipster restaurant near her
office after going out with her for eight months, ready to present her with a
ring he could barely afford, it had shocked him without seeming to even faze
her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well, of course I’ll marry you,
but you’ve got to find a better job,” she’d drawled as she sipped her
champagne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“A new job?” He’d gotten the
teaching gig at his old high school and couldn’t imagine any job he’d want or
like better. She made six figures for Christ’s sake, at least he thought she
did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Elated, drunk with lust and
achievement, he’d tried to get his long legs adjusted under the small table
jammed between all the others and covered with small plates of “tapas” which,
best he could tell were “appetizers” only twice the price and half the
helpings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I’ll do anything you want,
Melinda. You saved me, honest to God you did.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She’d fluttered her inky black
lashes and gazed at him with an expression that convinced him he’d made the
drastic move for the right reasons. The following year had been a combination
of frustration, anger and high school level blue balls. The double drama Antony
and Aiden had foisted on the Love family during that time hadn’t helped but it
had distracted him. He’d taught his classes, helped out with the basketball
team pro bono without telling Melinda and had been happier than he’d ever been
as a pro athlete. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fact that she maintained her
uber-bitch persona around his family killed him. But he was hooked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Still. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mostly</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i>Blurb for Love Brewing (Book 3)</i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Every
family has one—the black sheep, the problem child, the prodigal. But Dominic
Sean Love could teach all of those guys a lesson or two. Stuck in the middle of
a boisterous group of siblings, he’s given “acting out” a new meaning from the day
he drew his first breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">While
he’s the one son who follows his strict father’s footsteps into the Love family
business, he’s also the one who butts heads with him the hardest. Their epic
clashes are the stuff of family legend. But they have made peace and work side
by side to take Love Brewing to the next level of success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Until
Dominic does the one thing his father can never forgive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Diana
Brantley has been Dominic’s friend, girlfriend and ex-girlfriend so many times
she’s lost count. When he shows up at the farm she’s slowly transforming into a
wildly popular farm-to-table resource for restaurants all over the U.S. her
first impulse is to shoot first and ask questions later. But she doesn’t. And their
lives entwine once more, for good, bad and ugly.</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>Excerpt from Love Brewing</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dominic would give anything be able to
talk to Kieran. They’d gotten close in the last months since he’d required a
rather alarming rescue from a jail down in Georgia and his brother had shown
up, very few questions asked. But no,
Kieran had his own issues and likely at that very moment was busy trying to
convince his high school girlfriend to marry him, even as she stood dressed and
ready to marry someone else.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He had to squeeze his eyes tight shut to
banish images of Kent for the zillionth time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> “You need dry clothes,” Diana said,
interrupting his pity party. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He shrugged and kept his gaze fixed on
the view of rain. “Your garden looks like shit. When’s the last time you bothered
to pull weeds?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She snorted. He smiled. He used to love
it when she’d do that. He’d honestly had no intention of showing up here today.
The Brantley farm remained way off the beaten track, if the track around
Lucasville could be considered “beaten” in any way. When he’d raced out of the
stifling hot sanctuary and hotwired Kieran’s car he’d driven off without a
single thought in his addled head other than “escape.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But when he’d finally released his death
grip on the steering wheel he’d looked through the windshield and found himself
facing the old two-story farmhouse where he’d lost his virginity—not to Diana
but to her sister Jen, an older version of the girl he’d been hanging around
with since God was a boy. The whooshing sound that had deafened him for the
last couple of days had receded ever so slightly at the sight of the place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He’d not been anywhere near it in over
six years, ever since he’d run out here to find Diana when Gina had bolted for
New York. Her reaction to his surprise visit had been decidedly less hostile
then. He groaned and ran a hand down his wet face. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No one to blame
but yourself for this reception, numb nuts.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> As if on cue, the dog whined and bumped his
leg with its huge muzzle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Bossy bitch,” he said softly, giving
her another scratch behind the ears. The animal gazed at him adoringly. Yeah,
dogs always did love him. He glanced up and caught sight of Diana tugging on a
shirt that looked way too big for her. The sight of it sent a thrill of
something he didn’t want to acknowledge as jealousy down his spine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have less than no place being
jealous of anything about her, he reminded himself. She stared at him as she
buttoned up the light blue, obviously man-sized shirt. He had to restrain
himself from blinking too fast at the onrushing memories that threatened to mow
him down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Put on a few pounds eh Di?” he said,
leaning back against the rough barn wall. The dog practically crawled up onto
the hay bale and laid its head in his lap. Damn thing weighed over eighty
pounds and smelled like rancid pond water, but he didn’t stop it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Fuck you,” she said, turning away and
giving him a lovely view of the backs of her slim, tanned legs. “Come up to the
house and get some dry clothes on, you dumbass.” She stood there, wearing that
shirt that made his chest hurt, pondering where it had come from, her legs bare
and beautiful. It made him want to weep. He set his jaw and turned away from
her. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I missed you and your ladylike ways,”
he said, almost absently, as he turned back to study the rain that pounded the
window. “Ow!” The towel pop flicked his neck, then his thigh. “Damn girl, you
on your period or what?” He rubbed his leg and noted that he was, indeed,
soaked through and could use a change of clothes. Too bad he hadn’t thought of that
when he ran away from what remained of his former life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I can feel your crybaby BS from clear
across this barn,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He turned fast, angry at her words. But
her gaze comforted him. And suddenly, he realized why he’d found himself here,
on what could be labeled as the worst day of his sorry-ass thirty years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“How’d marriage work out for ya,” he
said, shoving the dog off his lap and getting to his feet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“How d’you think? I mean, I’m sure it
was the talk of the town.” She kept staring at him, not moving. For a split
second, Dom found himself headed toward her, needing to feel her skin, taste
her lips. But he stood, keeping the four or so feet between them, the dogs
milling around their ankles making worried noises. An errant drop of water fell
from a lock of hair over his eyes. The moment felt fraught and he cursed
himself for causing her pain, again. And again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Well, I guess the guy was lucky to
escape with his balls intact,” he said, finally. “You’re still as ugly as
homemade sin,” he lied.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The corner of her lips lifted. He let
himself exhale. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was on now. And he knew she’d let him
stay as long as he needed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>And
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minivan to/from her children’s swim practices and other activities. She also
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local no-kill animal shelter. Melissa lives in the Pacific Northwest with her
husband, three school-aged children, two spoiled Norwegian Elkhounds and cats
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;">A Cowboy For Christmas by Katherine Garbera <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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expected to be back in Marietta, MT and</span> <span style="color: #660000;">her family is fond of reminding her
that she left them and the town behind in search of better things. A
humiliating divorce that cost her everything she’d gained has driven her back
home and her family isn’t about to welcome her back into the fold. She’s in
town to rebuild the old home that she inherited and to move on once again.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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forgot Annie or the way she left. Now that she’s back in town he’s realizing
that the old flame still burns hot but he can’t risk his heart the way he did
last time now that he has his son to think about it. Being trapped together
during a December snowstorm gives them a chance to rekindle their romance but
is Annie back for good or is she just looking for a cowboy for Christmas?</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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family in a plane crash, Harley Diekerhoff has led a quiet life and keeps to
herself. Taking the temporary job at the Copper Mountain Ranch as widower Brock
Sheenan’s housekeeper seems perfect for her. But her calm cocoon is invaded
with the arrival of Brock’s pre-teen twins, Mack and Molly who’ve never
experienced a proper Christmas and before she knows it, Harley’s determined to
make their holiday perfect. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Harley’s interference, Brock is secretly pleased she’s changed Mack and Molly’s
world. It doesn’t hurt that he finds Harley incredibly attractive, fierce,
smart and passionate. It’s also an added bonus that she’s not afraid to
challenge him and get his blood heated! But when sparks fly and the attractions
sizzles between them, Harley’s not so sure she can handle something permanent
with this dark, taciturn cowboy who doesn’t know how to let her in. But Brock
is determined to hold on to her and praying for a Christmas miracle… <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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edible houses at Christmastime. But she needs a bigger kitchen if she wants to
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boss. Nate’s commercial kitchen is perfect for the baker. And he thinks she
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a celebrity baker, Rachel’s wary of Nate’s interest in her gingerbread houses,
not to mention his mistletoe kisses. She should leave the Bar V5 ranch and
return to Arizona. Or can Nate convince her she’s already home? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Christmas housesitting and reading novels about hot cowboys sounds perfect to
Caitlin. Until a stray kitten brings her face-to-face with Noah, her crush from
college. Watching the handsome vet in action melts Caitlin's heart and brings
back long-forgotten emotion. She would be safer back at the house lost in the
pages of a book. But a toe-curling mistletoe kiss tempts her to stay. Maybe she
won't be spending this Christmas… alone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Sullivan isn't a Scrooge, but the Christmas Eve tradition of hanging mistletoe
in the clinic's waiting room annoys him. Kissing doesn't belong at the Copper
Mountain Animal Hospital. Noah rethinks his position when Caitlin Butler
arrives with a stray kitten she found freezing in the snow. All he wants now is
to maneuver the pretty preschool teacher under the mistletoe. If he's not
careful, he'll wind up on Santa's naughty list.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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big man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was tall–six one or two—with
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husband, David, was Portuguese and darkly handsome, but David was always
groomed and polished while the Montana rancher seemed disinclined to comb his
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was, Brock Sheenan looked like a pirate, and never more so than now, with tiny
snow flakes clinging to his wild hair and shadowed jaw.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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she said breathlessly, embarrassed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I
didn’t hear you come in.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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together, the skin red and raw.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You’re
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uncomfortable note in his voice and cringed a little.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No,” she said quickly, straightening and
squaring her shoulders as she dumped the potato peels into the garbage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Everything’s wonderful.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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repeated crisply, drying her hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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swept his big frame, seeing the powdered snow still clinging to the hem of his
wrangler jeans peeking beneath his leather chaps and white glitter dusting his
black brows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His supple leather chaps
weren’t for show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was frigid outside
and he’d spent the week in the saddle driving the last herds of cattle from the
back country to the valley down below so the cows could take shelter beneath
trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Can I get you something?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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the clock mounted on the wall above the door and then out the window where the
snow flurries were thickening, making it almost impossible to see the tall pine
trees marking one corner of the yard. “Leaded,” he said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Make it strong, too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s going to be a late night for me.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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is.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’d already wrapped the remaining
slices in foil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wasn’t one to linger
over meals, and he didn’t like asking for snacks between meals, either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he wanted something now, it meant he
wouldn’t be back anytime soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it
was already after four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’d be dark within
the hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s snowing hard.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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able to sleep tonight if I don’t do a last check. The boys said we’ve got them
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</span>No need for you to stay up.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
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nothing friendly or approachable about Brock when he stood like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His wild black hair, square jaw, and dark
piercing gaze that gave him a slightly threatening air, but Harley knew better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Men, even the most dangerous men, were still
mortal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had goals, dreams,
needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They tried, they failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They made mistakes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fatal mistakes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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trying to sound casual as she wrapped a generous wedge of cheddar cheese in
foil, and a hunk of the summer sausage he liked, so he’d have something more
substantial than coffee cake for his ride.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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head, then dragged a large calloused hand through the glossy black strands in a
half-hearted attempt to comb the tangled strands smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“No.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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be intimidated by this shaggy beast of a man, but she wasn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’d had a husband—a daring, risk taking
husband of her own—and his lapse in judgment had cost them all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dearly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Book Blast for The Green Rose, a Fantasy Romance by Stephanie Burkhart that is available now from Desert Breeze Publishing. As a Book Blast, there is no guest post or interview, but I will have an excerpt, blurb and author bio. Stephanie will be awarding a $25 Amazon GC to one person, via Rafflecopter .</i></span><br />
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Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD.
She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. She served 11 years in the US Army and
currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark
in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and
enjoys early morning walks. She's also
an assistant den leader for her son's Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She
writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children's
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the continent of Gaia, evil is brewing. Turncoat wizard, Balthyser, kidnaps the
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obstacles that test their strength of character during the hunt for the rose.
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by three beasts. Tall and slender, she possessed a strong, wild beauty he found
intriguing. Long chestnut brown hair flowed down her back. Her eyes were golden
yellow with obsidian irises. She'd been bonded! Only the noble bonded. Her
high, exotic cheekbones and patrician features were steeled in courage and
determination. The primal urge to mate with her made his heart pound in his
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Virtual Blurb Blitz Tour for Ruptured, an Urban Fantasy by Maggie Mae Gallagher, currently available. As a Blurb Blitz, there will not be a guest post or interview, but I will have the blurb, and excerpt of Ruptured, and a brief bio of the author. Maggie Mae is awarding one blog visitor a $15 gift card to either Amazon or Barnes & Noble, chosen via Rafflecopter. I will also post links to the participating blogs for you to visit.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Bestselling
Author Maggie Mae Gallagher doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t writing.
When she was a kid she acted out her favorite scenes, only better, with her
brother and cousin. As a teenager, she wrote reams of poetry, but realized her
true love lay with creating characters and stories. A former music and history
major, Maggie is a total geek at her core. When she is not writing, she adores
attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She lives in
St. Louis, Missouri, with her two furry felines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It
has been eighty-three years since the walls between Earth and Infernus fell,
and now our world stands upon the razor’s edge of extinction. Demon platoons
are marching upon us. My home, one of humanity’s last bastions of existence, is
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name is Alana Devereaux. I am the resident demon detector of Cantati Forces and
Platoon Commander. My job is to hunt down the vermin unleashed upon my world,
and I love it. I live for the day I can kick every last demon’s ass out of this
world. Except as enemy forces reign down terror upon us, the Densare Council
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">That word. The one thing I had attempted to escape my whole
life. The dull gray walls of the Densare Council rang with impunity. I glanced
around at the thirteen members, each sitting rigidly upon a stone chair that
looked more like a small throne with intricately carved Celtic symbols paying
tribute to a bygone era. They always reminded me of Celtic tombs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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justice created in the fiery destruction of the Mutari. When the Mutari hit
Earth eighty-three years ago, mankind had been caught with their pants down
around their knees. Drystan, Lord of Infernus, unleashed his demon armies upon
the globe in a worldwide campaign to annihilate the human race. He almost
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of any remorse at my sentence. They governed and the people obeyed their orders
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Surely there were other Cantati women they could convert into Breeders. Our
numbers were not that horrible. In fact, we had made a comeback from last
year’s dismal head count. The human population stood at more than thirty
thousand by our last estimates. My expertise was needed in the field, not the
bed chamber. What was the point of making a child if you could not protect him
or her? Maybe if the Densare Council left the safe confines of the Compound once
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Blurb Blitz Tour for Cursed, a Sci-Fi/Paranormal Erotic Romance by Evangeline Anderson. As a Blurb Blitz, there will be no guest post or interview, but I will post a blurb, excerpt and brief bio of the author. I will also post the list of participating blogs for you to visit. Evangeline Anderson will be awarding one random visitor a $25 Gift Card for either Amazon or Barnes & Noble, to be chosen via Rafflecopter.</i></span><br />
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Anderson is a registered MRI tech who would rather be writing. And yes, she is
nerdy enough to have a bumper sticker that says “I’d rather be writing.” Honk
if you see her! She is thirty-something and lives in Florida with a husband, a
son, and two cats. She had been writing erotic fiction for her own
gratification for a number of years before it occurred to her to try and get
paid for it. To her delight, she found that it was actually possible to get
money for having a dirty mind and she has been writing paranormal and Sci-fi
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for some free reads and to find out what’s coming soon. You can also connect
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Never you mind. The point is just because I looked the part
doesn’t mean I acted it. In fact, I think we need to set some boundaries right
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“All right.” Stavros was beginning to be a bit irritated but
he held on to his temper. “You’ve already kissed me, sat in my lap and put your
hand down my trousers—what further boundaries do you wish to set that you are
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“I was under the influence of drugs when I did all that.
Well except for putting my hand in your britches but I couldn’t help that
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">“True.” He nodded. “But you cannot deny that you enjoyed the
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her eyes with his own. “Kindred have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell.
You cannot lie to me about what you were feeling when I healed you.”</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been a commercial copy writer and resume writer for over a decade. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She's written
for celebrity stylists, assisted business coaches and start-ups, written grants
for not for profits, delivered marketing presentations to business owners, and
attends Australian writing conventions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Her
self-published book "Pro Resumes Made Easy" has been downloaded over
40,000 times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Andrea has
one husband (more than enough), three kids, a pet rock (her daughters not
hers), and a house in the suburbs, where she's hard at work on the second novel
in the Gypsy series. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Email her at
andrea@andrea-drew.com. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gypsy Hunted is her first fiction novel (her first suspense thriller set in her home town of
Melbourne Australia) is available on Amazon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gypsy Hunted
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gypsy-Hunted-Hunter-Knows-Where-ebook/dp/B00N9Q9PYY/">http://www.amazon.com/Gypsy-Hunted-Hunter-Knows-Where-ebook/dp/B00N9Q9PYY/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blog:
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Reluctant
psychic Gypsy Shields—she prefers the term "intuition
consultant"—finds herself in trouble when, on her way home from a blind
date, she interrupts a kidnapping in progress. She attempts to intervene, and
her heroics are repaid with a collision between the attacker's van and a brick
wall. She awakens in the hospital, paralyzed on her left side and unable to
speak. This also means she's unable to share her vital information as a
witness. Fortunately, she is able to use her telepathic connection with her
niece to throw a line out to a police detective she knows: Connor Reardon, her
blind date. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Connor
will do anything to protect Gypsy, and he listens to her claims of psychic
power willingly, as he's concealing certain powers of his own. Nor are they all
he's concealing. Gypsy senses a part of her new ally's mind is closed to
her—what she cannot know is that Connor suspects the kidnapper is someone close
to him, and the kidnapping victim holds secrets that will tear through Connor's
department, putting careers and lives at risk. Including Gypsy, still in
hospital and vulnerable as the attacker turns his sights on her once again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My eyes went down at the registration plate. I reached into
my handbag for my mobile phone, realizing I should have done this earlier and
made a damn call to the cops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He’d got her into the van but she wasn’t going without a
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The woman had started banging with her feet kicking the shit
out of the van walls. I could almost see the outline of her foot bashing the
thin metal veneer. With the key in the
ignition he’d turned up the radio to full blast, drowning out the noise of her
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He revved the crap out of the van, the engine growling so
loud I felt it through my toes. But I stood my ground, even with nails biting
into my palms, pulse speeding, and heartbeat pounding. I’d get his details through to the police if
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I looked up to face him and the van launched at me. I dialed
the emergency services number holding the phone to my ear with fingers so rigid
they hurt. The van came at me and in a split second I was hit, my body bouncing
off the van. My head taking the brunt of
the blow as I struck the brick wall, landing on the ground like a rag doll
unloved and discarded. Strangely,
nothing hurt, at least at this moment. I was sure that it should. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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paranormal romance Bad Witch series, historical paranormal romance series Bad
Witch: The Emily Chronicles, and spicy space opera romance trilogy Cy’ren
Rising are available from Samhain Publishing. Her books have finaled in PRISM
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protect those around him from becoming targets for his bloodthirsty brother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bryn Viera was a shadow sword and a decorated officer, dedicated to protecting
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into slavery, Sabine never expected to fall in love. Her feelings for Bryn
sparked her desire for a new life, but now Sabine is in phase, consumed by the
need to mate with a male. Her dream of freedom with Bryn is on the brink of
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together by the unforgiving demands of the phase, they must unite to save
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Contains an arrogant officer with a weakness for having his hair pulled, an
insatiable empath, and a badass warrior woman who form a male-female-female
threesome sizzling enough to melt your shields.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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discourage other groups from moving in. The team chorused acknowledgments as
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group stopped at. Where were the colonists? Why had the Eppes evacuated the
personnel but left everything else behind? A few cannon blasts from orbit would
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has always loved to read. It’s a simple fact that has been true since she
discovered the words of Judy Blume at the age of ten. After years of weekly
travel as a consultant implementing computer software into global companies,
she ended her nomadic lifestyle to raise her two children. Now, her imagination
is her only limitation on where she can go and her writing lets her escape from
the daily duties of being a mom, wife, chauffer, scheduler, cook, teacher,
volunteer, cleaner and mediator. If writing wasn’t a priority, it wouldn’t get
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steps in to deal with the fallout. He hasn't had a sub or participated in a
Scene since tragedy changed his life four years ago. But as an investor in the
exclusive BDSM club, he can't walk away from the lifestyle completely. As he
works to keep the club running, he finds himself drawn to Liv Delcour, the
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“What does that— Oh my God!” she exclaimed as a dark green pickup blasted into
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Today's post is a Virtual Blurb Blitz stop on the tour for Heavenly Desire, a Paranormal Romance by J. L. Sheppard, available from The Wild Rose Press. As a Blurb Blitz, there is no guest post or interview, but I will have a blurb, an excerpt and an author bio to entertain you. I will also post links to the other participating blogs, so you can have more chances at the $10 Amazon Gift Card to be awarded to one randomly drawn winner and a bookmark to 20 additional winners via rafflecopter during the tour. </i></span><br />
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was born and raised in Miami, Florida where she still lives with her husband.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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her greatest aspiration was to become a writer. She read often, kept a journal
and wrote countless poems. She attended Florida International University and
graduated in 2008 with a Bachelors in Communications. During her senior year,
she interned at NBC Miami, WTVJ. Following the internship, she was hired and
worked in the News Department for three years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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until 2011 that she set her heart and mind into writing her first completed
novel, Demon King’s Desire, which was published in January of 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Desire, Elemental Sisters I: January 2013<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Desire, Elemental Sisters II: January 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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past she’d like to forget and a destiny she isn’t aware of. A stranger, Clyde,
saves her from an attack and demonstrates extraordinary abilities she believed
only she possessed. She soon realizes he’s her guardian angel sent to reunite
her with her long lost sisters, who like her are part of a new breed of
immortals, Elementals, prophesied to determine the outcome of the upcoming war.
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battles the one thing he believes will lead to his fall from heaven—his new
found emotions, forbidden among his kind. Nonetheless, the Angel Lords promise
to promote him to warrior when he completes his last assignment—to find Jade.
When he does, emotions he never knew possible arise. For the first time in two
thousand years, he curses his existence, knowing she can never be his. Will he
sacrifice his wings for a woman he loves but can't keep?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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buried his face in the crook of her neck and inhaled. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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feel of her body melded against his, he forgot the worries consuming him. She
soothed his ache with a mere touch, with a mere embrace. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Exactly what
he’d wanted, exactly what he needed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She then
pressed her full lips against his cheek, kissing him lightly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">An innocent
kiss. There was no passion behind it, but an unconscious consuming need, one
he’d never felt, swelled inside him—desire. It was exciting, overwhelming and
terrifying, blocking logic and reason. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All he wanted
now was a single kiss. All he could think about was how her soft lips would
feel pressed against his. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Marvelous, he
concluded. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was absurd
to want what he did and feel what he felt, for he was an angel. Carnal desires
even as insignificant as kisses were for others, for all others except his
breed, and yet he felt it so deeply it seared him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The desire
that gripped him didn’t release him even after she unhooked her arms from
around his neck, and the warmth of her body melted away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There he
stood, immobile, battling the desire she’d sparked. He didn’t want to leave yet
knew he had to before he’d acted out his longing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He willed his
body to move. Finally, he placed one foot behind the other, stepped back and
strode away praying the yearning he had no right to feel for a woman who would
never be his would soon subside.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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