Marie's Tempting Reads: January 2020

Naomi Springthorp - "Jonah's Kiss" - This is just 1 of 7 stories available in Sacrifice For Love (a contemporary romance). Pre-Order is up on Amazon - Click link to reserve your copy today. https://amzn.to/2tlkpbe

Available January 28, 2020

Blurb:

He wouldn’t allow me to break the kiss that pulled me into him. The kiss that was the end of me. The kiss that would make me his.

I don’t want him, but I can’t help myself. His focus on business goals leaves him no time for me. I’m not waiting around for anyone. But, I still love him. We have a special connection.

Nobody compares to Ashley. She’s smart, beautiful, and stubborn. I hate how she shuts me out. She won’t let me redeem myself. I’ll do anything for her, if she’d just let me.

I’d sacrifice my world for him.

I’d give up everything to have her.

MY REVIEW FOR JONAH'S KISS BY NAOMI SPRINGTHORP:

If you are looking for a smoking hot romance with plenty of sizzling hot chemistry and a fantastic heroine and mouth-watering hero, then I suggest you pick up Sacrifice for Love and read Naomi Springthorp's Jonah's Kiss! This story made my heart gallop and melt and had my knees turning to jello. I fell madly in love with the plot and the characters too.

I feel that Miss Springthorp gives us stories that dig right into our hearts from the very beginning. Her stories are fun, flirty and sizzle with enough heat to keep you warm and cozy and utterly happy. And with Jonah's Kiss I feel like everything is intensified and even more satisfying that ever! The romance makes me want to swoon and the characters make me smile. A truly lovely read.

Jonah's Kiss gets a SWEET AND SEXY FIVE SHOOTING STARS!

Sacrifice For Love by [Corbin, C. J., Remenicky, L. A., Springthorp, Naomi, Guthrie, T. Elizabeth, Clark, Tonya, Jaiyn, Lorah, Rees, Lynda]

King Of Shadows Release Blitz!

Title: King of Shadows

Author: Amelia Wilde

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 27, 2020

Blurb

Luther Hades has always been my family’s sworn enemy. He’s the opposite of everything we stand for—ruthless to the core.

I’m not afraid of him. It’s my mother who cowers and hides. All my life, she’s hidden me from him. Hidden me from the world. Not anymore.

I’ve planned my escape down to the last detail. But two steps outside the safety of my mother’s house, the devil comes calling. And nobody hears me scream.

*****

Little Sepphie Anthela doesn’t know she’s in danger. That her fool of a lover has betrayed her. That her adorable plan is a death sentence.

She doesn’t know how men look at her.

And she doesn’t know the lengths I’m willing to go to protect her. She’ll be safe in my underground kingdom—even if it kills me.

KING OF SHADOWS is a dirty and dark contemporary retelling of Hades & Persephone. It’s the underworld, after all.

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Excerpt

“Are you going to kill me now?”

My men step up behind her, but she doesn’t dare turn her head. Two of them hook their arms under Decker’s and drag him past us, giving us a wide berth. Her eyes follow his slumped body. The man won’t shut up. All the groaning, the whining—fucking pathetic.

“You said you would do anything to save him. That was your bargain. Are you telling me you’d rather be dead?”

A flicker of fear is chased off her face by a nameless expression, a light flaring in her eyes. She glances down at Conor, the whites of her eyes glowing in the moonlight. “No,” she whispers. “I want to live.”

I lean in close, bending down so my lips are level with my ear. Her heart beats hard under my fingertips. She smells sweet, like roses and sunshine and something unique to her. It must be the fresh softness of her. Fuck, the things I’m going to do to her, dangling her not-boyfriend on a string as if she’ll ever be anything but mine. The urge to throw her down into the dirt is so strong it almost overtakes me, but now that all this has transpired, it’s best for the train to move on. I’m no longer interested in dealing with Demeter tonight—not now that I have her daughter for my very own.

The poor thing.

“We’ll see how long that lasts.”

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Releasing August 31

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Author Bio

Amelia Wilde wrote her first story when she was six years old, a narrative strongly inspired by The Polar Express. When she was nine she wrote her first novel-length work, all in one paragraph.

Now, Amelia is all about that love. Her romances feature unique, independent heroines and alpha heroes who are strong of heart and body. Readers have described her work as “emotional,” “intense,” “phenomenal,” and “like a child scribbled with a crayon,” which she takes as the highest praise.

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Monday, January 20, 2020

ARC Review - Ghost Of A Chance (Wylde Ways # 7) by Cynthia Eden!

BLURB:

How well do you know the lover in your bed?

It was the hottest hookup of her life. When Tess Barrett spent the night in the arms of the too sexy to be real stranger, she knew she was walking on the wild side. Sex with James Smith was the best EVER. How was she supposed to walk away from that? From him? So…she didn’t. They planned secret dates. More body-melting hookups. The white-hot sex should have been enough.

So why does she start wanting more?

But they have rules. She has rules. No emotions. No ties. She has a past that is dark and twisted, and she’s worked hard to become a new person. She’s a doctor now. Respected. Controlled. Except…there is no control when she’s around James.

A bad guy…might be falling for the good girl.

James can’t keep his hands off his sexy little doctor. She’s buttoned down for everyone else but goes absolutely wild for him. Sure, she doesn’t know his history. Doesn’t know that the man she lets touch every inch of her body used to spend his days working for Uncle Sam and doing some seriously dirty deeds. What she doesn’t know can’t hurt her, right? And if she ever did learn the truth about him, he knew it would terrify his sweet doc right to her core. Terror would make her run. He doesn’t want her running. He just wants her in his bed.

But then…something happens. Danger sneaks up on Tess. She needs help—a very particular expertise and protective skill set. She needs someone lethal and strong…and James is just the man for the job. After all, lethal is his middle name.

Hello, dangerous times.

When James steps in, Tess doesn’t know if she should be grateful or scared to death. Because her gorgeous lover? Turns out he has plenty of mad and dangerous skills. She’s been hooking up with a superhero or…maybe a super villain. It’s sort of hard to tell the difference.

For the moment, she’s going to go with feeling grateful…but as she learns all of his secrets, Tess wonders what will happen next between them. Will they crash and burn? Burn, baby, burn. Or maybe, just maybe, they’ll actually have a GHOST OF A CHANCE at getting a happily ever after ending.

Author’s Note: James Smith is one mad, bad, dangerous guy…but sometimes, bad guys fall hard for good girls. GHOST OF A CHANCE is super hot, charged with lots of feels, and, it’s got some pulse-pounding action for you. Dirty words and dirty deeds are dead ahead. Oh, and there’s plenty of fun thrown in, too. Mystery, humor, sexy times, and danger—all of my favorite things in a book.

MY REVIEW:

I am a sucker for a dangerous, sexy, bad-a** of a hero and James Smith is definitely the baddest and most dangerous hero of them all! James had a wild and sizzling air abut him that was really irresistible and all around HOOOOOT! And him getting together with a woman like Tess made me swoon and sigh something fierce. These two have the most amazing chemistry that I could feel spark and sizzle straight off the pages and it was exhilarating.

Ghost Of A Chance was magnificent and wild and all consuming with the best kind of plot and the romance just reached inside my chest and melted my heart from the inside out. I fell in love with the story and how beautifully woven it was. It is my favorite Wylde Ways novel yet!

Ghost OF A Chance gets a DANGEROUS AND EXHILARATING FIVE SCORCHING HOT STARS!

Saturday, January 18, 2020

ARC Review - Onyx Dragons: Jasper by Starla Night!

BLURB:

He's the peace-keeping Onyx brother, but there's unrest in his own heart.
Billionaire dragon shifter, Jasper, can have everything he wants.
Everything, except for her.
Rose is his employee.
The woman who makes him breathe fire.
Her life is a mess, so she has Jasper tidied away into the just-friends box.
It's where he needs to stay for the sake of the Dragon Empire.
Except that he doesn't want to.
Now, Jasper's got a decision to make.
Loving Rose will cost him everything,
But it will also be his ultimate salvation.

MY REVIEW:

Reading Jasper's story felt like being home. It was relaxing, refreshing, and made me feel good. Like cotton candy and bubbly champagne good!

Jasper is easily the most lovable dragon. He is patient, caring tender and wonderfully thoughtful. And like Hershey chocolate, he made my mouth water! Rose is a unique heroine. She is incredibly independent and prickly but with a soft heart. Yes, she holds everyone at arms length but once she opens her self up she turns out to be exquisite. This PNR is a true delight. Fun, tender, sweet and spicy, this is most certainly a real treat. There are some misunderstandings but they definitely add to the story and make things wonderfully adorable.

Jasper gets a WILDLY ENTERTAINING FIVE SPARKLING STARS!

Thursday, January 16, 2020

The Fight For Forever Blog Tour Stop with ARC Review!

The Fight for Forever Blog Tour

January 14, 2020

About The Fight for Forever:

New York Times bestselling author Meghan March concludes the Legend Trilogy.

You can only keep what you can protect.

That’s all I’ve ever known. It’s the way I’ve lived my life.

Now, everything I never knew I needed is at risk, and I’m not letting anyone take it from me.

I won’t let anyone take her from me.

They say love is a battlefield, so I’m ready for war.

This time, it’s the fight for forever.

The Fight for Forever is the third book in the Legend Trilogy and should be read after The Fall of Legend and House of Scarlett

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MY REVIEW:

NAIL-BITING, JAW DROPPING, BREATHLESS CONCLUSION TO ONE OF THE MOST INSANELY GOOD TRILOGIES EVER!

I thought I knew what was happening and what was going TO happen but oh mama, Meghan March threw one hell of a twist I did NOT expect. The Fight For Forever is most assuredly one of the most memorable books of 2020 so far. Sexy, heart-meltingly sweet, suspenseful, and full of surprises, Miss March definitely didn't disappoint. Gabe and Scarlett are truly EVERYTHING. Their feelings are incredibly strong and passionate and the love they have for each other you could feel not only through the pages, but right to the heart too. Their love and connection felt realistic and touched me in a way I didn't anticipate and to me, that meant a lot. The Legend trilogy is NOT to be missed!

The Fight For Forever gets a UNFORGETTABLE FIVE STUNNING STARS!

About the author:

Making the jump from corporate lawyer to romance author was a leap of faith that New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Meghan March will never regret. With over thirty titles published, she has sold millions of books in nearly a dozen languages to fellow romance-lovers around the world. A nomad at heart, she can currently be found in the woods of the Pacific Northwest, living her happily ever after with her real-life alpha hero.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Spark Release Blast with ARC Review!

From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new dark romance, Spark, set in the same dangerous world as Secrets and Twisted. You do not need to read the Web of Sin or Tangled Web trilogy to get caught up in this new and intriguing saga, Web of Desire.

“From a little spark may burst a flame.” ~ Dante Alighieri

A simple ember to dried kindling can ignite a raging fire.

I’ve made my mark and proven my loyalty to a man, a city, and a way of life. That loyalty has provided me with all the spoils of success. Until now that hasn’t included a woman at my side.

What is it about this unobtainable beauty that brings my untapped desire to life?

Cracking open the stone and striking the flint is my doing. What follows is hers.

With something so intense will this spark lead to a blazing inferno? Will we make it out of the ashes before everything I hold dear is ravaged?

SPARK is book one of the WEB OFDESIRE trilogy that continues in FLAME and concludes in ASHES.

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MY REVIEW:

OH GOODNESS GRACIOUS SPARK LITE SOMETHING INSIDE OF ME THAT SET MY HEART TO RACING AND MY BODY TO TINGLING! This is one EPIC, HEART-STOPPING story to date from Aleatha Romig!

This book was so much better than I expected. Thrilling, sensual, edge of your seat exciting, everything about this story and the amazing characters left me breathless and SCREAMING for more. Its seriously good.

Spark gets a WILDLY OBSESSIVE FIVE FIERY STARS!

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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!

Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.

In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her

five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.

In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.

Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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