PROPHESY

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK| Loose Id

Length: 72,000 words approx

Publisher: Loose Id

Cover Design: Syneca Featherstone

Heart & Haven Series

Hitting Black Ice (Book #1) Amazon US | Amazon UK

Send Lawyers, Guns & Roses (Book #2) Amazon US | Amazon UK

Blurb

Disgraced FBI agent Nick Truman has failed to save his sister, held hostage by a drug cartel until he could give them Alex Crow, who eluded him. His epic downfall lands him in Witness Protection, where he plays by the rules and keeps to himself. But the murder of his neighbor brings danger to his door. He unexpectedly finds himself the champion of innocents and helplessly attracted to the homicide detective in charge of the case.

This can’t end well.

Homicide Detective Hank Axelrod is good at digging out secrets, maybe because he hides a big one of his own. He also suspects his husband has one foot out of the door of their marriage and the specter of single life looms unpleasantly on the horizon.

A murder resembling another brings Nick into his world, a man who claims to be a mystery writer looking for a real life resource. Hank’s instincts say he’s more than that, and he’s rarely wrong.

Torn between the errant soon-to-be-ex husband and the distracting, sexy stranger, Hank needs to focus all his attention on his murder case before he becomes the next victim.

I have been looking forward to this book, as I have already read the other two books in the series. Nick Truman is someone who featured in the first two books, but not necessarily in a good way. To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to make of Nick – was he good having to do bad things to survive, or was he bad through and through??

Trouble just seems to follow Nick, and ends up rather close to home when one of his neighbors is murdered. Nick usually shys away from anyone getting too close, but for some reason he feels the need to help his neighbour, to try and keep her and her daughter safe. When he meets the homicide detective in charge of the case, he seems rather floored that he finds the man totally attractive.

The homicide detective (Hank Axelrod) is going through his own troubles with his home life – but he is also attracted to Nick, but doesn’t know what to make of him, especially with him being so secretive. He won’t act on his being attracted to Nick, as he has a husband waiting at home for him – or does he??

As Hanks home life seems to go downhill, the one constant that seems to be in his life is Nick – but still neither are doing anything about their attraction, but both was very different reasons. Nick doesn’t want to put anyone else in danger, and although he knows his marriage is all but over, I think Hank still believes that somehow he can still have a marriage.

While all this is going on, Hank is also trying to solve his murder case, before anything else happens, but he seems to keep finding dead ends. Nick does try to help Hank, but I think sometimes their attraction to each other completely takes them over!! I won’t say what happens, as that will spoil the book for you, but the action is all there in this book. Although I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first two, I had to keep reading to find out what happens – and be prepared for some twists and turns in the plot, that you won’t be expecting.

If you like a book series, then I do recommend this series. All three books are hard to put down, and to me personally I would love another book to see how they are all doing, say five years later!!

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Author Bio

Heloise West, when not hunched over the keyboard plotting love and mayhem, dreams about moving to a villa in Tuscany. She loves history, mysteries, and romance of all flavors. She travels and gardens with her partner of 10 years, and their home overflows with books, cats, art, and red wine.

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Release Day Blitz!! Prophesy by A.E.Via, with Excerpt, Teasers and Giveaway

9/23/2017

PROPHESY

by A.E. Via The King & Alpha, #1 Publication Date: September 23, 2017 Genres: Adult, M/M, Romance, Paranormal

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SYNOPSIS:

An Enemies to Lovers Shifter, Vampire True Mates story.

Justice Volkov is the youngest Alpha Zenith to ever lead the wolf shifters. Following in his father’s large paw prints was a responsibility he met head on. Now at age thirty-three, he is alpha of the alphas. As a direct descendant of the original Siberian pack, his wolf is bigger and stronger than Justice, himself is sometimes able to control.

“His wolf howled long and hard but Justice kept it inside. It felt like a bass drum beating against his rib cage. The harsh breaths, angry snarls and the determined pacing inside him was overtaking him. All the while… his mate kept calling.”

Justice takes his role of leadership and his legacy very seriously. He has little time for romance, not to mention a true mate. His packs are his priority. With a human government trying to regulate them, an uprising of rogue shifters, and a violent team of scientists trying to experiment on them, Justice has his hands way too full.

Chadwick ‘Wick’ Bentley is not enthusiastic when the captain of his escort tells him he has to leave his comfortable London home and go back to the States. As the Vampire King, he has no choice but to get his species back in line before they cause anymore chaos. At over two-hundred years old, Wick is no one to trifle with, but his smooth, charismatic manner makes him quite unique, despite the negative reputation vampires have. Wick has had nothing but time up to this point. He doesn’t feel the need to make issues pressing. Nothing is urgent in his life. Until he meets Justice. His beloved.

“Natural enemies can’t be mates.” Or so Justice thought. He knows his skepticism and rejection is hurting his mate, so while he fights their connection, Wick gets help from a source very close to Justice to help him win his beloved’s heart. Wick is a force all on his own, but when he’s blessed with a special gift from the Mother herself, not even Justice’s powerful wolf can prevent the prophesy from being fulfilled.

This story DOES NOT contain/mention MPREG. No multiple pairings. It does not end on a cliffhanger and has an HEA.

Warning: This book is MM paranormal: If you DO NOT like hot, alpha men shifting into large wolves, or vampires feeding from their mates, this may not be your read.

SNEAK PEAK - EXCERPT

His animal growled and snarled inside him. Justice grunted and cursed while he fought to keep his wolf under control. What was wrong with him? What the hell was coming? He could feel it as sure as he could feel his beating heart, his racing pulse and his mighty wolf trying to get out and explore. He’d never had to reign in his animal so fiercely. Justice was finally able to open his eyes, not realizing they were squeezed shut in concentration.

“Justice! You’re forcing a lot of power, man.” Mac’s strong voice cut over the incessant presence trying to reach his mind.

Justice growled again. Something’s in my head. “Clear the room.” Justice’s voice was strained, spitting his words through clenched teeth. His wolf was clawing at him, ripping him apart, wanting out.

“Justice you’re scaring me. I can feel you fighting.”

He could hear his baby sister begging but he couldn’t focus on his siblings when he was barely keeping himself together. It had to be the Vampire King doing something to him. If Justice shifted and went crazy right here in a police headquarters, only the heavens knew what would happen to his people. “Get my family out of here.” Justice grabbed Alek’s arm in an authoritative grip. “Everyone. Out. Now.”

“We’re your betas. We won’t leave you, Justice,” Taleb snarled, looking in the same direction as Justice.

“Alek!” Justice thundered. He needed him to act for him.

“You heard your Alpha, Taleb. Warren, get them in the RV and back on the Humboldt pack lands now! Protect them with your lives,” Alek barked to the enforcers, who immediately began to shuffle Justice’s sister and his younger brothers out of the room and to the safety of their vehicle. Alek watched them down the hall until they turned out of view. His brother looked up and down the corridor before dipping back inside the room and locking the door.

“I think the Vampire King just turned the corner. Is it him doing this to you? I’ll kill him right now,” Alek growled.

“No!” Justice’s voice was sharper and stronger than he intended. He was still leaning hard against the wall farthest from the door for support, holding both clenched fists against his chest as if that alone could keep his wolf from bursting free. Justice closed his eyes and tried to center himself. He needed to breathe, relax. But with each second, the feelings intensified, an all-encompassing entity in his head.

“I can feel you too.”

“Oh shit. Was that you, Alek?” Justice grabbed his brother’s arm and yanked him to face him. “Did you just speak to me?”

“What? No? I am speaking to you now. Justice, goddamnit! You’re pushing too much energy.” Alek released a pained grunt. His brother looked like he wanted to break the window behind them and just get them the hell out of there. He’d never seen Justice behave this way, so out of control, and wasn’t sure what he was about to be faced with, but knew he may have to fight it alone because Justice was in a complete state of disorder.

It was an accented, smooth voice. “Something. Someone just said—” Then he smelled it. That faint, delicious scent that appeared last night was back, only it wasn’t diluted by nature’s elements. This time it was full strength, concentrated, and like nothing he’d ever smelled before. Impressive and so damn compelling. Justice’s thick cock pushed against his loose jeans and his wolf howled inside him, fighting to break free. His animal was so strong. Justice gritted his teeth together and hung on. Oh, Mother… please. Can’t… it just can’t. Justice heard footsteps right outside the door and his body began to shake from effort.

“Justice,” Alek warned. “You gotta tell me what’s going on, brother, so I can help you.”

How the hell was he supposed to explain this?

Justice saw the knob jiggle for a second before it was completely ripped from the door. Neither he nor Alek flinched at the show of strength. They had strength of their own. Justice thought dozens of vampires would storm the room, but only two walked in and Justice knew exactly which one was in his head. The Vampire King. The sexy, beautiful one. But how?

ABOUT A.E. VIA

A.E. Via has been a best-selling author in the beautiful gay romance genre for four years now, but she’s no stranger to MM. She’s been an avid reader of LGBTQ Romance for over fifteen years before she picked up her laptop to place her own kiss on this genre. She’s also the founder and owner of Via Star Wings Books, having published a couple great new up and coming MM authors.

A.E. has a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Virginia Wesleyan College that she used to start her own paralegal firm after she graduated in 2008. She spent five years preparing and filing bankruptcy petitions for struggling blue collar workers who couldn’t afford to file with a lawyer. It was a rewarding and satisfying career… but another path called to her. Writing.

A.E.’s writing embodies everything from hopelessly romantic to adventure, to scandalous. Stories that often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.

Now that she’s gotten over her 10 books published hump, she’s kind of known now for her hardcore, play rough and love hard, bad boy, alphas. However, she does like to push herself to step out of her comfort zone, exploring with different tropes, but she won’t push herself into a whole other genre. She’s head over heels for MM romance and has tons of more hot stories to tell.

Be sure to visit Adrienne on her social media pages and subscribe to her newsletter to never miss another release date! Go to A.E. Via’s official website http://authoraevia.com for more detailed information on how to contact her, follow her, or a sneak peak on upcoming work, free reads, VSWB submissions, and where she’ll appear next.

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Audio Tour!! Texas Family (Texas #4) by R.J. Scott Narrated by Sean Crisden, 5 Star Review and Giveaway

9/20/2017

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Narrator: Sean Crisden

Cover Design: Meredith Russell

Length: 4hrs 19 mins

Texas Series

The Heart of Texas (Book #1): Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Texas Winter (Book #2): Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Texas Heat (Book #3): Amazon US | Amazon UK | Audible US | Audible UK

Blurb

Jack and Riley Campbell-Hayes begin a journey that will change their lives forever.

Set against the backdrop of the Double D, the cast of the Texas audiobooks face changes that won't leave a single one of them untouched.

Jack and Riley want to extend their small family of three. Their first choice is surrogacy with Jack as the father, and when all this begins smoothly both men can't help but contemplate at what point would things go wrong. After all, their lives are far from normal, and nothing is ever smooth.

Add a small four-year-old boy in foster care into the mix, and suddenly things become a whole lot more complicated.

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I admit that I have this story on my Kindle, but when I checked, I brought this in 2013, so it was like listening to the story for the first time!!

I don't have much audio with Sean Crisden as the narrator, but he really does have a voice that pulls you into the story, and keeps a tight hold on you until you have finished.

I loved this story, Jack and Riley are so funny together, but oh so in love, and this comes across all the time. They have decided that they want to expand their family, and have thought long and hard and decided on the surrogate route, with Jack as the father.

You will not be able to help but laugh at what happens when they go to the offices to begin the process of the surrogate, and also again when it is time for Jack to make his "deposit"!!

Once they have chosen their surrogate, they then meet her family, and included in this, is a young boy they are currently fostering. Both Riley and Jack are drawn to the young boy, who is actually a special needs child. However, the more often they meet him, he manages to steal a bit more of their hearts.

They are closely following the pregnancy of their surrogate, and are determined to be involved as much as they can, within reason of course. However, this pregnancy holds a surprise for everyone too. I'm not going to spoil things and say what happens, but this is one story that will really enjoy, and I think go back to again and again.

This really was a great story to get lost in, and you were completely drawn into the story with the narrator. I can guarantee that this will be an audio that I will listen to again and again.

Author Bio

RJ Scott is the bestselling romance author of over 100 romance books. She writes emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, millionaire, princes, and the men and women who get mixed up in their lives. RJ is known for writing books that always end with a happy ever after. She lives just outside London and spends every waking minute she isn't with family either reading or writing.

The last time she had a week’s break from writing she didn't like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a bottle of wine she couldn’t defeat.

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A World Apart by Mel Gough - 5 Star Review

9/18/2017

Ben Griers is the darling of Corinth Georgia’s Police Department—intelligent, handsome, and hardworking. Thanks to his beautiful wife and clever daughter, Ben’s family is the envy of the town. Yet desperate unhappiness is hiding just below the surface.

When Donnie Saunders, a deadbeat redneck with a temper, is brought to the Corinth PD as a suspect in a hit-and-run, Ben finds himself surprisingly intrigued by the man. He quickly establishes Donnie’s innocence but can’t shake the feeling that Donnie is hiding something. When they unexpectedly encounter each other again at an AA meeting in Atlanta, sparks begin to fly.

With his marriage on the verge of collapse, Ben is grateful for the other man’s affection. But he is soon struggling to help an increasingly vulnerable Donnie, while at the same time having to deal with the upheaval in his own life. Ben eventually realizes that they cannot achieve happiness together unless they confront their darkest secrets.

Content warning: The book is heavy on the hurt/comfort. There are mentions of child abuse, and realistic descriptions of serious medical issues and symptoms.

Ben has some really big decisions to make, but to me he liked having the comfortable, he didn’t really want to admit that things were bad at home. It becomes clear, that Ben is not really happy at home, and neither is his wife. However, Ben won’t say or do anything, and it is his wife that really says what they are both thinking, but to have it confirmed to his face that things are really bad, makes Ben go back to the bottle.

Now, this is where Ben gets to see Donnie as a real person, having met him previously through his job as a Policeman. For some reason, he seems to find a sort of peace inside when he is with Donnie. It is a tentative friendship to begin with, especially as Ben is going through some real tough decisions to do with his marriage, and it seems like Donnie is the only one he can find to talk to – Donnie is someone who will listen to him without making any judgements.

I am not going to spoil it and say what happens, but suffice to say Ben shows what a tower of strength he is for Donnie, when he needs him the most, even when his own life seems to be falling apart, Ben is there for Donnie. But also, this leads to the real thought provoking part of the book for me, when we run into discrimination within the medical community concerning Donnie.

Now Ben has some real hard thinking to do, about what direction he wants his life to go now, and Donnie has to believe that good things can happen to him. However, can they each get past their problems to see what they could achieve together.

I will also add that there is a warning with this book from the author: The book is heavy on the hurt/comfort. There are mentions of child abuse, and realistic descriptions of serious medical issues and symptoms. I must praise the author on how these situations were portrayed in this book, it was done with total sensitivity. I did enjoy this book, and I will be looking for more books by this author.

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Mel was born in Germany, where she spent the first twenty-six years of her life (with a one-year stint in Los Angeles). She has always been fascinated by cultures and human interaction, and got a Masters in Social Anthropology. After finishing university she moved to London, where she has now lived for ten years.

If you were to ask her parents what Mel enjoyed the most since the age of six, they would undoubtedly say “Reading!” She would take fifteen books on a three-week beach holiday, and then read all her mom’s books once she’d devoured her own midway through week two.

Back home in her mom’s attic there’s a box full of journals with stories Mel wrote when she was in her early teens. None of the stories are finished, or any good. She has told herself bedtime stories as far back as she can remember.

In her day job, Mel works for an NGO as operations manager. No other city is quite like London, and Mel loves her city. The hustle and bustle still amaze and thrill her even after all these years. When not reading, writing or going to the theater, Mel spends her time with her long-time boyfriend, discussing science or poking fun at each other.

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Blog Tour!! Hard Time (Responsible Adult #2) by C.F. White, 5 Star Review and Giveaway

9/12/2017

Buy Links: Pride (Available Now) | Amazon US | Amazon UK (Available September 5)

Length: 77,855 words

Publisher: Pride Publishing

Responsible Adult Series

Misdemeanor (Book #1): Pride Publishing | Amazon US | Amazon UK

Blurb

Love isn't always responsible.

After Micky O’Neill is remanded in custody for breaching his court order, his already tempestuous relationship with Dan Peters is tested to the limits.

Having to battle their way through a court case that could end with Micky in jail, social workers breaking up the family home, and the return of Micky’s deadbeat father, it seems everything is set to destroy their relationship before it even had the chance to start.

With such high stakes involved, not just for Micky but for once-burned, twice-shy Dan, they both have to learn that falling in love isn’t always responsible.

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Wow, I am stuck for how to describe this book, without giving too much away. You must read Misdemeanor first before starting Hard Time. Now I found these books to be written so different to what I usually read, but they were so so good - I had a hard time (no pun intended), putting these books down, as you just have to keep reading to see what will happen next.

I have to say, I would get annoyed with Micky, especially as it seems that Dan is the best thing to happen to him, but he seems to be determined sometimes to sabotage what they have together. Dan though, he is not a person who gives up easily.

Micky has never met anyone like Dan before, and I think deep down he knows he is there for him, but he just doesn't understand why Dan stays with him, what he actually sees in him - this I think this all goes back to what things were like as he was growing up, especially his dead beat father, who just seems to make things worse.

When social workers break up his family, he is surprised at who steps up to help, and to show Micky that there people who want him to succeed, that not everyone expects him to fail, just because of who is father is. It is also around now, that Micky realises that Dan is not going to go away, that he means what he says.

Is it possible for Dan to finally convince Micky that they have something together, or will Micky completely try Dans' patience??

I can guarantee that you will go through various emotions while reading this series, from anger at how people are treating Micky, then also annoyance with Micky for how he treats Dan. But then on other occasions, Micky will come across as someone so gentle.

If you want to read a series that is a really different to the usual stories, then read this one, I don't think you will be disappointed.. I look forward to reading more by this author.

Author Bio

Brought up in a relatively small town in Hertfordshire, C F White managed to do what most other residents try to do and fail—leave.

Studying at a West London university, she realised there was a whole city out there waiting to be discovered, so, much like Dick Whittington before her, she never made it back home and still endlessly searches for the streets paved with gold, slowly coming to the realisation they’re mostly paved with chewing gum. And the odd bit of graffiti. And those little circles of yellow spray paint where the council point out the pot holes to someone who is supposedly meant to fix them instead of staring at them vacantly whilst holding a polystyrene cup of watered-down coffee.

She eventually moved West to East along that vast District Line and settled for pie and mash, cockles and winkles and a bit of Knees Up Mother Brown to live in the East End of London; securing a job and creating a life, a home and a family.

Having worked in Higher Education for most of her career, a life-altering experience brought pen back to paper after she’d written stories as a child but never had the confidence to show them to the world. Having embarked on this writing malarkey, C F White cannot stop. So strap in, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride...

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Blog Tour!! Survivor by T.M.Smith, 5 Star Review, Playlist and Giveaway

9/7/2017

Title: Survivor

Author: T.M. Smith

Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: August 22, 2017

Taylor Langford’s world is torn apart when he is only thirteen years old—his parents killed, leaving him alone and orphaned. With no living relatives, he’d certainly be another statistic if not for the intervention of the policeman who found Taylor in the crawl space where his mother hid him that fateful night. Despite the tragedy and resulting anguish in his life, Taylor knows how lucky he is. Frank Moore is a rookie with the Dallas Police Department when he and his partner answer a call in Devonshire, one of the city’s more affluent neighborhoods. They think the young boy in various pictures throughout the home has been kidnapped until they find him, shaken but alive. Officer Moore recognizes the pain in the kid’s eyes, having lost his own mother to cancer when he was just a boy. He steps in, making sure Taylor is placed with a loving foster family. Over the years, Frank becomes a permanent fixture in Taylor’s life. A decade later, the case remains unsolved and the once gangly, uncertain teenager is now a college graduate who knows exactly what he wants. He’s coming home to the man that helped mold and shape his life, the man he’s loved for as long as he can remember, Frank Moore. But Taylor isn’t the only person returning to Dallas, and while Frank is distracted by his own conflicting feelings and the new bond growing between the two, the past creeps up on them, determined to finish what was started ten years earlier. A note from the author… I hope you enjoy Frank and Taylor’s story. It’s been a long road to get them settled, but I’m happy with where this story has taken them. When I started this book, the intent was to write a stand-alone story, but that has changed. Characters continually evolve throughout the writing process, and there are several characters in the book that want to tell their story. I’ve grown especially fond of Rory and I can’t wait to write his book, which will take us back to when he first joined the Bureau, and continue on to his happy ever after. Please be advised: This is a May/December romance, and as in life, there are sexual situations that take place prior to the main characters finding their way to one another. This is not gratuitous; it is meant to show character growth and self-realization. There is absolutely no cheating.

I have read other books by the author, but have to say I was intrigued to see how this story evolved, as it is so different to the books I have already read.

However, I found that I loved this book just as much. We meet Frank, who works for the Dallas Police Department, when he and his partner respond to a call, which actually ends up changing his life forever. At this call, he finds the kid from the house hidden away, and from then the two seem to form an unbreakable bond.

As you continue reading, this part of the book shows Taylor growing up, and what is happening in Franks life, and this will give you a few smiles as Frank frequently refers to Taylor as “kid”, much to Taylors annoyance!!

You notice a significant change in Taylor as he becomes a college graduate, he knows what he wants, and more importantly who he wants – but first he has to convince Frank that he is serious. I totally love Franks character, as you can see he is attracted to Taylor, but he is fighting an inner battle about acting on these feelings.

Frank and Taylor finally give into their feelings, and slowly start a relationship – but first they need to tell their nearest and dearest what is happening – and a few reactions are not they expected!! They are not put off by this, but then things begin happening that are linked to the deaths of Taylors parents. This part of the story will hold you completely ensnared, as the twists and turns are really not what you would be expecting!! The story literally had me gasping at the ways things were going. Can Frank and Taylor work their way through these events, or is this too much for such a new relationship??

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A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.

Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

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Heart and Haven Series Recap Blitz - Hitting Black Ice and Send Lawyers, Guns and Roses by Heloise West, 5 Star Reviews and Giveaway

9/6/2017

Heart & Haven Series

Publisher: Loose Id

Cover Design: Syneca Featherstone

Hitting Black Ice (Book #1) - Amazon US | Amazon UK

Length: 75,000 words

Blurb

ER physician's assistant Hunter guards his heart carefully, but that doesn't stop him from falling for Shawn, the front desk clerk. He keeps his distance from relationships for a reason, but just can't help himself when it comes to Shawn.

Shawn is on the run from the law and love to protect himself and anyone else involved. One man is dead because of him, and his life now is simple and easily thrown into a bag at any hint of danger. Until he meets Hunter, and he no longer wants to run.

Forced into a hostage situation, buried passion explodes in the aftermath, and sex in the supply closet brings their hearts back to life. Tentatively, step by step they begin to explore a relationship together until the past catches up with Shawn.

FBI agent Nick Truman has finally found his man, but when Shawn escapes, he focuses his attention on Hunter. Shawn returns, even though it means sacrificing himself to save Hunter from the man who framed him for murder.

I have to say I was pulled straight into this story, as soon as I started reading. I was reading every chance I had!!

I wasn’t sure about the MC’s when I first started reading, especially Shawn – there was just something that didn’t sit right with me about him, can’t exactly pin down what bothered me though. Hunter seems too good to be true, in some ways just like a do-gooder.

They meet at the hospital where they both work, and although it is obvious they are attracted to each other, and Hunter has asked Shawn out, Shawn refused saying he was already with someone – however this all changed when they are both taken hostage at the hospital.

When everything is resolved, and with having such a close call to death, Hunter and Shawn succumb to the passion inside them, rather than wait to take things further they go into a supply closet. This seems to be the start of a relationship, and they had made arrangements to go away together, when suddenly Shawn just disappears…..

I am not going to spoil and say what happens, but this book will keep you totally gripped, and the twists and turns keep you hooked.

Send Lawyers, Guns & Roses (Book #2) - Amazon US | Amazon UK

Length: 82,000 words

Blurb

When Hunter and Alex (formally Shawn) are given the vacation of a lifetime, it’s a chance for them to pay attention to romance and get out of the path of danger. The tiny Caribbean island of Saba is gorgeous, the first to have marriage equality, and the Sabans are the nicest people on earth.

There’s lots of rum poolside for relaxing and a room with a mirror on the ceiling for passion. Hot karaoke nights, cold beer, and new friends.

Their new friends Orfeo and Max, and Max’s sister Talisha, share a troubling secret. Alex and Hunter want to help. As a hurricane bears down on them, a dead body surfaces, and a purple backpack loaded with stolen jewels leads a gang of dangerous men to the island.

Alex would rather poke his own eyes out with a pointy stick than call on his old enemy Nick Truman for help; he’d also do anything to keep Hunter out of danger. But even his old nemesis can’t reach them now.

Once again, they only have each other to depend on as their paradise is about to become hell on earth.

This book continues with Hunter and Alex, who think things will calm down now…. But life has a few more things in store for them!! The vacation of a lifetime, should be one to chill, relax and have fun with the mirrored ceiling, and to begin with it is, but this changes when they meet new their new friends – Orfeo, Max and Max’s sister Talisha.

It soon becomes obvious to both Alex and Hunter that Orfeo, Max and Talisha are keeping a huge secret, and all three are really unsettled and nervous too. What could be their huge secret?? After all they have been through, Hunter and Alex both want to help the three, but keep getting brushed off.

However, when a hurricane is due to hit the island of Saba, everything changes and the huge secret is revealed, but not without causing even more problems. Add in a dead body that appears on the beach and things really go from bad to worse.

Yet again, there are twists and turns will again keep you hooked, and you will not be able to put it down until you find out what happens.

I am eagerly awaiting book 3 in the series, which is about one of the other characters in both previous books, and I hope that this one is as good as these - watch this space, I will be reviewing that book at the end of the month.

Author Bio

Heloise West, when not hunched over the keyboard plotting love and mayhem, dreams about moving to a villa in Tuscany. She loves history, mysteries, and romance of all flavors. She travels and gardens with her partner of 10 years, and their home overflows with books, cats, art, and red wine.

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Review Tour!! Maybe This Time by Annabelle Jacobs, 5 Star Review and Giveaway

9/4/2017

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Length: 60,000 words approx

Cover Design: Natasha Snow

Blurb

Moving into a new home starts with a bang when Ryan Blackwell celebrates turning thirty. Being hungover means he’s bleary-eyed and clumsy the next day, but even in that state, he can appreciate how sexy and fit his neighbour is.

Matt Thomas isn’t looking for anything long-term—one and done is usually his life rule. Why settle down early, like his sister, when casual relationships are so easy? With Ryan living in the same building, chance encounters are inevitable. When one night together becomes two, a friends-with-benefits deal seems a natural progression.

There’s only one problem: sex with no strings relies on matching expectations, so Ryan can’t help worrying. His huge heart always wants more, but Matt’s been clear about his limits. As passion leads to caring, they’ll have to make some tough decisions—maybe this time, breaking some rules will be worth it if that means they’ll get to share a future.

I totally loved this book, and it had some real laugh out loud moments too.

We meet Ryan, who was moving into his new home, on the same day that he celebrated his thirtieth birthday. He did catch a glimpse of one of his neighbours when unloading the van, but no words were spoken, but in Ryan’s mind he looked mighty fine. Not good then, that their proper initial meeting was when Ryan was hungover and so clumsy the next morning – I guess it was one way to make sure Matt didn’t forget him!!

Matt is a guy, who at first seems like he is set in his ways. To begin with, you don’t understand why he is so against long term relationships, but as you read you soon realise why, but then I am not sure that he had actually experience really being in love.

The two meet, and they have what they both agree on – a one night stand, which then becomes two, and then a friends with benefits arrangement, which seems to suit them both – or did it? It suited Matt totally, but Ryan wasn’t as sure, I think because he realised he was starting to get real deep feelings for Matt, but didn’t want to lose what they had, so kept quiet and stuck with the rules they had agreed.

However, things change when Matt has a family emergency, although he doesn’t seem to realise this at the time. It takes talking to his best friend for him to sit and think things through, and then begin to realise that he wants more with Ryan, something permanent. How can he do that though, they had an agreement between them, what would happen if Ryan didn’t want the same thing??

I am not sure if there is going to be another book following on from this, as the story leaves it wide open for the best friends of both Matt and Ryan to have a book. I really do hope so, especially if it gives the chance to see what is happening with Matt and Ryan!!

August 30 - Au Boudoir Ecarlate
September 1 - Zipper Rippers, MJ's Book Blog & Reviews, The Geekery Book Review
September 4 - Gay Media Reviews
September 6 - Jessie G Books
September 8 - Sexy Erotic Xciting, Southern Babes Book Blog, My Fiction Nook, Making It Happen, MM Good Book Reviews
September 11 - BFD Book Blog, Diverse Reader
September 13 - RAM PA Group, Padme's Library, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Sarandipity Book Reviews, Jim's Reading Room
September 15 - Bayou Book Junkie, V's Reads, Wicked Reads

Author Bio

Annabelle Jacobs lives in the South West of England with three rowdy children, and two cats. An avid reader of fantasy herself for many years, Annabelle now spends her days writing her own stories. They're usually either fantasy or paranormal fiction, because she loves building worlds filled with magical creatures, and creating stories full of action and adventure. Her characters may have a tough time of it—fighting enemies and adversity—but they always find love in the end.

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Website – www.annabellejacobs.com
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