Lachlann flees to Scotland to escape witch hunters, only to have one target him. Lachlann has made a good life for himself in Scotland, learning to fight with a sword to back up and better hide his magical powers. But something or someone must have given him away because a hunter and his daughter have come asking pointed questions. He adroitly sidesteps most of their questions, while preparing to run. He'd done it before, so this time should be easy, right? He might have thought so, but the hunter's daughter, Isla, has claimed his heart despite him warding off love. Why his magic fails him now, he couldn't begin to explain. But, can he risk death at the hands of her father just for a chance at her love? Isla has spent years with her father tracking down dark witches...and not so dark witches...and rumors thereof. She has also spent those years trying to protect them from people like her father. She has a dark secret which could get her killed, one she wants to entrust to Lachlann, despite everything. Love hits her between the eyes the first time they touched, and now, she is stuck between her father and the man who stole her heart. How can she choose between safety and her heart's desire? More, could she trust Lachlann with her secret? Because, if she trusted wrong, the penalty was death at her own father's hands.
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I am so happy to day that my next release, my Atlantis story The Discovery of a Lifetime is now up for preorder! It is only .99 cents and will be out Tuesday, October 23! Order your copy now! I had so much fun writing this one since I love the story of Atlantis so much! Link: www.amazon.com/Discovery-Lifetime-Sheri-Velarde-ebook/dp/B07HT183S1/ Karina is the laughing stock of the archaeology world. Despite the naysayers she knows in her heart that she’s right, Atlantis is real and she will find it. With a mysterious backer and state of the art technology, she finds her heart’s desire and then some. Atlantis is not so lost after all, and their prince seems to only have eyes for her. Faced with finding her dream, Karina must decide if she will give up the world above, all that she has ever known, for the chance at happiness in Atlantis and with the prince Theophilus. A night of passion seems to make the choice easy, but can she really stay in this land of legend? If Theophilus has anything to say about it she can. Last week I had a new release, an anthology that I am pretty proud to be in, Doomsday! This is an anthology where different authors give their take on the end of the world in several short stories. Since I live in a desert I bet you can guess where the inspiration for my contribution, "Where the Water is" came from. As I move into other genres beyond romance, look for more short stories in anthologies to come! Links: US: https://amzn.to/2y83yKW UK: https://amzn.to/2JCz9pu CA: http://a.co/09uDUEP AU: https://goo.gl/ZLPBj5 Doomsday...the end of the world is here, but how will the apocalypse happen? Will it be viral, an explosion, or simply human nature that destroys us? Read on, you might be surprised... Home, Sweet Post-Apocalyptic Home by Alex Winck Antidote by Samie Sands From Strange to Indifferent by Katie Jaarsveld Interim by Stefan Vucak A Forever Kind of Love by Andrew Darlington Talking Bodies by M. Earl Smith Where the Water Is by Sheri Velarde But a Whimper by Rick Eddy The Countess Consuela by Michael Peirce On Trial by Samie Sands Thoughts of Memory by Andrew J Lucas and Natalie A. Lucas Praying To Die by Fernanda Oz Nightmare Rising by McKenzie Richardson The Last of the Regulars by Andy Lockwood I am super excited to be part of this Doomsday Anthology that is now available for preorder! It will be out June 26! Order your copy now! US: https://amzn.to/2y83yKW UK: https://amzn.to/2JCz9pu CA: http://a.co/09uDUEP AU: https://goo.gl/ZLPBj5 Doomsday...the end of the world is here, but how will the apocalypse happen? Will it be viral, an explosion, or simply human nature that destroys us? Read on, you might be surprised... Home, Sweet Post-Apocalyptic Home by Alex Winck Antidote by Samie Sands From Strange to Indifferent by Katie Jaarsveld Interim by Stefan Vucak A Forever Kind of Love by Andrew Darlington Talking Bodies by M. Earl Smith Where the Water Is by Sheri Velarde But a Whimper by Rick Eddy The Countess Consuela by Michael Peirce On Trial by Samie Sands Thoughts of Memory by Andrew J Lucas and Natalie A. Lucas Praying To Die by Fernanda Oz Nightmare Rising by McKenzie Richardson The Last of the Regulars by Andy Lockwood No matter how hard Kelsey Martin tried, she couldn’t shake the deliciously sinful Tucker Peters out of her mind. He’s everything she wanted in a man and more. There’s only one problem—he’s also her best friend. Tucker is a bear shifter, and being thrust into his world without warning didn’t deter her feelings in the least. From the moment Tucker Peters laid eyes on Kelsey he knew he’d do anything to be with her. After what seemed like forever, she finally agreed to give him a chance, but of course, nothing is ever that easy. Danger and secrecy is the name of the game, and it hits close to home. Kelsey falls victim to an experiment gone wrong, and accepting her fate may be impossible. Something Tucker may never forgive himself for… Buy links Unbearable: https://books2read.com/u/bwWOkG Operation Wildcat: https://books2read.com/u/49xEqd Cherry Bomb: https://books2read.com/u/baP8Xq From Megan: This has been a labor of love over the past year and I can't even begin to tell you how great it feels to finally put it out into the world! It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here! Drumroll please....... I give you UNBEARABLE! The third book in my Keystone series. The long awaited book for Tucker. Everyone's favorite bear shifter! Author bio Megan lives on seven acres of land in rural Alberta, Canada and enjoys the simple country life. Paranormal romance allows her to create the places and characters she has always wanted to read about. She enjoys bringing her stories to life every chance she gets. When she isn’t writing she’s spending time with her husband and daughter whether it’s camping, riding ATV’s or just hanging out at home. Her family is the most important thing to her. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authormeganmichelau/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganMichelau Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard History branded him a coward. Prophecy labeled her his destruction. Some legends are born of lies. Others begin when the lies end. And not everything remains myth... "If you could live forever, what would you choose to live for? I chose power..." Born of darkness and raised on revenge, Mordred Lothian spent an eternity fighting for the honor of a woman who had none. Free of her hatred, his only goal is to pick up the pieces of betrayal and attempt to forge a new life in a world that never wanted him. Raised by one of Hollywood's most scandalous actresses, Jenalyn Rhodes knows true illusion begins when the end credits roll. Damaged by the one person who should have protected her most, she is determined to have no master and only one mistress: Herself. Thrown together to stop an ancient evil hell bent on vengeance, can the sacrifice of one be the salvation of the other? TIMELESS SURRENDER BUY LINKS: Books2Read Universal Link: https://www.books2read.com/u/49PqWY Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078WMLZS5 Excerpt: “Stop being a baby. Let me help you,” Jennie chided, rounding the bathroom doorway and standing stock still as Mordred studied the sizable chunk of flesh missing from the seeping bite wound centered on his left hip. Even wounded, he was magnificent. Honed, deadly muscles which flexed and coiled as she drew nearer distracted her for a moment. But only for a moment. Because the thing brought actual tears to her eyes were all the old scars and puckered wounds decorating his back; thick and rigid, the skin drawn up in patchwork manner and covering his entire torso as well. She'd noticed them the other night when they'd been in the kitchen talking. He'd only worn a towel then. She'd felt them last night under her questing fingers. Yet, today, now, this moment, it took her breath away. She met his ocean blue eyes in the mirror’s reflection, her long fingers reaching out to lightly trace above a curving scar along his tailbone, its length unknown as it dipped below the waistband of his jeans. “Go away, Jenalyn. I don’t need your help. It’s not my first rodeo.” His voice, rugged and sensual made her ache in places she'd never felt before. Everything about Mordred either fascinated or annoyed her and she couldn’t say it to be necessarily a bad thing. Yes, he oozed arrogance, he embodied chauvinism, he came off demanding and bossy. He underestimated her, provoked her and habitually patronized her. She liked it, twisted, fucked up ball of yarn she knew herself to be. Again, she let her fingers trace the air above a long, thin jagged scar stretching from his nape down to the middle of his back. Ignoring his dismissal, she met his gaze in the glass again. "How did you get this?" He swallowed, she watched the tendons in his neck stretch taut before he answered. "My stepfather, Lot. I didn't fetch his food fast enough." "And this one?" She touched a puckered patch of skin on his hip. "Lot's wife, Dilys. She poured hot water on me for daring to touch her newborn son, my brother." Jennie's jaw dropped. She pointed to a nasty looking section of discolored skin on his back left shoulder. "What about this one?" "I said no to one of Lot's knights. He didn't take it kindly and bit me." "Jesus, Mordred. How did you endure this?' "I didn't have any other choice." "I thought you told me you were invincible?" She bit off a light laugh, nearly strangling on the knot in her throat imagining the things he told her. "I am. Still here aren’t I?" "Why didn't you Wolverine yourself?" "What?" "Heal yourself? I thought you could." "At the time, I couldn't. And when I could, these scars remained." Shadows danced over his hard, handsome face before he turned to face her, wrapping his hands around her upper forearms. Dear Gods, she wanted to give his chest a repeated tongue bath. Despite the grievous wounds blanketing the marbled flesh, she found it mouthwatering. The heat from his touch raced through her and she had to bite her own tongue to keep from moaning when the sight of one scar, in particular, caught her attention. Right over his heart, it looked like someone had tried to cut him open once. A vicious wound, angry looking despite the passage of time. Raising her fingers again she touched the air above it, traced it gently, tenderly. “This one? What happened?” He dipped his head low, warm breath washing over her ear as his grip on her tightened. “Jenalyn. Go. Away.” Despite the words, he made no move to release her, she heard his harsh breathing kick up a notch, saw his fangs punch down, peeking from under those lips she knew she wanted to kiss. “Tell me what happened and I’ll bail.” His lips brushed her temple, dipping lower along her right cheek. “I got it because I don’t listen well at times. I'd a rather harsh teacher back in the day. I admitted a weakness and an attempt to purge it followed. Warriors can’t have weaknesses. Let alone the son of Morgan Le Faye.” Jennie's eyes fluttered shut when his warm mouth brushed the outside of hers, hovering. “W-what weakness?” She felt her lower belly constrict, moisture flooding her thighs at the slight contact with him. He pushed her away gently. “I confessed my love for someone. So she tried to remove my heart.” A sharp pang of jealousy hit Jennie in the gut at his admission. “That's ...what? I'm glad it didn’t work." “The procedure? No. The lesson? Yeah. It worked. I'd turned ten years old that day.” Jennie stiffened, rage washing through her at the admission. A child, a little boy! She looked into his eyes. “Where the fuck was your mother?” “With me.” Mordred bit off a dark laugh and stepped further back, leaving a good three feet of space between them. Jennie watched as the hazy lust smearing his face hardened back into battle mode. “And she didn’t stop it?” He shrugged, reaching around her to turn on the shower. Steam instantly filled the bathroom. "Who do you think taught the lesson?" Author Bio: Born on the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous,I am the illegitimate love child of Han Solo and Daenerys Targaryen. Rescued by Gandalf shortly before my home planet was destroyed in the last days of the Clone Wars, I was raised in relative obscurity by my foster parents, Severus Snape and Pippi Longstocking. At the tender age of 113, I inherited the best little whorehouse in Texas and it's been rumored that I am bringing Sexy Back. A self- confessed chocoholic, I've been engaged to Willy Wonka for several years despite gossip surrounding millionaire Bruce Wayne and myself. And clearly, I practice delusion on a daily basis. Fact is nowhere as fun as fiction! Growing up, I could be found nearby falling down rabbit holes, catching second stars to the right, and stepping through wardrobes into mysterious lands and countless adventures. When those stories ended, I made up her own and kept going. This later on translated into a strong passion for writing that has helped keep my feet on the ground while my head stayed firmly in the clouds. My first brush with romance novels came at the tender age of 8 when I filched a Barbara Cartland dog eared paperback from my unassuming aunt and fell into a world of magic, wonder and entirely innocent G rated writing. (Seriously, the farthest Dame Cartland ever took any romantic scene was a chaste kiss and that generally didn’t occur until the very end.) I went on to greedily consume Johanna Lindsey, Jude Devereaux and Anne Rice when older. Now, I'm a middle aged woman with moxie, no shame and a vivid imagination who loves to write and share her crazy with the world. Her future plans include, hopefully, buying a lovely Scottish castle and convincing Queen Elizabeth I that I'd make a fab addition to the Royal Family. I live in Southern California, a stone's throw from Disneyland, with my family and the most ridiculously spoiled pets anyone could imagine. My goals are simple: Keep reading, keep writing and never lose the determination to make life as random, quirky and beautiful as it can be. Blog and Website: http://torienjames2.wixsite.com/thetoriezone FB: https://www.facebook.com/WriterGurl216 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Writergurl216 Instagram: @queenofsquee Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7054839.Torie_N_James Amazon Author: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00CTBYH0M Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/torienjames It's finally here! It's release day for A Whole New Life!! I am so excited to finally be able to share this book with you, I feel like it is some of my best work to date and I can't wait to hear what you all think! A Whole New Life is a sweet romance combined with the dangers of the underground crime world. Find out what happens when a beautiful mafia princess goes to a small town in Iowa to start over but quickly becomes intrigued with a hunky deputy. Can romance ensue when she is always looking over her shoulder and worrying that her past will catch up to her? Check out A Whole New Life to find out if love can really conquer all, or if the past is always doomed to repeat itself. Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2DK8nbo Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2zZFDsB Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2CB93k2 Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2lzlhSG Kobo: http://bit.ly/2zZuR5K A handsome deputy who’s not looking to settle down.
A mysterious woman who’s on the run. When Deputy Henri Gunther realizes there’s so much more to waitress Jenna Trippleton, his simple small-town life explodes right open. With her safety and freedom at stake, Jenna must decide whether she can put her trust in the one man who’s promised to protect her. I am so excited that later this month on February 24 my sweet romance novella A Whole New Life will be released! In preparation for for the release my publisher Hot Tree Publishing and I have some Advanced Review Copies of the book for some lucky readers and reviewers! If you would like one of these ARCs, please message me here or on social media and I will get your Kindle address and an early ebook copy will be sent directly to you! I just please ask that you leave your review as close to the 24th as you can! A handsome deputy who’s not looking to settle down.
A mysterious woman who’s on the run. When Deputy Henri Gunther realizes there’s so much more to waitress Jenna Trippleton, his simple small-town life explodes right open. With her safety and freedom at stake, Jenna must decide whether she can put her trust in the one man who’s promised to protect her. Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2DK8nbo Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2zZFDsB Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2CB93k2 Amazon AU: http://amzn.to/2lzlhSG Kobo: http://bit.ly/2zZuR5K In the hustle and bustle of the holidays some of you may have missed my hot and steamy #newrelease The Rise of the Inquisitor! This short has a whole lot of sexy mixed with mystery and paranormal twists! And best of all it's only #99cents! Link: http://a.co/15KerXs Charles finished cleaning up then ascended the stairs from his “workroom” and entered his much more comfortable den. He turned on his computer, eager to see what the media and the police were making of his latest escapades. He was pleased when he found the latest headline in the Denver Post, The Inquisitor Still at Large. “Excellent! A name worthy of someone like me!” He chuckled, feeling like a proper villain now.
He would have been ashamed if he had been dubbed the Killer or something equally lame, or worse, had received no name at all. He had been leaving evidence of his torture on the victims just for this reason. The infamy and notoriety fed his narcissistic ego, and he didn’t mind in the least. He wanted to be seen as a proper villain, not as some boring textbook serial killer. “Now to see what the authorities know.” He smiled, eager for more of a challenge than he had of late. “Ah excellent, I have already moved from local police to the FBI. This will make a much better game.” He smiled to himself, breaking into the encrypted government database to see who had been placed in charge of his case. “These humans really need to learn to protect their information better. That barely presented a challenge,” he mumbled to himself. How can it be the end of the year already? Well I have one last release for 2017, the hot and steamy The Rise of the Inquisitor!! I'm so happy to bring this novella to you. Look for it's sequel next year! Why not grab yourself a little present for only .99 cents? Link: http://a.co/aGGCjNv And now for an exclusive snippet! Finally, the moment he had been waiting for arrived, and despite doing his homework on his nemesis, when she walked into the room in a red and silver ball gown showing off her small waist yet displaying her curves to their fullest, well, he found himself breathless. “Damn,” he muttered, excusing himself and moving towards the group from the FBI who had just arrived. “Welcome, Director Marquez, if I am correct? And these are your guests, I presume?” He bowed towards the gorgeous creature captivating more than him and two other men who barely registered in his mind. “Yes, these are Agents Jeff Matthews, Henry Miller, and Special Agent Nadia Ivanovna.” Director Marquez said, a polite smile on his face even though his eyes didn’t rest for a second. He scanned Charles, the room, everyone in it. This man would also be a worthy opponent, though not as lovely as Miss Ivanovna, nor did he have such a remarkable record of no case unsolved like his Special Agent. She was the true opponent here. Charles nodded at each of the men and then reached out the take the gloved hand of agent Ivanovna. “Charmed, I am sure.” The moment he touched her, something shot through his body, a tingling which caused a shiver to shoot down his spine and his cock to tingle with anticipation. This woman was more than a mere beauty, there was something other about her. Could she be like him? If so, this little game of cat and mouse just became much more interesting. Judging from the flush on her cheeks and the penetrating look she gave him, his sexy FBI agent was not unaffected by him either. “What a grand party, Mr. Ainsworth. I don’t think that I have ever seen anything quite like this here in Denver.” |
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