Enticing Interlude by Michelle Mankin

 

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Title: Enticing Interlude ~ Series:  Tempest Series # 2

Genre ~ New Adult

To the talented vocalist Justin Jones, love is merely a game that he plays by his own rules.

But to Bridget Dubois, love and heartache are one and the same.

Broken too many times before, the delicate beauty keeps her emotions carefully concealed. Bridget has her own set of rigid rules when it comes to men. She prefers to avoid them altogether, especially dangerously seductive auburn haired emerald eyed players like Justin.

But the new lead singer of the rising rock band Tempest doesn’t like to be ignored. Justin is used to getting what he wants, and now he’s set his sights on Bridget.

Suddenly, it’s no longer a game.

What do you do when the one you can’t have turns out to be the one you can’t live without?

As the pressure builds, will it temper them or will it shatter them both like fragile crystal?

*Each book in the Tempest series focuses on a different band member so technically they could be read alone, BUT would be much more enjoyable if read in order because of character back stories & continuing story lines*

A portion of proceeds from this book go to Covenant House. http://www.covenanthouse.org/ They have a helping hand for single mother’s program that acknowledges that being a good mom is one of the toughest jobs in the world but also one of the most important. The program offers free on-site day care so moms can complete their education or hold down a job.

"It would be so much easier with someone else to rely on.”—Bridget Dubois

 

I got up, tagged last night’s jeans from the floor, and hastily pulled them on.

I found the remaining pieces of her scattered clothing and threw them at her.

“Get dressed and get out.” Succinct and decisive.

I didn’t make the slightest attempt to soften my words.

Her lips thinned. “Turn around while I put them on.”

“Babe, I’ve already seen everything you got. And believe me when I say I’m not interested in having a do over.”

“F**k you,” she huffed.

I resisted the urge to remind her that she already had.

Several times.

 

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MICHELLE MANKIN is the author of the Black Cat Records series of novels. Romance with subtext. For many years she worked in the insurance industry as an underwriter. Somehow, the boredom didn't kill her but the hour and hours of looking at facts and figures provided ample time for her mind to wander. Black Cat Records in Vancouver provides the central backdrop for all of Michelle’s current novels. Love Evolution, Love Revolution, and Love Resolution are a Brutal Strength centered trilogy, combining the plot underpinnings of Shakespeare with the drama, excitement, and indisputable sexiness of the rock 'n roll industry. Things take a bit of a darker, edgier, once upon a turn with the Tempest series.  These pierced, tatted, and troubled Seattle rockers are young and on the cusp of making it big, but with serious obstacles to overcome that may prevent them from ever getting there. When Michelle is not prowling the streets of her Texas town listening to her rock music much too loud, she is putting her daydreams down on paper or traveling the world with her family and friends, sometimes for real, and sometimes just for pretend as she takes the children to school and back. BRUTAL STRENGTH SERIES:   Love Evolution Love Revolution Love Resolution TEMPEST SERIES: Irresistible Refrain.

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Irresistible Refrain - Tempest Series (Book #1)

Genre: New Adult

Two years ago everything changed for the remaining members of the Seattle rock band Tempest.

Two years is a long time.

Too long to keep on remembering.

Not nearly long enough to forget.

In trouble with nowhere else to go songstress Lace Lowell seeks refuge with the band during their stop in New York City. It's a risky move for her because they are both there, two impossibly good looking men whose lives are inseparably entwined with hers. One who bruised her heart and one who smashed it into pieces.

Warren “War” Jinkins, the mercurial lead singer of Tempest, has always had a thing for Lace. But then again so does his best friend and band mate.

Bryan “Bullet” Jackson, the sinfully handsome tat-sleeved lead guitarist, has a bad boy reputation befitting his nickname. For the past two years Bullet’s had a rule with the groupies: one time, never twice, leave ‘em satisfied, but always leave ‘em.

Two guys, one woman, and a host of dark secrets all together within the tight confines of a tour bus as the group travels cross country.

Can the past be forgotten and buried?

Will friendships prevail?

Or will the three of them succumb to seductive impulses too addictive to resist?

** Irresistible Refrain is a gritty rock and roll tale intended for mature readers seventeen and up. Contains sexual situations, strong language, and drug use. **

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Cover Reveal: Runaway Love by Amber Nation

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Maggie Walker yearns for the one thing she’s never truly felt: love. After years of rejection and abandonment, the shy and timid Nurse found that running felt right and provided her with the solitude she needed to avoid the haunting memories of her past. 

Keeping to her routines and having complete control of her life, made things easier, but not more exciting. When chance steps in, it throws the unexpected in her path in the form of a handsome stranger named Charlie.

 

Charlie Hennings lives under the pressure of expectation. When forced to follow in his father’s footsteps as an FBI Agent, he left behind part of himself and the chance to embrace his dreams, which included settling down and starting a family. 

 

When his latest endeavor lands him in an undercover position in Brown County, he never expects to find the one person he couldn’t live without, who also ironically ends up being directly connected to his current assignment. 

 

Throughout their journey, Charlie makes it his personal mission to help Maggie break out of her shell and convince her that she deserves all the love in the world. But when Charlie’s lies are brought to light regarding his job, will it destroy everything they’ve been working toward? 

 

Can Maggie overlook his deceit and let herself experience these new feelings of love or will she just runaway from it all?

 

**This book is intended for a mature reading audience and isn't suitable for readers under the age of 18.**

 

Charlie trailed his fingertips lightly down my neck and over my exposed breasts all the way to my waist. He took a puckered nipple into his mouth, the warmth of his breath caused my back to arch and a groan to release from deep within the back of my throat from the heavenly sensation.

My breathing picked up, coming out in audible pants as he began alternating kissing and nipping his way down to my aching core. He ended his descent on the inside of my outstretched thighs, closely hovering over the one place I longed for him the most. The one place I so desperately needed him and would beg him relentlessly until he settled himself there.

He took a deep breath inhaling my scent, which would normally make me shy away with embarrassment but, I was so completely aroused that he could be doing this in public and I wouldn’t mutter a single solitary word against it. He licked his lips and stared at me like he was salivating over his next meal.

Finally, he inched his face closer towards my core and I was so heavy with lust from the anticipation that I was involuntarily thrashing around knowing what ultimately came next.

Somewhere in the distance, I heard a constant beeping followed by forceful nudging while someone called out, “Mag Pie.”

Jolting myself upright, I opened my eyes only to realize that I was in my room, alone in my bed, with a dressed and chipper Gio walking around my bed to shut off my alarm clock.

I had to grab my head with both hands because the sound was so excruciating leading me to believe that I was severely hung over. My heart was still racing a mile a minute and my chest was rapidly rising and falling due to my being out of breath.

Oh my wow! It was only a dream or maybe I should classify that as a nightmare because it got me all worked up and now there wasn’t a single thing I could do about it since Gio was here.

Damn.

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I am a wife, mother of two beautiful girlies, an avid reader, and a new Romance and New Adult author.

I was born and raised in Southern Indiana, but resided in Texas for five years while my husband was in the US Army. It was definitely a journey, but I am so glad to be back in my home state.

Whenever I'm not doing my motherly duties or at the soccer field I absolutely love to read whenever I have a moment to spare. My kindle is never far from my side.

My love of reading increased about a year ago and due to my love of books I decided to try my hand at writing. Already having a set of characters screaming to get out, my story took over and came to life.

 

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BLOG TOUR STOP: Never Close Enough by Anie Michaels

Title: Never Close Enough

 

Author: Anie Michaels

 

Genre: Adult Contempory Romance

 

Publication Date: November 19, 2013

 

Tour Host: Dreams Come True Promotions

The last thing Ella Sinclair needed on her birthday was a cheating boyfriend, a broken heart, and a dead car battery in a remote beach town. At her greatest moment of need, a protective and sexy Porter Masters comes to her rescue. Ella takes a holiday week at the coast to discover herself and finds her attraction to Porter potent and undeniable. Uncertain of their future together, Ella struggles to open her heart to trust again.

Porter Masters takes care of his own: his single mother, his company, and now he’s compelled to protect the beauty that walked into his world. Never one for relationships in his past, Porter discovers that he was waiting all along for Ella. As their time together comes to an end, will Porter fight for the woman who stole his heart? Porter will find a way to keep her, despite the obstacles.

 

Anie Michaels is a married mom of two, thirty years old, and living in the Pacific Northwest.

Once Upon a Crush Book Blog was lucky enough to get some questions answered by Anie!!

How old were you when you discovered you enjoyed writing?

   I remember always loving to write.  I kept a diary for most of my childhood, and once I started middle school I started writing a lot of poetry.  In high school I started writing short stories.  In College I took a lot of creative writing classes and really enjoyed all of them.  Then, I started real life and the writing ceased.  Although I had never attempted anything longer than 30 or so pages before I wrote Never Close Enough, my first novel worked out pretty well!

What inspired you to begin writing Never Close Enough?

   My life hasn't exactly turned out the way it was supposed to.  I am not in athecareer I had planned for and I saw myself just kind of floating around, not doing anything important.  So, it was almost a challenge to myself.  I had been reading books rapidly for about a year and I just had an idea one day that I thought would make a good book.  I started writing in the beginning of June of 2013, and published that November.  Now I am about to publish the 2nd book in The Never Series, and I don't see myself ever not writing.  It has now become a part of who I am.

Do you have any secret works that one day you may release?

   When I was a senior in high school my final project in my creative writing class was to write a short story.  It was my very first one and it was a romance.  It would be considered New Adult, I suppose.  Anyway, I remember writing it and feeling really self-conscious because it was a romance, and I was sure my teacher probably thought I was a silly high school girl writing something unimportant.  I often think about digging up that short story and seeing if it has any potential for a full-length novel.  I haven't read it in years, but I've kept it all along in it's protective binder.  I was really quite proud of that story.

How did you choose your character names?

   Well, Ella was first with a man named Collin.  But, my friend pointed out to me that Ella & Collin sounded a lot like Bella Cullen....so I nixed that.  But I wanted to keep Ella.  Porter was the product of a lot of wine with my best friend and a long list of man names.  I wanted something a little different, but manly.  I haven't read about any Porters, so I think we succeeded. 

What has been your best experience since publishing?

I have the best readers on the planet.  Every time one of them talks to me on my facebook page, or send me a sweet message, it really makes my day.  I feel like I've gained so many friends from my readers.  They are simply the best, and so passionate (especially about Porter).  I would say the readers are the best part of publishing a book, they make me smile daily :)

What has been your worst?

   Publishing a book really makes you put yourself out there in ways that I never really anticipated.  You are forced to really stretch yourself and make yourself available in ways that also leave you vulnerable.  I'm sure every author remembers getting their first negative review, and that definitely wasn't fun for me.  Luckily, there haven't been many, but it was definitely not something I liked or enjoyed.  You can't please everyone!

Is there anything you can share about Never Far Away?

   Never Far Away turned into something completely different than Never Close Enough.  You could definitely classify Never Far Away as a romantic suspense.  I had so much fun writing something that kept even me on the edge of my seat.  Never Close Enough is a very sweet and romantic story about falling in love, but Never Far Away is a story about fighting for love and sometimes even your life.  But don't fear, both are really hot and sexy!

How about your future works? Will you stick with this genre or is there another genre you would like to play around in?

   I can't imagine moving out of the romance genre anytime soon, but my next book will probably be a crossover book (is that even a thing?).  It will probably span the New Adult and Contemporary genres.  I am so excited to start my next book, the characters have been yelling at my for weeks and weeks now, time to give them some room to stretch their legs.

Book signings: Where can you see you at this year?

   I am so excited to be going to the Indie Mashup in Tampa, Florida, in September!  That is literally on the other side of the country from me.  I couldn't get farther from Portland, Oregon, if I tried.  So, I don't think I'll get to many more signings unless they are closer to my neck of the woods.

First thing that pops into your mind:

Ella- Fighter

Porter- Swoon

Ocean- Peaceful

Carpenter- Shirtless

Kyle- DickBag -  is this ok to post on a blog? lol.

Yes, Anie it is! And once the readers read about Kyle they will understand!!

 

Thank you for doing this author interview with me!

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Once Upon A Crush Book Blog Review!!

5 STARS!!!!!!

I must say that I loved this book!! I read it way before this blog tour so I copied and pasted my review but want to add a few more thoughts! This review is somewhat short because I do not want to give out any information and ruin it for the readers! I could reread this book several times. The writing is what first caught my attention, it's good. The story is sweet and Porter is super easy to fall in love with. So is Ella. I love Porter's mom too! I can not wait until March 4th when Never Far Away comes out! I will say that if you like Irreplaceable by Angela Graham then you will probably like this book! Totally different story (and more sex) but same genre and vibe!

OMG! If you can make me cry (whether out of happiness or sadness) then you deserve 5 stars because it is a hard thing to do!! I don't want to spoil anything so I will be very careful with this review! Until the last few chapters I was going to give it a 4 or 4.5 because it was a really good story, however, the ending pushed it up to five stars!! Anyone who has ever loved someone with so much passion that you can't stand not to touch them, needs to read this!! Anyone who is in the mood for a sweet romance, needs to read this but beware this story is a cliffhanger, but it is so worth it!!!!!!

 

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BLOG TOUR STOP: Strike by Holly S. Roberts

 

 

Strike is the second book in the Completion Series. There is no connection to Play (book I) except the sports theme. Strike is a standalone HEA novel.

Nineteen-year-old Jaycee Shumway breaks into professional baseball player, Reed Tyler’s home, to steal the second most valuable set of balls he owns. Neither of them expect their striking attraction or battle of wills to lead them to a homerun.

Jaycee has more than herself to worry about. When Reed discovers she has a younger brother and sister, he’s quickly caught up in their world of need and heartbreak.

 

Baseball season begins and the separation puts Reed and Jaycee’s game on hold. With bases loaded and hearts on the line, will Reed convince Jaycee that she needs him to win or will Jaycee strike out and walk off the field forever?

This New Adult book is intended for mature audiences.

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His husky laughter rang out, drowning me in the sexy sound. Why couldn’t he snort like a pig or something just as ridiculous when he laughed?

 

“You’re very concerned about my balls,” he said when his laughter died away.

 

My smartass mouth took front and center. “If you remember… I’ve seen your balls and it would be unsporting of me not to be concerned.”

Oh, God, his eyes sparkled and I would do anything to take back my words and the thoughts they conjured.

Reed wouldn’t let it pass. “I’ve seen a fair amount of you and that also causes me concern. So much concern that I didn’t sleep well last night.”

Mortification anyone?

“A gentleman wouldn’t bring that up.”

This time, his laugh was plain evil. “A gentleman wouldn’t have cut away your shirt and bra. A gentleman wouldn’t have admired your tits. A gentleman wouldn’t do this…”

I had no time to prepare for what happened next. His warm lips took mine at the same time his hands closed around my upper arms, trapping me. My entire body reacted to the kiss. I grew light-headed, my breasts ached, and my heart almost exploded out of my chest. But it was the taste of his mouth that had me squeezing my thighs together. I never knew anyone could taste this good. There was no description on earth that did it justice. I wanted to eat him whole.

 

Jaycee Shumway

 Reed Tyler

 

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Holly S. Roberts is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, and writes under three pen names. A romantic at heart, she fell in love at the age of twelve with a boy she saw across junior high school campus. Four years later, he took notice and she never let go.Her career in law enforcement gives her a reason to want romance, happy endings, and anything that takes her away from real life when she reads and writes. She can shoot a mean game of pool, toss back a straight shot of tequila, and recite the Gettysburg Address.Holly lives high in the mountains in the southwest United States with her husband, Rottweiler and Chihuahua.

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