Tackled by the Girl Next Door by Susan Scott Shelley & Veronica Forand

Title:  Tackled by the Girl Next Door

Authors:  Susan Scott Shelley & Veronica Forand

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Release Date: October 15, 2014

Summary:
When a retired NFL player returns home to sort out his life, he finds his future in the girl next door.

Jason Black is a newly retired professional football player. Forced off the playing field due to an injury, he returns to his hometown to contemplate his future and finds solace in his relationship with his best friend, Samantha O’Brien.

Sam has spent the past five years caring for her younger brother. Home from college for Thanksgiving break, he parties hard and bullies his sister. When Jason comes to her defense, protecting her from a crowd of drunken college kids, Sam begins seeing him as more than a friend. Yet, she fears acting on their attraction could ruin the friendship she’s grown to depend upon.

Just one kiss changes everything for Jason. Sam is no longer the girl next door but the woman of his dreams. Now, he just has to convince her that his feelings are real. But when the football world comes calling again and career decisions are on the line, both sacrifice all to put the other’s needs first. They must decide whether to follow their hearts and make the catch of a lifetime.

Hazel eyes burned into hers. ”Sam.”

“What?”

“You've got chocolate on your lower lip.”

“Oh.” She reached for her napkin.

His hand stopped hers. “I’ll get it.”

Instead of his fingers, his lips descended. His gaze intense, his movements controlled, he leaned in. Slowly. Sam moistened her lips and inhaled. Dream or reality? Jason’s lips closed over hers, too warm, too firm to be a figment of her subconscious. Fireworks exploded behind her eyes. She tasted the heady combination of chocolate and wine and Jason. She fisted his sweater, holding him to her. Kissing Jason was better than she’d imagined.

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Author Bio:
Susan Scott Shelley is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense.

She currently resides outside Philadelphia with her very own Superhero and spends her days writing about tough heroes, smart heroines, and love being the strongest magic there is.

In addition to writing romances, she is also a professional voiceover artist. Her favorite things include running, sports, hard rock and old Hollywood movies.

Susan is represented by Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency.

Veronica Forand is an attorney and an award-winning writer of romantic suspense.

She’s lived in Boston, London, Paris, Geneva, and Washington, DC and currently resides near Philadelphia. An avid traveler, she loves to roam across continents with her husband and kids in pursuit of skiing, scuba diving, and finding the perfect piece of chocolate.

Veronica is represented by Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Seas Literary Agency.

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Beautifully Together by AA Guillame

Summary:
***PLEASE read Beautifully Tainted before reading Beautifully Together. Beautifully Together is not a cliffhanger.***

What would you do when your past collides with your present?
Matt and Emily's future depends on the connections with their pasts. Questions need to be answered. Conflicts need to be resolved.
They face tough decisions ahead and the relationship they long to have will depend on if they can handle each other's pasts coming to light.
A blast from the past wants what was thought to be gone forever.
Secrets will be revealed.
Lives will be lost.
Can they overcome everything that's thrown their way? Will they finally be able to live beautifully together? Or will events beyond their control leave them forever broken?

Beautifully Tainted (Book 1)
Summary:
Does running from the past help? Does becoming someone else even for a little while make the pain go away? Join Emily and Matt in their journey to find themselves and possibly each other.

Needing to get away from everything and everyone Emily Jackson decides to let fate decide where she should go. Spinning the globe and landing her finger, fate decided that Maine was where she would end up.

Two years later, Emily has become the new her. She keeps everyone at a distance for her own personal reasons. No one knows the real her. No one knows the pain she holds inside. She’s created a mask and walls that were necessary for her survival. It’s all a front though. She just can’t confront those demons. It’s too hard. She has made a vow to herself to never let another living being in. The pain isn’t worth the connection and bonds that would be formed. Until the new detective arrives.

Matt Anderson needs a change. The tragic events of that day haunt him constantly and he can’t take it anymore. He decides running away is the only way to get away from the constant reminders that consume him. He decides the further away the better and spins the globe. Maine it is then. A new place, new faces, and a new job are exactly what he needs right now.
The moment their eyes meet, both Emily and Matt feel the instant connection, but they both decide that they need to ignore it to protect their sanity and hearts. They avoid each other at all costs. But Fate has other plans. Fate brings them together on a night that could’ve had a bad ending.

Can Emily and Matt let go just a little to see where things could lead as more than friends? Can they let go of their demons long enough to realize that what they need most could be each other? Or will they continue to live beautifully tainted?

Author Bio:
A.M. Guilliams decided to take her joy of jotting down random thoughts and turn them into a full length novel.
She attended the University of Phoenix, where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice. Her passion for the way the mind works and for the criminal justice field fueled her desire to major in this field.
She’s a Dispatcher by day, and a mom to three beautiful children and two doggies by night.
When the characters are not taking over her mind, she can be found outdoors, spending time with her family. Singing, dancing, taking pictures, and reading hot, steamy novels are what she loves to do to relax when she gets some down time. She loves to take trips to places that she’s never been before and is a bit of an adrenaline junkie. Skydiving, fast cars, and rollercoasters, all being sources to get her blood pumping.

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Cover Reveal: Never Again by J. Lea

Title:  Never Again

Author:  J. Lea

Series:  Again Book 1

Release Date:  December 2014

Graphic Designer:  Wonderland Graphic Design FB -- Sarah Shuttle

Summary:
Right after graduation, Ella Vaughn is on the verge of realizing her dreams of becoming a professional masseuse. She and her boyfriend finally move in together and everything seems perfect - almost too perfect. Until tragedy strikes and completely shatters her world.

Jake "The Beast" Burns is a world famous motorcyclist. A desirable bachelor, Jake is living a dream life - he has a loving family, great friends, money and fame. He's got it all. At least that's how it appears, until Ella, a strikingly beautiful brunette, walks into his life. Ella is completely different from the girls he usually hangs out with, and that arouses his interest. But not everything is as it seems. Jake is hiding a great secret which not even the media have been able to uncover.

Will Ella be able to forgive him or will she never want to see him again?

Because of You
Summary:
What would you do, if you lost the one person in your life that you could count on?

Abuse
Pain
Sorrow
Fear

These are the things, that Aaliyah Thomas had to cope with, all of her life. After the person, who meant the most to her and who made her life worth living, is murdered, she escapes and flees to the other side of the country. She enrolls in a college, determined to go on with her life. What she does not know, is that the killer is looking for her and will do anything to find her.

Ryder Knight lives for basketball. He is one of the most popular guys on campus, with a lot of friends and a good heart. The only thing he misses is honesty. Most hang out with him because of his money, so he isn't sure who is sincere and who has hidden motives.

The attraction between Ryder and Aaliyah is immediate, but Ryder's distrust quickly ruins any chances of them becoming friends.

Is he ready to open up his heart and once again let love enter his life? Will Aaliyah break down the walls, that she set up around her heart and finally start trusting others?

Will they get their forever? Or are their hearts too broken?

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Trailer Reveal: Invisible Wings by Janell Rhiannon

Title:  Invisible Wings

Author:  Janell Rhiannon 

Publication date: January 8th 2014

Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult

Summary:
Life seldom unfolds the way you expect. Despite our best efforts, it can wind up in a tangled mess. We lose hope. Faith fades. And then suddenly, in the midst of despair, a door opens, an answer is given, or a new path is cleared because we’re not alone…sometimes angels walk among us.

Arabella’s mother already thinks she’s a little crazy, so when a mysterious Presence fills her with a blinding light, she keeps it to herself. She’s given a heartbreaking mission. She spends her days among her fellow classmates, listening to their secret prayers and waiting for the moment of intervention.

Arabella understands that life is messy, complicated, and beautiful. The way she guides her fellow classmates will ultimately surprise you.

Love emerges from the mess. Hope emerges from the chaos. Faith emerges from the strength to endure.

12 destinies
12 twilights
12 lives that will never be the same


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Janell has been writing since she was in grade school. In high school, her 9th grade English teacher suggested she consider a career in writing. After a decade in college and a Master's degree in history, she settled into teaching.

Writing never stopped. Stories never stopped. READING fiction never stopped. Now, she writes and publishes on-line. Invisible Wings is her first YA novel, a compilation of short stories centered on teenage life triumphs and tragedies. She believes being a teenager is difficult and wrote Invisible Wings to let teens know they aren't alone. That they matter. That even though life is rough, they can still find beauty and love.

Beside the YA stories close to her heart, she adores Mythology and Fairy tales. Anything magical and mystical. And dragons. And gargoyles.

She currently lives in CA.

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