Scared Of Forever By Jacqueline Abrahams ♥ Release Blitz

Title: Scared of Forever (Scared, #2)

Author: Jacqueline Abrahams

Genre: New Adult Romance

Release Date: December 14, 2014

Blurb

Every lie, no matter how small, has some degree of truth.

Five months after moving to New York City, Emily is engaged to Blake Carson, future doctor and the man who she believes to be the love of her life. Until she starts to realize that the foundation upon which she’s building her future is based on a series of Blake’s self-serving lies.

Blake can’t let her go. He can’t continue to deceive Emily, either. But Blake’s biggest problem is that he has to maintain the life he has become accustomed to, at any cost. And that means keeping his overbearing mother happy, and keeping Emily ignorant.

Tyler Carson left New York City two years ago, happy to leave behind all of the Carson family drama. Until he comes home and meets Emily. Falling in love with his brother’s fiancée was easy. Protecting her from his family was necessary. Leaving her was almost impossible, knowing that he was breaking her heart, and his own.

Finding solace in her friendship with Tyler, Emily is forced to face the reality that Blake is not the man she thought he was. But neither is Tyler, the friend who gave her the clarity she needed, and then left her alone to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Heartbroken and deserted, Emily has had enough of the Carson brothers.

But sometimes, love is not that which sends us soaring, but that which keeps us grounded. Can Emily ever bring herself to love another Carson completely?

Secrets, lies and lust-filled nights, all in the name of the screwed-up pursuit of happily ever after, Scared of Forever is the second novel in the Scared Series, which features characters from Scared of Beautiful, but can be read as a standalone.

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Emily

Tyler offers me an absolutely angelic and innocent smile.

His warm eyes silently attest to the sincerity of his words as he eyes me expectantly. He walks over to the passenger side of the Jeep and opens the door with exaggerated grandeur, sweeping a hand across his midline elegantly.

“That’s a bit of a lost art,” I say as I climb up the high step into the seat, thankful that I’d opted for ballet flats and jeans.

“What is?” Tyler asks as he hops into the driver’s seat.

“Gentlemanly behavior. Chivalry. I don’t know when, if ever, anybody has opened my door for me,” I say, slightly ashamed that as a woman, I hadn’t demanded better treatment.

“Well, strap yourself in, princess. Today is gonna be a day of amazing first times.” Tyler shoots me a cheeky grin, before turning the key in the ignition.

“Is it too late to change my mind?” I laugh, playfully grabbing for the door handle.

“Yup. You’re now my willing prisoner,” he says solemnly before taking off.

Tyler drives us carefully out of the city. The rain clouds that had opened up above the city seem to be moving in the opposite direction now. The further away we drive, the clearer the sky becomes, the ratio of blue to grey skewing more as the road widens from narrow city streets to open country roads.

“Where are we going?” I ask. The drive seems to be infinite.

“Do you trust me?” Tyler asks.

“Should I? I barely even know you.”

“Trusting the people you know can sometimes be even worse than trusting the ones you don’t,” Tyler says quietly.

“What does that mean?” I ask nervously. Does he mean Blake? Eliza?

“Forget it,” Tyler says. “I don’t particularly want to ruin the day by talking about all that heavy shit. We’re nearly there.”

“Why are you being so nice to someone you barely know?” I ask, looking towards Tyler, who is focusing intently on the road ahead.

“Do I need a reason to be a nice guy?” He shoots me with a charming smile. His brow furrows as he averts his eyes back to the road. “You can tell me if you’re uncomfortable with any of this. We can go straight back. I’d understand, I mean, you haven’t known me all that long.”

“Not at all,” I say sincerely. Fact is, I feel more comfortable and safer in Tyler’s company than I did with Blake last night.

I roll the window down and inhale the salty ocean air that wafts in. Leaning forward to look past Tyler, I see, between the tall oak trees that flank the road, the vast, sapphire blue sea. The sun has even decided to make an appearance from beyond the grey, ominous clouds.

“Wow,” I breathe.

“Welcome to the Hamptons,” Tyler says jovially.

“I thought you hated all things high society, and you decide to bring me to the summer playground of New York’s rich and famous?” I question, confused.

“We’re not going to hang out with the rich and famous. Besides, it isn’t society season. The only people here now are those who actually live here,” he explains.

We continue to drive, beyond the sprawling mansions with their impossibly green lawns, perfectly manicured and lined with tall evergreen fir trees.

“That’s Eliza’s summer house,” Tyler says, pointing to a majestic stone mansion nestled between two long stretches of sand, and backing directly onto the white sandy beach.

“Holy shit!” I exclaim. “I think that place is bigger than my whole home town!”

Tyler just laughs. “I take it you’ve never been inside it then. It’s full of space and echoes.”

We drive right past it, until the road becomes narrower and declines steeply, the Jeep’s tires picking up the rocks and sand from the dirt track and flinging them backwards relentlessly. Tyler handles the car amazingly well, navigating and steering carefully over the now very thin road until we arrive at a much smaller, yet still expansive, weatherboard cottage. The white framed windows look positively striking against the dark beige paint of the exterior. A picketed wraparound balcony encases the obviously abandoned house.

“We’re here,” Tyler says happily. He parks the car and hops quickly from his seat, jogging around to open my door.

I take a step out and stare in awe at the sight before me. The beach stretches out for miles. Immediately ahead, a makeshift fence has been created between the house and the sand from old pieces of hardwood, pickets and thin wire. The sun casts a luminous sparkle against the rising tide…

About the Author

Jacqueline Abrahams is the author alter ego for an ordinary mum to three children (two human and one canine) and wife to one husband. Born in South Africa, she now calls Sydney, Australia her home.

A collector all things books and bookish, she in an avid reader and has a tiny obsession with filling bookshelves. When she’s not preoccupied wearing her aspiring author or mummy hat, she is working her way towards completing a degree in Primary and Secondary Teaching (with an English major of course!)

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Incite ( A Sphere of Irony Series) By Heather Leigh ♥ Release Blitz

Title: Incite (Sphere of Irony, #1)

Author: Heather Leigh

Release Date: December 14, 2014

Genre: Rock Band Romance

Blurb

Privilege, poverty, death, and self-loathing; these are the backgrounds of the men of the internationally famous rock band, Sphere of Irony.

INCITE: Adam’s story

Adam Reynolds is an impoverished teen raised by neglectful parents in one of London’s most dangerous boroughs. He turns to his love of music and countless girls to escape his sad reality.

Beautiful and naïve Ellie Palmer comes from a well-off family that suddenly finds themselves living in one of the poorest neighborhoods in London. Alone in a frightening new place, Ellie is afraid to leave the safety of her home, only going out to walk to school and back.

When Adam prevents Ellie from becoming the victim of a horrific sexual assault, they discover something that two teenagers never thought they would find in such a depressing place. Each other.

After tragedy, lies, and distance tear their future away from them; they each wander through life empty and hopeless no matter who or what they use to replace the feelings of loss.

From the crime-ridden streets of London’s East End to the over-the-top display of wealth in L.A. Can two broken souls must conquer their demons in order to find true happiness?

***This is book 1 in a 4 part series. It is a spin-off of the Famous Series. These can be read as stand-alones***

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We stare at each other in silence. I watch as her pupils dilate, taking over the bright blue of her iris until only a small sliver remains. When her eyes drop to my mouth, I gulp and part my lips, my heart racing from the familiar way she’s looking at me. I can hear her soft panting, and watch, mesmerized as a beautiful pink color stains her gorgeous high cheekbones.

“El,” I whisper, leaning closer, so close I can feel her feathery breaths on my face. I need to claim her, to reassure myself that she’s safe, alive, and that she’s still mine. I failed her, but I need another chance.

Her hand reaches out to clutch my leg tightly, her fingers dig in and twist the fabric of my jeans. “Adam.” My name slips off of her tongue and sends sparks of desire down my spine.

“Sweetheart.” My endearment is nearly a sob as I’m overcome with emotion. I reach up and slide my hand behind her neck, pulling her to me until our mouths clash together desperately. Six years of loss trying to be mended with one single kiss.

I groan and my cock stiffens uncomfortably as Ellie plunges her tongue into my mouth and tastes every bit of me before retreating so she can suck on my lip. “Jesus, Sweetheart,” I moan against her mouth. She wraps her hands around my neck and I put mine under her tight ass to haul her onto my lap. “Why didn’t you tell me about your dad, about Callum? We didn’t have to be apart all this time. I could have protected you…”

Who am I kidding? I’ve been paying to protect her and she still wasn’t safe.

“Don’t,” she whispers. “What’s done is done. I don’t want to think about that time in my life, it was so awful. I, I …”

I silence her by pressing my mouth back down on hers, knowing that the emotions coursing through us can’t be expressed with mere words. I know because I feel it tearing through every fiber in my body, the need to connect with Ellie in every possible way.

All of the nameless, faceless girls I’ve been with in an attempt to purge Ellie from my heart have done absolutely nothing to erase her from my memories. Every sip of alcohol I drank to numb the pain hasn’t dulled it one bit. I’m still so in love with Ellie Palmer that she’s permanently etched her name on my soul.

Ellie groans and shifts to wrap her legs around my waist, our mouths never breaking their precious contact. I’m so thrilled to have her in my arms again that I greedily run my hands over her body, savoring every curve, every smooth bit of exposed skin, threading my fingers through her hair and inhaling her familiar vanilla scent.

“God, what you do to me El.” My breath hitches as I attempt to rein in the desire, no the need to be inside of her right now.

She opens her eyes and gazes into mine, my vision blurred by the tears that still threaten to overflow. When she leans in and kisses each one of my eyelids, taking the salty liquid away with her soft lips, I actually whimper, so overcome with the tenderness of the gesture that I’m speechless.

“I’ve never stopped loving you Adam. Never,” she says softly. “I don’t think I ever will.”

A single tear escapes from my eye, making its way down my cheek. Ellie reaches up to swipe it away but I catch her wrist and press her hand over my racing heart.

“Feel this, what you do to me. You’re still right here, El. You always will be in my heart.”

She slowly removes her hand and reaches for the hem of her jumper, pulling it over her head and tossing it aside. Then she frantically claws at my own shirt, so impatient to rid me of it that she doesn’t wait for me to help. Once it’s gone, I reach around and unclasp her bra, desperately needing to feel her skin against mine. Bare from the waist up, I stand with Ellie clinging to me tightly, her arms around my neck and her legs around my hips, and I take us to the bedroom.

I place her down on the massive bed and lay my body on top of hers, unwilling to stop kissing her for even a single moment. Now that I have what I’ve dreamt of for the last six years I won’t waste a second of the precious time I’ve been given. Ellie squirms and moans and makes little noises that drive me insane as I suck and lick and savor the soft skin of her neck.

“God, I can’t believe you’re here.” I kiss my way down her flushed skin to take a perfect pink nipple in my mouth.

“Adam…” Ellie groans as I tug and tease and lave at each of her tight buds. “I want you. I need you.” Her hips are writhing beneath me, searching for the hard length of my cock through the layers of clothing that separates us.

I release her breasts and lift my head to see her face, wanting to be sure she’s not just caught up in the moment. Her eyes are heavy-lidded and her mouth is swollen and red from our kisses. She’s the most stunning thing I’ve ever seen. I kneel on the bed, dragging my hand from her delicate throat down between her breasts then on to grip the edge of her waistband.

“You’re sure, Sweetheart? I want you so badly it hurts, just… just tell me this is what you really want.” My dick is pressing against my jeans so hard that it’s painful, making it difficult to think of anything but sinking into her soft, wet, depths. But I have to make sure she’s serious about us, about this.

“Yes, please Adam. Make love to me.” Ellie sighs and relaxes back into her pillow.

Not having the strength to hold back any longer, I tear down her knickers and leggings together with her boots and let them fall to the floor. Then quickly strip off my own clothes as well, finally releasing my uncomfortably hard cock. Reaching over to the side table, I pull out a condom and roll it on while Ellie stares at my body like I’m a buffet and she’s fucking starving.

I savor the sight of her, laid out naked and willing. “Jesus, you’re so beautiful.”

I want to go slow, take my time to savor each sensation, taste every inch of her beautiful body. But as I lower myself over her, she bites at my neck and shoulder and her fingers grip my ass so hard that I’ll probably have bruises. I lose control and thrust deep inside her slick, welcoming heat.

The sparks of pleasure that rocket through my body nearly make me lose it. I have to grit my teeth and stop, my breath hissing out slowly, as Ellie thrashes beneath me begging me to move. I drop my head into the crook of her neck, inhaling the intoxicating scent of her skin. “It’s too much, Sweetheart. I’ve missed you, this, feeling you around me.”

I need to go faster. Slower. Faster. I just need her.

Her hands skim up my back and settle on either side of my face, pulling me up until our foreheads press together. “Me too.” She groans, then kisses me passionately, nipping at my lips, sucking my tongue into her hot mouth.

“Fuck, El, I can’t hold back,” I growl as my thrusts speed up and her hips buck off the bed to meet me in perfect rhythm.

“I’m there Adam, don’t stop.” She pants and makes incoherent noises that drive me to pound harder into her tight heat. Her fingers weave into my hair and pull, sending a wonderfully painful shock across my scalp.

Fuck! More, I need more. But I don’t want it to end.

Ellie lifts one leg and wraps it around my back, changing the angle that I enter her. It feels so amazing that it makes my eyes roll up into my head. Without warning, the overwhelming feeling of white hot ecstasy crackles down my spine and jets out of me in one of the most powerful orgasms of my life.

While I’m thrusting deep those last few times, Ellie calls out my name and drags her nails across my shoulders as she reaches her own climax. Her convulsions milk every last bit of pleasure out of me as she shudders for what seems like ages.

Spent and sweaty, we stay like that for a while, skin to skin as I gently run my fingers through her hair, resting most of my weight on my forearms. She smiles and drags one hand up and down my back, her eyes filled with awe, as if she’s making sure I’m real and won’t disappear if she looks away.

“I’ll be right back, Sweetheart.” I press a quick kiss to her red, swollen mouth and slip into the bathroom to clean up.

When I return, Ellie is under the covers, chewing on her thumbnail nervously. At least she isn’t dressed and ready to take off. I duck under the sheets and pull her over on top of me, chest-to-chest so I can see the perfect face that I’ve missed every day for the past six years. We tangle our legs together and she looks at me affectionately. I can’t find a single trace of regret in her eyes for what we just did and that gives me hope. Hope that she wants to be with me as much as I want to be with her.

“Ellie…” I stroke her back with the callouses that have formed on my fingers after a decade of playing the guitar and she shivers. “I love you. What happens now?”

“Now? Let’s rest so we have enough energy to do that again,” she giggles.

I know she’s avoiding my question, and for now, I’ll take what she’s offering. But there’s no way she’s leaving this suite without discussing our future. The future we both deserve. One that keeps us together.

Be sure to check out Heather’s FAMOUS series. Book One, Relatively Famous is currently FREE on Amazon!

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About the Author

I grew up in New England and currently live outside Atlanta, GA with my husband, two kids, a French Bulldog and a pug.

I’m a full-time procrastinator and a part-time everything else.

I love the Red Sox, chocolate, and traveling.

When I’m not writing, I’m dealing drugs legally as a pharmacist.

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Behind the velvet rope.

Battles over money, prestige, and power.

A woman who wants love but must go beyond the velvet rope to get it.

When journalist Tisha Ariel Nikkole accepts an assignment to interview, superstar artist / rapper, Keyshawn “Shout” Lane, she’s expecting the egotistical, self-absorbing , playboy that dominates magazine covers. What she finds…

Changes her life.

In New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, Keyshawn shows her a different side–a side filled with compassion and round-the-way charm. But, when he confides in her that he’s fighting for his life against corruption, power struggles and deceit against a record label executive gone mad, Tisha has to figure out what to do next.

Will Tisha help Shout? Will she become a target by association? Will vindictive record executive, Jordan Ellis, destroy both of their lives?

By the end this book, someone is on life support. Who will it be?

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Prologue

“How much time do we spend in relationships with people who are nothing like

us—people who don’t like the things that we like and aren’t interested in the stuff we’re

interested in? Isn’t it about time we sought out mates exactly the way that we want them?

I want somebody made just for me.”

—Tisha Ariel Nikkole, excerpted from her article, “Get the Relationship You

Want”

Chapter1

Washington, D.C.

Magazine journalist Tisha Ariel Nikkole busied around her apartment getting ready

to interview Shout, the biggest rapper in the United States.

For ten months the five-seven, twenty-eight-year-old freelance writer had collected

various newspaper and magazine clippings that featured Shout and watched his numerous

interviews and performances on television. Less than a year ago Tisha was watching

Shout on BET and heard him say, “I could definitely fall for a girl who’s smart, loves

herself, and knows how to take care of me.” Staring at the screen, Tisha thought she

heard harps playing in her head. Was that a personal invitation for me? Tisha thought.

Yes. That was a sign.

****

Tisha opened the trunk at the foot of her bed and pulled out Shout’s biography and

articles. She smiled when she looked at the pictures of him. He was finer than Usher with

a body like 50 Cent. Butterflies danced in her stomach beneath her silver flower belly

ring.

For years, Tisha had all-access passes to the hottest rappers, actors, and singers in

the country. She always used them to interview the star, take pictures backstage and then

go to the after party. But now she realized that she had to use her access pass as a

relationship pass to Shout.

Just then, she heard a knock on the door. She walked over to the door. Her best

friend Charmaine Bukola waited on the other side.

At five-five, twenty-eight-year-old Charmaine was a successful government lawyer.

Sporting black dreadlocks pulled to a bun at the nape of her neck, the heavy-set

Charmaine’s sweet scented African musk oil permeated the air. Her dark skin was

smooth and she wore her dreads impeccably like she should be on a jar of beeswax. Born

to a Nigerian father and African-American mother, her style was unique—a compliment

to both Africa and Mississippi. Charmaine often wore a Dashiki dress in the morning and

ripped jeans with a tank top in the afternoon. Her strong southern drawl often slipped out

of a face that looked like it should have an African tribal accent.

Tisha yanked the door open. “Hey, Charmaine. You could have called me.” Leaving

the door open and Charmaine standing in the doorway, Tisha walked to her bedroom and

stared in the closet.

Charmaine slowly walked up behind her friend and responded, “Called you for

what?”

“Because I’m on my way out. I told you yesterday that I was going to the MCI

Center for the interview. Had ya gotten here thirty minutes later, I wouldn’t have even

been here.” Tisha walked past Charmaine and stood in the living room.

Charmaine followed her. “Oh yeah, you did tell me about that. That’s why I’m

here.” Charmaine held up a bag in her left hand. Tisha jumped out of the chair, ran over, and grabbed the bag. She dug inside and

saw some blue jeans with silver studs down the sides and a crisp white T-shirt that read

hot chick in red sequins. She put the shirt up to her chest then hugged Charmaine tightly.

“Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was getting ready to go to this interview to

meet my husband-to-be, and I didn’t know what I was going to wear. I was looking

through my closet, and I didn’t have anything to wear.”

Charmaine sat in the recliner and said, “That’s what best friends are for.” Charmaine

reached into her purse and got her car keys.

“I know how much you’re looking forward to meeting this rapper, but don’t set

yourself up for a letdown. You may not like him at all. Or, after you meet him, you may

find out that he’s not even all of that.”

“Please.” Tisha put up her hand.

“I believe in fate, and I believe that God has a blueprint for my life. Shout is in my

blueprint.”

“I must admit, I have never heard you talk about any guy as much as you talk about

Shout. And I never heard you ever talk about a guy in the music business like this at all.”

“C, I know you’re my best friend and everything. I know you don’t want to see me

hurt but it has to work out between me and Shout. There has to be someone out there for

me that has the same passions that I have. Look at all the years that I’ve loved hip-hop

music. Well, he loves hip-hop music. He writes lyrics. I write articles. I always tell the

truth in my writing. He speaks the truth on wax and in his interviews. It’s a match made

in heaven. Don’t discourage me, just tell me that you’ll be my maid of honor.”

Charmaine let out a loud guffaw and dropped her keys. “That’s what I like about

you, you’re eternally optimistic.” She picked up her keys from the floor and headed

toward the front door.

Tisha and Charmaine walked to the door and hugged. As Tisha closed the door, she

looked up to the ceiling. “Thank you, God.”

****

Shout sat on his couch and let some unidentified groupie suck his dick. He closed

his eyes and kept his hand on the back of the girl’s head. He felt weave, tracks and glue

but he didn’t care. If the groupie wasn’t good for anything else, she was good for a nut,

maybe two. Images passed through his mind. He saw himself winning a Grammy, an

MTV Video Award, and an ASCAP writer of the year award. He looked down at the

groupie. I hope she doesn’t choke, he thought. But then again, as long as she doesn’t bite

me, I don’t give a fuck. As Shout was getting closer to coming, his mind went blank. He

shot off in the girl’s mouth. She swallowed. That was alright. It wasn’t the best, but I

ain’t backed up either. Shout thought and smiled.

Shout didn’t have much to smile about last week when he stood in front of a judge

in Fulton County as a result of a paternity suit. His body was damp all over. A stripper

that he had sex with was accusing him of fathering her child. As the judge prepared to

read the paternity results, Shout felt faint.

“Miss Julia Gaines, Keyshawn Lane is not the father of your child. The test are

99.9% accurate.” The judge stated in his Georgian southern drawl.

“He has to be. He has to be,” the stripper yelled. Shout took a bandana out of his suit pocket and wiped his forehead.

“Jesus walks,” Shout mumbled to himself.

As the stripper’s lawyers tried to calm her down, she kept yelling.

“He has to be the father. I poked holes in the condom. It has to be his baby.”

Shout looked at her. “You bitch,” he yelled. And at that moment, Shout realized that

it was truly a miracle for that child not to be his.

****

Tisha pulled her new T-shirt over her head and slipped into the skin-tight studded

jeans. Tisha’s shoulder length reddish brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail. The

tight fitting tee revealed her defined abs and toned arms. Tisha’s skin was a warm brown

tone. From the corner of her bedroom, she grabbed her black leather backpack and

checked to see if her handheld tape recorder and notepad were inside. She sat on the edge

of her full-sized bed and put on her favorite Nike sweat socks. The thick cushioning in

the heel and toe of the sock made her feel as if she was walking on air. Reaching down to

put on her Air Force Ones, she paused and decided to kneel and pray.

“God, thank You for this opportunity to meet my husband. Thank You for bringing

Charmaine over here today. You let her know what was on my mind. You made it

happen, God. In today’s world, people might think that me going after a certain person

for a mate is crazy. But, You don’t think so, do You, God? I want someone with whom I

can be compatible. God, Shout’s going to be compatible with me. I believe that. Well,

anyway, God, protect me although I don’t think Shout is a psycho. But, God, as hard as

I’ve worked, I deserve a little loving and a companion also. Eve had Adam. Can I have

Shout? Amen.”

Tisha grabbed her backpack and headed to the door.

****

The air felt moist and warm as Tisha got on the U Street Cardozo Metro train and

settled into one of the bright orange seats with yellowish tan trim. It had to be one of the

hottest days of the summer. Near the subway’s door were plenty of posters about safe

sex, HIV testing, and infections. Tisha sat and mentally reviewed Shout’s background.

Shout was the hottest and most profitable rapper signed to World Music Records,

having received a half-million-dollar signing bonus after the A&R executive heard his

five-song demo tape three years ago. Shout had fan clubs spread throughout the United

States and worldwide. In fact, his fan clubs hung out in front of his hotel in every city

where he performed. Girls and women from sixteen to sixty threw panties and bras on

stage at his concerts. There had been several lawsuits where women alleged that he was

the father of their children, although it was later proven that he hadn’t slept with those

women, one of whom told newspapers and magazines, “It was immaculate conception.”

Shout held the Guinness Book of World Records and Billboard magazine’s top spot for

selling the most albums in one week by a rapper. Two years earlier he had built Shout

and Sound, a Philadelphia studio where he could work on his music any time, but the

traffic in front was so crazy that he could hardly get into the studio without a police escort.

The train stopped and several young women got on the train talking loudly about

Shout.

“Shout is so fine. Oooh, when I get backstage it’s over.”

“Girl, you gon’ have to wait in line after me.”

“Oh, that’s alright, as long as I get mine.”

The girls giggled loudly.

Tisha noticed one woman was wearing a lime-green bikini with a tube top on her

bottom disguised as a skirt. Every time the girl moved, her butt cheeks were exposed.

Disgusted with the girl’s appearance, Tisha rolled her eyes and mumbled under her

breath, “Groupies.”

Just then, another heavy-set girl who looked to be about eighteen got on the train

with two friends. Her bra size exceeded a 38DD, but she was wearing a white tank top

with no bra, super-short cut-off jean shorts, and platform heels, and she had a plant

sprayer bottle attached to her belt. Tisha regretfully listened as the girl and her friends

discussed the concert. Every time the train moved, the girl’s breasts moved up and down.

“Girl, we’re going to be in the front row tonight. It’s going to be so live.”

“I know, I know. I’m going to get with Shout tonight. After he sees these big titties,

it’s over. You know every man wants a girl with big titties.”

The girl’s small-chested friend replied, “Lawanda, we know you think so.” All three

of the girls laughed.

The other friend said, “I don’t know if you forgot to water the plants or something,

but your mom’s plant sprayer is on the side of your shorts.” The girl laughed.

Lawanda replied, “No shit. If Shout seeing my breasts without a bra ain’t enough to get

him, I’m going to have my own wet T-shirt contest. I’ll be watering my chest like a bed

of roses. ” All three girls started laughing again. Just then the train doors opened and

Tisha stepped off.

“I won’t complain

About my lot in life

Thanks to this rap game

I got a lot in life

It ain’t been easy

Hard times

And I’ve paid the price

But wit’ my winnin’s

I’ma keep on gamblin’ right

Rappin’s a lot easier

Than a hustla’s life”

—Shout from his single “Rap Life”

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Yasmin Shiraz is the author of The Blueprint for My Girls as well as The Blueprint for My Girls in Love. She is an empowerment speaker and program developer who has delivered programs and keynotes based on her books.

She is the author of the ALA’s Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers selection, Retaliation. She has spoken at over 100 colleges nationwide on topics such as empowerment, black history and hip hop culture.

She is an award winning film director as her film, Can She Be Saved? won 4 film awards including Best New film.

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Unsound Anthology By Chantal Fernando & M.N. Forgy ♥ Release Blitz

Title: UNSOUND

Authors: Chantal Fernando & M.N. Forgy

Release Date: December 1, 2014

Two authors with novellas that you don’t want to miss!

TIME AND TIME AGAIN by Chantal Fernando

I always thought I had luck on my side.

Things seemed to go in my favour, whether by will or by nature.

But that luck just ran out.

Jobless and on the verge of being homeless, I find a strength in me that I didn’t even know existed and discover an unlikely savior — Tag.

He avoids commitment like the plague, and starting anything with him will only lead to heartbreak.

I know this.

He knows this.

So why am I still here?

Oh, right. Because I want him more than I want my next breath.

THE BROKEN PIECES OF US by M.N. Forgy

Babs is no stranger to the MC world. As an ol’ lady, she takes the hell that comes with it and dishes it out times two. When things take a turn for the worst, it leaves her questioning just how equipped she is for the hell she lives. She thought her marriage with Locks was it; that she had it all. But the past has a way of sneaking up and tearing life apart. Finding herself trapped as Locks’ ol’ lady, with the threat she will be his till the grave, her world spirals out of control. The only person risking it all to save her is the last person she thought would care: Bull.

President of the Devil’s Dust MC, Bull, is good at running women off and is even better at pissing off his brothers. When he sees the way his vice-president is treating his ol’ lady, he tries to keep his thoughts to himself. The one thing Bull insists on in his club is respect and loyalty: respect for the patch, respect for your brother, and loyalty to the club. However, after finding Babs in a harsh predicament after a run in with Locks, he can’t help but step in.
Crossing lines and hurdling around life’s unpredictability, will they find refuge in each other or will they have to endure what life gives them?

***WARNING – This is not your typical happily ever after.

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New York Times, Amazon & USA Today Bestselling Author Chantal Fernando is twenty seven years old and lives in Western Australia.

Lover of all things romance, Chantal is the author of the best selling books Dragon’s Lair, Maybe This Time and many more. When not reading, writing or daydreaming she can be found enjoying life with her three sons and family.

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M.N. Forgy was raised in Missouri where she still lives with her family. She’s a soccer mom by day and a saucy writer by night. M.N. Forgy started writing at a young age but never took it seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn’t live with the “what if” anymore and finally took a chance on her character’s story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.

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Forever Your Concierge By Jessica Ingro ♥ Cover Reveal

Title: Forever Your Concierge (Concierge #2)

Author: Jessica Ingro

Tentative Release Date: January 2, 2015

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Synopsis

PLEASE NOTE THIS NOVEL IS A STANADLONE HEA.

From the moment she said hello, Travis Hamilton knew without a doubt that Maya Harris was the one. Knowing how hard it is to make a relationship work, he’s ready to fight for them—no matter what trials and tribulations come their way. But what do you do when the woman you’re in love with refuses to move your relationship forward? When her secrets become too much to handle? How can you get her to trust you and take a chance on your future?

Maya Harris gave up on love a long time ago. Past experience dictated that what seemed too good to be true, most certainly always was. There’s something about Travis Hamilton though that pushes her to the brink of change—teetering on the edge of giving in to their love and planning on forever. But past mistakes always have a way of rearing their ugly head and putting your future at risk.

True loves and happily ever afters are anything but easy, and never a guarantee. Can love really overcome any obstacle? Can happiness truly come without any strings?

Excerpt

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The car pulled up to my building and Travis helped me out, following me in and up to my third floor apartment. At the door, I extricated my keys from my purse and turned to face him. His eyes blazed as he looked down on me, making my palms sweat and my heart race in anticipation of our first official kiss.

When his head dipped, my breath caught. When his mouth touched mine, I instantly opened for him. When his tongue swept inside, I completely lost myself to the feel of it brushing mine as he explored me in the most sensual kiss I had ever had.

His hands came up to frame my face. His head tilted and he deepened the kiss. My toes curled as heat swept through my body with a blinding fierceness.

He broke the kiss far too soon and rested his forehead on mine. “Who knew a kiss could feel like this?”

“I know,” I whispered. My eyes finally opening to take in his gorgeous face so close to mine.

“Let me stay tonight, Maya.”

The idea was oh so intriguing, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. We barely knew each other and I didn’t want to move too fast.

“Let’s take it slow, Travis,” I whispered, afraid he would get mad and that would be the end of what promised to be something completely amazing.

“No longer the happiest man in the city, Maya,” he informed me and my stomach dipped at the rough and raspy sound of his voice. “Happiest man in the world.”

“Trav—”

“Goodnight, sweetheart. I’ll call you tomorrow.” He kissed my forehead and took a step back.

“Goodnight, Travis.”

I opened my door and turned back to look at him in front of the stairwell. He had the most endearing expression on his face. I was pretty sure I fell in love with him right then.

About the Author

Jessica is the author of the Love Square & Concierge series. She grew up in Central New York, where currently lives with her husband and three dogs. Her days are spent as a Security Analyst at an IT consulting company. In her free time, she enjoys reading books and developing ideas for her own stories. Writing is her secret passion that she’s been fostering since elementary school, when she wrote her first book about a puppy. It has always been a dream of hers to be able to share her stories with the world.

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Seize By Clarissa Wild ♥ Cover Reveal

Title: SEIZE (Delirious Volume 2)

Author: Clarissa Wild

Release Date: December 30, 2014

Blurb

True darkness has only just begun …

She thought she could run, but there´s nowhere to hide. My bad side is coming out to claim what belongs to me. This hunter has found his prey, and he’s hungry for more. She’s mine now, and I’ll do everything in my power to keep her to myself.
You think I’m the monster?
Think again.
When the choices you make decide your fate, the line between good and evil blurs. In order to live, I do what must be done. Freedom is the price she pays for her safety.
She wants the truth? I’ll give her the truth.
In order to play this game, sacrifices must be made.
I will start with her.

This is Volume 2 in the Delirious Series, which contains 3 volumes and a prequel. This book is a full-length novel. These books should be read in order.

WARNING: This book contains very disturbing situations, strong language, drugs and alcohol, dubious consent, and graphic violence.

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SEEK (Delirious, #0.5)

When illusions come to life, how do you tell what’s real?

My life ended when I came back from vacation. Death was at my doorstep. Everything ceased to exist. To protect myself, I pushed the memories away.
All I remember is him: Sebastian Brand, my savior.
I trust only him.
I am obsessed with him.
But all I know about him is his name.
Stuck in this mental institution, I try not to think about the terrible memories that lurk deep inside me. Sebastian is the only one who can help me forget. I don’t care that they say he doesn’t exist, I need Sebastian and I will find him, no matter the cost.

SNARE (Delirious, #1)

His secrets will destroy her.

Taken.
Humiliated.
Used.
With his smart mouth, dirty talking, and possessive behavior, Sebastian Brand has me hooked in the most shameless way. I’m obsessed with him. However, now that I’ve escaped the mental hospital, he seeks to control my every move.
The overwhelming aloofness in his attitude and the darkness in his mind tells me there is more to this man than sheer dominance. Depravity is his playground and pain is a necessary evil.
Keeping me away was his first instinct.
Capturing me was his second.
Claimed by a man with the exterior of an angel and the mind of a brute, I will do anything to unveil his secrets and face my own demons.
A body in exchange for freedom. A heart in exchange for truth.
Life is never a given. Only a certain death.

About the Author

Clarissa Wild is the USA Today Bestselling author of FIERCE, a college romance series, but she’s best known for the dark Romance novel Mr. X. She is also a writer of erotic romance such as the Blissful Series, The Billionaire’s Bet series, the Doing It Series and the Enflamed Series. She is an avid reader and writer of sexy stories about hot men and feisty women. Her other loves include her furry cat friend and learning about different cultures. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, reading tons of books and cooking her favorite meals.

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The Scars That Define Us ( Devil’s Dust) By MN Forgy

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The Scars That Define Us (The Devil’s Dust #2) by M.N. Forgy

Genre(s): New Adult, MC/Biker, Erotic, Dark, Romantic Suspense

Published: October 31st 2014

The Devil’s Dust MC has a list of new threats to the club’s lifestyle. Dani, to prove

her loyalty, is trying to embrace a part of herself that she never knew existed until now. A sinful

beast lurking beneath her surface has been awakened and is ready to eliminate anyone that

stands in its way. Looking at her stained hands, she rinses the blood from them. She resigns

herself to innocence lost and welcomes her thirst for more blood.

After a breathtaking turn of events, Shadow is looking at life in a different perspective. Not

knowing who he can trust or who he can forgive has left him feeling desolate and alone. As

Shadow is laying behind his rifle, he wonders if he can pull the trigger to eliminate the threat. He

takes a deep breath and squeezes the trigger, the rifle recoil ignites the fuel that drives him.

Retaliations will be required.

Boundaries will be shattered.

Redemption will be lost.

Betrayal so deep, yet they still yearn for one another. Can Shadow overlook Dani’s

transgressions? Can Dani overlook the mistrust that Shadow has placed upon her?

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What Doesn’t Destroy Us (The Devil’s Dust #1) by M.N. Forgy

When Dani’s sheltered life is turned upside down by her mother’s secrets, she finds protection

with her estranged outlaw father. Against all warnings, she falls for bad boy biker, Shadow. He

is beast and beauty sealed in a leather cut with a gun holster. Can Dani learn to live within the

Club rules? Is she more like her father than she could imagine?

Shadow has grown up among drug addicts, whores and murderers. The only family he’s ever

trusted has been the Devil’s Dust motorcycle club. He will do anything for a brother; even kill.

In fact, killing is so easy, he’s made a career of it. His one regret is not being able to kill his

own worthless mother. When Dani shows up with her provocative temper and innocent charm,

Shadow begins to question his violent lifestyle. But can he trust her with his demons?

Sex.

Blood.

Betrayal.

Will Dani and Shadow let family ties destroy them?

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M.N. Forgy was raised in Missouri where she still lives with her family. She’s a soccer mom

by day and a saucy writer by night. M.N. Forgy started writing at a young age but never took it

seriously until years later, as a stay-at-home mom, she opened her laptop and started writing

again. As a role model for her children, she felt she couldn’t live with the “what if” anymore and

finally took a chance on her character’s story. So, with her glass of wine in hand and a stray

Barbie sharing her seat, she continues to create and please her fans.

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Sweet Submission ( Sweet Submission) By Roxy Sloane ♥ Excerpt Reveal

Title: Sweet Submission (Sweet Submission #1)

Author: Roxy Sloane

Genre: Erotica

Release Date: December 18th

Synopsis

Most women don’t know the pleasure of total surrender.

You’ve fantasized about it. Maybe you’ve even tried. Asked for his hands to grip you a little tighter. If he could tie you up. Hold you down. But he always stops too soon.

He doesn’t mean it when he makes you beg for him, doesn’t push you to the limits of your pleasure and demand everything you have to give–and more.

You wonder, what would it be like with a man who truly commanded you? How sweet would the release be, giving yourself up completely?

No limits.
No boundaries.
His control.

Excerpt

Most women don’t know the pleasure of total surrender.

You’ve fantasized about it. Maybe you’ve even tried. Asked for his hands to grip you a little tighter. If he could tie you up. Hold you down. Fuck you the way you need, his cock driving hard and relentless, riding your wet pussy until you can’t take it anymore.

But he always stops too soon. Eases up before you’re done. He’s careful, cautious. You know, deep down, he’s not for real.

He doesn’t mean it when he makes you beg for him to fuck you, doesn’t push you to your limits and demand everything you have to give—and more.

He doesn’t realize that domination is an act of worship. The adoration of a woman beyond all limits; the reverence to give her the pleasure she truly deserves.

You wonder, what would it be like with a man who truly commanded you? How sweet would the release be, giving yourself up completely?

No limits. No boundaries.

His control.

“Get on your knees and open your mouth.”

This girl knows that pleasure. She’s already panting, eager and wet. She falls to the floor in front of me and assumes the position.

Eyes hidden beneath a blindfold. Hands behind her back. Breasts bared. Juicy lips wide open and ready for my cock.

I trail a riding crop over her shuddering flesh, pacing a slow circle around her. Her breasts rise and fall with every breath, but she knows better than to beg for me now. Each second I wait makes her nipples stiffen, her thighs clench, her damp clit throb for more.

Still, I wait.

I watch her beautiful body carefully, landing quick strokes of the crop on her reddening skin. She moans and gasps at the brief impact, and I feel her pleasure like it was my own.

Control is my virtue. I demand everything from her, and I won’t be sated until it’s mine.

About The Author

Roxy Sloane is a romance junkie with a dirty mind. She lives in Los Angeles with her hot ex-military hubby and her two kids. She loves writing sexy, complex stories about pushing the boundaries and risking it all.

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Title: Wings Over Poppies (Over #2)

Author: J.A. DeRouen

Genre: New Adult

Release Date: January 26, 2015

Cover Design: Mae I Design And Photography

Synopsis

Perfection. One word. Three syllables. Every reason why I’ll never have the one thing I truly want. I stand dutifully on the pedestal he’s built, waiting for the day he truly sees me.

Then one amazing night, he lets down his walls, only to leave me the next day.

Years have passed, and I’ve tried to move on with my life. But I still dream of him. I still miss him everyday. The memories haunt me. How can I look to the future when my past remains a mystery? The time has come to find the boy who stole my heart and ran away without a word.

But not everyone who is lost wants to be found.

My name is Alexandra Fontaine, and this is my story of unfinished love.

Wings Over Poppies is book #2 in The Over Series and can be read as a standalone novel.

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J.A. Derouen lives in South Louisiana with her husband, son (aptly nicknamed “The Professor”), and her furry friend, Scout. She has earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and nursing. When she’s not writing or inhaling romance novels by the stack, she works as a women’s health nurse. She’s been an avid reader and daydreamer since childhood, and she’s never stopped turning the page to get to the next happily ever after.

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My Forever Series By Carrie Fox ♥ Blog Tour

TITLE: Someday, My Forever

AUTHOR: Carrie Fox

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

PUBLICATION DATE: September 15, 2014

EDITOR: Michelle Escamilla

COVER DESIGN: Alyson Raynes

LENGTH: 25,000+ words

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Rae Ann Bailey has focused on her family and education for her entire life. Now a college freshman, she’s looking forward to everything that being in college entails. She has always thought about what everyone wants and making them happy, so she’s relieved to be out on her own and making her own decisions.

Sam Jenks is a junior, and a vital part of the college rowing team. Studying and getting his team to the national championships are his only priorities. He doesn’t have the time or the desire for a girlfriend

When Sam and Rae Ann meet, they have an instant connection that neither of them can deny. As they get closer, his commitment to the rowing team strains their new relationship, and Rae Ann has to decide if she can handle rowing being number one. Just when it seems that things are going well, someone from Sam’s past threatens to tear them apart. Can Sam and Rae Ann move past their obstacles and decide that their forever is worth it?

The honesty in his voice and expression melted my heart. Shooting him a quick smile, I tilted my head back and quickly kissed him before drawing back slightly. His eyes searched mine, as if assuring himself I was feeling calmer, before he took hold of my hand and pulled me up as he stood. “Let’s walk some more,” he suggested.

I nodded and we left the building hand in hand. When we reached Johnson Street, Sam guided me into the heart of campus and pointed out various buildings as we walked. He stopped me at the bottom of Bascom Hill and explained how it was a popular place for sledding in winter; I laughed at the idea of dining hall trays being used as makeshift sleds. “Just wait and see.” He replied, smirking, and we continued to stroll.

Sam stopped me again a few blocks later, and pointed toward a building just off University Avenue. “This is the Chazen Museum of Art, one of my favorite places on campus.” He tugged out his phone and checked the time. “It won’t open for a while yet but I’d like to show it to you.”

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TITLE: Marrying My Forever

AUTHOR: Carrie Fox

GENRE: Contemporary Romance

PUBLICATION DATE: October 29, 2014

COVER DESIGN: Jasmine Designs

LENGTH: 2700+ words

Sam and Rae Ann’s story continues. They met and fell in love in Someday, My Forever. Their relationship grew and strengthened and now they’re back to share the story of their wedding.

The guests applauded and we turned to face them before making our way up the aisle and out into the hall. I drew Rae Ann to me and kissed her again.“We did it, beautiful,” I murmured, leaning my forehead against hers. The moment between us was fleeting and our wedding party soon joined us. Rae Ann and I greeted each of them with hugs and received congratulatory replies. A receiving line was formed and we greeted our guests, thanking every person for celebrating our day with us.

Rae Ann grabbed my hand as the last guest walked away, and we shared another kiss. Catcalls from Darrow and Jed had us shaking with laughter.

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Carrie Fox has been an avid reader since childhood. Since discovering the Indie author community, she has become a blogger and joined street teams for established authors. Someday, My Forever is her first published work.

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