Title: Dared (The Boneyard Bad Boy Series )
Title: Dared (The Boneyard Bad Boy Series )
Author: Kristina Borden
Model: Robert Simmons
Photographer : Cassandra Roop (PINK INK DESIGNS )
Damien:
I am Damien Cole. Manager of Dallas' Top Tattoo Shop "The Boneyard."
I play the game by my own set of rules. I discard women left and right.
Their only purpose is to cater to my sexual appetite. No woman will ever
tame my bad boy ways. I am at the top of my game.
Summer:
I am Summer Montgomery. My face has graced magazine covers all across the world. My looks will deceive you. I am a bad girl with a smart ass mouth and the attitude to back it up. Playing with me is like playing with fire. I will consume
you and swallow you whole.
Kristina Borden is an emerging indie author from Corsicana, Texas.
She grew up just across the river from New Orleans, LA in a town called Pearl River.
She later relocated to North Louisiana when she moved in with her mother as a teenager. She has one sister, Tracey, who is her best friend.
She is currently married to her husband Robert, and has a step-son and
her fur baby, a shih-tzu, named Chew Chew.
She has been writing poetry from a young age. Two years ago her life was altered when
she found out her sister was in Stage 5 kidney failure. She then decided to finally
do something with her writing. Her first book, The Imperfect Gift, is loosely based on
her sister and while it is fiction, a lot of the events in the book are not.
Her love and passion for reading has propelled her forward in her journey to reach
people with her writing.
Kristina has other current works in progress. As a multi-genre author, she writes what
inspires her and does not limit herself to one genre.
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The Beauty of Grace by Nicole RichardSeries: She’s Beautiful Series – Book 1 Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: November 13, 2015 Pages: 308 BUY NOW
At age eighteen, Grace Bowman's life crumbled right in front of her. The man who held her heart—her forever—was gone, and her family ties were in tatters. As a result, she forged a steel wall round her heart and vowed never to let anyone get close again. Now, six years later, she has been given a chance to start fresh in Savannah, Georgia. A chance to leave the struggle of day-to-day life behind, find a career, and give Drew, her five year old son, a shot at normal. A balloon and a flat tire had her crossing paths with AJ Watson, and she realized normal probably wasn’t in her cards. AJ was handsome, thoughtful, and fiercely loyal to his family. Yet, behind his baby-blue eyes and Southern boy charm, he was just as broken as she was. She told herself to stay away from him, and she tried, but the lines between friendship and lover are blurred. When Grace realizes history may be repeating itself, will she be able to let go of the past, or will she walk away from her future?
Chapter One Excerpt I was just about to open my driver’s side door when I turned toward the rumbling of a motorcycle that came to a halt next to me. A black leather jacket covered, chiseled-to-perfection male specimen kicked the kickstand and removed his helmet. My breath hitched at the sight of our grocery checkout friend. A warm pool of heat flowed effortlessly through my veins. What in the world was going on with my traitorous body? I watched his movements as he placed his helmet on the handlebars and swung his leg, lifting himself off his bike. “You need some help there?” he asked blankly and sauntered to the side with the flat. “I do.” I said softly. Closely watching his every move, I should have been tense, on guard—for heaven’s sake this man was technically a stranger—but I felt a sense of safety in his presence. I think he just asked me something, but for the life of me, I had no idea what he said. With a kind voice and a sexy grin, he asked if I had a spare in the trunk. I hoped I did, my car wasn’t that old. Sometimes I missed that damn Mercedes, but with a baby to support that was not a practical choice. So, I traded it in for this Altima and lived off the rest. “I think so.” I popped the trunk. Standing at the open trunk, he searched until he found what he was looking for. Spare tire and jack in hand, he got to work. Ten minutes later, my tire was changed and just in time. It started to drizzle again. Our mystery friend slammed the trunk shut and tapped it twice before looking at me. I felt so out of sorts near this man, and a faint flush warmed my cheeks. “Thank you, Mr. . . ” I realized I didn’t even know his name. Smirking he stuck his hand out. “Name’s Alex, or AJ, as everyone else calls me.” “Well thank you, Mr.—umm, I mean, Alex.” And for the third time that day, I felt the blush in my cheeks. “My pleasure, Miss—” “Oh, I’m sorry. It’s Grace, and thank you again for your help, and the balloon.” Alex nodded like a gentleman. “I’d tell you to have your husband get you a new tire but didn’t see a ring on your finger. So maybe have your boyfriend get that looked at. You don’t want to be driving around on a spare tire for too long.” “Thank you, I’ll let him know.” I knew his angle, and I wasn’t falling for it. Clearly, he was trying to fish around for information about if I had a man in my life. Even though he was a Good Samaritan, I still had some level of skepticism. I smiled, waved, and got in my car, only to sneak a peek through the rearview mirror. Watching Alex straddle his motorcycle and put his helmet on made that instant pool of heat slowly shift south again, and I wondered if I needed to get myself checked out. I couldn’t recall ever being this flustered by the opposite sex before. Nicole RichardGoodreads | Facebook | Amazon Author Page
Nicole was born and raised in Hawaii, where she currently resides with her husband and teenage daughter and son. At an adolescent age, she took a strong liking to reading and even had a pipe dream of writing her own book. Life and growing up had put reading on the far end back burner and recently came alive again. A hopeless romantic, she has a love for romance novels, which she credits her late mother passing on to her and now an even stronger love to write her own stories. When Nicole, isn’t working, writing or reading, she enjoys her chocolate frozen yogurt with mini Reese’s pieces addiction, Starbucks in moderation and a once-a-year (if she’s lucky) trip to visit her best friend in Vegas.
GIVEAWAY a Rafflecopter giveaway A hero worshipped… Brooke Valen has resigned herself to a life of adoring Samsyn Cimarron from afar. The massive warrior has been her knight in shining armor since the night she and her family arrived on the island of Arcadia, forced to take new identities and blend into the strange new land to avoid a terrorist’s bounty on her father’s head. Though Brooke has grown into a woman and devoted herself to learning battle tactics in order to earn Syn’s respect, it is clear he’ll see her as nothing more than the scrawny teen who washed up on his shore six years ago. A prince scarred… Samsyn Cimarron has all but taken a sacred oath never to marry. Disillusioned by the sham of his parents’ union, fairytale love is nothing but a concept for dreamers and story books. Instead, Syn has devoted himself to things he can control, like his country’s security—and a long string of one-night lovers. But when Brooke Valen serves on his temporary security detail and almost dies in the doing, all his careful mandates are shattered—and one night of naked passion with her doesn’t feel like enough. But it has to be. His desires are dark and wicked, unworthy of a beauty like Brooke. A fate sealed… When Arcadia’s security hinges on Samsyn taking a bride, he reluctantly seals the deal with Brooke—but vows that even his ring on her finger won’t make him take her body again. A love realized? Though married to the man of her dreams, Brooke has never felt more alone in her life. Is the flame of their love strong enough to shatter Samsyn’s darkness? Can the beauty of her soul reach to the beast in his? Or will she have to prove her love by confronting the assassin who’s been sent to finish off her family for good? Amazon US I Amazon UK I B&N I iBooks I Kobo Amazon US I Amazon UK I iBooks I B&N I Kobo I All Romance Hi there. I'm Angel: book lover, writing addict, hopeless romantic, pop culture geek and avid shoe lover. A bit about me... I've been hooked on books since I was a kid but it got worse in my twenties, when I discovered romances--the hotter, the better. Growing up in Southern California, with lots of surfer manliness surrounded me, was certainly a good boost for reading about delicious alpha guys and the women who adore them. When I learned I had a knack for telling these stories too, I guess you could say I was doomed--though my path toward romance novelist took a few detours via a concert-reviewing gig for my college newspaper (free show tickets...backstage passes...that was a no-brainer), artist interviews for a Beverly Hills dance music mag, personal assistant work for a record producer, dance club disc jockey, and a lot of fun in the hospitality industry. These days, I still live in California, and have found an amazing alpha guy of my own who was brave enough to marry me. We live on a street that looks like Brigadoon, with our beautiful daughter. I have the best life ever, and never forget to thank the Big Guy Upstairs for it, either. Rock
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What happens when a dominant is unable to dominate his own world? Davis believed his life and everything about it was perfect; he had a great job, his own house on the beach complete with a private 'dungeon' for his more adventurous encounters, great friends, the perfect club membership at a private BDSM club, and what he felt was most important...total control – until the day he was forced to realize that perfection wasn’t something he could control. Imanya and Kaena were about as completely opposite as two females could get, with one surprising shared attribute – Davis. What he comes to find out is that while he may be the 'dominant' when it comes to the bedroom, they each are in control of what really matters...his heart. This is a story about some of the things that are not always controllable: things like love found and lost, unexpected new love – and a ghost or two. Intended for adult readers who don’t mind a little BDSM and like to smile at happy endings. "Circles of Trust" is described as, “A romance mixed with suspense, laughter, and tears sprinkled with a little BDSM and garnished with a bit of the paranormal." Amazon US I Amazon UK I B&N I iBooks I Kobo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Thinking outside the box is a metaphor that means to think differently, unconventionally, or from a new perspective. Christine Hart combines an addiction to writing, romance, and ‘outside the box’ thinking, with a love of playing with words. She enjoys creating quirky, slightly neurotic characters that aren’t perfect as they deal with their lives and the world around them. Even so, they always find love, and hopefully...leave the reader with an unexpected smile. She reads whenever she isn’t writing and loves to cook and argue with her cat. The cat usually wins. Christine currently resides in California and even when life interrupts – which it often does – has made it a rule to write every day...even if it's only one sentence.
Author: Lila Rose
Genre: NA Paranormal Romance
Cover Designer: Wrapped Pages
Editor: Hot Tree Editing
Mothers were supposed to love unconditionally. Mine didn't. In fact, she tried to kill me on my thirteenth birthday, when she saw just how different I was. My dad saved my life that night. He also took her away on an extended vacation, leaving me with an ever-absent uncle.
Five years later, solitude was something I lived by. I had to because I was different and people tended not to cope well with the unusual. In fact, they hated me for it, were even scared of me because of it.
I thought I was meant to live alone, until Isaac Grey took notice of me. He changed my life, taught me I wasn't the only one who was different, and I didn't need to be alone.
But with love comes sacrifice and then pain. Could I ever escape living in the dark?
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Prologue
I didn't want to ask for help. Mum was already upset about something she'd heard from down the street. But my fear was raw, palpable, leaving my breathless and shaky. I didn't know what was going on or why pain spread through my body.
With my arms wrapped around my middle, sweat covering my body and stabbing pains shooting through me, I staggered into the kitchen. The scent of bacon filled the room and my stomach growled in response when I inhaled the familiar greasy scent.
How was I hungry when I was hurting so much?
Am I dying?
Tears fell unbidden, dampening my cheeks. I quickly wiped them away, not wanting to panic her.
“Mum.” I coughed. She stood at the stove, her back to me.
She turned, tongs in her hand and screamed.
I covered my ears; still, her scream drilled into my head, hurting me even more.
“Mum,” I yelled, even my own voice hit me like a sledgehammer to the brain.
Her screaming stopped. Wide-eyed before me, she gaped. “Leila? Your body…”
“Help me. It hurts.” I collapsed to the ground on my hands and knees. “Please.”
“No. No… Look at you—you're wrong.” She sobbed, her hand covering her mouth in horror.
Another fierce wave of pain rushed through me. Crumpling to my stomach, I moaned. With my head sideways on the cool vinyl floor, I watched through watery eyes the skin on my arm and hand shimmer and shake, as it… changed.
What is happening to me?
Mum inhaled deeply, her voice low and calm, devoid of emotion. “You've always been different. I— You're not my daughter. No. I can't… You're bad. This… it proves it.”
Icy terror rippled through me, cutting through my pain when I watched her own transformation—sad haunted eyes turned cold and hard.
From out the corner of my eyes, as I lay helpless on the floor, she stood above me with the hot pan in her hand.
Dad yelled from somewhere for my mum to stop, his footfalls fast approaching. But it was too late.
The pan collided with my head.
I started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC Club series Holding Out. The next to follow was something different, I wrote Senseless Attraction, a YA novel. Soon I was back to the Hawks series with number two Climbing Out. I have more to write in the series, but there will be also be more novels in the humorous erotica genre, like Left to Chance, which is out now. Fallacy is LIVE! The moment we've all been waiting for is here, are you ready to meet Quinn and Alex? Free on KindleUnlimited! Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Nvv3IZ Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KA96IX Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1nKzzyH Amazon AU: http://bit.ly/1Vl9G2N BLUB It was only supposed to be one night. One night of hot, no-strings-attached sex. But what happens when one night turns into two years? Two of the best years of their lives... until it wasn't. Quinn Taylor doesn't believe in happily-ever-afters. Her heart hardened by the past. Despite Quinn's inability to trust, Alex Conway knows there's something worth fighting for. Alex makes Quinn question everything she's ever believed to be true about men. She doesn't want to let him in but there's no denying he's under her skin. Just when Alex thinks he's broken down her walls, Quinn runs, breaking his heart, and he has no idea why. After two long years without closure, Alex has finally had enough of wondering what went wrong. He's determined to win Quinn back. The only problem... she's engaged to someone else. Can Alex figure out how to win back the love of his life before she breaks both their hearts irrevocably? Will Quinn realize that everything she's ever believed is all a fallacy? ***While this series can be read without reading The Uninhibited Series, it is a spin-off that contains spoilers for the first series. It is suggested you read Inhibitions, Unrestricted and Freed first.*** My 5 Star Review If you have read Inhibitions series by Kimberly Bracco, you know there was something going on with Alex and Quinn although little details of their “relationship” were given. But know Ms. Bracco gives Alex and Quinn their own series in Fallacy (Apprehension #1). Fallacy can be read as a stand-alone but I definitely recommend read the Inhibitions books to meet Alex’s best friend Tanner and his dirty mouth. Alex and Quinn were just supposed to be a one-night only thing-no strings, no dating, no relationship. That’s what Quinn did with all her men. Sleep with the once and then goodbye. But after that one time, Quinn finds herself hanging out with Alex and really becoming friends with him. One time lead to another and coupled with their intense sexual chemistry, Alex and Quinn found themselves in a relationship. Now, Alex could never call it a relationship in front of Quinn, as she would freak-out, but that was essentially was it was. Quinn had spent her whole life building walls around her heart to keep from getting hurt and Alex made it his personal duty to knock down those walls. Two years later, Quinn suddenly announces to Alex that they are through and completely cuts all ties to him. Looking for fresh start, Alex finds himself working and living in Arizona where he moves up the ranks in athletic training. A few years later, the Jets want Alex back. But when Alex arrives home and still in love with Quinn, he finds out she is engaged to someone else. Alex tries to get Quinn to see what they had was real and that he should be the one she is engaged to. I loved the Inhibitions books and I loved Fallacy. Ms. Bracco’s writing had my falling in love with her characters. I felt that I was living their relationship as it happened while experiencing their love, frustration, hate, and surrendering as it happened. Quinn was a hot-mess and really had a twisted outlook on relationships but she had been betrayed more than once and was just trying to protect her heart. Alex was the boy-next-door we love to love with a little hidden dirty side to him. I just loved the whole book and the direction their story took. Yes, I know what direction it was heading from Ms. Bracco’s previous books but she really built in a wonderful story full of life around that foundation background. READER BE WARNED….that evil writer Ms. Bracco (jk)loves cliff-hangers and Inhibitions ends in a cliff-hanger (so if that isn’t your thing, wait until book 2 comes out but definitely read this duet). As I was getting near the end according to my Kindle, I just keep praying things were going to wrap-up and Quinn and Alex would get their HEA but NO! I am so looking forward to book 2 in the Apprehension duet and thank you Ms. Bracco for giving us readers Alex and Quinn’s story. Irrefutable is COMING! Pre Order Today! Amazon US: http://amzn.to/21sqSra Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1LGMaIk Amazon Au: http://bit.ly/1T8avPs Amazon Ca: http://amzn.to/1QFLY3R Inhibitions is FREE on ALL Platforms Amazon: http://goo.gl/ESN0Ui BN: http://goo.gl/NZA6Uh iTunes: https://goo.gl/cCP4cG KoBo: https://goo.gl/9TuERz Kimberly is a stay at mom of four crazy beautiful children. She lives in New Jersey with her husband of ten years and enjoys every minute of her never dull life. She loves a good book that is impossible to put down and you will most likely find her reading in her downtime, unless of course, there is a football game on.
Country music star January Winters knew the rise to fame would be hard. She never expected her arrival to be met with danger. But when a stalker’s attempts go from creepy to deadly, even the fearlessly independent Jan gives into her producer’s demands that they hire a bodyguard. But that was before she realized who would be guarding her body… A knee injury might have ruined his football career, but it didn’t stop Dino Machiavelli from becoming the best bodyguard in Vegas. He can literally pick and choose his assignments—and he never picks guarding diva celebrities. At least not until his boss makes one assignment impossible for him to refuse and he finds himself too close for comfort with the one girl that ripped out his heart fifteen years ago. When the stalker’s actions escalate, Dino and Jan fight their sizzling attraction as they come to the shocking realization that the stalker may be closer to Jan the either of them ever imagined. And it might be too late to show each other their love again with a maniac intent on murder. Amazon US I Amazon UK I B&N I iBooks I Kobo Amazon US I Amazon UK I B&N I iBooks I Kobo Lee Anne Jones is the more romantic alter-ego of USA Today Bestselling Author Leighann Dobbs. As Jones, she writes heart thudding romantic suspense guaranteed to keep you up all night. She lives in the lakes region of New Hampshire with her fishing obsessed husband, her feisty and loyal chihuahua and a cat that thinks she's the boss. Coming soon from New York Times Bestselling Author Harper Sloan is the third book in the Hope Town SeriesWHEN I'M WITH YOU.Nate: It’s nearly impossible to be surrounded by love but not understand it. My parents, my sister, and just about everyone around us has no trouble accepting that love. To give your trust to someone else and believe they would die before hurting you. I’ve witnessed it—I’ve seen the power of it—but I’ve also seen the pain. Because for me, I’ve only loved someone I could never have, and my biggest fear is that by giving her my love, all I would do is ruin her. I should have tried harder, but I’m not sure I can because I only feel complete when I’m with her. Emberlyn: The only time I feel like I belong is when he’s near. His infectious smile warms me straight to my bones. Any insecurities I have vanish with just a wink from him. A sliver of his attention makes me feel invincible. But all it took was one drunken night of truths for me to lose everything I had begun to crave. Now, I’m not sure how to move on because I only feel complete when I’m with him. He said I was too young. I said he was perfect. He said our families wouldn’t understand. I said we could weather any storm. He said he would ruin me. And he was right. ADD TO GOODREADS Harper is a NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL and USA TODAY bestselling author residing in Georgia with her husband and three daughters. She has a borderline unhealthy obsession with books, hibachi, tattoos and Game of Thrones. When she isn't writing you can almost always find her with a book in hand. Facebook | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page |
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