Friday, October 11, 2013

TVBT: CRAVING HER ROUGH DIAMOND DOC by Amalie Berlin @tastybooktours #giveaway

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Her hunky outdoor doc...

Her first sighting of Dr. Wyatt Beauchamp is of him with his shirt off—all deliciously bronzed corded muscle and mouthwatering abs—and nurse Imogen Donally hopes the next six months working in his remote mountain practice will be…more interesting than she'd originally thought!

Only, her Dr. Tall, Dark and Handsome quickly proves to be more Tall, Dark and Seriously Brooding…. Tough cookie Imogen has no desire ever to settle down, but even she is reluctantly intrigued by a man just as haunted by the past as she is. Could a red-hot fling with the sexy, stubborn doc be Imogen's undoing?
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Meet Amalie
There's never been a day without stories playing in my head. But now when someone interrupts my daydreams to ask what I'm doing I get to say: Working!

I live with my family and a passel of critters in rural southern Ohio, in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian mountains,  on a cleared spot of land plopped in the middle of national forest.  Everywhere I look it's either hills with trees or fields with cows. If you had a view like that, you'd spend lots of time watching the people inside your head too.

I'm lying--I do that--the area is beautiful, the air is clean and fresh if you count out those gassy cows, and the people are nice. Plus, the
Great Serpent Mound is within easy driving distance if I ever feel the need to visit mysterious places--and really, who doesn't feel that need sometimes?

When not cow watching, mysterious place visiting, or writing, I love to read, watch movies, make stuff with my hands, and geek-out over documentaries. Any documentary. Even the ones with subjects I have absolutely no desire to learn about prior to discovering there is a documentary about it... I think it must be some kind of Geeky Syndrome which I shall one day try to have diagnosed and named after me.

I also like to learn various antiquated(yet awesome) skills. In case of Zombiepocalypse, I'll still have bread, cheese, jam, lacy under-things(I love tatting!), granulated sugar, fluffy marshmallows and I'll always have something new to read. Carbs 1 -- Zombies 0!
 
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TRT: BULLED OVER by Catalina Ferrer @tastybooktours


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What happens when in a weird twist of fate--or karma--the bullfighter becomes the bull?

Conchita Peron, a bullfighter still trying to earn respect in a male-dominated profession, vows to kill Asesino, the bull that took her father's life. But what she doesn't know--and may not realize in time--is within the bull's body resides the soul of the man she once and still desires...that of the very handsome and very dead matador Antonio de le Vega.

Will she set aside her thirst for revenge in time to see the heart under the hide?
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Sneak Peak


“Senorita, you really should be resting, not drinking. You need a clear head for tomorrow.” Mateo—once mozo de espada to Antonio, now Conchita’s—gave her what had to be the twentieth warning glance in the last hour.



It was becoming harder and harder to ignore him.



“A few shots of tequila never hurt anyone,” Conchita shot back and punctuated her statement by throwing her head back and downing another small glass of the scorching amber liquid.



“Ah. But a few shots of tequila and a pitcher of beer…” Her assistant wrinkled his nose and shook his head. “Liquid courage may help you now, but it will not help you tomorrow when you are in that arena facing the most feared bull in Mexico.”



Conchita hated that her friend and mozo could see right through her, and she hated even more that he was right. But she’d be damned if she let him know that.



“Just go. I’ll be leaving in a few minutes. The hotel is not far. I don’t need a chaperone.”



The man hesitated, his hands perched on the edge of the bar, his butt half off the seat. “Are you sure? You promise you are leaving soon? It is already ten p.m. You should get a full night’s rest—”



“God!” Conchita interrupted, slamming her empty shot glass on the bar. “Don’t mother me, Mateo. I’ll be fine. I’ve fought more bulls than I can even remember right now. What’s another one?”



“The streets this late at night—”



“Are fine,” Conchita stated with a warning note in her voice. “If I can fight bulls, I can fight men. They are nearly one and the same. Horny fuckers.”



Mateo blinked in surprise and his lips twitched at one corner, but he rose from his seat. “Till tomorrow morning then. Ten a.m.”



Conchita felt bad for being so harsh with him. In an industry that showed her very little respect, he had been good to her, had stood by her patiently for three years. She’d never regretted hiring him after Antonio’s death and he didn’t deserve her attitude. She needed to get her head on straight and focus her bad attitude where it belonged: on the bull.



“Yep. Ten. I’m leaving soon. I promise,” she said, then added, “Goodnight, Mateo.”



“Buenas noches, Conchita.”



He doffed his baseball cap, nodded one last time, and was gone.



Conchita watched him go, vowed to finish the half mug of beer still in front of her, and then she would leave. She knew better than to overindulge the night before a fight, but she could hold her liquor as well as any man and her nerves were strung tight. No, liquid courage wouldn’t get her far tomorrow, but it would help her sleep tonight.



In the absence of her friend, she became more aware of her surroundings: the tinkle of glasses as the bartenders shuffled, grabbed, and washed them, giggles from women in the corner as they eyed the men playing pool, the sound of balls hitting balls, voices from the men at the other end of the bar.



“I bet you a hundred pesos she loses,” one man said.



“I don’t know. Revenge is a strong motive. He killed her papa and her lover.”



Conchita spewed beer all over the counter in front of her. Her lover? What tabloid had they been reading? Dios!



“Matadoras don’t have lovers. They are all lesbians. They want to be men!” a third man declared drunkenly.



It was a battle not to turn and look at the men having this discussion, but Conchita forced herself to be still. She caught the bartender’s eye as he approached her, a white rag in hand.



The conversation continued, but she feigned disinterest.



“I heard Asesino had to be pulled off a cow, tasered and roped and drugged. His amorousness knows no bounds,” man number two’s voice came again.



His amigos chuckled as though that was the funniest thing they’d ever heard.



Conchita gestured for another pitcher of beer, wanting an excuse to stay and listen to the men’s conversation.



“An amorous bull is a fierce bull!”



“His cock was this long!”



More laughter.



Conchita cast a sidelong glance at the men and her eyes widened at how far the speaker held his palms apart. Did he really think it was that long?



“But you see,” man number one said, leaning forward as though he had a secret, “he is full of testosterone and missing his cow bitches. Now that he’s had a taste of cow cooch, he’ll be dying to get back there, bursting with sexual frustration, and this will make him vicious. He will kill her right away!”



The bartender placed the pitcher in front of her and Conchita quickly poured herself a mug, downing it as quickly as she could as the man’s words roiled with the yeast in her belly.



“Jorge, you saw him today, didn’t you? Didn’t you see the bull?”



“Si! Si! I saw him arrive yesterday. He’s in the barn! Massive, fierce, angry! The poor matadora. Let’s hope she’s been practicing.”



Conchita gulped, swallowing more beer as she did so. And she continued to drink and listen, drink and listen, as she clutched the red sachet under her shirt.



“Two hundred pesos says she defeats him.”



Gracias a Dios! At least someone had faith in her.



“No, no,” another man protested. “One hundred pesos says his cock is this big!”



Conchita summoned the bartender for a shot of tequila.



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About Catalina
 
Catalina Ferrer lives in an undisclosed location and prefers to remain mysterious. She loves readers, however, and invites them to like her Facebook page to stay up to date on further releases from her. She promises not to spam you to death.
 
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

TVBT: CHASING MORGAN by Jennifer Ryan @tastybooktours #PSYCHICREADINGGIVEAWAY

 
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FBI agent Tyler Reed trusts only facts and evidence, until the day a beautiful blonde delivers a life-saving warning ... based on nothing more than a vision. Five years later, the mysterious Morgan Standish has used her talents to help Tyler and the FBI bring down countless criminals. Still, Tyler knows next to nothing about her. She contacts him by phone—and by some sort of psychic connection he's not prepared to admit exists—but has not shown herself once. Until now. Morgan's gift may let her see things others can't, but it comes at a price. Getting too close to anyone is dangerous, especially the gorgeous, moody Special Agent Reed. For she's seen the future: if they meet again too soon, an innocent could be lost. But when Tyler's latest case forces Morgan out of hiding, she is the one thrust into the path of a serial killer, the Psychic Slayer, who will stop at nothing to protect the secrets only Morgan can see.
 
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I was thrilled to be able to read CHASING MORGAN, since the relationship between Tyler and Morgan "haunted" me throughout the first three books of the HUNTED Series by Jennifer Ryan.  From the beginning, I have thought Tyler was going to be fun to watch, ya know...FALL....but it was even better than expected. 
 
Morgan is friggin awesome, she is a nurturer, caretaker and she hold the burden of the world on her shoulders, but she never puts herself first, which is a quality to be admired, and I was happy to see that Tyler finally crawled out of his ASS and figured it out!
 
The suspense was exciting, never knowing what was going to happen next, and that is one thing I truly enjoyed about CHASING MORGAN, that I had NO IDEA what was coming next.  I will say that there is a bit of "Head Hopping" between characters POV's, which in the beginning was slightly confusing, but eventually you get used to it, and just go with the flow. 
 
I am so happy that Tyler and Morgan go their HEA, but you will have to read the book to find out HOW it happens...Worth the read.  CHASING MORGAN was more than I expected and far more than JUST a romance, it was a Page Turner!
 
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Jennifer Ryan writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances featuring strong men and equally resilient women. Her stories are filled with love, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, three children, dog (Bella), and cat (Shadow). When she isn't writing a book, she's reading one.
Twitter: @JenRyan_author / https://twitter.com/JenRyan_author
 
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

TRT: A PLAYBOY'S LOVE AFFAIR by Emily Quinn @tastybooktours #giveaway

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What a playboy wants, a playboy gets…
Alex St. Jones, black sheep of the famous St. Joneses, is the playboy of playboys whose only love affair is his freedom. He lives by one rule: Enchant them. Seduce them. Leave them. But that’s about to change when a midnight temptress stumbles upon him and demands he kiss her.
Carly Mitchell wants nothing to do with Alex St. Jones. She hates his good looks, his arrogance. Plus, he won’t leave her alone no matter what she does. Most importantly, she hates that she’s falling for him. But she’s determined not to go down without a fight and to teach him a lesson at that. Alex may have met the one woman he cannot tame, but he doesn’t plan on letting that stop him.
Will Carly withstand his charms? When two strong personalities collide, sparks are sure to fly.

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Sweet, Quick, Lighthearted Read, with some steamy kisses and love-makin.  This is a contemporary romance, so don't be fooled by the cover, which I originally thought was a Historical, but this is a Contemporary Romance with a Harlequin Feel, a Little White Lie, a Little Blackmail, a Little Betrayal and a few more "Surprises" which reminded me of my beloved Harlequins. 
 
If you have an afternoon free, this is a fun read, with two stubborn characters who might just find everything they never knew they wanted, right there in front of their faces!!
 
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About Emily
Emily Quinn writes sexy contemporary romances with irresistible bad boys, feisty heroines, a bit of conflict, humor and a dash of spice.
She loves books and falls in love with every hero she reads. Emily lives in sunny Southern California with her husband, two kids, and her dog. She also writes as Evie Knight.
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Monday, October 7, 2013

TRT: BELIEVING AGAIN by Peggy Bird @tastybooktours #giveaway

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As the youngest woman ever to make detective in the Portland Police Bureau, Danny Hartmann has racked up an impressive record. It doesn’t keep her warm at night, but it does make up for feeling she’s somehow disappointed her family with her career choice. Called to the scene of the murder of a homeless veteran in a transient camp, Danny doesn’t expect it to be anything other than another case she clears.

Then she meets the man who made the 9-1-1 call and everything changes.

 Jake Abrams, a volunteer doctor at the Veterans Medical Services Clinic, doesn’t have much faith in anything other than his work and the vets he cares deeply about. Not shy about voicing his opinions, even to the cops investigating the murder of one of his patients, he annoys Danny with his snarky remarks.

However, working the case, she has to rely on Jake to help her find her way around the transient camps under the bridges and in the city’s huge wilderness park. As they work together, their attraction becomes mutual and passionate.

 But Jake has demons. Like the vets he cares for, he carries scars both mental and physical from his service in the National Guard in Iraq. He fears Danny will turn from him in disgust when she discovers them. She’s afraid his experience in Iraq makes it impossible for him to love someone who does what she does for a living.

When the murderer of the homeless vets comes too close to Jake, it’ll be up to Danny to save his life. It’ll be up to their love for each other to save them both.
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Oh Peggy, how you always have a way of making me fall in love with your heroes, especially when they don't make the BEST first impression, as Jake happens to accomplish in BELIEVING AGAIN.  He is going to have a tough time getting Danny to surrender, but it was certainly fun to watch!
 
Not only do we get a romance with BELIEVING AGAIN, but Peggy shines light on a huge issue that our Veterans face when they come home from war, and they have trouble returning to their everyday life.  What happens to the ones who have no family? or home to return to?  It's a sad issue and I was happy that Peggy took the time to acknowledge these men and women who are forgotten.
 
As always with a Peggy Bird romance, the heroine is feisty, the hero a bit broody and boy do we get some Very Sparkly Fireworks!  Pick it up today!!
 
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Born in Philly, I’ve spent most of my adult life in the Pacific Northwest where I have happily grown webs between my toes and moss behind my ears. I pursued a number of careers—nurse, legislative staffer, lobbyist, public affairs consultant, non-profit association executive, workshop teacher, oh, and mother and wife—before deciding to leave it all for what I’ve loved through every stage of life—writing. I've been published in anthologies, magazines, newspapers and in the brochures, newsletters and reports of my consulting clients and employers. Unless you count speeches for politicians, I'd never written fiction until a cast of characters began inhabiting my daydreams. A glass artist and a gallery owner were there. So were a sculptor and a jewelry designer. When some dead bodies showed up, a couple of cops and a deputy DA arrived. Soon they began to fall in love with each other and work for their happy ending. Bingo. I was a romance writer.
 
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Friday, October 4, 2013

TVBT: WEAK AT THE KNEES by Jo Kessel, #giveaway @tastybooktours (Reviewed by Nikki)

 
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“We got so busy living life that we forgot to live our dreams.”
Danni Lewis has been playing it safe for twenty-six years, but her sheltered existence is making her feel old ahead of time. When a sudden death plunges her into a spiral of grief, she throws caution to the wind and runs away to France in search of a new beginning.
The moment ski instructor Olivier du Pape enters her shattered world she falls hard, in more ways than one.
Their mutual desire is as powerful and seductive as the mountains around them. His dark gypsy looks and piercing blue eyes are irresistible.
Only she must resist, because he has a wife – and she’d made a pact to never get involved with a married man.
But how do you choose between keeping your word and being true to your soul?
Weak at the Knees is Jo’s debut novel in the new adult, contemporary romance genre – a story about love, loss and relationships, set between London and the heart of the French Alps.
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I loved Danni. She was a funny, quirky and relatable. The fact that the book was set in England was great.  I did not get some of the references but it did not drag me from the story.  Breaking out of your comfort zone to reach for the dream of having it all is a great storyline.
 
The story itself reads like a memoir with dialog. Showing only Danni’s point of view. Which was really good because it distracted you that she was having an affair with a married man. I was glad that she was conflicted about the whole thing and that she could not help falling in love with him because their love was too great. Sleeping is the wife’s bed I did not enjoy.
 
In some places, I was saying, “what was he thinking” so it would have been nice to know what Oliver’s deal was. I found it difficult to justify a man cheating on his wife. If he was that unhappy leave, don’t stay until something better comes around. It made me not like him as much as I should.
 
I really liked when she left with Rod. It was relatable, a quick hot fling with a handsome ski instructor, no better way to get over a boring life.
 
It also served as the rebound to clear way to find her true love in Oliver.
 
Oliver and Danni had real chemistry it was easy to see way they were drawn together. The ups and down of their relationship made for a real roller coaster ride.
 
The additional storyline of the best friend dying added an emotional pull to the book as a whole and pulled it all together nicely.
 
Nikki
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Jo Kessel is a journalist, working for the BBC and reporting and presenting for ITV on holiday, consumer and current affairs programs. She writes for several national newspapers in the UK including the Daily Mail, the Telegraph, the Guardian and the Express and was the anonymous author of the Independent’s hit column: Diary of a Primary School Mum.
When Jo was ten years old she wrote a short story about losing a loved one. Her mother and big sister were so moved by the tale that it made them cry. Having reduced them to tears she vowed that the next time she wrote a story it would make them smile instead. Happily she succeeded and with this success grew an addiction for wanting to reach out and touch people with words. Jo lives in London with her husband and three children. She loves traveling and since becoming a mother anything even remotely sad makes her cry. She’s a sucker for a good romance and tearjerker movies are the worst. She’s that woman in the cinema, struggling to muffle audible wails as everyone else turns round to stare.
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Thursday, October 3, 2013

TVBT: ADAM'S APPLE by Liv Morris #giveaway @tastybooktours (Reviewed by Nikki)

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Adam Kingsley reigns as the young prince of Manhattan. Everything he touches turns to gold, making him the envy of Wall Street. Women swoon at his feet, money falls out of his pockets, and his killer good looks are as wicked as sin. A dangerous trifecta.
What more could a thirty-two-year-old man wish for? Maybe that his life never changes and his past stays far away? Sounds reasonable, but life seldom is.
Kathryn Delcour is a beautiful and alluring socialite with unique erotic tastes. When she suddenly appears on the New York City social scene, Adam finds her too tempting to resist. He has to have her, but she is warned to stay away from him and his player ways. She tries her hardest to keep him at arm's length, but Kathryn's arms may not be strong enough to hold Adam at bay.
Hidden secrets, Kathryn's passion for an ancient sexual practice, and a former business partner wanting to inflict a deadly revenge set the scene for a wild ride as Adam tells the story in his own words.
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I found this story to by very intriguing. The male point of view was new for me. I really enjoyed it. I will look for more story lines in this style.

Adam came off as a real jerk even from is own point of view. I didn’t care if he found love or romance. His escapes at the beginning certainly lived up to his bad boy reputation. He had some serious demons to work through. Although it all came pretty fast, it was a great story line and really held my interest.

The fact that Kathryn is the one who has the erotic tastes in this relationship was a nice change of pace to the usual boy millionaire with kinky tendencies. The fact she didn’t spend the whole book blushing at his sexual advances was amazing. She was sophisticated and sexy and an equal in the relationship.

I would have loved to know more about the practice of Tantra. In comparison to the many books out there that explore other sexual practices did not give enough in detail. We only got a little glimpse of it. It was a new concept and was hoping to see more. What I did was hot and sensual and would love to see in future books.

Adam changed his bad boy behavior way to fast, literally overnight and with no slips ups. Kathryn was so trusting. Considering how smart she was I thought she should have been more cautious.

Even though I had some issues, the single, male point of view, I loved. The storyline was new and fresh, the chemistry between Kathryn and Adam was smoking and exploring Tantra had me hooked.

I enjoyed the book and would recommend it and I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Nikki

 
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Liv Morris resides in Manhattan with her husband of twenty-eight years. After relocating eleven times during her husband's corporate career, she qualifies as a professional mover. Learning to bloom where she's planted, Liv brings her moving and life experiences to her writing.

A native of the beautiful Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri, Liv feels blessed to have a supportive and close family. Her three grown daughters are scattered across the country, but thankfully call home on a regular basis.

She received a B.S. in Communication from the University of Maryland. Liv has published five short story series, Love in the City. Two of her short stories have landed on Amazon's top best sellers list in Contemporary Romance. Her novel, Adam's Apple, is due for release this summer.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Release Day Tasty Book Blast: ANYTHING BUT LOVE by Beth Ciotta #Giveaway #Review

 
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For Reagan Deveraux, Sugar Creek, Vermont, and the Cupcake Lovers are a dream come true: A cozy little town where family and friends come before everything else. She’s never experienced anything like it—especially not growing up with her mother, a fickle, fame-hungry heiress. But Rae’s plan to hide out in anonymity for a year until she can claim her inheritance—and her independence—changes with one kiss from gorgeous pub owner Luke Monroe.
Luke’s charm is legendary, but he’s never been a one-woman man. Until Rae captures his attention, that is, and then disappears. With a little help from a friend, Luke tracks her down—and unearths secrets almost too wild to be true, as well as the fact that Rae lied to him, and to all of Sugar Creek. Luke’s not sure if he can forgive her, but he definitely can’t forget her, and when she returns to save the Cupcake Lovers from disaster, he knows it’s his chance to get the truth—and get the girl, this time for good…
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Another winner for The Cupcake Lovers Series.  Not only can you enjoy the main couple, but the secondary characters always bring some Wise Words and a Bit of Comic Relief to the story.  I LOVE this town of Sugar Creek!
ANYTHING BUT LOVE is the story of Sexy, Charming Luke Monroe, who falls for and loses Rachel, a shy woman who was a new waitress at his bar. BUT, little does Luke know, Rachel is really Rae Deveraux, an heiress who escaped life for a while before she went on to become an heiress. 
Rae comes back to Sugar Creek to make a few things right with the Town, the Cupcake lovers and Luke.  Oh boy...this is where things get fun!  I don't want to give anything away, but I will tell you that if you have enjoyed reading the Cupcake Lovers as much as I have, you will LOVE Luke and Rae's story, and you will be CHEERING the loudest for things to work out between them.  Oh, and I am hoping cousin Sam is next on the list for romance, maybe with a certain PR person, named Harper Day....hummmmmmmmmm.  I so enjoyed their sexy flirtation...Rambo...hahaha!
Get this New Release, and spend the weekend with the Cupcake Lovers!  If you have NOT read the rest of the series, you have a chance to win BOTH Dev and Rocky's Romances below!
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About Beth



Storytelling comes naturally to award-winning author Beth Ciotta. Dubbed "fun and sexy" by Publisher's Weekly, Beth specializes in contemporary, historical, steampunk, and paranormal romantic fiction. 

Beth lives in NJ with her husband, two zany dogs, and a crazy cat. A retired professional performer, Beth now pours her artistic passion into her writing. To learn more about her colorful life, visit her website at www.bethciotta.com





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