Tuesday, June 3, 2014

DEVIL'S GAME by Joanna Wylde (Reaper's MC #3) #ReleaseDay #Review #Giveaway #Print @JoannaWylde @BerkleyRomance @BTSPromosPR


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Liam “Hunter” Blake hates the Reapers MC. Born and raised a Devil’s Jack, he knows his duty. He’ll defend his club from their oldest enemies—the Reapers—using whatever weapons he can find. But why use force when the Reapers’ president has a daughter who’s alone and vulnerable? Hunter has wanted her from the minute he saw her, and now he has an excuse to take her.

Em has lived her entire life in the shadow of the Reapers. Her overprotective father, Picnic, is the club’s president. The last time she had a boyfriend, Picnic shot him. Now the men in her life are far more interested in keeping her daddy happy than showing her a good time. Then she meets a handsome stranger—a man who isn't afraid to treat her like a real woman. One who isn't afraid of her father. His name is Liam, and he’s The One.

Or so she thinks.





Thrilled to have had the opportunity to read DEVIL'S GAME early.  After reading REAPER'S LEGACY, I needed (NEEDED) to find out what happened in the bedroom with Liam "Hunter" and Em.  And I have to say...not disappointed AT ALL.

I will say, it was a bit tame compared to REAPER'S PROPERTY and REAPER'S LEGACY, but I liked the romance and the softer side of the bad-ass Devil's Jack.  I wanted Em to find someone who gave a shit about her...not about who her dad was or what he could get out of it, but someone who cared about Em the woman, and Liam...well he fit the bill alright, yes, he was just....yum!

I have to say, Joanna writes one of the funnest MC Series, cause the story lines are never boring, the characters are real, and the one liners are legendary!  I have such a great time reading this series, and especially DEVIL'S GAME, cause I really liked Em's character and I just wanted her to find a little bit of sunshine among all the fog!  Oh...and I wanted the poor girl to GET HER SOME...Finally...Poor thing! haha

Another GREAT addition to the REAPERS MC Series, and Joanna girl...KEEP EM COMIN!! So excited for Picnic's Book coming this fall.






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Joanna is a freelance writer living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. She started writing fiction in 2002, then took a long hiatus to explore other writing opportunities. She returned to fiction in January 2013 with ‘Reaper’s Property’, the first book in the Reaper's Motorcycle Club series, and is now set to release ‘Devil's Game’, the third of the series.







FROM THE MOMENT WE MET by Marina Adair (St. Helena Vineyard #5) #Review #Giveaway #print


FROM THE MOMENT WE MET
St. Helena Vineyard Series #5
Marina Adair
Montlake Romance
Released June 1st, 2014

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After years of designing her family’s grand wineries (and a few not-so-grand closets on the side), Abby DeLuca knows she has what it takes to be an award-winning interior designer. Newly single, Abby lands the career opportunity of a lifetime and refuses to let anything—or anyone—stand in her way. And that includes St. Helena’s most irresistible contractor, the man who makes her melt every time she sees him—even though he shattered her heart years ago.

A former NFL star, Jack “Hard Hammer” Tanner now spends his days doing contract work for the beautiful women of St. Helena—and his nights doing off-the-books projects in their bedrooms. Yet the more time the sexy tool-belt-for-hire spends with Abby, the more he longs to fix her broken heart. Soon, rekindled sparks fly. But when Jack’s dream job comes calling, he faces a tough choice: building in the big leagues, or building forever with his first love.




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I was thrilled to purchase FROM THE MOMENT WE MET, as a Kindle First Read last month, as I have been waiting to read baby sister, Abby DeLuca's romance after watching all of her brother's fall in love.  And lucky lady that she is...she got Jack "Hard Hammer" Tanner (I know...the nickname says it ALL).

Abby and Jack had a past, a "thing" in High School...which didn't exactly turn out great and a College "thing" which turned out even worse...and Abby wasn't planning to let Jack break her heart again...but she needs his "professional" help with a Project to kick start her career, but with her "meathead" brothers butting in, and the "ex" that just won't go away...even after his death...well...lets just say, these two getting together is far from easy!

I thought Abby and Jack were fabulous.  Adair writes with humor and heart, which are two things you can always expect from her St. Helena Vineyard series.  Gus was just so much fun, and he definitely added a special "charm" to the story.  But Jack is really the one to steal the show for me...he is just sexy with a capital "S" and a whole lot more.  I love when a hero is so into the heroine that he is willing to do whatever it takes (even blackmail) to get the girl!

Not only do I recommend this New Release, but I would encourage you to start at the beginning and get to know the whole DeLuca clan.  Who doesn't love a big Italian Family that will charm their way into your heart and keep a hold on those strings long after you have turned the last page.




Marina Adair is a National bestselling author of romance novels. Along with the St. Helena Vineyard series, she is also the author of Tucker's Crossing, part of the Sweet Plains series. She currently lives in a hundred-year-old log cabin, nestled in the majestic redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains, with her husband and daughter.

As a writer, Marina is devoted to giving her readers contemporary romance where the towns are small, the personalities large, and the romance explosive.




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Monday, June 2, 2014

TBT: REDEMPTION AT MIDNIGHT by Mary Moriarty (My Beloved Vampire Series) #NewRelease #Paranormal @TastyBookTours


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ONE THOUSAND YEARS TO FOREVER, 
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Bella is the only daughter of former Vampire King, Cormac O’Heachthanna. She spent the first four hundred years or so in peace, happiness and love. Surrounded by her loving and strong father and brother. Then came the 1900s and with that women demanding their rights… and Bella starting to spread her wings.

By WWII Bella was in the thick of it. Working for the British as a spy. She goes to Germany where she would fit in to try and persuade top officials to come to the Allies side. No one prepared Bella that her objective was a dashing, German Aristocrat. Pictures didn’t capture his charm and personality.
She falls and falls hard but that is not suppose to happen. So her father orders the love of her life’s death.

Brent O’ Hara has been a Marine for almost half his life. He lived to go to battle. He was finally called up for a Special Ops unit with none other than Cormac O’ Heachthanna. Both he and his brother joined. After three years his brother is mortally wounded and changed. Seven months later without the backup of his brothers in arms he is on a mission, doing a sweep of a village when an IED kills four and severely wounds Brent. He wakes up to the bottoms of his legs missing and his left hand also gone. He then knew he would never be good for anything again… or so he thought. He needed to heal and Cormac knows just who would be the one to help. His daughter Bella… only she hasn’t spoken to him in sixty years.

Can Bella and Brent find the healing and love they so desperately need and want before it’s too late?






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I grew up in New England surrounded by a lot of history and story telling by my father who was from the Mid-Coast of Maine.  What I remember of my mother was her love of fairy tales, the wee people and poetry. So it’s no wonder I would one day write.

When I am not writing, I read. Of course I love Romance but can’t read the same genre that I write so I read mysteries, memoirs and history… I love history, especially Medieval and WWII.  I don’t generally watch TV but I love Downton Abbey.

My favorite authors… Mmmm, well let me see. Jane Austen, the late Elizabeth Peters, LM Montgomery, Loretta Chase, J.R.Ward , Sharon Kay Penman and Pamela  Kaufman to name a few that come to mind.

What do I do when I am not writing? I am a mother of seven, four still at home. I have a home filled with pets, four dogs and six cats. I write seven days a week.


TVBT: ALWAYS A STRANGER by Amara Royce


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When two worlds collide, anything is possible. . .

An international affair, London's Great Exhibition has taken the city by storm. As its newest Royal Commissioner, Lord Skyler Ridgemont must ensure the performers are properly contracted. Among them is the delicate and graceful Hanako Sumaki. Draped in vivid silk robes, Hanako's exotic Japanese fan dance captivates Skyler--and he longs to learn more about her. . .

But Hanako's enigmatic employer keeps his exquisite charge very close. The consummate artist, she shows the handsome nobleman many faces, but never her true heart, which holds a desperate secret. When Skyler learns the real reason Hanako has been brought to London, he will risk his entire world to win her trust--and save her from losing both body and soul. It's a feat that will require the type of courage only love can give. . .



Welcome Author, Amara Royce to A Tasty Read Book Reviews



A Tasty Read: What is your writing environment?

Amara Royce: I find that I write best when I’m alone and have music playing. So I tend to write at night after my family has gone to bed. Generally, you can find me writing in one of two spots: 1) curled up on the couch with my laptop or 2) at my antique writing desk. If I hit a rough spot or encounter writer’s block, it helps for me to change my surroundings.


ATR: Who is your perfect hero/heroine? Why?

Amara: This is so hard for me to answer—because for me it’s a situational thing.


ATR: Which authors have caught your interest lately? Why?

Amara: I am excited to read Sonali Dev’s debut novel A BOLLYWOOD AFFAIR, which will be released in October. I’ve read some advance snippets and recommendations from fellow authors, and I can’t wait!


ATR: What type of book have you always wanted to write?

Amara: Sometime in the future I want to write an epic historical novel, a sweeping kind of romance that ranges across continents and generations to capture a love that never dies.


ATR: Top 3 things on your bucket list

Amara:
Visit London.

Work at Disney World.

Learn to play piano.


ATR: How did you get the idea for this particular novel?

Amara: I’m interested in London’s Great Exhibition of 1851, which was intended to be an international affair and included objects from a wide range of countries. After writing my previous book, NEVER TOO LATE, I decided I wanted to write a non-British heroine in Victorian London. While writing NEVER TOO LATE, I came across some Japanese artwork (ukiyo-e), and the starting pieces fell into place.


ATR: What is your favorite scene in your newest release?

Amara: Well, my very favorite scene is a spoiler so I can’t describe it, but I think my second favorite scene is the epilogue. What can I say? I love a happy ending.


ATR: What is the last movie you watched and loved?

Amara: I wouldn’t say I loved it, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed CAPTAIN AMERICA 2: THE WINTER SOLDIER! It’s probably my favorite of the Avengers movies.


ATR: What would you consider a “perfect date”?

Amara: A day in New York City exploring museums, seeing a show, having a gourmet dinner, and then chatting for hours about the highlights of the day over some wine.


ATR: What are you currently working on?

Amara: I’m currently writing book 3, tentatively entitled NEVER WITHOUT LOVE. It is set in the same time and place as my previous two books, but it can be read independently. NEVER WITHOUT LOVE features a 40-something widow, whose elopement with a virtual stranger 20 years ago had far-reaching economic and political effects on her hometown. Returning 20 years later to care for her ailing grandmother, she faces the long-simmering anger of this close-knit community and happens to find out some disturbing realities about some local businesses. As she tries to make things right, she finds a surprising yet irresistible ally: the brother of the man she jilted so many years earlier.




Amara Royce writes historical romances that combine her passion for 19th-century literature and history with her addiction to happily ever afters.

She earned a PhD in English, specializing in 19th-century British literature, from Lehigh University and a Master's degree in English from Villanova University, and she now teaches English literature and composition at a community college in Pennsylvania.


When she isn't writing, she's either grading papers or reveling in her own happily ever after with her remarkably patient family. 

You can find her at www.amararoyce.com.







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Sunday, June 1, 2014

Release Blast: LOVE IS A MYSTERY Box Set by Various Authors #ebook #Sale @tastybooktours #RomSusp

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LOVE IS A MYSTERY: 
SIX NOVELS OF LOVE, LAUGHTER AND LAWBREAKING! 


Six bestselling authors' romantic-mystery novels in one boxed set, featuring heroes and heroines who are fearless, funny, and very good at sleuthing out crimes. 

Available June 1, 2014 for only 99¢ for 90 days—
a 90% savings if purchased separately!

Box Set Includes:

Frosted Shadow by Nancy Warren

She's Gotta Be Mine by Jennifer Skully

The Honeymoon Cottage by Barbara Cool Lee

Steamed by Holly Jacobs

The Zen Man by Colleen Collins

Caught You Looking by Shelley Adina



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FROSTED SHADOW by Nancy Warren (Toni Diamond Mysteries #1)

There’s nothing pretty about murder.

Meet Toni Diamond, make up artist to middle America. She’s also got a nose for trouble and a passion for solving mysteries. Imagine Columbo in a lavender suit. She never met a woman who wouldn’t look better with a little help from the Lady Bianca line of cosmetics. But don’t be fooled by appearances. Underneath the fake diamonds and the big hair is a sharp brain and a keen eye that sees the details as well as the funny side of life. 

When a Lady Bianca sales rep is murdered at the annual convention in Dallas, Toni is the one who notices things that some people, like sexy Detective Luke Marciano, might easily miss. Only someone who understands as much about how to make appearances deceiving could see into the mind of this killer -- a murderer who wants to give Toni a permanent makeover. 

Into a dead woman.



SHE’S GOTTA BE MINE by Jennifer Skully (Cottonmouth #1)

Dumped? For her husband’s high school sweetheart he hasn’t seen in twenty years? Roberta Jones Spivey isn’t going to lay down for that. Instead, she reinvents herself and the new Bobbie Jones—new haircut, new name, new attitude—follows her soon-to-be ex to the small Northern California town of Cottonmouth. 

What better way to show him—and his sweetheart—what he’s missing in the brand new Bobbie Jones than taking up with the town’s local bad boy—who’s also reputed to be a serial killer. Nick Angel is devilishly handsome and sexy as all get-out. In a word, perfect.

It’s all going exactly according to plan…until a real murder rocks the little town of Cottonmouth. Of course, Nick didn’t do it…did he?



THE HONEYMOON COTTAGE by Barbara Cool Lee ( Pajaro Bay #1)

Camilla Stewart is making a fresh start in Pajaro Bay after her ex-fiancé stole her life savings, embezzled from her job, and then disappeared without a trace--leaving behind nothing but his eight-year-old son, Oliver. But when sheriff's captain Ryan Knight informs her that her ex is not only a con artist but an accused murderer, Camilla realizes she and little Oliver are the only souls on earth who can identify a serial killer... and they are next on his hit list.

In this first entry in the Pajaro Bay romance series, readers are welcomed to the charming little village, with its cast of quirky characters and its funky cottages overlooking the sun-drenched coast.

The Pajaro Bay novels have won many awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart Award for Romantic Suspense. You can learn more about the series at author Barbara Cool Lee's website, BarbaraCoolLee.com. While there, find out about the charities receiving part of the profits from the Pajaro Bay books, try out the recipes mentioned in each story, and see what's coming next from Pajaro Bay.


STEAMED by Holly Jacobs (Maid in LA #1)

Quincy Mac is a maid in LA—a maid who’s accidently cleaned a murder scene.

Now she’s a murder suspect with only one option—find the real murderer before she ends up in jail for a crime she didn’t commit.

Quincy came to LA looking for fame and fortune. What she’s found is infamy and misfortune. There’s a killer out there, and Quincy’s going to them…or die trying.


THE ZEN MAN by Colleen Collins

Just as washed-up criminal defense attorney, life-long Deadhead (nickname “The Zen Man”), and current PI Rick Levine decides to get relicensed as a lawyer, he’s charged with killing one and ends up in the slammer with a half-mil bail.

Released on bond, Rick and his girlfriend Laura have 30 days to find the real killer. In the course of their investigations, they dig for dirt among Denver’s shady legal backrooms to its tony corporate centers. Dodging bullets, a kidnapping, trumped-up charges and the FBI's unwanted intervention, Rick and Laura continue tracking key suspects who have motive...eventually learning that true redemption begins at home.


CAUGHT YOU LOOKING by Shelley Adina

Introducing the Moonshell Bay series—fun, flirty contemporary romance novels by award-winning author Shelley Adina.

Hot on the trail of a technology thief, private investigator Duncan Moore is convinced that he’s found him in beautiful Moonshell Bay. What he needs is proof. When he goes to ask the neighbor if he can watch from her upstairs bedroom—wow! Sparks fly right off the bat—and now he has two reasons to stay. Mallory isn’t sure she wants a hot, single guy in her house 24/7 ... although her matchmaking family certainly is. They’re ready to throw the engagement party!

Duncan isn’t prepared for how distracting and unique Mallory is. When his surveillance of her—er, his suspect—begins to show signs that Mallory might be involved with her neighbor, Duncan knows he’ll have to get even closer. It isn’t enough that she’s caught him looking—he has to catch his thief, too. But when it all goes down, who is catching who?



Shelley Adina
Shelley Adina

Award-winning author Shelley Adina wrote her first teen novel when she was 13. It was rejected by the literary publisher to whom she sent it, but he did say she knew how to tell a story. That was enough to keep her going through the rest of her adolescence, a career, a move to another country, a B.A. in Literature, an M.F.A. in Writing Popular Fiction, and countless manuscript pages. Between books, Shelley loves traveling, playing the piano and Celtic harp, watching movies, and making period costumes.



Colleen Collins

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Colleen Collins is an award-winning author who’s written several dozen novels for Harlequin and Dorchester, including two indie-published mysteries, The Ungrateful Dead and its sequel, The Zen Man, as well as three nonfiction indie books, Secrets of a Real-Life Female Private Eye, How Do Private Eyes Do That? and How to Write a Dick: A Guide for Writing Fictional Sleuths from a Couple of Real-Life Sleuths (the latter co-authored with Shaun Kaufman).

Her books have placed first in the Colorado Gold, Romancing the Rockies, and Top of the Peak contests, and placed in the finals for the Holt Medallion, Best Indie Books 2012, Coeur de Bois Readers Choice, Award of Excellence, More than Magic, and Romance Writers of America RITA contests.

After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara, Colleen worked as a film production assistant, improv comic, telecommunications manager at the RAND Corporation, technical writer/editor, speech writer, and private investigator. All these experiences play into her writing.

She’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Private Eye Writers of America (PWA), Romance Writers of America (RWA) and Sisters in Crime.

When not sleuthing or writing, Colleen likes to spend time with her husband and their two Rottweilers and three cats.



Holly Jacobs

Holly Jacobs

Holly Jacobs leads a life full of romance and adventure. From skydiving to jet-setting around Europe, from snorkeling in coral reefs to writing while wearing beautiful silk peignoir sets and popping chocolate bonbons, Holly Jacobs leads a life that is the epitome of romance...

Well, my fictional life sounds more interesting, but not better than my real life. Really, I'm the happily married mother of four. I cook a lot, garden and weave baskets! I write for Montlake Romance and Harlequin. My books range from lighthearted comedies to more serious dramas...but at heart, they're all stories of love.



Barbara Cool Lee



Barbara Cool Lee is the author of the Pajaro Bay mystery romance series, as well as the Deeds of the Ariane fantasy series. Her books have won many awards, but she thinks the biggest prize is hearing from readers who enjoy her stories. She lives in a cottage by the sea on the California coast, where she's busy writing her next novel. If you would like to be first to find out when Barb's next book is released, join the mailing list at her website at www.BarbaraCoolLee.com


Jennifer Skully


If you like your romantic suspense fast-paced and laced with humor, try award-winning author Jennifer Skully. Jennifer adores quirky characters. The whackier the better! And you’ll find a whole cast of them in each and every Jennifer Skully book. Of course, being in the same body with alter ego Jasmine Haynes, she doesn’t let you down on the hot, sexy love scenes either.
After a long hiatus, Jennifer Skully is back!



Nancy Warren

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Nancy Warren is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty novels.

She’s known for writing funny, sexy and suspenseful tales. She calls Vancouver, Canada home though she tends to wander. She’s an avid hiker, animal lover, wine drinker and chocolate fiend. Favorite moments in her career include being featured on the front page of the New York Times when she launched Harlequin’s NASCAR series with Speed Dating. She was also the answer to a crossword puzzle clue in Canada’s National Post newspaper. She’s been a double finalist in the Rita awards and has won the Reviewer’s Choice Award from Romantic Times magazine.

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