Lifers Blog Tour: Excerpt + Giveaway

Welcome to my stop on the Lifers Blog Tour hosted by CBB Book Promotions. For today's stop, I've got an awesome excerpt from Lifers and a giveaway to share with all of you, so don't miss out because exciting stuff is gonna go down!

About the book:

Title: Lifers
Author: Jane Harvey-Berrick
Publisher: Harvey Berrick Publishing
Release date: February 7, 2014

Jordan Kane is the man everyone loves to hate.

Forced to return to his hometown while on parole, Jordan soon learns that this small town hasn’t changed since he was carted off to juvie all those years ago. He is the local pariah, shunned by everyone, including his own parents. But their hatred of him doesn’t even come close to the loathing he feels every time he looks in the mirror.

Working odd jobs for the preacher lady, Jordan bides his time before he can leave this backwards town. But can distance erase the memories that haunt him? Would living in another state free him from the prison of his mind? Will the pain of living ever subside?

Torrey Delaney is new in town and certainly doesn’t behave in a way the locals believe a preacher’s daughter should. Her reputation for casual hook-ups and meaningless sex quickly spreads around town. And that’s on top of her budding friendship with the hardened ex-con handyman – the good Reverend is less than thrilled with her estranged daughter’s path.

As friendship forms, can two damaged people who are afraid to love take their relationship to the next level? Can Torrey live with Jordan’s demons, and can Jordan break through Torrey’s walls? With the disapproval of a small town weighing heavily on them, they struggle to find their place in the world. Can they battle the odds, or will their world be viciously shattered?

Is love a life sentence?

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All of Court’s Men: Dante Giliberti

Welcome to week two of All of Court's Men! This week we are spotlighting Dante Giliberti from Cole's YA Contemporary series, Paradise Diaries!

About the book:

Title: Dante's Girl (The Paradise Diaries, #1)
Author: Courtney Cole
Publisher: Lakehouse Press, Inc.
Release date: June 22, 2012

I have spent every summer since I was ten years old with my father in London. Every summer, since I was ten years old, has been uneventful and boring.

Until this year.

And this year, after a freak volcanic eruption strands me far from home, I have learned these things:

1. I can make do with one outfit for three days before I buy new clothes.
2. If I hear the phrase, "You're not in Kansas anymore, Toto," even one more time, I might become a homicidal maniac.
3. I am horribly and embarrassingly allergic to jellyfish.
4. I am in love with Dante Giliberti, who just happens to be the beautiful, sophisticated son of the Prime Minister of a Mediterranean paradise.
5. See number four above. Because it brings with it a whole slew of problems and I've learned something from every one of them.

Let's start with the fact that Dante's world is five light-years away from mine. He goes to black-tie functions and knows the Prime Minister of Great Britain on a first name basis. I was born and raised on a farm in Kansas and wear cut-off jeans paired with cowboy boots. See the difference?

But hearts don't care about differences. Hearts want what they want. And mine just wants to be Dante's girl.

My heart just might be crazy.

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Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Finding My Way by Heidi McLaughlin

I'm so excited to be a part of this cover reveal because McLaughlin's Beaumont series is a huge favorite of mine! Everything about it is familiar... if that makes sense. Every time I dive back into the series and visit Beaumont, it's like I never left. All the characters have become so cozy and comfortable to me. I don't know... but I just love this series a whole bunch!

I'm most excited for Finding My Way because hello, more Liam! That's all it takes for me. So, check out the cover and don't miss the giveaway below!

Cover Reveal: Keep Me: A Hero Novella by Leighton Del Mia

A couple weeks ago, I ran across a book called Hero and ever since then, I've been wanting, like mad, to read it. It's an Erotic standalone with dual POV and what caught my attention the most was the fact that there just seems to be so much intrigue and mystery swirling around it. I cannot wait, not even one more day.

Today's reveal is a novella that will also be releasing the same day as Hero, which will be tomorrow. There's more info about what Keep Me is all about but before I get to that, let's check out the cover!

Teaser Tuesday (37): Shadowboxer by Cari Quinn

This weekly meme is brought to you by MizB from Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along, just do the following:

• Grab your current read,
• Open to a random page,
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page,
• Be careful not to include spoilers; make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away because you don't want to ruin the book for others,
• Share the title and the author so Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their to-be-read pile if they like your teaser.

My Teasers:

Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: Hard As You Can by Laura Kaye

Happy release day to Hard As You Can and huge congrats to the one and only, Laura Kaye!
To celebrate the release of book two in the Hard Ink series, I've got an amazing excerpt, interview and giveaway to share with all of you! Also, today Laura Kaye will be hosting a Facebook party for Hard As You Can from 12-9pm EST where there will be prizes, excerpts, teasers, Q&As and tons of awesome guest authors. To join the party, click here!

About the book:

Title: Hard As You Can (Hard Ink, #2)
Author: Laura Kaye
Publisher: Avon
Release date: February 25, 2014

Five dishonored soldiers.
Former Special Forces.
One last mission.
These are the men of Hard Ink.

Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he’s shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister’s sake, Crystal can’t get too close. Until her job and Shane’s mission intersect, and he reveals talents that go deeper than she could have guessed.

Shane would never turn his back on a friend in need, especially a former Special Forces teammate running a dangerous, off-the-books operation. Nor can he walk away from Crystal. The gorgeous waitress is hiding secrets she doesn't want him to uncover. Too bad. He’s exactly the man she needs to protect her sister, her life, and her heart. All he has to do is convince her that when something feels this good, you hold on as hard as you can—and never let go.

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Book Spotlight + Giveaway: Past Imperfect by Alison G. Bailey

About the book:

Title: Past Imperfect (Perfect, #2)
Author: Alison G. Bailey
Publisher: Self
Release date: February 15, 2014

In Present Perfect, Brad Johnson was sexy, cocky, rich and a complete Smurff**ker. He could afford anything he wanted and could charm any girl he set his eyes on. Everything was laid out in front of him, all for the taking except the one thing he craved and needed. A tragic event forces him to reevaluate his life. When he tries to change, will the people in his life let him move on from his past or will they constantly hold him to the life altering mistakes he’s made?

Mabry Darnell is intelligent, ambitious, beautiful, and sassy. Secrets from her past haunt the present causing her to question her actions in order to shield her heart and protect her life.

From the moment Brad and Mabry met, their connection was strong, intense, and electrifying. Both knew they had found the one person who could satisfy what the other ached for. When their pasts collide with their present, will it prevent them from having a future together or will love be strong enough to conquer their demons?

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All of Court’s Men: Luca Minaldi

In light of her most current release, The Minaldi Legacy, Courtney Cole got to re-visit Luca Minaldi and all his captivating charm. Because she had so much fun, for the next eight weeks, she will be re-visiting and spotlighting all her leading males.

For this week, it only seemed right to shine all the light on the one and only, Luca Minaldi!

About the book:

Title: The Minaldi Legacy
Author: Courtney Cole
Publisher: Lakehouse Press, Inc.
Release date: February 5, 2014

“I’m a monster, Eva. There’s no saving a monster. But I love that you want to try.”

Luca Minaldi is rich, powerful and mesmerizing. He’s also a reclusive enigma. He lives in Malta, a fairy-tale place filled with sunshine and sea, beauty and secrets. And Luca’s darkest of secrets is the best-kept of them all.

Eva Talbot moves to Malta to finish her doctoral dissertation in Psychiatry. When she meets Luca, there is a very real and instant attraction that she has never felt before. But even still, she senses the darkness that lives within him.

Eva is hired to care for Luca’s mother, a woman who suffers from dementia. It is Luca, however, that Eva will eventually risk everything to save… as the legacy that plagues him continues.

As the darkness swirls ever more tightly around her, Eva realizes that no matter how hard she tries, she might not be able to save Luca without losing herself.

Eva and Luca are thrust into a world where their love is tested and darkness reigns. Amid chaos and treachery, love and hate, Luca and Eva learn one important thing.

Love is dangerous.

But it also might be the one thing that can save them all.

Note: The Minaldi Legacy consists of two parts, part one: Of Blood and Bone and part two: Of Darkness and Demons. It contains adult themes and content.

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Book Spotlight: Ruined by Jus Accardo

Hey everyone! Have we got a treat for you! Ruined is on sale for just ninety-nine cents on all e-book platforms! If you haven’t grabbed this steamy Paranormal New Adult book by Jus Accardo, now’s your chance!

About the book:

Title: Ruined (The Eternal Balance, #1)
Author: Jus Accardo
Publisher: Entangled: Embrace
Release date: December 30, 2013

Hell is looking for a way to break loose…

Jax lost the genetic lottery. Descended from Cain, the world's first murderer, he's plagued by a curse that demands violence in exchange for his happiness. He left everything behind, including the girl he loved, but thriving on the pain of others is lonely… And it's killing him.

After a series of heartbreaking losses, Samantha put rubber to pavement and headed for college as fast as her clunker could carry her. But she can't outrun her problems. When an attack at school drives her back home, she's thrown into the path of a past—and a guy—she's been trying to forget.

Sam strains Jax's control over his darkness, but running isn't an option this time. Someone—or, something—followed her home from school: a ruthless monster with a twisted plan centuries in the making. Forced together to survive, and fighting an attraction that could destroy them both, Jax and Sam must stop a killer bent on revenge.

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who doesn't love vikings?

on february 6, megan erickson tweeted this. as soon as i saw it, i jumped on it like mad because well... who doesn't love vikings? i have a slight... not obsession but... fascination (is it?) with them. that entire time era fascinates me so i was all, "MEGAN DO ETTTT OR ELSE!"

obvi, it's been a while since that conversation but the idea of reading a book about vikings has been lingering in the back of my mind. this morning, it shot to the forefront and omg... i found a viking romance series that... screw everything else, i'm diving into today!

but before i tell you what it is, let me tell you about how i found it. i know, i'm super weird like that. i like to track back to how i got to where i ended. ha, if that made any sense.

Book Spotlight: The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski

Title: The Winner's Curse (The Winner's Trilogy, #1)
Author: Marie Rutkoski
Publisher: Farrar, Straus Giroux
Release date: March 4, 2014

Winning what you want may cost you everything you love.

As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions.

One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin.

But he, too, has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined.

Set in a richly imagined new world, The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.

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