Review: The Limit of Desire

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Title: 

The Limit of Desire

Author: 

Nico Rosso

Release Date:

November 5, 2011

Publisher:

Liquid Silver Books

Word Count:

approx. 36,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Liquid Silver Books

Author's Website:

http://nicorosso.com

Description:  

Captain Jessa Tok is a veteran soldier, but when an artillery strike separates her from the squad she commands, it may be the end of her career and her life. Then a single Dawn Soldier fights his way behind enemy lines to find her. The last man she’d expect. The one soldier she’d had a fling with and was trying to forget.

Sergeant Ryder Hiltop never thought of himself as a hero. He’s a career soldier, just trying not to get killed. But when his captain is lost during an attack, he has to go find her. And not just for the sake of the other Dawn Soldiers. A shore leave with Jessa left an indelible mark on him, and he’ll do anything to make sure she’s safe. But is it a suicide mission to find her? And if they manage to fight their way to safety, can their brief affair grow into something more?

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Review: Winging It

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Title: 

Winging It

Author: 

Sandra Sookoo

Release Date:

July 20, 2011

Publisher:

Purple Sword Publications

Word Count:

approx. 53,600

Purchase Links: 

Purple Sword Publications

Amazon

Author's Website:

http://sandrasookoo.com/

Description: 

Joy and despair, light and dark, you can’t have one without the other.

Devlin Addams has recently returned home from Afghanistan.  Haunted by memories that he survived the fighting while his buddies didn't, as well as chased by the knowledge his mom is crazy, he’s having trouble acclimating himself to civilian life. Now, armed with a dog and a therapist, he constantly battles the urge to end it all.

Lia Farry—because her Fae name is a mouthful—has tumbled into the Mortal Realm through the Veil between worlds by mysterious circumstances.  Thrust into a new and harsh human existence, finding anything to be happy about is hard. If she can’t go home, she’ll have to make it work.

Forced to interact, Dev’s protective instincts kick in, but he’s unprepared for the onslaught of lust Lia represents.  He wants a normal life but not at the expense of getting involved.  Lia knows she soothes his torment yet she’s battling her own problems. Desiring Dev is a dangerous prospect.  Add in a meddling Fae queen and suddenly life as they know it will change forever.  Love is at stake.  A leap of faith is all they have to depend on.

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Review: When We Were Amazing

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Title: 

When We Were Amazing

Author: 

Christine London

Release Date:

November 11, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 80,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://www.christinelondon.com/

Description:  

Aussie wine heir Bryan Lassiter wanted nothing more than to be a self made man. When online love Carrie Sorrell flies half way round the globe to visit him, she’d no idea his magnetism would erase both their fourteen-year age difference and her common sense. As fate and a powerful family collide to tear them apart, will she have the strength to let him go or will it be the secret she’s so carefully protected that destroys?

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Review: Now and Forever 2: The Book of Danny

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Title:
Now and Forever 2: The Book of Danny

Author: 

Jean C. Joachim

Release Date:
November 8, 2011

Publisher:
Secret Cravings Publishing

Word Count:
approx. 71,000

Purchase Links: 
Secret Cravings Publishing
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
All Romance

Author's Website:
http://jeanjoachim.blogspot.com/

Description: 

Now and Forever 2, the Book of Danny is the second in the Now and Forever series. In the first book, Now and Forever 1, a Love Story, you met Callie Richards and Mac Caldwell and watched their love story evolve. This second book is the story of Danny Maine, brother to Callie’s fiancé lost in Iraq as well as the continuing story of Callie and Mac. Now and Forever 2 is a stand-alone book and can be read and understood without reading the first in the series.


Captain Danny Maine leaves the Army after becoming an expert sharp shooter, killer and womanizer. He gets a job teaching English at Kensington State University where he seeks out his brother’s fiancée, Callie Richards, the sister he never had. 

He meets Eliza Baines, a beautiful widow and is smitten immediately. Danny struggles to overcome post-traumatic stress syndrome and make a new life. He strives to leave his violent past behind and forge a new path that includes love, success and having his own family but dark forces and emotional obstacles block his way. Now and Forever 2, the Book of Danny is an heartfelt story of love, loss and ultimate triumph that will touch your heart.

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Review: Between Seasons

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Title: 

Between Seasons

Author: 

Aida Brassington

Release Date:

October 30, 2011

Publisher:

Word Count:

approx. 69,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Author's Website:

http://aidabrassington.wordpress.com

Description:  

There are things Patrick Boyle will never forget: the sound of his own neck breaking at the moment of his death in the fall of 1970, the sweet taste of his mother's chocolate cake, and the awful day his parents abandoned him in his childhood house-turned prison.

Nineteen-year-old Patrick wonders for decades if God has forgotten all about him or if he's being punished for some terrible crime or sin over a lovely forty years trapped in an empty home. But when Sara Oswald, a strange woman with a mysterious past, buys his house, old feelings reawaken, and a new optimism convinces him that she's the answer to his prayers.

Things are never simple, though, especially when she begins channeling the memories of his life and death in her writing.

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Review: The Secret Dreams of Sarah-Jane Quinn

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Title: 

The Secret Dreams of Sarah-Jane Quinn

Author: 

Sharon Gerlach

Release Date:

July 2011

Publisher:

Running Ink Press, LLC

Word Count:

approx. 89,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Smashwords

Barnes & Noble

All Romance

Author's Website:
http://sharongerlach.wordpress.com/

Description:  

Sarah-Jane Quinn has many secret dreams: to own the bed-and-breakfast inn where she stayed as a child; to finally capture the elusive Coleridge “Collie” Tate, on whom she has an enormous crush; and most importantly, to be someone’s top priority for once in her life.

But Collie is a single father with a potential custody battle on his hands, and Sarah ranks roughly Number 917 on his list of concerns. So when Gus Haldemann, the sophisticated director of Human Resources, shows an interest in her, she finds it not only flattering (and mystifying), but tempting and irresistible.

And then Sarah is brutally attacked by a violent stalker. In the aftermath, she must re-evaluate her priorities and decide which man reaches deepest into her heart – and let the other go forever.

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Review: The Best Bad Date

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Title: 

The Best Bad Date

Author: 

Addison James

Release Date:

December 16, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 7,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

http://addisonjwriter.com/

Description:  

Susan Wells finds out when a bachelor auction leads to a date with handsome Doctor Roger Lane, and a night to remember. What could go wrong? Everything. Will love find a way through this comedy of errors? Absolutely.

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Review: Shakin' It for Daddy

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Title: 

Shakin' It for Daddy 
Author: 

Tigra-Luna LeMar 
Release Date:

November 4, 2011 
Publisher:

MuseItHot Publishing 
Word Count:

approx. 19,000 
Purchase Links:  

MuseItHot Publishing 
Author's Website:

tigraluna.webs.com/

Description:  

Mika Jamison's dream of becoming a Showgirl of Simora is over. Not only that, she lives in a crummy apartment, works a crappy job as a waitress in a small town where everyone hates her. How can life possibly get any worse?

Add Degan Moira to the mix and you get more than trouble.

Degan Moira is a man on a mission--find the only woman he's ever remotely felt human around, make her see that he's the only man that can love her the way she deserves to be loved and live happily ever after.

But will he still love Mika when he sees that she's grown into a bitter, angry woman with nothing to her name?

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Review: Winter in Paradise

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Title: 

Winter in Paradise

Author: 

T.C. Archer

Release Date:

October 14, 2011

Publisher:

Etopia Press

Word Count:

approx. 7,500

Purchase Links: 

Amazon

All Romance

Author's Website:

www.tcarcher.com

Description:  

Major Kelly Andres awakens to find Major Byron Grayson gone from the cave that has been their military base the last five months, she realizes he has disobeyed her orders. He’s gone to activate the quantum disruptor that he hopes will draw enemy fire, enabling the Provisional Army to attack the enemy armada. It’s a suicide mission. And Grayson knows it.

Kelly has no intention of letting Grayson die alone in the frozen wasteland that planet Onyx has become since the war began. She’s determined to find him and bring him back to base, because when they die, she wants him in her bed.

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Review: Hauntings of the Heart

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Title: 

Hauntings of the Heart

Author: 

Joselyn Vaughn

Release Date:

October 25, 2011

Publisher:

Astraea Press

Word Count:

approx. 65,000

Purchase Links: 

Astraea Press

Amazon

Barnes & Noble 

Author's Website:

http://joselynvaughn.com

Description:  

When lost love shows up on your doorstep, what do you do?  Minnie Schultz slams the door in his face. She and Gordon Anderson have a history—close to ancient history, given the fifty years since their last encounter. After all that time, it might seem like water under the bridge. But the water pours from the plumbing in Minnie’s bed and breakfast, the Lilac Bower, uncovering all the secrets and heartache between them. With the help of some paranormal investigators, an Elvis impersonator and a couple of nosey friends, can Minnie and Gordon find the future they were meant to have?

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Review: Strings Attached

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Title: 

Strings Attached

Author: 

Anne Holly

Release Date:

May 2011

Publisher:

Wild Horse Press

Word Count:

approx. 56,000

Purchase Links: 

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Author's Website:

http://www.anneholly.webs.com/

http://annehollystringsattached.weebly.com/index.html

Description:  

How do you relate to a man who doesn't want you to?

Josie Sergeant has learned one thing by carving out her living from the wilds of the Canadian north: perseverance, optimism and the willingness to do what has to be done can overcome even the harshest of obstacles. Life has taught Theo Sabich, a fellow rancher from Australia, that optimism is a fool's hope.

When their beloved siblings' impetuous marriage plans pit Josie and Theo against one another to defend their families, they find more than they bargain for. And when they start seeing each other as more than enemies, they face their greatest challenge - finding the courage to reach out for happiness.

Under the northern lights, their attraction ignites beyond their control... The trouble is a one-time "no strings attached" release of passion is easier said than done when love is hanging by a thread. 

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Review: Joy's Revelation

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Title: 

Joy's Revelation

Author: 

Ginger Simpson

Release Date:

September 16, 2011

Publisher:

MuseItUp Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 7,000

Purchase Links:  

MuseItUp Publishing

Author's Website:

www.gingersimpson.com/

Description:  

Joy Garrett is preparing to marry the man of her dreams and needs her birth certificate in order to get a passport for her honeymoon.  For some reason her mother wants to avoid the issue and urges her to enjoy the good ol' USA.  While pilfering in her mother's things in the attic, Joy comes across a birth certificate, and although the date, hospital and doctor are a match with her, the paper certifies someone else's birth... What secret is her mother keeping?

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Review: Take This Regret

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Title: 

Take This Regret

Author: 

Amy Lichtenhan

Release Date:

July 28, 2011

Publisher:

TWCS Publishing House

Word Count:

approx. 91,000

Purchase Links: 

TWCS Publishing House

Amazon

Author's Website:

www.amylichtenhan.com

Description:  

There are some mistakes we make that we will regret for the rest of our lives.  For Christian, it was the day he betrayed Elizabeth.

 

Christian Davison has a plan for his life.  He is determined to become an attorney and to one day take his place as partner in his father’s law firm.  Nothing will stand in his way, not even Elizabeth Ayers and their unborn child.

 

After Christian cuts her from his life, Elizabeth spends the next five years struggling to provide for her daughter and willing to sacrifice anything to give her child a safe, comfortable life. 

 

For five years, Christian has regretted the day he walked away from his family and will do anything to win them back just as Elizabeth will do anything to protect her daughter from the certain heartache she believes Christian will bring upon them.

 

When Christian wrestles his way into their lives, Elizabeth is faced with asking herself if it is possible to forgive someone when they’ve committed the unforgiveable and if it is possible to find a love after it has been buried in years of hate.  Or are there some wounds that go so deep they can never heal?

 

They say everyone deserves a second chance.

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Review: Himeros' Princess

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Title: 

Himeros' Princess 
Author: 

Dana Littlejohn 
Release Date:

July 1, 2011 
Publisher:

MuseitHot Publishing 
Word Count:

approx. 15,000 
Purchase Links:  

MuseitHot Publishing 
Author's Website:

http://danalittlejohn.net

Description:  

Icie was the chief's daughter, princess of the Seneca Indian tribe. Her duty was to marry the chief of the Cayuga tribe to form a union between the two tribes. She had come to terms with the fact that she would be locked into a loveless marriage for the sake of her people, but she had no idea it would be to such a cruel and dishonorable man. Backed into a corner, Icie felt her only option for a future was to run. Luckily for the princess Himeros had other plans for her future.

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Review: A Broken Christmas

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Title: 

A Broken Christmas

Author: 

Claire Ashgrove

Release Date:

October 26, 2011

Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press

Word Count:

approx. 46,000

Purchase Links: 

The Wild Rose Press  

Author's Website:

www.claireashgrove.com

Description:  

The truest gifts are damaged ...  

Fourteen months ago, Aimee Garland had the perfect marriage—until her husband blindsided her with a divorce. Now, he’s home and she intends to get her answers. Yet the crippled man she confronts bears scars her years of nursing cannot heal and the secret he’s hiding is tearing him apart.

Delta Force operative Kyle Garland divorced his wife to protect her. His top-secret missions expose him to constant danger, but the threat to Aimee doesn’t come in the form of insurgents or bombs. Rather, his soul-deep love and dreams he silently nurtures are her greatest hazard. When a career-ending injury brings him home for Christmas, he must bury his feelings and hide the monster he’s become.

As she forces him to confront his demons, will the holiday shred the fragile bonds they share, or will the spirit of Christmas heal their broken hearts?

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Review: Embracing the Lemonade Life

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Title:            

Embracing the Lemonade Life                                 

Author: 

Sandra Sookoo

Release Date:

August 15, 2011

Publisher:

Desert Breeze Publishing

Word Count:

approx. 33,000

Purchase Links:  

Desert Breeze Publishing

Amazon 

All Romance

Author's Website:

http://www.sandrasookoo.com

Description:  

Clara Tildon, a cancer survivor, has no time for defeatism. She’s opened up the Cute as a Button B & B in Bridgewater, Indiana, and along with her guinea pig, is embracing the lemonade lifestyle. Everything is perfect, except for the nagging sensation that she would still like to fall in love.

Jake Yates has returned to Bridgewater, the town he grew up in, for his friend’s wedding and he’s not happy about it. The people of Bridgewater can keep their small town life, it’s in his past and that’s where he intends it to stay. Even loneliness can’t make him reconsider his decisions.

A chance meeting. A fleeting kiss. Suddenly two polar opposites get a unique chance at love. But can Clara give up living in the moment long enough to see Jake as an opportunity she needs to plan for? Can Jake alter his well-laid plans to fit Clara in his life? Or will they both let love get away? 

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Review: One Night with You

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Title: 

One Night with You

Author: 

Vanessa Devereaux

Release Date:

June 2011

Publisher:

Cobblestone Press

Word Count:

approx. 50,000

Purchase Links: 

All Romance  

Fictionwise

eReader.com

Author's Website:

http://vanessadevereaux.com/

Description:  

Both nursing broken hearts, Dana and Mike meet at a New Year's Eve Party. When the clock strikes midnight, a tipsy Dana tells Mike her New Year's wish and that's to get pregnant.

Mike, after being shot in the line of duty and being dumped by his wife, realizes he wants to be a father. When the two decide to have a baby without any strings attached, things get complicated and after they both realizing they're falling in love, there's no turning back. 

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Review: V-Day

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Title: 

V-Day

Author: 

Anne Holly

Release Date:

August 31, 2011

Publisher:

Rebel Ink Press

Word Count:

approx. 12,000

Purchase Links:  

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Author's Website:

http://www.anneholly.webs.com/

Description:  

It all started with a serenade…

A family like Daniel’s and the solitary pursuit of musical excellence is enough to make a young man crazy. No wonder all Daniel Vouks dreams of is getting away. He knows his violin will take him places in life, but the only place he really wants to be is next door. He’s been in love with his neighbor since he was fourteen, but can he ever make her see him as more than just a lovesick kid?

V-Day is the story of a Valentine's Day weekend Daniel fears he may regret, but will never, ever forget.

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Review and Giveaway: Change of Heart

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Title: 

Change of Heart 
Author: 

Jackie Chanel 
Release Date:

June 2011 
Word Count:

approx. 160,000 
Purchase Links: 

Amazon 

Smashwords 

Author's Website:

http://www.jackie-chanel.com/

Description:  

Asia Pierce always gets what she wants. There's only one thing she wants...the one thing she can't seem to get right...the perfect man and the perfect relationship. With three men vying for her heart, which one will she choose? Or will she let her past decisions and bad relationships prevent her from making the right choice?

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Review: Brodie's Bride

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Title: 

Brodie's Bride 
Author: 

Amie Louellen 
Release Date:

June 2011 
Publisher:

The Wild Rose Press 
Word Count:

approx. 75,000 
Purchase Links:  

The Wild Rose Press 

Amazon 
Author's Website:

http://www.amielouellen.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnhC1dKx_Xc

Description:  

Waking up next to a beautiful golden-haired stranger isn’t the worst thing that has ever happened to Brodie Harper, but staying in a fake marriage in order to gain a new construction contract could very well be.

Savanna Morgan just wanted a way out of an engagement to a man she didn’t love. Marrying Brodie seemed liked the perfect answer at the time. Less perfect the next morning when she finds herself disowned by her father and flat broke.  Now she must make it through the weekend. Monday they can get it all annulled and forget it ever happened.  

The real problem may be keeping their hands off each other until then.

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