May 6, 2015

Blog Tour: Two of Hearts

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Meet Dakota & Shane in this standalone second romance!


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Blurb


A gripping standalone adult contemporary romance about finding yourself while taking a second chance at your first love...


Dakota Nakos was always the resilient, strong-willed achiever. But when her father dies and she's entrusted with the family's casino, she feels vulnerable, scared, and more than a little emotional --not exactly the best time to see an old lover she's never really gotten over.


Dakota once meant the world to Shane Garrity. Then suddenly he left town to train as a U.S. Marshal, and their love for each other crashed into a memory. Now he's come home for her father's funeral, and one look at the girl he left behind stirs up both memories and regrets, and reignites a fire he feared he'd lost forever.


Dakota may be the same driven girl she always was, but she's also changed in ways neither could have anticipated. She's not just a young woman searching for own identity in the Native American community in which she was raised, but one questioning her new life outside her father's shadow. Above all she wonders if Shane can push past her weakened defenses to rekindle what they once had, or whether the intense blaze between them will ultimately reduce her heart to ashes


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EXCERPT

She closed her eyes on a sharp breath, looking soft and vulnerable.
Because I couldn’t help myself, my fingers left her chair and glided up her arms to her neck. Her breaths released from her lips in short pants and I considered touching my mouth to hers.
Would she let me? Would she want me to?
“Yes,” she whispered, the heat of her breaths warming the tiny sliver of air still lingering between us. “But that’s in the past. We had our chance and I . . . I got over you. So let’s leave it there.”
My stomach completely flipped over. “You got over me?”
I studied her lips edge to edge, and they trembled in response. She was so not over me.
I didn’t know what the hell was driving me. I just knew I didn’t like hearing those words. Not one damn bit.
“You got over me?” I growled as my fingers gripped the nape of her neck.
My lips brushed the line of her jaw and she shivered.
“Shane, don’t. Please,” she mumbled, her hands at my chest. “You’ll just leave again and I can’t . . . I can’t . . .”
She sounded so helpless and sad. For the first time she was allowing me to see exactly what she might have been feeling, might’ve gone through five years ago. She sounded wrecked—as wrecked as I had been.
My lips trailed to her ear. “Angel.”
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Author Information
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Mother, wife, reader, dreamer. Christina lives in the Midwest with her husband and son--her two favorite guys.
She's addicted to lip gloss and salted caramel everything. She believes in true love and kissing, so writing romance novels has become a dream job.




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May 5, 2015

Review: Revenant




Blurb

The third book in the best selling Romance Mystery series, the Midnight Society   



With power comes the promise of blood.



With friendships comes the promise of betrayal.




With love comes the promise of tragedy.





The Midnight Society keeps no promises.




Shadow, the lord of the Midnight Society--a once powerful and world-ruling organization--is a man with many burdens.

He's losing a war with the Revenants, whose psychotic leader murdered his parents and was someone he once trusted. His best friend, Lincoln Richards--whose quick wit, charms, and loyalty are outweighed only by his sexual appetite--is a prisoner of the Revenants, and possibly dead. Meanwhile, the whispers of a traitor within his organization has Shadow constantly looking over his shoulder.

Perhaps the only thing going right for him is his mended relationship with Aria Valencia, a beautiful pianist with humble beginnings. Little does he know, she's hiding a dark secret from him, one that threatens to destroy everything they've built together.

In Shadow's heart, there's only one single thing that can make everything right again: revenge. However, the cost for revenge is high, one that's paid for with the lives of both his enemies and loved ones.

The war between the Midnight Society and the Revenants comes to a head in this penultimate chapter of the best welling Romance Mystery series, the Midnight Society.




Review

          5 hearts



This is the third installment in the Midnight Society series by Logan Patricks. This series reads like a serial but contains full length novels. Once again, Mr. Patricks knocks it out with intrigue, violence, suspense, voodoo, a witch, hitmen, sex, ghosts, and sibling rivalry. The Midnight Society should never be taken lightly. The Revenants are trying to bully their way into being the top of the food chain. This book continues the story of how Shadow and his tiny remaining Society members plan to squash the rebellion. 

I’ll admit to not being very savvy with the whole “who dunnit” genre, so I am not terribly surprised that I didn’t guess the traitor in the midst. Some of you may be better at this. But I think even on a second read through, I wouldn’t see it coming. Masterful storytelling to be able to lead the reader in different directions until the end. 

We see a bit of Shadow and Aria trying to build their relationship again. Because of the possibility that Calisto can get in to Shadow’s head, he is reluctant to spend much time with Aria. Shadow is afraid he will hurt Aria and not be able to stop his actions. Not as much romance as the previous books but it does not detract from the story. It was nice to see Aria come into her own and take charge when she needed to. I did enjoy meeting some new secondary characters in this installment. There is also some wonderful banter and humor in this story. The level of fuck-upped-ness within this group of people is only beginning to scratch the surface. I have a feeling by the last novel, things are going to be revealed that will blow the reader away. 

I am so happy to have found this author and taken this journey in to the Midnight Society. You will need to read these books in order. The author has recently added new material to the previous books. Be sure to check Semblance and Penumbra first before Revenant. 



About the Author

Logan Patricks is best described as an author, trouble maker, and walking disaster. 


He discovered both love and heartbreak at the tender age of seven, when the pretty little blue-eyed girl next door stole his Kit-Kat and shared it with the bad boy from across the street. Devastated, Logan found solace by escaping into imaginary worlds he forged with words, creating kingdoms where chivalrous knights always got the princess.

Twenty three years later, Logan spends his days in a suit and tie, working for the government on matters of network security. However his thoughts never strayed too far from the incendiary nature of love - the passionate fire that's both scintillating and dangerous. Obsessed with exploring the steamy and mysterious side of human nature, Logan continues to create worlds filled with thrills, mystery, and of course, sex.

You can read random thoughts that escape from Logan's questionable brain at: www.loganpatricks.com

You can also join his exclusive guest list to receive free gifts as well as be the first to hear about new releases.        http://wp.me/P3xHZJ-1y

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May 4, 2015

Release Blitz: Sheer Strength




Title: Sheer Strength Collection
 Release Date: May 2, 2014



Six full length novels all featuring single moms. 100% of the sales will be donated to Single Mom Enterprises, Inc. 

Single Mom Enterprises Charitable Foundation was created by a Single Mom whose own struggling and determination to sustain her family, compelled her to realize the burden of other Single Moms. She came to understand that it is your own family that rises and falls with your success, which is why this organization is dedicated to helping you soar. After years of building up her own portfolio for success, she is now devoted to building yours! It is the dream of her heart that Single Mom Enterprises Charitable Foundation would become the avenue through which you find support, success and ultimately satisfaction. 

Our Mission 

Our goal is to provide Single Moms with opportunities and resources that will help maximize their success. This includes financial, educational and emotional support designed to reduce the stress of raising a family alone. 

We aim to champion the cause of Single Mom families by opening a world of promise to women and their children, those same women who have buried hopes and dreams to the sacrifice of surviving. 



Collection Includes ...

The Rocker Who Savors Me by Terri Anne Browning 

Layla has had a hard life. On her own at a young age, always having to do what needed to be done just to survive. Now she has two other people depending on her and she needs a job fast before they get evicted. A job interview introduces her to Jesse Thornton, the delicious drummer for Demon’s Wings. He reminds her of all the mistakes of her past, but is also her hope for the future.

Jesse has never let anyone in. The only real family he has ever had are his band brothers and Emmie—the only woman he has ever loved. But then Layla comes into his life and he would do just about anything to get one taste. Can he move past his own insecurities and allow this woman into his heart?



Merciless Ride by Chelsea Camaron 

Mercy is no friend of mine. Karma, she has yet to show kindness to me. 

The hits just keep on coming for Tessie Marie Harlow. She has never had an easy life. Her mom disabled, her dad long gone, and a single mom raising a rambunctious little boy, that’s Tessie’s world. 

Her childhood aspirations to be a nurse long since disappeared after a college spring fling both blessed and burdened her with a baby boy. Dropping out of school, she returns to her hometown and begins to settle in. Getting the only job she could as a bartender she spends her days caring for her son and nights serving the Hellions Motorcycle Club and their affiliates. 

Tired of waiting for Rex to grow up, she’s faced with the bane existence of her life until one night changes everything. In the darkest hour of her merciless ride through life, she’s saved by a quiet, laid back Hellion. 

Andy ‘Shooter’ Jenkins has always been around. Too wrapped in Rex she has never really noticed him before. He has never been loud or known to have the girls hanging all over him. He is a mystery. A chance encounter brings him to her rescue not once but twice. 

The Desert Ghosts Motorcycle Club are in town and bring their own brand of chaos right to Tessie’s door. Forced into her day to day life, Shooter is doing everything he can to shelter and protect her as lines are crossed and a war between two clubs begins. 

Secrets revealed putting two brothers in the Hellions Motorcycle Club at a serious crossroads in their lives. 
This is not a ride for pleasure. This is not a ride for safety. This is not a ride for love. This is a ride for endurance. Mercy has never once shined her grace down for these two, but in the midst of the danger and lies can they learn to rely on one another and ride it out together?

Letting Lox In by SM Donaldson 

Sloan Foster was always a good girl. An honor student in high school, she had big plans for herself, and then college happened. She thought she’d met the man of her dreams in hometown football star Lucas Smith. Then she had the earth shattering realization that dreams were just that…dreams. She found herself pregnant, right about the time he got drafted for the NFL and dropped her like a bad habit. Now a struggling 25 year old single mom, she works as a massage therapist and is determined to take care of her son, Sage, on her own, without a dime from him. No matter how many times he tries to pay her to ensure her silence.

Loxley Storm was raised by his mom, his dad was a dead beat he never knew. Growing up, he had anger issues and got into a lot of trouble for fighting. Thankfully, a man named Marco took him under his wing and helped him learn to control his anger by fighting…in the ring. Now 26, he is an MMA fighter working to become pro, helping run Marco’s gym along with his best friends, Sly and Huck. To the trio, getting tied down with women is something they don’t need. To blow off steam, they have the “hit it and quit it” motto.

Until an injury in a fight lands Lox on Sloan’s massage table, where sparks fly and neither can deny the attraction. The more pieces of Sloan Lox finds out, the more he respects her and her accomplishments as a single mom. Sloan is hesitant to trust another man, and she sure doesn’t want to risk her son getting hurt, but how long can she keep Lox at arm’s length? Will she let Lox in? Or will she let her past ruin her chances of finding love again?

Wrapped in Silk by MJ Fields 

Highly emotional, erotic, sensitive story of second chances at life, and love.

Emma a single mother to seven year old London finds herself separated and on the verge of a divorce. She is not looking for love just a happy life and the ability to take care of her daughter. Emma is faced with making the decision to move, giving her the ability to support her family.

While London is on a visit with her father, Emma visits a college room mate, a publicist in New York City she literally runs into Brody Hines, a British rock star. Emma finds herself attracted to him immediately and does not realize who he is.

Left in fates hands the two meet again and he knows he has to have her.

Hustle Him by Jennifer Foor 

After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff. Thinking he can just live out the rest of his life in solitude, he doesn't associate with anyone outside of work. 
No friends...no questions. 
It's how he wants it. 

One late night call changes everything. Vessa Jean thought she had a great life. After marrying her high school sweetheart and having two children, they settled into family life. While Vessa was both a mother and bartender, her tattoo artist husband was out sleeping with other women behind her back. The devastation of it all was just too much to handle, so Vessa decides to take the kids and leave her husband. 

She had no idea how much her life was about to change. 
An accident caused them to meet, but as Vessa tries to know more about Ramsey, she discovers he is haunted by his past. After exhausting all options, she decides to try a different approach. One way or another, she's going to get to know the secretive sheriff. 

Hustle Him is a rollercoaster of real life emotions. Sometimes it only takes a common interest for someone to open up again.

Secret Maneuvers by Jessie Lane 

Some mistakes from the past haunt us forever… unless fate steps in with a second chance. 

One ‘Dear John’ letter haunted Bobby Baker’s every living moment. It was the letter he’d stupidly written to his high school sweetheart, Belle, right after he had left to join the Army. The letter in which he’d told her that he wasn’t so sure they were ready for forever yet. Before he could let her know that the letter, and his second thoughts, were nothing more than a mistake, she disappeared from the small Georgia town they had both been raised in. 

Fifteen years after the letter, Belle unknowingly walked back into Bobby’s life when her job as an ATF Agent forced her to work with a group of men secretly headed by the CIA to help her track down whoever was involved in funneling black market weapons to a drug cartel in Mexico. 

Bobby planned to use this mission to try to soothe Belle’s hurt feelings while proving to her that their love was meant to be forever. He would use every dirty trick he’d learned since he had joined the Army to maneuver her back into his life for the long haul. Belle was not making it easy, though, as she continued to keep him at arm’s length in the hopes that mistakes of her own would never come to light. 

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