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Showing posts with label Erotic Romance. Show all posts
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Friday, July 26, 2013

Kailin Gow's "Savor Me" Blog Tour (Review) + Giveaway


Welcome to our virtual stop on Kailin Gow's Savor Me Blog Tour brought to you by Literati Author Services.
Savor Me
(Master Chefs #2)
by: Kailin Gow
Publishing Date: 6/25/13
Genre: Erotic Romance

Description:
Book 2 of the steamy erotic Master Chefs Series continues culinary student Taryn Cummings' and Master Chef Errol King's forbidden relationship that challenges and shakes both to the edge of all they've known. Could love exist after pain? Savor Me is for 18+ due to mature subject and sexuality.


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My Review:
Kailin Gow did it again.  She made me read Savor Me, so quickly that I want the next installment already.  I love this series from Kailin.
It either makes me hungry when I read it...or really HOT (and when I mean hot...I mean I need a cold shower, after every scene between Taryn and Errol).

I loved every minute of reading this book and I loved how Kailin had Savor Me pick up from Devour Me. Oh...let me just say the ending was AMAZING.  I was definitely not expecting that...and it definitely was a very BIG surprise.

I think Errol grew on me more in this book then the first book, even with the little drama that happened towards the end between one of his fellow chefs, who wanted to start trouble.  Grrr!!!

Taryn was such a stronger character than she thought she could be in this book.  She even handled the situation at the end so much better than I would.  She handled every situation way better than I would.  I loved her even more in this book.
I was very proud of her in this book and what she has been doing with her business.  She stepped up so much even with everything that happened to her Mom and even her brother.

This book had a lot of drama to it and Kailin did an amazing job building up to the ending.
I give this book 5 full moons and highly recommend it to erotic romance fans out there.  Please read the first book, Devour Me, though first.  You will miss out on what happened in Paris with Errol and Taryn if you don't.  

Kailin is a definite auto-buy author for me now and I look forward to the next installment in this series, as well, as any other book she brings out.  I need to read every book, Kailin has written now.  I have found yet another Author that will go on my FAVE Author lists.  =)  
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Purchase at Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA
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Kailin Gow is the author of over 100 books in multiple genres, including the Loving Summer Cookbook. She’s lived in Texas, California, Nevada, and England; but has traveled all over the world. Her books always contain a twist on anything remotely familiar, and she enjoys bringing her audience an entertaining read as well as resources to explore the stories further. She talks to her readers and engages in them on a regular basis. Email her if you would like to be on her newsletter containing exclusive news, updated new release schedules, contests, and chances to participate in fun activities at kailingowbooks (at) aol (dot) com.







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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Blog Tour: "The Miss Education of Dr. Exeter" by Jillian Stone (Spotlight) + Giveaway


Welcome to our virtual tour stop of Jillian Stone's The Miss Education of Dr. Exeter brought to you by Bewitching Book Tours.
The Seduction of Phaeton Black
(Paranormal Investigator #1)
by: Jillian Stone
Publishing Date: 3/27/12
Publisher: Kensington Brava
Genre: Paranormal Romance with Steampunk elements
Purchase at Amazon | Barnes & Noble

Description:
THE YEAR IS 1889 and Queen Victoria, exemplum of decency and sobriety, is in her fifty-second year of reign. Paranormal Investigator, Phaeton Black, on the other hand, couldn’t be less interested in clean-living.

He has recently taken up residence in the basement flat of London’s most notorious brothel. A dedicated libertine with an aptitude for absinthe, he wrestles with a variety of demons both real and self-inflicted. Unfairly linked to Scotland Yard’s failure to solve the Whitechapel murders, Phaeton is offered a second chance to redeem himself. A mysterious fiend, or vampire is stalking the Strand. After a glass and a consult with the green fairy, he agrees to take on the case.

On his first surveillance, Phaeton pursues an elusive stranger and encounters several curious, horrifying beings. But the most intriguing creature of all is a Cajun beauty who captures him at knifepoint and threatens to spirit away his heart.
The Moonstone and Miss Jones
(Paranormal Investigator #2)
by: Jillian Stone
Publishing Date: 9/25/12
Publisher: Kensington Brava
Genre: Paranormal Romance with steampunk and erotic elements
ISBN-10: 075826898X
ISBN-13: 978-0758268983
Number of pages: 300

Description:
The Moonstone and Miss Jones is the dark and sexy sequel to The Seduction of Phaeton Black. Phaeton returns to England in time to help Doctor Exeter and the mysterious deadly Nightshades rescue London once again––this time from Professor Lovecraft's destructive tinkering.

As the threads of existence begin to unravel, the eccentric scientist attempts to save his son’s deteriorating condition by replacing body parts with mechanical apparatus. Ah, but how to power them? The near mad professor believes he has found a way to unleash the arcane energy inside the Moonstone and he needs Phaeton Black to help him do it. 

When Phaeton is shanghaied in Shanghai, America Jones assumes the worst––that he has abandoned her in the Orient. An angry Miss Jones returns to London, where their spirited partnership takes an unexpected turn––a new business venture MOONSTONE INVESTIGATIONS. No uncommon psychical disturbance refused. 

Well, why not mix business with pleasure?
The Miss Education of Dr. Exeter
(Paranormal Investigator #3)
by: Jillian Stone
Publishing Date: 6/25/13
Publisher: Kensington Brava
Genre: Paranormal Romance with steampunk  and erotic elements
ISBN-10: 0758269005 
ISBN-13: 978-0758269003 
Number of pages: 320
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Description:
Plunge deeper into the curious world of the deadly Nightshades.
The Moonstone is having a destabilizing effect on the time/space membrane leaving Phaeton trapped in a parallel mirror world where everything is opposite or upside down, yet oddly the same. He is held captive by Domina Valour and tested sorely in this darkly sensual third episode of the Phaeton Black series.

Gaspar Sinclair can't go after Phaeton. His physical body is unraveling before everyone's eyes. America Jones is large with child, but only she has the preternatural ability to locate Phaeton and bring him back. And Doctor Exeter's beautiful charge, Mia, has her claws in him. Quite literally.

To accomplish Phaeton's rescue, the doctor must let loose forces he hasn't the foggiest clue how to control, including his attraction to Mia.

While in the dimension of magnetic opposites, the doctor and Miss Jones attempt to reverse polarity to retrieve Phaeton and stop Gaspar from unraveling. Can America and Phaeton find a way to return together, or will this final test rip them apart forever?
Thursday, June 20, 2013

ARC Review - Fixed On You by Laurelin Paige


Fixed On You

(Fixed #1)
Author: Laurelin Paige
Publisher:  Mandevilla Press
Release Date:  6/24/13
Genre: Erotic Romance
Source: ARC Provided by Author

Description
Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Pierce’s past. With her MBA newly in hand, she has her future figured out—move up at the nightclub she works at and stay away from any guy who might trigger her obsessive love disorder. A perfect plan. But what Alayna didn’t figure on is Hudson Pierce, the new owner of the nightclub. He’s smart, rich, and gorgeous—the kind of guy Alayna knows to stay away from if she wants to keep her past tendencies in check. Except, Hudson’s fixed his sights on her. He wants her in his bed and makes no secret of it. Avoiding him isn’t an option after he offers a business proposition she can’t turn down and she’s drawn further into his universe, unable to resist his gravitational pull. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own, she realizes too late that she’s fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with. Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.


Review
This was quite the sexy read! I’m not a huge fan of serial books like this one because I enjoy my HEA all wrapped up pretty but when it’s done right, like I think this one was, it’s very enjoyable! I am so glad I decided to read this book. It’s fun and entertaining but it’s also a very emotional and deep story.

I really liked Alayna and Hudson. They were genuine people with real emotions. Both of their pasts were so sad but believable, especially with the family lives they had. Hudson is a very charming man and I fell for him within seconds and Alayna is just a very likable character. And together they are HOT! We can’t forget that! The sex scenes aren’t the hottest I’ve ever read but they have potential and I’m ready for more of Hudson, he’s so sexy!

It was heartbreaking the way Hudson was with his mother. She’s such an unhappy person. And his dad was a riot! I hope to see more of him in the next book. He was very entertaining in a very inappropriate way! You’ll just have to read it to understand because it’s worth it just for him! He has no shame! As for Alayna’s brother, even though the guy has reason to be a jerk that doesn’t excuse it! I wanted to reach into the book and punch him in the nose and tell him to have some faith, people can change! I hope she shows him and he eats his words!!!

Overall I really enjoyed this book and I think that most erotic romance fans would very much enjoy this one. It’s sweet, and sexy, and funny and quite a bit angsty. The perfect late night read if you ask me! I’m dying for the next book now though, so be prepared to wait after you’ve read this one!     

Purchase Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble (Purchase links will be added once the book is available to purchase)




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Monday, June 10, 2013

Rhyannon Byrd's "Take Me Under" Blog Tour (Interview/Giveaway)



Welcome to Book Lovin’ Mamas! We are so glad to have you here today!

Hi and thanks so much for having me back! :)

Tell us 3 things about yourself that readers may not be able find out about you on the web.

One:  I’m terrified of heights and elevators that have glass walls. You can usually find me plastered up against the inside wall, refusing to turn around and look. I can’t even stand going up in the London Eye!
Two:  I’m anxiously waiting for Bullet For My Valentine to go on tour so that my daughter and I can go see them.
Three:  I am seriously challenged when it comes to technology. In fact, most computers seem to hate me with a passion. Thankfully, my iPod is loyal and I rarely have any issues with it. But my laptop knows that its life hangs in the balance on a daily basis. ;)

What does a typical writing day look for you? 

Hubby brings me tea in bed. Get the kids ready for school. Sit down and go over email and check my FB pages. Finally start writing about 9. Usually forget to eat lunch because I’m so wrapped up in what I’m working on. In the afternoon I pick my kids up from school and usually spend a few hours chauffeuring them around. Try to keep writing once I’m back at home, but it’s usually only in bits and pieces at this point. I know I’m not the only person who feels this way, but I so wish there were more hours in a day!

Could you give us a little sneak peek of how your research process happens with a new book or series? 

I don’t do a lot of research to start with, because the first step for me is always to develop the characters and work out how they’ll all interact with each other. When I started on my newest release, TAKE ME UNDER, I had to work out how Ben’s relationship would work with Reese and also with his family, and once I had that settled, I started looking deeper into his and his brothers’ different careers. At that point, I had to research different aspects of law enforcement and make sure everything would work in the way that I needed it to. And because I set the series in a fictional little beach town called Moss Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast, I was able to work off of a lot of personal experience, because my family and I would vacation on the Gulf when we lived in Florida. By the time I had this all sorted, I had quite a few scenes already sketched out and the story just took off from there. :)


When you’re not writing, what are your hobbies/interests?
Well, watching American Football is definitely a major pastime for me, and my daughter and I are HUGE fans of the Manning brothers. I can also never get enough of reading or going to the movies, and I really love going to concerts and seeing my favorite bands perform live. I saw both Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers last year, which was awesome. My daughter and I have the same taste in music, so she’s always my concert buddy. We’re desperate to see the Foo Fighters live, so we’re hoping they make it back over to the UK in the not too distant future. And we’re also desperate to see BFMV. ;)
I don’t really have any hobbies or collections that I can think of, other than movies and music. I love to collect DVDs and still buy a lot of CDs from my favorite bands. And I tape all my concert tickets to the back of my office door, along with postcards and bookmarks for my favorite books.

Who are some of your favorite authors? 

For years now I’ve been a huge fan of Linda Howard, Shannon McKenna, Anne Rice, Shayla Black, Sylvia Day, Lisa Kleypas, Kresley Cole, Karen Marie Moning...I could go on and on. Two of my newest favorites are Virna DePaul and Beth Kery. I absolutely loved Virna’s BEDDING THE WRONG BROTHER and can’t wait to read Max’s book. I also loved Beth’s BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE. November can’t get here fast enough for me because I can’t wait to see what happens next with Ian and Francesca!

When you are deep into writing what is your biggest pet peeve?

When my Word program crashes! I love my Mac to pieces, but it freaking hates Word. Seriously. Hates. It. I’m currently trying to decide what to do for my next computer, because the program crashes on me about five times a day. There is nothing worse when you’re in the middle of writing a scene that is flowing exactly the way you want it to than suddenly seeing that little freaking clipboard pop up. :(

Do you ever base your characters on people you know in real life? 

I couldn’t say that any one character is directly based on anyone I know, but there are definitely bits and pieces in there from my family and friends. It might be a particular phrase or a quirk, or even a funny snippet of conversation, but there are always little things that I pick up from the world around me that find their way into my books.

Who is your favorite character you’ve ever written? 

Oh, God, that is such a difficult question! But at the moment I’ve got to go with Jonah Cartwright from Triple Play. He’s just an all around delicious kind of a guy— sexy, witty, and seriously sinful—and so in need of a good woman to love. I’ve been desperate to write his story for YEARS, and now I’m finally doing it. I plan to have his book out in November and will be posting updates on my FB page in the coming months. :)

If you could be any one of your characters, from any book you’ve written which one would you be and why?

At the moment I have to say Carla Reyes from my Bloodrunners series. I love her attitude and the way she holds her own against the other guys. Being the only female Runner isn’t easy, but she never lets it drag her down. She gives as good as she gets, and when it finally comes time for her own HEA, it’s going to be worth every moment of pain and heartbreak that she’s suffered. I also wouldn’t mind being Reese Monroe from TAKE ME UNDER, because even though she has to go through some seriously scary things, she gets Ben in the end. Yum! ;)

Do you have anything specific you want to say to your readers, maybe about what’s coming in the future from you or anything else?

First, I just want to let them know that I have a lot exciting projects on the way, so please find me on FB if you want to see all the latest news. I’m also in the process of getting started on Twitter and should have info going up on my page there as well. And in October, definitely be on the lookout for the WICKED AND DANGEROUS anthology that I’m doing with the awesome Shayla Black! My novella, Make Me Yours, is part of my new Dangerous Tides series and I can’t wait to share it with my readers. But most importantly, I want to give them a massive THANK YOU for their enthusiasm, support, and encouragement! Without them, none of this would be possible, and I am truly grateful for each and every one of them!!!!

Thank you so much and we hope you will come back again! :)

Of course I will!! And thanks so much for having me. I always love to be here! :)




TAKE ME UNDER
Dangerous Tides, Book 1
Format:  Paperback and eBook
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Publication Date:  June 4, 2013

Available at:  Amazon | B&N | Kobo


Ben Hudson had a thing for shy, sexy Reese Monroe from the moment he first saw her three years ago. Back then, she was married and living in Boston—two very good reasons for the Miami detective with a bad boy reputation to stay away.


But that was then…

Now Reese is divorced and moving to Florida, where her mother has rented her a small beach house—one that happens to be owned by Ben. Living right next door, he can’t get Reese’s soft curves out of his mind. He’s waited three long years to touch her in all the ways he’s been dreaming about, and this time he won’t let anything get in his way.

For Reese, Ben’s sudden advances are thrilling, but leave her stunned. With her limited experience in the bedroom, she never expects a man with such a wicked reputation to go after her. She knows she should be on guard, but he’s a temptation she can’t resist. And when trouble follows her down from Boston, threatening her life, Ben may be the only one who can help her.





Rhyannon Byrd is an avid, longtime fan of romance and the author of more than twenty paranormal and erotic titles. She has been nominated for three Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards, including best Shape-shifter Romance, and her books have been translated into nine languages. After having spent years enjoying the glorious sunshine of the American South and Southwest, Rhyannon now lives in the beautiful, but often chilly county of Warwickshire in England with her husband and family. For more information on Rhyannon’s books and the latest news, you can visit her website (www.rhyannonbyrd.com) or find her on Facebook and Goodreads.



TAKE ME UNDER Blog Tour Schedule
May 31 - June 14

5/31- Musings From An Addicted Reader (spotlight)

5/31- Romance Junkies (interview)

6/01- Ramblings From This Chick  (interview)

6/01- Scorching Book Reviews  (spotlight)

6/02- HEA Romances with A Little Kick (spotlight & review)

6/03- Book Monster Reviews  (spotlight)

6/03- United by Books (interview)

6/04- GraveTells  (spotlight)

6/04- Wicked Readings by Tawania  (spotlight)

6/05- The Reading Cafe  (interview & review)

6/05- Cocktails and Books  (spotlight)

6/06- Tiffy-Fit  (spotlight)

6/06- Darker Passions  (spotlight)

6/07- Love In A Book  (interview)

6/08- Babbling About Books  (spotlight)


6/08- Mimmi's Musings  (spotlight)

6/09- Under The Covers  (interview)

6/09- Reader Girls  (spotlight)

6/10- Book Lovin' Mamas (interview & review)

6/10- Sassy Book Lovers  (spotlight)

6/11- Flirting with Romance  (interview)

6/11- Books, Books and More Books  (spotlight)

6/13- Offbeat Vagabond  (spotlight)

6/14- Reading Between The Wines  (spotlight)

6/14- Riverina Romantics  (spotlight)


Rhyannon is giving away the following prizes at the end of her tour:

GRAND PRIZE:
·         $50 Amazon gift certificate
·         signed copy of Take Me Under
·         signed copy of Darkest Desire of the Vampire
·         BIG swag Pack 

RUNNERS-UP:
Three (3) runners up will EACH receive all of the following prizes below:
·         signed copy of Take Me Under
·         signed copy of Darkest Desire of the Vampire
·         swag pack
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