Tuesday 30 December 2014

**Blog Tour** Fix Me by Carrie Elks


Fix You
by Carrie Elks
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Release Date: 25th December 2014
Published by Corvus
Genre: Romance / Contemporary




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You’ve found the one, but what if life has other plans?

London, 31st December 1999

At a party to toast the new millennium, Hanna meets Richard. He is a gorgeous, wealthy New Yorker. She is a self-assured, beautiful Londoner with no interest in clean-cut American men. They are from different worlds and have nothing in common… except for their instant – and mutual – attraction to one another.

As the clocks chime midnight it is a new year and the beginning of a wonderful romance.

New York, 12th May 2012

Hanna, the girl who broke Richard’s heart, walks into his Wall Street office – and back into his life – to reveal an explosive secret.

He was sure they were meant to be together forever, but she broke his heart so completely the last time, can he find a way to let her mend the pieces?

Warm, witty and a perfect piece of modern romance, Fix You is a love story to melt your heart.



Carrie Elks Author Headshot




Carrie Elks lives near London, England and writes contemporary romance with a dash of intrigue. At the age of twenty-one she left college with a political science degree, a healthy overdraft and a soon-to-be husband. She loves to travel and meet new people, and has lived in the USA and Switzerland as well as the UK. When she isn't reading or writing, she can usually be found baking, drinking wine or working out how to combine the two.



Praise for Fix You
"Fix You is a love story about overcoming hardships and facing consequences of your mistakes; a love story that will touch your heart and stay with you forever. A must-read!."
- Lucia, Reading is my Breathing Blog


T Birds 4 Bare Naked Stars Review ****

I want to start this review by saying, lately over the last few years; I have found that I have trouble getting drawn into a book within the first three chapters.  I can get easy distracted or the actual plot just doesn’t start developing right away but Fix You was different.  The author at me at the first four pages and I wasn’t able to stop till I had absorbed the whole story. 

The synopsis is really perfect for this story, it lays down the outline of what you should expect in this book but then the author takes you on a ride of intense emotions and brilliant details that will keep you from feeling like the story is predictable.  With the story of two innocent young people, trying to ease the pains and voids in their lives by doing what was right and be true to themselves, we see the years of journey and heart break they will encounter till they find their own truth. 

Richard comes from a divorced family, his father and step mother are loving and supportive while his mother and stepfather fall into the realm of keeping up socially with the prestige and expectations.  When his step mother and half-sister take in Hanna, the daughter of a divorced set of parents, Richard soon develops a friendship with her that will take them into years of turmoil, pain and love.  Not only does life and college keep them apart, but an ocean will be between them as well.  While Hanna is in England with her mother, Richard is in New York with is mother and stepfather. 

Choices on both of their parts are not always the wisest ones that could have been made, but they were made out of either love for the other or intense pain after a traumatic event had happened.  Darkness from depression and loss guide them at times, while lies and betrayals lead them down wrong paths as well.  When the truth behind the events surface that is when they will finally be able to decide if they have a future together and if it is worth risking their hearts one more time. 

I loved how the author developed this story over years yet there wasn’t any lagging in the book.  She did a wonderful job at dating the story as we read and giving us the highlights in between the scenes to keep us up to date with the emotions and situation.  Also her character development was wonderful in the way you could feel the anger and despair rising in both characters along with their times of hope and happiness.  The secondary characters were just as developed as the primary, leading us to a group of people we could invest in and relate to.  I would highly recommend this book to those of you who love a romance that had to take time to blossom along with a reality that we could see as true and understand.  It wasn’t easy for Richard and Hanna but they fought for what their hearts told them they deserved and I really enjoyed watching them grow through this book. 


Thursday 25 December 2014

**Release Blitz** Fix You by Carrie Elks



Fix You
by Carrie Elks

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Release Date: 25th December 2014
Published by Corvus
Genre: Romance / Contemporary


~~SUMMARY~~
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You’ve found the one, but what if life has other plans?

London, 31st December 1999

At a party to toast the new millennium, Hanna meets Richard. He is a gorgeous, wealthy New Yorker. She is a self-assured, beautiful Londoner with no interest in clean-cut American men. They are from different worlds and have nothing in common… except for their instant – and mutual – attraction to one another.

As the clocks chime midnight it is a new year and the beginning of a wonderful romance.

New York, 12th May 2012

Hanna, the girl who broke Richard’s heart, walks into his Wall Street office – and back into his life – to reveal an explosive secret.

He was sure they were meant to be together forever, but she broke his heart so completely the last time, can he find a way to let her mend the pieces?

Warm, witty and a perfect piece of modern romance, Fix You is a love story to melt your heart.



Carrie Elks Author Headshot

~~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~~

Carrie Elks lives near London, England and writes contemporary romance with a dash of intrigue. At the age of twenty-one she left college with a political science degree, a healthy overdraft and a soon-to-be husband. She loves to travel and meet new people, and has lived in the USA and Switzerland as well as the UK. When she isn't reading or writing, she can usually be found baking, drinking wine or working out how to combine the two.

~~CONNECT WITH THE AUTHOR~~

Praise for Fix You

"Fix You is a love story about overcoming hardships and facing consequences of your mistakes; a love story that will touch your heart and stay with you forever. A must-read!."
- Lucia, Reading is my Breathing Blog

Tuesday 23 December 2014

**Cover Reveal** Heart of Dixon by Danielle Jamie





Title: Heart of Dixon
Series: The Brooklyn Series #2
Author: Danielle Jamie
Release Date:  Winter 2015





Life can change in a matter of seconds. One minute you’re laughing and enjoying life feeling invincible. Then BAM! Everything changes in a blink of an eye.



My life has always been one big crazy party. That is until everything spiraled out of control. We made a catastrophic misjudgment putting trust in two people with evil intentions. Sadly none of us knew until it was too late. Now my best friend’s life is hanging in the balance and danger still lurks in the shadows.



To make matters worse the never fall in love motto I had all of my life just flew out the window at the worst time possible as I find myself torn between two men. What do you do when your heart is pulling you in one direction but your head is pulling you in another?



I can’t help but fear that all of my life before this moment was just the calm before the storm…







Amazon Bestselling Author and a mother of 3 wonderful kids. Madison 11 Bailey 7 and Finn 3. I run a successful online boutique, Bailey Booper’s Boutique; many of my items featured on Teen Mom 2.
I live in a small town in NY with my husband of 11 years, enjoying my happily ever after. My perfect day is spending time at the beach, I love the Ocean. I’m an outdoorsy type of girl; every chance I get I’m outside walking or running around with my kids.
I have been writing for as long as I can remember but I finally decide to pursue my dreams of sharing my stories with the world when I published my first Novel Irresistible Desire back in March 2013.



















Monday 22 December 2014

**Cover Reveal** Discovering Stella by K.M. Golland


This book is for mature audiences 18+ It contains explicit language and sexual content.

Stella Walker is twenty-six years old and hiding from a past that haunts her on a daily basis. 

In a desperate attempt to escape the torment of her memories, she tries to rebuild her life and move on.

She seeks the seclusion of a rural town and tracks down a distant relative who Stella knows will give help, but who is unaware of the past she is trying to flee.

What Stella doesn’t anticipate, is meeting Lawson Drake.

Lawson Drake is twenty-nine years old, a mechanic who owns an auto service and smash repair shop. When he comes across a broken-down car by the side of the road, he is intrigued by its owner — a caramel-eyed brunette who clearly has a score to settle, not only with her defective vehicle, but with anyone who tries to get too close. 

The thing is, Lawson wants close. He wants more than close. He wants as close as he can possibly get.

GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21568565-discovering-stella



I'm an author. I am married. I am a mother of two adorable little people. I'm a bookworm, craftworm, movieworm, and sportsworm. I'm also a self-confessed shop-aholic, tea-aholic, car-aholic, and choc-aholic.” Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, K.M. Golland studied law and worked as a conveyancer before putting her career on hold to raise her children. She then traded her legal work for her love of writing and found her dream career. 

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**Cover Reveal** Sail by M. Mabie


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Sail

Book Two in The Wake Series

by M. Mabie

Releasing Early 2015




Synopsis:

This isn’t just a two-year long one-night stand. It’s my life.

This is my life. Our life. It isn’t just some careless affair.

I’ve made the worst decisions a woman could, but I’ll earn my second chance.

She can try keeping all the guilt for herself, but I’m just as much to blame.

Loving Casey wasn’t my biggest mistake. Fighting it for so long was.

I’ll show her how fearless our love makes me. I’ll protect her torn heart.

He still has magic in his eyes. He’s the man who makes me happy.

Her voice still brings me to my knees. She says my name like it’s sacred.

I live for the day when I’m his. To take care of him. To love him the way he deserves.

I can’t wait to be all she needs. I can give her a happy life, security and so much love.

Sometimes two ships never meet in the night, but ours did.

Sometimes the water is rough. It beats you all to hell until you have no choice but get stronger.

Our love story reads more like a tragedy, but to me it’s clean and pure.

Let them point their fingers. Without a love like ours, they haven’t really lived. I pity them.

I’m a cheating wife and a villain. I am his honeybee.

I’m a snake in the grass and I sleep best when I’m lying next to his wife.

I want to be his everything.

I’m nothing without her anyway.

This isn’t even close to over.

It’ll never be over.


Sail is the second book in the continuing Wake Series. For more information on the first book in the series see the link for Bait below.




Sail Links: Goodreads | Casey's Playlist | Blake's Playlist

Connect with M. Mabie: Website | Amazon | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | tsū

Other Books by M. Mabie: Fade In (Standalone Contemporary Romance) | Bait: Book One in the Wake Series

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Friday 19 December 2014

**Blog Tour** Before Ryan was Mine by Kahlen Aymes




The Mad, Mad Love Begins….
The highly anticipated pre-quel to The Remembrance Trilogy is NOW AVAILABLE!


Amazon US:
Amazon UK:
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/POPrequelBN
iTunes Pre-order:  http://bit.ly/1wJsiRx
RELEASE DATE: December 16th, 2014
  




When Ryan Matthews meets Julia Abbott for the first time at Stanford University, he immediately knows she will change his life.  They have an instant, unbreakable connection that goes beyond partying and palpable attraction.  Although his intelligence and good looks land him any girl he wants, Ryan hesitates to cross that line with Julia because she quickly becomes the best friend he’s ever had.

Both secretly in love, Ryan and Julia are terrified to take the chance that could mean the loss of the very person they don’t want to lose.  As the bond between them grows stronger, they are both miserable as they are forced to watch as they each date other people.  But will Ryan’s all-consuming jealousy and Julia’s deeply broken heart torment them enough to make one or both walk away?

Join Ryan and Julia on the beginning of the journey that has made Kahlen Aymes’ Remembrance Trilogy an international bestselling favorite among her readers.  This book was written after The Trilogy was finished due to an abundance of reader requests for more of Ryan and Julia’s story.

And so…
The Mad, Mad Love Begins…


Wendy's 5 star review

It felt so good to back in the company of a young Ryan and Julia.  The Remembrance Trilogy is one of my favourite series and Kahlen is truly a lovely and talented writer.

The history of how they met, their attraction for one another, and how their initial friendship developed into a deep seated, yet secret love for each other.

Everyone around them could see it and to them it was inevitable they would one day be together, and it was frustrating to watch them torture each other by not being honest about their feelings.

In fact I could quite happily slap Ryan for being such a dick, but knowing what I know about the rest of the series, I’ll forgive him.


Please if you haven’t read The Remembrance Series, do, it is a passionate love story and this prequel is where it all began.


Excerpt from Before Ryan Was Mine, The Remembrance Trilogy, Prequel, Copyright 2014, Kahlen Aymes, All Rights Reserved.

My beer slipped from my fingers, and I scrambled to catch it but it was being lifted by another set of slender fingers without the blazing red nails.  By the time my eyes shifted up and focused, Julia was leisurely taking a drink from my bottle.   Her hooded green eyes appraised me, with my date almost on my lap.  I barely noticed Leah because my attention was on Julia, and then her eyes shifted twelve inches right, landing on Leah.  Julia hated beer, but still here she was, stamping her ownership with something as simple as a pull on my beer bottle.   She probably didn’t even know the effect it had on me at such a base level, but I fucking loved it.  Something tightened deep inside my chest, and my dick twitched inside my jeans.
“Ryan!  Are you gonna let her do that?”  Leah demanded indignantly, her eyes flashing haughtily up at Julia.
My lips raised in the slightest smirk.  Julia echoed it when her eyes locked with mine.
“Yeah, she… uh, she can do that,” I confirmed without emphasis.  Amusement at Julia’s confidence made me want to laugh out loud.  I felt fucking elated.
Leah huffed beside me and angrily flung herself back against the cushions of the couch, removing her leg from mine.  “Well, do you know her?”
“Yeah. Yeah, I know her.”  Boy, do I know her.
Julia wobbled a little, and I could see she’d had more to drink than she needed.  Still, she grinned at me, her arm bent at the elbow as she curled my beer close to her chest, not drinking, just holding it in place.  My instinct was to reach out or stand up to steady her.
Angrily, Leah pushed on my shoulder and spewed venom in Julia’s direction.  “Are you going to introduce us?  Is she your sister?”
Julia started to giggle.  “Pffft!  Do I look like his sister?”
 “Then who are you?” my date demanded, her expression hard.  I watched the exchange, anxious to see what Julia would say.
“Oh, we’re ….”  She handed back my beer and walked behind me to sit on the top edge of the back of the couch and slid her hand over the shoulder Leah had shoved.  “Well, let’s see… we’re…  mmmm...”  Her words were nonchalant but her eyes widened, waiting for me to finish the sentence.  “What exactly are we, Ryan?”
“This is my best friend Julia.  Jules, this is Leah.”  I said the words carefully, but couldn’t tear my eyes from Julia’s face.  Her features were filled with laughter and devilry.
“His date,” Leah spat.
“Congratulations.”  Julia focused on Leah and wagged a finger in her direction.  She was clearly tipsy.  “You need a donut.”
A laugh burst from my chest because I couldn’t help myself.  You need a donut. I thought it was fucking hilarious, but Leah was clearly pissed.
“What did you say?”
“You seriously need a donut.”
Leah looked indignant and furious, but my shoulders were visibly shaking with laughter when Julia turned her attention to me. “Can I talk to you for a sec?”
“Excuse me,” I murmured to Leah then immediately rose to follow Julia a few feet away.  “Are you being careful?”
“Is it just a coincidence that you and Twiggy are here tonight?”
I swallowed at the accusation in her tone.  She was tipsy, but her eyes still burned into mine.  “Yeah.  I had no idea you were even going out, but I’m glad I’m here.  Who is that guy?”  I wanted to ask why she let him touch her in such a familiar way but clamped my jaw shut.
“He’s a guy.  Collin, I think?  No big deal.”  She shrugged nonchalantly, and her hand came to rest on the front of my shirt.  I should have been reassured as her deep green eyes looked up imploringly.  “Don’t worry, Ryan.”
It was all I could do not to cover her fingers with my own.  “I worry.”
“I know.”  She leaned in and wrapped her arms around my waist in a brief hug and the scent of her perfume engulfed me.  “I’m glad to see you.  I’ll call you tomorrow.”

The Remembrance Trilogy Reading Order


Before Ryan Was Mine (Book 0.5)
Amazon US:
Amazon UK:
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/POPrequelBN


The Future of Our Past (Book One)

Don’t Forget to Remember Me  (Book Two)

A Love Like This (Book Three)

The Remembrance Trilogy: Books 1-3
Not currently available on Amazon
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1HixD5I
iTunes: http://bit.ly/1F1BCl4


Kahlen Aymes


I'm a single mother of one daughter, Olivia. She's amazing in every way.

I was born in the Midwestern United States and educated at a private university where I received a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Business Administration.

I've always been creative with art, music, theater and writing. I decided to write a story as a way to build a network for a business venture. The reader support of my stories and my overwhelming desire to find out where my characters would take me, soon had the writing morphing the business. No one was more shocked than I. When readers began nominating my work for online awards, it took my breath away and only made me love it more. It soon became clear that writing was, and should be, my focus.

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