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Caledonia Destiny by Lexi Ander Release Blast, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hiya peeps! We have Lexi Ander visiting today with her new release Caledonia Destiny, we have a great excerpt, a brilliant 3x $10 Amazon GC giveaway and Shorty’s review, so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Caledonia Destiny

(Blessed Bane 01)
by

Lexi Ander

A twist of fate changed both their destinies.

The wyrbears, once a long-lived species, were being lost to the forest in their prime. A people borne of a curse, their abilities not a gift but something wrongly taken, they nonetheless live in harmony with their animal spirits. But over time the curse they lived under changed, mutated, and now what once was a refuge from the world when they became too weary is culling mathan in their prime.

Ewen mhic Friscalach, the leader of his peoples, lost his father too early and is now a widower with four children. The vow he made as a youth to break the curse afflicting wyrbears has been buried by grief and responsibility.

Roi mhic Alric, a priest of Cerridwen and seer, watched his fellow priests slaughtered and his temple desecrated. The only thing that kept him going the last three horror-filled years was the vision Cerridwen had granted him of his emancipation. If freedom came at the cost of his life, well, he was more than ready for the Otherworld.

A fated meeting upon a bloody field of battle. A wrong done long ago. Their choices could save a people… or send them into extinction. Either way, their love will be legend.

**Caledonia Destiny started out as 31k short story that had a happy for now ending. Now, years later, I have rewritten and expanded the original to 111k.**

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With A Kick Audio Boxset by Clare London Blog Tour!

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Hi guys! We have Clare London stopping by today with her first audio boxset for her With A Kick stories, so check out the post and enjoy! ❤ ~Pixie~

With A Kick Vol 01

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Clare London

This collection includes Clare London’s first two charming London-based novellas of the With A Kick series – A Twist and Two Balls, and Slap and Tickle. Also included are two short stories featuring the characters in these books. 

WITH A KICK

A new and enticing ice cream franchise, with a unique blend of full flavour, mischief and romance. Patrick and Lee are struggling to make a success of their alcoholic ice cream shop in the centre of tourist London. At the same time, their business partnership may take a turn towards the personal – if either of them can find the time and nerve to go for it! Meanwhile, they cater to the wild and wonderful range of customers in the area, many of whom have their own romantic agenda. Will ice cream be the final ingredient they’re all looking for? 

Each story is a self-contained romance, but will follow the history of the shop throughout. 

A TWIST AND TWO BALLS

Eduardo Mancini is going to be a star of the London stage. Unfortunately, his alter ego Eddy March hasn’t got further than a bit part in a TV series. One ghastly day, he’s late for an audition, can’t pay his taxi fare, and is chased across Soho by the irate driver, Nuri. But maybe being caught by Nuri is exactly what Eddy needs. 

SLAP AND TICKLE

Bryan is an accountant who admires order and self-discipline. When he literally bumps into Phiz outside With A Kick, Phiz’s lifestyle and behaviour appear totally chaotic. But they each recognise something in the other that they need. Bryan needs a lover who welcomes his secret desire, and Phiz needs a firm hand–in every way. They both agree that Bryan may be just the man to provide it.

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About Clare!

Clare London took her pen name from the city where she lives, loves, and writes. A lone, brave female in a frenetic, testosterone-fueled family home, she juggles her writing with her other day job as an accountant.

She’s written in many genres and across many settings, with award-winning novels and short stories published both online and in print. She says she likes variety in her writing while friends say she’s just fickle, but as long as both theories spawn good fiction, she’s happy. Most of her work features male/male romance and drama with a healthy serving of physical passion, as she enjoys both reading and writing about strong, sympathetic, and sexy characters.
Clare currently has several novels sulking at that tricky chapter-three stage and plenty of other projects in mind… she just has to find out where she left them in that frenetic, testosterone-fueled family home.

Clare loves to hear from readers, and you can contact her on all her social media.

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Rasnake by Megan Derr

Title: Rasnake (2nd Edition)

Author: Megan Derr

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (101pgs)

Publisher: Megan Derr (March 17, 2018)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 3 1/2 Hearts

Blurb: Tallant is an elf astray—he’s been disowned by his family, has dared to battle bond with a human, and has no desire to ever see his homeland again. He is, in fact, vastly more excited to finally be seeing the home his battle-bonded, Milton, is finally returning to after twelve years of exile.

But instead of the joyful place Milton spoke endlessly of, they find a land rife with deadly dragons, where fifteen women have gone missing, including Irene, the woman Milton loves.

Even Milton’s brother, Cecil, is not what he used to be. Instead of the scholar Milton talked about, Cecil is a hardened soldier who keeps company with thieves. He is also beautiful and intriguing—but contemptuous of Milton and Tallant. Worse, he’s also married to Irene, making it clear that Milton and Tallant have arrived far too late to matter.

Author’s Note: This story was first published by Less Than Three Press in Fairytales Slashed Volume Three. It has not been significantly changed for re-release.

ISBN: B07BJG2489

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: Although I liked the idea of the story the overall feel of the book was not what I expected. I did not like Cecil’s hot and cold attitude at all and felt he played to big a role in the story than was necessary.

Milton was more of a secondary character that I felt deserved a bigger role. I was surprised that Tallant and Milton was not the actual couple of the story as they seemed to better suited to one another.

Overall it was an interesting mix and good read.

First Kiss by Penny Brandon (2nd Edition)

Title: First Kiss (2nd Edition)

Series: Looking Glass Book 02

Author: Penny Brandon

Genre:  Fantasy, Paranormal

Length: Novella (176 Pages)

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Publisher: Penny Brandon (14th June 2018)

Heat: Low

Heart: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: The second Brenn saw Joey’s image in the magic mirror, he was hooked. The moment he saw him in real life, Brenn knew Joey was going to be his forever. Joey was flirty, and fun, and he had the most gorgeous smile, but then Joey told him he was dying. Though devastated, Brenn didn’t want to give up on Joey, so he offered to look after him and make his last few days as comfortable as possible, but was that going to be enough when all Brenn really wanted was for Joey to live?

Brenn was everything Joey could have wished for; strong, built, and with amazing eyes, and Brenn was in love with him. That would have given Joey something to live for, if it hadn’t been too late. He had about three weeks left, but that didn’t seem to matter to Brenn. Brenn wanted to take him home, and Joey was willing to go with him, but on two conditions. He wanted Brenn to make love to him before he died, but no kissing.

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Review: This is book two in this series and they need to be read in order. Usually it gives you an insight into the characters and their world, but in this particular series it tells you about the mirror. A mirror that shows someone their one true love. Simon is the keeper of the mirror and he guides the ones who come stumbling in, not sure why but they do and gives them the answers. Brenn is not like anyone I have ever met. He walked into the store and Simon showed him the mirror. It shows him a young man that will be his.

He looks for him, and finds the sexiest man he had ever seen. However he realizes Joey is in a wheelchair, and then Joey drops the bomb on him. Joey is dying of a disease that no one understood and there was no cure. Brenn decides right then and there that he wanted this man for however long he could have him. He goes to the hospital and brings him home with him. He shows him the love that he has for him and helps him. He loves this man more than anything in the world, but it was tearing him apart to know he only had a few weeks with him.

Joey was falling in love with Brenn but he was so scared. He was scared because he didn’t want to die and he didn’t want to leave Brenn alone. He got so scared one night that he had called his friends to come get him, because he didn’t want to hurt Brenn even more than he already knows he has. What he doesn’t realizes is his very first kiss would be the man who can save him. That was the only thing he never let anyone do, he had never been kissed.

This story made me cry more than I have at any other time. I felt the pain that both of these men felt. The pain of losing someone that you love would tear anyone apart, and knowing that Brenn would feel this way when Joey died just about made me loose it. And Joey had been young and vibrant, a life guard at one time to find out that he was dying and none of the medicine or treatment would save his life. He had given up and was just waiting, but he looked at life around him like a child at a fare. He still saw goodness in the things around him. He wished that he had Brenn with him before he had made the choice to stop all the treatments, and now he was scared to try again. To know all that would break any ones heart.

I loved this book and I can guarantee that you will too. It gives you two very sexy men who love each other, tenderness, compassion, feisty young men, and a touch of pain, but in the end there is a happiness that will steal your breath.

I loved it and cannot wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. It caught my attention from the moment I started reading it and kept it all the way to the end.

Lost In Indigo by V.L. Locey Release Blast & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, we have V.L. Locey popping by today with her new release Lost In Indigo, we have a brilliant giveaway, so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Lost In Indigo

(Colors of Love 01)
by

V.L. Locey

Mathieu Beresford was so close to seeing his dream come true.

The thirty-eight-year-old captain of the Buffalo Surge had led his team to the final round of the playoffs with his aggressive defensive play and leadership. During the first game of the championship series, he was taken down, and his leg snapped upon impact with the boards. From his hospital bed, Mathieu watched his team go on to win it all.

Adrift in anger, resentment, and the new direction of his life, he returns to his mansion along the St. Lawrence River. Alone and sulking, Mathieu is not prepared for Indigo Neu to enter his life. The genderflux twenty-year-old botany major signs on to play nursemaid, confidant, and groundskeeper over the summer and slowly leads Mathieu out of his confusion––one tender smile and touch at a time.

The deeper Mathieu falls, the more he wonders if being lost might not be so bad after all.

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About V.L. Locey

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V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, Dr. Who, Torchwood, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, two Jersey steers and a flock of assorted domestic fowl.

When not writing lusty tales, she can be found enjoying her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand.

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Deadly Dorian by Jocelyn Drake and Rinda Elliott

Title: Deadly Dorian

Series: Ward Security 03

Author: Jocellyn Drake and Rinda Elliott (April 13, 2018)

Genre: Contemporary, Thriller, Suspense

Length: Novel (282pgs)

Publisher: Jocellyn Drake and Rinda Elliott (April 13, 2018)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 4 1/2 Hearts

Blurb: Someone is trying to kill Marc Foster.

Attempted poisoning was bad enough, but when the would-be killer messes with the brakes on Marc’s precious Porsche, the art dealer admits he needs help. He just wasn’t expecting help to be quite so dark and sexy.

Royce Karras loves his job at Ward Security. He’s making up for a lifetime of bad decisions and a bloody past he’d rather forget. But Marc isn’t the spoiled rich boy he thought he’d be protecting. Sticking close to Marc as his “boyfriend” gives Royce insight into his toxic family, but it also reveals a brilliant, compassionate man who completely disarms Royce. Against his better judgment, Royce finds himself falling.

But can they find a way to make it work when Royce’s past threatens to tear their lives apart? Their future hinges on a lost Renaissance painting, six Bichon Frises, and a pornographic Robin Hood.

No worries, right?

ISBN: B07BF4L24Z

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: According to the blurb someone is trying to kill Marc. However once the cameras and bodyguard Royce are in place there is no long term investigation which shocked me. The most I read was Royce making sure the house was secure and keeping a watch out at night. He only checked the cameras once. Most of the book was centered on Royce and Marc’s relationship which started out of the blue.

There was a secondary plot as Royce comes face to face with his past and has to deal with that aspect as well. This book was not as good a read for me as the first two were. It almost seemed like it was rushed in certain places and filled in at the last minute in others. That’s not to say it was not a good addition to the series because it was.

All in all it was a good read.

Love Hurts by Cree Storm & Maggie Walsh

Title: Love Hurts

Series: Eternal Flames 12

Author: Cree Storm & Maggie Walsh

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal

Length: Novella (146 Pages)

Publisher: (June 20, 2018)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Finding your mate is supposed to be the best thing to ever happen in a shifters life, but what does one do when they are trapped in their animal form when that wonderful day arrives? If anyone knows, it’s Ireland, otherwise known as Spike the porcupine. What sucks even more… finally becoming your human self and seconds later causing a plane to crash with you and your mate on board.

Flyer has always worked alone. He doesn’t understand mates or shifters, and right now with the crash taking his sight, he doesn’t have time to think about it. He has to focus and trust in Ireland to be his eyes, guiding him through mountains and wilderness as they try to escape falling into enemy hands, and hoping they can make it out alive.

Mates must stay together, work together, and be a team. Flyer sure hoped this was true, because their lives depended on it.

ISBN: B07DX5G7MQ

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Eternal Flames collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This story is also connected to the Eternal Flames Maddox series.

Ireland is one cutie pie porcupine. He just wanted a taste of the outdoors, away from his home, but what he got was a nightmare. He was stuck in his shifter form and had found his mate. A mate that didn’t recognize him being a shifter, heck no one recognized it.

Flyer was the best pilot they had and he absolutely loved it. His time in the military was good but they figured out that they had a traitor somewhere. Now he was where he was in life and it was going good. He just couldn’t figure out one little porcupine that followed him everywhere. He is really going to be in shock soon.

I do not remember in all of the books I have read having a porcupine shifter, and lets just say that I loved it. Fascinating story with unique characters and plot. It gives you danger, excitement, adventure and some pretty hot sexy times. Flyer needed his ass kicked but a porcupine spike works just as well. I get a kick out of this series and I hope that it continues on.

I had a blast reading this and will admit that I read it multiple times already before writing the review. I loved the guys and their counter parts. This is one series that will be read many times more and I would definitely suggest reading it.

Leaning Into Forever by Lane Hayes Blog Tour, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hi peeps! We have Lane Hayes popping in today with the tour for her new release Leaning Into Forever, we have a great new excerpt and a fantastic $25 Amazon GC giveaway so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Leaning Into Forever

(Leaning Into… 07)
by

Lane Hayes

Geordie de la Rosa is a legend among wine lovers in Napa Valley. His ultra-fabulous style paired with a penchant for leading impromptu sing-a-longs has made him a star attraction at Conrad Winery. Co-owning a well-respected winery was never Geordie’s aspiration but he likes the niche he’s made for himself. He won’t deny that his job and his friends have helped ease his heartache and grief after the death of his longtime partner.

Levi Yeager excels at the art of reinventing himself. He’s been a minor league baseball player, a college coach and now a restaurant owner. The problem is he doesn’t know a thing about the food business. And when his chef quits unexpectedly, he’s afraid his new venture is doomed. But Levi isn’t a quitter. It may be the only thing he has in common with the beautiful, sassy man from the neighboring winery who agrees to help get his new business up and running. Neither man counts on their fast friendship or the wild attraction they feel for each other. However, they know they won’t stand a chance until they let go of the past and lean into forever.

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Nectar and Ambrosia by E.M. Hamill Release Blast, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hi peeps! We have E.M. Hamill visiting today with her new release Nectar and Ambrosia, we have a great excerpt and a fantastic giveaway, so check out the post guys and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Nectar and Ambrosia

(Amaranthine Inheritance 01)
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E.M. Hamill

Callie, a Classics major, flees home to protect her family from a monster straight out of mythology. Visions lead her to Nectar and Ambrosia: the weirdest pub on Earth, where inter-dimensional travelers with attention seeking issues get drunk in between the A-list celebrity lives they create. They can’t pretend to be gods anymore—not since a treaty with the current Supreme Deity promising they won’t intervene in human affairs.

The Doorkeeper of this threshold, Florian, rides herd on the rowdy Amaranthine and offers her shelter and a job. Callie likes the lonely, mysterious bartender more than she should. For Florian, her presence is a ray of light in the gray monotony of his sentence behind the bar, but he keeps a cautious distance—the truth of how he became Doorkeeper could change Callie’s perception of him forever.

When angels show up for a war council over Zeus’s irrational mutters about a comeback, Callie has uncontrolled visions of an apocalypse. Ex-gods realize she’s the first Oracle Priestess in generations. All Callie wanted was keep her parents safe, and now it seems she must sacrifice her future to keep the rest of humanity safe, too. Ambrosia could be the key to harnessing her visions— or it could cost her life.

War is coming. The threshold between worlds has never been more fragile. Callie must discover who is pulling Zeus’s strings and avert the final battle—before the immortal vying to become the next Supreme Deity kills her first.

*MF & MM

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The Dragon’s Thief by Riza Curtis Release Blast & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, we have Riza Curtis popping in today with her new release The Dragon’s Thief, we have a brilliant Amazon GC giveaway so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

The Dragon’s Thief

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Riza Curtis

Chester. Magpie shifter, renowned thief.

Chester knows better than to get involved when a dragon requests his services. Anyone who steals from a dragon’s hoard is not to be screwed with. There’s something alluring about Michal though, and Chester’s always loved playing with fire…

Michal. Dragon shifter, first-born son.

Michal knows exactly who’s taken the centrepiece of his hoard—his estranged brother. The one person he can’t touch thanks to family politics. It seems simple enough to hire the little magpie shifter to retrieve what is his. But, Chester is nothing like Michal expected, and in the end he might need to decide whether the last piece of his mother is worth more than the man who could own his heart.

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Leaning Into the Look by Lane Hayes Audio Release Blast, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hi peeps! We have Lane Hayes popping in today with her new audio release Leaning Into The Look, we have a great excerpt and a fantastic $25 Amazon GC giveaway so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Leaning Into The Look

(Leaning Into 06)
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Narrator: Nick J. Russo

Lane Hayes

Grant Kostas made a career based on his looks before joining his family’s real estate firm. He may not love his job but he’s better at sales than he thought. And when he’s poised to bring in the biggest account of the company’s history, even his father is impressed. Unfortunately, the extra attention highlights Grant’s personal life. His parents accept that he’s gay. They just wish he’d meet a nice Greek man.

Miles Harrison is a fabulous red head going through a rough patch. Between getting dumped by his long-term boyfriend and finding a new place to live in the city, he’s nearing his wits end. He’s not sure why he thought rooming with his boss’s friend was a good idea. Miles has had a crush on Grant for years. However, he knows attractive people aren’t always pretty on the inside. As the two men grapple with external problems, they form an unexpected bond of friendship and trust that feels like the real thing. The only way to know for certain is to let go of fear and lean into the look.

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Incubus Adored by Ki Brightly

Title: Incubus Adored

Series: Gravidam 01

Author: Ki Brightly

Genre: Fantasy

Length: Novel (237pgs)

Publisher: Ki Brightly (May 14, 2018)

Heat Level: Low – Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 4 1/2 Hearts

Blurb: Peirs had accepted his life of servitude to an angel. His keeper asked only for a willing body, and in exchange his needs were met and he was fed and clothed. Peirs might have served the angel forever—it was the only life he knew—but one day Peirs discovered something he had no way to plan for. After two millennia, he was pregnant. Peirs now must summon the courage to escape his master and the unbendable divine law that declared no half-breeds should live, but running into an angelic soldier in the back room of a bar wasn’t part of his plan.

After years of begging to go to the battlefields on Earth, Tabbis, the youngest angel in Heaven, finally got his assignment. Ready for heroics and bloodshed, he was stunned when he found enchanting and seductive Peirs instead. Tabbis was duty bound to kill Peirs, but Peirs’s very existence challenged everything Tabbis thought he knew.

Tabbis needs answers. Peirs wants nothing more than to save his baby and live in peace. Can they band together to help each other? Or will the wrath of Heaven tear them apart?

ISBN: B07D3GKD5S

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: Piers has a miserable life after watching his race decimated. He’s an incubus who is enslaved and made to please his master. This goes on for a while until the time comes when he finds out he’s pregnant. Scared for his unborn child he knows he has to escape no matter the cost.

Tabbis is a young angel sent on a mission to do away with Piers but he finds he’s not able to. When the two meet Tabbis has second thoughts for the incubus. He finds himself falling for the man. Even though he knows it’s wrong and that he may himself be in trouble for helping the man.

I loved this story. Piers plight made my heart break as no one should be subjected to that against their will. He suffered so much I was surprised he was still sane. Tabbis was a blessing in disguise for Pier.

The whole story was a great journey to escape from their servitude and start living while making sure to keep safe from all those that would do them harm.

Great read.

War’s Mate by Taylor Rylan

Title: War’s Mate

Series: Honey Creek Den 01

Author: Taylor Rylan

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novel (192pgs)

Publisher: Taylor Rylan (3rd December 2017)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥ 4 Hearts

Blurb: Growing up in a coven with only one other shifter around doesn’t allow Arik much of an opportunity to find his mate, and he doesn’t know when or where he’ll find him. When dreams about his mate start interrupting his sleep, he’s content to wait for them to find each other. That is, until he dreams that his mate is in danger.

Alpha War has all but given up on ever finding his true mate. He’s looked for centuries, but so far, no luck. Then when his den starts being attacked by the local coven, all thoughts of finding his mate leave his mind. He only wants to protect his den members like any alpha would.

When an altercation with the coven turns deadly, the last thing War expects is for his mate to appear out of thin air, literally. Arik knew his mate was in trouble so he got his twin to teleport the two of them to the place he’d been dreaming about.
War is happy to have found his mate but can he accept a union with another coven? He already has enough witch problems; will a coven of warlocks be any different? But can he really say no to his fated mate? Is Arik willing to leave his peaceful coven for a den full of chaos?

With problems lurking, babies coming, and warlocks “poofing” in and out at odd times, will War and Arik ever find time alone for sexy times?

War’s Mate is 40,000 words and is book one in the Honey Creek Den Series. Each book contains a fated mate pair, Mpreg, lots and lots of knotting during growly sexy times, babies, no cheating, and a HEA. These bears will do anything their mates ask, just read and see. The Honey Creek Den Series is meant to be read in order even though each book focuses on a different couple. This book is intended for adults only as these shifters tend to get growly and don’t watch their language. .

ISBN: B077XNNWGV

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: I loved War and Arik. War is the alpha and his mate Arik is a Siberian tiger with a warlock as a father. This is a good thing when the group has trouble with a woman who has powers that rival a witches.

Amid all the chaos that ensues Arik and War grow closer as the two defend their families and community the best they can. The reason for the woman’s chaos was emotional to say the least but to take her anger out on other sifters that did not do anything to her seemed a little much to me and I seriously thought she was nuts.

Great read.

Holiday With An Assassin by Stephani Hecht

Title: Holiday with an Assassin

Series: Coalition Training Academy 03

Author: Stephani Hecht

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Short Story (54 Pages)

Publisher: C&J Publishing

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: It’s holiday season, and the students at the Coalition Academy are excited about the upcoming break—all of them, that is, but Jax. Since the Lion shifter’s parents disowned him, Jax has no home to call his own. While his best friend Ava invited him to come home with her, Jax worries he will just be an unwanted addition to her family.

Shane, Trevor, and Ava are determined to prove Jax is anything but unwanted. They think of him as one of the family and love him. But can Jax let go of his doubts to believe that, or is he going to have a very unhappy holiday?

ISBN: 9781370915651

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Payhip | Smashwords

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Coalition Training Academy collection features a different romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order. This is a branch off of the Lost Shifter series and is a young adult type of book. Which means pretty much no sex, because they are kids.

Ever since Jax’s family disowned him, things have been up and down for him. He needed new clothes since he has grown a bit more and Christmas was coming up. Jax knows his best friend wants him there with her and her fathers, but he is still not to sure. He also wants the boy he loves with him. So our very own fierce assassin and his family are determined to show Jax that he is not only wanted but very much loved.

This is a very cute story and a bonus was added in the end. So two short little stories to give you an added bounce to your step. Stephani has always amazed me at the worlds she creates and the characters she gives you to fall in love with. It is entertaining and very exciting, with just a hint of what could be going on behind the scenes. With a kiss there and a hug here, makes you just wish they were ready for that stage. I have always loved these books and this was no different.

I had a lot of fun with it and can guarantee that you will also.

Midnight Madness by Cree Storm

Title: Midnight Madness

Series: Haven Ranch 01

Author: Cree Storm

Genre: Paranormal

Length: Novella (156 pages)

Publisher: Cree Storm (November 3, 2016)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Midnight has always struggled to understand why his parents would leave him alone and defenseless in the woods as a newborn. Now a man insists he has the answers to what happened and a future planned for him beyond any reasonable man’s dream. Walking into the room and seeing six of the largest sexiest beast he had ever laid eyes on and another cutie in the corner, surprised and piqued Midnight’s interest.

Discovering the body of the man Law had always looked at as the father he never knew was a rough day. Finding out that the man was not who he said he was, was even harder. Now he is told that the only way he can keep his home and help his people is if he mates with not only one of the sexy men sitting across from him but also a man he has fought and argued with since the day he arrived on the Refuge/Ranch.

Shaw didn’t know what the hell fate was thinking asking him to mate with Law and a young man he had never laid eyes on before. He didn’t know if he could do it. Even after being told that the fate of all shifters and paranormals depended on him doing just that.

Then shots are fired, and people are fighting for their very lives. Can Law, Shaw, and Midnight come together as fate has deemed or will the shifter world cease to exist?

ISBN: B01N08ZT1S

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: A great beginning for this series as Midnight and Sky find out that who their father was, that they inherited a ranch and that someone wants them dead due to a prophecy.

Law and Shaw don’t like each other, though they both put up with the other considering they work together on the ranch. When Midnight shows up they all realize they are mates. Law also begin to see his mate has no clue about shifters.

Drama, danger, and a whole cast of interesting characters made for a fantastic read.

Demonstrated Kill by Patricia Logan

Title: Demonstrated Kill

Series: Assassins 03

Author: Patricia Logan

Genre: Genre Fiction, Romance Erotica

Length: Novel (179pgs)

Publisher: Westburg Publishing; 1 edition (September 15, 2014)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Kai Thundercloud is an assassin trained by the US military. Now working undercover for the LAPD, he will be forced to make the toughest decision of his life and he faces his last task with dread… assassinate a man he’d once fallen in love with.

Bob Crowley is the brilliant head of the LAPD gang unit versed in the language of the streets and it has earned him powerful enemies. A quiet man and a workaholic personality have made him friends on the force but no one knows of the love he once lost. The LAPD is no place to be out and proud.

When Bob is suddenly accused of attempted murder, an LAPD friend Cassidy Ryan is convinced of Crowley’s innocence. When fate intercedes and Bob and his ex-lover are inexplicably reunited under the most dangerous of circumstances, Cassidy is shocked to see Thundercloud, another old friend from the LAPD, exposed for who he really is.

Murder, intrigue, addiction, and betrayal abound in the conclusion of the three “Assassins” novels. Will Crowley survive his lover’s task… or fall victim to… a demonstrated kill?

ISBN: B00NMS3GOY

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: Corruption, betrayal, murder and a whole slew of other intriguing aspects are in abundance in this riveting story about a so called corrupt cop, Kai Thundercloud. Kai is drowning and in need of help. The only one he can turn to is the very one who he should not trust.

Crowley is the head of the gang unit in the LAPD and Kai’s former lover. Since Kai disappeared Crowley has lived his life. When a case puts Kai in his sights he becomes suspicious of the circumstances. When he inquires about Kai he unknowingly puts both their lives in danger.

Absolutely stunning story from start to finish. The details and atmosphere at times scream danger. I loved that I was on the edge of my seat awaiting what would happen. Fantastic and riveting this story packs a punch.

Highly recommended.

Full Bodied by Shea Belik

Title: Full Bodied

Series: Uncorked 02

Author: Shea Balik

Genre: Contemporary

Publisher: Shea Balik (November 14, 2017)

Length: Novella (124pgs)

Heat Level: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Raise your wine glasses high to toast the men of Dahlonia while they discover the secret to happiness – LOVE.

For Nolan Woods, life had been a miserable existence that had left him lonely and depressed. Nothing had ever seemed to go his way. It was his own fault for being such a loser, but it would still be nice if just once he had something end up in his favor. Unfortunately, for that to happen he’d have to put down the food he loved so much.

West Baxter led a charmed life. In college, he and his friends had decided to open a winery, allowing him to travel and meet new people. It had been a playboy lifestyle but when he met Nolan Woods, he found himself longing to settle down instead. Too bad their new winery needed him out on the road to sell their wines it they ever hoped of being the success they had dreamed about.

Nolan’s misery had him taking drastic action to change himself. He never thought in a million years anyone would like him as he was. But before he could go under the knife, West had finally had enough of life on the road and seduced Nolan.

Suddenly Nolan no longer knew what to do. He didn’t believe West would ever be able to love him as he was, but if he told West his plans West just might realize what a loser Nolan was and leave him even sooner. Either way, Nolan had to pray that West would understand that Nolan could no longer be Full Bodied.

ISBN: 9781370030200

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Smashwords

Reviewer: Lisa

Review: Each book in the Uncorked collection features a new romantic couple. To enjoy the overall story arc and crossover characters, I would recommend reading the series in sequential order.

Nolan is a sweet young man who has just a slight little problem. He is overweight and needs to lose it. Not only for his health but for his happiness. All through growing up and into adulthood he had been teased and bullied. He left home hoping never to come back. That all ended when his mother called him about his fathers death, and begged him to come home. So getting a job at the winery sounded good. He just hadn’t expected to have a crush on one of the bosses.

West was that boss, the one Nolan had a crush on. Sexy as all get out, he has a big heart as well. He has wanted Nolan from the start, but had decided he needed to take his time. He traveled quite a bit for the business and wasn’t yet ready to give it up. That is until he found Nolan in tears.

This is a cute story that made my day. I had a blast reading it and the characters were just perfect for it. This story caught my attention from the moment I started reading and kept it all the way to the end. It has a fully developed plot that will keep you entertained, and some pretty hot sex. I can not wait to get my hands on the next story.

Confirmed Kill by Patricia Logan

Title: Confirmed Kill

Series: Assassins 02

Author: Patricia Logan

Genre: Contemporary, Mystery

Length: Novel (227pgs)

Publisher: Westburg Publishing (May 2, 2014)

Heat Level: Moderate

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Blurb: Ichiro Hayashi has been hired to kill a man whose actions threaten to bring down a political empire which stretches across oceans. Hayashi, an assassin trained in the ancient art of the Ninja, has only one sacred duty… he must carry out his mission, or die trying. The kill should be simple yet the target is unsophisticated and without protection. These things give Ichiro pause and he wonders why anyone would want this particular man’s life destroyed.

A young Russian is a marked man. He’s been forced to flee his home, his way of life, and the only man he’s ever loved. When the young man escapes to the US he finds the man who means everything to him has been lost to him, believing him dead. When he is suddenly confronted with an angel of death in the form of a devastatingly handsome assassin, broken-hearted Vasili welcomes his fate.

The twists and turns continue when Ichiro finds his lover threatened, and he suddenly knows that he must rise to the challenge and face the man who wants them both dead. Can he? Injured and alone, his target will learn… the Ninja has secrets of his own.

ISBN: B00K3AJB5C

Product Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Reviewer: Shorty

Review: Wow. Action, drama, suspense surround this intriguing story of an assassin, Ichiro, sent to kill Vasili, a man marked for death by someone I was not expecting though I should have been. There are several twists in the story that added to the enjoyment of the story.

I felt for both Ichiro and Vasili when the twists are revealed as they affected both men. Truly a wonderful and delightful story. Some scenes are intense and some are sweet.

Well written and balanced this book was a great addition to the series.

Fantastic read. Highly recommended.

Choices by Penny Brandon (2nd Edition)

Title: Choices *5o% off at Smashwords at time of posting*

Series: Looking Glass 01

Author: Penny Brandon

Genre: Contemporary, Fantasy, Paranormal

Length: Novella (155pgs)

ISNB: 9780463677797

Publisher: Penny Brandon (14th June 2018)

Heat Rating: Low

Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥ 5 Hearts

Reviewer: Lisa

Blurb: Marc’s straight, always has been and thought he always would be, but when he’s shown his true love in a magic mirror he’s shocked to find out his true love is a man. Not only that, it’s up to him to convince his true love they’re meant to be together. All bad enough, but after finding Liam, the only way he’s able to persuade Liam to go out with him is to offer him sex — even though that’s something Marc’s definitely not ready for.

Liam thinks Marc is crazy. Marc’s straight but he’s talking about true love and making a life together. Liam doesn’t believe in love and he certainly isn’t going to fall in love with a crazy straight guy regardless of how sexy he is. But he hasn’t reckoned on Marc’s pushy attitude or his offer of sex which, no matter how much he knows he should, Liam can’t turn down.

Purchase Link: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Smashwords

Review: Penny Brandon just blew my mind. This story came off so possible and real that I was amazed with it. Well not the looking in a mirror and being told about a true love part but the difficulties that Liam had with it. He didn’t believe in love and never dated any man. He just had hook-ups and right after wards he left them.

His mother had loved his father, did everything the man wanted even though her husband, his father did everything he could do to destroy her and her love. He would not leaver her but he cheated on her at every turn. Liam had tried everything to get his mother to leave, but wouldn’t. He knew that to love someone would place your self in the path of being hurt. He would not take the chance ever.

That was until a man comes up to him and tells him of a story. A story that made him think the man was insane. Marc tells him about walking into a store and looking in a mirror and being showed his true mate. The fact that Marc was straight also made him wonder if the man shouldn’t get help. But he realizes that Marc is serious. The problem was he did not want to hurt this man.

Marc knew what Liam thought about what he had told him, but he had to take the chance. He had to show Liam that he could and would love him. He found out why Liam didn’t believe in love, so he sets out to show him and prove to him that he could have it.

This story absolutely blew my mind. For so long I believed the same thing Liam believes. That love doesn’t exist, but in this story it shows you how it can happen and that it does happen. I can not wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. It captured my attention with the first sentence and kept it all the way to the end. Once you read this, you won’t be able to wait till the next book. I can guarantee that once you read it you will fall in love with these two men as I have. It gives you two sexy and quirky men, tenderness, a fantasy, excitement, adventure and a love that will draw you in.

Spark by Posy Roberts Blog Tour, Excerpt, Review & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, we have Posy Roberts stopping by today with the tour for her new re-release Spark, we have a great excerpt, a fantastic giveaway and Gigi’s review, so check out the post and enter the giveaway! ❤ ~Pixie~

Spark

(North Star Trilogy 01)
by

Posy Roberts

A love story with a seventeen-year intermission.

Hugo Thorson fell in love when he was sixteen. He’s maybe been in love since, but probably not. He’s been too busy directing plays to devote much time to men who can’t accept all of him. No one ever made him feel like his first love did.

Kevin Magnus married a woman and has two children, but the marriage wasn’t happy. In the shadow of divorce, he’s striving to be a better father, but he’s still a work in progress.

When Hugo and Kevin bump into each other at the lake, memories of their last kiss incite a new first kiss. Visions of the life they always wanted are vivid, but so much stands in the way of their dreams. Hugo is out and proud but no one knows Kevin’s bisexual. If Kevin comes out, he risks losing custody of his kids. If he doesn’t walk hand in hand with Hugo, he risks losing the love of his life.

The curtain may never rise on their second act.

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