Wolf Betrayed by Carrie Ann Ryan

5 "How Do I Join the Talon Pack?" Stars

Okay guys, this is definitely a book you need to check out if you like wolfs, humans, and a steamy romance! So just to let y'all know, I went into this book without having read the other books in the series (something I plan on correcting ASAP), but the author did a great job of keeping the pace a little slow at the beginning so that I adapted to the book and characters without too much of a struggle, and then after a couple of chapters the pace picked up and suddenly I was immersed in a world a little different than what I was used to. This world was full of not only wolf-shifters but also secret government agencies and corruption and people who experimented on humans and all this other stuff!

I really enjoyed all the action to be had in this novel. The book was not wholly centered on the developing romance between the characters but also the danger the pack was in and the role the main characters play in trying to eliminate the threat. Carrie Ann Ryan did a great job of balancing action and romance so that any paranormal reader will feel like they got the best of both worlds!

note: Hannah Montannah definitely just popped into my head after writing that XD

So basically this novel revolves around some characters who have themselves in a little situation. Since I didn't read the other books, the background of the characters was confusing at first before the plot kind of pulled everything together for me. Charlotte is one of the main characters and things that happened in her past are definitely affecting her and the relationships she tries to build. She's also in love with Bram Devlin and yet they don't seem to be mates (this is where the confusion happened), and yet Bram also really likes Charlotte but is still hurt that something was missing when him and Charlotte tried to mate. 

So while this emotional turmoil is going down, the wolves of another close pack find a little surprise in the form of Shane Bruins, a human who worked for those currently threatening the wolf packs. Yet something has happened to Shane that makes him different from the average human... hmmmm.

I really liked the heartbreak between Charlotte and Bram (not because I'm  evil) because this added a lot of emotional depth early on in the novel and was constantly built upon even as the characters' relationships evolved. This little bit of pain really kept me guessing on what would happen next and therefore made parts of the novel more suspenseful and interesting because I kept waiting for this other shoe to drop! Yet even with these challenges, the characters really focus on the threat to the pack and I liked how the romance kind of developed out of this danger. 

Overall this book was super exciting because I wasn't exactly sure of everything that was going down but some big stuff happen in the book that definitely built up the suspense and added more zing to the characters and plot. I really did enjoy this book and am looking forward to reading the other books in the series!

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Release: Wolf Betrayed by Carrie Ann Ryan

Carrie Ann Ryan

October 11, 2016

255 pages

The Talon Pack continues with the daughter of a traitor, the man who can never be her lover, and another man she should never want…her enemy.

Charlotte Jamenson was born to the Pack that threatened the world, but grew up in the one that saved it. She’s spent her entire life repenting for lies and faults that were never hers to bear. When she falls for her best friend, Bram Devlin, she thinks she’s finally found forgiveness for the blood in her veins; only a mating bond never came.

Bram knows there’s something missing within his mating with Charlotte, but there’s nothing he can do about it. Their Pack is in danger, and it’s his duty to protect their Alpha—even if it means sacrificing his life. When he’s put in charge of protecting a new member of the Talon Pack, he realizes he and Charlotte may just have a chance at something more than heartache.

Shane Bruins sacrificed his life and his future to protect the Packs from the men he worked for. Now, thanks to circumstances beyond his control, he’s not quite who he was before, and his life is on the line yet again. Only this time, he isn’t alone, and the two wolves in his path might be the only things that can calm the beast inside.

The war isn’t coming, it’s here, and the Talon Pack will have to rely on three souls who know they aren’t what each other wants—but exactly what they need—to win. 

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Release: The Bachelor Auction by Rachel Van Dyken

The Bachelor Auction

The Bachelors of Arizona #1

by Rachel Van Dyken

On Sale: October 4, 2016

Price: $4.99 USD (eBook) 

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Cinderella never had to deal with this crap.

Jane isn't entirely sure that Cinderella got such a raw deal. Sure, she had a rough start, but didn't she eventually land a prince and a happily-ever-after? Meanwhile, Jane is busy waiting on her demanding, entitled sisters, running her cleaning business, and . . . yep, not a prince in sight. Until a party and a broken shoe incident leave Jane wondering if princes---or at least, a certain deliciously hunky billionaire---maybe do exist.

Except Brock Wellington isn't anyone's dream guy. Hell, a prince would never agree to be auctioned off in marriage to the highest bidder. Or act like an arrogant jerk---even if it was just a façade. Now, as Brock is waiting for the auction chopping block, he figures it's karmic retribution that he's tempted by a sexy, sassy woman he can't have. But while they can't have a fairy-tale ending, maybe they can indulge in a little bit of fantasy . . .

Release: Remembering Everly by J.L. Berg

Title: Remembering Everly

Author: J. L. Berg

Series: Lost & Found, #2

On Sale: July 5, 2016

Publisher: Forever

Format: Trade Paperback

***NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT FOR THE FIRST TIME***

After a stunning cliffhanger ending in Forgetting August, USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg delivers the happily ever after that fans have been waiting for in the sequel, REMEMBERING EVERLY.

After two years in a coma, August Kinkaid has forgotten the darkness in his past. But his past hasn't forgotten him. His beautiful former fiancée, Everly, remembers every tumultuous moment of their stormy relationship. The sizzling passion. The web of lies. And the terrible secret Everly's been hiding since her last fateful night with August.

Now the truth is out and August remembers everything. As his long-buried memories come flooding back, he begins to understand why Everly would want to move on with her life. Why she would give her heart to another man. And why August should try to forget her once and for all.

But he can't give up on the only woman he's ever loved. Even if he has to reopen old wounds—and face the darkest demons of his past—August will do whatever it takes for a second chance with Everly. He let her slip away once. He's not about to spend the rest of his life remembering Everly when he could be holding her in his arms forever…

Tour: A Man of Honor by Miranda Liasson

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He survived combat…but will he fight for love?

Former Army Captain and venture capitalist Preston Guthrie has always had a thing for Cat Kingston, but he never felt like he could date his best friend’s sister. Plus, he’s a wrong-side-of-the-tracks guy and she’s a white-picket-fence kind of woman. Yet when they met again just before he was deployed, sparks flew. A fire ignited. And the heat was hot. For the first time, he thought a relationship with her might be possible…until an injury in the war changed everything…

Journalist Cat Kingston had a rough couple of years, surviving a broken engagement and the loss of her job. But connecting with Preston last fall seemed right. They shared steamy Skype sessions while he was overseas—until he was wounded, and cut her off without explanation. Now he’s back in town to be the Best Man for her sister’s wedding…and she wants answers.

Preston’s struggling with a leg wound, but the war scarred him on the inside, too. When Cat pays him a surprise visit and her brother catches them in a compromising position, Preston tells him they’re dating. He’s not sure how he can spend the entire wedding week fake-dating her when the chemistry between them feels anything but…

Cover Reveal: Coast by Jay McLean (Giveaway)

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COAST (Kick Push 2) – by Jay McLean

Series: The Road #3, Kick Push #2

Cover reveal date: May 23, 2016

Release Date: June 7, 2016

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One life-changing summer.

One boy.

The boy.

The boy who offered me safe touches and heart-stopping smiles - smiles he shared with his son.

We filled our days with porch-step kisses,

filled our ears with laughter,

filled our hearts with love.

Deep, soul-aching, desperate love.

But love is misleading.

It’s an invisible, fleeting moment.

Somewhere between false adoration and pure hatred comes an emotion, a vulnerable need, a single desire.

It lives within the ones who miss it, who crave it,

who know better than to expect it.

Love is relentless.

Even when that love turns to hate, turns to loathing,

turns to pain.

Love should heal you.

But it can also break you.

Believe me, I know…

Because I'm Becca Owens - a broken girl…

…And he's Josh Warden - the boy who broke me.

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Release: The Problem With Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a riveting new story about friendship, survival, and finding your voice.

For some people, silence is a weapon.

For Mallory “Mouse” Dodge, it’s a shield.

Growing up, she learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime.

Now, after years of homeschooling with loving adoptive parents, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at public high school. But of all the terrifying and exhilarating scenarios she’s imagined, there’s one she never dreamed of—that she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day.

It doesn’t take long for Mallory to realize that the connection she shared with Rider never really faded. Yet the deeper their bond grows, the more it becomes apparent that she’s not the only one grappling with lingering scars from the past. And as she watches Rider’s life spiral out of control, Mallory must make a choice between staying silent and speaking out—for the people she loves, the life she wants, and the truths that need to be heard.

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My Perfect Mistake by Kelly Siskind

4 Stars

My Perfect Mistake...

I really loved how this book just created these perfect happenstance moments that later impact the characters and their relationships. This is especially true for Shay and Kolton and these moments really made this book a success for me. Without these perfect little moments, this book would have seemed a little too boring almost yet with these moments of hilarity, I could really get into the characters and the plot line.

Despite what the blurb suggests, this book doesn't just take place in Aspen. I liked how it branched out of this one location because it added substance to the novel and took it from a weekend romance to a novel that has meaning and something to fall in love with.

The way the characters were introduced was this perfect moment of kismet that was not only hilarious but later became a touching part of the novel. At first introduction, there was definitely a fire between Shay and Kolton even if it seemed a little on the hate side instead of the love side. Yet even with the strain of that first introduction, the chemistry between the two characters sparks and their relationship definitely starts on a more physical level ;).

Shay was a character that was both frustrating and then completely relatable. She had just gotten out of a controlling relationship where she felt like she lost herself, which is completely relatable yet, the frustration comes in when she let the fear of losing herself keep her away from Kolton. A lot of Shay's spunk came from her resolve to be true to herself and self-dependent, a characteristic that I admired throughout the novel. Yet I still wanted her to have that relationship with Kolton and at times, I just wanted to shake both her and Shay for being so freaking stubborn.

Kolton was at the same level of stubbornness within this novel as Shay. Instead, though, he also had someone else to think about and this made him more protective of both his heart and his life. I really liked Kolton because he was definitely grumpy at the start of this novel and I feel like this made him more lovable especially in the face of Shay's sass. Together I felt like they really had this great bond and I loved seeing life test this bond and the choices they made in response to their own insecurities.

Overall I really did like this novel and felt like it took a usual holiday romance and turned it into a novel with heart and feeling that takes the reader on a journey of life. I loved the characters and the light-heartedness that starts the book and the slow descent into drama and heartache. I definitely recommend this book to all of those who love a good romance.

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Author Spotlight: Brandy Nacole

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✮ (¸.•´✶Author Brandy Nacole...✯ ¸.•*¨)

Gemini Brandy Nacole is a writer of urban fantasy books. She is the author of the Shadow World series and the Spiritual Discord series published by Ponahakeola Press. A reader from a young age, Brandy has always loved folklore and stories of beings that go bump in the night.

Brandy lives in Arkansas with her husband, three never stopping kids, two snooty cats, two very lazy bearded dragons, and one mellow turtle. She is a member of the Ozark Romance Authors in Springfield, Missouri. Whenever she’s not reading or writing, Brandy is spending her time outdoors wheeling, hiking, playing amateur photographer, and enjoying a good laugh.

Release: Bad Boy by J.C. Reed & Jackie Steele (Giveaway + Excerpt)

Bad Boy by J.C. Reed and Jackie Steele
Release Date: February 23rd, 2016
Full length, 350pp

I should have seen it coming.

Sexy? Handsome? Trouble? Check, check, and check.

Is he messing up my life? Hell yes.

All the signs are there: he is a bad boy.

Even his name is a lie. Too bad I married him. I can't wait to get divorced. Does this make me sound crazy?

I know I should avoid him, run as fast as I can. However, when a harmless misunderstanding lands me in a foreign prison cell, my dear, lying husband is the only one who can get me out. Crap. I shouldn't accept.

But how to say no to trouble when said trouble is the one who makes me fantasize all the dirty things he could do to me?

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Shuffle by Lisa Swallow (Ruby Riot #2)

Shuffle (Ruby Riot #2)

Publication Date: January 28, 2016

Print Length: 337 pages

Will Campbell, Ruby Riot bassist, is back at university and failing badly at everything apart from partying.

With Ruby Riot on a break, Will returns to university to finish his degree. He needs major help if he wants to pass his final year and attempts to join a not-very-rock star study group. Will is horrified to discover the person organising the group is Fleur Roberts, the girl he’s secretly crushed on for two years and who recently threatened him with a restraining order.

Fleur’s rock stars are history academics. She has no interest in any variety of pierced, tattooed slacker, especially not the jackass rock star who humiliated her at a party. There’s no way in Hell that Will Campbell is joining her group.

Faced with losing the easiest way to fix his academic problems, Will has the perfect solution: pretend he’s his twin, Nate. Will and Nate have swapped identities before so nothing can go wrong. Surely.

Fleur is successful academically, but her love life is a failure. Following a number of disastrous dates, she finds herself falling in love with a guy who is lying to her. But Will’s deceit isn’t the only thing about to shatter her world. When another man Fleur trusted betrays her, and she attempts to retaliate, Fleur discovers how dangerous he is. And when Will becomes involved, the repercussions threaten both of their futures.

Shuffle is the second standalone book in the Ruby Riot series and can be read separately to the first book.

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COVER REVEAL: Redemptive by Jay McLean (Pre-Order & GIVEAWAY)

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REDEMPTIVE (Combative II) – by Jay McLean

Series: Combative Trilogy
Cover Reveal Date: Feb 2, 2016
Release Date:  Tick Tock

It's said that your life flashes before your eyes when you die.
It must only happen to those whose lives were worthy.

Clearly, mine was not.

The only thing that happened to me was a repeat of what I thought was my death. The blast of the gun as it went off. The loss of my breath as two hundred pounds of dead weight dropped on top of me. And then darkness.

This replayed over and over.

When the guy squatted down next to me and asked if I was hurt, the only thing I could see, feel, hear, were those few seconds. Even now, as I sat in the back of a blacked out van—it was the only thing that ran through my mind.

Gunshot, breath, darkness.

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RELEASE: Shuffle by Lisa Swallow (Giveaway)

Today we are celebrating the release of SHUFFLE by Lisa Swallow! This is the second standalone title in the Ruby Riot series, which is a spin-off from Lisa's Blue Phoenix books. Be sure to enter to win the giveaway below!

Shuffle (Ruby Riot #2)
Release Date: January 28, 2016

Will Campbell, Ruby Riot bassist, is back at university and failing badly at everything apart from partying.

With Ruby Riot on a break, Will returns to university to finish his degree. He needs major help if he wants to pass his final year and attempts to join a not-very-rock star study group. Will is horrified to discover the person organising the group is Fleur Roberts, the girl he’s secretly crushed on for two years and who recently threatened him with a restraining order.

Fleur’s rock stars are history academics. She has no interest in any variety of pierced, tattooed slacker, especially not the jackass rock star who humiliated her at a party. There’s no way in Hell that Will Campbell is joining her group.

Faced with losing the easiest way to fix his academic problems, Will has the perfect solution: pretend he’s his twin, Nate. Will and Nate have swapped identities before so nothing can go wrong. Surely.

Fleur is successful academically, but her love life is a failure. Following a number of disastrous dates, she finds herself falling in love with a guy who is lying to her. But Will’s deceit isn’t the only thing about to shatter her world. When another man Fleur trusted betrays her, and she attempts to retaliate, Fleur discovers how dangerous he is. And when Will becomes involved, the repercussions threaten both of their futures.

Shuffle is the second standalone book in the Ruby Riot series and can be read separately to the first book.

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RELEASE: Built by Jay Crownover (EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY)

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Marked Men books comes an electrifying new spin-off series, Saints of Denver, featuring all the characters fans have been dying to read about.

Sayer Cole and Zeb Fuller couldn’t be more different. She’s country club and fine-dining, he’s cell-block and sawdust. Sayer spends her days in litigation, while Zeb spends his working with his hands. She’s French silk, he’s all denim and flannel.

Zeb’s wanted the stunning blonde since the moment he laid eyes on her. It doesn't matter how many smooth moves he makes, the reserved lawyer seems determinedly oblivious to his interest—either that or she doesn't return it. Sayer is certain the rough, hard, hot-as-hell Zeb could never want someone as closed off and restrained as she is, which is a shame because something tells her he might be the guy to finally melt her icy exterior.

But just as things start to heat up, Zeb is blindsided by a life altering moment from his past. He needs Sayer’s professional help to right a wrong and to save more than himself. He can’t risk what’s at stake just because his attraction to Sayer feels all consuming. But as these opposites dig in for the fight of their lives, battling together to save a family, the steam created when fire and ice collide can no longer be ignored.

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Crash by Stacey Brandon & Karen Bell (REVIEW + GIVEAWAY + EXCERPT)

Charli has a plan for her life. It does not include the hot guy at table four. This is the first time she’s seen him at The Crash, the bar where she works most evenings. From the moment he arrives with his power suit, condescending friends, and unnerving stare, he’s hijacked her thoughts. It doesn’t help that he keeps finding ways to insinuate himself into her life.

Logan has a plan for his life. It does not include the quirky little waitress at the new bar his friends discovered. He has a lot of obligations and very little time. If he needs a female distraction once in awhile, she isn’t the type of woman he normally looks to. Despite all of this, she has become what he wants most of all.

Working to overcome all the things threatening to separate them won’t be easy. Can they find a way to meet in the middle if it holds the promise of happily ever after?

RELEASE: Crash by Stacey Brandon & Karen Bell (EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY)

It’s release day for Crash by Stacey Brandon & Karen Bell! I am so excited to share this new contemporary romance! The authors are sharing an excerpt and giveaway with us, so be sure to
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Charli has a plan for her life. It does not include the hot guy at table four. This is the first time she’s seen him at The Crash, the bar where she works most evenings. From the moment he arrives with his power suit, condescending friends, and unnerving stare, he’s hijacked her thoughts. It doesn’t help that he keeps finding ways to insinuate himself into her life.

Logan has a plan for his life. It does not include the quirky little waitress at the new bar his friends discovered. He has a lot of obligations and very little time. If he needs a female distraction once in awhile, she isn’t the type of woman he normally looks to. Despite all of this, she has become what he wants most of all.

Working to overcome all the things threatening to separate them won’t be easy. Can they find a way to meet in the middle if it holds the promise of happily ever after?

I Unlove You by Matthew Turner (Giveaway + Excerpt)

Title: I UNLOVE YOU

Author: Matthew Turner

Genre: Coming-of-Age, New Adult, Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 1, 2015

My name is Ausdylan Elvis Ashford, a twenty-two-year-old who leads a rather perfect life. With a steady job straight out of university, a charismatic best friend I’m in a band with, and a girlfriend I’ve loved since the moment I first gazed upon, I couldn’t ask for more. Until my perfect girlfriend, B, changed both of our lives forever.

It began with the words, “I’m pregnant,” and the realisation I’d soon guide a new life into this world. Embarking on my own journey of self-discovery, I found new meaning in love, living, friendship, and family. This should have become the greatest love story of all, but I assure you it isn’t.

Sometimes true love and unbreakable trust is built upon lies and deceit. Sometimes those you know better than anyone turn out to be strangers you don’t know at all. My name is Aus, and this is my (un)love story. . .

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Tour: Lover's Surrender by J.C. Reed (Review + Giveaway)

Title: The Lover's Surrender

Author: J.C. Reed

Released: November 25th, 2015

Genre: Mature New Adult/Adult Contemporary Romance

LOVE…sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad. And sometimes it’s dangerous.

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one of thing. She should never fully trust someone who has secrets. Especially when said bad boy is the sexiest man walking on earth. She is running away and has no intention of ever returning to him. But when a friend is killed and the one man she thought she would never meet again is accused of murder, she knows the story doesn’t add up.

Dangerously sexy and arrogant millionaire Jett Mayfield knows his secrets are not doing him any favors. However, when they serve to save Brooke’s life, he has no intention of revealing them. When problems spiral out of control and his life is turned upside down, he knows he needs her more than ever. He needs her more than he knows. But will he be strong enough to do what needs to be done?

In a world where truth shatters and danger is closing in on them, where love is their only sanctuary, will they be able to find each other or is it time to let each other go?

Beauty and the Boss by Diane Alberts (Tour + Giveaway + Review)

BEAUTY AND THE BOSS by Diane Alberts

November 16, 2015

Modern Fairytale / Entangled Publishing: Indulgence

Beauty is about to tame her beast...

Researcher Maggie Donovan has no luck with men, and it doesn't help that she can't keep her eyes off of her sexy boss - the one everyone else in the office calls The Beast. Relationships in the office are forbidden. So no one is more surprised than Maggie when she pretends to be his fiancée to save him during a difficult situation. Not only has she put her job on the line, but the future of the company.

Billionaire Benjamin Gale III doesn't believe in love or romance, but the look on his mother's face when Maggie tells her that she's his fiancée is worth millions. Instead of firing her for her insubordination, he goes along with the ruse. In his arms -and in his bed- she'd be everything he could ever want…which is why he can't have her.

But if he doesn't let her go, they'll lose everything…

Brand New RELEASE: Beauty and the Boss by Diane Alberts

Today we are celebrating the release of BEAUTY AND THE BOSS by Diane Alberts. This book is from Entangled Publishing's Indulgence line and is a Modern Fairytale! Check out the buy links below.

Researcher Maggie Donovan has no luck with men, and it doesn't help that she can't keep her eyes off of her sexy boss – the one everyone else in the office calls The Beast.

Relationships in the office are forbidden. So no one is more surprised than Maggie when she pretends to be his fiancée to save him during a difficult situation. Not only has she put her job on the line, but the future of the company.

Billionaire Benjamin Gale III doesn't believe in love or romance, but the look on his mother's face when Maggie tells her that she's his fiancée is worth millions. Instead of firing her for her insubordination, he goes along with the ruse. In his arms–and in his bed–she'd be everything he could ever want...which is why he can't have her.

But if he doesn't let her go, they'll lose everything...

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