Cover Reveal: "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" by Kylie Scott

Thursday, May 31, 2018

We are thrilled to bring you the cover for the next standalone from New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Kylie Scott.

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME will release on AUGUST 7th!

"Addictive like all Kylie Scott books, you'll swoon, laugh, ache, put your life on hold, and compulsively read until the wee hours of the night—only to reread the whole thing the next morning. Perfection!" - Katy Evans, New York Times bestselling author

Returning home for her father’s wedding was never going to be easy for Adele. If being sent away at eighteen hadn’t been bad enough, the mess she left behind when she made a pass at her dad’s business partner sure was. Fifteen years older than her, Pete had been her crush for as long as she could remember. But she’d misread the situation—confusing friendliness for undying love. Awkward. Add her father to the misunderstanding, and Pete was left with a broken nose and a business on the edge of ruin. The man had to be just as glad as everyone else when she left town. Seven years later, things are different. Adele is no longer a kid, but a fully grown adult more than capable of getting through the wedding and being polite. But all it takes is seeing him again to bring back those old feelings. Sometimes first loves are the truest.

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Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013 & 2014, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into eleven different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet.

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Cover Reveal+Excerpt: "Sloe Screw" (River Street Bar #3) by Nazarea Andrews

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Today we are sharing the cover reveal for SLOE SCREW by Nazarea Andrews. Sloe Screw is an adult contemporary romance, standalone novel, and it is the third book in the River Street Bar series. Check out the blurb and some teasers for the book below. The book releases on July 12th!

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SLOE SCREW by Nazarea Andrews

A Standalone Contemporary Romance

**(River Street Bar series, #3)**

Blurb:

Vivian Fitzpatrick is a big dreams girl stuck in a small town.

She likes her job, and she adores her friends, but there’s a tiny part of her that still wants adventure. Wants all the unfulfilled dreams to come true. She still wants to base jump and skydive and do everything her ex-boyfriend said she was too chicken-shit to do.

Which is probably how she ends up moonlighting for a phone sex line.

Matteo Soto is just trying to figure out how to live again.

A bomb in Iraq left half his unit dead, and Matteo broken. He puts on a good act--the rookie at RCPD, taking care of his dead best friend’s family. But it feels too much like going through the motions, too much like marking time.

He needs a reason to get up in the morning.

She needs to feel alive.

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Excerpt:

I’ve gotten, over the months, very good at keeping everything in their box.

Work is work and friends are friends and fucking strangers in the bar is mostly harmless and my red phone stays home, during the first two and occasionally, when my nerves are tight or my temper is high—I’ll take the phone in public.

No one, not even Emilie or Taite know about my little part-time gig, and while I don’t think they’d care, exactly, I also didn’t want to tell them.

It was mine, a secret, and not necessarily something I was proud of—I wasn’t ashamed either, but I wanted it to be mine.

So when I step into the RCPD headquarters, I’m not RedQueen. I’m just Vivian Fitzpatrick, the perfectly put together coolly detached girl that River City expects.

“Viv,” the Chief shouts and I huff, but detour into his office, giving him the coy smile that still makes him flush.

I’ve been giving him the same smile since I was in high school and fooling around with his daughter, and he still flushes. It’s adorable, really.

“Miguel is working with our new officer, so I’m pulling Gomez off the front desk to ride with Taite.”

I smirk. “What did Gomez do to piss you off?”

He laughs.

“So you’re taking Chris?” I ask and he nods, giving me apologetic eyes.

“Sorry. Lisa will be in there with you.”

“No worries, Chief. Thanks for the heads up,” I say, grinning and he nods as I duck back out.

I get myself settled in, slipping my headset on and Emilie ducks into a grin at me.

“Have you met him yet?”

“The new guy?” I ask and she nods. “Not yet. You know people don’t like visiting my little hole in the wall.”

True enough. Taite and Emilie only come back here because they’re unreasonably attached to me.

“He’s yummy,” Emilie smirks, all dirty promise.

I arch an eyebrow. “Might I remind you that both Miguel and Cal would be unhappy to see your eye wandering.”

She flushes and I smile, pleased with myself.

“I’m looking for you, idiot,” she snaps, halfhearted.

“I don’t fuck where I work, darling. You and Taite have a lock on that particular market.”

She rolls her eyes and I shoo her away as my radio crackles to life.

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Release Day Blitz: "Cock Tales" (The Cocky Collective)

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Cocktales, a limited-release anthology of original, never before published material, from some of your favorite bestselling authors is available now!

Each story was specifically written for this anthology.

The goal of the Cocktales Anthology is to raise funds to fight against obstruction of creative expression. Specifically, what we believe are obstruction attempts through the trademarking of common (single) words for titicular use in books / or as a book series (eBooks, print, and audio).

Cocktales will only be available May 26th-August 26th.

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Contributing Authors Include:

Nana Malone, USA Today Bestselling author – Foreword

Dylan Allen – 'Cocked and Loaded'

Jana Aston, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Double Cocked'

Whitney Barbetti – 'Cocksure Grin'

Author Sawyer Bennett, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'A Wicked, Cocky Plan'

K.f. Breene, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Magical Cock and Bull'

Ruth Clampett, Amazon top 20 Bestselling Author – 'Don’t Get Cocky'

L.H. Cosway, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Illusionist Seeks Neanderthal'

Mariah Dietz – 'Landmines'

Amy Daws, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling author – 'Cock and Balls'

BB Easton, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Cocky BB: Two Boys, One Prom.'

Jaymin Eve, USA Today Bestselling author – 'The Cockier the Dragon, the Harder They Fall'

Emma Hart, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Tricky Bond'

Staci Hart, Amazon Top 10 Bestselling author – 'Cockamamie'

Jessica Hawkins, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Couture'

Julie Johnson Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Culinary Cock-Up'

Karpov Kinrade, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Crimson Cocktail'

Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Swag'

Lex Martin, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Love & Hate at the Stallion Station'

Aly Martinez, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Going Down'

Katyi McGee - USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocksure Co-Star'

Corinne Michaels, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cockblocked'

Liv Morris, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Getting It Up'

Red Phoenix, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Her Cocky Russian'

Daisy Prescott, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Confessions of a Cockblocked Wingman'

Jessica Prince – ‘A Cocky Corruption Engagement’

Meghan Quinn, Amazon Top 20 Bestselling Author – 'Fight or Flight'

CD Reiss, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Capo'

Penny Reid, WSJ and USA Today Bestselling author – 'Beard and Hen'

Julie Richman, USA Today Bestselling author – 'The Color of Love'

Aleatha Romig, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Aligned'

Kennedy Ryan, Top 40 Amazon Bestselling author – 'All'

Kylie Scott, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Short Story with Mal and Anne from The Stage Dive Series'

Sierra Simone, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Until the Cock Crows'

Tara Sivec, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Chocolate and Cockup'

Kate Stewart, Amazon Top 30 Bestselling author – 'The Golden Sombrero'

Leia Stone, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Alpha'

Karla Sorensen – 'Tristan & Anna: A Bachelors of the Ridge short story'

Rachel Van Dyken, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – 'Cocky Mafia'

April White, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – 'Code of Conduct'

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ARC Review: " Damsel" by Elana K. Arnold

Friday, May 25, 2018

Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Summary from Goodreads

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: when the prince-who-will-be-king comes of age, he must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been.

When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, however, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon, or what horrors she has faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome prince, the story he tells of her rescue, and her destiny to sit on the throne beside him. Ama comes with Emory back to the kingdom of Harding, hailed as the new princess, welcomed to the court.

However, as soon as her first night falls, she begins to realize that not all is as it seems, that there is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows–and that the greatest threats to her life may not be behind her, but here, in front of her.

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REVIEW

I received an e-ARC from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

I knew that this book was going to be different ever since I saw the cover. Fire, glass and birds, even a heart. These beautiful elements of the cover are also clues for the story, so pay attention.

"Damsel" is about a Prince who must save the damsel who is locked away by a big bad dragon. Prince Emory takes this trip not having any knowledge beforehand of what to expect, as all his predecessors did before him. After a brutal fight, he returns home with his Damsel who has no recollection of who she is and Emory names her Ama.

The first chapters of the book are told through Emory's POV. And anyone who also has an ARC and has read it will agree that it is obvious from the start that we have to deal with a selfish, horrible human being, who thinks highly and mighty of himself. Repeatedly I read the phrase: "as it's his right" and also he would boast about his "horn". UGH

And then the story moves to Ama who is told that she'll be a queen, that it's her duty to bear Emory a son who will take the mantle. And that it's a woman's duty to keep her mouth shut and listen to her man. From a point on I felt like I was reading a very bad written bodice ripper. The language also felt like that.

But the most characteristic part is the absence of action. Fantasies are supposed to have lots of action, yet in this book, I didn't care. Because I struggle with Ama, feeling her stifling life and the role she was supposed to fit into, as everyone around her tried to mold her into something else. From a point on, especially because of Emory's mother, the Queen, I realized what the truth was and honestly the ending was very satisfying. Yes, you may frown at me when you come back and read the review again BUT, I always become satisfied when the ending makes you breathe finally after a truly the protagonist gets what she truly needs.

And honestly? Elana's writing was very realistic. I want more fantasies like this one.

About the author:

ELANA K. ARNOLD writes books for and about children and teens. She holds a master’s degree in Creative Writing/Fiction from the University of California, Davis where she has taught Creative Writing and Adolescent Literature. Her most recent YA novel, WHAT GIRLS ARE MADE OF, has been longlisted for the National Book Award, and her middle grade novel, A BOY CALLED BAT, is a Junior Library Guild Selection. A parent and educator living in Huntington Beach, California, Elana is a frequent speaker at schools, libraries, and writers’ conferences. Currently, Elana is the caretaker of seven pets, only three of which have fur.

ARC Review: "Moonlight Seduction" (de Vincent #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. Armentrout
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Summary from Goodreads

The de Vincent brothers are back—and so is the intrigue that surrounds them—in New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s sizzling new novel...

Nicolette Bresson never thought she’d return to the de Vincents’ bayou compound. It’s where her parents work, where Nikki grew up... and where she got her heart broken by Gabriel de Vincent himself. Yet here she is, filling in for her sick mother. Avoiding Gabe should be easy, especially when so much of Nikki’s time is spent trying not to be stabbed in the back by the malicious hangers-on who frequent the mansion. But escaping memories of Gabe, much less his smoking-hot presence, is harder than expected—especially since he seems determined to be in Nikki’s space as much as possible.

Gabriel spent years beating himself up over his last encounter with Nikki. He’d wanted her then, but for reasons that were bad for both of them. Things have now changed. Gabe sees more than a girl he’s known forever; he sees a smart, talented, and heartbreakingly beautiful woman... one who’s being stalked from the shadows. Now, Gabe will do anything to keep Nikki safe—and to stop the de Vincent curse from striking again.

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REVIEW

I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Gabe's story was quite intriguing even from the first book "Moonlight Sins". And I really wondered what Nic's connection to him would be.

So, while the story was slow burning and had some funny moments, I didn't expect it to escalate in that scale towards the end. The house was creepy once more, Dev was a cold-hearted man (or he is the best actor I've ever seen) and Nic knew how to keep her cool with Sabrina the b*ch.

And Gabe despite being a hypocritical jerk at the beginning of the book, opened and warmed up to me as a character making me liking him towards the end. But to be honest, I knew from Jennifer's mentions on Facebook about Rosie and Dev, so even that ONE scene I got with those two together made me even more excited for the final book of the series.

Because seriously I imagine Rosie storming into the house Ghostbusters style, with Dev cringing every time she bumps into precious china, vases, and paintings.

About the author:

# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance.

She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.

She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over a hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more. She is also the creator and sole financier of the annual Write Your Way To RT Book Convention, a contest that gives aspiring authors a chance to win a fully paid trip to RT Book Reviews.

Release Day Blitz+Excerpt+Giveaway: "Second Star to the Right" by Wendy Gold

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

**Wendy Gold is stopping by to celebrate the release of SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT! Check it out and be sure to grab your copy today!**

Title: SECOND START TO THE RIGHT

Author: Wendy Gold

Genre: Contemporary Romance

About Second Star to the Right:

Peter Michaels, Hollywood stuntman and sword fight choreographer, harbors a secret—he’s the real Peter Pan, the boy who in fact grew up. Far from Neverland and forced to hide his secret, he distances himself from others for fear of being rejected for who he truly is.
That is, until he meets Vivien Kelly. Viv, A-list Hollywood royalty, is determined to branch out into directing, but her steampunk version of Peter Pan is doomed. If bratty kids and demanding studio executives weren’t bad enough, and Peter’s generous nature and easygoing attitude is distracting her from her work.
Soon Peter starts to melt her heart and Viv fantasizes about a fairy tale ending of her own. But will Peter’s secret tear them apart? Will he leave her for a world of fairies and pixie dust when Peter knows that saying goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting each other forever?

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“Jack, I’ll clean up here. Why don’t you head out early for the night? Go take your girlfriend out somewhere nice. It’s a Friday night.” Peter’s voice boomed around the studio as he walked out of the supply closet, his scabbard buckled back into place. He walked past Viv, his stare focused on his office door where Jack emerged. He hadn’t seen her. “You sure?” Jack’s voice echoed back. “Yeah, I’ll meet you on set Monday. And bring your cup. Erin’s a sadistic little brat. She’d take a hard poke at your balls and call it an accident.” Viv bit her cheek, trying not to laugh. The little girl would do something exactly like that. And with her big, blue eyes, everyone would believe it really was just an accident. Jack laughed. “All right, man. See you Monday.
Have a good weekend,” he said as he walked out of the studio, the door closing behind him. Peter watched Jack shut the door before he slipped a longsword from a scabbard mounted along the wall, the silver metal gleaming opal in the light. This was no pirate swashbuckler sword. This was one of hard medieval lines, belonging to a knight or a king. The tip of the sword rose above Peter’s head, the hilt trapped between his strong hands. He wielded it with such grace and ease. Silent. Powerful. Each swish and thrust into the open air part of a deadly dance. His movements flowed, like water ran through his veins. These movements were different from his sword fight with Jack.
These were slow, almost delicate. The blade sliced in perfect precision, as if Peter battled an invisible ghost. Viv’s heart thudded in her chest, the only sound she heard besides the whooshing of Peter’s weapon. She stepped forward, mesmerized by the sword’s dance. “I was wondering when you’d come out of hiding.” Peter’s voice broke the spell. His sword continued to split the air around him, his gaze focused on the blade rather than her. Viv jerked back to reality. In her trance, she’d stepped onto the mat, a dozen feet away from Peter. Her blush pricked at the back of her neck, disappearing somewhere below her ponytail.
“Sorry, I was just leaving.”
“No, you weren’t. Pick up the sword over there.” Peter pointed somewhere across the room, his eyes still focused on his invisible opponent. Viv walked around the mat and saw another sword, similar in fashion but with different details. Long. Thin. Her hand wrapped around the hilt and lifted it. Heavy. She grasped the hilt with both hands and struggled to raise the metal sword upright. How did he wield this like it was as light a feather? “Now come out onto the mat.” He lowered his blade and turned to watch her, their gazes locking as Viv moved. Her arm muscles cried out in protest as the weight of the sword wobbled from one hand to the other. “You make it look easy.” She let the weight of the sword tug her arm down, the tip thumping against the foam mat as it hung useless in her hand. “Hold on.” Peter held out his hand to take her sword. “I have a better idea.” Viv offered the sword to him, the tip still on the ground. He picked the sword up from her grip and held both longswords in one hand, raising them and resting the dulled edges on his shoulders before smirking and walking back to the storage room.
“Showoff,” she said, her voice bouncing around her. Peter’s laugh echoed like deep chamber music. “I’ll be right back.”
He disappeared into the tiny room. A minute later, he returned with two long fencing rapiers. “These should be easier.” He tossed one to her. She caught the edge of the handle, but it bounced off her hand and clattered onto the mat beside her. She blushed again as she lifted the sword by the hilt. Thin. Flexible. And much more lightweight. She lifted it with ease, raising it in front of her. Peter circled around her, his own sword in hand. Her body honed in on his every movement. Every shift of his feet. Every tilt of the sword. Every flicker of his eyes. His gaze burned into her, stripping her bare as she stood rooted to the floor. She couldn’t move if she wanted to. His piercing stare locked her in place. Her heart thumped hard in her chest and she wondered if he could hear it too. Butterflies yawned and woke in her belly, tickling her from the inside.
“You’re ready for me,” he smirked, stopping in front of her before taking two steps back. He raised his sword, the thin blade blazing orange in the setting sunlight. Viv raised the blade to match his. She lunged. He struck her blade with his, moving it out of the way with no effort. His smile twitched into a wicked smirk. He lunged for her. Viv flung her sword upward, the blades catching on one another. The light caught in the middle of the swords, a large metal X locking over them. Peter stepped closer, pressing more of his strength into the blade. Viv’s grip slipped a bit, but she pushed her arms forward to keep the blades pressed together.
“Clever girl,” Peter growled before his sword sliced through the air and cut his words. He stepped back, eyeing her. Waiting for her next move. Viv slid to the side, but Peter’s sword blocked her blow with ease, his smile teasing her. She knew this was child’s play for him. She wanted to make it a bit more difficult. “Don’t go so easy on me,” she panted. Her lungs burned from the exertion and her muscles hummed like a bow playing over violin strings.
“Darling, I’m only just getting started on you.”

About Wendy Gold:

Wendy writes the three “S”s: Smart, Sassy, and Sexy. Her sensual stories leave readers with fluttering hearts and wet panties. When she’s not home enjoying a Ménage à Trois (the wine not the act), Wendy likes long walks through her gritty neighborhood in the heart of Philly or blasting heavy rock music in her house. Her readers love her, but her neighbors do not.

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Top 10 Tuesday: Ten Unique Character Names

This meme is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.

This week’s topic is Top Ten Tuesday #148: Books where there are beautiful character names! In order to be fair to my other favorite books I have not included any book from Sarah J. Maas.

Elia from "The Queens of Innis Lear" by Tessa Graton

Amani Al'Hiza from "Rebel of Sands" by Alwyn Hamilton

Alosa from "Daughter of the Pirate King" by Tricia Lavenseller

Ildiko from the Radiance series by Grace Draven

Saoirse from "Bride of the Sea" by Emma Hamm

Celia and Marcus from "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Alina from "Shadow and Bone" (The Grishaverse) by Leigh Bardugo

Jinghua from "The Bird and the Blade" by Megan Bannen

Karou and Akiva from "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" series by Laini Taylor

Lucie from "Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge" by Lisa Jensen

Release Day Blitz+ARC Review: "The Wild Heir" by Karina Halle

Friday, May 18, 2018

The Wild Heir by Karina Halle

Publication Date: May 17^th, 2018

Genre: Contemporary Romance

At first glance I probably seem like any good-looking guy in their late twenties. I have an obscene amount of confidence, a tattooed body sculpted by the Nordic gods, and I love the ladies as much as they love me. If I’m not BASE jumping or car racing, I’m chasing other devious thrills with the woman of the week. And that’s fine if you’re the average single guy. But I'm not the average single guy. I’m Crown Prince Magnus of Norway and my latest scandal just landed my entire royal family in hot water. Now the only way the monarchy can save face is for me to smarten up – publicly. If I don’t, I’ll no longer be heir apparent to the throne. So it’s either I abdicate my future role as King or… I get married. To a blue-blooded stranger.

Enter Princess Isabella of the tiny country of Liechtenstein. Quiet, intelligent, and uniquely beautiful, Ella doesn’t like this arrangement any more than I do and she’s not afraid to show it. She says I’m a womanizer, that I don’t take anything seriously, that my ego should be taken down a few pegs, and I think she aims to make me miserable for the rest of my life. But even as our arranged marriage becomes a war of wit and words, I’m determined to break through Ella’s prim and proper façade to find the wild, sexual and risk-taking woman underneath. I want to uncover the Queen inside her. The only question is – will she let me?

The Wild Heir is a standalone full-length royal romance.

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REVIEW

I received an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I had loved Magnus ever since the Swedish Prince! I was very excited to get the chance to read his own story!
At first glance, you see a man who only loves a good time, yet has made royally big mistakes. So when the King and Queen force him to marry a princess, he is in for big trouble.
Now Ella, on the other hand, was an amazing character. Forced to live away from her country and with issues with her family, she is quite responsible, kind, and keeps Magnus on his toes. I loved their dialogue, banter and everything else.

I also loved the appearance of King Aksel! Seriously, the next book must be about him! And finally you can never get bored with a good book by Karina Halle; she is on my auto-read list for a reason.

Meet Karina: Karina Halle is a former travel writer and music journalist and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of The Pact, Love, in English, The Artists Trilogy, Dirty Angels and over 20 other wild and romantic reads. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster and Hachette in North America and in the UK.

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Cover Reveal: "Cocktales Anthology" The Cocky Collective

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Cocktales, a limited-release anthology of original, never before published material, from some of your favorite bestselling authors is coming May 26th!

Cocktales Anthology

Publishing Date: May 26th

Cover Designer: CD Reiss

Each story was specifically written for this anthology.

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Contributing Authors Include

Nana Malone, USA Today Bestselling author - Foreword

Dylan Allen - 'Cocked and Loaded'

Jana Aston, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Double Cocked'

Whitney Barbetti - 'Cocksure Grin'

Author Sawyer Bennett, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'A Wicked, Cocky Plan'

K.f. Breene, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Magical Cock and Bull'

Ruth Clampett, Amazon top 20 Bestselling Author - 'Don't Get Cocky'

L.H. Cosway, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Illusionist Seeks Neanderthal'

Mariah Dietz - 'Landmines'

Amy Daws, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling author - 'Cock and Balls'

BB Easton, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author - 'Cocky BB: Two Boys, One Prom.'

Jaymin Eve, USA Today Bestselling author - 'The Cockier the Dragon, the Harder They Fall'

Emma Hart, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author - 'Tricky Bond'

Staci Hart, Amazon Top 10 Bestselling author - 'Cockamamie'

Jessica Hawkins, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cocky Couture'

Julie Johnson Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author - 'Culinary Cock-Up'

Karpov Kinrade, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Crimson Cocktail'

Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Swag'

Lex Martin, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Love & Hate at the Stallion Station'

Aly Martinez, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Going Down'

Katyi McGee - USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cocksure Co-Star'

Corinne Michaels, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cockblocked'

Liv Morris, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Getting It Up'

Red Phoenix, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Her Cocky Russian'

Daisy Prescott, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Confessions of a Cockblocked Wingman'

Jessica Prince - 'A Cocky Corruption Engagement'

Meghan Quinn, Amazon Top 20 Bestselling Author - 'Fight or Flight'

CD Reiss, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cocky Capo'

Penny Reid, WSJ and USA Today Bestselling author - 'Beard and Hen'

Julie Richman, USA Today Bestselling author - 'The Color of Love'

Aleatha Romig, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Aligned'

Kennedy Ryan, Top 40 Amazon Bestselling author - 'All'

Kylie Scott, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Short Story with Mal and Anne from The Stage Dive Series'

Sierra Simone, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Until the Cock Crows'

Tara Sivec, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Chocolate and Cockup'

Kate Stewart, Amazon Top 30 Bestselling author - 'The Golden Sombrero'

Leia Stone, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cocky Alpha'

Karla Sorensen - 'Tristan & Anna: A Bachelors of the Ridge short story'

Rachel Van Dyken, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author - 'Cocky Mafia'

April White, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author - 'Code of Conduct'

*ALL* net profits will be donated to:

Authors already impacted by creative-obstruction (10%), and Romance Writers of America (RWA) (90%) as a general donation intended for their Advocacy Fund.

*Disclaimer: This anthology is not being conducted on behalf of RWA, nor does RWA endorse this anthology or effort. They have, however, graciously agreed to accept the funds.

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