Saturday, February 22, 2014

[Release] On the Rocks ~ Sawyer Bennett

                                        

NEW SERIES

BY USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

SAWYER BENNETT

 

ON THE ROCKS

Last Call, #1

Adult Contemporary Romance

Releasing February 17th, 2014


He left to travel the world for fame and glory, but only after spurning Gabby Ward and crushing her young heart. Now Hunter Markham has come back home to the sand and salty breeze of the North Carolina Outer Banks so he can open up Last Call, a beach bar nestled among the dunes of the Atlantic. 

Gabby Ward is not happy that Hunter has returned. Bitter over his rebuff years before, she’s content to stay far away from him and his dangerously charming ways. 

Gabby’s well-schemed plans to ignore Hunter go up in flames when he presents an offer to her that she simply can’t refuse, throwing them together in a common quest to each reach their goals. Working together day in and day out proves to be problematic for Gabby, who soon realizes that the feelings she had for him are still very much alive. Hunter struggles to reach through to Gabby’s cold heart, all while starting a new career away from his life as a top ranked, professional surfer.

What starts out as a mutual business arrangement soon turns into a passion that neither of them can continue to deny. 

Hard choices lay ahead for both of them when Hunter is offered a once in a lifetime opportunity to return to the pro surfing tour.

Choices that could destroy what they have built or take them further than they ever had dared to hope.

 

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About the Author

USA Today Best-Selling author, Sawyer Bennett, is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.

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Saturday, February 15, 2014

[Spotlight ~ Excerpt] Unmaking Merchant ~ Ella James


Marchant Radcliffe, owner of the exclusive Love Inc. brothel outside Vegas, is no stranger to darkness. He lost his sister in childhood and his parents in college. Since his best friend helped him finance the Love Inc. ranch almost ten years ago, Marchant has drowned himself in business—and he’s thrived, despite the heavy secret that has plagued him since his parents’ deaths.
Then, after ten years of good fortune, Marchant’s skeletons start to peek out of the closet, tossing him down a trail of ruin that begins with arson and could end with murder. Because he’s kept his struggles private, he has no one to pull him back from the brink.

Except for Suri Dalton.

After a breakup with her longtime fiancĂ©, Suri, the daughter of one of Silicon Valley’s tech tycoons, has nowhere to go except her BFF’s new penthouse in Las Vegas. The last thing Suri is looking for is a man, but after drowning her woes in wine on the flight over, she stumbles into a torrid make out session with a beautiful stranger—who just so happens to be Marchant Radcliffe, a playboy and a literal pimp.

Despite an immediate attraction, Suri writes Marchant off as exactly the sort of guy she should avoid. Until Love Inc. goes up in flames, Marchant winds up at the bottom of a swimming pool, and Suri is the only one around to pull him out.

What happens when what you see isn’t what you get? What do you do when destiny is too alluring to resist and too dangerous to survive?

About Ella James
Ella James is a Colorado author who writes teen and adult romance. She is happily married to a man who knows how to wield a red pen, and together they are raising a feisty two-year-old who will probably grow up believing everyone’s parents go to war over the placement of a comma.

Ella’s books have been listed on numerous Amazon bestseller lists, including the Movers & Shakers list and the Amazon Top 100; two were listed among Amazon’s Top 100 Young Adult Ebooks of 2012.

To find out more about Ella’s projects and get dates on upcoming releases, find her on Facebook at facebook.com/ellajamesauthorpage and follow her blog, www.ellajamesbooks.com. Questions or comments? Tweet her at author_ellaj or e-mail her at ella_f_james@ymail.com.

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Friday, February 14, 2014

[Blog Tour - Review & Giveaway] This Much Is True ~ Katherine Owen



This Much Is True by Katherine Owen 
Publication date: August 11th 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

Fate brings them together
Fame & lies keep them apart
One truth remains…

She’s become the Paly High girl with the most tragic story…
At 17, Tally Landon just wants to graduate and leave for New York to pursue ballet. Her best friend Marla convinces her to attend one last party—a college party—where she can be among strangers and evade the whisperings about her heartbreaking loss of her twin that follows her everywhere she goes. She meets Lincoln Presley, Stanford’s famous baseball wonder and has a little fun at his expense—when she lies about her age and who she really is—intent on being someone else for the night and escaping her tragic story.

His only focus is baseball, but he can’t forget the girl he saved on Valentine’s Day…
At 22, Lincoln Presley’s star is on the rise—about to finish at Stanford and expected to be taken early in Major League Baseball’s upcoming draft—his cousin’s party serves as a welcome distraction. But then, he sees the girl from Valentine’s Day that he saved from that horrific car accident and can’t quite hide his disappointment when she appears to look right through him and not remember him at all. He vows to learn her name at least before he leaves. What’s the harm in getting to know this girl? What’s the worst that can happen?

They share this incredible connection, but fate soon tests these star-crossed lovers in all kinds of ways…
And yet, despite the lies being told to protect the other, and the trappings of fame that continually separate them, and in lieu of the deception by those they’ve come to trust the most; one truth remains.

This much is true.



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AUTHOR BIO

Dark. Edgy. Contemporary. Romantic. Were we describing me? Or my fiction? Sorry. I drink too much...coffee, not enough water. I swear too much for God and my mother, and I slip these into my fiction. Sorry. I'm impatient, a perfectionist, a wordsmith, a dreamer, which ends up being good and bad. I'm a workaholic; ask my fam-dam-ily. I've written four novels in as many years: SEEING JULIA, NOT TO US, & WHEN I SEE YOU, as well as my latest release THIS MUCH IS TRUE. If you love angsty, unpredictable love stories, I'm yours. ♥   


Aly's Review
Whew! This Much Is True is a looooooooong novel, this much is true. (Ha. Ha. Get it? Okay.)

Katherine Owen wrote a book with depth and heart. This wasn't a sweet read with one complication in their love story. It was filled with mistakes and heartbreak, yet also encompasses the growth of a character. Each situation wasn't just an interesting plot twist for the readers; it was also a situation for the characters to slowly, albeit surely change. It was edgy and dark. This contemporary fiction shows reality in a book. There was no easy way out inside a tangled web of lies.

Tally was strong and independent. She was passionate, especially about ballet. There's a fierce dedication in her that isn't so easily found. 

Linc. He's got a big heart. He wasn't the perfect hero. He was flawed - so so flawed - yet he was real. He believed in Tally, but he was pushed away far too many times. He was confused which future did he really want.

Rob Thorn was one of the most interesting characters in the book. There was a play in love triangles but it wasn't the "pick one!" type of cliche. The reader always knew that Tally would end up with Linc, but Rob kept her grounded and safe.

Okay, so in obviously babbling. Katherine Owen made her characters so complex and had them go through so much change that it's hard to explain it all.

There were parts of the book that bothered me. Some misuse of apostrophes, commas, colons, or semi colons were a part of this. It's definitely a minor thing, so if you don't mind those mistakes, go ahead!

If you're looking for a feel-good book with some steamy scenes, this isn't what you should read right now. This Much Is True is so different from the typical NA books I've read. But if you're looking for a book that you'll return to - no matter how long it is - this is yours. 

Oh! Some tips. Take your time with it. I respect that the author didn't chop the story line and end it with a cliffhanger. Don't tire yourself over how looooong is left, but notice the gradual change in the characters. This is a sobering book. Whew.

Ta-da! 4.5 toe shoes.


Keep reading!
Aly


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Saturday, February 8, 2014

[Blog Tour - Excerpt, Top 5, & Giveaway] The Song of The Fireflies ~ J.A. Redmerski




THE TRUTH WILL SET THEM FREE
Brayelle Bates has always been a force of nature. Even as a child, Bray's wild and carefree spirit intimidated everyone around her. The only person who's ever truly understood her is her best friend, Elias Kline. Though every fiber of her being wants to stay with Elias forever, Bray can't bear the thought of him discovering her agonizing history. She's done everything she can to keep him at arm's length, including moving away. But their undying bond was too strong a pull to deny, and Bray couldn't survive without him. Now she's back home with Elias, and things have never felt more right-until one night changes everything. 

Elias vowed never to be separated from Bray again. So when she decides to flee in a desperate attempt to escape her fate, Elias knows he must go with her. As the two try to make the most of their circumstance, taking up with a reckless group of new friends, Elias soon realizes there's a darkness driving Bray he can't ignore. Now in order to save her, he'll have to convince Bray to accept the consequences of their reality-even if it means losing her.



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J.A. Redmerski, New York TimesUSA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children, two cats and a Maltese. She is a lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC's The Walking Dead.


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1. Italy

2. New Zealand

3. Georgia (United States)

4. Washington

5. The Grand Canyon



Excerpt
When I made my way back to the top, I found Bray wasn’t sitting near the edge of the ridge where I had left her I moved farther out into the clearing with our blankets draped over one shoulder.

“Bray?” I said, looking around.


I brushed it off for a second, thinking she was probably just taking a piss behind a tree somewhere, and I set our blankets on the ground.


But then I got a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach.


I walked quickly toward the edge and looked over. My heart started to bang against my rib cage. I peered down as far as my sight could penetrate the darkness, but took a step back upon realizing that if she had fallen there was no way I’d be able to see from way up here.

She had to be somewhere around close by. She had to be.


“Bray?” I called out again. “Where the hell did you go?”


Still no answer.


Panic set in quickly. I stood there as still and as quiet as I could for several long seconds in case she was coming through the woods, but I heard nothing. I arranged both hands around my mouth and shouted, “BRAY!” and my voice echoed through the wide-open space. But still nothing. I felt sick to my stomach. She wouldn’t have left like that way out here. And if she did, I would’ve seen her on the path coming down as I was making my way back up.


I ran toward the tree line, searching for any sign of her, for another path she might have taken. I refused to believe that she had fallen off the edge.


Just as I noticed another path through the woods that seemed to head south and I started to go toward it, I heard footfalls in the leaves. I didn’t wait to see if it was her, I ran blindlystraight into the woods. skinny branch slapped me across the forehead on my way, but I didn’t stop.


Bray and I nearly crashed into each other.


“Shit, baby! Where the hell did you go? Scared the hell out of me!” I started to pull her into a hug, but something about her was off and I stopped. She didn’t respond or even raise her head to look at me.

“Are you all right?”


I took her hands into mine. Hers were shaking. Her whole body was shaking.

I cupped her face in my palms and raised her head so that she’d look at me. She was crying, and something in her eyes…I couldn’t place it, but it haunted me. I wondered if she even knew I was standing right in front of her. Her hair was messy, with pieces of leaves stuck within a mass of strands. Dirt was smeared across her left cheek. She looked like she’d been in a fight.


I touched her split lip, where a thin line of blood glistened near the corner. “Bray, you’re scaring me. What happened to you?” I shook her gently and then more aggressively when she still didn’t respond. “What happened? Talk to me!"


Her lips trembled and more tears seeped from the corners of her eyes. And then as if a floodgate had been opened, she started screaming through her tears, “It was my fault! Elias! Oh my God!”


What happened?” I roared, scared for her and for myself, my heart about to burst through my chest.


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[Blog Tour - Short Q&A & Giveaway] Shadows On The Mirror ~ Frances Fyfield




Title:Shadows on the Mirror (Sarah Fortune Mystery #1)

Author: Frances Fyfield
Genre: Mystery, Crime Thriller
Publish Date: February 4, 2014
Publisher: Witness Impulse, an imprint of HarperCollins

Event Organized By: Literati Author Services, Inc.

~ Book Synopsis ~
Sarah Fortune is bored to death – but few know, and less would guess, how the beautiful and successful lawyer escapes the stultifying tedium of her career. Since the death of her unfaithful husband, she has been moonlighting as a generous mistress, offering intimate company to lonely men. Sarah is satisfied with her routine. But then she meets Charles Tysall, an important client of the firm, whose charisma and enormous wealth conceal an implacable will and a misogynist’s mad aggression. Soon Sarah finds herself implicated in a murder when a decaying body is found of the coast. Inexorably, Sarah is hurdling towards a confrontation where there will be no escape from the shadows, no turning from the face of lethal obsession…


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About the Author
I grew up in rural Derbyshire, but my adult life has been spent mostly in London, with long intervals in Norfolk and Deal, all inspiring places. I was educated mostly in convent schools; then studied English and went on to qualify as a solicitor, working for what is now the Crown Prosecution Service, thus learning a bit about murder at second hand. Years later, writing became the real vocation, although the law and its ramifications still haunt me and inform many of my novels.
I’m a novelist, short story writer for magazines and radio, sometime Radio 4 contributor, (Front Row, Quote Unquote, Night Waves,) and presenter of Tales from the Stave. When I’m not working (which is as often as possible), I can be found in the nearest junk/charity shop or auction, looking for the kind of paintings which enhance my life. Otherwise, with a bit of luck, I’m relaxing by the sea with a bottle of wine and a friend or two.
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 Short Author Q&A 

WHAT’S THE TOUGHEST CRITICISM YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?

 

From the first Agent to whom I sent a full-length script, these lines; ‘We could be in business here, if only you delete all the introspective crap and cut it down by a third.’

She was right.  I cried for three days and then did it.  The story is all that matters.  I have kept mine lean every since. They aren’t about me; they are about my characters.


WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THE MYSTERY GENRE, OR DID IT CHOOSE YOU?

 

The mystery genre chose me rather than the other way round.  Always wanted to write from the days of composing gloomy, teenage poetry and winning the essay prize in school, but it took a while to know what to writeabout.  I became a criminal lawyer, with a wild ambition to write romance as an antidote to the daily diet of homicide,theft and lives of quiet desperation. 

I came to write mystery fiction because I wanted to explore the unfinished, incomplete stories that unfold in a court room, where no one knows more than half of what really went on.  Storytelling, the use of compassionate imagination, penetrates the darkness and squares the circle of half truth like nothing else.

It also allows for wit, humour, irony and romance, and you can always include the enduring power of love, in which I heartily believe.  This genre is the best.  What better to write about than Crime and Redemption?


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[Release Week Blog Party Day 6 - Giveaway ] A Tragic Wreck ~ T.K. Leigh

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Thanks everyone for joining us for all the fun over the past week. So, the big question is “What’s next? What’s going to happen in the third book?”

Well, I can’t tell you. I don’t want to ruin the reading experience for you. But here’s the book blurb for Gorgeous Chaos.

How long can you keep a secret from the one you love? How can you possibly say the words that will rip both your worlds apart?

Finally able to face her fears of abandonment, Olivia Adler begins to prepare for the next phase of her life. But Alexander Burnham is still holding on to all the secrets about Olivia’s past, trying to protect her. As days go by, Olivia is slowly starting to remember her past and Alexander realizes it’s only a matter of time until she puts all the pieces together and figures out who he is…

And who she is...

But if she remembers, her life could be in even more danger than it already is. And Alexander cannot have that happen. When the shadows of Olivia’s past threaten not only her life, but also those around her, will Alexander finally put Olivia’s needs ahead of his? Will she be able to put all the pieces of her past together in order to save her own life and those she’s close to? Can she figure out who she can trust and who is threatening her very existence? Gorgeous Chaos is the explosive conclusion to T.K. Leigh’s Beautiful Mess series.

Recommended for ages 18 and up due to explicit sexual situations, strong language, and graphic violence.

Oh hell… While we’re talking about Gorgeous Chaos, here’s a little snippet…

A tear started to run down Alexander’s cheek as he continued talking, bringing Olivia’s body flush with his, holding her face in his hands. “This is what we do, Olivia. This is who we are… We fight. We piss each other off. But at the end of the day, we realize that no matter how mad and angry we are at each other, there is something much bigger at work here. You can stay angry at me all you want, love, but you know, deep down, that you cannot live without me. You love me just as much as I love you and nothing will ever come between that.” He wiped the tear that had fallen down Olivia’s cheek as he stared into her eyes, searching for an answer.

“I can’t do this right now,” she said quietly, turning away from him and down the long corridor…

- Gorgeous Chaos (Copyright 2014 T.K. Leigh - Anticipated Release Date May 5, 2014)

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How can you continue living when you’re living a lie? How can you convince your body to stop feeling, your soul to stop caring, and your heart to stop beating?

Haunted by her past, Olivia Adler flees Boston for a beach in Florida, leaving everyone behind, trying to shut the world out. Remaining a relative recluse in her self-imposed prison, she tries to turn everything off, wanting to feel nothing. But a new acquaintance won’t let that happen. After being away from Alexander for a month, his voice constantly ringing in her head, reminding her that her inability to confront her demons will not only destroy her, but also him, can she really be expected to want to feel again when it brings nothing but pain?

Back in Boston, everywhere he turns, Alexander Burnham is reminded of Olivia… His Olivia… He tries to dull the ache left in his heart the only way he knows how… in the bed of a beautiful woman. But Alexander isn’t about to lose his Olivia. After a clue comes to light regarding Olivia’s whereabouts, can he convince her to return to Boston with him? When a force that has laid dormant for months resurfaces, can Alexander still protect her from the unknown danger? And when Alexander comes face to face with a shadow of both his and Olivia’s past, will he be able to tell her the secret that is threatening to tear them apart?

A Tragic Wreck is the continuation of T.K. Leigh’s heart-breaking Beautiful Mess series.
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What happens when you lose everyone that promised they would always be there for you? How can you protect the few pieces of your shattered heart that remain?

Olivia Adler is a woman with a troubled past. After losing her parents at the young age of six and being raised by an uncle who she lost years later, she refuses to get attached to anyone, including friends. For the past decade, she has been able to remain unattached to any man, too worried about losing someone to get too close. Until Alexander Burnham walks into her life one night and changes everything. But he has issues of his own. And he’s keeping a secret that could turn her world upside-down. Will Olivia let Alexander in enough for him to get close and protect her from a force threatening her very existence, or will she push him away, scared of letting Alexander in, in order to protect her heart?

A Beautiful Mess is the first installment of a three part series sure to captivate the heart with a story of secrets, courage, and love.

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T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is a producer / attorney by trade. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn’t until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.

Her debut novel “A Beautiful Mess” has garnered relative praise, having been an Amazon Best Seller, an Amazon Top-Rated book. Recently, the book was named by The Guardian as a top reader-recommended self-published book of 2013 as well as a 2013 Reader’s Favorite in Publisher’s Weekly in addition to being named an Amazon Romance Editor’s Fan Favorite for Top Debut Author and Best Page Turner.

When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia, the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

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Friday, February 7, 2014

[Blog Tour - Review & Giveaway] Rumor Has It ~ Elisabeth Grace





Rumor Has It by Elisabeth Grace 
(Limelight #1) 
Publication date: December 6, 2013
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:


All publicity is good publicity, right? Unless you’re recent college grad Ellie Wagner and an embarrassing video of you and your boyfriend goes viral. Every man in your life abandons you, but who knew a one-minute clip of your latest doomed relationship would brand you a slut, prevent you from getting your perfect job, and force you to keep doing the one thing you swore you’d never do again…live with your mother.

But staying with mom and her latest boy-toy (is this husband number four or five?) until your life turns around might not be all bad. Especially when you fall – literally – at the feet of a sexy, green-eyed stranger who offers you freedom and a life of luxury on a gold-rimmed platter.

There’s only one little problem – the man of your dreams is none other than Mason Nash, the latest hip-hop star busting up the music charts. Fame and fortune are his calling cards and he’s vying to steal the show on a new reality TV series that will catapult him into mainstream stardom. Hello spotlight.

The man behind the famous persona is perfect for Ellie in every way, but can she overcome the ugly pitfalls that come with Mason’s celebrity status? Or will she be forced to choose between the man she loves and the independent life she longs for? After all, fame and fortune aren’t always what they seem and not all publicity is good publicity…




AUTHOR BIO

I have a soft spot for romance novels with happily ever afters and a HOT spot for alpha males! I currently live outside Toronto, Canada with my hubby, two small children and cat spawned by the devil. Life is busy, but never to busy for a good story and to share my love of reading and writing with others. Things I can tell you that sum me up...I'm a sugar and carb addict, self-professed Gandy Girl, a disaster in the kitchen, a LOVER of all music, I enjoy reality TV and I'm an early riser! When I have a moment to breath you can usually find me typing furiously on the keyboard to get my next story on paper, or curled up reading about someone else's HEA. The second book in my Limelight series, Picture Perfect, is set to release at the end of March 2014.


Jasmine's Review

I actually really liked this book. When I started it I couldn't put it down!!! I could have read it in one go but I had school the next day.

I'm actually not much of a fan of books with celebrity as one of the characters. Yes I know SHOCKER! So I'm pretty sure your wondering now why on earth I would join if I don't like books with celebrities. The answer is pretty simple. THE *drum roll please!* COVER. I know don't judge a book by its cover and all that. But I'm a really simple person and shallow person I admit it!!:)

But it worked just fine in this book. Cause I LOVE IT!

Ellie Wagner is cool. She kind, sweet and all that perfect girl in the inside and hot girl in the outside. She's also independent, kinda insecure but not at the same time. 

But MASON NASH is one hot man! *fangirl!!!!!* The way he treats his siblings are just too cute too bad we didn't see a lot of them though. He has ABS!!! Who doesn't like a hot man with abs??? NO ONE! He is also a singer or hip hopper or whatever you call it. That's like plus 100 points on his hotness and he has .... wait for it.... DIMPLES!!!! I think that's just too much for one man. I would love to have even just a little part of him.:D

Another thing aside from Mason that I really love in this book is the way the author focused more on the present rather than all the problems from the past suddenly coming out of nowhere. I love that she didn't keep on writing about how their parents were so sucky and all that and have them keep on fighting their parents and hating them. And all that stuff in the past that ruined them and made them broken and all that.

One thing that I didn't like about this book is that it only focused on those two. There were a lot of scenes with Ellie's friends and I just felt that Ellie was really that good of a friend. I also wanted to know more about the other characters of the book and not just two of them.

Overall it is a really great read!

4.5 Hip Hop dudes.
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[Release Week Blog Party Day 5 - Giveaway ] A Tragic Wreck ~ T.K. Leigh

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Happy Friday! I hope y'all have enjoyed hanging out and following this little blog party this week as you reacquaint yourselves with Olivia and Alexander. I think a lot of people root for these two to succeed as a couple so much because of the history and connection there. Alexander has loved this girl his entire life and who couldn't just swoon over that?

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As a reward for sticking with me all week, what do you say to a bonus scene from A Beautiful Mess?

Well, you’re in luck. Here it is. This is what is known as Chapter 23, Something You Feel. It happens the night after Alexander and Olivia finally reconcile. The first part is in the published version. And then it gets a little steamy (which is not in the published version.)

THIS EXCERPT CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE AND EXPLICIT SEXUAL SITUATIONS. 18 AND OVER ONLY.

“Come. I want to show you something,” Alexander said to Olivia after they finished eating their dinner of salmon, roasted red potatoes, and asparagus. They had spent all day together after Alexander took Olivia back to her house to gather some things she would need for the weekend.

They had gone to Olivia’s gym later in the morning after eating a breakfast of egg white omelettes with broccoli, spinach, mushrooms and feta cheese that Olivia had made. Alexander thought that she was a fantastic cook. The dinner reaffirmed that thought.

Olivia had spent most of the day snuggled up on Alexander’s couch reading a book on her e-reader and scratching Runner’s belly as he cuddled next to her. Alexander sat on the other end of the couch going over case reports. He disappeared into his study every so often, closing the door to make a phone call. Olivia didn’t mind. She figured there were some things he was working on that were classified.

“Where are we going?” she asked when Alexander grabbed her hand, pulling her along with him down the stairs.

“You’ll see,” he winked. Olivia smiled at the twinkle in his eyes. He was so excited to show her wherever it was they were going.

He led her down a hallway past two spacious guest bedrooms before stopping outside a door. Beaming from ear to ear, he opened it, allowing Olivia to enter before him. She couldn’t believe her surroundings. In the middle of the enormous room stood a beautiful Steinway baby grand piano. Dozens of guitars hung on the walls. There were also amps, a drum kit, and various other instruments scattered throughout the room. It was a musician’s dream come true.

“Why do you have all this?” she asked. “Do you play?”

“Yeah. You could say that,” he replied, running his hands through his hair. “I started fiddling with the piano and guitar when I was a little boy. A family friend taught me.” Alexander remembered Mrs. DeLuca teaching him how to hold a guitar. He remembered her showing him how to curve his hands around the keys of the piano. And most of all, he remembered hearing her daughter sing those beautiful melodies. “You can feel free to come down here anytime you’d like.”

Olivia walked over to the piano, running her fingers over the keys, the cool ivory always a comfort to her. She saw a Martin guitar set on a stand next to the piano. She picked it up and checked its tuning, noting it was perfectly in tune. It must have been played recently. She wasn’t expecting Alexander to have such a beautiful music room.

“And the walls are totally sound proof so you don’t have to worry about disturbing me or anything.” Alexander sat down on a love seat against the wall, watching as Olivia fiddled with the guitar. “Play something for me, Love.”

Olivia smiled as she sat down in a chair in the middle of the room, bringing the Martin guitar with her. She remembered a song that she and Mo used to play quite a bit during her college years. When she was at B.C., she would often invite Mo and the guys over for beers to hang out with Kiera and some of their friends. Usually late at night, after lots of drinks had been consumed, Mo and Olivia would break out a few of her guitars and entertain their late night guests. This song was one of their favorites.

Olivia took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she began playing a beautiful melody. Alexander had heard the song before when he accompanied his brother to a Zac Brown Band concert. Her voice filled the room, the acoustics perfect, mesmerizing Alexander as she played the guitar, focusing solely on the music as if nothing else mattered. She sang an ode to the guitar she held against her body. As he listened to the lyrics, Alexander thought how appropriate the song was. Almost as if she could be talking about herself or the guitar she so lovingly played. Almost as if telling him how much she needed music in her life.

Halfway through the song, Alexander stood up and grabbed one of his other guitars. He watched Olivia’s hands, getting the chords he needed to join her. Sitting in the chair next to her, he played with her, singing along to the chorus as she continued belting out the lyrics. Olivia opened her eyes, smiling at the sound of his soft, sultry voice next to her.

She finished the song and Alexander leaned over, placing a gentle kiss on her lips. “That was fantastic, Olivia. Did you study music in college?” He knew the answer, but she didn’t know that.

“No, actually.”

He looked at her, feigning surprise.

“I know. Everyone thought I would. I mean, I was constantly involved in music groups all through middle school and high school. Everyone thought it was what I would study. But I actually have a degree in exercise physiology.”

“Ah,” Alexander said. “Hence the health club.”

She smiled. “Yeah. I don’t know why I chose that. I mean, I was worried if I studied music, I’d start to hate it. And I didn’t want to hate music. Anyway, music isn’t something you study. It’s something you feel.”

Alexander flashed back. He remembered Olivia’s mother saying those exact words to him as he learned to play guitar and piano all those years ago. And those words had stayed with him ever since.

“What? What is it?” Olivia asked, noticing a distant expression on Alexander’s face.

He quickly returned his attention to the beautiful brunette sitting next to him. “Nothing. Give me that,” he said, placing his guitar on the ground and doing the same with the Martin guitar Olivia held in her hands. The atmosphere in the room became heated as Alexander stared into Olivia’s brown eyes, his heart racing from her beauty.

“Come here.” He raised himself off the chair and held out his hand for Olivia.

She looked at him skeptically before placing her hand cautiously in his.

Smiling, he led her over to the baby grand piano, turning around to face her.

Noticing the expression on his face, Olivia scrunched her eyebrows. “What? Why are you looking at me like that?” Her breathing became ragged in anticipation. She had seen that expression on his face before, most recently the previously night when he brought her back to his place. She knew what he wanted. And she’d be fooling herself if she said she didn’t want the same thing at that moment.

He placed his hands on her hips and lifted her on top of the closed piano lid.

“What are you doing?” Olivia asked.

Alexander leaned in, brushing his lips against her neck, inhaling her scent. “God, you smell amazing, Olivia. Anyone ever tell you that?”

She closed her eyes, lost in the sensation of Alexander’s lips on her skin. “You may have mentioned it once or twice.” She threw her head back, giving him better access to her neck, her body lighting on fire when he began to nibble on her ear. She moaned out in response.

“I want you. Right here. Right now, Olivia,” Alexander said forcefully, bringing her body closer to his as she sat on the piano. “Do you want that?”

She nodded. “Yes, Alexander.”

He brought his lips to hers, kissing her full on the mouth, his tongue tangled with hers. Running his hands up and down her back, he groaned into her mouth.

Olivia pulled him into her, wrapping her legs around his waist, slowly teasing him with her body. She felt his arousal grow and she couldn’t help but smile.

“What’s so funny, Miss Adler?” Alexander asked, pulling out of the kiss and giving Olivia a mischievous grin.

“Oh, nothing.” She pulled his tee shirt and crushed her lips back against his. “I just love how turned on you get. And I know I’m the one who does it to you,” she whispered breathlessly into his mouth before invading it with her tongue once more.

Alexander couldn’t take much more of it. He needed to feel her naked flesh against his or he knew he was going to lose his mind. Pulling out of the kiss, he ripped his tee shirt over his head. “Enough of this. I need you,” he panted.

Olivia grinned. “Losing control so soon, Alex? I was kind of enjoying just kissing you. Maybe I don’t want to have sex right now.”

Alexander placed his hand on her back and pulled her closer to him, feathering his lips against hers once more before trailing kisses across her neck and down her collarbone. She moaned with pleasure. Slowly roaming her body with his hands, he slipped one underneath the waistband of her yoga pants. He found that sweet spot and could feel how wet she was. “Oh really, Olivia? Doesn’t feel like you don’t want me inside you right now.” He lightly clenched his teeth onto her neck, sucking gently. “From the feel of things, I’m pretty sure you want me to fuck you just as much as I want to.”

Olivia moaned at the feeling of Alexander’s fingers slowly toying with her overly sensitized clit and his mouth gently sucking on her neck. In the past twenty-four hours she had more mind-blowing orgasms than she could remember, and she was ready to explode again from just his touch. And that scared her and thrilled her.

“Tell me you want that, Olivia,” he whispered against her skin. “Tell me you want my cock inside you, thrusting in and out, pushing you higher and higher until you can’t take it anymore and you shatter into thousands of pieces all because of how I can make you feel.”

She nodded, certain that Alexander could probably make her cum from his words alone. “Yes. I want that. I want to feel you inside me.”

“Good,” he responded curtly, removing his hand from her pants. “Lie on your back.”

She raised her eyebrows, wondering what he had planned.

“Just do it, Olivia.” He brushed her lips with his. “For once, stop being so stubborn.”

She smiled, nodding. “Okay.” She leaned back, Alexander supporting her back with his arm until she was flush with the top of the piano.

He reached up and lifted her ass, lowering her pants down her legs before kneeling on the ground and placing her legs on his shoulders. “God, Love. You’re so fucking wet. And I do this to you. Don’t you ever forget it,” he said before pressing his tongue against her clit, slowly circling her.

Olivia moaned, knowing that she would never tire of the feeling of Alexander’s mouth on her most sensitive part. She began slowly thrusting against him, the sensation overwhelming her once more. It felt incredible and it all seemed so unreal. Never had anyone else made her want to fall apart as quickly as Alexander could. Her breathing increased as he gently slid a finger inside her, stretching her out.

“You like that?” Alexander asked against her clit, the vibrations of his voice making her squirm.

She nodded feverishly, her body tightening in anticipation of what she knew was about to happen. She was on the brink of another incredible orgasm and she wanted to fall apart but also wanted the incredible feeling of Alexander’s tongue on her to last as long as humanly possible.

“You’re about to cum, aren’t you, Olivia?” he asked thrusting even faster with his fingers. “You always tighten up and your breathing becomes heavy.” He looked at the beautiful woman panting on top of his piano. “And I fucking love that I can make you cum so fucking hard and quick.” He returned his tongue to her, sucking gently on her clit as she convulsed around him, her orgasm lasting longer than any orgasm she had ever had.

After several long moments passed, Alexander stood up, helping Olivia down from the piano. “Now comes the fun part,” he winked, turning her body away from his, trailing kisses down her shoulder blades. “Hold onto the piano for support. And bend over.”

Olivia turned her head, looking over her shoulder at Alexander as he stripped out of the remainder of his clothes.

His expression turned heated. “Just do it,” he said, pressing his hand on her stomach and pulling her against his naked body.

She gasped at his erection on her back.

“Or you’ll regret it,” he whispered against her neck.

Shivers ran through her body as she felt Alexander’s chest against her, his lips barely touching her skin. It was such a unique feeling, her nerves on fire from his deep voice, his amazing touch, and his sensual words.

Nodding her head, she bent over and braced herself using the piano, thinking that Henry Steinway and his sons would be rolling over in their graves at the thought of what she and Alexander were about to use their beautiful instrument for.

She immediately felt Alexander’s fingers between her legs, toying with her clit once more. Closing her eyes, she reveled in the feeling of his expert hands pleasuring her once more. It was mind boggling to think that she just had an amazing orgasm and was ready for another one.

“You like that, Olivia?” Alexander asked as she moaned out in gratification.

“Yes,” she exhaled, her breathing becoming ragged once more.

“Good,” he replied, removing his fingers from her. “And don’t you ever forget how good I make you feel.”

She panted, hating that he had her so worked up and left her wanting.

“Now hold on tight. This is going to be fast and hard.”

Olivia’s heart raced in anticipation. She liked the sound of that.

Almost instantly, she felt Alexander plunge into her, setting a fast pace as he held onto her hips, helping to keep her upright.

“God, Love. You feel so fucking amazing,” he grunted out as he thrusted into her, his brow becoming damp with sweat. “You drive me crazy. You know that?”

Olivia moaned in response, knowing that he did the same to her. No one ever set her off like Alexander did. No one ever filled her and pushed her so close to the edge in a matter of seconds and she was both frightened and overwhelmed at the idea that she finally found someone who could satisfy her in the bedroom and elsewhere.

“You look beautiful from this angle, Olivia.” Alexander reached around and toyed with her clit slowly, bending down to gently nibble on her shoulder blade. “I love the way you taste,” he said, slowing his pace down, withdrawing slowly before flexing back toward her, gradually filling her to the brim.

“Fuck,” she exhaled, the fullness overwhelming her. She was so close.

“And I’m not just talking about your pussy, Olivia,” he explained, pushing back into her before withdrawing yet again. “Your skin, when it’s salty with sweat from me fucking you tastes fucking divine.” He continued toying with her clit as he leaned down and bit her neck, gently sucking on her skin once more.

Olivia screamed out as Alexander quickened his pace, thrusting mercilessly inside her.

“Come on, Olivia. Let me feel it. I know you want to come again. Don’t deny your body.” He feathered kisses against her neck, lowering his voice. “And don’t deny me the incredible sensation of feeling your body shudder around me,” he whispered, pulling on her earlobe with his teeth.

Olivia couldn’t take it anymore. She yelled out Alexander’s name as she came undone, spiraling down from yet another amazing orgasm, wondering if Alexander would always have the same effect on her.

“God, I love making you cum, Olivia,” Alexander grunted before thrusting into her one last time and finding his own release. He held onto her stomach, helping to support her as they both attempted to regulate their breathing.

“Holy shit,” Olivia said, finally finding her voice several moments later.

Straightening up and picking Olivia up in his arms, Alexander planted a long kiss on her lips. “I will never tire of being inside you, Olivia. So I hope you’re ready for the ride.”

She smiled, running her hands through his hair. “Oh, Mr. Burnham. I’m certainly prepared for the ride. Again. And again. And again.” She giggled as she thought of the double entendre.

“God, I love that sound.”

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How can you continue living when you’re living a lie? How can you convince your body to stop feeling, your soul to stop caring, and your heart to stop beating?

Haunted by her past, Olivia Adler flees Boston for a beach in Florida, leaving everyone behind, trying to shut the world out. Remaining a relative recluse in her self-imposed prison, she tries to turn everything off, wanting to feel nothing. But a new acquaintance won’t let that happen. After being away from Alexander for a month, his voice constantly ringing in her head, reminding her that her inability to confront her demons will not only destroy her, but also him, can she really be expected to want to feel again when it brings nothing but pain?

Back in Boston, everywhere he turns, Alexander Burnham is reminded of Olivia… His Olivia… He tries to dull the ache left in his heart the only way he knows how… in the bed of a beautiful woman. But Alexander isn’t about to lose his Olivia. After a clue comes to light regarding Olivia’s whereabouts, can he convince her to return to Boston with him? When a force that has laid dormant for months resurfaces, can Alexander still protect her from the unknown danger? And when Alexander comes face to face with a shadow of both his and Olivia’s past, will he be able to tell her the secret that is threatening to tear them apart?

A Tragic Wreck is the continuation of T.K. Leigh’s heart-breaking Beautiful Mess series.
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What happens when you lose everyone that promised they would always be there for you? How can you protect the few pieces of your shattered heart that remain?

Olivia Adler is a woman with a troubled past. After losing her parents at the young age of six and being raised by an uncle who she lost years later, she refuses to get attached to anyone, including friends. For the past decade, she has been able to remain unattached to any man, too worried about losing someone to get too close. Until Alexander Burnham walks into her life one night and changes everything. But he has issues of his own. And he’s keeping a secret that could turn her world upside-down. Will Olivia let Alexander in enough for him to get close and protect her from a force threatening her very existence, or will she push him away, scared of letting Alexander in, in order to protect her heart?

A Beautiful Mess is the first installment of a three part series sure to captivate the heart with a story of secrets, courage, and love.

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T.K. Leigh, otherwise known as Tracy Leigh Kellam, is a producer / attorney by trade. Originally from New England, she now resides in sunny Southern California with her husband, dog and three cats, all of which she has rescued (including the husband). She always had a knack for writing, but mostly in the legal field. It wasn’t until recently that she decided to try her hand at creative writing and is now addicted to creating different characters and new and unique story lines in the Contemporary Romantic Suspense genre.

Her debut novel “A Beautiful Mess” has garnered relative praise, having been an Amazon Best Seller, an Amazon Top-Rated book. Recently, the book was named by The Guardian as a top reader-recommended self-published book of 2013 as well as a 2013 Reader’s Favorite in Publisher’s Weekly in addition to being named an Amazon Romance Editor’s Fan Favorite for Top Debut Author and Best Page Turner.

When she’s not planted in front of her computer, writing away, she can be found running and training for her next marathon (of which she has run over fifteen fulls and far too many halfs to recall). Unlike Olivia, the main character in her Beautiful Mess series, she has yet to qualify for the Boston Marathon.

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