tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88793535780141793492024-03-12T21:30:51.126-04:00Paperbacks and PastriesPaperbacks and Pastries is a virtual book club. Read books. Share your baking. Join us when you can.Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-16058137087173238042014-06-13T06:00:00.000-04:002014-06-13T06:00:08.255-04:00Release Day: The Same but Different by Serena Calrke<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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responsible London life behind and hits the California flash mob trail. With
her wild twin sister Shelby in tow, she’s determined to make every day of her
new start count. So when they’re invited to travel on the flash mob team’s
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her faith in her reinvented self, as well as in those around her. And when
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concentrating, reading the atlas and Narnia books, and planning to escape
somewhere magical as soon as she could. When she was 16, she left New Zealand
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For twenty three year old Katrina Smith, the events of one day irrevocably changed her life.
Life in Christchurch, New Zealand, couldn't have been better. She was in love with a wonderful man, had a job she enjoyed, and had her life mapped out before her...
What dawned as a typical summer’s day, changed into a day of devastation and overwhelming loss. An insidious danger lay beneath the benign land surface, seismic tension, like a ticking time-bomb, was counting down to a catastrophe. And Kate and her boyfriend, Daniel, were in its path. It took mere seconds for the world to be ripped out from under her. Suddenly, Kate was deluged by a vortex of Post Traumatic Stress, guilt and crippling anguish.
Dominic Dell’Antonio, an American marine working in New Zealand, was a man hiding from his own demons which lurked behind depthless blue eyes that read so much, yet yielded so little. He kept himself aloof and isolated. Nightmares regularly plagued him.
As Kate slipped under a suffocating wave of heartache, she blocks out the world behind self imposed walls, drowning in the torrents of grief. Quiet, yet commanding, Dominic connects with Kate on some inexplicably deeper level. He wants to protect her. He wants to make her his.
Two damaged and guarded souls drawn together through tragic circumstances. Two lonely hearts drawn to one another to find comfort.<br />
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My cheek tingles where his fingers brushed across it and butterflies take flight in my stomach. Oddly, I have the urge to cry though, as his touch stirs memories of a forgotten longing: The yearning to be touched intimately. Held. Comforted. That must be it. I'm lonely. It's the only logical explanation for the confusing feelings I’m experiencing around this man.</div>
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Outspoken and flirtatious, Lauren Myers is more than most guys can handle. Even so, a disastrous trip to her boyfriend’s hometown in Greece leaves her reeling, forcing her to reevaluate her views on men and relationships all together.
Level-headed and reserved, Ian Mason is perfectly content with his life the way that it is—until a phone call from his mother flips his life upside down. Suddenly, everything changes and he’s forced to hold the weight of the family business all on his own.
After a chance meeting draws them together, the two will learn love often finds those who aren’t necessarily looking, and that there are moments in life that hold within them all the power to wreck you.
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“I drink just about anything, but because I started with a margarita, I’ll have a shot of some tequila.” She sat up straight and tipped her head to the side. “What about you? Are you just a sloppy beer drinker?”
“A sloppy beer drinker?” I questioned while polishing off my last few swigs.
“Yeah. They say beer drinkers are known for sloppy, lazy sex.” She flashed me this look, one that made me feel as though she were waiting for a specific type of reaction. She was baiting me to ask how she knew this and to push the topic of conversation further; it was reflected in her eyes.
“Never heard that before.” I pushed my empty beer bottle away. If that was the type of sex she associated with guys who drank beer, then I didn’t want to be lumped into that category in her mind—even though it was too late for that. “So what do they say about tequila?”
“I’m sure you’ve heard the saying.” Her eyes glittered with mischief as she glared at me.
I shook my head. “And what saying is that?”
“That tequila makes clothes come off.”
I laughed. “Oh really? I think I have heard that before actually. It’s in a song or something. The question is—is it true?” I raised an eyebrow at her, wondering where the hell this brazen guy had come from. This was so not me. I didn’t talk this way to females. This was Brent. Oh, God, Brent had rested at the bottom of that beer. Yeah, it was definitely time to switch up my drink of choice for the night.</div>
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Jennifer Snyder lives in North Carolina were she spends most of her time writing New Adult and Young Adult Fiction, reading, and struggling to stay on top of housework. She is a tea lover with an obsession for Post-it notes and smooth writing pens. Jennifer lives with her husband and two children, who endure listening to songs that spur inspiration on repeat and tolerate her love for all paranormal, teenage-targeted TV shows.</div>
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eight years she endured ninety-hour work weeks
and sacrificed her love life (jilted by her fiancé for his best man)
only to have her career efforts foiled by her male and incredibly
incompetent counterpart. A serendipitous encounter with a former
professor reminds her that with the impending inevitable
demise of aging baby boomers, an unprecedented wealth transfer would
take place, making Joely realize that with her experience, Hollywood
connections, she could start her own law firm back in L.A. With her two
best friends and former law classmates, as her
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Chinese takeout, a laptop bag and my purse, I yammered on to</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">myself about my shitty day. I’m sure those around me thought I</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">was crazy. I pushed open my apartment door with my hip,</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">expecting that Yan would stride over and ease my burden. I</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">made it halfway into the living room before realizing that we had</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">been robbed bare, right down to the walls. I had no art, no</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">furniture, no flat-screen TV.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Spinning frantically for the phone, I saw a little yellow square</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">where the portable used to be. Fantastic, I thought to myself. My</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">friendly neighbourhood robbers left a thank-you note. That</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">ought to help with my insurance claim. As a stain of leaky</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">orange beef spread across my blouse, it occurred to me that the</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">handwriting was familiar. Yan had left me a Post-it.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Obviously Yan had been abducted. I returned to the remnants</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">of a twisted home invasion. What’s the term for snatching a</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">grown man? Adult-napping? I dropped the takeout and</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">ransacked my purse for my iPhone. With the unread ransom note</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">stuck to my index finger, I dialed 9-1-1. After an eternity, a surly</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">dispatcher answered with a tone that implied my crisis had</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">interrupted her efforts to bring about an end to world hunger.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“9-1-1. What’s your emergency? How may I help you?” the</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">operator inquired.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“You’ve gotta help me!” I shrieked into the phone. “I am the</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">victim of a robbery and… and an adult-napping!”</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Please try to remain calm. What is the nature of your</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">emergency?” the operator stated flatly. A grating sound in the</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">background suggested she was filing her nails.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Are you out of your fucking mind? How can you tell me to</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">be calm?” I shrieked.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Ma’am, there’s no need to swear at me,” the operator</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">retorted.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Are you fucking kidding me?” I was incredulous. “There’s</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">nothing left but a Post-it Note. All of my stuff is gone.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Everything that was here this morning is gone. Gone, gone,</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">gone!” I screeched, “Put down your goddamned nail file and</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">send me the cops!”</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Ma’am,” sighed the operator, “you’re going to have to calm</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">down. We get a lot of cranks, honey, and for the record, there’s</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">no such thing as an adult-napping.” I swear I heard her chuckle</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">to herself. “I think you’re in a state of shock. Why don’t you</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">read me the note?”</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I quickly voiced the words stuck to my finger.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“Excuse me. Ma’am, please read the note more slowly. I’m</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">not sure I understood you correctly,” the operator said. I detected</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">a note of disbelief in her voice and wondered what the IQ</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">requirements were for her position.</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I reread the letter to the operator as though she were a fouryear-</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">old. “It says ‘I’ve moved out. Don’t worry. I am safe. All my</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">love, Yan. PS: I’m gay and I want the engagement ring back.’”</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">“You ain’t been robbed, honey. You’ve been dumped, with a</span></span></span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span dir="ltr"><span style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">capital D.” The operator howled with laughter. “You don’t need</span></span></span></i></span><br />
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rooting for the novel's neurotic narrator. Readers of Naomi Zener's
entertaining and hilarious debut will lose themselves in
the fascinating world, and recognize themselves in the novel's honest
and revealing portrayal of one woman's desperate search for a place in
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wanted to be in the story. Bravo!" Ophira Eisenberg, author of "<span style="color: #252525;"><i>Screw
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insider's look at the zeitgeist of greed predominating battles people
fight to inherit wealth. Reminding me of Nora Ephron's quick wit, this
contemporary story's humour, married with intrigue
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 13.33px;"><span style="color: black;"><b>About Naomi Zener</b><br /><br />Naomi Zener is a new writer and her debut novel, "Deathbed Dime$," will be released on
May 30, 2014. In addition to her
freshman novel, she has a satire fiction blog read by the likes of
literary bigwigs including Giller-prize winning Vincent Lam, Robert
Rotenberg, Rebecca Eckler, and Paula Froelich: </span><a href="http://satiricalmama.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://www.satiricalmama.com/</a><span style="color: black;">. </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12.79px;">Her
author site is </span></span><a href="http://www.naomielanazener.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12.79px;">http://www.naomielanazener.com</span></span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12.79px;">. She is also</span></span><span style="color: black;">
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practising entertainment lawyer, called to the bar in both Ontario,
Canada and California, U.S.A., and a wife and mom of two kids, currently
living in Toronto, Ontario.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">At the Heavenly Bites Bakery, three very different women
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Bells:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Trish Ackerly crosses
paths with Ian Rafferty, the former bully of her childhood years, her plans for
a comeuppance fall by the wayside as she comes to realize that the man he is
now is very different from the boy he used to be—and that a Christmas romance
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><span style="font-size: 18.0pt;">Pastels and Jingle Bells:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heavenly Bites Novella #1</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">It was probably
inviting the worst kind of karma to be contemplating murder during the holiday
season of all times, but that didn’t faze Trish Ackerly in the slightest as
she stared through her bakery’s storefront window in shock.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">It was <i>him</i>.
Ian Rafferty, bane of her junior high school existence. She’d know that
face anywhere, despite the changes in it. Sure, he was a couple of feet
taller now and certainly broader shouldered, but as he glanced away from the
winter scene she had painted on the window only yesterday and at a passing car
that whizzed by <i>much</i> too fast on the busy city street, the profile he
presented to her confirmed it. Yes, it <i>was</i> him. That same
nose, the odd little scar above his eye, the familiar way he quirked his lips…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Her eyes
narrowed. Ian Rafferty. That miserable, mean-spirited little—</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Then he turned his
face back to the window, and Trish gasped and dropped to the floor before he
could spot her staring at him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“What on earth are
you doing?” came Nadia’s voice from behind the counter.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Trish huddled behind
a tall metal trash can and glanced up through her dark bangs at her startled
friend and business partner only to remember belatedly that they had company in
the shop, namely wizened little Mrs. Beasley, whose startled eyes blinked at
her from behind enormous tortoise-shell spectacles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Well, there was
little help for it now. “That guy,” Trish hissed, jerking one thumb in
the direction of the window. “I know him!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Both Nadia and Mrs.
Beasley peered intently through the glass. “Mmm,” said Nadia
appreciatively a moment later. “Lucky you, girlfriend.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“No, not lucky
me! That guy made my life a living hell in junior high. He’s a
jerk, he’s a bully—“</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“He’s coming in
here, dear,” Mrs. Beasley interrupted her, with obvious interest in her voice.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">With a squeak of
alarm, Trish shuffled hastily behind the counter on her hands and knees and
hunched into as small and inconspicuous a ball as she could.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Nadia blinked.
“Trish, are you out of your—“</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Sh!”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Oh, you did <i>not</i>
just shush me—“</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“SHH!” Trish
insisted again, knowing full well that she’d pay for it later, and then she
pulled her head down into her shoulders as much as her anatomy would allow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">The bell on the door
jangled cheerfully then, and a gust of cold air heralded Ian Rafferty’s
arrival.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Hi, there,” Nadia
greeted him brightly, surreptitiously giving Trish’s foot a little dig with one
of her own. “Welcome to Heavenly Bites. What can I get for you?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Cup of coffee would
be great for starters,” came a voice that was deep but soft, and far less
reptilian than Trish expected. She cocked her head slightly to better
catch his words and heard the unmistakable sound of him blowing on his hands
and rubbing them together to warm them. “Cream, no sugar.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Sure thing, honey.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Your window art,”
his voice continued, and Trish straightened ever so slightly at the mention of
her work. “It’s fantastic. Can I ask who painted it?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Absolutely,” Nadia
returned, turning her attention to getting the coffee he requested. “My
business partner, Trish.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Is she around, by
any chance?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Nadia glanced down
at where Trish sat scrunched up and did what Trish thought was a very poor job
of suppressing a smirk. “She’s, um, indisposed at the moment. Why
do you ask?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“I’ve got a couple
of windows that could use a little holiday cheer. Think she might be
interested in the job?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Nadia gave Trish
another brief sideways glance.</span></span></div>
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frantically.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Tell you
what. Leave me your number, and we’ll find out.” Nadia stepped out
of reach before Trish could smack her leg.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Great,
thanks. Here’s my card.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“I’ll see that she
gets it, Mr.—“ Nadia glanced at the card. “—Rafferty. Here’s
your coffee, and you, sir, have a very nice day.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">The bell on the door
jingled again, and Trish cautiously poked her head up long enough to verify
that Ian was indeed gone. She then ignored the fascinated look Mrs.
Beasley was giving her and fixed an icy stare on Nadia. “I’m going to
kill you. How could you do that?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Nadia tossed her
dark braids over her shoulder. “Hmph. Shush me in my own shop…”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“I don’t want to
talk to that guy! I don’t want to have anything to do with him.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“He seemed nice
enough to me,” her friend returned, shrugging unapologetically. “And easy
on the eyes, too.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“And single,” put in
Mrs. Beasley eagerly, one wrinkled hand fluttering over her heart. “No
wedding ring.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Of course there’s
no ring! No woman wants to marry the devil!” Trish sank back down
onto the floor and leaned back heavily against the shelves behind her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“He <i>used</i> to
be the devil,” Nadia corrected her, examining the business card he had handed
to her. “Now he’s ‘Ian Rafferty, Landscape Architect’. And he’s a
paying customer, Trish. Face it, you could use the money.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Forget it.
I’m not so hard up that I’d go crawling to Ian Rafferty for a job.” Trish
scowled and folded her arms across her chest. “I have my dignity, you
know.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #2a2a2a;">“Yeah? Why
don’t you get up off the floor and tell me all about your dignity.”</span></span></div>
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her feet and snatching the card from Nadia’s hand. Wadding it up, she
tossed it in the direction of the trashcan and stalked into the bakery’s
kitchen</span><span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 15pt;">.</span></span></div>
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<b>A is for Apocalypse</b></div>
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;" style="line-height: 1.5em;">A is for Apocalypse contains twenty-six apocalyptic stories written by both well-known and up-and-coming writers. Monsters, meteors, floods, war–the causes of the apocalypses in these tales are as varied as the stories themselves.</span></div>
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This volume contains work by Ennis Drake, Beth Cato, Kenneth Schneyer, Damien Angelica Walters, K. L. Young, Marge Simon, Milo James Fowler, Simon Kewin, C.S. MacCath, Steve Bornstein and more!</div>
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Edited by Rhonda Parrish</div>
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Poise and Pen Publishing</div>
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ISBN-13: 978-0993699016</div>
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ISBN-10: 0993699014</div>
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To celebrate we have a Q&A for you with some of the contributors!</div>
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a contributor to this anthology you are privileged to have been able to
read a proof copy of it already. Aside from your own story, which one
is your favourite? No spoilers, please :)</b><br />
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<b>Michael Kellar -</b> "U is for REDACTED" got to me early on, and
ended up being a perfect little glimpse of what would be important when
facing the end of the world.<br />
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<a href="http://candacesbookblog.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7165a2d8880547b8cc737d1ea&id=d66f1834c6&e=36becfc05f" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Marge Simon</span></span></a><b> </b>-
That’s really, really a hard
question to answer. But I’m picking Damian Angelica Walters’ moving “U
is for REDACTED”. It reminded me much of one of my top favorite dark sf
stories, “Testament”. <br />
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- I'll admit that I haven't read through
the entire anthology yet (it will be my reward when I finish this
semester's grading!), but I adore Brittany Warman's story- as always,
her images are haunting, powerful, and full of wonderful folkloric
resonances.<br />
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<a href="http://candacesbookblog.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7165a2d8880547b8cc737d1ea&id=cd61209db6&e=36becfc05f" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6dc6dd;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Beth Cato</span></span></a>
- I loved R. It's one of the longer
stories in the anthology, I think, and it's a unique take on events
leading up to the apocalypse. The whole vibe is creepy and gritty.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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“Editor Rhonda Parrish gives us apocalyptic fiction at its finest. There's not a whimper to be heard amongst these twenty-six End of the World stories. A wonderful collection.” -Deborah Walker, <i>Nature Futures</i> author.</div>
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“<a data-mce-href="http://www.rhondaparrish.com/" href="http://www.rhondaparrish.com/">Rhonda Parrish</a> is a shapeshifter with talents to match her every incarnation- magpie tenacity for picking the shiniest submissions, nightingale notes for crafting tales, and bright, feline eyes for seeking out her photographic subjects. She balances on the knife-edge of darkness and light, a sorceress of both realms.” - Sara Cleto</div>
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Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-11252460144932358382014-05-07T06:00:00.000-04:002014-05-07T06:00:06.381-04:00One Lucky Night Release Day BlastHappy book birthday to <i>One Lucky Night</i>!<br />
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<i>One night can change everything…</i><br />
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The crew at Boston’s Brazen Head Pub hasn’t been very lucky in love. Can a mysterious visitor inspire them to look past old hurts and misconceptions and give romance a chance? One Lucky Night is a collection of five sexy interwoven novelettes by Aria Kane, Grace Teague, Ana Blaze, Constance Phillips, and Melinda Dozier.
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<i>Lucky Break</i> by Aria Kane
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Four years ago, chef Derek Chase walked out of Andrea Rivera’s life after a tragedy neither of them were prepared to deal with. When she’s called to the Brazen Head to repair a dishwasher, old sparks ignite buried feelings.
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<i>Lucky Star</i> by Grace Teague
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When her life is threatened by a mugger, Charlotte Price realizes she's in love with her best friend, Tommy Leung. The Brazen Head seems like the perfect neutral place to confess her feelings, but nothing goes according to plan.
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<i>A New Tune</i> by Ana Blaze
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When it comes to dating, Holly Hall has one unbreakable rule: no musicians. Not even gorgeous ones. Especially not gorgeous ones. Dating them only leads to heartbreak. So why did she let singer-songwriter Cian O’Neill kiss her? And why is she thinking about doing it again?
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<i>Lexi’s Chance</i> by Constance Phillips
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As a bartender, Sean Whelan meets all kinds of women every night, but none turn his head the way that Lexi has. She’s been playing cat and mouse with him for weeks. Tonight, Sean’s determined to get Lexi to quit teasing and take a real chance on him.
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<i>Drink or Dare</i> by Melinda Dozier
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A bachelorette party Drink or Dare game pairs paramedic students, Rachel Robertson and Killian Whelan, in a flirting match. Soon, the dares threaten to turn their academic rivalry into something much
more.
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<b>About the Authors</b><br />
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Aria Kane is a recovering mechanical engineer and romance writer. As a military brat, she grew up all over the country, but now lives in sunny Florida with a 60 lb mutt who thinks he's a chihuahua.<br />
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Grace Teague lives in Pittsburgh with her spouse, children and a cat named Mr. Sushi.<br />
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Ana Blaze lives near Washington DC with her charming husband and three cats who firmly believe they are royalty. Ana is a member of Romance Writers of America.<br />
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Constance Phillips lives in Ohio with her husband, two ready-to-leave-the-nest children, and four canine kids. Her perfect fantasy vacation would involve hunting Dracula across Europe with her daughter, who also digs that kind of stuff. <br />
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Melinda Dozier teaches English to middle schoolers by day and writes at night. She lives in Guatemala, Central America with her college sweetheart and three sons. <br />
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Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-43986133432487940112014-04-26T14:55:00.003-04:002014-04-26T14:55:16.784-04:00Running Like a Girl: My First "Run"Yesterday I read the first chapter of <i>Running Like a Girl</i>. It was about Alexandra's first run and it was honest but not demoralizing, told like a friend would tell a story over a cup of tea. It really made me think about what I'm getting into. I'm old. And fat. And really, really not used to moving. Yes, I used to run, but I was younger, in better shape and the only time I sat down was in class (after running around campus for one thing or another, toting a stack of library books so high I could rest my chin on it) or at work (in between running between the offices of colleagues, popping in to the building across the street for meetings or equipment pick-ups, heading to various locations for presentations and workshops...). <br />
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When I ran then, it was easy. I used to do it for fun, to de-stress, to chase away my little demons (that job I talked about? It turned out to be the kind of emotional roller coaster that has more deep, deep downs that ups. I used to get home after work and go right to the treadmill, trying to outrun the sadness and the loneliness and the fear that clients heaped on me every day, and trying to forget the disinterest, pettiness and lack of compassion that my colleagues often displayed. I just kept running until I felt better). I knew going in that this time would be different, so I decided my first goal would be to get back on my treadmill and see what I could do.<br />
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That happened this morning. And it turns out, I can't do much. Jogging even the length of one song is impossible. My lungs burn, something in my side aches, and my throat goes from feelin' fine to painfully parched in less time than it takes a teenager to make a bad decision. I ended up doing a walk-slow jog combination for as long as I could without being sick then decided I need a plan and some new goals.<br />
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So my goal now is to just walk at least 30 minutes a day for now. If I can fit in a minute or two of jogging, great. If not, I'm not going to beat myself up. I'm also going to start drinking more water. I think I do a pretty good job of it now (usually 3 glasses a day and I choose water over other drinks because I like the taste of all that straight-from-the-tap chlorine-y goodness), but I need more and I know it. Over the next few days, I'm also going to rethink my dependence on convenience foods and start paying attention to myself - I often forget to have a meal until I'm really, really hungry and that turns my eating process into "what can I put in my mouth <u><b>right now</b></u>." I want to be more thoughtful about the foods I eat and put time into preparing meals instead of just consuming whatever is handy.<br />
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What are some of your favourite healthful meals that are easy to cook (I can bake, but I can't cook - not even scrambled eggs)?<br />
<br />Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-85148236840999599802014-04-23T15:55:00.002-04:002014-04-23T15:55:16.392-04:00The Running Like a Girl Challenge: PrologueSome pretty smart people over at Simon and Schuster Canada have come up with one of the best book promo ideas I've seen probably ever. Instead of a regular book tour for Alexandra Heminsley's <i>Running Like a Girl,</i> the publisher challenged Canadian bloggers to read the book, start walking or jogging, then sign up for a race in June.<br />
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When I heard about it my first thought was, 'a couple years ago I could have done that.' You see, a couple years ago I used to take much better care of myself. I walked everywhere, jogged twice a week. Then, like a lot of people, things changed for me. I graduated from school and started looking for a job. But I couldn't find one. The more I looked and the more I was rejected (can you call it rejection when your resume isn't even acknowledged by an organization?), the harder it was to convince myself that sticking to a routine was necessary. I started spending more and more time inside, by myself, <i>sitting</i>. Some days I didn't even bother to change out of my pajamas. <i>And I gained 21 pounds.</i><br />
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My confidence has suffered, from not finding work, from spending so much time isolated from the world outside my house, and of course from the extra weight. My health has suffered, too. 21 extra pounds is a lot. Sitting around all day damages your body. I can feel it when I climb from the basement to the top floor of the house. I can feel it when I walk to the end of the street to mail a letter.<br />
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So a day after I heard about the <i>Running Like a Girl</i> challenge, I contacted Simon and Schuster and signed up. Then today, this package arrived with a copy of the book and a runner's starter kit with socks, a notebook, really cute nail polish and hair ties, a water bottle and an energy bar.<br />
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Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-70334402646242481382014-04-04T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-04T09:00:03.195-04:00Cover Reveal: One Lucky NightI'm so happy today to share the cover and official blurb of <i>One Lucky Night </i>with you!<br />
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<i>One night can change everything…</i><br />
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The crew at Boston’s Brazen Head Pub hasn’t been very lucky in love. Can a mysterious visitor inspire them to look past old hurts and misconceptions and give romance a chance? <i>One Lucky Night </i>is a collection of five sexy interwoven novelettes by Aria Kane, Grace Teague, Ana Blaze, Constance Phillips, and Melinda Dozier.<br />
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<i>Lucky Break</i> by Aria Kane<br />
Four years ago, chef Derek Chase walked out of Andrea Rivera’s life after a tragedy neither of them were prepared to deal with. When she’s called to the Brazen Head to repair a dishwasher, old sparks ignite buried feelings.<br />
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<i>Lucky Star</i> by Grace Teague<br />
When her life is threatened by a mugger, Charlotte Price realizes she's in love with her best friend, Tommy Leung. The Brazen Head seems like the perfect neutral place to confess her feelings, but nothing goes according to plan.<br />
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<i>A New Tune</i> by Ana Blaze<br />
When it comes to dating, Holly Hall has one unbreakable rule: no musicians. Not even gorgeous ones. Especially not gorgeous ones. Dating them only leads to heartbreak. So why did she let singer-songwriter Cian O’Neill kiss her? And why is she thinking about doing it again?<br />
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<i>Lexi’s Chance</i> by Constance Phillips<br />
As a bartender, Sean Whalen meets all kinds of women every night, but none turn his head the way that Lexi has. She’s been playing cat and mouse with him for weeks. Tonight, Sean’s determined to get Lexi to quit teasing and take a real chance on him.<br />
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<i>Drink or Dare</i> by Melinda Dozier<br />
A bachelorette party Drink or Dare game pairs paramedic students, Rachel Robertson and Killian Whelan, in a flirting match. Soon, the dares threaten to turn their academic rivalry into something much more.<br />
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<i>One Lucky Night </i>will be available in print and at all major ebook retailers on May 7th. For now, you can <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21457339-one-lucky-night&usd=2&usg=ALhdy2-Lii9pHMjbwb-ZY6UuyJbmhllsGQ">add it to Goodreads</a>! <br />
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<b>About the Authors</b><br />
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<span id="goog_2141332927"></span><span id="goog_2141332928"></span>Aria Kane is a recovering mechanical engineer and romance writer. As a military brat, she grew up all over the country, but now lives in sunny Florida with a 60 lb mutt who thinks he's a chihuahua.<br />
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Grace Teague lives in Pittsburgh with her spouse, children and a cat named Mr. Sushi.<br />
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Ana Blaze lives near Washington DC with her charming husband and three cats who firmly believe they are royalty. Ana is a member of Romance Writers of America.<br />
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Constance Phillips lives in Ohio with her husband, two
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Melinda Dozier teaches English to middle schoolers by day and writes at night. She lives in Guatemala, Central America with her college sweetheart and three sons.<br />
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<b>Giveaway</b><br />
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The authors are giving away four print copies of <i>One Lucky Night</i> before you can buy it!<br />
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The power of Pinterest comes from the images. I always find photos that I want to remember and have access to, so I pin them to a board for later reference. So, I thought to myself, <i>Hey, I'm releasing my first book, Miss Mabel's School for Girls. Why don't I give the readers something to look at in anticipation of the book?</i><br />
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So instead of a boring interview where I talk about how great I am, I'm here today to take you on a visual tour to give you a few ideas of what you can expect to find in this exciting new young adult fantasy novel, <i>Miss Mabel's School for Girls</i>.<br />
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<i>Wrought iron fence:</i><br />
There's a wrought iron fence around the outside of the ancient manor that is Miss Mabel's School for Girls much like this one. It's known for creaking in the wind.<br />
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Potion bottles hold oh-so-many possibilities. Witches love potions, and the witches in Miss Mabel's School <br />
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for Girls are no exception. These particular bottles contain a variety of spices and herbs, all of which you can win during the launch giveaway March 27th-30th!<br />
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Miss Mabel loves peacock feathers. They represent beauty and vanity: her two favorite virtues.<br />
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<i>Green mossy tree:</i><br />
Miss Mabel's School is located in Letum Wood, a lush, expansive forest that hides many secrets. Some of these secrets catch up with Bianca Monroe, our sixteen-year-old heroine, in the dark of the night.<br />
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<i>Trees/forest:</i><br />
This is another view of Letum Wood as you'll expect to find it in the summer. It's lush, gorgeous, and a little on the dangerous side.<br />
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A grimoire is a book filled with magical spells, a kind of magical diary passed through generations. This grimoire is available to win during the launch day giveaway! Head over to <a href="http://www.missmabels.com/">www.missmabels.com</a> to find out how you can participate.<br />
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Hopefully these photos gave you an idea of the exciting adventure you'll find in <i>Miss Mabel's School for Girls</i>! Now, get your Pinterest on and start spreading the word! Visit <a href="http://www.missmabels.com/">www.missmabels.com</a> to find out how to enter the giveaway and win lots of free stuff!<br />
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<b>About the Book:</b><br />
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Never underestimate the power of a determined witch.<br />
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Letum Wood is a forest of fog and deadfall, home to the quietly famous Miss Mabel’s School for Girls, a place where young witches learn the art of magic.<br />
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Sixteen-year-old Bianca Monroe has inherited a deadly curse. Determined to break free before it kills her, she enrolls in the respected school to confront the cunning witch who cast the curse: Miss Mabel.<br />
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Bianca finds herself faced with dark magic she didn’t expect, with lessons more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Will Bianca have the courage to save herself from the curse, or will Miss Mabel’s sinister plan be too powerful?<br />
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Miss Mabel’s School for Girls is the first novel in The Network Series, an exciting new fantasy collection. A gripping tale about the struggle to survive, it will take you to a new place and time, one you’ll never want to leave.<br />
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My world revolves around my husband (who is a major hottie), my Vizsla's, and the mountains. <br />
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I wear hiking boots instead of heels when I need to feel powerful, and on a bad day, I love a weightlifting workout. Actually, I love it on a good day.<br />
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I don't eat bread because my thyroid doesn't like it, although there are days I miss it. Especially ciabatta. Sweet potatoes are kind of my thing. Cookies too.<br />
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Mara, the daughter of an Irish clansman, was raised to believe the men of the North are heathens - murderous pagans without a moral bone in their bodies. Despite warnings of the Northmen's raids, and the growing threat of another incursion, Mara is continually drawn to her favorite place - the River Shannon.<br />
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Dægan Ræliksen, a wealthy chieftain from Norway's frozen fjords, secretly discovers Mara at the water's edge. He is charmed by her beauty and sensuous grace. As the days pass, his contentment with simply watching her grows thin. He can no longer deny his unabated desire for the young maiden. His search for a wife has ended.<br />
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However, Mara and Dægan come face-to-face in a time when Ireland is in turmoil - when every Irishman is being called up to fight against the Nordic foreigners. In these times of upheaval, how can Dægan make peace with Mara's father and acquire the woman he treasures? Furthermore, can Mara move past her fears and find the noble man within the savage?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Teaser Quote:</span></b><br />
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“You are correct in saying that desires often come from things we cannot easily gain—mine, being that of your love. By all accounts, I do wish I could steal it. But I am not that sort of man. I will wait. Forever and a day…I will wait.”<br />
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"This is my first read by Renee Vincent and she has undoubtedly earned a place on my auto-buy author’s list. This book and author earn my highest recommendations and I feel privileged to have read one of the best.”<br />
<b>~ 5 Stars TOP PICK ~ Night Owl Reviews</b><br />
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"…a fast-paced, action-packed historical romance, which Ms. Vincent brings to life right before your eyes; a story you will remember long after the last page is read."<br />
<b>~ 5 Blue Ribbons! ~ Romance Junkies</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><u><i>Mac Liam, Book 2</i></u></span></b><br />
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<i>A tortured soul…</i><br />
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Breandán Mac Liam, the strapping young hunter from Ireland’s lush forests, is in love with Mara, an ineligible beautiful princess. For seven long years, he has been vividly haunted by her memory, taunted by the throes of his heartache. And not even the thought of her marriage to a Northman can extinguish the fierce, burning desire running rampant through his heart and soul.<br />
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<i>An innocent heart…</i><br />
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Mara, the spirited Connacht princess, has no idea she is the object of the Irishman’s longing. She is living out her days on Inis Mór, raising a troubled son and trying to endure the cruel loneliness that afflicts her.<br />
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<i>A deadly secret…</i><br />
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Ordered by the king on his deathbed, Breandán must return to Mara and bring her through the perilous lands of Connacht to fulfill her father’s last dying wish. But as their worlds collide, Breandán not only finds himself wrapped in the arms of Mara’s embrace, but thrown into a struggle to defend his honor.<br />
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With Mara caught between the family she loves and the father she knows, can Breandán uncover the mystery of her past and still protect her from a secret that threatens them all?<br />
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“Mara, you are my next breath. You are the reason I breathe at all.”<br />
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"This is one fantastic historical…a must-read for anyone who enjoys historical romance and I cannot wait to read the final book of the trilogy as this story has stayed with me days after I read the last word."<br />
<b>~ 5 Hearts "5 Heart Sweetheart Award" ~ The Romance Studio</b><br />
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“Ms. Vincent surpassed all of my expectations with her impressive writing abilities, while offering more incites and revelations that will keep readers coming back for more. Readers should be warned of the emotional turmoil they will face once again while reading this incredible story. I eagerly anticipate the next story in this trilogy, yet already mourn the finality."<br />
<b>~ 5 Stars TOP PICK ~ Night Owl Reviews</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><u>The Fall of Rain, Book 3</u></i></b></span><br />
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Leif Dæganssen, an archeologist from Norway, is determined to trace back his Scandinavian roots as far as the Dark Ages and find proof of their existence on the Emerald Isle. After several years of living off the west coast of Ireland, he finally uncovers an ancient artifact—an intricately decorated chest with pagan carvings—buried beneath the very porch of his coastal cottage. Knowing it only confirms the presence of a glorified Norse-influenced settlement on Inis Mór, he’s determined to establish a link between himself and those who once inhabited the rugged isle.<br />
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For as long as she can remember, Lorraine O’Connor has had dreams of a Norse warrior kissing her. And even though she’s never fully understood the reason for her vivid subconscious imagination, she welcomes the meaningless and wanton pleasure of being in a Viking’s protective embrace—until the day she meets that brazen Northman on an impulsive vacation trip to Ireland.<br />
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Though blindsided by the relevance of her dreams and the strange familiarity of the man within them, Lorraine can’t help but feel a deep-seated intimacy toward Leif. And the more she gets to know him, the more she’s convinced they’ve shared a life together in a time long forgotten.<br />
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Are the clues to their ancestral past hidden within the contents of the chest or buried deep within their hearts?<br />
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“What Lorraine has told you is the honest truth. There’s no denying who you are. But until you go in that house and dig up the evidence for yourself, you’ll never know who you used to be. Oh, I know you’ll realize it one day. By then, I fear it’ll be too late. So, don’t be a fool and let the only woman you’ve ever loved slip through your grasp. Three days, Leif.”<br />
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"I didn't believe it was possible to take Daegan and Mara's incredible love story to another level, but I am extremely pleased to be wrong. Every word seemed to have a purpose in helping create a beautiful and poetic ending to an unforgettable trilogy. If you've never heard of the name Renee Vincent then you're missing out on quality reading that's worth every second of your undivided attention. It's an escapists dream and I will most certainly be back for more."<br />
<b>~ 5 Stars TOP PICK ~ Night Owl Reviews</b><br />
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"An ingenious ending to an amazing trilogy! This series has become my all-time favorite."<br />
<b>~ 5 Blue Ribbons ~ Romance Junkies</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Bio:</span></b><br />
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RENEE VINCENT is a bestselling Contemporary & Historical Romance Author. From the daunting, charismatic Vikings, to the charming, brazen Alpha male heroes of modern day, you’ll be whisked away to a world filled with fast-paced adventure, unforgettable romance, and undying love.<br />
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She also writes lighthearted, fancy-free Chick Lit Romance as GRACIE LEE ROSE. For those who love to read fun, wholesome, and endearing romantic stories (with a smidgen of spunk) that your mother, sisters, friends, and daughters can enjoy.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">"It's not
you."<br />
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There are only so many times a girl can hear those words before she believes
that it is, in fact, very much her. Unexpectedly jilted by her locally famous
boyfriend and haunted by a boss who makes Attila the Hun look like a lap dog,
Bellamy Blake does what any self-respecting girl in her shoes would do. She
rounds up her two best girlfriends and makes plans to get the hell out of
Dodge.<br />
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But Bellamy's escape plan takes a nose dive on the side of rural route 164 when
her transmission self-destructs, leaving her in the middle of a cell phone dead
zone with nothing but her wits. Oh, and Shane Griffin, the hottest mechanic
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an author, one of the first things they sometimes say is, “Oh, that must be so
glamorous!” True, romance authors do glam up once a year for the Romance
Writers of America RITA and Golden Heart banquet, and yes, getting fancied up
for book signings is a whole ton of fun, but the truth of the matter is, those
days are the minority. Want to know what my average work day looks like? Here
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4:50 A.M. There are two types of writers out there, friends,
and I am of the early bird (read: mostly insane) variety. My pajama-clad
backside is in my ancient, creaky desk chair by 5:00 every morning. I take the
first thirty minutes to become functional—checking e-mail, looking at my
rankings (we all do it!), mainlining coffee and just generally waking up. But
by 5:30 or so, I’ve got my work in progress (WIP) open, and I’m digging in.</span></div>
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in go-mode. I take a few minutes to manage social media and marketing, but
these are my golden hours, where the word count flows best for me. So I am nose
to the grindstone (but still mainlining coffee) until lunch.</span></div>
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Tweeting about what I’ve seen in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">GQ, </i>and
eating cold Pad Thai over my kitchen sink (I don’t recommend this as a general
rule unless you’ve got an iron stomach) Then it’s back to the grind!</span></div>
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break to do the Mom Thing, but I still keep one eye on my social media, throw
in a little research while my kids do their homework, write blogs posts, and
sneak in whatever word count I can. I am notorious for editing the heck out of
myself as I write (it’s often one step forward, two steps back, but the good
news is, there are no rough drafts to go back and smooth) At this stage in the
day, I’m usually at about 1000-1500 words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7:00 P.M. The fabulous Mr. K takes the reigns so I can hit
the chair again every night for a few hours before bed. He feeds our kids’ new
HGTV addiction while I write. Ideally, I’ll top out at 2000 words in a day, but
that includes everything (like, this blog post, for example!) Also, in an ideal
world, I will sneak in Googling things like “axes firefighters use” or “assault
under the New York penal code”, or my personal favorite—“Chris Pine, no shirt”.</span></div>
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point at which I will crash into bed with whatever book I’m reading. I usually
only make it about 30 minutes before I fall asleep with it on my face, but I
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Kimberly Kincaid
writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet.
When she's not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as "The
Pleather Bomber", she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping
up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her
nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and
writes!) by the mantra that food is love. She has written two digital novellas,
Love On The Line and Drawing The Line, about hot cops and sexy chefs, with a
third novella, Outside The Lines, due this summer. She is also thrilled to have
collaborated on a Christmas anthology with Donna Kauffman and Kate Angell,
titled The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap, to kick off her Pine Mountain foodie
series with Kensington this October. Kimberly’s first full-length novel, Turn
Up the Heat, will follow in February 2014. She resides in northern Virginia
with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Visit her any time
at </span><a href="http://www.kimberlykincaid.com/"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">www.kimberlykincaid.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"> or come check her out on Facebook
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I'm excited to share the cover for <i>THIS CRUMBLING PAGEANT</i>, which is Volume One in the Fury Triad series by Patricia Burroughs. This is Epic Fantasy with romance and ya crossover appeal. The book is scheduled to release May 6, 2014 in Hardcover, Trade and Digital by Story Spring Publishing, LLC<br />
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<b>About the Book:</b><br />
Persephone Fury is the Dark daughter, the one they hide.<br />
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England, 1811. Few are aware of a hidden magical England, a people not ruled by poor mad George, but the dying King Pellinore of the House of Pendragon.<br />
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The Furys are known for their music, their magic, and their historic role as kingmakers. When Fury ambitions demand a political marriage, Persephone is drugged and presented to Society-- <br />
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Only to be abducted from the man she loves by the man she loathes.<br />
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But devious and ruthless, Persephone must defy ancient prophecy, embrace her Dark magic, and seize her own fate.<br />
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Be swept away into the first book of a dark fantasy series combining swashbuckling adventure, heart-pounding romance, and plot-twisting suspense.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138459"><span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138458" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">[Persephone Fury is the dark daughter, the one
they hide from Society. But one night she is abducted and taken away to the
most dangerous parts of London. Fierce and clever, she is able to rescue
herself, only to collapse before she gets home. Fortunately for her, Sir Robin
Fitzwilliam finds her. Even more fortunately for her family’s reputation, he
believes her to be the young boy she’s masquerading as.]</span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138729" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Why would a child be
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138731" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Robin slid the
slender youth’s body from the expensive saddle and staggered backward, not from
the weight, for in truth, the boy weighed little, but from the reek of Shadows.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138733" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">It was a miracle the
gelding hadn’t tossed the stripling to rid himself of the Darkness on its back.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138735" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">He eased the boy onto
the ground. The boy’s body was limp and
his skin was hot and damp with sweat. Robin fumbled with the boy’s heavy jacket
and grabbed the lapels to yank it open.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138737" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Thin fingers closed
around his wrists. With a snarl, the boy heaved himself up and delivered a smart
punch to Robin’s jaw, knocking him back on his heels in shock.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138739" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Don’t touch me!” the
boy rasped fiercely.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138741" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“You’re overheated.
Let’s get that coat off—”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138743" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Two sharp-knuckled
fists smacked into him at the same time, leaving both his cheeks stinging. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138745" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Keep your hands off
my coat!” The boy scrambled to his feet and leapt against the horse, attempting
to mount.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Gods damn it,” Robin
spat, “you’re drowning in Shadows, boy, we need to—”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">A foot caught him in
the chest and he staggered back, then hurled himself forward, grabbed the boy
by the collar, and yanked.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">They both fell
tumbling into the dirt. “You’d best pray it’s the Darkness that has driven you
mad, boy, because if it’s not, you’ll pay for these bruises with some of your
own!” He pinned the boy to the ground with one hand braced on a shoulder and
continued, “I’m not going to hurt you. Just calm down and let’s see if we can
relieve you.”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">The boy relaxed,
calming except for his heaving chest as he fought for air. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Robin’s mind raced
through his options, coming up blank. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Cat-mint...” the boy
muttered. “Tincture of angelica. Blue chalcedony, jet, bronzite, amber—do you
have any on you?”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“No,” Robin said,
surprised.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">The boy moaned.
“Trifolium, then...” The boy’s head fell back into the dirt.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Trifolium. I don’t
know.”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“<i>Clover</i>,” the boy ordered, scorn dripping from his voice. “I’m
speaking of <i>clover</i>.”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">Robin paced along the
road looking for a clump of clover, unsure whether to laugh or snarl.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Do you at least know
your Greek sigils?” the boy muttered weakly. “The banishing sigil performed
with clover...” </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;"> “I know sigils,” Robin said, amending
silently, <i>if I can remember the Greek
ones from the schoolroom.</i> If he got the scamp past this spell of poisoning,
he was going to thrash him. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“How long has it been
since you were cleansed?”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;"><i>Impertinent little brat.</i> “My soul is not
overburdened.”</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“You evaded my
question, which is answer enough, may the gods deliver me,” the boy retorted
with equal venom. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138763" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">At the moment, Robin
just needed to come up with an acceptable prayer. He held his hands over the
boy’s body and called, “Away, away, from your feet and from all your limbs...
erm... Shadows and every muscular pain!” he finished with a wince.</span></div>
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1394554473204_138760" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“Did you just use the
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<span class="yiv4148330969Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large;">“I said Shadows,”
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Junior in college.
Star athlete. Constant attention from the opposite sex. <br />
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On this campus, I’m worshiped. While seven hundred miles away, back in my
hometown, I’m still trailer park trash, child of the town tramp, and older
sibling to three kids who are counting on me to keep my shit together so I can
take them away from the same crappy life I grew up in. <br />
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These two opposing sides of myself never mix until one person gets a glimpse of
the true me. I never expected to connect with anyone like this or want more
beyond one night. This may be the real deal.<br />
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Problem is, Dr. Kavanagh’s my literature professor.<br />
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If I start anything with a teacher and we’re caught together, I might as well
kiss my entire future goodbye, as well as my family’s, and especially Dr.
Kavanagh’s. Except sometimes love is worth risking everything. Or at least, it
damn well better be because I can only resist so much.<br />
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-N. G.-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Linda grew up on a
dairy farm in the Midwest as the youngest of eight children. Now she lives in
Kansas with her husband, toddler daughter, and their nine cuckoo clocks. She works
a day job in the acquisitions department of a university library and feels her
life has been blessed with lots of people to learn from and love. Writing's
always been a major part her world, and she's thrilled to finally share some of
her stories with other romance lovers.</span></div>
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<b id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47131">Be sure to stop by the <a href="http://janealfalor.com/" target="_blank">authors website</a> on March 6th for the final reveal of which cover was chosen!</b></div>
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<b id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47131">MINE TO SPELL Description:</b><br />
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Cynthia has always hidden from her father’s hexes behind her older
sister. When her family gains independence unheard of for women,
she’s relieved that her days of harsh punishments are over. But as
her seventeenth birthday approaches—the typical age to be sold to a
new master—death threats endanger her sisters. She now faces two
options: run or meet society’s expectations.</div>
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For once, Cynthia isn’t going to let her older sister shield her
from the problem. She’s going to prove to herself, her sisters, and
society that her family isn’t a threat to their traditions. She
willingly chooses to be purchased by a new master. A bold step that
takes her somewhere she never thought she would go and to a man she
might possibly fall in love with. With his help, she <span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">may
just </span>find a way to save her sisters while discovering how to
stand up for herself. If she lives long enough.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18187275-mine-to-spell" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47299" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MINE TO SPELL on Goodreads</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17888912-you-are-mine" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47462" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU ARE MINE on Good Reads</a> | <a href="http://amzn.com/B00CLXC07A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU ARE MINE on Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/you-are-mine-janeal-falor/1115275866?ean=2940044507333" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU ARE MINE on B&N</a></b>
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18142682-mine-to-tarnish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MINE TO TARNISH on Good Reads</a> |</b><b><a href="http://amzn.com/B00GOG9U14" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47143" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MINE TO TARNISH on Amazon</a></b><br />
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<b>About the author:</b><br />
Amazon bestselling author Janeal Falor lives in Utah with her husband and three children. In her non-writing time she teaches her kids to make silly faces, cooks whatever strikes her fancy, and attempts to cultivate a garden even when half the things she plants die. When it's time for a break she can be found taking a scenic drive with her family or drinking hot chocolate.</div>
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<a href="http://twitter.com/JanealFalor" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_47475" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>: @JanealFalor<br />
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<b id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_49228">Ten Giveaway Combo Packs</b><b>: </b>ebooks of<b> </b><a href="http://amzn.com/B00CLXC07A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YOU ARE MINE</a> and prequel, <a href="http://amzn.com/B00GOG9U14" id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1391187546140_49231" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MINE TO TARNISH</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Emma Grayson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Releasing Feb 24<sup>th</sup>, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Kane Archer hasn’t
always been full of rage or torment, he hasn’t always hated life or himself,
and he hasn’t always lived in a world riddled with so much guilt that it
consumed him. There was a time when his life was complete, when he smiled and
laughed, made electrifyingly passionate love, and breathed happiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Until the
unthinkable took it all away from him.<br />
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Now, still reeling from his fiancée’s death two and a half years later, and
with the promise he made to find the men who killed her and bring them to
justice –regardless of the cost– Kane returns to Camden, the one place he swore
he’d never go back to.<br />
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Numb, afflicted by guilt, and haunted by the events that led to Aimee’s death,
the last thing Kane wanted was to meet someone he felt connected to; who made
him feel again.<br />
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As Kane gets closer to the ones responsible for Aimee’s death, he’s thrown a
curve ball when he discovers a secret so devastating it not only rocks his
world, but threatens to destroy any chance at happiness.<br />
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Whitney Jareau packed up her life and left everything behind when tragedy
struck her family. Finally able to get away from her persistent and domineering
family who wanted her to do the one thing she couldn’t, she found her solitude
in Camden.<br />
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Now, two years later, her family wants her home and will go to any lengths to
get her there. With her heart on her sleeve for Kane Archer, a man so gorgeous
it hurts to see the pain he carries, Whitney fights her family and refuses to
return home to carry out their wishes.<br />
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Can Whitney stand strong without succumbing to the demands of her family?<br />
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Can Kane let Aimee and the past go in order to move forward with the woman who
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Or will he walk away from her and only ever feel the burden of UNBEARABLE GUILT</span></div>
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Much as she loves her meddling matchmaker of a grandmother,
free-spirited Aimee Beasley is tired of dodging the dull and downright tiresome
dates the older woman keeps trying to arrange for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So when she notices her beloved Gran preening
in the presence of a distinguished elderly gentleman who’s been visiting their
apartment building, Aimee is delighted at the prospect of turning the tables on
her.</div>
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But her plans to match her grandmother up with the gentleman
in time for Valentine’s Day hit a snag when Aimee realizes he’s the uncle of
their downstairs neighbor, a stodgy thirty-something history professor named
Doyle with whom she butts heads on a regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’ll need to find a way to make nice and
enlist his help, or her plan to see her long-widowed Gran happily matched again
will never work.</div>
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For Gran’s sake, she’s determined to find a way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the process, she starts to realize that
her cranky downstairs neighbor has a softer side she never suspected
existed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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And when it comes to romantic heroes, history professors may
not have gotten a fair shake…</div>
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Aimee Beasley held the door open to their apartment
building’s lobby for her beloved and bespectacled Gram as the older woman
listed the many wonderful qualities possessed by her pharmacist, starting with
his full head of hair and ending with his detailed knowledge of the common side
effects of every medication known to humankind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a surprisingly long list, so either Gram had spent a great deal
of time compiling it, or she had simply made half of it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way, her dedication to her cause was
admirable.</div>
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“So?” said Gram, expectant and finally pausing to draw
breath as she peered at her granddaughter through tortoiseshell glasses that
seemed to dwarf her face.</div>
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Aimee shook her head.</div>
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“But he’s such a nice young man—“ her grandmother protested.</div>
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“Nope.”</div>
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“I’m sure the two of you would have a lovely time getting to
know each other.”</div>
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“Nope.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
becoming an all too familiar conversation between them, and it was usually
sparked by whatever “suitable” prospect had happened to catch Aimee’s
matchmaking grandmother’s eye most recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Today, of course, it had been her pharmacist, a man who Aimee was quite
sure had as little interest in dating her as she did in going out with him.</div>
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Gram held a quivering hand to her heart and sighed
dramatically.</div>
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“Nice try, Gram,” Aimee said patiently, unperturbed and
shifting the bag of groceries she carried to one hand so she could dig in her
pocket for her keys with the other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You
know that won’t work on me.”</div>
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The older woman scowled, but the quiver in her hand abruptly
disappeared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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“I don’t know why you insist upon turning down every young
man I find for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d appreciate it if
you’d keep an open mind about this sort of thing, Aimee.”</div>
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“And I’d appreciate it if you’d stop trying to pimp me
out.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aimee finally </div>
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found her keys and pulled them out to shove the right one
into their mailbox.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Pulling out the handful of envelopes and flyers inside, she
closed it again and led the way to the elevator.</div>
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“But, dear, my pharmacist is really very charming.”</div>
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“Then <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">you</i> go out
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Gram frowned at Aimee again and took the mail from her so
Aimee could better balance the groceries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“He’s barely thirty.”</div>
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Aimee let out a wolf whistle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“My Gram, the cougar!”</div>
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“The what?”</div>
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The elevator opened, and both women stepped inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s an older woman who likes to play with
young boy-toys, Gram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if you do
decide to bring your pharmacist home with you one day, do me a favor and put a
sock on the door or something so I know not to go barging in, okay?”</div>
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“Young lady—“ Gram began, sputtering at her granddaughter as
the elevator carried them up to the fourth floor.</div>
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Aimee gave her a cheeky grin.</div>
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The older woman’s eyes narrowed, and she recovered her
composure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Don’t think I’ll give up that
easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve got plenty of time on my
hands and little else to do besides think about these kinds of things, you
know.”</div>
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“Bring it, lady,” Aimee returned, and then planted an
affectionate kiss on top of the other woman’s headful of white curls as the
elevator doors opened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“So, turkey or
tuna today?” she asked as they reached their apartment door and she juggled
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“Tuna.”</div>
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“Melt or mayo?”</div>
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“Melt, I think,” Gram decided, following Aimee into the
apartment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“With the cheddar, if you
don’t mind.”</div>
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“Cheddar it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give
me five minutes to put this stuff away, and I’ll fix it.”</div>
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“Oh, dear…”</div>
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“Okay, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">three</i>
minutes.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aimee pulled open the
refrigerator door and began stuffing groceries inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are you really that hungry?”</div>
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“What?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh no, it’s
not that.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gram waved an envelope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It appears we’ve gotten another piece of Mr.
Berkley’s mail mixed in with ours again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fifth time this month, I think.”</div>
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Aimee twitched at the sound of his name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, it was the sixth time this month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all that shocking considering D. Berkley
lived in apartment three-twelve and D. Beasley lived in four-twelve, but it was
unfortunate all the same, because each time it meant Aimee had to go
downstairs, knock on Doyle Berkley’s door, and then—she grimaced—speak to the
man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judging by the expression on his
face every time he opened the door and saw her standing there, he enjoyed these
little mail exchanges about as much as she did.</div>
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But this particular piece of mail didn’t look all that
thick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe she could shove it under
the door and make a break for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sort
of like pulling the pin from a grenade and then running.</div>
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“Dear, would you mind…?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gram held the letter out to her.</div>
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“Sure, Gram,” Aimee agreed, forcing a smile as she took it
and turned to go.</div>
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“Wait—here, take some scones,” her grandma said, hastily
reaching into the </div>
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grocery bag for the pastries they’d picked up at the bakery
minutes earlier and arranging some on a small plate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s the polite thing to do when calling on
a neighbor.”</div>
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So much for shoving the mail under the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I’m not ‘calling’ on him—“</div>
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“Manners, Aimee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
can’t go empty-handed.”</div>
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“I’m <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i>
empty-handed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve got his mail.”</div>
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But her grandma thrust the plate of scones at her
anyway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Good neighbors are hard to come
by, and Mr. Berkley is a good neighbor.”</div>
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Aimee snorted.</div>
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“He is!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s been
very helpful to me in the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t
know why you dislike him so.”</div>
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“Because he walks around like he’s got a stick up his—“<br />
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“Aimee Elizabeth Beasley!”</div>
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“I was going to say backside,” Aimee returned piously.</div>
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“No, you were not.”</div>
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No, she wasn’t, but all Aimee said in response was, “Be back
in a minute,” and then she slipped back out the door.</div>
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The third floor was virtually identical to the fourth, and
both showed their </div>
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age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pinstripe
wallpaper must have been an update from whatever had covered the walls
originally, but it was well-faded now itself, and the plain brown carpet in the
hallways was worn so thin that it hardly looked like carpet anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, the Belmont was not exactly the most
cutting edge when it came to apartment complexes, although it might have been
fifty years ago when it was first built.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was, however, the place where Ms. Delia Beasley had lived quite happily
for the past three decades, and she had made it quite clear that she had no
intention of moving.</div>
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Naturally, her son—Aimee’s father—was less than thrilled
about his elderly and widowed mother living on her own, and the difference of
opinion had caused no small amount of tension between the two.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tensions had continued to rise until one day
Aimee had taken matters into her own hands and simply suggested she move in
with her grandmother, split the expenses down the middle, and voil<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria;">à</span>—everybody’s
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Well, except for the mail delivery, she thought as she
approached apartment three-twelve.</div>
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Aimee raised her hand that held the envelope in order to rap
on the door, and then the plate of scones wobbled in her other hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reacting on impulse, she shoved the piece of
mail between her teeth so she could rescue falling scones and grab the plate
with both hands—which was, of course, precisely the moment when Doyle opened
his front door.</div>
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Doyle Berkley always seemed to have an aura of grimness
about him, and today was no exception. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>True, he lightened up somewhat when speaking
with Gram if they happened to pass each other in the lobby, but even then Aimee
didn’t think she could exactly call him cheerful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only less grim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark hair and shadows under his eyes did
nothing to combat the somberness of his overall aspect, and he gave the
impression of a man who did not care much for the company of others.</div>
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Likely as not it came from spending all his time with
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living, breathing people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Memorizing dates and details about wars throughout the centuries—and
then forcing university students to regurgitate them—couldn’t be healthy for
anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Which was probably why Aimee had
flunked history in high school; it was on principle.</div>
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They stared at each other for a moment, Doyle’s grey eyes
cool as they narrowed and took in the young woman standing on his doorstep with
the envelope between her teeth.</div>
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“We got some more of your mail,” Aimee said matter-of-factly
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because of the obstruction.</div>
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“So I see,” Doyle returned, reaching for the envelope and
eyeing the faint teeth marks on it with obvious displeasure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“And you decided to eat it?”</div>
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“In my defense,” said Aimee. “It <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> lunchtime.”</div>
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She got no response, not even a twitch of an eyelid.</div>
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Had this guy ever been fun?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He couldn’t be past his mid-thirties, and yet more often than not it
seemed like he was channeling his inner curmudgeon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh, come on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lighten up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wouldn’t kill you,
would it?”</div>
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He said nothing, but she could have sworn his eyes narrowed
even further, if that was possible.</div>
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“Brr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did you feel
that?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She made an exaggerated
shiver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I think the temperature in this
hallway just dropped by about thirty degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Happens every time I come by here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How do you do that?”</div>
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“Thank you for my mail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Are we done here?”</div>
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“Almost.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aimee
thrust the plate of scones at him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“These are from Gram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
insisted.”</div>
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For a moment she thought his cool exterior thawed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Please thank her for me.”</div>
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“I will.”</div>
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“Good.”</div>
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“Okay, now we’re done here.”</div>
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Without another word, Doyle closed his door, leaving Aimee
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“Ah, there we go,” Aimee said aloud as she turned to
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i><b>Author Bio</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><i><b>
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</b></i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Christine S. Feldman writes both novels and
feature-length screenplays, and, to her great delight, she has placed in
screenwriting competitions on both coasts—and has even won a couple of
them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 2012 one of her screenplays was
featured as a staged reading in New York City at the Gotham Screen
International Film Festival (<a href="http://www.gsiff.com/content/staged-screenplay-reading-1">http://www.gsiff.com/content/staged-screenplay-reading-1</a>),
and later that same year she signed her first publishing contract.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she is not writing, she is teaching
kindergarten, puttering around in her garden, ballroom dancing with her
husband, or doing research for her next project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please visit her at her website <a href="http://christinesfeldman.com/">http://christinesfeldman.com</a>, on
Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChristineSFeldman">https://www.facebook.com/ChristineSFeldman</a>,
or follow her on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/FeldmanCS">https://twitter.com/FeldmanCS</a>.
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<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><i><b>Happy Valentine's Day!</b></i></span> </span></span> </div>
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Aliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800984035835685727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8879353578014179349.post-39924640780106369842014-02-12T06:00:00.001-05:002014-02-12T06:00:03.228-05:00A Masterpiece of Our Love by Nikki Lynn Barrett
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A
Masterpiece of Our Love</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Masterpiece Trilogy Book One</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Nikki Lynn Barrett</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: navy; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></u></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Blurb</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Two Lives Torn by tragedy<br />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><br />
Eight year old Becca and twelve year old Hunter cling to each other and life
after surviving a plane crash which stole their families.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Two Souls Seeking Love<br />
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</b>Each year from the time she was old enough to travel on her own, Becca met
up with Hunter on the island that altered their lives forever.<br />
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Until he stopped showing.<br />
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Her constant. Her link to the past. Gone in the blink of an eye.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Two Lives Bound by Secret<br />
</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Suffering more heartbreak, Hunter
returns to the one place he’s always sought comfort.<br />
The island where he and Becca met. The place that stole from him, and in the
same instance gave to him. He hasn't been back or spoken to Becca in four
years.<br />
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Though he’s sure she must hate him for disappearing, Hunter discovers the girl
gone, now a woman in her place. Hunter is determined to prove to Becca he isn’t
the same twelve year old boy of yesteryear.<br />
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But someone isn't happy about their reunion...<br />
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Strange things begin happening, letters showing up in their hotel rooms and at
home with cryptic messages.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Two Broken Hearts Heal as One.</b><br />
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With the mystery unsolved, Hunter convinces Becca to spend the remainder of the
summer back home with him. For safety and to give them a chance to rediscover the
adults they’ve now become.<br />
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Will love get a chance to blossom or will the past come back and tear the
masterpiece of their love apart, once and for all?</span></div>
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Link: </span></b></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18690120-a-masterpiece-of-our-love"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18690120-a-masterpiece-of-our-love</span></b></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">Nikki
Lynn Barrett lives in Arizona with her husband and son. She's an avid reader, a
dreamer, and loves everything about books. She runs a book blog, an online used
bookstore, and writes various genres of romance. Nikki can also be found
outside with her camera when a storm is near, snapping photo after photo. Her
dreams of becoming a writer started when she was young, when she started
writing books in one subject notebooks by the fifth grade. The Secret Santa
Wishing Well is her debut book. You can visit Nikki's site at:
www.nikkilynnbarrett.blogspot.com for more information. She is working on her
next book. Nikki would love to hear from readers. Email her at </span><a href="mailto:nikkilynnbarrett@yahoo.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">nikkilynnbarrett@yahoo.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She wondered why he
would even bother locking them. The island was fairly isolated and she doubted
anyone would try coming in. But with the boat incident, he seemed to be on his
guard. Hunter had mentioned more than once today that he thought something was
off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He acted a little paranoid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took her hands in his and helped her climb
to feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He touched the side of her
face. “You do look exhausted.” he said quietly. “What a day. If I hadn't
blacked out...”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“You can't help
that you fell overboard!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why would he
even feel guilty for that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“I spaced out! I
lost control and that's when things went downhill!” Hunter protested. A muscle
strained in his neck. He really seemed agitated about the whole ordeal. “I
normally pay<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>better attention to the
weather, and failed to do that this time, too.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Becca took his
hands in hers, giving them a squeeze. She opened her mouth, hoping the words
would come out this time. All that happened were a few squeaks. She stomped her
foot in frustration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Hunter pulled her
in his arms again. She leaned against him and soaked in his warmth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“Don't try to force
the words if they won't come.” He pleaded softly. Hunter was one of the only
people to be so patient with her. When this happened the first time, the only
time it had lasted years, her grandparents had yelled, cursed, and belittled
her for it. The therapists, doctors, teachers, everyone had made such a fuss
about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She ended up feeling less of
herself when she really had been trying. Did they really think she wanted to be
like that? To have a lack of communication?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Nobody got it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Except Hunter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Tears sprung in her
eyes at the memories and she held Hunter even closer. She was content there.
She was so glad he came back this year. Despite the few years separation from
her friend, she felt right at home with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“I think my
emotions are going haywire. I'm tired, so I'm a little<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>weepy. I'm so glad you're back this year.”
When she finished signing, his lips curled up in a smile. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“ So am I.” He
whispered softly. Something in his eyes resembled longing tugged at her. His
hands were still touching her face. He inched closer and parted his lips.
Without thinking, Becca reacted. They met midway, his lips crashing over hers.
Her thoughts ran a million miles a minute. Did he start this? Or did she? What
were they doing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No matter how much she
wanted this, the last time they had an almost kiss, he disappeared. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">It wasn't about
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">It didn't matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She uttered a sound
when he deepened the kiss. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">His kisses were
passionate. So tender. Loving. Inquiring. He drew her closer, tightening his
strong hold on her. He held on like he never wanted to let go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sound escaped his lips, but he didn't stop.
Her heartbeat sped up. She placed a hand on Hunter's shoulder, then slid it
around his neck, running her fingers through his hair. She opened her eyes for
a brief second and devoured the sight of Hunter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then she closed them again, leaning into him.
His tongue toyed with her, teasing playfully. </span></div>
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of thunder startled them both. Like kids being caught doing something they
shouldn't, Hunter and Becca pulled apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She let out a
breath and covered her chest with her hand. She blinked. Hunter stared intently
at her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“I have no idea
what came over me. Please know I never meant for that to happen. I don't want
you to think-”</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Love isn’t blind; it’s just nearsighted.</span></i><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><br />
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Emma Finn has had enough of life-altering changes. Stability is all she wants
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Asher Stockdale wants her to dust off her old dream of globe-trotting
photographer, no matter the cost to his new dream of home, family and small
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Carpenter ants,
cream pies, and a pair of scheming seniors help Emma and Asher to see what
really lies before their eyes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Emma looked at the Stockdale family, each
similar to the others in a way that went beyond biology. They held themselves
with the confident ease that the world was theirs to command. They wore
expensive clothes; his sister’s shoes had red soles. Between them, they had
likely visited every country on the planet, some places twice. They all had
expensive educations. All three men were doctors. The two women had been to
university.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though Emma had finished high school
with honours, her incomplete arts diploma wasn’t worth a damn. The china shop
was profitable enough to give Emma a comfortable salary, but it was drop in a
bucket compared to these people.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These people.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mrs. Stockdale was dead-on right.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Emma was inadequate. She would never belong
with these people. She had no problem dealing with them as customers. Any
closer? She shuddered. She didn’t need the grief.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melody stroked Emma’s arm. “I want you to
start living again after all that time looking after your gran.”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I am living.”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“But are you happy?”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I’m happy with the way things are. Asher
and I are from different worlds. We would only work out in a romance novel
titled </span><em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The Gajillionaire’s Sad Little Shopkeeper</span></em><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.”<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melody frowned at the pathetic joke. “You
deserve to be happy, with a home and a family. Asher can give you that if you
give him half a chance. I saw it in his eyes every time he smiled at you.”</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No. Every time I get happy, I get slammed.
I’ll settle for contented solitude.” She’d already lost her parents and
grandparents, her lover, and her dreams. All she had left was her brother and
his family. Those people, especially Asher, could not keep her safe. If she was
alone and unchanged, she was safe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Melissa Collins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Releasing February 10<sup>th</sup>, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Madeleine Becker
and Reid Connely both come from a world of pain. Despite their best efforts at
guarding their hearts, love finds its way into their lives. Ever the bad boy,
Reid walks away when things get too difficult. Coming face to face with the
horrors of his past only helps to strengthen the bond that he has created with
Maddy, and together they learn how to embrace the love they’ve created. Follow
Maddy and Reid on their journey where they learn how to let love in so that it
can stay and shine forever.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Let Love In (Love #1)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">What would happen
if you lost everything? If the people who were supposed to love you
unconditionally were no longer there for you, how would your world
change? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Madeleine Becker
lost everything when her parents died when she was ten years old. Ripped from
her home and everything that she has ever loved, she is forced to start all
over again. The only way for her to move on is to build walls around her heart
and keep everyone at a safe distance. Her logic: she can't get hurt if she
doesn't fall in love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">That theory is
blown to pieces when she meets Reid Connely during her freshman year at
college. He is gorgeous and darkly mysterious. He understands Maddy's pain all
too well, but sharing his pain would mean breaking down the walls he put up
around his own heart. Conflicted between loving Maddy and hiding his dark past,
Reid starts to reevaluate his world. Maddy's inner strength, snarky personality
and breath taking beauty help Reid to make peace with his past. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Together they find
out what happens when they let love in</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Let Love Stay (Love #2)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">If you’re lucky,
you’ll fall in love – truly, madly and deeply in love. But what happens when
that honest and pure love isn’t enough to erase your fears? What happens when
your past rears its ugly head and threatens your future?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Maddy and Reid had
that kind of love – the all-encompassing, Earth shattering, once in a lifetime
kind of love. Then life happened. Old wounds that were thought to be long
healed and scabbed over are ripped opened and they are forced to face the
possibility that, maybe, they are not strong enough to fight their demons and
embrace the light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Together, they
found out what love is, but now they will each need to heal on their own before
they can ever be together again. They must face their fears and beat down their
pasts in order to find their way through this crazy uphill battle called love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">They’ve let love
in, but now, they need to find out how to Let Love Stay.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Let Love Shine (Love #3.5)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">What comes after
“they lived happily ever after?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Maddy and Reid have
seen their fair share of trials and tribulations, of love and loss. Facing down
the biggest challenges of their young lives, they managed to survive and
endure. With the future stretching out before them, they must learn to navigate
new and unfamiliar paths. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Being new parents,
starting new jobs, and continuing college is enough to overwhelm any couple.
New challenges come up daily, as do small victories. Watch Maddy and Reid grow
stronger together in this “one year later” tale of the everyday stuff that
happens in real life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">With a solid
foundation of love under their inexperienced feet – and with the help of their
family and friends – Maddy and Reid learn how to let love shine, lighting the
way for a beautiful future to come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Melissa Collins has
always been a book worm. Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose
was always stuck in a book. She followed her passion for reading to the most
logical career choice: English teacher. Her hope was to share her passion for
reading and the escapism of books to her students. Having spent more than a
decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Her passion for
writing didn’t start until more recently. When she was home on maternity leave
in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the
passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it. It wasn’t
long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over
Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Ava Claire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Releasing February 7<sup>th</sup>, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Action movie star
Cade Wallace knows better than anyone that being a public figure means that all
eyes are on you, magnifying every success--and every failure. After a string of
box office duds, he signs on as a client to Whitmore and Creighton, a PR firm,
determined to make a comeback. He can't get the feisty redhead that he met at a
premiere out of his head. Their chemistry is electric, but it will take more
than money and fame to win her heart. He'll have to face his demons, and a past
he's trying hard to forget...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Megan Scott can't
seem to avoid douchebags. As a teacher in an underfunded inner city school, she
deals with coworkers that make no secret of the fact they're only there for a paycheck.
In her love life, she keeps picking men intent on finding new ways to break her
heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">When she meets Cade
Wallace, she knows he'd be more of the same. Devastatingly handsome? Check. An
inflated ego? Double check. But their attraction is undeniable. Can she trust
him with her heart or will he be another mistake?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Please direct Reader to
Ava’s Site for BUY LINKS, </span><a href="http://avaclaireromantica.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">http://avaclaireromantica.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Ava Claire is a
sucker for Alpha males and happily ever afters. When not putting pen to paper
or glued to her Kindle, Ava likes road tripping, watching an unhealthy amount
of Netflix, karaoke and vintage fashion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Site: </span><a href="http://avaclaireromantica.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">http://avaclaireromantica.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ava.claire.9"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">https://www.facebook.com/ava.claire.9</span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Twitter: </span><a href="https://twitter.com/avaclairewrites"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">https://twitter.com/avaclairewrites</span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Goodreads: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6543438.Ava_Claire"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6543438.Ava_Claire</span></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Big Girl
Panties</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Stephanie Evanovich</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Releasing in Print, Jan 21<sup>st</sup>, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">In BIG GIRL
PANTIES, Evanovich introduces readers to Holly Brennan—a 32-year old grieving
widow in need of a change. Having spent too much time mired in sadness and
grief-eating, Holly heads out of town to settle her husband’s estate and try to
move on. Enter Logan Montgomery—a personal trainer to the country’s most famous
professional athletes who also happens to be sitting next to her on the flight
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quickly realizes she has a sharp wit and keen insight—a welcome change from the
sexy but superficial women he usually dates. When he impulsively offers to
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Holly discovers
she’s a natural athlete, and as her fitness level increases, so does a new
found confidence. When Logan finally introduces Holly to his best friends,
baseball superstar Chase Walker and his wife Amanda (a feisty curvy woman
herself), they instantly see what Logan doesn’t; Holly is knockout. As their
smoldering attraction starts to spark in earnest, Holly and Logan will have to
decide if their love is for real…or just about looks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">BIG GIRL PANTIES is
a fun, sexy, smart, and exceptionally saucy romp—a must-have book for the
summer and a debut not to be missed. </span></div>
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SPOILER ALERT!<br />Normally, I try to keep the spoilers out of my reviews to let you enjoy the whole story, start to finish, for yourself. But this book...oh, this book...you'll see.<br />
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<i>Big Girl Panties </i>was a fun one! Holly was incredibly relatable and I'd be surprised if there was a woman out there who couldn't find something of herself in this fun-loving, inspiring, but still real character. On the flip side, I really didn't like Logan much at all. He kind of came across as that D-bag you eventually realize you're better off without. You know, after a weekend of crying into a tub or two of Ben & Jerry's. There are a couple points in this book where Holly is flirting with other men and I desperately wanted one of them - ANY one of them - to take Logan's place. Now, I admit I'm one of those readers who almost always likes the secondary male character better than the hero, but I've never actually fantasized about burning the hero's eyelashes off with a blow torch. Not until now, anyway.<br />
If you take Logan out of the book, I actually liked it quite a bit, but his personality was just so....ARGH! I'm not sure if this was intentional (in which case, WHY?!) or something the author didn't notice, but he really came across as shallow and douchey and horrible and Holly could do so much better. In any case, it's worth the read if you have the time. I give it 3.5 cupcakes out of 5.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Shannyn Schroeder</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Two ambitious people team up to prove
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Elizabeth Brannigan
is determined to show her father she’s capable of running the family business.
Saving his struggling Chicago bar seems like the perfect project. But she’ll
need a little help dealing with the rough crowd. Who better to assist her than
the handsome co-owner of a thriving Irish pub? Of course, with so much work to
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Colin O’Leary’s
father passed away before he could prove to him that he wasn’t a screw-up. Now
he wants to show his brother he’s responsible enough to own a bar of his
own—and Elizabeth may be able to help him. But when their professional
aspirations clash, tempers—and passions—flare. Are they mature enough to mix
business with pleasure—or will they have to choose between the two? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Maybe she’d invite
Colin to lunch. She had to be able to work with him. He hadn’t done anything to
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>She grabbed her purse and headed
back into the bar. He stiffened at the sight of her. Oh, yeah, this was going
well. “We missed lunch. I thought maybe you might want to grab something to eat
before we have to meet with people.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>His shoulders relaxed and his mouth
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No ‘thank you’?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>“Why should I thank you for doing
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>He walked around the bar and stood
much too close for her comfort. “I think you owe me a thank-you for rescuing
you from the biker.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She rolled her
eyes. “You did not rescue me. I handled myself fine.”</span></div>
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broadened. “From where I stood, he was about to handle you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I didn’t ask for your help.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“What would you
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She debated telling
him that the door wouldn’t have been open. The clientele of this establishment
made her uneasy, but she wasn’t about to give him that fuel. “I would’ve called
the police.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“Wrong choice. You
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“What did you call
me?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“Legs.” He tilted
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">“My name is
Elizabeth.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">He smiled, and her
heart jumped. A smile should not have that effect. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">He continued,
oblivious to her condition. “Anyway, if you’d made that call to the cops, he
would’ve gone into a rage. You have to be able to read people.”</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">“That’s why I hired you. So
we’re back to you just doing your job and no thanks are necessary.” She turned
to the door with her car keys in hand. His laugh echoed in the empty bar behind
her and she couldn’t hold her smile back.</span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">10 Things About Shannyn Schroeder</b></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I
love to bake. I make mostly cookies because they’re easy and they keep well. I
bake whenever I’m stressed out because it relaxes me and everyone enjoys the
end product.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I
think the DVR is one of the best inventions EVER. I’ve always watched a lot of
TV. I was one of those latch key kids who did homework in front of the TV. When
I really got into writing and taking it seriously enough to work towards
publication, I had to give up some TV time, mostly because I was too lazy to
set the timer on the VCR or DVD player. Once we got a DVR, though, holy cow did
my TV watching increase. I’m more likely to give new shows a try and I watch
more because I never watch commercials any more.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I
listen to music all the time. The radio is always on in my car and I create a
soundtrack or playlist for each book before I start writing. I have the radio
on in the kitchen any time I’m in there for more than 5 minutes. I listen to a
lot of country music because it often gives me story ideas, but I do listen to
the “oldies” station – it really bugs me that the 80s are now considered
oldies.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Popcorn
is my all-time favorite snack. I eat it 3-4 times a week easily. I have a hot
air popper that I’ve had for probably 10 years. Although I like to argue that
the hot air popped popcorn is healthy, I do add some real butter and lots of
salt. I still think it’s healthier than any other popcorn. </div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I
keep chocolate on my writing desk. Most of the time, it’s a small bowl of
M&Ms, but I recently bought a container of dark chocolate sea salt caramels
and I’m convinced they’re addictive. Salty and sweet at the same time? Win-win!</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>When
I write, I never really know what’s going to happen. I don’t outline or do a
lot of plotting ahead of time. I get to know my characters before I start and I
have some basic scenes that I think will happen. I tend to see the book as a
movie in my head as I write. Sometimes this works well for me and I’m treated
to a wonderful surprise that I hadn’t anticipated. Other times, I end up
writing many, many (MANY) words that I end up cutting.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>In
every other part of my life, I am a total planner. I’m a bit of a control
freak. I plan everything out from the best way to get from home to whatever
errands I need to get done to how I can juggle getting words in around the
kids’ schedules. I’m often surprised that the control freak in me doesn’t take
over when I’m writing. I don’t know where she goes to, but I’m glad she’s gone.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I’m
a mean mom. It’s a title I hold dearly because it means that I’m strict and
have high expectations for my kids. I’ve taught them that there are
consequences for their actions and I don’t say things that I don’t mean. I’m
far from being a perfect mom, but my kids know what to expect from me.</div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>In
addition to being a writer, I juggle many part-time jobs. I’m an editor for an
education company that publishes daily on-line current events lessons. I run
the office end of my husband’s construction company. I teach college level
academic writing. I love the flexibility all of these jobs give me because it
means that I’m at home with my kids. I can do everything around their schedules
and still have time to spend with them. </div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>I
suck at housework. I always have. I can’t even blame it on the kids or being
consumed by writing. For years we had a housekeeper who came it twice a month.
She was worth every penny we spent, but she decided to become a real estate
agent. Now, I’ve delegated the housework to the kids who are all old enough to
take it on, but it’s never as good as I (or my housekeeper) would do it.</div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Author Info</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Shannyn is a former
English teacher, who now works as a part-time editor while raising her three
kids.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Even though she
wrote from high school through college (mostly poetry), she’d never considered
a career as an author. Writing fell by the wayside as she focused her energy on
creating lesson plans and new and fabulous ways to torment her teen students.
One group in particular dubbed her “The Torture Master,” a title she carried
into motherhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">After the birth of
baby number two, Shannyn resigned from teaching and fell in love with reading
romance novels. She read so many books so quickly that her husband teased, “If
you’re going to read so many damn books, why don’t you just write one?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">So she did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">That first book is
safely buried on her hard drive, but the process set Shannyn on the path to
where she is today—agented with a debut ebook coming out with Kensington in
late 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">She is recovering
from her Diet Coke addiction, fears putting her foot in her mouth on social
media, and has a renewed appreciation for the bad girls of the world.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Author Links</span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.shannynschroeder.com/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.shannynschroeder.com/</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shannyn-Schroeder/536050196443173"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shannyn-Schroeder/536050196443173</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/SSchroeder_"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">https://twitter.com/SSchroeder_</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6575201.Shannyn_Schroeder"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6575201.Shannyn_Schroeder</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By: Ana Blaze, Melinda Dozier, Aria Kane & Kara Leigh
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">LOVE AND OTHER
GAMES is a collection of four sexy new adult stories centered around athletes
competing in the Winter Games by Ana Blaze, Melinda Dozier, Aria Kane, and Kara
Leigh Miller.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Worth More Than Gold by Ana Blaze<br />
</b>Amy Pierce, the klutzy sister and manager of America’s Skating Sweetheart,
is used to being invisible. But when a friend drags her to a party near the
Olympic Village, Amy catches the eye of a sexy Norwegian ski jumper. It’s a
magical night, but an awkward next morning has her running. <br />
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Everyone knows Erik Andresen’s best shot at an individual medal was back in
2010, before an injury pulled him from the competition. He’s there for his
team, but a hot night and a remarkable final training session have him
wondering if a gorgeous good-luck charm could give him another chance at the
podium. <br />
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With a little bit of luck, these two might have a shot at something worth more
than gold.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Trouble with Gold by Melinda Dozier</b><br />
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US snowboarder and notorious prankster, Ty (Trouble) Madsen is only getting a
taste of his own medicine when his Olympic teammates shackle him to a fence
wearing nothing but his boxers. <br />
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Reception and protocol volunteer, Nadia Hoffman, gets up close and personal
with the sexy snowboarder to rescue him, but she's not the kind of girl who
lets her hormones get in her way. A professional performance could help her
land her dream job at Olympics Committee Headquarters, but her new assignment
supervising the rambunctious US Snowboarding Team is making that difficult. Can
she see behind the snowman in the community center bathroom and into the warm
heart of the man everyone calls Trouble?<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Girl behind the Gold by Aria Kane</b><br />
Greek aerial skier Lia Milonas’s parents are about to lose the family farm.
Saving it means medaling and landing a huge sponsor. While her no-nonsense
attitude has her well on her way to a medal, it hasn’t won her a place in fans'
hearts. <br />
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“Come back with a story that will make readers cry, or don’t come back.” This
is what Brandon James’ boss told him before he left New York to cover the
Winter Games for Moment Magazine. With a wink and a smile, he can charm his way
into any invite-only party, but that career-making story is nowhere to be found
– until he meets Lia. <br />
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The two strike a deal that should get them both what they want - but neither
would have guessed they’d also find what they need. <br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ice Gold by Kara Leigh Miller</b><br />
Colton Campbell thrives on the fast paced, adrenaline rushed lifestyle of being
an Olympic hockey player. <br />
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Despite Brenna Jessup's abhorrence for the games and the athletes, she's
hand-picked as the official photographer for the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. <br />
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When a faux pas by Brenna almost costs Colton his career, she owes him. Too bad
for her, Colton doesn't want apologies -- he wants retribution! And he knows
just how to get it -- and her -- in the process.</span></div>
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military brat, she grew up all over the country, but now lives in sunny Florida
with a 60 lb mutt who thinks he's a chihuahua.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Kara Leigh Miller</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Born and raised in
the small town of Mexico, New York, Kara was an only child who was forced to
find ways to entertain herself. Playing make believe with her Barbie dolls and
stuffed animals was her first real taste of storytelling before she became old
enough to develop a love affair with the written word.</span></div>
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picked up her very first romance novel, and she was instantly hooked. She loves
to write contemporary romance, new adult, and young adult romance. Currently
she has several full-length novels in the works, a series of novellas, and a
handful of short stories. Kara is an active member of the CNY Creative Writers
Café and the CNY Romance Writers.</span></div>
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in New Haven, New York with her husband, five kids, and three cats. When she's
not reading or writing, she's thinking about reading and writing. And when
she's not doing that, she's spending time with her family and friends. <br />
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Recently, Kara has taken on the position of Managing Editor for the Surge
Imprint at </span><span style="mso-field-code: " HYPERLINK \0022http\:\/\/www\.anaiahpress\.com\/\0022 \\t \0022_blank\0022 ";"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";">Anaiah Press, LLC</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua";"> -- a Christian fiction press. She's working
exclusively in the young adult and new adult line. </span></div>
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outside Washington DC with her very supportive husband and three rather
demanding cats. She loves the ocean, Indian food, Ikea, and cooking. Ana admits
to watching too much television and she swears that someday she’s going to
learn how to play the guitar resting on the bookshelf in her office.<br />
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