Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Release Boost: A Country Music Christmas by Maggie Carpenter (Contemporary Romance, Spanking, Country Romance, Music Romance)



A Country Music Christmas
By Maggie Carpenter


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LIES AND LOVE.  AN AMBITIOUS SINGER. A COWBOY MUSIC ICON.

Cowboy and legendary record producer Liam Taylor is furious. Though a Nashville celebrity, he lives by his cowboy roots and old-fashioned values. He’s just learned the young woman he hired as an assistant several weeks before is an aspiring singer who manipulated her way into his home. He believed they were becoming close, which makes her deception even more egregious.

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Summer Brown has never felt her heart pump so fast nor her face burn so hot. Liam has uncovered her lie. She may have arrived on his doorstep wanting to be the next Taylor Swift, and she still does, but she's crazy about him.

Believing she's made a fool of him he deftly bends her over his knee, lands a flurry of hard swats and sends her packing, but a short time later a fierce snowstorm sweeps down the mountain. They suddenly find themselves catapulted together in perilous conditions fighting for survival. 

He must bury his anger to battle through the treacherous blizzard, but if they make it out alive will her impassioned declaration of love be enough to win his forgiveness and find a way into his arms...?

If you enjoy an exciting heartwarming romance starring a take-charge cowboy and feisty female, you'll love A Country Music Christmas. Click the link today.

Publisher's Note: A Country Music Christmas includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book. 

(This book was previously released under the title, A Song For Liam).

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A cowboy record producer will teach her about more than music.

Lies, love and lust. A steamy country romance.

An ambitious singer and take-charge cowboy turned producer caught in a turmoil of lies and regret, must join forces to survive a perilous blizzard.
  

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EXCERPT #1
G-RATED

She froze.
Please, dear God. No!
Sharply pulling her phone from her ear she held her breath. What the hell could she say?
“Summer? Summer are you there?”
Her thumb automatically slipped over the OFF icon ending the call, and dropping the phone on the table, with her heart sinking, she turned around. Liam was moving slowly towards her. A dark frown was crossing his face, his milk chocolate brown eyes were narrowing, and his full lips were grimly pressed together. How could she explain herself? She was screwed. Absolutely, one-thousand percent screwed.
“I-uh—“
“Don’t even try,” he growled, “I’ve heard enough. When you came knockin’ on my door lookin’ for a job you were here for one reason and one reason only, a record deal. I asked you about that point blank, and you lied to me. You lied to my face.”
Summer had never felt her heart pump so fast, nor her face burn so hot.
“And what about all those cozy talks we’ve been havin’,” he demanded, drawing ever closer, “and the flirtin’ in your painted-on jeans? Damn, all this time you’ve been playin’ me. Totally playin’ me.”
She could hear the hurt in his voice. It was killing her. She may have arrived on his doorstep wanting to be the next Taylor Swift, and she still did, but in the three months she’d been there she had fallen for him, hook, line and sinker, as her dad would say. She was positively drowning in her feelings for him, but he’d never believe her now, not in a million years.
He’d stopped directly in front of her. His cologne was tickling her nostrils. She loved that smell. A few weeks earlier she’d sneaked home one of his T-shirts, and each night, holding it tightly, she’d crawl into bed, close her eyes, and inhaling the spicy, musky fragrance, she would dance her fingers against her sex.
Suddenly it happened. The glorious unthinkable, and it abruptly chased away all thought.
Without warning his fingers were tangled in her hair, he was tugging back her head, and his lips were devouring her mouth. She couldn’t breathe, her stomach was alive with a thousand butterflies, and her heart was somersaulting against her chest, but he brusquely broke away, and with a life of its own her hand flew from her side and slapped him.

EXCERPT #2
18+

Don’t you think you deserve a spankin’ for connivin’ the whole time you’ve been here. That’s not cool, sugar. Besides that, if we’re gonna move forward you’ve gotta get rid of all the guilt you’re feelin’, and don’t deny it, it’s written all over your bright red cheeks.”
“I can’t stand this,” she mumbled raising her hands and covering her face. “I can’t. It’s so difficult.”
“Hey, it’s good you’re embarrassed, you should be. It shows you’ve got a conscience.”
“I guess, but you’ve already spanked me. What was that about if it wasn’t for lying to you?”
“That was for the slap!”
“Shit.”
“This is how I roll, Summer. You’ve gotta know I don’t take kindly to someone tryin’ to pull the wool over my eyes. I’m not gonna let it go unpunished.”
“This is crazy!” she declared, finally dropping her hands and staring at him.
“Nope. You wanna know what’s crazy? It’s obvious no-one has ever called you on your crap.”
“I don’t know what you mean?”
“Tell me if this sounds familiar. You do somethin’ you shouldn’t, and when your fella gets mad you roll your big blue eyes at him, press up against him and beg his forgiveness. You have great make-up sex and things go back to normal, but for some reason you find it all just a bit frustratin’. How am I doin’? Is that about how things usually go with you?”
Summer was speechless. Everything about Liam Taylor was confounding.
What he’d just said was true, but how could he possibly know that? And how could he be so warm and yet so—what? Strict? Was that the word? Strong? No, it was more than strong. His kiss had made her knees weak and her stomach flip, and when she’d slapped him he hadn’t gotten mad, or walked away, or any of the other reactions she’d expected. What he’d done was absolutely unbelievable. He’d spanked her, and he’d done it quickly and calmly, and now he was threatening to do it again. No. He wasn’t threatening, he was telling her. He’d made it crystal clear if she wanted to spend time with him, personal, special time, he’d wallop her butt as the starting point.


EXCERPT #3
21+

Too many times he’d felt the insincerity of a woman pretending to be turned on when she wasn’t. He knew his wealth and celebrity were a magnet, but Summer had lied her way into his house not because of him per se, but because she wanted to be a singer. It was an interesting twist that she was now sitting before him naked and blindfolded, and proving to be wonderfully submissive.
“I’m going to lay you on the floor,” he murmured, traveling his lips across her neck and fondling her breasts with both hands, “and you’re gonna spread your legs and play with yourself, but you’re not allowed to come.”
“Can’t we sit here for just a minute longer?” she whimpered, lost in his massaging palms and his wonderfully warm moist lips on her skin.
“You can, but I’m steppin’ away for a moment.”
“No,” she said, grabbing one of his wrists. “I refuse to let you go.”
“Is that right?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“You’re’ bein’ naughty, you know that too, right?”
“Maybe, but—OUCH.”
His finger’s had suddenly, sharply, pinched a nipple.
“That should keep you company for the few seconds I’ll be gone.”
“Ow, ow. Was that really necessary?”
“Yep, and you are really pushing your luck,” he scolded, though wearing a grin she couldn’t see. “Just stay there, and no more back-talk.”
She loved the darkness of her blindfold, and as she felt him rise off the couch and move away she rubbed the soreness from her breast. Why had he left again? What other salacious surprises did he have in store? She strained to listen. He was close by, and though she could hear him she couldn’t figure out what he was doing.
“On to your hands and knees and crawl forward,” he ordered. “You’ll feel a rug.”
It was surreal, moving across the floor blindfolded and naked, but she loved it, and when she felt the fur under her hands she couldn’t wait to lay in its warm softness.
“You sure look good on all fours,” he murmured his lips suddenly at her ear, “especially with that gorgeous backside still so lovely and pink. You know I’m gonna be spankin’ you more often than not.”
“You are, Sir? Why?”
“I have a sayin’; a spankin’ a day keeps the brat away. You might wanna remember that. Time to lie on your back.”
Her butterflies wildly fluttering, she dropped down and rolled over, and sending her hand against her sex she sought out her clit and began her salacious massage.
“That’s a mighty nice picture,” he crooned. “Leg’s wider, that’s better. Imagine you’re in your bed with my T-shirt.”
Her surprised gasp made him chuckle, but when he glanced down at her hand nestled against her sex he shook his head; she’d stopped rubbing.
“OOWW, SIR!” she wailed as a sharp slap suddenly landed on the inside of her each of her thighs.
“I didn’t give you permission to hit the pause button,” he scolded. “Disobedience has consequences.”
“Sorry, I was just so shocked that you knew about me taking your T-shirt.”
 “I was real pleased that you did. It told me how you were feelin’ about me, but right now you’d better start playin’ with yourself again. Like I said, do it just the way you do when you’re alone and thinkin’ about me. Is the shirt usually layin’ next to you.”



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A BIT ABOUT MAGGIE

Award-winning and best-selling author Maggie Carpenter has published over fifty romance novels, and is the recipient of a number Romance Reviews awards spanning a variety of genres. Her readers describe her work as, romantic, funny, suspenseful, beyond a five-star read, and exciting romance with a ton of surprises.
           
Her work includes a best-selling twelve-book contemporary cowboy series, Cowboys After Dark, (http://amzn.to/2ihCNtp), a warrior fantasy trilogy, Warriors After Dark, (http://amzn.to/2iE0cDa) contemporary love stories, and several Victorian romances. His Willful Bride was a #1 best-seller for many weeks and a BookBub Feature Deal. Her most recent series, Alpha Male Masters, (http://amzn.to/2vyj5go) offers undercover agents, bodyguards, cowboys, barbarians, Harley riders and billionaires. Her smart, witty, strong-willed heroines bring unexpected challenge, mystery and humor into the lives of passionate, take-charge men.
           
Maggie has a history in show-business both in front of and behind the camera, but moved from Los Angeles to live in the Pacific Northwest to pursue her writing. She is an equine enthusiast who rides every day, and writes until the wee hours of the morning when her eyes close only because they must.
           
This author loves to hear from readers. You can contact her through her website: www.MaggieCarpenter.com. Find her on Amazon at www.Amazon.com/author/maggiecarpenter. To sample her work for free and subscriber to her newsletter go to www.3FreeBooks.com.

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Spanking Romance Review Awards

Best BDSM Contemporary Romance
The British Billionaire Bachelor (Runner up 2015)



Best Regency/Victorian Romance 
His Willful Bride 2015
The Wanton Widow 2016


Best Contemporary Western Spanking Romance
When A Cowboy Loves A Woman 2015
Her Forbidden Cowboy 2016


Best Paranormal Spanking Romance
Warrior and the Mischievous Witch


Best Medical BDSM Romance
Her Doctor in Charge



Book Blitz & Giveaway: Ice Kingdom by Tiana Warner (Fantasy, YA, Young Adult)


Ice Kingdom
Tiana Warner
(Mermaids of Eriana Kwai, #3)
Publication date: December 11th 2017
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
The final adventure in the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy …
Meela and Lysi have unleashed Sisiutl, legendary two-headed serpent of the Pacific Northwest. It was supposed to be an ally that would help them win the war. Instead, it has fallen under the control of King Adaro, ruler of the Pacific Ocean. If Meela and Lysi can’t stop him, Adaro will use the deadly serpent to rid the oceans of mankind.
With the American military using catastrophic weapons of their own to retaliate, Meela and Lysi must make peace between humans and merpeople before one race destroys the other. The journey will risk their lives and put their relationship to the test—but the vengeance that has been consuming Meela’s thoughts, day and night, might prove even more dangerous.
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EXCERPT:
Somewhere on the Pacific Ocean
The young man aimed his crossbow at the water, ready to fire a bolt of solid iron at the first glimpse of flesh beneath the surface.
“Sir,” he said, “shouldn’t we have seen one by now?”
The captain turned his back to the salty wind, jaw tight. “They know we’re here.”
“So what are they doing?”
He followed the captain’s gaze. Blackness merged with the empty grey horizon in every direction. A long silence passed, filled only by gentle swells lapping against the ship.
The captain drew his own crossbow.
“Forming a plan.”
All twenty men aboard the ship readied their weapons, reacting in a chain until the last man at the stern took steady aim at the waves.
“Make ready your iron, men,” shouted the captain. “We have ripples approaching off the port side.”
A handful of places in the water puckered, as if something lingered just below the surface. The sea was too black to tell.
Then it happened. Fifty, maybe sixty sea demons burst from the water and slammed against the ship. The men wasted no time. They reacted with trained speed and agility as the demons thrust stones and jagged shells into the wood, both to break holes in the ship and to scale the sides. The men picked them off with bolts of iron and watched them fall one by one back into the sea.
But they were outnumbered. Soon the demons were upon the ship, pulling themselves across the deck with bony arms.
The young man had already shot a dozen and the water reddened with each passing second.
Slow scraping sounds threatened him from behind. He whirled around, crossbow ready. Burning eyes met his, and sharp teeth, bared to rip into his flesh. He gripped the trigger, felt the bow tighten—
And the demon was gone. The young man stared into the wide gaze of a girl his own age. With a startled cry, he jerked his aim so the bolt barely missed her.
She held a black shell in her hand, sharp at the edges and ready to use as a club. But she didn’t raise it. She just looked at him.
He lowered his crossbow.
Her blonde hair fell heavily over her shoulders, dripping beads of water down her naked chest and stomach, pooling where her torso joined her tail.
He blinked, but made no other motion—where her torso joined her tail. Scales faded into flesh like some sort of beautiful, green and tan sunset.
She pulled herself closer.
“Stay back,” said the young man, unsure what prompted him to hesitate.
He looked into her eyes—emeralds surrounded by pearl white—where moments ago they had burned red. Her sharp teeth had retracted behind rosy lips. The seaweed-coloured flesh of her upper body was now olive and raised with goose bumps from the icy wind.
“Hanu aii,” she whispered. Do not fear. She spoke his language.
He loosened his grip on the crossbow, studying her. She lifted a frail arm and pushed the hair from her eyes, then motioned him forwards.
His pulse quickened as he stared at the beautiful girl.
“Hanu aii,” she said again, her voice resonating sweetly, as if she sang without singing.
Suddenly, he was kneeling in front of her, level with her luminous eyes. The sounds around him faded but for the soft purr in the base of her throat.
She reached up and held an icy hand to his cheek, not for a moment breaking eye contact. The hand slid behind his head and pulled his face towards hers, slowly but firmly. He inhaled her sweet breath.
“No!”
He flinched. He turned to see the captain racing towards them, aiming his crossbow at the maiden.
The young man grasped the scene around him. The ship was empty. A few stray weapons and barrels bobbed serenely in the water. Blood soaked the deck in places, and even the main mast had a splatter across the bottom.
The captain fired wide. Before he could reload and aim again, the sea demon put a hand on the young man’s chin and pulled his gaze back to hers.
Her eyes blazed red. Her skin rippled into the rotten colour of seaweed. Her ears grew pointed and long like sprouting coral. She opened her mouth to reveal a row of deadly teeth.
The young man screamed.
The demon pulled him against her with more strength than three men combined, and they dove headfirst off the side of the ship.
They disappeared into the blood-red water.


Author Bio:
Tiana Warner is the best selling author of the Mermaids of Eriana Kwai trilogy. Her books have been acclaimed by Writer’s Digest, Foreword Reviews, and the Dante Rossetti Awards. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia. Tiana enjoys riding her horse, Bailey, and is an active supporter of animal welfare.

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Friday, December 8, 2017

Release Tour: Shattered Souls: To Love and Serve by Alison Mello (Military Romance, Contemporary Romance)

Title: Shattered Souls
Series: To Love and Serve #1
Author: Alison Mello
Genre: Military Romance
Release Date: December 5, 2017 

I left home a proud, strong woman, determined and eager to support my country. But I came back a completely different person. 

I’m wounded, scarred, and nothing more than an empty shell. I’ve lost my ability to open up to those closest to me. Why? Because no one understands. No one knows the hell I’ve been through.
Every time I close my eyes the nightmares are there, waiting, lurking in the shadows, ready to torment me further. My only escape is the sting of alcohol, the burn that numbs my pain. Everyone sees it as a weakness, calls it a coping mechanism. I call it survival.
I’m a lost cause…until I meet him—a Boston cop with demons of his own, who knows what it’s like to be haunted by his past. He understands my pain, knows all about the nightmares, and makes me feel less…alone.
But we are both broken, tainted by our pasts. How can we heal each other when we’re both shattered souls?
Amazon 5 Star Review - “Grab the tissues first, because this book is guaranteed to shatter your heart and soul” Amazon 5 Star Review - “If you can get through this book without ugly crying, something is seriously wrong with you.” Amazon 5 Star Review - “Heart Achingly Beautiful Romance”
Alison has been writing for over a year now. Her debut book Finding Love (October 2015) was published by Siren Publishing. Her following books Needing Your Love (November 2015), Found My Love (December 2015), and Fighting for Love (January 2016) were also published with Siren to finish the Learning to Love series.

Her desire to see her books on shelves led to her next work Chasing Dreams (April 2015), now Club Thrive 1: Compulsion. She submitted it for publication with Limitless Publishing and was thrilled that it was quickly accepted. Excited to reach that goal, she moved on to the next series she had in mind and wrote Saved By a Soldier (June 2016), My Broken Soldier (July 2016), Forever My Soldier (August 2016), and A Soldier for Bella (September 2016). She continued writing adding the Once Broken series and she's added to the Club Thrive series. 
Alison enjoyed reading as a child and found her passion for it again in 2011 when E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey was released. Her love of reading was re-ignited and she continued reading other books in the same genre. In the summer of 2015, she decided to give writing a try and two weeks later Finding Love was born. As soon as she finished the first book, she began writing the second book in the series. Her third book was finished by the time Finding Love had been accepted for publication. Alison discovered she has a passion for writing and has spent the last year meeting new readers and sharing the love she has for writing. 
Married to her own real life hero, Alison lives with her amazing family in Massachusetts where she was born and raised. She loves having her own personal inspiration right at home and when she’s not writing she enjoys playing soccer, basketball, and football with her son.
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