A Throwback Thursday Moment

Crack Books


Everyone can look back and think of that one book or series that was their book crack. The books that made them a junkie for reading. For me, that series was Trixie Belden. While all of my friends were going crazy over Sweet Valley High and Goosebumps, I was curled up in a beanbag chair next to my mom's library of books with a Trixie Belden read in my hand. The pages were beginning to yellow, the spines creaked, and the smell was musty. But none of that mattered as I remained engrossed in whatever shenanigans Trixie and her BFF Honey Wheeler were up to. Can't forget the hero of the series, Trixie's first crush, Jim Frayne--the penniless orphan who transformed into Christian Grey. Well in wealth anyway. Can't speak for fetishes, guess we'd need to ask a grown up Trixie! At least I hope somewhere after the series was over that Trixie and Jim had an elaborate wedding, an exotic honeymoon, and rode off into the sunset!

So looking back, what was your book crack?


No musty smells, the brand new paperback editions!

I may be one-clicking just to cure this nostalgia.



The Norton Sisters Nyema by E.L.R. Jones

Author E. L. R. Jones
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Nyema Norton is a child psychologist, a mother, a sister, a friend, amongst other things. She has always been the type to be there to listen if you needed it or give sage advice that helped others to improve upon their lives. She has known great loss. First, her sister, then the father of her child. As such, she has chosen to guard her heart against anyone outside of her family and inner circle of friends. Nyema is perceived as the one that has it all together. James Kenyon, architect, has always been the man with no desire to have a wife and/or family of his own. He applauds his best friend for stepping out and finding love, but he wants no parts of it. James had decided to assist a friend with having a child. A simple act of kindness, a freak accident and one phone call has his world spinning. What he doesn’t count on is a loss greater than one he ever thought to endure, a woman that changes his outlook and that very same woman possibly being the missing key to his healing. It helps that she has a precocious yet adorable kid, ta boot. What will happen when the two meet as counselor and patient? Will James be the breath of fresh air that she needs in order to be able to truly breathe? Will Nyema be the woman to cause him to be willing to commit to something, someone other than his company and employees?
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The Norton Sisters Series is a series about six sisters that share the same last name, but are six entirely different women. The sisters by age ranking: Zoie, Wynter, Rayna, Nyema, Lynnia and Chyra are there for each other, always. They follow their own little "Norton Code": "In the end, family means everything and your sisters hold you up. No matter what may come."
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A Note from the Author
I'm so excited to announce that Nyema, the third book in The Norton Sisters Series will be releasing on November 20th. Words cannot express just how much these sisters mean to me.
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E. L. R. Jones is a self proclaimed eclectic author. She tends to write romance based novels, but they fall into different genres: contemporary, paranormal, mythological and erotic. She also has created short stories and poetry. In the near future, she hopes to release a children's book series. Ms. Jones incorporates all avenues of creativity into her works. E. L. R. Jones began writing when she was just beginning her teen years. A pen in hand meant she needed to vent words that she couldn't otherwise express. Living a life that was already filled with pain and heartache, Ms. Jones began writing poetry. The ability to release the barely contained emotions was enough to inspire her to take Creative Writing classes in college. Finding her stride with creative writing, she continued to write. E. L. R. Jones has put thought to page to amass quite a collection of work. Inspired by life and the dreams that press her to give "voice" to her characters, she is excited to bring her first work to fruition. There will be many to follow.
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New Rock Star Romance Release! Eye of the Storms by Lisa Gillis

.99 special price on Release Date November 17, 2014



Is the cure for a breakup a hookup?

Marissa Duplei has one mission. Pick herself up, dust the ex off, and get dirty with someone else. However, sexy, inked-up, metal-musician Jack Storm is not the average girl’s revenge fling.

A tour bus bang.

A one night stand gone awry. 

A secret to keep at all costs.

Could it all lead to love?

Excerpt


Taking my glass, he thrust both drinks aside, and his palms came to rest on my hips to pull me close. The hand snaking so familiarly under my shirt was cold from holding his drink, but it quickly warmed against the heat of my skin. Greedily, I couldn’t get enough of his kiss, and I found myself practically hanging on him in an effort to get even closer.
     His hand splayed on my back, smashing our bodies together. Phase Two was all downhill from here, or rather down the hall. As I thought of my bedroom, some sanity returned. Five years ago, we had hooked up for the sake of hooking up. And tonight? Tonight I had phased sex into some devious plan. A plan that, not for the first time, felt weird and wrong.
     “Jack?” I wedged a hand between us, and when he pulled back enough to warm my face with his inquiring gaze, I pulled in a fortifying breath. “You’re not seeing anyone?”
     A myriad of emotions crossed his face, and one seemed to be annoyance. “I thought we just cleared this?”
     An awkward silence stretched, and he still seemed exasperated with this line of questioning or maybe with the interruption.
     And so I joked, “I’ve heard about rock stars. A woman in every city! I just don’t want to be your gulf coast girl.”
     “What are you asking, Marissa?”
     Oh hell… What was I asking? Was I trying to define our relationship, right here, right now? Because what faster way to scare away someone like him? I was an idiot!
     “I’m not asking anything,” I tried to salvage a shred of humility. “I just don’t want to go where this is going if you have a girlfriend. It’s wrong.”
     Picking up his glass, he drained it. I had definitely killed the mood, and I was regretting it now. I was about to drink to my own stupidity when he dropped to my level again, speaking against my lips.
     “I’m not seeing anyone. No woman in any city. No one.” His lips brushed mine as he spoke, and his gaze sank into my eyes. “Is there anything else you need to clear up in this kitchen before we move to the bedroom and fuck like it’s been five years since?”
     Hypnotized by his words, and heated with his look, I could only shake my head in one small chin movement.
     “Anything you want me to sign?” He pressed, as he pressed a kiss to my mouth, and when I smiled at the humor, he did too.
       A touch of our tongues had us heating up fast, and within seconds, the past minutes fell away as if I had never cock-blocked myself.

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Eye of the Storms

About the Author

     Lisa Gillis resides in Texas, with her husband who is the inspiration to her fictional men, her son who is the light of her world, and a spoiled chocolate lab, Bailey.
     Her love for music, bands, and concerts inspired her Six Silver Strings Series.
     When she is not writing those little voices out of her head while listening to music, she’s making her own noise on drums or guitar.

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This anniversary edition is the story of Jack and Marissa with first POV and steamy Scenes restored.

New Release! Saving Charlie by Anne Conley

Book Blurb:  100,000 children are sexually trafficked every year in the US.  In the 1990s, Charlie was one of those children.  She’s spent her adult life getting past that, trying to become a successful business owner in Serendipity, TX.   Relationships are not goals for her.  In fact, she’s not even sure she has what it takes to be a part of one.

Les is a fool for love.  All he’s ever wanted was a girl.  Now that every last one of his friends are married, and in happy relationships with families, he can’t stop thinking about the sexy lady who sells house parts, even if everything about her screams at him to stay away.  He just can’t.

When they are thrown together on a cross-country road trip, Charlie’s past comes back to her full-force, long-buried memories inundating her.  Les seems to be the only thing grounding her to the present, when everything else seems to be trying to tear her apart.
While it has a HEA, the road getting there is long, rough, and dark.  Enjoy the ride.

Excerpt:

He was a fool for love--had been in love with nearly every woman he’d ever met--and had never really had a serious relationship.  He’d had a couple of seriously one-sided ones, but nothing ever stuck.  Sweetness wouldn’t be any different.
But she just might come and work for him, if he could get the price right.
        He dialed her number and listened to it ring.
        “Charlie’s Recycled Restoration, can I help you?”  Her sweet, throaty voice screamed sex at him, and he shifted in his seat to accompany the sudden tightness in his pants.
       “Hey there, Sweetness.”
       “Hey, Les.  Did your clients like any of the molding?”
       “Yeah, I’ll be out later today to pick it up, but I was calling about something else.”
       “Oh yeah?”  Her voice lowered an octave, and Les had to control the urge to start talking dirty. That wasn’t really his bag, but something about this woman made him think all sorts of inappropriate thoughts.
       “How would you like to come over to the dark side…?”
       “Excuse me?”
       “How much is Charlie paying you?  I’ll double it if you come work for me.  I need someone with your knowledge and aptitude to help me.  And you’re good with organization and numbers.  Come on, please?”
       “I don’t think so, Les.  I’ve got a really good gig here.”  He could hear her laughing, and it stung a little, but he was nothing if not persistent.
       “What, are there benefits I’m not aware of?”
       “You could say so, yes.”  She sounded cagey, but still playful, so he decided to play along.
       “I can tack on some extra benefits, Sweetness.  You just name it.”  Her breath caught on that line, so he continued.  At some point, he probably shouldn’t have, but he couldn’t stop himself.  The husky timbre of his voice gave his intentions away.  “I got all sorts of benefits in mind for you, Sweetness.”
       “I’m sure your benefits are…amazing.”  She was breathless, and Les did a fist pump in the air in spite of himself.  “But I really can’t.” 

       He wilted a little, but remained confident persistence would pay off in the long run.  “Think about it, the offer’s open.”  Defeated, he ended the call with the promise of seeing her that afternoon.  He’d try to time it so her boyfriend wasn’t there.  Maybe he could illustrate the benefits he had in mind.

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Finding Salvation Cover Re-Reveal & Finding Redemption Cover Reveal by Elizabeth Hayes & Ashlee Taylor

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Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Becoming best friends was easy. Becoming Sisters was a blessing.
Two girls, with similar pasts, find solace together when all they had was each other. Madison and Charlotte were taken in by a good family, given the life they’d always dreamed, along with an overprotective big brother. As they got older Madison began to follow the path her mother lived. While Charlotte, was afraid she’d lose everyone she’d come to love. When the wall of betrayal and lies they’ve built to protect themselves start to crumble, how well will their fragile bonds hold when their secrets come out? Choices are made. Different roads taken. A family torn apart. Will Madison ever change? Will Charlotte find what she’s been looking for? Are their lies too tangled to unravel or will they find salvation before it’s too late?
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Genre: Contemporary Romance
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Avery & Abel Monroe, their names were synonymous with one thing. Manwhores.
Abel Monroe saw his brother was the man he'd always wanted to be, a loving Husband and Father. Abel became envious of him and hoped that one day he'd get a chance to be as happy as his brother. Nova Anderson knew the Monroe brothers as their families were close. When she took the job at Easy Jays, she never anticipated anything happening between them. One night, Nova let her overactive libido get the better of her and she found herself in the bed of the one man she swore she'd never enter. When Abel's past comes back to haunt him, will Nova stand by him when she thinks her chance at happiness would be marred by one reckless night Abel had? Will the reason why Nova ran from her comfortable life in Las Vegas make an appearance and finally end the happy life she was starting to have? Will things stay the way they have been for so long, or will Abel finally find the redemption he'd been seeking since the moment he began to change his ways?

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So you want to know a little about me and get a sense of who I am. Well the first thing I can say is that I absolutely hate talking about myself. So bare with me as I let you in on who I am.
My name is Elizabeth Hayes and I am from the Midwest. I have a few things I just happen to obsess over those include Hot pink and Zebra print, Unicorns, and cupcakes, and Books, I love to read and get lost in a book. I have thought about writing for a long time now and finally started to put words down. Ashlee and I are both new at this and our first book Finding Salvation is going to be thrown out there for you all to read. I must say I am having a hard time with this. I am the type of person that likes to know the outcome before I do anything. I want to know that this is going loved by most of you. The thing is I know that this book is going to be hopefully liked by some, hopefully loved by some, hated by some and just ok to some and I think I am finally ok with that. I am stepping out of my comfort zone. I hear that is a good thing. But with everything time will tell. So there you go! If you want to know more just ask.
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Born to an Italian Mother and Filipino father, she grew up with a book in hand. Ashlee found her writing bug early on as a young child. Writing short stories and vignettes for fun.
As she got older she found herself immersed in a passion for reading again. It was the book Fifty Shades of Grey that brought a renowned love for the written word. Swallowing every book she could get her hands on while befriending Authors and eventually becoming a beta reader and helping Authors work out critical scenes and help with plot progression. What stemmed from two women with and idea, gave way to the story Finding Salvation. Being friends with Elizabeth Hayes is unlike any other friendship she's had. They laugh at the same things, their ideas mirror one another at the same time their brains seem to work hand in hand. Elizabeth once told Ashlee that we needed a great story, unlike anything that's been written, something that follows real life than fantasy. In truth, Finding Salvation isn't the lives that Elizabeth & Ashlee have lived. But they are bits and pieces of lives, others have had. And they're not afraid to show how the other half lives. Ashlee's a mother of three, works very hard to keep them happy even though it doesn't take much. And one day hopes to tell the world the story about Nine times in one night. <3
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Triple Cover Reveal Harper's Rock Romance Trilogy by JJ and TA Ellis




The small town of Harper's Rock, Wyoming is the setting for three hard hitting romances. The Harper boys are young, sexy and not necessarily looking for love. This stand alone series starts off with the return of Russell Harper to the hometown he hates.


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Home was the last place he wanted to be.

Single father, Russell Harper, would do anything for his troubled nine-year-old daughter Miranda, including returning to the suffocating small Wyoming town he fled at eighteen. Meeting up with childhood friend, licensed counselor Emily Zane, helps father and daughter come to terms with their new life. When the past thunders into town, threatening to destroy everyone it its path, the Harpers could lose everything.

Home was the only place she could truly breathe.

Emily Zane left Harper’s Rock, Wyoming as fast as she could, for the city life she’d always dreamed of. When circumstances take away what she holds dear, Harper’s Rock offers the safety and shelter she needs to heal. A chance meet up with her childhood friend, restaurateur Russell Harper and his troubled little girl, renews her confidence in her abilities. But when the past comes bearing down, it threatens to take everything she holds dear…again.

EXCERPT - RUSSELL'S RETURN:


“Good night,” she called from her porch.

Russell stopped and turned back. In two quick strides, he was standing in front of her, his hands on her shoulders. He leaned in and she pulled his head down so that their lips met in a gentle kiss. It wasn’t quite enough for either of them and they deepened it until he pulled away, breathing hard. “I’m sorry,” he stated loud and clear.

"It’s okay Russell,” she whispered.

“I swear you hypnotize me, woman,” he mumbled into the night as he walked away.

His last vision of Emily was one of her lightly rubbing her lips with her delicate fingers, against the backdrop of the little blue house and the rolling valley behind her. A vision that would haunt him throughout the night. “And I can’t help but love it,” he whispered after he was far enough away that she couldn’t hear. “But it’s so wrong.”

Next we meet Logan in Logan's Leap. He doesn't do relationships or family but a newborn baby could change everything for him. 


LOGAN'S LEAP SYNOPSIS:


He believes that love is for fools.

Logan Harper’s motto - stay away from people and you won’t get hurt. He has a successful business, his family, and a few casual friends. That’s more than enough to keep him happy. When Jayna McIntyre comes to town seeking out the Harper family, Logan is the one who comes to her rescue. What harm could come from helping a single mom? He’s an expert at knowing how to keep other people’s drama from invading his life, so helping her and sending her on her way should be easy.

She’s never stopped believing in love.

Jayna is nine months pregnant and running for her life. Her best friend’s husband sends her to his family in Harper’s Rock, Wyoming. She was expecting to find the motherly Evelyn Harper, but instead she wakes up in sexy Logan’s arms. The self-described loner truly does have a heart, as she witnesses with her newborn baby and his willingness to put their safety before his own. Forced into close quarters, with a madman on the loose, Jayna and her knight in denim armor create a bond, but it may not be strong enough to override the past.

LOGAN'S LEAP EXCERPT:

When he pulled it open, a dark haired woman stood blinking at him. She took a step forward and started to fall. He reached out and grabbed her.

“Help me,” she whispered before passing out in his arms.

“Well Hell!” Logan exclaimed. He carried the woman into the cabin and laid her on his brother’s bed. She was breathing steadily and her belly was swollen with pregnancy. What the Hell was he supposed to do now?

Sitting down next to her, he checked her over for injuries and put his hand on her forehead. He didn’t see anything obvious and she didn’t have a fever. He needed to get her to a doctor, but he couldn’t do that on his horse. After tucking her in under the covers and leaving the food he’d made on the nightstand he ran out to his horse and headed back to his truck.

Finally we join resident playboy Dylan Harper as his world comes to an earth shattering halt.


DYLAN'S DESIRE SYNOPSIS:


He is used to getting what he wants…except for her

Resident Playboy and Wilderness Guide Dylan Harper lives life on his own terms until one fateful night when an accident leaves him struggling to live. The man with few regrets will come face to face with the ones he does have. The only girl to tell him no, Nicoletta Ballas, is the only one who can help him through the physical struggles and the only one who could break his heart irreparably.

She always wants what isn’t good for her

Widowed nurse Nicoletta Ballas comes home after working for three years on a cruise ship. She is immediately thrown into the world she had run from when she left for nursing school. Wild child Dylan Harper was her childhood best friend but his promiscuity came between them. Now he’s struggling, for his physical well-being and his true identity and she feels compelled to help him break free. But to do that, she must consent to face her own broken past.

DYLAN'S DESIRE EXCERPT:

"Look who decided to join us," came the most beautiful voice he ever heard. "He is focusing on me now."

No, it couldn't be. He must have died and gone to Hell. Nicoletta Ballas, his one failure, the bane of his existence, the only girl he'd ever truly loved, was there.

"That's a good sign, isn't it," came the most comforting voice ever. His mother's voice. "That means he has all of his brain functions right?"

"Yes, it is a good sign, Mrs. Harper," a strange male voice answered. "His eyes are moving as if looking for each speaker. Plus his eyes softened at the sound of your voice."


The three Harper's Rock Romances will be available this winter! Until then visit http://www.writerjjellis for excerpts and much more on the series. 

ABOUT THE AUTHORS


JJ Ellis is first and foremost a mom to five kids, four girls and one boy, ranging in age from 3-18. After that, she is a physically limited wife, blogger and now an author. She holds a degree in Communication Studies (Public Relations) from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas but never thought she would chose writing as a career, especially at the age of 42. She once wanted to be a publicist in the entertainment industry, but never a writer. Then one day when she was in her mid thirties she was going through what can only be described as an early 'midlife crisis' and ideas just started to come to her and she felt compelled to write them down. She finished her first book relatively quickly, but life got in the way and it took her eight years to revisit it and then publish her first novel. She can honestly say that now she is finally right where she wants to be. 


JJ has been married to her college sweetheart (and romance novel hero) for twenty years and they reside in Casper, WY with their kids and one crazy mutt named Kreuger. She enjoys reading, writing, blogging, computing, and graphic design. She will try anything that will allow her creativity to be released.


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TA Ellis is married to best selling romance Author JJ Ellis and is the father to five kids, four girls and one boy, ranging in age from 3-18. He holds a degree in Secondary Education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and has flirted with the idea of writing for years. He however did not expect to be writing romance as Sci-fi/horror/fantasy are more to his liking. But as a sounding board for his wife, he realized he had some good ideas and the team of JJ & TA Ellis was born.

TA lives in Casper, WY with his wife and kids and one crazy mutt named Kreuger. He enjoys reading, video games and grilling. He is excited to embark on this romance journey...after all, he's been happily married for twenty years. 

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