Free on Amazon – Brute by Eve Adams

Eve Adams first full length Romance novel is available free on Amazon Saturday 1st July and Sunday 2nd July. This is the first book in the ‘Pine Point’ series. Also available in paperback.

Description:

“Brute,” by Eve Adams is the first steamy romance novel in the “Pine Point” series.

Welcome to Pine Point, North Carolina, where the summers aren’t the only thing that are too hot to handle.

Heathe Campbell is a sexy, hardworking mountain man. Good with his hands, bad with his manners—at least in the beginning.

Bianca Stone is a big city girl from Los Angeles, with a quick tongue and a no-nonsense attitude.

When she comes to Pine Point to help her very pregnant sister get ready for the baby’s arrival, she will get more than she bargained for. Surely this thing she has for Heathe is just a passing attraction, they’re like night and day. How could it ever work between them when they’re so different? They do say opposites attract…but that isn’t the only hurdle standing in their way. When a secret is revealed, it might just change things for them forever.

If you like your romance steamy and emotional, where true love matters, this is the perfect book for you.

*This is a 60k word novel that contains steamy, descriptive love scenes.

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What’s in a Book?

What’s in a Book?

What’s in a book?
Between the covers
Let’s take a look
At the wonders inside

Whether fact or fiction
Novel or poetry
Written with perfect diction
Or slovenly prose

What about genre
Romance or mystery
Fantasy or horror
Thriller or erotica

Escape the mundane
Visit the fantastic
Magical worlds
Imagination elastic

So what’s in a book?
Now you know
Anything you like
Go on give it a go

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Description

A collection of poetry celebrating the beauty of the random. There is no thematic link to these poems, they touch upon almost any subject that crossed the author’s mind in the moment. They were born from a series of journal notes made over the course of a number of months. This collection is an eclectic mix of poems and range from love poetry to landscapes, children, paranormal, science and technology, and animals, with a lot of other topics thrown in for good measure.

A Work of Art

Watching you lay there
Oh beauty so fair
A vision so pure
A grace so rare

The body of Venus
Aphrodite combined
Intellect and humour
A mind so refined

A love eternal
A soul so pure
Ever lasting
Our love will endure

My one true love
My ever after
You fill my heart
With joy and laughter

One final word
From deep in the heart
Always together
A work of art

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Description

A collection of poetry celebrating the beauty of the random. There is no thematic link to these poems, they touch upon almost any subject that crossed the author’s mind in the moment. They were born from a series of journal notes made over the course of a number of months. This collection is an eclectic mix of poems and range from love poetry to landscapes, children, paranormal, science and technology, and animals, with a lot of other topics thrown in for good measure.

Midnight Stirrings by Chastity Skye

A collection of three books, Midnight Stirrings, is a sexy, sultry story for those who are looking to experience new adventures in romance.

Book One, The Neighbor, is available right now, with Book Two, Temptations, available for pre-order now with a release date of 13th June 2016. Book Three, His Fantasy, is scheduled for release on the 27th June 2016 and will be available for pre-order soon.

Get your copy, and/or pre-order Book Two below.

Midnight Stirrings : The Neighbor

Description

Midnight Stirrings is a sexy, sultry short story of about 4,300 words. Part one of a collection of three books for those who are looking to experience new adventures in romance.

Kylie Simmons is a freelance writer married to a professional chef. They live a comfortable lifestyle in Seattle, but Kylie is restless. She and Greg don’t have much of a love life, and even when they do, it isn’t what one might call exciting.

A chance meeting with the sexy new neighbor next door begins to make her curious. What can she do to win back the attention of her husband? Feeling bold one night, she asks Greg what he wants. What are his fantasies? The answer is more than a little surprising.

Can Kylie get over her fears and fulfil her husband’s ultimate fantasy? What of the mysterious neighbor? Has he been watching her as she suspects?

This book contains mature material intended for those who are comfortable with passionate scenes.

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Midnight Stirrings : Temptations

Description

Midnight Stirrings: Book Two, Temptations is the second book in the Midnight Stirrings series. A steamy, short romantic suspense story of just over 4,600 words.

When Kylie Simmons and her husband Greg begin to explore their fantasies, trying to increase the flame in their love life, everything seems good…at first. Enter the new neighbor, Damien Goodfellow. He’s tall, sexy as hell, British and has the ideal movie star good looks that every woman fantasizes about in secret.

As Kylie begins to take the idea of her husband’s sexy fantasies more seriously, she starts to get to know the neighbor better, thinking he might be an ideal candidate to help make her husband’s fantasies a reality, but what does she really know about this mysterious stranger? Is it worth the risk to invite him into their lives, or are her buried intuitions correct?

Could there be more to this man than she wants to believe?

He’s been watching her…and he likes what he sees.

This book contains material for mature audiences including sex scenes and mild violence.

Release Date 13th June 2016

Book Two Available for Pre-Order Now!

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Look out for Book Three for Pre-Order soon. Release Date 27th June 2016.

 

Chastity Skye Special Offer

$0.99 for Two Days Only.

One of Chastity Skye’s latest releases will be available at a very special discount price for two days only. You can get Chastity’s novelette, Her Rancher Stepsons, for the amazing price of only $0.99 from Amazon on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st May. This is a saving of over 75% on the usual list price.

Take advantage of this time limited offer here

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Her Rancher Stepsons: A M/F/M, MILF, Stepson/Stepmom Menage

Description

Her Rancher Stepsons is a 10,000 word ultra-steamy romance novelette.

When Kelly’s much older husband is away for the weekend on business, she is left alone with her two 24 year old stepsons. Ryan is the rough and tumble rancher, hardworking, not afraid to get his hands dirty and determined to make a success of the ranch. He’s also struggling with the feelings he has for Kelly.

Reece, Ryan’s twin, is the businessman. Suits and ties rather than boots and cowboy hats fill his world, but he also struggles with a secret…and when the secrets come out into the open, all hell will break loose and none of them will be the same again.

While Ryan is sweet and understanding, Reece is dark and brooding, but one thing is for sure, they are both incredibly hot, and both know how to treat a woman.

As Kelly struggles with her role in their lives and her failing marriage, things begin to heat up…and not just the Texas weather.

This romance contains steamy scenes intended for those who are of an appropriate age. The themes include PI, MILF, and M/F/M menage.

Plundering the Romance Novel by Ionia Martin

Description from Amazon

A silly, satirical romp into the land of romance novels and pirate adventures, full of romance clichés and humour. This book is a short novella, just over 10k words.

Have you ever wondered what goes on in the minds and hearts of romance novel heroes and heroines? No? Good, because this book won’t be helpful with that at all.

If romance clichés drive you mad and you like Monty Python style humour, this may be the perfect book for you.

From the twisted mind of a sometimes writer and lifelong reader, you are certain to have less brain cells than you started with after reading this book.

Captain Stormy is the typical romance hero/villain archetype. He follows the Romance Hero Handbook to the letter, but he is about to figure out that nothing in his guidebook is going to prepare him for the trials he’s about to face.

Uncooperative heroines, lack of treasure, severely delayed sex scenes, a missing crew and an old man’s butt cheeks later, Stormy has a story to tell you.

Even pirates have bad days.

*contains some mature themes and language

My Review

★★★★★

It is apparently bad form to give a book 6 stars out of 5, so I guess I will just have to go with 5 stars out of 5. I am not happy about it though. It deserves 6. I want to give it 6.

If you like spoofs then you will love this. Ionia Martin, the highly regarded book reviewer, has combined her incredible talent as a writer with her incisive intellect and wit, and experience of a barrel load of romance novels, to produce a book that is a veritable joy to read.

‘I absolutely loved reading this book’, said I. ‘I am an undeniable fan of satire and lampooning, and this had me rolling in the aisles. I mean, really, my sides actually split. No, seriously I am in quite a lot of pain.’

Now it is possible that one may get a little annoyed on occasion, when reading certain romances, by that feeling of deja-vu, that we have heard it all before, or that it is like all of the other books that have gone before in that genre.

Well I tell you what. This one is something a bit different. Sure, it takes all of those romance cliches and plot devices that are the bread and butter of the, oft maligned romance novel, but it turns them on their head. Embracing each and every one of them, the author manages to weave a riveting, fun filled course through the Stormy waters of piratical romance.

The description indicates that this is a silly, satirical romp into the land of romance novels and pirate adventures, full of romance cliches and humour. And so it is.

I happen to think it is a lot more than just that though. I think that if you look a little deeper, then you will see the incredible insight required to create a work with this depth of understanding of the sacred lore of the romance novel.

An absolutely fantastic read that I cannot recommend highly enough. In fact I am going to go read it again, while you zip off to get your own copy.

Now go buy it. Now!

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Unleashing Mr Darcy by Teri Wilson

Description from Goodreads

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman teetering on the verge of thirty must be in want of a husband.

Not true for Manhattanite Elizabeth Scott. Instead of planning a walk down the aisle, she’s crossing the pond with the only companion she needs; her darling dog, Bliss. Caring for a pack of show dogs in England seems the perfect distraction from the scandal that ruined her teaching career, and her reputation, in New York. What she doesn’t count on is an unstoppable attraction to billionaire dog breeder Donovan Darcy. The London tycoon’s a little bit arrogant, a whole lot sexy, and the chemistry between them is disarming. When passion is finally unleashed, might Elizabeth hope to take home more than a blue ribbon?

I gave this book four stars out of five

My thoughts:

This was an extremely fun and enjoyable romance, cram packed with humour. As the title and cover art suggests, it was based upon Jane Austen’s, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, and set against the backdrop of the world of dog shows. This classic love story was given a makeover, updated, and transported to the 21^st Century.

I loved the two main characters, Elizabeth Scott, from the US, and Donovan Darcy, from the UK. It is always nice to read a story that understands that love knows no bounds and that distance can be overcome. These characters were very well developed and reminiscent of the original Elizabeth and Darcy. There was plenty of back story provided to allow us to understand the motivation and meaning behind how they acted, especially towards one another.

I liked how the two main characters showed some restraint and didn’t fall into bed, or the back of a car in a pub car park, at the earliest opportunity. It was nice to see that some respect and reserve still exists. This is not the case in far too many romances these days.

The descriptions of locations and places in England were very well crafted, and the plot moved swiftly enough to keep me always curious and eager to see what came next.

I know that some people are not fans of the reworking of classic literature, but I really enjoyed this and was very impressed with how it was accomplished. I like the fact that I had an idea of the plot in my head and that famous lines from Jane Austen’s novel were used. This made it all the more interesting and surprising when something happened that I wasn’t expecting. I think that enough of the original was used, but it was not a merely a simple retelling. Certain subplots of the original were treated differently or indeed not used at all. This kept me interested. Some of the original characters played different roles or were almost non-existent.

I thought that the misconceptions that Elizabeth had regarding Darcy and first Zara then Helena, worked well and sprang naturally from her character. I also found Elizabeth’s preconceptions and prejudices regarding the moneyed and noble fascinating.

My one complaint was the overuse of clichés about how the English behave and the way that we are. Whilst it is true that many of us are suave and debonair, putting James Bond to shame as we drive our Aston Martins up to the doors of our stately homes or castles, this is certainly not the norm. I felt that this overuse made some passages seem very tongue-in-cheek and ultimately lose some of their impact.

I would most definitely recommend this book to anyone that likes revamped classics, interpreted in a modern way, and also those that like fun, easy to read romances. An extremely enjoyable book.

This review is based on a complimentary copy provided by Netgalley and the publisher.

The Paris Lawyer by Sylvie Granotier

 
Description from Goodreads

As a child, Catherine Monsigny was the only witness to her mother’s death. 20 years later as an ambitious attorney in contemporary Paris, she catches a professional break when her boss assigns her to major felony case in rural France. An immigrant stands accused of poisoning her husband, but her secrets are not the only ones hidden in the scenic rolling hills of Creuse. While preparing the defense, Catherine is reunited with images of own past and a high-intensity search for two murderers ensues. Who can she believe? And what will Catherine do with her past should she discover it?

I gave this book four stars out of five

My thoughts:

I quite enjoyed this book. It was a relatively quick and easy read.

I liked the protagonist and found the story interesting. The character development and the back stories of the major players were well handled, with sufficient detail retained to leave some uncertainty about characters motives. I liked the fact that the author led me off in one direction and had me convinced early on of how the story would end, only to find that I was wrong in my assumptions.

One thing that I did not like about this book were the numerous dream sequences, or half remembered events from the past. I had trouble telling sometimes which parts were actually happening, which were real, and which harked back to times gone by.

There was a reasonable pace to the book, although I did find that the dream sequences interrupted progress at times.

I thought that the way the main story and primary sub plot were treated was excellent. I liked how they weaved in and out and took over precedence from one other, with what I had considered sub plot ultimately becoming the main thrust of the novel for me.

The conclusion to the story was surprising and I loved that I had not seen it coming too early on.

I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys an easy to read thriller, mixed with a little romance. A clever plot, well executed. A most enjoyable read.

This review is based on a complimentary copy provided by Netgalley and the publisher.