Monday, 5 May 2014

Blog Tour and Giveaway ~~ Night After Night (Seductive Nights #1) by Lauren Blakely



 

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/night-after-night-lauren-blakely/1118612027?ean=2940149230006 



**Warning: Spare panties are needed...you're welcome.***

"You are being rewarded for turning me on. But we're doing it my way. You teased the hell out of me, and now I want to watch you squirm. Crawl up on my bed and get on your hands and knees."

Their world was sex, love, and lies.

He intoxicated her. Commanded. Consumed.

With a dirty mind and a mouth to match, Clay Nichols is everything Julia never knew she wanted and exactly what she cannot have. He walked into her life one night and unlocked pleasure in her that she never knew was possible. Possessing her body, captivating her every thought. Which makes him way too dangerous for Julia Bell to risk her heart, given that she has a price tag on her head. She ran after one mind-blowing week with him, but now he's back, and determined to make her his own.

No matter the cost.

She was a sexy drug to him. Fiery, unforgettable, and never enough, Julia is an enigma, and Clay isn't willing to let her go without a fight. But she's got dark secrets of her own that threaten to destroy any chance of happiness. She's a wanted woman - the stakes are high, her every move is watched, and yet the lure between them can't be denied. Can two people burned by love trust again when desire and passion are met by danger at every turn?

A sensual, emotionally-charged erotic romance that is now a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling novel!

Please note: This book is intended for 18+ due to dirty talk, light bondage, and lots of sexy scenes. This ebook edition also includes the prequel novella First Night, which precedes Night After Night. The sequel, After This Night, releases May 12

 ARC RECEIVED FOR AN HONEST REVIEW

A new series by Lauren Blakely - count me in!

After a "kind of" set up, Clay and Julia finally meet, and sparks fly.  The sexual attraction is off. The. Charts!!

You know what I loved about Clay?  Yeah, he likes the kink for no other reason that he just does!  No childhood trauma.  No mummy issues.  Go Clay!

They both know what they want, and they go for it.  And they want each other, if only for the night. They have no hang ups about the one night thing, have a healthy regard for their sexual appetites and relationships.  They live on opposite sides of the country, but even that is not enough to keep them apart.

These two are perfect for each other, could be each other's forever.... or could they.  This is of course the part where their pasts come back full force to haunt their new relationship.

I feel for both of them about the things in their pasts that are still affecting them to this day.  As we learn more about it, my heart breaks for Clay while I feel anger for Julia.  

Julia is hiding something.  Secrets and lies are something that Clay cannot abide, are in instant deal breaker for him.  No ifs.  No buts.  No matter how interested he is in the woman.

Can their feelings for each other be enough to get them through and have the forever that we know they deserve?  Will it be the thing that separates them forever?

We have to wait because we got cliffhangered!!!
 But never fear, it is only a week before the sequel, After this Night is released (12th May)

I love and loathe the secondary characters in Night After Night.  I adore Julia's sister and her fianc`, and can understand why Julia does not tell her some of the things in her life.  I loathe, loath, loathe Charlie and his cronies, and pretty much hate Clay's ex.

I felt so many emotions while reading.  I loved, I laughed. I felt angry, I felt disappointed.  But mostly I felt hopeful.  Hope for Julia and Clay.

I have every faith the Ms Blakely will do Julia and Clay's story justice, and I hope they do get the HEA they deserve!!






Lauren Blakely writes sexy contemporary romance novels with heat, heart, and humor, and her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iBooks bestseller lists. Like the heroine in FAR TOO TEMPTING, she thinks life should be filled with family, laughter, and the kind of love that love songs promise. Lauren lives in California with her husband, children, and dogs. Her novels include Caught Up In Us, Pretending Hes Mine, Playing With Her Heart, and Trophy Husband. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.

         








   





Sunday, 4 May 2014

FIX YOU - Bash and Olivia Book 2 - Christine Bell

© Bianca ✰ 





CHRISTINE BELL
FIX YOU

Bash
& Olivia Book 2
New Adult Novella
release date: 28 April 2014

 The McDaniels Brothers Series - Bash & Olivia - Book #2


★★★★★
5 Stars

Everything she believed in was a lie…

After facing the fact that her boyfriend was an abusive sociopath and their entire relationship was a sham, Olivia Beckett is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life. If she was the only one suffering for her mistakes, she might be able to handle it. But when she went down, she dragged the one person she never wanted to see hurt down with her…

Bash McDaniels was just weeks away from finally blowing out of his hometown to make it as a boxer and never coming back. Saving Olivia Beckett from her violent boyfriend should’ve been a speed bump at most, but love stopped him in his tracks. Now, instead viewing Boston in his rearview mirror, he’s viewing it through prison bars…

Bash was her savior when she needed him most. Now, Olivia has to find a way to repay the favor, knowing all the while that freeing him might mean losing him forever…


*Note from the author: This is a novella length serial that takes place over the course of three books approximately 25,000 words each, released a month apart or less. The final book will be out on (or before) May 20th.
This book is new adult, and contains scenes that are sexual in nature.


BOSTON


MY THOUGHTS

 The first book ended with Bash being arrested for hitting Olivia's Ex Andy.
And it happened at the worst time too - he was in the middle of training for his first big fight as a boxer.


Now Olivia and Bash's Brother Matty are doing everything they can to get the Bail and Lawyer money to help get him out of jail.

Bash doesn't know if he should keep seeing Olivia - she would be too much of a distraction for him and his upcoming professional life - but more important it's not good for her - he's not good enough for her.

But Olivia doesn't let herself be pushed away so easily ☺

We have lots of sexy scenes

 
and moving and sad and suspensy scenes - BUT.....


WILL THE TWO OF THEM GET THEIR HEA???


I'm not telling you that of course!! GO READ IT!☺
....but since this was only the 2nd book in the series - we probably won't find out yet...

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I LOVED THE STORY!!!!!

It was way too short again - REALLY short.... :(
But it was a cute and sexy and suspensy little novella and I'm really looking forward to find out how they will hopefully manage to get their Happy Ever After in book #3☺

Bash is such a nice guy - he only wants what's best for everybody - but Olivia and Bash's Brother Matty only want that too - so they all do things that the others might not agree with - it's interesting to see how they all try to do the right thing and I really hope that nothing bad will happen and we'll have our HEA in the next book!!!!


IT REALLY WAS A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE ROMANCE!!

unfortunately we have one of those Cliffhangers again.....grrrrrr Bash!

CLIFFHANGER!!!!! 

BUT - we won't have to wait long!!!

Books 3 will be out in May ☺

and now PLEASE HURRY - I need to read the next books ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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Christine Bell is a romance author and also writes erotic romance as Chloe Cole. She and her handsome hubby currently reside in Pennsylvania with a four-pack of teenage boys. If she gets time off from her duties as maid, chef, chauffeur, or therapist, she can be found reading just about anything she can get her hands on, from Young Adult novels to books on poker theory. She doesn’t like root beer, clowns or bugs (except ladybugs, on account of their cute outfits), but lurrves chocolate, going to the movies, the New York Giants and playing Texas Hold ‘Em. Writing is her passion, but if she had to pick another occupation, she would be a pirate…or, like, a ninja maybe. She loves writing steamy romance stories, but also hopes to one day publish something her dad can read without wanting to dig his eyes out with a rusty spoon. Christine loves to hear from readers, so please contact her through her website, www.christine-bell.com