Six Months by Dannika Dark **Cover Reveal**

Six Months(Seven Series, bk #2)By Dannika Dark

Blurb

April Frost is a compassionate young woman with a steady job and ambitious goals. But the harder she runs away from her past, the more it threatens to destroy her. When three strangers enter her life, April is forced to face her demons and it’s a battle she may not win.

Private investigators in the Breed world are men who take risks, and Reno Cole is no exception. As a Shifter, he’s expected to control his inner animal. But lately his wolf has been venturing dangerously close to the city, and he’s about to discover why. When Reno is reintroduced to a family friend, the attraction is immediate. April captivates him with her secretive eyes and resilient spirit. She’s also in trouble, and despite the fact she’s a human, Reno can’t turn his back on her.

April is caught between two worlds: One that threatens to bury her dreams and another that could fulfill them. Can she trust the wolf at her door and find the courage to overcome her demons?

Release Date:March 25, 2014

Excerpt

There’s a buzzing sensation when you have chemistry with someone. It’s like there are invisible threads connecting your bodies and igniting into sparks, and the residual pulse bounces back in shockwaves, growing stronger with each second.

I felt that with Reno. He stepped so close to me that I remembered how good it felt when he’d held me in his arms. The animalistic look in his eyes captured me like he was a predator and I was prey. He felt it too. I could tell by soft breath he took before he spoke.

“I’ve always liked hazel eyes,” he said. “Yours look like a sunset over sea-green waters.”

I hit pause. This was a scene I’d be replaying in my head for weeks to come, and I didn’t want to ruin the moment by saying something inane. I let him graze his thumb across my mouth. He pulled my lower lip down just enough that his thumb glided across the fleshy inside. Then he rolled his wet thumb across my lip, making what seemed like a casual gesture become the most intimate moment I’d experienced with a man outside of sex.

Staring into Reno’s chocolate eyes up close was like riding on that motorcycle. Intense, sexy, and addictive. When I felt his hand leisurely traveling down the curve of my back, my icy walls began to melt and I warmed to his touch.

I waited for him to make another move, but it never came. He looked at me like something unattainable—the same way I coveted the expensive perfume bottles behind the display counter, or the chocolate macadamia nut cookies at the gourmet shop.

I whirled around and he captured my wrist, gently tugging me back. “Something wrong with the way I touched you?”

“It’s nothing,” I breathed.

But Reno didn’t let go. He stepped closer and lifted my chin. “Did you want me to kiss you?”

“No.”

Reno grinned. “Liar.”

About the Author

This is the segment where you learn a little more about who I am, so here's what I can tell you:  I drink copious amounts of vitamin water placed precariously close to my laptop while writing. These are two healthy habits I have no intention of breaking. I'm a transplant living in the south, but I was born in the 70's to a military dad who moved us around the world.

When I'm not writing (which is all the time), I'm hunting down Indie music, watching movies, reading, eating Tex-Mex, discovering new ways to humiliate myself bowling, and burning up my laptop battery on the Internet. I have a relaxed, easy-going personality and don't like drama. I live with a cat who thinks she is a dog, or a goat (she eats plastic, so I'm not sure which).

Throughout my life, I've had insomnia. Counting sheep never worked and eventually I would imagine those sheep were the sole source of food after an apocalyptic battle where only thousands survived. I made up stories in a futile attempt to bore myself to sleep. The problem was, I got so wrapped up in my "head stories" that I would continue them through the following nights, changing it up each time to make it more exciting. Eventually, I started writing my ideas down - creating short stories, and then I discovered my love for poetry.

It's almost embarrassing how many spiral notebooks and stacks of paper I have of poetry and lyrics.

Another passion: digital art. I design all my book covers, marketing, and series art. I'm a very visual person and pursued photography as an avid hobby for many years.

I am not a YA author (I feel like I have to state this only because I've had a few people ask), but I think it's wonderful there are so many books available to teens in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal.

I am finally doing what I have always wanted to do: giving my characters a pulse through writing full time. I focus on adult urban fantasy romance, but I don't like labels and I enjoy blending genres to break out of the confines of predictability.

But it's what I love to do.

Danni

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Behind His Lens by RS Grey (Kota & Iva's Reading Room Reviews)

For those of you who may not know, Kota & Iva have started a book club called Kota & Iva's Reading Room.  In this group we have some great ladies from around the world who we get to read and discuss books with open and honestly.

R.S Grey's Behind His Lens is the first book that the Reading Room has read.  Keep reading to see reviews of this book by two of the Reading Room's members: Shelley and Jess

Synopsis

Twenty-three year old model Charley Whitlock built a quiet life for herself after disaster struck four years ago. She hides beneath her beautiful mask, never revealing her true self to the world... until she comes face-to-face with her new photographer — sexy, possessive Jude Anderson. It's clear from the first time she meets him that she's playing by his rules. He says jump, she asks how high. He tells her to unzip her cream Dior gown; she knows she has to comply. But what if she wants him to take charge outside of the studio as well?

Jude Anderson has a strict "no model" dating policy. But everything about Charley sets his body on fire. 

When a tropical photo shoot in Hawaii forces the stubborn pair into sexually charged situations, their chemistry can no longer be ignored. They’ll have to decide if they’re willing to break their rules and leave the past behind or if they’ll stay consumed by their demons forever. 

Will Jude persuade Charley to give in to her deepest desires?

**Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual situations.**

Review by Shelley

I would definitely give this book a 4&1/2 heart rating. This is a story about Jude and Charley. Both facing their own inner demons and coming out on top. Jude is a photographer.. Charley his model - after a chance meeting they start working together and the attraction quickly develops between them. While this book is designated as erotica it is most definitely an erotic romance first and foremost. The author puts considerable effort into both character and plot development - making you empathize with both of the lead characters. You can really feel Charley's pain when you find out the events that have led to this point in her life. I would have liked a little bit more of the 'steamy' content though. There is enough to tantalize and titillate - I would have loved more. If you love a good romance this is a definite read for you. Carefully crafted -  this story is an excellent read. Highly recommended :-)

4 1/2 Hearts from Shelley for Behind His Lens

Review by Jess

I give it 3 1/2 hearts!!

Behind His Lens is a book for people who like to use their imagination and dream of these characters! This story really hits home on a certain level that  you'll understand when you read the last page. It's a compelling love story with the past haunting them till the end.

Charley is a New and upcoming model. She doesn't want the spotlight on her, but that all changed when she met Jude! 

Jude; the club hopping, panty dropping photographer never wanted a model for a  girlfriend, that is until he sees Charley at a photo shoot.

This novel is a decent read but I thought there would be more to it than there was.I loved the tension that would up between Jude and Charley! The story line was excellent but I didn't like that it got good but then slowed back down. I really think there could've been more detail on the characters at least where Jude and Charley is concerned. I wish there was definitely more about Charley’s past. Jude is a person you can hate to love or love to love. Charley is the kind of girl you want to take by the hand and just go skipping down the street to see her smile! These characters grew on me sorry :) 

I would recommend this book to someone who wants to get their toes wet to test the water before jumping in! 

3 1/2 Hearts from Jess for Behind His Lens

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Sweet Rome by Tillie Cole **Release Day with Giveaway**

Hurray!! Tillie Cole's New Adult Contemporary Sweet Rome (Sweet Home #2) Is Released Today!!

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About Sweet Rome

You met Romeo Prince in the Amazon & USA Today bestselling novel, Sweet Home. Now hear the story from his lips: unbarred, uncensored and raw to the bone. It makes me laugh when I hear that folk think Mol and I rushed into it too fast, spouting that we couldn't possibly have felt what we did for each other in such a short space of time. I say, how the hell would they know? We made it, didn't we? She became my whole life, didn't she? And as for my folks not being real, being true? Tell that to me aged ten, eleven, twelve — damn, all my bastard life — when I was never enough, when I was beaten until I bled for being too good at football and not being everything they'd dreamed: the perfectly dutiful son. Tell that to thousands of kids around the world getting wailed on by asshole parents for whatever stupid reason; tell them that evil don't exist in their eyes. Fuck Romeo and Juliet: this is the story of me and my girl, from my lips. No mushy sentiment, no cheese, just the plain, hard truth, and, because I'm feeling generous, I'm going to let you in on more of our story too. 

Sweet Rome is a New Adult Companion Novel to Sweet Home — contains adult content, sexual situations and mature topics. Suited for ages 18 and up.

About Tillie Cole

Tillie Cole is a Northern girl through and through. She originates from a place called Teesside on that little but awesomely sunny (okay I exaggerate) Isle called Great Britain. She was brought up surrounded by her English rose mother -- a farmer's daughter, her crazy Scottish father, a savagely sarcastic sister and a multitude of rescue animals and horses. Being a scary blend of Scottish and English, Tillie embraces both cultures; her English heritage through her love of HP sauce and freshly made Yorkshire Puddings, and her Scottish which is mostly demonstrated by her frighteningly foul-mouthed episodes of pure rage and her much loved dirty jokes.

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Compromising Positions by Mary Whitney ** Release Day Blitz with Giveaway **

Title: Compromising Positions

Author: Mary Whitney

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Publication Date: January 28, 2014

Cover Design: R. Doyle from Literati Author Services, Inc.

Event Organized by: Literati Author Services, Inc.

Synopsis

We weren’t supposed to be friends. We weren’t even supposed to like each other. I’m Michael Grath. I’ll admit I was elected to Congress on my Republican family history. I was out to make a name for myself, until I met Jessie Clark, a spitfire Democrat. She’d be my nemesis, if I could just stop thinking about her. We’ve got nothing and everything in common, and one big issue that divides us. All of this is going to land us in more than one compromising position. And like I said, we weren’t supposed to be friends, we weren’t even supposed to like each other, and we certainly weren’t supposed to fall in love.

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Even before she graduated from law school, Mary Whitney knew she wasn’t cut out to be a real lawyer.  

Drawn to politics, she’s spent her career as an organizer, lobbyist, and nonprofit executive. Nothing piques her interest more than a good political scandal or romance, and when she stumbled upon writing, she put the two together. A born Midwesterner, naturalized Texan, and transient resident of Washington, D.C., Mary now lives in Northern California with her two daughters and real lawyer husband.

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Hero by Leighton Del Mia **Cover Reveal with Giveaway**

Title: Hero

Author: Leighton Del Mia

Genre: Dark Erotica, Standalone

Expected Release Date: February 27, 2014

Cover Designer: Cover It! Designs

Photographer: Scott Hoover Photography

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Synopsis

Calvin Parish

They call me Hero. I defend. I protect. I ask for nothing in return, and that makes me good. Doesn’t it? That which makes me the ultimate predator also feeds dark impulses I’ve learned to control—until I bring her too close. For years I’ve watched her from afar, but what started out as duty has become obsession.

Cataline Ford

I work hard. I play by the rules. I’m content. My scars are quiet and invisible, and that keeps me hidden. Doesn’t it? One fateful walk home, I’m taken by someone I didn’t know I should fear. Captive and afraid, nobody will tell me why I’m confined to this hauntingly beautiful mansion. I’m given everything; I have nothing. He takes what he needs from me, and for that I hate him. But I might have loved him once. And just because you’re reading this doesn’t mean I survive him.  

Excerpt

Because I’m lost in my thoughts, I don’t hear Cataline enter the room. Her tight black dress cuts across her mid-thighs, and her cleavage teases from a plummeting neckline. She’s done her makeup for probably the second time since arriving at the mansion. “What is this?” I ask, narrowing my eyes. “What?” Jasmine drifts under my nose as she walks away from me to her seat. “I told you not to dress up for dinner.” “I thought you’d like it,” she says, lowering herself gracefully into the chair. Her back is straight as a rod, and her fingers are laced. “You don’t?” Norman decorates the table with food as I stare Cataline down. He clears his throat. “For dinner, we have—” “Leave us.” He pauses. Though my eyes are still fastened on Cataline, I know he’s watching me as he bows his head. “As you wish, sir.” I stand and slowly walk the line of the long table. My footsteps echo through the hall, appropriately menacing. I’ve just come from a burning building but am back in my suit and tie to maintain appearances. And my ridiculous glasses, which I remove and toss aside. She’ll believe I’ve just returned from the office. When I’m standing over her, she tugs up the neckline of the dress and blinks at me. I resist smirking as she tucks hair behind her ear twice. “Well,” she says, “aren’t we going to eat?” “I’m going to eat.” “I’m not?” “As far as I’m concerned, there’s only one meal at this table, and it’s you.” My ears pick up her slow swallow, my eyes the curl of her hands in her lap. “That sounds like a threat,” she says quietly. I bend over, flatten one hand on the table and wrap the other around the arm of her chair. “It’s not. This is a threat: if you’re not naked and spread out on this table in two seconds, I’m going to spank you so hard, you won’t know up from down.”    

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Dark Redemption by Elle Bright

Before Dark Redemption came 

Fall of Darkness

Iva read it...  and rated it..  4 1/2 Hearts!  

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Synopsis

One woman, torn between warring halves of a shattered psyche. Two men, determined to possess her. An enmity so deep, it has the power to destroy. In a world of passion, heartbreak, and revenge, boundaries will be crossed, but one question remains. How far will each go for redemption? 

As prophesied heiress to the Cacciatori vampire dynasty, Kate Murdock is destined to free her kind from the curse of darkness. But Kate wants no part of her dark heritage. Her resistance to the darkness within divides her consciousness, the two halves of her mind battling for control. Kate wants nothing more than to redeem herself of past transgressions and to build a life with the man she loves. But the demon within her grows stronger everyday--- and she’s out for blood.

Werewolf Dominic Ridolfi is an exiled traitor, disavowed for his love of the vampire heiress. Though hunted by vampires and werewolves alike, Dominic and Kate carve out a life together on the run. Dominic will stop at nothing to protect his mate from their world, but remains powerless to protect her from the darkness within. Will his love for the Cacciatori heiress be enough to redeem their souls? Or will darkness consume them both?

Captain of the vampire royal guard, Alexander Ambrogio, had the world at his feet and the Cacciatori heiress on his arm. Until one misjudgment took it all away. Renounced for his failure to protect his charge, Alexander is offered a final chance for redemption--- return the missing heiress alive and all will be forgiven. His resolve to restore Kate to her rightful place is surpassed only by his hunger for vengeance against the werewolf who stole her. 

Redemption is coming…

Iva's Review

I must say Dark Redemption has been one of the books I have been sweating on since reading Fall of Darkness and I wasn't disappointed. 

 As the second book in "The Chronicles of Darkness" the storyline picks up where it left off in "The Fall of Darkness" well. The opening scene gives the reader a glimpse into the darker part of Alexander's thoughts, and ties in well with the title. We also get a good refresher on how deeply and irrevocably in love Dominic and Kate are and why they are currently on the run from both the wolves and vampires. The characters are consistent from the first book, although Alexander's true nature is more exposed in this book. 

 Elle Bright has a writing style that draws a reader in. Her prose and style makes the story take hold of the reader's mind and gives the romance in the story - life.  

The pace of the book is good and I was very quickly drawn into the story. The two perspectives of both Kate and Dominic work well and the transitions between the two are once again flawless. 

 Minor characters help propel the story onwards and there are some scenes that not only emphasis the true love of Dominic and Kate, but also have you hoping for a novella or a spin off series.

 The ending to this book was not at all what I was expecting, but I have to say I loved it as it opens up a whole lot of possibilities due to some of the unexplored paranormal aspects Elle has been developing throughout the first two books.

Overall I think Dark Redemption is a fantastic read. I was very quickly drawn into the story and didn't want to put it down. The characters are consistent with the first book, but have evolved enough that the story continues to move forward. The quality of writing is superb, and I'm already anticipating the next book. 

4 1/2 hearts for Dark Redemption

About the Author

Elle Bright grew up in Layton, Utah. Elle currently resides in San Diego, California, with her husband, their

three children, and their border collie. Elle graduated from Grand Canyon University with her Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. As a practicing Registered Nurse, Elle specializes in Pediatrics, Neonatal Intensive Care, and Emergency Medicine. Fall of Darkness is Elle's first published novel. She is currently working on Dark Redemption, the second installment in The Darkness Chronicles. Elle is a proud member of the Romance Writers of America.

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Marking Her by Elena M Reyes with Giveaway

Title: Marking Her (Marked #1)

Author: Elena M. Reyes

Genre: Erotica/ Contemporary Romance

Release Date: December 17th 2013

Synopsis:

Talan wants to mark Maya—with more than his ink. The owner of a prominent tattoo shop, he’s used to being hit on by easy women. Though “easy” is not a word associated with Maya when she comes in to support her friend. Flirtation ensues, but what will it take to break the painted man.

Kota's Review

Talan Cox is a popular man, as a tatted ‘bad boy’ he generally has easy pussy being thrown at him.  He is 34 and a business man in his own right, he likes to play, but when Maya walks into his shop he is hit with the caveman stick!

Maya is a 20 year old student who came in to support her friend while she gets some work done.  Maya has goals and ambition, and although small in stature is no one door mat.  

Overt Flirtation ensues as Talan and Maya work out what they want from each other.

Marking her is a 90 page serial.  It is a quick read that lays the foundations for a potentially very good series. There is a depth to the characters that has been touched on and once explored further would likely make them very appealing.  So far, too much is unknown to understand the personalities and behaviours to a great extent.

Throw in some drama, some sexual tension, and the beginnings of some great secondary characters, and this read is pleasant.  If you are looking for a quick book full of hot sex, you wont find that here..  this one is full of the slow build, that I am sure will combust in the future.

This book gives you enough to be curious to see what becomes of Maya and Talan.  

3 ½ hearts for a good read!

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About the Author

Elena M. Reyes was born and raised in Miami Florida. She is the epitome of a Floridian and if she could live in her beloved flip-flops, she would.

As a small child, she was always intrigued with all forms of art—whether it was dancing to island rhythms, or painting with any medium she could get her hands on. Her first taste of writing came to her during her fifth grade year when her class was prompted to participate in the D. A. R. E. Program and write an essay on what they’d learned.

Her passion for reading over the years has amassed her with hours of pleasure. It wasn't until she stumbled upon fanfiction that her thirst to write overtook her world. She now resides in Central Florida with her husband and son, spending all her down time letting her creativity flow and letting her characters grow.

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