Cover Reveal - Realm Walker Series by Kathleen Collins

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Realm Walker Series
by Kathleen Collins
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The Making Of Michael Bishop
by Kathleen Collins
A Realm Walker Short Story
Keep your distance. Don't look him in the eye. Feed him and leave.

Michael D'Augustino is a priest in the time of the Inquisition. Marked as weak for his refusal to torture those charged with sorcery, heresy, devil worship or worse, he's given another task. Feed the prisoner in the cell in the darkest corner of the dungeon. With the edict comes a set of instructions.

Ever obedient, Michael does exactly as he is told. Until the night his charge doesn't eat and Michael has to enter the cell to find out why. Instead of the beast he believes to be imprisoned there, he finds a man. A broken, tormented man who asks for help.

But all is not as it seems and, before the night is through, Michael will be changed forever.

Genre: Dark Urban Fantasy
Content/Theme(s): Vampires, Historical, The Inquisition
Release Date: : August 30, 2014

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Cover Reveal - Willow Smoke by Adriana Kraft

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Willow Smoke by Adriana Kraft
Riders Up Book Three
When the chips are down, there's nobody there.

Willowy blond Daisy Matthews has survived the Chicago streets with this mantra but is unprepared for the much older Nick Underwood's urgent pursuit. The wealthy businessman receives a thoroughbred in payment for a bad debt and is thrust into Daisy's world.

She teaches him about horse racing; he teaches her about love. When Daisy's seamy brother-in-law threatens Nick's safety, she doggedly tries to stop him by herself, but flees to the familiar streets when he attacks. Can Nick find her in time – and if he does, will she still want him?

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Sports, Horse racing
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Publisher: B&B Publishing

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Cover Reveal - The Color of Dreams by KG Stutts

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The Color of Dreams
by KG Stutts
Detective Julie Carter has dreams she can't shake.

Chicago detective Julie Carter has it all. A handsome husband, wonderful daughter, and a career she loves. She also has the ability to see things before they happen in the form of colorless dreams, sans one color. When her most recent dream comes true, and her husband Aiden is killed, Julie is confronted with a man from her past: homicide detective Scott Jordan.

Julie must put aside the feelings she buried for the man who broke her heart years ago. As Scott and Julie clash, secrets start to unravel. Can Julie trust the man who abandoned her? Will they be able to find Aiden's killer before her next dream becomes real ... Julie's own death? The truth will unravel the foundation of the precinct.

Note: Not a typical Blushing Books/Lazy Day Pub title. This is not a spanking romance.

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Murder, Mystery, Suspense, Police Detectives
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Publisher: Lazy Day Publications

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Cover Reveal - Charmed Lovers by Zenobia Renquist

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Charmed Lovers by Zenobia Renquist
Caveat Emptor Books 1-7
With humans caught in a war between vampires and mages, three couples' love endures amidst the chaos.

Humans are caught in an on-going conflict between the vampires and the mages. There are those who want to live together in peace and those who think fighting is much more profitable. Three couples are struggling to make love work amidst the chaos.

This box set contains the previously released novellas Charmed Lover, Trapped Lover, Provoked Lover, Anguished Lover, Forgotten Lover, Determined Lover, and Eternal Lovers

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Vampires, BBW, Interracial, Rubenesque
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Publisher: Changeling Press

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Cover Reveal - Bound by Fate by Mandy Lou Dowson

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Bound by Fate by Mandy Lou Dowson
Moon Bound Book One
Giving her Guardian the slip has never been a problem for Beth. Even for a wolf, she is wicked fast and almost impossible to track. Then she meets Gareth, her new Guardian. Gareth is ruggedly handsome, unfailingly stubborn, and seems determined to sniff Beth out, no matter where she runs.

After a disastrous night of passion with Gareth, Beth has no choice but to put herself forward for mating. Although, it's not just Gareth that has his eye on this female. Donovan, a wolf from a neighboring pack , has his own reasons for wanting this she-wolf, and when Beth makes the wrong choice, she finds out exactly what happens when you're "thrown to the wolves".

Secrets are revealed and choices are made. Will love conquer all, or destroy everything Beth has ever known?

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, Wolves, Mystery, Suspense
Release Date: August 29, 2014

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Cover Reveal - Scorpio Begins by Lilith Darville

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Scorpio Begins by Lilith Darville
The Scorpio Saga Book One
No strings… Only possibilities…

My name is Connor McClane, and if you haven’t guessed, I’m a Scorpio.

Few women have ever made an impression on me. Not one of them could live up to the sexual prowess of Meredith Kincaid, the woman who stole my virginity and taught me to be a man. Now, three years later, we meet again.

She wants me, but only on her terms. She has a secret. I want to keep it casual and am determined not to fall in love. Yet we draw together like the proverbial moth to a flame. So I am entangled in a web of sensual exploration and emotion that leads to a cataclysmic confrontation with the man who has vowed to own Meredith. Will I say yes to the possibilities?

Join Connor and Meredith for lots of steamy hot sex while we learn about the boy who will become the billionaire in this prequel of The Scorpio Saga.

Reader Advisory: This book contains scenes that will stimulate your sexual imagination, including dominance and submission, sex toys and bondage. Feed your fantasies!

Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): BDSM, D/s, F/M/F Ménage scene, Bondage
Release Date: August 22, 2014
Publisher: Luminosity Publishing

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Cover Reveal - Isis, Vampires and Ghosts—Oh My by Janis Hill

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Isis, Vampires and Ghosts—Oh My!
by Janis Hill
Other World Book One
When Stephanie Anders discovers her estranged, wild-child little sister has died and she must attend her funeral, she discovers that Estella’s death is not necessarily as terminal as she had been lead to believe and that, rather than dead, her sister is more of the undead variety. Too late to save her sister’s life, Stephanie Anders must now try to save her soul from the vampire who has possessed her, Branwyre, eighteenth vampire Lord of the Aegean.

With only the aid of the ghost of a pissed-off Buddhist monk with a potty mouth and the modern day Priestess of Isis, Stephanie must take on demons and other denizens of a world she knows nothing. Even her first task, to recover Branwyre’s crucible if she is to succeed in banishing the vampire before he has regained his full strength, is not what it seems.

But dealing with a demon, or double-binding a vampire in a sunbed pales in comparison to learning how to forgive her sister for what she did, especially if she is to have even half a chance of saving her soul.

Welcome to a world within our own, the Other World. A place of Darkness and Light; where gods, vampires, demons, and ghosts wage a constant struggle for survival. Note: This is an Australian author so expect to find international spellings in the book—these are not errors.

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Cover Reveal - Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse

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Pack of Lies by Lucy Felthouse
Werewolf brothers Matthew and Isaac have lived in the peaceful village of Eyam all their lives. The villagers know what happens every full moon, and are happy to keep their secret. But their privacy comes at a cost—neither brother has taken a lover in almost four hundred years.

Then at the full moon, a sheep is slaughtered on Eyam Moor, by what could only be an animal. A large, vicious animal. Even the brothers’ staunchest supporters begin to have their doubts. Meanwhile Isaac is smitten by a handsome newcomer to the village, while a vivacious visitor is happy to offer Matthew her all.

As they indulge their lust, they must clear their names and convince their neighbours that they aren’t also letting their baser instincts out to play.
Inside Scoop: This book contains sizzling scenes of both M/M and M/F sex.

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, M/F & M/M, Werewolves
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave Publishing

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Cover Reveal - My Viking Vampire by Krystal Shannan

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My Viking Vampire by Krystal Shannan
Sanctuary, Texas Book One
Bailey Ross’ world is crumbling around her. Her abusive ex, a human, is closing in on her again, and to make matters worse, a new enemy, a djinn, is stalking her. This supernatural being takes great pleasure in human pain, something Bailey has in excess thanks to her ex. If she’s caught by either, she’s as good as dead.

Backed into a corner and desperate to escape, she does something she swore wouldn’t ever be possible again –trusting a man. And he’s a vampire.

Protection via the sexy vampire Erick Thorson may prove to be a little more than she bargained for. Sparks fly between them and she finds herself agreeing to more than just protection. Though he has promised not to let anyone harm her, the small west Texas town is more than it seems and he may not be able to make good on his vow no matter how hard he tries.

Will Sanctuary be the home Bailey longs for or will she have to die to find out?

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Vampires, Shifters, Dragons, light BDSM & D/s
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Publisher: KS Publishing

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Cover Reveal - To Sir by Rachell Nichole

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To Sir by Rachell Nichole
When Elizabeth Clark is plagued by the idea for a kinky novel she can’t shake, she has no choice but to plunge, head-first into a genre she vowed never to pursue. But when she realizes the seductive allure of submitting her will, her interest in the BDSM lifestyle becomes less academic, and downright personal.

Dominant and club owner, Chase Masters, has no idea what to expect when his partner books a meeting with an author doing research on the BDSM scene, but he’s blown away with the woman who walks through the door. He’s sure at first that she must be a visiting Domme, not the author. Her manner is confident, brusque, and even a bit disapproving of his lifestyle, but when he switches from his easy-going club owner mindset into his Dom voice, she instantly backs off. Perhaps she’s more submissive than she let on.

Chase and his club are in the crosshairs of a local senator and the bank, and he fears he might lose everything. So when Liz grudgingly agrees to be his, if only for a few weeks, he’s elated. But what kind of long-term relationship can a broke, out of work, homeless Dom offer to a burgeoning submissive who won't submit outside of the bedroom?

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): BDSM, D/s, Multicultural
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Publisher: Loose Id

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Cover Reveal - Double Up by Vanessa North

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Double Up by Vanessa North
Knowing he’s loved can make any man fly.

Fifteen years ago, Ben Warren was a wakeboarding champion: king of big air, ballsy tricks, and boned grabs. Until a career-ending injury left him broken in ways he still has no hope of fixing. Now he takes his thrills where he can get them, and tries not to let life hurt too much.

Then Davis Fox arrives in Ben’s sporting goods store with a plan to get in touch with his estranged brother by competing in the annual wakeboarding double-up contest. The catch? He’s never ridden before. It’s crazy, but Ben’s a sucker for the guy’s sob story—and for his dimples, too—so he agrees to coach Davis.

Davis is everything Ben isn’t: successful, confident, and in love with life. And he wants Ben to love life—and him—too. But before Ben can embrace a future with Davis, he needs to remember how to hope.

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M, Humor, Sports, Wakeboarding, GLBT
Release Date: August 25, 2014
Publisher: Riptide Publishing

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Cover Reveal - The Ultimate Catch by Constance Phillips

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The Ultimate Catch by Constance Phillips

Jolanda is willing to do whatever it takes, even face off against the Bering Sea, to raise the money for a balloon payment on her father’s house.

She challenges Keller and wins a bet to get on the recently inherited crab fishing boat, forcing the young captain to buck tradition and superstition.

Will his season be doomed or will he end up with the ultimate catch?

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s):
      Crab fishing, Bering Sea
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Publisher: Indie

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Cover Reveal - Hard to Hold On To by author

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Hard to Hold On To
by Laura Kaye
Hard Ink Book 2.5
Five dishonored soldiers.
Former Special Forces.
One last mission.
These are the men of Hard Ink.
Edward "Easy" Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves--which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna's the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago.

Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can't describe how he makes her feel--and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude.

As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the things in life most worth having are the hardest to hold on to.

Genre: Romantic Suspense
Content/Theme(s): Contemporary, Military, Interracial, Alpha Heroes, PTSD, Tattoos, Ex-military, Second chances
Release Date (ebook): August 19, 2014
Release Date (ppbk): September 16, 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins Avon Impulse

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Cover Reveal - Ivormantis by Alice Brown and Lady V

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Ivormantis
by Alice Brown & Lady V
Dragons of Dragonose Book Three
Left badly injured from the horrific attack on Dragonose and in need of time to recover, Dominic follows his best friend, Blain Barrymire and his mate, Natasha, to their Iceland castle. At the castle, Dominic is in a constant struggle with his dragon, Ivormantis, who is stir crazy from not being allowed out. As if fighting to get back to his original warrior ability isn't enough, his mate shows up, adding to his despair because she fears him.

Meldamiriel, who is out of options, and running for her life, runs to the only person she has left, Natasha. She arrives at the castle with vampires hot on her heels, leaving her no time to think about the man who is staying at her friend's home—even if he is her mate.

When fear has ruled her life for so long, will Meldamiriel be able to overcome it to accept what fate has given her—a dragon shifter? Does Dominic win her heart only to lose her as evil moves in to gain the power his mate wields? Or will Meldamiriel face those who wish to harm her and prove to everyone why fate chose her to hold such power?

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Dragon shifters, Fae, Humor
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Publisher: JK Publishing

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Cover Reveal - Where They Both Belong by Thianna D

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Where They Both Belong by Thianna D
Corbin’s Bend Book Nine
Life-long residents of Mesa, Arizona, both of Matt & Julie Renton’s conservative families turned on them when their discipline lifestyle became public knowledge. Months after being fired from his job, Matt was just getting by doing day labor. Worried over Julie’s stress level, he set his hopes on getting into a new housing development in Colorado called Corbin’s Bend where they could be themselves and his lovely wife could finally relax.

Combined with Matt’s natural ability to find the most unique forms of discipline he could imagine, Julie found herself at home in their new community filled with wonderful residents who were nice, friendly, and the kind of people she could open up to.

Tried, true, and tested before they even reached Colorado, Matt and Julie worked hard to keep their relationship strong even as they started a new life. With a new job for Matt and complete acceptance from the community for Julie, they began to feel that this just might be where they belonged. Especially when the community’s welcome basket arrived with a little surprise.

Includes a Corbin’s Bend short story: Eau de Guilt

Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Spanking, Domestic Discipline
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Publisher: Blushing Books

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Cover Reveal - Blood Chimera by Jenn Lyons

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Blood Chimera by Jenn Lyons
Blood Chimera series Book One
Some ransoms aren’t meant to be paid.

Kidnap and Ransom negotiation used to be straightforward. The bad guys kidnap someone, and K&R expert Jackson Pastor negotiates their release, skillfully traversing a maze of bloodthirsty monsters: criminals, terrorists, police, and especially the FBI.

But that was before he met real bloodthirsty monsters.

When Jackson Pastor arrives in Los Angeles to help a new client recover his kidnapped wife, he finds himself dropped in the middle of a 500-year-old war between rival European and Mexican vampire clans, a conflict that threatens to escalate into a full-on public gang war. Worse, Jackson hasn’t been brought to Los Angeles to be a negotiator.

His new boss wants to turn him into an assassin.

With Jackson about to be caught in the middle of a clan war, his only hope of escape may lie with a secret FBI monster-hunting task-force led by a very dangerous, eccentric wizard.

Which could be a problem, since Jackson’s a monster himself.

Blood Chimera is a gritty, noir-style mystery of paranormal proportions where nothing is as it seems, not even the term “vampire.”

Genre: Paranormal Mystery
Content/Theme(s): Vampires, Wizards, K&R, Noir, Urban Fantasy
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Publisher: World Weaver Press

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Cover Reveal - Hard Act to Follow by K Vale

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Hard Act to Follow by K. Vale
Shooting Stars Book Three
Mistakes from the past, feelings denied, and a career on the rise may doom their relationship before it has a chance.

Kyrie is an actor with a physical aversion to telling lies, a one-eyed cat, and horrible taste in men. His ex-brother-in-law and best friend, Greg, harbors a secret crush he can’t shake. After denying his feelings for Kyrie for too long, Greg finally gives in to desire one drunken night. Come the morning, the facts get twisted. Kyrie pretends he doesn’t remember a thing—a lie that eats him alive—and Greg can’t stop thinking about how he screwed up the best thing in his life.

Before they can clear the air, Kyrie follows his dreams to New York City, but could he also be running away?

A mistake from Kyrie’s past detonates their silence, and Greg is forced to confront the man he loves. Is their new truth strong enough to support a relationship, or are they doomed to crumble under old fears? Their friendship could evolve into something a million times stronger, but maybe Kyrie’s act is just too hard for Greg to follow.

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): M/M, Actors, Interracial, Friends to lovers
Release Date: August 18, 2014
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books

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Cover Reveal - Harkham’s Case by Chanse Lowell

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Harkham’s Case by Chanse Lowell
Harkham’s series Book One
Mari squinted. “Well, if it’s not Asperger’s, then what is it?”

Samara paused before answering and gripped the door handle. “We don’t know what he has. He was the first documented case. For now, he’s called Harkham’s Case number one.”

When Adam resolves to finally complete high school and get his diploma, the social demands amongst his younger peers prove to be much more challenging than he’d imagined.

Adam Latham looks like any other charming, good-looking high school senior, but underneath, there’s a lot more to him than anyone could ever guess. He has an uncontrollable need for constant touch to ground him, to keep the numbers from invading his brain when anxiety gets the better of him.

How will Mari cope when Adam invades her world and turns her life upside down, unearthing her own past traumas and issues? Will Adam find a way to help Mari find peace and forgiveness through love, or will their own problems keep them apart?
Note: This was previously released as fan fiction under the name Scarlett Play. New material has been added and it has been newly edited.

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Content/Theme(s): Handicaps, Mental disorders, Sweet but sexy foreplay
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Publisher: Crystal Lee

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Cover Reveal - Prymal Lust by Jianne Carlo

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Prymal Lust by Jianne Carlo
Prymal Book One
Is there a future for an aristocratic Wylfen female exiled for mating with a half-breed Rogue Wolf?

The primal call of Mate Claim sparks a battle among the three species of shifters—Wylfen, Feral, & Rogue—and has for generations. These violent feuds incite hunts by humankind, driving shifters near extinction. To protect their people the aristocratic Wylfen ban the practice of Mate Claim. When a Rogue alpha claims a Wylfen female, the mated pair forms a coalition with a Feral male. An alliance is created: Prymal, a new species & pack born of Rogue, Wylfen, & Feral. And war begins…

Tania, a Wylfen aristocrat, hooks up with a stranger right before her twin’s graduation from military college. Hours later, the bottom drops out of her world when she’s introduced to Axe, her twin’s new SEAL instructor. Then she discovers he’s a Feral Wolf, the archenemy of her people. Wylfen laws prohibit her from mating with a half-breed. If anyone finds out she’s mated with Axe, exile is the least she has to fear…

Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance
Content/Theme(s): Shifters, Suspense, SEALs, Military
Release Date: August 7, 2014
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing

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Cover Reveal - Witch’s Bane by Ann Gimpel

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Witch’s Bane by Ann Gimpel
The Witch Chronicles Book Two
Two stubborn people—a witch and a mage—come together with a fierceness borne of desperation. Can passion trump their intense need for independence? Will they live long enough to find out?

Roz, Jenna, and Colleen are the last of the demon-stalking witches. So far, they’ve escaped disaster, but their luck is running low. When demons strike in the midst of Colleen’s wedding, Roz launches desperate measures because she and her sister witches are Earth’s only hedge against being overrun by Hell’s minions. As she shape-shifts to keep one step ahead of the demons, at least it takes her mind off her other problems. Personal ones. She burned through a couple of marriages with a string of loser men before, after, and in between. Though she wants to be happy for Colleen, the jealousy bug bit deep and hasn’t let go.

In Roz’s secret heart she’s attracted to Ronin, one of the Daoine Sidhe. He’s so profanely beautiful she can barely breathe around him, but he’s also headstrong and arrogant. Not good partner material, she tells herself, unless she wants to end up dusting her heart off one more time. (continued...)

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