Thursday, July 31, 2014

Found in Us by Layla Hagen book tour and a contest!

Found in Us by Layla Hagen 
(Lost #2)
Synopsis:

**This can be read as a STANDALONE. The second book in the Lost series tells Jessica and Parker’s story.**

All Jessica wants -as a college graduate — is to be a good girl. She landed the job of her dreams at a museum and is trying to eliminate temptations. No more short skirts (when she can help it). No wild parties. And no men.

She particularly excels at that last thing. . .

Until her path crosses Parker’s. Again. Jessica remembers the last time their paths crossed very well. She was left with a seriously bruised ego. She knows it would be best to avoid him altogether. But the charming Brit makes it hard for her to elude his electrifying pull. He is as irresistible as he is captivating.

And enigmatic.

Because underneath the sleek Armani suit and the sweet British accent that makes her crave his touch, Parker isn’t the perfect gentleman everyone thinks he is.

He’s exactly what Jessica doesn’t want, but desperately needs.

A bad, bad boy.

AUTHOR BIO 
My name is Layla Hagen and I am a New Adult Contemporary Romance author.
I fell in love with books when I was nine years old, and my love affair with stories continues even now, many years later.
I write romantic stories and can’t wait to share them with the world.
And I drink coffee. Lots of it, in case the photo didn’t make it obvious enough 

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Cover reveal-- Let Me In by Erin McCarthy

Let Me In by Erin McCarthy

Publication date: September 25th 2014 

Synopsis:

A girl in danger…

Aubrey Walsh never dreamed that she would find herself in an abusive relationship, but after her boyfriend hits her so hard he breaks her tooth, she flees the University of Maine to hide on a remote island with her best friend.  Only to discover that she is pregnant.  Terrified of what will happen if Jared finds out, she is walking along the rocks, deciding her future, when she slips.

A guy with a secret past…

After a job gone wrong, Riker has left the assassin business and is incognito as a ferryboat operator off the shores of Maine.  It’s a lonely life, and when he sees a young woman almost fall off the rocks, he doesn’t hesitate to save her and take her in, though he’s determined to stay unemotionally uninvolved.  But when the truth about her situation is revealed, he will do anything to protect Aubrey and her unborn child.

Even marry her. Even kill for her.

When Jared comes looking for the only girl who has ever rejected him, Riker won’t allow it.  And Aubrey is torn between protecting herself and her child, or protecting the mysterious husband she has come to love.

And when chance brings them together but fate tears them apart, can their love survive the storm?

AUTHOR BIO 
USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author Erin McCarthy sold her first book in 2002 and has since written almost fifty novels and novellas in teen fiction, new adult, and adult romance. Erin has a special weakness for New Orleans, tattoos, high-heeled boots, beaches and martinis. She lives in Ohio with her family, two grumpy cats and a socially awkward dog.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Interview with Serenity Valle!

Please start by telling us a little about yourself (education, jobs, significant other, children, pets, etc.) 

~ Well, I'm married to an ex-Navy man who is now an author (Arleigh Bison Westunlied) and truck driver and have 3 awesome boys (David, Jaime and Imz) and one cat (Onyx). I graduated from UC Santa Cruz (GO BANANA SLUGS!) and am currently a stay-at-home Mum. In the past I have worked mostly social service type jobs, usually with the developmental and behavourial community. I live in a "tiny house" in West Virginia with a garden and lots of WV magic!

Tell us about your latest New Adult book and what inspired you to write it.

~ Acquittal (The Revenant Series Book One) is the first in a five book NA paranormal mystery series (though it could extend to more than five if I don't stop brainstorming with the husband!) I had just finished writing my first book, The Fantastical Life of Serenity: A collection of short stories about what could be… but not quite is, and told my husband that I loved the little supernatural teases in the book and decided then and there I wanted to write a paranormal mystery. I started it as a back-burner project while I wrote the second Fantastical book, then went full force on it once Fantastical: Epilogue was released. I love paranormal and I love mystery so I guess what inspired me was wanting to be a magic detective LOL.

The New Adult genre is fairly new. What's your definition of it? How does it differ from Young Adult or just regular Adult books?

~When I think New Adult, I think of college age. Or, rather the age most people are when they go to college, 18-25 ish I guess. I think it's a great way to include those readers/characters that are somewhat lost between childhood and adulthood… not young enough for "young adult" but not considered full on adults yet. 

Do you belong to any critique groups and/or do you have other people read your work as you're writing it? Who's brutally honest and who's a cheerleader? Which do you prefer?

~I don't belong to any groups, but I do have my husband read. We have a 100% honesty policy in everything we do, including our writing. If he does or doesn't like something, he'll say it and I do the same for him. He's my brutally honest cheerleader! I have gotten better about taking criticism as I've gotten older, but he has a way of being honest without hurting my feelings-too much!-, so it works.

What are your all-time favorite authors/books?

~Oh, how long do you want this to be? Short list, okay… um… Annette Blair's Kitchen Witch/Favorite Witch/Scot, Witch and the Wardrobe series (LOVE!), I ADORE Maggie Shayne, I'll read just about anything mystery and I liked Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches series. VC Andrews was just twisted enough that I read everything she put out (up until her passing, her ghostwriters don't write the same) and I also enjoyed Mary Higgins Clark…M. Jet is my new current favorite and I do believe I will read everything she writes!

Do you outline before you write or just dive head-first into a manuscript? Do you maintain a schedule for writing, or is it more haphazard?

~Outline? What's that? LOL, no seriously, I am actually pretty organized, but I don't do outlines. I have a running list of characters/arc ideas and a calendar that I put story happenings on, but I pretty much just dive right in. As for scheduling, I have a toddler… there is no such thing as a schedule! :)

Where do you do your best writing? (Ex: desk in your office, public library, under a tree in the park, in front of a Real Housewives TV marathon, etc.) Do you like music or some other background noise, or do you need quiet? 

~I write in my breakfast nook. Nowhere else (partially because my computer is so old that if I unplug it it will turn itself off before I can make it to another outlet, then it's a coin toss whether it will start back up again without an hour of begging, pleading, hitting keys, cursing and threatening it. When I get a new one, I may venture out to other places and see if that works. I must have quiet, (not counting the toddler noises), I don't listen to music while I write or watch TV, but sometimes a scene will bring a song to my head and it will be in my head while I write. When I'm done with the scene though, it is gone.

What are the best and worst parts of writing a book?

~The worst part is waiting for that first person to let you know what they thought… the best part is everything else!

When you're driving and you have a sudden, brilliant idea for the new manuscript you're working on, what do you do? (Ex: pull over and fire up the laptop, keep driving while scribbling on a McDonald's bag, tell Siri, etc.)

~If my teenager is in the car, I tell him (for some reason, telling someone else out loud helps me not to forget), if he is not in the car, I will record it on my phone (I have the voice recorder app front and center for just this purpose).

Imagine you have a whole day free for shopping. Where do you go? (Mall, unique boutiques, flea market, antique shops, bookstore, home improvement store, etc.)

~I love eclectic shops, independent shops, things like that. Pacific Avenue in Santa Cruz before The Limited and Coldstone moved in sort of shopping.

What are the top 5 titles in your Netflix queue? (Be honest.) Or if you don't have a Netflix queue, which books are on your bedside table? (Again, be honest.)

~Right now I have the Once Upon a Time Season Two DVDs in my top five. My son and I cosplay and we decided to cosplay some Once Upon a Time characters, we're doing research ;) On my bedside table currently is Actual Innocence (Scheck/Neufeld/Dwyer), which is a non-fiction book containing real stories of justice gone wrong and how it was made right.

Do you prefer to read ebooks or print?

~I prefer print, though I do have some ebooks. I don't have a Kindle or a tablet, so I have to either read them on my computer or phone, which honestly I find annoying. I'd rather prop up in bed with a paperback.

Where is your favorite place in the world?

~At home with my family.

Do you have any advice for people who want to write a book?

~Just do it! THEN get a brutally honest cheerleader to tell you if you should put it out!

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Sunday, July 27, 2014

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Interview with Claudia Whitsitt

Please start by telling us a little about yourself (education, jobs, significant other, children, pets, etc.) 


I’m old. I retired from a rewarding teaching career last June after thirty-seven years of service. My primary focus was on special education, but I was fortunate to teach writing to 5th graders for the last few years of my career. I also survived growing up with five brothers and then raised five children of my own. I guess you could say my life has been filled with the joys of children since the time I was very small. I love kids. Especially adolescents. Good thing, too, because my hubby still thinks he’s twelve!

Tell us about your latest New Adult book and what inspired you to write it.

The Wrong Guy was inspired by my own college career. I attended Eastern Michigan University on the heels of the brutal slayings of seven co-eds. My college experience was far different from what one would consider a normal four year stint because the community was fraught with worry that even though a suspect was behind bars, he might be The Wrong Guy. The book also deals with all the wonderful college firsts, finding love, negotiating sexuality and friendships, leaving home. I love the romance element of the book.

Here’s the back cover blurb for The Wrong Guy:

It's 1969 and Catholic girls are a species of their own. When Katie Hayes arrives at Eastern Michigan University to attend college, John Norman Collins has just been arrested as a suspect in the brutal rapes and murders of 7 co-eds.

Armed with her rosary and her Nancy Drew books, Katie settles into a picture perfect life…until she becomes the victim of a vicious crime. Now, her life and the lives of those she loves are at risk.

She must use her wits to trap the real murderer.

And she must make certain that the man already behind bars isn’t THE WRONG GUY!

The New Adult genre is fairly new. What's your definition of it? How does it differ from Young Adult or just regular Adult books?

The New Adult genre addresses the issues young men and women face as they leave the safety of home and begin to establish themselves as independent beings, not teen issues that Young Adult addresses, but serious life-changing decisions and their repercussions. I found it to be wonderful age albeit full of more thought and emotion than any other time of my life, and I definitely believe it deserves its own genre, precisely because of the unique issues presented during that time of life.

It’s the best of times; it’s the worst of times. There’s a newness and excitement about life (romance, independence), but it’s also a period of serious decisions, deep-reflection, and can oftentimes be scary and overwhelming.

Do you belong to any critique groups and/or do you have other people read your work as you're writing it? Who's brutally honest and who's a cheerleader? Which do you prefer?

I belong to a critique group and also use beta readers and professional editors. Like the next guy, I love positive feedback, but I also hold a great appreciation for honest feedback. My husband is my biggest fan, and he’s learned over the years how to be both my cheerleader and to provide me with honest feedback (often framed as suggestions—smart man). I realize how fortunate I am to have a man in my life who loves my writing and so generously offers me his time and opinion. It’s like living with my own personal editor, although I do leave the final edits to a pro.

What are your all-time favorite authors/books?

Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve, Me Before You by JoJo Moyes, and Fault in our Stars by John Green are my top three favorites right now, but I also LOVE mysteries and am currently reading T. Jefferson Parker’s Merci Rayburn series. It seems everything I write has an element of mystery to it, probably because I grew up with a steady diet of Nancy Drew books and am drawn to solving puzzles.

Do you outline before you write or just dive head-first into a manuscript? Do you maintain a schedule for writing, or is it more haphazard?

I often grab a story seed and begin writing. I’ve tried outlining, but often abandon my plan once my characters take hold and make their own decisions about how they react to situations I create for them. I do take the time to do a fairly intense sketch of my characters though. I want to make sure I know them better than anyone, and aim to construct relatable, realistic characters that readers can easily connect with.

Where do you do your best writing? (Ex: desk in your office, public library, under a tree in the park, in front of a Real Housewives TV marathon, etc.) Do you like music or some other background noise, or do you need quiet?

I work in my study. Back when I had children living at home, I’d close the study doors. That was the signal that NO ONE should bother me. I can’t tell you how many times one of my children or my husband would lurk outside, peering through the glass. Thank goodness, as a teacher, I learned the art of ignoring many moons ago. I require complete and total quiet, but have also learned that when I’m headlong into my manuscript, I block out interruptions. It’s easy to do when I’ve entered my character’s world and am far too wrapped up in their lives to acknowledge my own.

What are the best and worst parts of writing a book? 


This is the hard question, right? The best parts are the adrenalin high from writing a decent scene or being so in the story with my characters that I lose all sense of time and place. Sometimes I even forget to eat, I’m so lost in my story. That’s that absolute magic of being a writer. The worst parts are when I back my characters into a corner and don’t recognize it until after the fact, or when I sit down to write and can’t get the words to flow. I hate those days. Also, the “after” the book work is sometimes a struggle—promotion and marketing don’t come to me naturally, so I’m required to stretch outside my comfort zone. I figure it’s like anything else though, the more I do it, the more it will become part of my nature. (Fingers crossed!)

When you're driving and you have a sudden, brilliant idea for the new manuscript you're working on, what do you do? (Ex: pull over and fire up the laptop, keep driving while scribbling on a McDonald's bag, tell Siri, etc.)

I text myself. I know, it sounds crazy, but I tell Siri to send me a text. I’ve even dictated an email to myself so I don’t forget an idea, a sentence, a new character I want to develop further. My best ideas come to me when I’m power walking. Siri is a lifesaver then, too. What did we do before Siri?

Imagine you have a whole day free for shopping. Where do you go? (Mall, unique boutiques, flea market, antique shops, bookstore, home improvement store, etc.)

Wow! This is fun. An entire day? I would probably start at the mall, but poking around boutiques and antique shops holds tons of appeal. I love TJs and Marshalls, too. Bargains thrill me. When do we leave?

What are the top 5 titles in your Netflix queue? (Be honest.) Or if you don't have a Netflix queue, which books are on your bedside table? (Again, be honest.)

I don’t watch TV much at all but did watch Homeland, Masters of Sex, and am currently watching House of Cards with my hubby. We love the freedom to watch shows at our leisure.

Do you prefer to read ebooks or print?

I have gigantic libraries of both. We have a pool in our backyard, so on those rare summer afternoons when I take a break from writing, I need a print book that can withstand being dropped in the water. When I’m inside reading, I often pick up my iPad. (I cheat when I’m reading and stop and play some games when I’m thinking about a particular character and what they’re up to.)

Where is your favorite place in the world?

I love Paris, but my all time favorite place is my backyard. Our lot is filled with over a hundred trees, and the lush landscape is incredibly peaceful. The scenery provides me with beautiful calming views and allows me the opportunity to reflect on life and the characters I’m writing.

Do you have any advice for people who want to write a book?

Writing is not for the faint of heart. It requires an unequaled amount of dedication and perseverance. Surround yourself with a support network and remember that there is a world outside of the writing experience. It’s important to live life too. Writing is such an isolating occupation; it’s easy to get lost in the process and block out the world. It’s essential to stay in touch with others and turn to friends and socialize!

IT MIGHT BE LOVE

You walk into class and feel his eyes on you. You feel the spark even before you allow your gaze to rest on his face. His glorious smile lights up the room and his eyes twinkle as he holds your image in the palm of his heart. At least that’s what you imagine he’s doing every instance he looks at you. Time fades away and the rest of the world pales as butterflies take hold. Pin pricks of excitement dance up your arms. Your face flushes. Your heart pounds like a jackhammer. If only the moment would last forever. You glance at the clock and notice the second hand is still circling. Incomprehensible. Then, the anxiety sets in. Am I imagining the weight in his gaze? Then your mind fast-forwards. How can I give him my contact information without seeming too forward?

So many questions, too few answers. If only you had a crystal ball.

But then the spark takes hold. He wants your number. You spend the remainder of the day staring at your cell. Why isn’t it ringing? Is it broken? Is the volume turned down? Maybe he’s at work. Wait. Maybe he’s breaking up with his current girlfriend all because he knew just like you did, that you were meant to be. None of your thoughts are rational, except the gut instinct that he seemed interested. Genuinely interested, not like some maniacal jerk who spoke to you in order to stroke his own ego, but a nice guy with a drop-dead smile. Maybe you’re crazy. Maybe he never intended to call, but was just taking pity on you because you embarrassed yourself last week when you dropped a tampon in the hall.

You could walk past the library, look for his car in the lot. If you spot it, what will you do? Go inside? Where would he sit? He’s majoring in archaeology, right? Jitters consume you as you open the heavy glass door and inch your way into the vestibule. You can hardly breathe. It’s official…you’re a stalker. You’ve lost your mind.

You have a marketing exam tomorrow, but it’s impossible to concentrate on your studies, wrapped up as you are in the possibilities, entranced as you are by his spicy smell. Cloves? You envision pulling out the spices when you stop by home, unscrewing the lids off of countless little bottles, trying to get a whiff of him. The way his blonde eyelashes curl and curtain the deep blue of his eyes—the lot of him is intoxicating. His t-shirt clings to his pecs, and the hair on his arms is soft and silky. You can tell without touching.

You force a deep inhale and turn to head back to the dorm, but spin with such force, that you slam head first into the person behind you. You mutter an apology, “Sorry. Please forgive me.”

“No worries,” he says. “Hey, I was planning to call you after I finished up this paper I’m working on. Any chance you want to grab a bite?”

Every chance, you think. And you’re hungers extends far beyond food.

Writing about falling in love was the best part of writing The Wrong Guy. Even though the book is packed with mystery and suspense, the romance aspect of the novel was a huge incentive for me as an author. College is about firsts, and Katie, my protagonist, is experiencing so many of them she can hardly blink without being faced with a gut-wrenching decision, a fresh impression of the world she thought she knew, but quickly realizes she did not.

Synopsis:

It's 1969 and Catholic girls are a species of their own. When Katie Hayes arrives at Eastern Michigan University to attend college, John Norman Collins has just been arrested as a suspect in the brutal rapes and murders of seven co-eds.

Armed with her rosary and her Nancy Drew books, Katie settles into a picture perfect life with Bobby Kirsch…until she becomes the victim of a vicious crime. Now, her life and the lives of those she loves are at risk.

She must use her wits to trap the real murderer.

And she must make certain that the man already behind bars isn’t THE WRONG GUY!

Links:
www.claudiawhitsitt.com lists all of my current published books as well as information on my current works in progress. All of my books are available on Amazon, and The Samantha Series books are also available at Barnes and Noble and on iBooks.

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The Wrong Guy


Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Book promo! Boy Meets Nerd by Leia Shaw

Boy Meets Nerd 


Genre: Contemporary NA

BOOK BLURB:
After graduating from MIT with a computer science degree, hacker Emerson True bides her time until she lands the perfect job. To pay the bills, she investigates cheating boyfriends and relationship secrets.
Her newest client, musician Levi Morrison, is a typical heartbreaker – gorgeous and charming. He’s also the biggest sucker in the world. When red flags pop up, he hires Em to check into the identity of the girl he’s fallen for online.
As Em and Levi work together to find his dream girl, they discover they have more in common than they thought. Though Emerson tries to build a firewall around her heart, Levi bypasses it easily. In the end, Levi must choose between his dream girl and the nerd who unwittingly hacked her way into his heart.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Leia Shaw is the bestselling author of the paranormal romance series, Shadows of Destiny. Thinking up fae politics, plotting dragon power games, and calculating how fast werewolves can change forms has given her a way to express those dark places in her mind. More recently, she's branched out into the erotic world and has co-written several humorous but heartwarming contemporary BDSM romances, 31 Flavors and the Badass Brats series.
She’s passionate about tattoos, anything with peanut butter and chocolate combined, and of course, reading!
Leia lives in New England with her husband and two kids. Though she will go to her grave denying it, her husband insists she would be thrilled if he suddenly sprouted fangs.


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Boy Meets Nerd Excerpts
One:

In a flash, he jumped up from the floor and leapt at her. She yelped in surprise as he tackled her onto the bed.

“I’m just taking them off to sleep, you idiot,” she said laughing as he covered her face and neck in kisses.

“Mmmm.” He inhaled deeply, relishing her sweet scent. “You should know better than to bare your legs in front of me. You’ll never be left innocent when you do that.”

Chuckling, she looked up into his eyes ran a finger across his forehead, down his cheek then traced his lips. “You need to sleep.”

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead.” He moved downward and lifted her shirt with his teeth then kissed her belly. “I only have a lifetime to corrupt you.”

“Corrupt me?” She giggled and squirmed as he nipped her soft skin. “You make me sound like some kind of blessed virgin.”

He breathed against her belly, inhaling her scent, letting it fill his lungs and his memory. When he exhaled, it must’ve tickled her because she wriggled and tried to push him off.

“Stay still,” he ordered. When she did, he dragged his gaze up and down her body. Why was she still wearing clothes? The urge to be naked, feel her skin against his, was strong.

“God, you’re hot,” he mumbled, staring at her breasts.

Frowning, she covered them with her arms.

He tsked. “None of that.” Girls were so self-conscious of their bodies. He’d never understand it. It was their natural god-given curves, soft skin, and girly scent that men loved. Every imperfection – stretch mark, mole, wrinkle – just added to the humanness, gave women character. The guys he knew didn’t want a boring Barbie doll.

Emerson was real, and beautiful, and her tiny body felt perfect under his. He leaned down and kissed her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and held on, clasping her hands together like she never wanted to let go.

Two:

She stretched her arms above her, feeling stiff from sitting in the same position for too long. “I had a coffee this morning so I’m wide awake. Maybe I could drive for a bit.”

“Sure. I’ll stop at the next rest area. I need to stock up on candy anyway. Didn’t I promise you that?” He grinned. “What’s your favorite kind? Wait. Let me guess.”

Amused, she leaned her head back and watched him. This should be interesting.

“Let’s see. You like your coffee sweet, but you have a prickly personality so… Sour patch kids?”

“No. And I’m not prickly.”

“You are a little.”

She turned to stare out the passenger side window. Prickly? That was how he thought of her? She didn’t understand why but it bothered her. Why should she care what he thought? They weren’t even friends. 
They’d have no relationship past this trip anyway. They were a travel pair made by convenience and that was it. Still, it stung just a little.

A warm hand fell on her thigh. “Hey,” he said. “I didn’t mean it as an insult. I’m sorry.”

She wanted to snap “whatever” and roll her eyes, but it was hard to focus on his words when his hand was in such an intimate place. Or maybe she was a bit sex starved – he was closer to her knee than her girly bits. But still, she was keenly aware of it sitting there, radiating heat through her jeans. A tingly sensation crept up her thigh to between her legs, where a throbbing started.

Fuck. She brushed his hand off and kept her face toward the window. Her cheeks were burning. He’d notice her blush and think she was stupid, or desperate, or both. He wouldn’t be wrong.

“Nerds!” he shouted, slapping his hand on his knee.

What?

Oh. The candy. “Very funny.” Forgetting her embarrassment, she scowled at him. “No. And you’ll never guess it.”

Three:

“You’ve never fallen in love?”

“No,” she said with a sardonic laugh. “I’m too driven with my work. I don’t know. It’s probably impossible.” She almost looked sad about it. “It’d be like having to split myself in two. I can’t focus on work and a person at the same time. There’s just not enough time or energy.” 

“That’s silly. Love isn’t quantifiable.”

Her brows shot up. “Everything is quantifiable.”

“That doesn’t even make sense.” He scowled, feeling irritated though he didn’t understand why. “Feelings can’t be counted up and divided.”

“Sure they can. Relationships require attention. I’d have to spend x amount of time on the emotional stuff, then y on pragmatic stuff. A huge amount of time is spent on communication, let’s say that’s x squared, plus there’s bound to be fights over misunderstandings, so x squared plus y for that. All these hours added up are time away from my research. So love equals, modestly, three x squared plus y.”

He stared for a moment, trying to wrap his head around all of that. Mathematician. Figured. “Wow. I had no idea love could sound so boring.”

“It isn’t all flowers and poetry, you know. At least not for long.”

“Oh, I know how you feel. Anyone can betray the ones they love. Such an optimist.”

She shrugged, looked totally unapologetic. “It’s true. I’ve seen it a dozen times.”

“You’re jaded.”

“You’re idealistic.”

They had a brief staring contest then Emerson looked away.

Monday, July 21, 2014

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Almost Bad Boys Omnibus  by A.O. Peart
(Almost Bad Boys #1-3)

Synopsis:
This Omnibus Edition collects the three Almost Bad Boys books into a single package: Almost Matched, Almost Broken Up, and Almost Too Far.
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How to describe this hilarious and sexy series in just one sentence?
A martini glass of sizzling romance, a jigger of suspense and crime, perfectly shaken with a twist of wacky humor.
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By popular demand from my readers, I wrote an additional scene for Almost Matched: COLIN AND NATALIE’S FIRST NIGHT TOGETHER. The bedroom doors are cracked open for you to sneak in and, I don’t know… hide behind the curtain maybe?
This exclusive scene has never been published before and is only included in this Omnibus.
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~ ALMOST MATCHED: Would you take another shot at love? Or just settle on a friend with benefits?
~ ALMOST BROKEN UP: How far would you go to protect the one you love?
~ ALMOST TOO FAR: Where would you draw the line between love and trust?

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A.O. Peart is the author of New Adult and Young Adult fiction novels, including NA contemporary romantic comedy series Almost Bad Boys. She writes in multiple adult, NA, and YA genres: contemporary, paranormal, urban fantasy, and short stories.

Angela was born and raised in Poland. She now lives in the Seattle area with her family and a chronically curious cat.
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Saturday, July 19, 2014

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