(Release Day Blitz) Renegade Reject by Emiliy Minton and Dawn Martens

Title: Renegade Reject (Renegade Sons MC, #2)

Author: Emily Minton and Dawn Martens

Release Date: May 13th, 2014

Synopsis

Daisy “Little Flower” Anderson has lived her entire life on the sidelines of the Renegade Sons MC. Her father is a member, and her mother a club whore turned old lady. Not wanting to follow their footsteps, she chose a different path; one that keeps her close to the biker family she loves, but out of the club. Struggling to keep it together, she never thought she would have anything of her own, until she met Preach. He is everything she swore she didn't want in life. One night of passion leads to unexpected consequences, and she knows, now more than ever, it’s time to move forward. Garrett “Preach” Austin lived his life caught in his father’s iron fist. He never thought he would want anything more than freedom from his past, until he met his “Little Flower”. She shows him there is more to life than pain. Preach has a secret; one that forces him to choose between Daisy and his brothers. Even though he loves Daisy, the Renegade Sons are the only true family he has. He knows he can’t have her, yet he can’t let her go. When Daisy moves on, Preach realizes what he’s lost. Can he prove that he’s the man for her, or is he too late?

Excerpt/Teaser:

I try to pull my hand from Preach’s. ”I’m gonna go sit with Grams.”

Not letting me go, he says, “No.  You’re staying with me.”

With that, he pulls away and leads me to the bar. 

My anger starts to boil, and I can’t hold it in any longer.  “Why, so you can show me off to the rest of these guys?”

He finally stops walking and looks down at me.  “What are you talking about?”

“You told that guy he had to wait until my birthday to claim me.”

“What the fuck are you talking about?” he asks again, sounding confused.

Using my free hand to motion behind me, I repeat his words.  “She’s only seventeen. Gotta wait ‘til her birthday to brand her.  I can’t believe you’d think that I’d ever be okay with some random man branding me!”

He stares at me for a long minute while he processes my words, fighting a smile the entire time.  “Daisy, I promise you that dickhead and none of his brothers are ever gonna claim you.  Before long, you’re gonna belong to a Renegade Son.  I guarantee you that.”

“What do you mean?” I ask, shocked that again he’s assuming that I will let someone claim me. 

He finally lets the smile take shape as he leans down to whisper in my ear.  “You’ll be finding out soon.”

He straightens and continues walking through the clubhouse.  He leads me around the room by my hand, talking to one man after another along the way, but the only thing I really noticed was that each time Preach would introduce me to someone, he would loosely wrap his arms around me. I swear he was staking his claim to everyone inside of the club, wordlessly announcing to the world that I’m his.  By the time we make it to the table where my Grams is sitting, I am beyond confused and horny as hell.  What’s going on?  He can’t want me, can he?  Lord, I hope he does.

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Emily Minton

USA Today best selling author,Emily Minton is a Kentucky native. Raised in Missouri, her family returned to Kentucky when she was a teen. She is proud to call the Bluegrass State home. She claims she bleeds blue--Wildcat Blue! Emily has been married to her husband, David, for over twenty years. They share two lovable but irritating teenagers, Jess and Bailey. She is also the proud mom of a feisty terrier mix, Rae Rae. Emily loves to read and has more books on her kindle than most people could read in a life time, but she intends to read every single one. Nope, no hoarding problem here! Her favorite author is Kristen Ashley, and she swears Kristen’s book Sweet Dreams changed her life. Emily has co-authored two books with Dawn Martens, Whiskey Lullaby and Renegade Lady. She has also written one solo book, Windows. Many more are floating around in her head, and she hopes to get them all on paper before long. She loves sharing her dreams with her readers.

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Dawn Martens

Dawn Martens is a young, spunky Canadian Author, who is widely known for her best-selling “Resisting Love” series that she co-authored with Author Chantel Fernando. Being a wife to Colin, and a mother to two (soon to be THREE!) beautiful little girls (Sarah (6), Grace (3), Ava on the way!) hasn’t stopped this Canadian Firecracker from pursuing her dreams of becoming a writer! She has also co-authored “Whiskey Lullaby” (book one in the Love Songs series) with her friend and fellow writer, Author Emily Minton; on top of serving as a mentor and support system for many Authors in the Indie community over the past few years. 2014 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year for Dawn, as the highly anticipated book two in the Love Songs series titled “Broken”. She will also be releasing a brand new gritty MC series, “Renegade Sons MC,” with Emily Minton, that will for sure take their avid readers on yet another mind blowing journey. Dawn’s number one passion in life is the written word, and she’s extremely thankful that she has to ability to share the ramblings from the characters inside of her head with the rest of the world! She also may or may not have the hugest girl crush on Author Kristen Ashley, who is her personal idol and helped inspire Dawn in the beginning of her Indie career.

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(Release Day Launch) After This Night by Lauren Blakely

We are thrilled to bring you the Release Day Launch for Lauren Blakely's AFTER THIS NIGHT! AFTER THIS NIGHT is the second full-length novel from her first Erotic Romance Series, The Seductive Nights Series!

   

AFTER THIS NIGHT EXCERPT: 

“I wish I were there wearing your clothes right now.” He laughed. “That’s what you want to be doing? Because I’d like to be fucking you if you were here.” “Well, that too. But then I’d put on your shirt.” “You like that, don’t you?” “I know you do too,” she said. “I do. Seeing you in my shirt and your heels is my kryptonite.” “Oh, is that it? That’s your kryptonite?” “Or maybe it’s just that you are,” he whispered, admitting more than he wanted to. “I think the same could be said here.” There was a pause, and though they were three thousand miles apart, the silence was heady. He was in a drugged-out state tonight. This woman was his pill, and closeness with her was what he craved most even as he feared she would destroy his heart. Smash it to a million tiny pieces and eat it for lunch. But he had a built-in barrier in distance, and with no trips to San Francisco on his immediate calendar he saw nothing wrong with this temporary moment of relief from the pressure inside of him from wanting her. They couldn’t be together in any meaningful way, and he couldn’t get hurt if he didn’t actually see her. Right? Right, he answered for himself. “What are we doing, Julia?” he asked, and he was sure she could hear the longing in his tone, but he didn’t care. There was no need to hide it after they’d just broken down and pleasured themselves together. “I wish I knew,” she said, her voice wistful and full of yearning. “I really wish I knew.” He heaved a sigh, trying to sort out his thoughts, but his brain was a mixed-up mess and he didn’t know how to untangle all the threads. Or if he wanted to remain tangled up with her instead. “What are you going to do when we hang up?” he asked, changing direction. “Read a book.” “What are you reading these days?” “A crazy story about a guy who treks across Antarctica.” “That does sound crazy.” “Yeah. He’s kind of hallucinating and talking to penguins right now,” she said with a small laugh. “Can you blame him? I have to imagine if you’re stuck in the polar ice cap that talking to penguins might be a rare source of comfort.” “As long as he doesn’t eat the penguins I’ll keep reading it.” “Here’s to no penguin meals in the books we read.” “What will you do?” “I suspect I will fall fast asleep and dream of a beautiful redhead on the other side of the country.” “She would like that dream very much,” she said in a sweet voice, the kind that worked its way beneath all the hard edges in him, and settled deep in his heart. “Will I talk to you again soon?” He took a fueling breath, and put his armor back on, steeling himself. “I don’t know the answer to that.” 

   

About AFTER THIS NIGHT:  

This is the conclusion of Julia and Clay's story that began in the New York Times Bestseller Night After Night.
 "Why do you like me tied up sometimes?" "Because the way I feel for you is so out of control that this is one way for me to feel in control again." Their world was passion, pleasure and secrets. Far too many secrets. But Clay Nichols can't get Julia Bell out of his mind. He's so drawn to her, and to the nights they shared, that he can't focus on work or business. Only her. And she's pissing him off with her hot and cold act. She has her reasons though-she's trying to stay one step ahead of the trouble that's been chasing her for months now, thanks to the criminal world her ex dragged her into. If only she can get out of this mess, then maybe she can invite the man who ignites her back in her life, so she can have him-heart, mind and body. He won't take less than all of her, and the full truth too. When he runs into her again at her sister's wedding, they have a second chance but she'll have to let him all the way in. And they'll learn just how much more there is to the intense sexual chemistry they share, and whether love can carry them well past the danger of her past and into a new future, after this night...  
Please note: This book is intended for 18+ due to dirty talk, light bondage, and lots of sexy scenes. 

 

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About Lauren Blakely: 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 He’s Mine, Playing With Her Heart, and Trophy Husband. She also writes for young adults under the name Daisy Whitney.

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(Promo & Giveaway) Renegade Lady by Dawn Martens and Emily Minton

Title: Renegade Lady Renegade Sons MC, #1)

Author: Dawn Martens and Emily Minton

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Synopsis

"Jenna “Ice” Chandler grew up as part of a motorcycle club. She considered it her home, until one wrong move made it her prison. After months of abuse, she is rescued by Chipper, who takes her to Big Clifty, Missouri, home of the Renegade Sons MC. Kiddrick “Kidd” Jones is the president of the Renegades. He knows there is something special about Ice the moment his older brother, Chipper, brings her into the club, but stays away, because she is too young. When time comes for Ice to take her place in the club, she has two choices, become an old lady or a club whore. Not believing in love and knowing a man can never be faithful, she decides to earn her spot on her back. With each passing year, Kidd's feelings for Ice grows and the urge to make her his becomes stronger. Frustrated and jealous, he finally decides it’s time to make her his. Will Ice finally thaw out and give love a chance, or is Kidd fighting a losing battle?
WARNING: Renegade Lady contains adult situations some readers may find offensive. This is a raw and gritty story involving explicit sex, graphic language, violence and drug use. Not intended for readers under 18."

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Kidd

I lift the beer to my lips just as my brother comes storming toward me.  “You wanna tell me why the fuck you’re not claiming Jenna, and why the hell your letting her work at The Kitty Kat?”

I toss my drink, feeling it burn down my throat. “I’m giving her time to grow the hell up. Right now, she’s too damn young.  If she wasn’t, she wouldn’t be so fuckin’ pissed about that shit I said.  A grown woman would have known I was spouting shit,” I say, crashing my glass onto the bar.

“She’s eighteen, brother. If that’s old enough for her to take her damn clothes off for our brothers, that’s old enough to be claimed.”

“No shit, but it ain’t happening right now. I’ve tried claiming her, shit happened, and things went south. She won’t even let me talk to her long enough to apologize.” I shrug, anger growing inside me as I think of the way she’s been acting.

He shakes his head.  “Make her ass listen.  You’re a man. Don’t give her a damn choice.”

“I’m thinking she’s too fuckin’ young, and I’m giving her time to grow up before I put a brand on her ass,” I tell him while nodding at the prospect to give me another drink.

“I understand where you’re coming from, but are you sure you can live with seeing her with the other men?  She’s determined to be a club girl, not just dance.”

“Fuck no.” I run my hands over my face, trying to wipe away the image of Jenna with one of my brothers.  “It makes me want to rip them limb from limb just thinking about it, but I need to let her do this.  Jenna needs a chance to make her own choices, live her own life.  Then, one way or another, I’ll claim her.”

“She’s over there right now,” he says, motioning to the other side of the clubhouse.

I look up and see her sitting with Reese and Timber.  Reese’s hand is around her shoulders, while Timber has a hand on her thigh. They’re not doing anything really, just shooting the shit, but seeing them together is burning a hole in my gut.

“That’s what you(’ve) got to look forward to until you pull your thumb out of your ass and take what’s yours.”

“I know, brother.” Just as I start to look away, her eyes meet mine.  A slow smile plays on her lips before she leans against Timber and places a kiss on his lips.  The entire time, her eyes never leave mine.  It only takes a second for my anger to reach a boiling point.

“Tell Ice she’s needed in my office right the fuck now,” I say to Chipper before turning away and stalking to the other side of the common room.  I yank Skittles from the couch and pull her into my office. “On your knees.”

She hesitates for a moment, then does as she’s told.  My dick barely reaches her lips before the door opens.  I watch Jenna walk into the room, and a huge ass smile spreads across my face.

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Emily Minton

USA Today best selling author,Emily Minton is a Kentucky native. Raised in Missouri, her family returned to Kentucky when she was a teen. She is proud to call the Bluegrass State home. She claims she bleeds blue--Wildcat Blue! Emily has been married to her husband, David, for over twenty years. They share two lovable but irritating teenagers, Jess and Bailey. She is also the proud mom of a feisty terrier mix, Rae Rae. Emily loves to read and has more books on her kindle than most people could read in a life time, but she intends to read every single one. Nope, no hoarding problem here! Her favorite author is Kristen Ashley, and she swears Kristen’s book Sweet Dreams changed her life. Emily has co-authored two books with Dawn Martens, Whiskey Lullaby and Renegade Lady. She has also written one solo book, Windows. Many more are floating around in her head, and she hopes to get them all on paper before long. She loves sharing her dreams with her readers.

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Dawn Martens

Dawn Martens is a young, spunky Canadian Author, who is widely known for her best-selling “Resisting Love” series that she co-authored with Author Chantel Fernando. Being a wife to Colin, and a mother to two (soon to be THREE!) beautiful little girls (Sarah (6), Grace (3), Ava on the way!) hasn’t stopped this Canadian Firecracker from pursuing her dreams of becoming a writer! She has also co-authored “Whiskey Lullaby” (book one in the Love Songs series) with her friend and fellow writer, Author Emily Minton; on top of serving as a mentor and support system for many Authors in the Indie community over the past few years. 2014 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year for Dawn, as the highly anticipated book two in the Love Songs series titled “Broken”. She will also be releasing a brand new gritty MC series, “Renegade Sons MC,” with Emily Minton, that will for sure take their avid readers on yet another mind blowing journey. Dawn’s number one passion in life is the written word, and she’s extremely thankful that she has to ability to share the ramblings from the characters inside of her head with the rest of the world! She also may or may not have the hugest girl crush on Author Kristen Ashley, who is her personal idol and helped inspire Dawn in the beginning of her Indie career.

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Love, in English by Karina Halle

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He’s thirty-eight. I’m twenty-three.

He speaks Spanish. I speak English.
He lives in Spain. I live in Canada.
He dresses in thousand-dollar suits. I’m covered in tattoos.
He’s married and has a five-year old daughter. I’m single and can’t commit to anyone or anything.

Until now. Because when they say you can’t choose who you fall in love with, boy ain’t that the f*#king truth.



To a restless dreamer like Vera Miles, it sounded like the experience of a lifetime. Instead of spending her summer interning for her astronomy major, she would fly to Spain where she’d spend a few weeks teaching conversational English to businessmen and women, all while enjoying free room and board at an isolated resort. But while Vera expected to get a tan, meet new people and stuff herself with wine and paella, she never expected to fall in love.

Mateo Casalles is unlike anyone Vera has ever known, let alone anyone she’s usually attracted to. While Vera is a pierced and tatted free spirit with a love for music and freedom, Mateo is a successful businessman from Madrid, all sharp suits and cocky Latino charm. Yet, as the weeks go on, the two grow increasingly close and their relationship changes from purely platonic to something…more.

Something that makes Vera feel alive for the first time.

Something that can never, ever be.

Or so she thinks. 

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Love, in English was one of the books both Beatrix and I were really looking forward to reading this year. We're both big Karina Halle fans, and we were actually counting down the days 'til we could get our hands on this book and enjoy Halle's new contemporary romance. However, once we did get our copies, and started reading, things didn't go as well as we had hoped. Unfortunately, as you can read from our reviews neither of us ended up liking it. 

 

Danija's rating: 2 stars

Danija's review:

I've been wrecking my brain over my rating for this book. I kept going from one star to two stars and back. Finally, in honor of that part at the beginning before I started to genuinely dislike both the characters and the story, I've settled for two stars that say that it was okay. Still, the fact remains that I didn't like this book. That kinda makes me sad, for I had such high hopes for it.

But what can you do when you've read a romance novel you've started to dislike the moment the main characters got together... Don't you think that's sad?

Though I am absolutely against adultery, and I knew this had cheating in it, I hoped against hope that it would be handled in such a way that I could stomach it, and actually feel for the characters. I had hope in Karina Halle and her talent. But, my hopes were soon shattered in the hands of Vera, who failed to make me like her or understand her.

As I've said before, whether I like a book or not depends largely on the characters and my opinions and feelings towards them. At times, that is a good thing, but at other times such as this, it is not.

Vera was a character I sort of liked at the beginning. You know, up until the point when she decided it was perfectly OK to sleep with a married man. And after that, every consecutive decision she made and the way she acted just made me like her less and less.

Now that I've mentioned sleeping with married men, I can't not say this: Everyone in the book, well, everyone except Isabel (the wife) and Lauren (who was, I believe, characterized as a slut-shaming feminist), acted as if it really was perfectly OK. In fact, some of them actually encouraged it. I may be crazy, but if someone told me they were in love with a married man, I would say a lot of things, but "Go for it!" would not be one of them. But that's just me.

"I would not let my selfish heart and emotions win."

I sometimes wished Vera would have listened to herself. However, Vera went for it. Oh, she went for it, alright. She did things, made some drastic changes in her life, all to be with Mateo. While I didn't understand the logic behind her behavior, nor did I approve it, I still couldn't believe how she was easily spooked when things got rough. Really, what did she expect? To be perfectly honest, I thought they got away way too easy.

Mateo. Besides being a hot Spanish man, I can't think of anything nice to say about him. I don't really know much about him. When you think about it, that would mean that neither does Vera, but whatever. I know I was supposed to feel sorry for him for being in an unhappy marriage, and you could say that I did, but that wasn't enough for me to justify his behavior.

In the end, the only people I felt sympathy for were Mateo's wife and daughter. They deserved much better.

So, there you have it, folks. I believe when it comes to liking this book, I'm a black sheep, or a black hole. No matter.
I love love in my books. I do. But, I also like when the characters in my books decide to do the right thing. The honorable thing.

Yet another book I was looking forward to that has left me disappointed.

 

Beatrix's rating: 3 stars

Beatrix's review: 

 

 So, I’ve sat down to type this review, and I have no idea where to start. I have so many thoughts..
Love, in English was, well.. a bit disappointing. Why?
The main reason is, the second half of the novel just did not work for me. I found myself sighing and rolling my eyes. Drama, drama and more drama.

I really loved the first part, in the Las Palabras program, I could feel the spirit of Spain, it was really authentic, but then bam - instalove. Just, no.
Okay, I loved Very & Mateo’s connection, I have to say Karina Halle is the queen of sexual tension. Them getting to know each other, the anticipation, I loved it all. But then, when they finally got together, everything went downhill for me. I’m sorry, but I don’t buy the infinite love, the dying without each other, can’t live without you after only knowing each other for a month! Okay, you are in lust, even in love, but there is a big difference between being in love and loving someone. This book was a lot of telling and not showing, in regards of love.

As this is a romance novel, I have to say a few things related to that. Now, this is probably unfair, to compare books, but as both are romance novels, I just have to. The Bronze Horseman, my favorite romance novel of all times! Oh boy, just thinking about it gives me tingles. I will never forget Tatiana & Alexander, their story broke me, I felt it all as if it were happening to me. I could feel their love and pain pouring from the pages. THAT is what I want in my romance novel. Here, a lot of “I love you”s but we don’t really see it, do we?

What we do see is a lot of selfishness and misunderstanding. I went from really liking Vera and connecting with her to being so freaking annoyed! Dear Vera, you just can’t behave like that.
A lack of communication leads to misunderstanding. What she did –SPOILER – leaving him like that, I wanted to knock some sense into her. The fact that she moved to another country didn’t bother me, I would have been skeptical if I hadn’t seen it happen and work in real life, so that was fine. What was not fine, is how it was all handled. I perceived Vera as very immature and childish, and as Mateo is quite temperamental, I see their relationship as a ticking time bomb. I don’t see it working in reality.

Furthermore, the adultery. No one likes it, but I don’t mind reading about it. I wanted to see how it was tackled here. Not satisfactory, to say the least. The ending is completely fairytale-like. And let me tell you, let’s read a book from Isabel Casalles’ point of view and see how she feels. That’s all I‘m saying!

Therefore, I might not always love what Karina Halle writes, but I could never hate it as well. The beginning was promising, and the first part really nice, so that’s why this was worth it.
Though, I have to say, I don’t think this is Halle’s best work, by far. The Artists Trilogy and Experiment in Terror series stay my favorites and I’d recommend those. I guess I like Halle’s books a bit more edgy, action-packed, with more suspense and horror.

In conclusion, to whom I’d recommend this book? To all hopeless romantics and those who don’t mind melodrama. This was just too much for me.

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Danija & Beatrix

ARC REVIEW: Scars and Stripes (The Last Good Knight, #1) by Tiffany Reisz

Expected publication: May 6th 2014 by Harlequin MIRA

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Genre:

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Summary on Goodreads:

The Last Good Knight: An Original Sinners novella told in five parts.

Part I: Scars and Stripes

It's lust at first sight when Mistress Nora encounters a sexy newcomer to The 8th Circle. She's happy for the distraction, since she left her lover, Søren, but her session with Lance is cut short when her boss, Kingsley Edge, reveals they're all in danger….

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"You say green and I'll give you more.

You say yellow and I'll pull back the pace.

You say red and I drop the whip and we play with a new toy.

Got it?"

"Yes, Mistress."

"Good. Also, if you want, you can say 'Ouch'. 

And that won't stop anything at all."

At that she let the whip fly.

The Original Sinners Series are one of my favorite dark reads ever,  that's why I was excited to read this short story, but above all I wanted to read it, because I love (read= prefer) Nora as a bad-ass Dominatrix, because frankly she bores me as Søren's little, obedient submissive and this story gave me just what I wanted: Nora as a vicious Dominatrix in all her glory, plus additional bonus- one smoking hot ex Navy Seal sub at her mercy. Tiffany Reisz is one of rare authors whose books with  Bdsm romance I actually like, because she excels at writing them.

Two words: HOTNESS OVERLOAD!

The plot takes place three years before The Siren (Original Sinners, #1) when she was working for Kingsley at The 8th Circle as a Dominatrix.  The story was  as usual fun, sensual, provocative, dark & way-too-hot. Nora as a Dominatrix was effing awesome! I hope she never goes back to her old submissive ways. Yes, I said it, so flog me all you Søren's fans, I don't care!  The story's only flaw: It was only 30 pages long. I still don't see the point of cutting the novel in 30 pages long parts, well aside  the profit, but it is, how it is. All in all, Original Sinners fans will be very, very satisfied. Get it? Exactly ;).

"You are good, Mistress."

Lance turned back to face the wall.

"I've never been with a Domme who plays as hard as you."

"I appreciate that. I trained under the best sadist in the world."

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