Thursday, July 24, 2014

The Cowboy Way 2: Cowgirl Crazy by Becky McGraw GIVEAWAY


 Cowboys are a different breed...
They work hard, play hard and love harder.
It's all about the ride, until the right woman
makes them fall.

Sexy cowgirl Twyla Taylor is the right woman for rodeo Romeo, bronc rider, and her and brother's best friend, Ryan Easter. He just doesn't know it yet...

 
COWGIRL CRAZY (#2, Cowboy Way) by Amazon Bestselling Author Becky McGraw

BLURB:

Twyla Taylor is one frustrated cowgirl. She's not winning at barrel racing or in love. She's spent ten years nursing a crush on her brother's best friend, Ryan Easter, who thinks of her as no more than his little sister. When Twyla catches Ryan with yet another no-good buckle bunny, and calls him out, he tells her to get a life, and that is exactly what she decides to do. One that does not include a buckle-bunny-chasing cowboy with a bad attitude, or an overbearing older brother.

Ryan Easter is one frustrated cowboy. He's winning every night at bronc riding, and has a different woman in every city. Mostly so he can keep his best friend's fiery little sister, and his desire for her, at bay. Since she grew those proud little breasts of hers, and mile-long legs, Ryan has had to fight his attraction to her. If her brother knew what he was thinking, he would kill Ryan, if her daddy didn't first. Ryan valued the surrogate family the Taylor's provided him with too much to ever go there with their youngest member.

His diversion techniques work like a charm, until one night he pushes her too far, and Twyla takes off. Ryan knows he has to find her quickly and apologize, or face his best friend's wrath. He finds Twyla in Dallas and decides she's definitely gone cowgirl crazy. He barely recognizes her, because his barrel-racing tomboy is wearing makeup that looks like it was put on with a putty knife and she's working at a bar which borders on a cowgirl strip club. When she isn't serving shots off of her stomach, she's shaking her round ass for any man with a dollar to shove into the waistband of her barely-there shorts.

Twyla refuses to leave with him, and Ryan knows he better make his final arrangements, or come up with another way to convince her and fast.


 EXCERPT 


Ignoring her comment, and what had to be her obvious discomfort, Ryan stepped forward, leaned over her to balance his shot glass about two inches under her navel.  Heather always put it at the base of her ribcage, so a little would spill into her navel, but Ryan had put his lower.  Her muscles contracted there, as the cold glass touched her skin.  She thought about him licking her up to the glass, the amber liquid sloshed in the glass, and he frowned.

“No spilling, Twy, or there will be consequences.”  His eyes met hers and his pupils were dilated almost as large as the blue irises.  His breathing came in short spurts, and she could see his pulse pounding at the side of his throat.  The look on his handsome face said, he would relish delivering those unknown consequences.  “By the time I’m done, I’ll really need that drink.”

A shiver worked itself up her body from her toes, and the glass wobbled again.  She gasped and contracted her muscles to steady it.  Agitation bristled through her.  “Why don’t you just have the damned shot then, and get on with this?”  That’s what she really wanted.

His hand clamped on her ankle, and he grinned.  “Patience is a virtue, darlin’.  Slow is not always a bad thing, and I’m about to teach you that, and a lot more.”  His voice was heavy with anticipation, and his sensual threat was punctuated by his tongue making a trip slow around his hot lips.  Her eyes followed it around and heat sizzled along her nerves to singe her at the apex of her thighs.  Maybe this is why all those bunnies she saw leaving his trailer were smiling.  They must have had the patience Ryan was talking about, and liked that Ryan was slow as a turtle in his lovemaking.  Twyla wasn’t sold on it yet, but decided to try to find the patience he asked her to have.  She huffed a breath then relaxed and uncurled her fists. 

What the hell did she know about all this, anyway?  She was green as grass at this, he knew what he was doing.  Had done it many times.  Too many.

“Get on with it, then,” she grumbled, settling her focus on keeping that shot glass steady on her lower abdomen.  Ryan’s dark head appeared in her line of vision, and Twyla gasped. 

His eyes met hers over the plane of her tummy, and were filled with mischief and purpose. His hot breath tickled her thighs when he warned, “Keep it still, Twyla.  Remember, no spilling.” 

He slid his hands behind her calves, and under her thighs to hold her hands at her sides.  Turning his face, he planted a wet kiss on her inner thigh, before his mouth latched there and he sucked, while his tongue swirled on her skin.  Fire zipped up to her core, and Twyla whimpered.  The glass wobbled again and she knew then that she was in big trouble. 






Please check out COWBOY WAY Book One

JUST SHOOT ME (#1, Cowboy Way) is available on amazon.com here:

Amazon US - https://tinyurl.com/ksunfz6
Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00IFEMVHI

HOT EXCERPTS (18+ Only): http://beckymcgraw.com/2014/02/12/just-shoot-me-1-cowboy-way-coming-to-amazon-com-on-21414/
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 About The Author



Becky McGraw is a married mother of three adult children, and a Southern girl by birth and the grace of God, ya'll. She resides in South Texas with her husband and dog Abby.

A jack of many trades in her life, Becky has been an optician, a beautician, a legal secretary, a senior project manager for an aviation management consulting firm, which took her all over the United States, a real estate broker, and now a graphic artist, web designer and writer.  She knows just enough about a variety of topics to make her dangerous, and her romance novels interesting and varied. Being a graphic artist is a good thing for her too, because she creates her own cover art, along with writing the novels.

Becky has been an avid reader of romance novels since she was a teenager, and has been known to read up to four novels of that genre a week, much to the dismay of her husband, and the delight of e-book sellers.

She has been writing fictional short stories and novels for fun, as well as technical copy for her jobs for many years. She was a member of the Writer's Guild on AOL, as well as a founding member and treasurer of the first online chapter of the Romance Writers of America, From the Heart Romance Writers. Currently, she is a PAN member of RWA and a general member of FTHRW

You can find Amazon Bestselling Author Becky McGraw at: 


Monday, July 21, 2014

Hard Roads by Lily White

 
This life isn’t one that I chose for myself.

Years spent as a daughter in the Dominion MC left me washed up and struggling to breathe. Life was never flowers and sunshine. It was gravel and dust, the trails of dirt left behind when the brothers tore out, floating up from the ground to hover in front of an angry, red sun.

I could never have imagined that a life sitting at rock bottom could get any worse, but it did.

Life is funny like that.

Just when you think things can’t get any more bleak, a shade is drawn leaving you staggering and blind – lost in a world of heartache and sorrow.

I met J.D. Brooks on the road and he swept me off my feet. Literally. But not in the way you might think.

He was both an angel and a demon.

He was the most vicious storm that ever darkened my life.

He was also my salvation.

Stripped from the hands that always held me back, I was released into a nightmare that would threaten everything I thought I knew about the crap hand I’d been dealt.

I thought I could never hate a man more than the one who stole me from the life I’d known.

And in our time together, he would teach me one important lesson:

That in the end, it doesn’t matter how our paths intersect, because when it comes down to the basic truth of our lives...

...we’re all stuck traveling down hard roads
My Take On It:
 
Let's get the technicalities out of the way first. I was given an advance copy of Hard Roads in exchange for my honest review. In all honesty, this is my favorite Lily White book so far! I've been a fan since my first Lily White novel and that definitely hasn't changed. All of her books are seriously plot driven and intense. This one is no exception. At a time when the market seems to be flooded with MC novels that are, for the most part, following the same cookie cutter recipe, Hard Roads takes us on a different ride while keeping to the same theme. Of course there are bad boys, we all love a good bad boy! Of course there is a romance, we all love a good romance, but that completely takes a back seat to the actual story. This isn't a story about a boy who meets a girl and they fall in love and live happily ever after. Nope. No way. Not going to find that in a Lily White novel. It is a story about personal truth, growth, and consequences. It is a dark tale that reveals some of the darkest shadows in the criminal world. It is ugly, and horrific, and superbly written. If you're looking for hearts and flowers and glittery fairies, look elsewhere. If you're looking for a good read that will draw you into the story and keep you hooked right up until the last page, this is the story for you.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

Cover Reveal: Alluring Infatuation by Skye Turner

 
Dade Rodrigue is the levelheaded, bass guitarist for Bayou Stix, the hottest rock band in the
country. He’s the oldest member which often places him in the role of protector and mentor.
Women love a rock star and Dade is no exception. When events in his own life become
overwhelming, he takes a much needed retreat for some quiet and down time away from his
“Dade the rocker” existence.
Melonie Bird is a well-respected OB/GYN with a successful practice. She’s beautiful, smart, and
career focused. She likes things neat and orderly and her life is no exception. When her perfect
life derails, she takes off on an island adventure to refresh and recharge.
An exotic location, a chance encounter, and two beautiful people -who aren’t quite who they
seem- will have both of their worlds spinning.
What happens when the unexpected changes your life? When the things you never thought you
wanted turn out to be exactly what you need, what do you do? What happens when the one you
can’t forget isn’t exactly who you thought they were?
Can a spark of lust ignite the fire of love?
 
 

Monday, July 14, 2014

Enemies on Tap by Avery Flynn



 
 
 
Brewing up trouble one pint at a time.
 
Enemies ...After years away, Miranda Sweet returns to Salvation, Virginia to save her family's brewery, but her fate is in the hands of her lover-turned-enemy, Logan. What's a girl to do when the only person who can help her is the man who betrayed her?
 
Lovers ...Logan Martin can't believe his luck when the woman who smashed his heart to smithereens walks into his bank asking for his help. What she doesn't know is that he needs the land her brewery is on--and he'll do whatever it takes to get it. 
 
An Irresistible Combination ...Their wager becomes a battle between their attraction and their determination to win. But it's in each other's arms that they realize there might be more at stake now than their bet. With the town against the Sweet Salvation Brewery's success, Logan has to choose between what's expected of him and what he really wants...
 
 
Buy it at:  Amazon  B&N
 
About Avery Flynn:

You all know I just love Avery!  Her wit and charm come across clearly in her writing and there is no doubt that she's a shoe diva sister!



Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip.

She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey's Mallory books. It wasn't long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin's four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn't long before the local book stores' staffs knew her by name.

Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.

Find out more about Avery on her website, follow her on Twitter and Pinterest, like her on her Facebook page or friend her on her Facebook profile. She's also on Goodreads and BookLikes.

Join her street team, The Flynnbots, and receive special sneak peeks, prizes and early access to her latest releases!

Also, if you figure out how to send Oreos through the Internet, she'll be your best friend for life.

Contact her at avery @ averyflynn . com or using the form below. She'd love to hear from you!
 

My Take On It:

I absolutely connected with this book from the start.  Coming from a small town where certain names invoke automatic responses from some, it hit home.  The Romeo and Juliet feel to the book was the perfect type of romance for the small minded town and it's inhabitants.  I wasn't certain I was going to be able to like Logan, but Avery managed to pull it off, lol.  She took a guy that could have been a total jerkwad and brought out the good guy in him and together they conquered and banished the jerkwad.  She made him worthy of some Sweet love!!  I can't wait to see where the next tale takes us!

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Cover Reveal: Resist Me by Chelle Bliss!

 
Izzy Gallo has never been described as a member of the weaker sex. She’s a woman who
doesn’t take shit from anyone. Growing up with four older overprotective brothers has
hardened her, making her a force to be reckoned with.
Against the wishes of her two brothers, Joe and Mike, Izzy takes a weekend trip to Bike
Week in Daytona, turning her world upside down.
Over her head, in a world she doesn’t understand, there’s only one man who can save her.
James Caldo has dedicated his life to protect and serve as a member of the DEA. He’s
cocky, overbearing, and doesn’t take no for an answer – the Gallo men have nothing on
him.
When their paths cross, James makes Izzy question everything she believes about
completely surrendering to the opposite sex.
Does James have what it takes to overpower the headstrong Izzy, capturing her heart
forever?
 
 
 
Release Date: Early Fall 2014
Series: Men of Inked
Book Number in Series: 3
Goodreads TBR Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22097153-resist-me
Signed Paperback Giveaway: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/98493-resist-
me



The Men of Inked Series is available on Amazon,
Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Kobo
Amazon Buy Links:
Throttle Me (Book 1): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JCXG4SS
Hook Me (Book 2): http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KTI9R6Q
To learn more about Chelle Bliss:
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