Review – Stuck-Up Suit by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

April 14, 2016April 27, 20161 Comment

Blurb
It started out like any other morning on the train.

Until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle.

He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world.

Who did the stuck-up suit think he was…God?

Actually, he looked like a God. That was about it.

When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left. So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out.

I might have picked it up.

I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers.

I might have held onto the mystery man’s phone for days—until I finally conjured up the courage to return it.

When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me.

So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk’s office.

I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though.

I didn’t expect him to text back.

I didn’t expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.

I didn’t expect to fall for him—all before we even met.

The two of us couldn’t have been any more different.

Yet, you know what they say about opposites.

When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract—we consumed each other.

Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for where I’d wind up when the ride was over.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.

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SIX Deliriously happy stars!!!
Sensational.
Stunning.
Outstanding.
Amazing.
Phenomenal.
Those are just some of the words to describe what I’ve just read. I could go on but I think you get my point. If not then let me explain….
Stuck Up Suit is an out of this world, phenomenal read that has had me addicted to my Kindle for the past 24 hours. This book was pure perfection, highly addicting and super sexy.
Penelope and Vi are two of my favourite authors. On their own, their words are divine. But together they create something else entirely, something so freaking amazing that no descriptive word will ever do it justice.
Stuck Up Suit isn’t just a book, a story. No its a journey. A journey packed with such love, lust, passion and pleasure that while reading, I’ve been emotionally strung out.
Starting out as a story that sizzles and pops from undeniable chemistry and raw oozing sex appeal, Stuck Up Suit drew me into a blazing inferno of heat and passion, stoking an inner flame inside me that burnt so bright I was fully engrossed in Graham and Soraya and their intense relationship.
Graham is out of this world. Literally. His ability to make me swoon, pant and blush all in the same moment was totally addicting. My heart loved him from the start. His cocky, flirty attitude and deep raw passion makes this man so unbelievably real I dare you not to love him.
But don’t let that rip roaring fire of sexual tension put you off thinking this book is just about a cocky Bastard pursuing a woman. Very hotly may I add. No this book is packed with real, raw, beautiful issues that made my head spin and my heart hurt. I have literally lived and breathed these characters while reading. I’ve loved everything about Soraya, her fire, her ice, her love and her hate, her sharp tongue and refreshing personality. She was perfect. And despite wanting to shake her. HARD, at one point, I fully got her, 100%..
As a union this couple are breath taking. Dare I say I love these two more than Chance and Aubrey? And I freaking ADORED Chance and Aubrey!! There was just something about Graham and Soraya that imprinted on me. I fought alongside these two, hoped for them, loved for them and because they are written so damn well, it’s hard not to.
No amount of words or phrases will ever truly explain what I got from reading this book. It was an experience, of EPIC proportions. And that’s what solidifies Penelope and Vi’s unions. Making them so magical. They draw you into another world of pure bliss. Bliss that fills your heart full of warmth, sets huge freaking butterflies off in your stomach and leaves you deliriously happy!

Reviewed by Sophie

Review-Saving Grace by Bianca D’Arc

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016Leave a comment

About Saving Grace:

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As Game Warden, Jack Chambers is responsible for the wildlife in and around Grizzly Cove, but he never expected to find a badly injured mermaid washed up on the shore near his house. He takes her in and helps her back to health, only to learn of the much greater danger held at bay, just off shore, and how it’s affecting the ocean-going shifter population.

Jack’s immediate problem is the pull the leviathan still has over the woman he is fast coming to believe is his mate. He has to save her, but they also need to work through the problems of a land shifter and a mermaid getting together. Can they make the relationship work? Or is he going to end up broken hearted when she returns to her watery home?

And who even knew there were mer people off shore? This is something the residents of Grizzly Cove are going to have to figure out, especially with the leviathan out there too, still posing a great threat to all creatures of the Light.

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This was one heck of a good quick read. I’ve never read anything involving mermaids until now, and I must say, I really liked it. It is a shorter books that effectively gets the job done. There is a great pace and it keeps you in your toes.

With the evil leviathan out to get everyone, Jack and Grace have to decide how quickly their mating bond needs to take place. With the evil lurking, everything moves at a different speed. Can they strengthen their magic to help Grace resist the pull if the evil? Are they truly fated mates?

I can’t wait for Bearliest Catch to see where the story will further unfold. Highly enjoyable shifter romance.

Review by Tina

Review – Moto by M. Never

April 13, 2016April 15, 2016Leave a comment

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Synopsis:

What’s harder than resisting one Dane man? Resisting two.

I don’t date bikers. It’s my one cardinal rule. No rough, rugged, tattooed egotistical maniacs on two wheels. Even if they are gorgeous, brilliant, and sport the prefix Doctor. Bottom line, bikers are nothing but trouble.

T.R.O.U.B.L.E

Dr. Devlin Dane has had his sights set on my panties for months. But I’ve done a stellar job of fending him off. As Mercy Medical’s most eligible bachelor, he has no problem in the panty dropping department. He’s tall, dark, and inked all over. I get the appeal, I’m not dead. I’m not stupid either. He’s a walking heartbreak waiting to happen.

But when Reese Dane comes crashing into my life – literally- the game suddenly changes.

Reese, the dark, brooding, motorcycle racing champion, knows exactly how to apply the right pressure on and off the track.

The two have an unstoppable pull like centrifugal force, and both bad boy bikers are determined to take me on a high-powered ride I’ll never forget…

4.5 F*cking Fast Stars!

This was one incredible story! It certainly wasn’t anything that I expected it to be. It wasn’t a sordid tacky three way. It was beautifully written, twisting my heart in ways I certainly never saw coming. Heartbreaking but so incredibly sexy that I was left sighing, swooning and wishing that I had my own set of Dane brothers. Sweet but dirty, demanding but gentle… The Danes were walking, talking contrasts. At moments I so envied Kayla. At others? Well, I certainly would call her relationships a challenge!

Kayla was a nurse in a small town and had the pleasure of working with the divine Dr. Devlin Dane – a brilliant cardiologist, resident kinky manwhore and motorcycle enthusiast. He’s beautiful, tatted, mischievous and he wants Kayla. Kayla refuses for many reasons to become involved with a moto. But she’s finding him harder and harder to resist. Fate throws another obstacle in Kayla’s path in the form of Reese Dane – Dev’s identical twin and a world renowned motorcycle racing champion. Same beautiful body and amazing tats. But Reese is darker, moodier, a huge daredevil and risk taker. Charged with Reese’s care, Kayla finds herself drawn more and more to Reese while still falling for his brother. Reese and Devlin know that they are both falling for Kayla. So the twins devise a plan where everyone gets what they want – or do they?

Dev, Reese and Kayla have the most unique, intense and confounding relationship. Twins have such a connection anyway but throw in the fact that they love the same woman and it opens up the door to a fiery passion, unbelievable chemistry and moments of chaos unlike anything I have read in quite some time. There were two distinct relationships in this book. No one could be left unscathed. Feelings change, situations change. The ending was shocking on the one hand but so worth the roller coaster ride that M took me on. I highly and most definitely recommend this high octane, twisty, turning amazing ride of a story! Fantastic! Give me f*cking fast!

~Reviewed by Crystal

Release Blitz – Listen To Me BY Kristen Proby

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016Leave a comment

Kristen Proby is known for writing heartfelt characters with deep connections and sizzling passion. In her brand new series from William Morrow Paperbacks, Fusion, she will seduce readers’ senses with the sexy, contemporary romance, LISTEN TO ME, in which five best friends open a hot new restaurant together. Today, we are thrilled to bring you this first book in the Fusion Series. Available now, LISTEN TO ME finds a hot former rock star looking for a steady gig at the restaurant, but he’ll have to convince the prickly front-of-house manager to take a chance on him—with her business and her heart.

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“Listen to Me is a phenomenal start to a new series
that will hook the readers to the point of no return.”
-Fiction Fangirls

About LISTEN TO ME:

In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s brand new series, five best friends open a hot new restaurant, but one of them gets much more than she bargained for when a sexy former rock star walks through the doors—and into her heart.

Seduction is quickly becoming the hottest new restaurant in Portland, and Addison Wade is proud to claim 1/5 of the credit. She’s determined to make it a success and can’t think of a better way to bring in new customers than live music. But when former rock star Jake Keller swaggers through the doors to apply for the weekend gig, she knows she’s in trouble. Addie instantly recognizes him—his posters were plastered all over her bedroom walls in high school—he’s all bad boy…exactly her type and exactly what she doesn’t need.

Jake Keller walked away from the limelight five years ago and yearns to return to what’s always driven him: the music. If he gets to work for a smart-mouthed, funny-as-hell bombshell, all the better. But talking Addie into giving him the job is far easier than persuading her that he wants more than a romp in her bed. Just when she begins to drop her walls, Jake’s past finally catches up with him.

Will Addie be torn apart once again or will Jake be able to convince her to drown out her doubts and listen to her heart?

“The story is fresh, the characters are hot, the chemistry between
Jake and Addison is through the roof, and the picture that
Ms. Proby paints is vivid and energetic.”
-Literati Literature Lovers

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About Kristen Proby:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves.

Kristen lives in Montana, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps. Visit her at KristenProby.com.

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REVIEW – Slow & Steady by Kendall Ryan

April 13, 2016April 14, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS

When Greyson tosses $20 on the stage of a strip club, the last thing he expects to see are the haunted green eyes staring back at him. Finley should be home raising her infant daughter and baking cookies, not tucking singles into her G-string and giving lap dances.

Greyson can’t deny that he’d like his own private show, but there’s not a chance in hell of that happening. The last time the former Navy SEAL saw her she was dressed in black, holding a folded flag and sobbing that it was all his fault… and he agreed with every single word. He couldn’t do anything to help her then, but he can now.

Finley deserves better than this dingy club, and when an obsessed customer crosses the line, Greyson leads the rescue and will do whatever it takes to make amends for their broken past.

He never expected to want to settle down, but with Finley, everything is different. For the first time ever, he can breathe. But Greyson will have to fight for what he wants in order to keep the woman with the green eyes he’s dreamed about so often.

5-STAR REVIEW

A transfixing and touching story of love and loss, Slow and Steady grabbed me from the very first page, bleeding into my head and heart and never letting go. Slow and steady, my pulse raced. Slow and steady, my heart broke. Slow and steady, my head hoped. Slow and steady, my heart became whole. Slow and steady, I fell in love with this beautiful and brilliant book.

I love a good military romance with a strong alpha, the kind of man who will not only go to war but fight for his woman. He may have been banged up and wear internal scars that never heal, but will battle his demons for his lady. Protect her. Cherish her. Love her. This is the hero in Slow and Steady. A man’s man with a heart of gold that’s tarnished a little.

Greyson…oh Greyson. A strong alpha who is tall, muscular, dark-haired, and blue-eyed…every woman’s dream. He lives with survivor’s guilt as his best friend died in the battlefield, right at his side, leaving behind a beautiful wife and unborn child. Every day is another fight with internal demons plaguing his soul. He wonders what happened to his best friend’s wife, how she is coping.

Out for a night on the town, he finds her at the most unexpected of places: a strip club. Holy shocker.

“Her standing there only highlighted my every mistake. It was my failure—the reason she had to resort to this. It was my responsibility to fix it. Even if she hated me…even if she wanted nothing to do with me.”

Finley is blonde, green-eyed, fair-skinned and beautiful. Since losing her Navy Seal husband during a deployment, she has struggled in every way. Financially. Emotionally. Physically. From soon-to-be family of three, to a single mom with no job, Finley became a stripper to put food on the table quickly. While not her ideal job, stripping gave her strength and self-confidence, a window to live in the moment and forget about her loss.

I want to soothe Finley, and give her a hug.

“Up on stage, I was a professional performer wearing my work uniform. I had nothing to be self-conscious about. But somehow, just the sight of Greyson pierced my armor.”

The guilt grabs Greyson every day, holding his mind hostage. A forever war in his head.

“So this is what she really thinks of me…a murderer.”

Greyson wants to right a wrong. Fix a fatal mistake. Provide a good life for his best friend’s family. If only Finley didn’t deem him the enemy. If only he wasn’t attracted to his buddy’s widow. If only he didn’t want to make Finley his. If only she weren’t forbidden.

“My entire body was throbbing with need. Finley chewed on her lower lip, struggling with something internally…was she interested in something more? The mere idea of something more…something real nipped at me, tearing tiny holes in my armor.”

Like Greyson, the past and guilt are weighing Finley down, claiming her prisoner. Greyson wants to be her present but she has lost the key to her heart; it died with her husband. Her heart is on lockdown, and may never open up again. Love and happiness no longer exist.

“All I could think about when I looked at him, no matter how kind he seemed or how striking he looked, was that he was the reason I lost my husband. That wasn’t’ something I’d ever get over. Ever.”

Greyson knows Finley feels the same pull, the chemistry igniting them, the tug of their hearts that would be perfect as one. Finley already owns his heart, but he doesn’t think he will ever get hers. He wants to be the prince charming to her Cinderella. A father to her little lady. Her and their happily ever after.

I can’t help but feel Greyson’s pain as I fall in love with this broken war hero with a big heart.

“She wasn’t meant to be mine. They weren’t meant to be mine. But that didn’t stop me from picturing it. From wanting it so badly it hurt.”

This story is not just a sizzling military romance with a former Navy seal who is all alpha. Slow and Steady is much more. Hope. Honor. Heroism. Heart. A lot of heart. Kendall Ryan cast a spell on me where I fell in love with these broken yet bold and beautiful characters…slow and steady…long and hard.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 steady and strong stars

REVIEWED BY KAREN

Release Blitz – Spy Girl by Jillian Dodd

April 13, 2016April 27, 2016Leave a comment

SPY GIRL BY JILLIAN DODD IS NOW AVAILABLE

What happens when you get pulled out of spy academy before graduation because you look good in a bikini?

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
Get close to the hottest Prince on the planet.
Keep him safe.
Uncover the plot to assassinate him.
Kill the bad guys.
Don’t blow your cover.
And don’t fall in love.

She’s been trained kill a man with a paper clip, tail a mark without his knowledge, is a master of disguises, and once during a training jumped out of a five-story building using nothing but an embroidered hankie as a parachute. She’s the star student at Blackwood Academy. Only instead of excelling at normal collegiate activities like keg stands and frat parties, she’s an expert marksman, speaks seven languages, is skilled at covert affairs, and can hack into any computer. She’s only a few months away from graduation and, hopefully, a coveted spot as an agent for the underground anti-terrorist agency, known only as Black X. But is Spy Girl ready? And at what cost?

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Praise:

Spy Girl is an intrigue filled, exciting ride through a world you’ll wish you were part of and want to know more about! – J. Sterling, NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author.

“Spy girl was fun and fabulous! Jillian Dodd had me turning the pages as I was taken on an action-packed ride filled with mystery and secrets, not to mention a super sexy cast I fell head over heels for. I loved every second!” – A.L. Jackson, NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author

“X” to me was a younger version of a kick ass Angelina Jolie that had all the moves to back up her reputation as being the best. With gadgets and gizmo’s aplenty this book will appeal to the spy in all of us and brings together a fun, flirty, thrilling read. – The Romance Cover

“My favorite read of 2016! Spy girl is 007 meets Gossip Girl level decadence, charm, and badass! 5+ stars!” – KA Linde, USA Today Bestselling Author

ABOUT JILLIAN DODD:

Jillian is the USA TODAY bestselling author of thirteen contemporary romance novels, from the The Keatyn Chronicles and That Boy series to Vegas Love. She grew up on a farm in Nebraska, where she developed a love for Midwestern boys and Nebraska football. She currently lives in Florida.
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Release Blitz – For Now by M. Dauphin

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016Leave a comment

Broken Promises Series
For Now (Book 1)
M. Dauphin
April 13, 2016

Lane Sheridan has it all and has worked his ass off to get to where he is. He’s one of the most known faces in LA due to his ever-growing modeling career. His best friends, Braydon and Alexis, keep him on track and grounded. When Lane gets news that would change anyone’s life, he realizes he’s been living for all the wrong things.

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4.5 beautifully broken stars. Reviewed by Sophie – http://www.amazon.com/review/R1CXXPGYZDCFNR/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B01E1TFNP2&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=133140011&store=digital-text

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FOR HER
(Broken Promises, #2)

Alexis Grant. The hometown girl that everyone wants to be friends with, especially since her job puts her closest to the LA’s hottest commodity, Lane Sheridan as well as her other best friend Braydon Simms, an up and coming musician. When one event changes her life forever, she relies on the support of those that care for her. Even if that means moving hours away from the life she’s grown to know and love.

FOR US
(Broken Promises, #3)

Braydon Simms. Bar owner, lead guitarist, man-whore extraordinaire. After the events that rocked his world eight months prior, Braydon quickly realizes what’s important and what’s not. Unfortunately, his old ways have a way of catching up with him in the most permanent of ways.

ABOUT M. DAUPHIN

An avid, self proclaimed closet book nerd by the age of nine, Dauphin didn’t take her love of fictional worlds public until she self-published her first book almost 20 years later. Since putting to paper the voices in her head, she’s fallen in love with a career of building, ruining, and rebuilding fictional character’s lives. Currently, she has self published two series, two full length novels, and two full length co authored books she’s written with her other half HQ Frost, as well as been involved with two anthology sets. Her love will always reside with the romance genre, but she does enjoy going off the grid every now and then with non-fiction.
From Southern Illinois, born and raised, she now resides with her husband, two small boys, and two very busy dogs.
If you friend her on Facebook, you’ll be subjecting yourself to a whole lot of awesome…. So what are you waiting for?!

Find her here: http://www.facebook.com/authormdauphin if you want to follow her author ramblings, go here http://www.mdauphin.com if you want to see what she has to offer (and some hot guys, too) and if you want to chat, email her here: authormallorydauphin@gmail.com. You can also follow her on Instagram at @M_Dauphin3 or Twitter @AuthorMDauphin.

Review – Resisting Roots by Audrey Carlan

April 12, 2016April 27, 2016Leave a comment

5 Gumdrop Stars!!
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what kind of story this was when I first picked it up. It was a story written by the amazing Audrey Carlan. I didn’t need to know anything else to know I would more than likely fall in love with this story…the characters within. Resisting Roots, I didn’t know what it meant, until I dove in and read. Resisting Roots indeed. This is a story of two people, from very different walks of life who resist being tied down for different reasons. It’s a story of finding yourself. Hearts and heads are at war, in this non-stop, spine-tingling, pulling heartstrings, emotional, sexy book.
Genevieve is a 24 year old yoga instructor, hair stylist, and “single mom” to her brother and sister. She’s given up her dreams in order to take care of her own after a heart wrenching accident leaves them alone 3 years prior. Vivvie doesn’t have time for anything except her siblings and work. She’s put in a position most people aren’t put in at her age. I felt for this poor girl who had everything in front of her, to only have it ripped in such a sad, poignant turn of events. This girl is the epitome of strong, smart and beautiful! She took what had she was dealt and didn’t back down. She took on the role of mother and man-of-the house with no complaints. Family comes first.

Trent. Oh Trent, what can I say about him? He’s a wicked hot and cocky superstar baseball player. Every girl dreams of having him, even if for only one night. Trent’s happy to have it that way. He beds women for one night never having to see them again after, never settling down……Resisting Roots. A torn hamstring lands him in the hot-seat since his contract is almost up. He has a choice, work hard and recover before the new season starts, or risk not being signed again.

Genevieve =Yoga Instructor Trent =Injured Baseball Hunk

When Trent is recommended Yoga as a healing method, he is hesitant about going, unsure if Yoga will even help him. After all, Yoga is for women right? Ha!

That is until he comes face to face with Vivvie. The hotter than sin bombshell instructor. The moment their eyes meet you can feel a connection. The chemistry between them is hotter than hot. The sexual tension builds between the two during their daily sessions.

“I rubbed his head, temples, down the sides of his neck, into his shoulders, while dream Genevieve physically molested the baseball player in a private room, where I showed him another version of deep relaxation.”

“Genevieve, has anyone ever told you how ridiculously beautiful you are? It’s almost hard to look at you without reacting inappropriately.”

Trent never expected to grow attached to anyone, let alone their siblings. Genevieve is not like all of the other girls he’s bed. She’s kind and caring, doesn’t care for his money and doesn’t like to accept help. Genevieve takes their relationship for what it is. She doesn’t expect more that a fling because of his known reputation of having a different woman on his arm every night. She doesn’t expect it, but it doesn’t mean she can’t……hope.

As the story grows you can see the pull in both characters. The tug-of-war between head and heart.

“In that moment, as Trent kept me close within the confines of his safe embrace, I fell a little in love with him, even knowing he could never truly be mine.”

Yoga. Yoga plays a huge role in this book. Every chapter, there is a new pose and description of what that pose is meant for and how to do it. This book made me feel like I need Yoga in my life. It. Was. That. Good. If felt as if reading about the yoga and all of the benefits, and seeing how it helped the characters, that it could do the same for me. I’m not sure if this is what Carlan meant for it to do, but it made me want to sign up for the next class I could find!

This story had me all in from page one. I was immediately attached to the characters and their stories. I couldn’t put it down. There are ups and downs, highs and lows and I wanted to be right there with them going through their happy times, their turmoil. I wanted to be a part of it all. Carlan truly has a gift with her unique and beautiful writing style. This was my first read by Carlan and she did not disappoint! She was able to give me all the feels! The sad, the happy, and the hot and steamy! I can’t wait to dive head first into the next one!

“Like a tree that had taken root, my essence delved into the earth and found a home.”

Reviewed by: Denae

REVIEW – Breaking Her by R.K. Lilley

April 12, 2016April 18, 2016Leave a comment

Breaking Her is a broken and beautiful story of forever and fierce love that pounds the heart, penetrates the soul, and permeates with passion, thrusting you full throttle into this war of words. Every. Step. Of. The. Way. Love is war, and this scorching and sparring story is a battlefield where the heart battles the head, emotions pouring everywhere. Engaging. Electric. Emotional. Breaking Her bleeds into your world, becoming one with you. You are this tumultuous and tear-jerking tale. You. Are. In. This. War. Too.

From the very first page, Breaking Her engulfed me: heart, head, body, and soul. Captivating and crushing me ceaselessly. I was held prisoner by this heart-hitting story, hoping for a happily ever resolution after the bashing that Breaking Him rendered. Hands shaking. Head swimming. Heart pumping. Eyes tearing. Mouth sighing. I felt adrenaline pouring through my veins. I felt alive. Breaking Her broke me. Branded me. Breathed life into me. Became me.

While Breaking Him is a full-out war; Breaking Her is about resurrection. Redemption. Reclamation. Rekindling lost love. Ugly love. Messy love. Forever love. The kind of love that destroys everything in its path. The hard-fought love where hope is nearly lost in a sea of dreams.

Breaking Her is a poignant and powerful story of the utmost unrequited love where an ex-lover, ex-first love, and former childhood friend will do anything to win back the girl who is now all woman, who captured his heart when they were teens and still holds his heart hostage as he holds hers. This lovers-enemies story sways from past to present. Present to past. Back and forth I fell. Plummeting. Rising. Heart and soul free-falling and then climbing, as Breaking Her claims them both. Mercilessly. Manically. Magically.

Scarlett Theroux is dark-haired and dark-eyed, beautiful, curvy, with mile-long legs, and perhaps the bitterest woman to grace the romance book world. Scarlett is scorned. Beaten. Broken. Bitter. She floats through life with her head in the clouds, often lost in another world, one that used to be hers and that of her first love. Scarlett is living but dead inside, just going through the motions.

My heart hurts for Scarlett. I want to hug her. Heal her. Help her.

“Once you’ve been broken, every break after, even when they hurt like hell, can never outdo the profound damage of the first time.”

Dante Durant with his golden hair and ocean eyes, and tall and muscular body, is Scarlett’s oh-so-hot knight in shining armor. Her childhood best friend and lover. The man who broke her heart. Shattered her. Shattered him. Shattered them.

“She was the siren that called men to their destruction, and I was the first and most eager to answer that deadly call. Every time.”

Dante and Scarlett. Two soul mates that have been split in half for five years. Despite distance, war, and time, these two hearts still beat as one. Though their souls are lost and won’t be found until they are together again.

I’m bleeding inside for Dante. My soul is shattered. Wounded.

“To say I missed her was a cruel understatement, like saying you’d miss your soul after you gave it away. After it was torn from you. I was empty. Fresh without blood. I was not whole without her. Never would be.”

At war. Dante and Scarlett are fighting a battle that will never be won until their two halves become whole again. Broken, bleeding, bitter—they are sick of battling each other while the real enemy roams free. While time has been lost, a war has been waged, and ugliness hurled, the love between has never died—nor have the secrets.

“How long had he been living this double life, stuck in purgatory, trapped in a vicious web of lies, completely alone? Protecting me from everything.”

The more secrets uncovered, the more I understand and love Dante as the depths he has gone to protect the woman he passionately loves is heroic and heartless.

Dante, a selfless man with a heart as golden as his hair and a soul as blue as his eyes, is so sorrowful from feeling like a failure. Dante has been Scarlett’s savior from day one, always protecting her from devastation like a soldier in battle. He will fight tooth and nail to be bound to Scarlett once again. No longer lost but found.

“You never get to stop loving me.”

Oh Dante. I shed tears. I smile. I swoon. These words. Commanding. Caring. Proof of his everlasting and undying love for his princess. His angel. His soul mate. His Scarlett.

Scarlett is facing her demons finally with Dante by her side. Her white knight in a dark world. They are each other’s air. Each other’s hope. Each other’s salvation.

Though some things aren’t what they seem as the past collides with the present, trying to take it prisoner. It’s time to go into battle—this time united—to end the war for good. Secrets will be set free. Blood will be shed. War will be raged. Love will be tested once again. Is it strong enough to survive war?

“That was the burden of falling in love so young. Of letting yourself go so deep into another person. You owned too much of each other to ever really walk away.”

R.K. Lilley touched my heart hard with Breaking Her that definitely broke and branded me. These words…gah! I cried. I swooned. I bawled. I broke. I healed. I hoped. Completely awe-struck in the beauty that bled off of the pages, carving out a part of my heart with each line.

Breaking Her is hard love. Hope. Hate. Happiness. So many things. So many feels. So much wonderful. This is a story so spellbinding where you can’t help but cling to life as every bit of broken, brilliant, and beautiful piece steals every piece of you.

Five ‘but worth so many more’ broken, beautiful, and brilliant stars

From internationally bestselling author R.K. Lilley comes a scorching new series with melt-the-pages tension and all-consuming angst. It’s love, it’s war and it’s Scarlett and Dante’s story.

DESTRUCTION. BETRAYAL. RUINATION.
TRUE LOVE.
Breaking Her
Book Two in the Love is War Duet.
This is the conclusion of Scarlett and Dante’s story.

SCARLETT
He had done it again. Ravaged me. Burned me. Broke me.
Given me air, only to leave me gasping, writhing.
But then something changed. Something that terrified and excited me both.
Something that utterly destroyed me.
Something that made me whole again.

DANTE
Our love was cursed from the start. She didn’t know it but I did.
All she knew was that I’d lied to her, betrayed her. Done unforgivable things. Unavoidable things. Yes, I had broken promises as surely as I had broken her heart. But, just as every war has casualties, and every lie has consequences–every bastard has his reasons.

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Finley deserves better than this dingy club, and when an obsessed customer crosses the line, Greyson leads the rescue and will do whatever it takes to make amends for their broken past.

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It was nine o’clock on a Saturday night and I was totally out of my fucking element. A bottle of red wine tucked under one arm. A bouquet of wild flowers in the other. A condom tucked into my wallet, just in case. I was in foreign territory, and my entire body knew it – tense shoulders, my heart beating like a drum, and arousal barely contained beneath the surface.

Finley was standing at the doorway, watching me with a confused expression.

She looked gorgeous, makeup free, pink-painted toes, hair mussed and loose. Little cotton pajama shorts and a tank top that hugged her lush breasts.

“Maple’s not here.” She said the words, but she knew as well as I did I wasn’t here for Maple.

“I know that.” My voice was sure and confident.

“Then why are you … oh.” Finley shifted her weight, her eyes dropping from mine as she saw the wine and flowers. She could read it all, plain as day. I knew she could see my intentions, my uncertainty, and underneath it all, my desire. Maybe it was the desire to fix everything I’d broken, or maybe it was just my desire for her as a man desires a woman.

Normally when I felt that primal urge for sex, I headed to West’s bar. I’d pick out a woman for the night. Share a few drinks with her, a few laughs. Later, we’d head back to my place and fuck until dawn. And that was it. I’d be set for a few months.

This … with the courting and the nerves … it was nothing like my standard operating procedure.

I’d never felt so stripped bare and vulnerable. Never put myself out there so completely with a woman before. But then again, Finley was unlike any woman I’d ever met.

And she was still just standing there. “Can I come inside?” I asked, heart in my throat.

She didn’t say anything. But she opened the door wider.

With Nolan’s words ringing in my ears, I stepped over the threshold, sure that whatever happened tonight had the power to heal us both.

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Kendall Ryan Headshot 1 pic Kendall Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance novels, including Hard to Love, Unravel Me, Resisting Her and When I Break.

She’s a sassy, yet polite Midwestern girl with a deep love of books, and a slight addiction to lipgloss. She lives in Minneapolis with her adorable husband and two baby sons, and enjoys hiking, being active, and reading.

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