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Prologue 

Are you ready for Drew and Cate? 

Coming to you, on November 12, 2015:

 CRUEL AND BEAUTIFUL by A.M. Hargrove and Terri E. Laine.

This is a New Adult Contemporary Romance standalone, full-length novel that includes mature content, not suitable for younger readers. (Rated R) 

Cate Forbes, a dedicated college student with a carefully plotted future, doesn’t know the first thing about love. When she accepts a blind date with a rumored tasty piece of eye candy, she thinks she can get by with a night of fun. Cate’s plans quickly unravel when she gets one look at the sexy… 

Drew McKnight. 

The relentless hockey-playing medical resident knows what he wants— a career in Oncology and Cate. Although he’s heard the gorgeous brunette is a little relationship skittish, a single night out isn’t what he has in mind. Determined to have her— in every way possible— he shows her just what a future with him would hold. 

Only life has other plans. The unthinkable happens and everything begins to shatter. Both in too deep, they will have to fight the cruel and hang onto the beautiful. 

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Review

"The way he looks at me, it's as if he's reading my soul."

Ugly cry 

I haven't cried so hard over a book in a good while. 

This book... Dang all the emotions right now. 

I cannot put into words how much I adore this book. 

Beautiful. Gut Wrenching. Spell Binding. Perfection. 

If you want a good angst read that will have you laughing out loud one minute, crying your heart out and swooning the next. This is the book for you. 

Can't wait for everyone to get their hands on this book! 

ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.

LUX by Courtney Cole is LIVE!

LUX blurb

My name is Calla Price and I’m broken.

My pieces are all around me, floating on the wind, even as I desperately try to grasp them.

Who is dead? Alive? Insane?

What is the truth?

I don’t know.

I do know this: The darkness is strangling me. With every breath, I choke on another lie.

My mind has protected me, but that shield will soon be lowered.

All will be revealed.

Every answer to every question.

It’s all been leading to this.

Don’t be afraid.

Be terrified.

Series reading order 

Nocte (#1), Verum (#2), Initium (#2.5), Lux (#3).

Lux links

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Courtney Cole bio

Courtney Cole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist who would rather write than eat chocolate. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business, but no amount of working in the corporate world could quell her urge to write. 

Courtney was born and raised in Kansas, home of incredibly friendly people and the most horrendous weather on the planet. Because summer days were so hot, she grew up reading stacks of books... and when she didn't like the ending, she wrote her own. 

Courtney has relocated to Florida where she writes beneath palm trees. To learn more about her, please visit her website, www.courtneycolewrites.com. To sign up for her newsletter and receive exclusive sneak peeks and super-fan perks, go here: http://smarturl.it/CourtneyColeEmail. 

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Ratings

Wrong by Jana Aston: 3 Stars!

It’s so wrong that it feels so good.”
“It’s never wrong when I’m inside you. Never.”

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Invisible Love Letter by Callie Anderson: 5 Love is Fatal Stars!

"Love. It’s a poison that never leaves your soul. He was my poison. He owned my soul. Every fiber in my heart belonged to this man. It had taken me years to get over him, but now, being in his presence, I was madly in love again. Still…"

Amazon | Goodreads 

Sweet Promise (Sudden Desires #1) by Shanora Williams: 4 HAWT Stars! 

"Watch me," he rumbles. "Watch me own this pussy, Angelina." He leans forward, lips coming to the shell of my ear. "You say you can't be owned. I'm about to prove that theory false." 

Amazon | Goodreads 

The House by Christina Lauren: 5 Spectral Creepy Stars! 

“He was Delilah’s form of kryptonite"

Amazon | Goodreads 

Blindsight by Adriane Leigh: 4 Sexy Intense Stars! 

"He'd turn sex into art. Made the taboo elegant, exposed the heart of lust and translated it into something of raw beauty and love." 

Amazon | Goodreads 

Fair Game (The Rules #1) by Monica Murphy: 5 Shep loving Stars! 

“I want to both punch him and kiss him, though I haven’t decided yet what I’d do first. Amazon | Goodreads 

Ms. Manwhore (Manwhore #2.5) by Katy Evans: 5 Sinful Stars! 

“Is love like this? Where you keep falling and falling, every day that you look into his eyes?”

Amazon | Goodreads 

Love Unspoken (Flawed Love #2) by Lisa De Jong: 4.5 Crazy Stars

“Love is complicated, and in its best form, it’s unspoken.”

Amazon | Goodreads 

The Air He Breathes by Brittany C. Cherry: 3.5 Stars

“Maybe the truest form of love grew from the deepest kinds of pain.” 

Amazon | Goodreads 

Madame X (Madame X Novel) by Jasinda Wilder: 5 Phenomenal Stars! 

"As there is something in the beauty of art that stirs the soul, so is there something in a profoundly vital silence that moves the heart ."

Amazon | Goodreads 

Initium (Nocte Trilogy #2.5) by Courtney Cole: 5 Jaw Dropping Stars! 

"She called herself the daughter of death, and she wore her ring proudly."

Amazon | Goodreads 

November 9 by Colleen Hoover: 5 Shockingly beautiful Stars! 

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Exclusive Excerpt - RIP by Rachel Van Dyken

Rachel Van Dyken brings you RIP a complete stand alone novel that fans of the Eagle Elite series will devour! Make sure you check out the exclusive excerpt we have for you today!  Pretty things aren't meant to be broken.  But I broke her, and now we both have to pay the price. I'm her nightmare.  I'm her savior.  And now that I have her signature on an ironclad contract, I own her body and soul.  She doesn't remember me.  She will.  It's inevitable.  Because as much as I know I need to stay away, for fear of unlocking the memories I helped her father bury--I can't.  She was the apple in the Garden, dangled in front of me, her core so tempting and sweet. A voice whispered. Just. One. Bite.  I bit.  I tasted.  I fell.  Welcome to the world of the Russian mafia, where death, is your only future. ADD TO GOODREADS “You,” I said simply. “It all leads to you. Everything. And I think, for now…” I leaned up, brushing my lips across his. “That’s all that matters.” “And if I’m the key to both your survival and your destruction, what then?” “You mean what if your water is poison?” I asked. He didn’t answer. “Then I want to drink.” There were two seconds. Two brief moments in time. When I felt my heart race and wondered if it matched his as Nikolai took a steadying breath… then swallowed hard. One beat against my chest, and his lips were touching mine. Two beats as my heart picked up speed, and I could feel the heat of his mouth as he slid his tongue across my lower lip. I moaned in response, reaching around his neck, grasping fistfuls of his hair and tugging as his body moved against mine. Without breaking the kiss, Nikolai found the hem of my cotton T-shirt, lifted it and pulled it over my head, our mouths parting for seconds before, with a sizzle of heat, they met again, and again. Each time our lips grazed it felt new, and yet familiar, like we’d shared hundreds of kisses, thousands of embraces. He leaned back and helped me to a sitting position, his muscles flexing from holding his own weight. Moonlight shone across the planes of his firm chest. Something about Nikolai’s masculine beauty was lethal, so dangerous that my heart raced even harder. He frowned, pressing his palm to my chest as if trying to calm me down. I wasn’t safe. Not in his arms.  Amazon || iBooks  || Barnes & Nobles || Smashwords  Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.  She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!  Want to be kept up to date on new releases? Text MAFIA to 66866!  You can connect with her on Facebook www.facebook.com/rachelvandyken or join her fan group Rachel's New Rockin Readers. Her website is www.rachelvandykenauthor.com  NEWSLETTER   FACEBOOK   TWITTER  GOODREADS  AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE

Review of LUX by Courtney Cole (NOCTE #3) The End is Coming

Coming October 28th 2015

The Nocte Trilogy #3

LET THERE BE LIGHT. 

My name is Calla Price and I’m broken. 

My pieces are all around me, floating on the wind, even as I desperately try to grasp them. 

Who is dead? Alive? Insane?

What is the truth?

I don’t know. 

I do know this: The darkness is strangling me. With every breath, I choke on another lie. 

My mind has protected me, but that shield will soon be lowered. 

All will be revealed. 

Every answer to every question. 

It’s all been leading to this. 

Don’t be afraid. 

Be terrified.

My Review

"You'll be given a choice, and you can't fail." 

Spellbinding, riveting, out of this world AMAZING!!

This was one of my most anticipated books this year, with every single book in this series I was blown away. 

Courtney Cole takes you on this crazy out of this world journey where you question absolutely everything. 

She had me feeling just as crazy as Calla. 

"We're all a bit mad, aren't we?"

I can't say much without ruining it but I can say I am sad that it had came to a end.

I cannot even fathom how much I loved this series and how calla and her journey will always stay with me. FORVER! 

One of the best series EVER!!

I know it was twisted journey, but don'y forget: I warned you. I told you at the beginning of NOCTE that the story was dark. And it has been.

It's been twisty and unpredictable, and the end was the beginning and the beginning was the end. I know that, and I did it on purpose. 

I wanted to take you down a path where your mind wasn't your own, just like Calla's.

-Courtney Cole

Favorite Quotes:

"Nothing makes sense. That's the story of my life." 

"Time tells everything, Cal. Time is everything." 

"I'm a contradiction, an endless, endless contradiction."

"All I know is that when he is with me, I feel invincible. I feel strong. I feel like me, but a better version." 

"Warmth rushes through me because Kismet always prevails. The jury has decided. I feel it in my bones." 

"He's got a million contradictions in his eyes.... aloofness, warmth, mystery, charm, and something else I can't define." 

I received this copy from the author in return for an honest review! Thank you.

About Courtney Cole

I write books.  I’ve always had a huge imagination, and so writing books just seemed like the logical job for me.  I love LOVE, so Romance is the perfect genre for me.  I love  Happily Ever Afters in my books, but I also love a good rocky journey to get there.  A difficult journey makes the destination worth it.  

Random fun facts about me:

1. I collect dashboard hula-girls.
2. I like to have my car stereo volume set at an even number.
3. I can barely remember my natural hair color.
4. I am terrified of buoys and birds.
5. I love cemetery angels. Is that weird?

I grew up in rural Kansas, so yes, I am a corn-fed Kansas girl.  My husband calls me his “Sunflower” because that sounds so much better.  (You can see references of that in Dante’s Girl– Dante calls Reece his Sunflower.  Awww!)   I live in Florida now, with my real-life circus.  I have my own Prince Charming, two sons, one daughter, two cats, Nyx and Ninja, and our old grandpa dog, Milo. 

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The Love Unspoken by Lisa Dejong Excerpt Reveal

EXCERPT 

 I finally walk in the office two minutes after eight. I’m late for the first time in six months, and I don’t even care. Sometimes when life weighs you down, you simply stop caring. 

The elevator opens to my floor, and I step out in somewhat of a trance—a mix of tired, hung-over, and confused. Monday feels like Friday, and that’s never a good sign.

A strong arm wraps around me from behind, pulling me back into a dark room. I’m ready to fight back, but his familiar scent tickles my nose, and I relax.

“You’re late.” His breath hits the back of my neck.

“I overslept. It won’t happen again.”

His fingers curl against the fabric of my navy blue shift dress. “Does your new perfume have a hint of tequila in it?” he asks.

“You don’t like it?” I ask, hiding from the truth.

“Don’t fuck with me, Ms. Fields. Who did you drink with last night because it wasn’t me?”

“Why do you have to be so smart?”

“Lila.”

I close my eyes tightly, praying for forgiveness in advance. “I may have had a few shots last night before bed.”

He spins me around in his arms, and it’s only then that I realize he pulled us into a small conference room. He has me pressed against the wall, his arms framing my face. “I’ve never known a person to do shots alone.”

Even with only the dim light showing through the partially open door, I can see his eyes. “I wasn’t alone.”

He pushes against the door until it closes then frames me in again. There’s nowhere to run. No lies to tell. “I don’t want him there alone with you. Just thinking about it is making me sick.”

I swallow my regret. I can’t do anything about what’s already been done.

“Move in with me,” he says, his lips a whisper above mine. I answer the only way I can, standing on my tiptoes to press my lips on his. I want him to forget just as much as I need to stop thinking.

He grips the back of my neck, deepening the kiss by pressing his tongue between my lips. I’m lost in him—swept away by the waves he creates from head to toe. I splay my hands on his stomach, feeling his taut muscles through his crisp dress shirt. I slide them up until my fingers meet behind his neck, curling into his hair.

“I’m not a jealous man,” he breathes as his mouth trails a path down my throat.

“Okay,” I say softly, my body aching for his.

“But you make me jealous.”

I wrap my arms tightly around his neck. “I love you,” I whisper into his ear.

He groans, lifting me until my legs are wrapped around his hips. My dress is short … it wouldn’t take much.

The door clicks, but his lips stay on me. I open my mouth, but the light comes on, warning him before I can. He looks up but doesn’t move to put me down. My cheeks burn red when I see who’s standing there.

“Sorry, Mr. Stanley,” Jane, the receptionist says, her own face turning a deep shade of red. “You asked me to bring Mr. Stone in here. I didn’t-”

“It’s okay, Jane. I’ve got it from here,” Pierce interrupts. She wastes no time before disappearing around the corner. Not that I blame her.

My face only burns hotter when I see Blake standing where she’d been. He’s not looking at Pierce … just me. The color drains from his face as he steps back, lowering his wounded eyes. I don’t want to watch, but I also can’t look away.

My chest tightens as I loosen my grip on Pierce and fight to stand on my own two feet again. He lets me, but his body is still flush with mine.

“Let me go,” I say, trying my best to make it so Blake doesn’t hear.

He does, slowly, adjusting my skirt along the way. “Now he knows,” he whispers against my ear before pulling away.

My eyes widen as I watch him take a seat at the conference room table. He looks back at me before turning his attention to Blake. There’s nothing I’d like to do more than disappear from this room, but I fear for each of their safety if I do.

“Are you going to come sit down, Blake, or are we holding this meeting in the hallway?” Pierce asks, leaning back in his chair. For a second, he reminds me of Wade; I hate comparing the two.

I glance over at Blake. He’s pondering, hands fisted at his side, eyes narrowed in on the man I was entangled with just minutes ago. A still frame of it could definitely go next to uncomfortable in the dictionary. “Did you call me here for a meeting, Stanley, or did you call me here to prove that you have bigger balls?”

Pierce has a smug look on his face, but as he looks over at me, his expression softens instantly. If he thought this was going to be okay—that I was somehow going to not see through him—he was wrong. He didn’t just hurt Blake; he hurt me.

His eyes shift back to Blake. “A meeting, of course. We just lost track of time.”

Blake steps into the room, walking right past me to the side the table opposite Pierce. I watch—panicked—as he leans over the table. “I swear to God … if you are using her to get back at me, I will fucking kill you. She’s not a prize. She’s not a way to punish me, and so help me God, if you hurt her-”

Pierce stands swiftly, leaning in until their faces are only about a foot apart. “I would never hurt her because I love her. Do you know what love is because I seriously doubt it.” My heart races, and I have no idea what to do to make this all stop. “And while we’re having our man to man, I’m going to warn you once to stay the fuck away from her outside of work. I was the one who picked up the pieces you left behind, and I’m not going to sit here and let you hurt her again.”

“I was protecting her,” Blake says through gritted teeth.

Pierce tilts his head, the look on his face absolutely murderous. “I forgot how good you are at protecting women.”

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Love Unspoken is the second book in the Flawed Love series!  

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RELEASE DATE: October 19th

I lent my heart to the bad boy, and he did exactly what I expected he would. He broke it.

And the guy I should have been with—he’s still here. He tries to take my mind off everything I’ve lost while showing me what I could have. I’m ready for a new start, to fall in love again … to do what I should have done in the first place.

Everything seems perfect.

Then the past comes walking back in. I thought I was over him, but one look and I know that’s not true. We went through too much together for those feelings to completely fade away.

When my past and present collide, how am I supposed to choose? They both love me, and I love them.

A heart will be broken … and it could be mine.

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About the Author:

Lisa DeJong

Lisa De Jong is a wife, mother and full-time number cruncher who lives in the Midwest. Her writing journey involved insane amounts of coffee and many nights of very little sleep but she wouldn't change a thing. She also enjoys reading, football and music.

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Review of Verum by Courtney Cole (NOCTE #2)

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

My name is Calla Price and I’m drowning.

My new world is a dark, dark ocean and I’m being pulled under by secrets.

Can I trust anyone? I don’t know anymore.

The lies are spirals. They twist and turn, binding me with their thorns and serpentine tongues. And just when I think I have it figured out, everything is pulled out from under me.

I’m entangled in the darkness.

But the truth will set me free.

It’s just ahead of me, so close I can touch it. But even though it shines and glimmers, it has glistening fangs and I know it will shred me.

Are you scared?

I am.

Review

"Dare is beautiful, Dare is my heart, but Dare isn't a light. He's my darkness."

I just finished Verum..... I started reading Verum as soon as it popped up on my kindle at 1 am monday but only read 4 chapters and sadly had to get some sleep. then when I woke up monday at 6, I got on my fb and was hit with the BIGGEST SPOILER EVER!! 

I sat there and just looked at my computer screen thinking "WTF just happened?!"to say I was pissed would be a understatement. So seeing that completely ruined it for me. (or so I thought) I read a couple of chapters yesterday but my heart just wasnt in it because of it being "ruined" for me. Today I finally said thats enough! Read the dang book! So I did... 

I am destroyed. Completely freaking shattered!! Please say it isn't so. UGH!!! Bring on the tears again!!! 

I am once again blew away with Courtney Cole writing ability. Even though the ending was some what ruined for me, she was still able to shock the hell out of me!! I can't freaking wait for Lux!! 

5 freaking amazing stars!!

This story has you absouletly awed and spellbound from the very beginning. This book has you on the edge of your seat, reading as fast as you possible can to figure what the heck is going. Courtney Cole has you your brain all tangled up and a thousand different possibilities going thru your head, of what might be going on and then BAM!! Something totally different happened!! She's a Evil Genius and I don't know if I should love or hate her, so Ill just love her all the while I'm hating her!! 

"He's a weapon, armed for obliteration. And if I'm not careful the obliteration will be my own."

#VERUM #TheTruthIsHere #CourtneyColeRocks

About Courtney Cole

I write books.  I’ve always had a huge imagination, and so writing books just seemed like the logical job for me.  I love LOVE, so Romance is the perfect genre for me.  I love  Happily Ever Afters in my books, but I also love a good rocky journey to get there.  A difficult journey makes the destination worth it.  

Random fun facts about me:

1. I collect dashboard hula-girls.
2. I like to have my car stereo volume set at an even number.
3. I can barely remember my natural hair color.
4. I am terrified of buoys and birds.
5. I love cemetery angels. Is that weird?

I grew up in rural Kansas, so yes, I am a corn-fed Kansas girl.  My husband calls me his “Sunflower” because that sounds so much better.  (You can see references of that in Dante’s Girl– Dante calls Reece his Sunflower.  Awww!)   I live in Florida now, with my real-life circus.  I have my own Prince Charming, two sons, one daughter, two cats, Nyx and Ninja, and our old grandpa dog, Milo. 

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I can’t wait for LUX coming out October 28, 2015!