The Son and His Hope by Pepper Winters + MY REVIEW!

The Son and His Hope by Pepper Winters

Release Date: February 12th

The Son and His Hope, a sweeping standalone from New York Times Bestselling author Pepper Winters.

“Things you should know about me from the very beginning:

I was born to true love, witnessed the destruction it causes, and vowed never to let such agony happen to me. I am not a story-teller like my father. I am not a writer like my mother. I am just a son—their son.

I am happy being alone.

And that is all I ever want to be.”

JACOB

The day he was born, Jacob learned his hardest and longest lesson.

It wasn’t a lesson a boy should learn so young, but from his earliest memories he knew where happiness lives, so does tragedy. Where love exists, so does heartbreak. And where hope resides, so does sorrow.

That lesson carved him from the kid to the teen to the man.

And nothing and no one could change his mind.

HOPE

I first met him when he was fourteen at a movie premiere of all places. A movie based on his parent’s life.

He was stoic, strong, suspicious, and secretive.

I was only ten, but I felt something for him. A strange kind of sorrow that made me want to hug and heal him.

I was the daughter of the actor hired to play his father.

We shared similarities.

I recognised parts of him because they were parts of me.

But no matter how many times we met. No matter how many times I tried.

He stayed true to his vow to never fall.

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About Pepper:

Pepper Winters is a multiple New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today International Bestseller.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an multiple #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. With 19 books currently published, she has hit the bestseller charts twenty-six times in three years.

Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work. Her Pure Corruption Series was released by Grand Central, Hachette.

Her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian and Turkish. Audio Books for her entire back-list will be available in 2017.

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My Review

The Son & His Hope by Pepper Winters
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

"She was maddening and frightening and everything I'd always avoided. Yet having her in my arms, I was free."

I am an absolute mess after reading this book! It was such a beautiful yet heartbreaking read. Hope and Jacobs relationship will take you on the most exhausting and down right heartbreaking ride that you will ever willing go on. I don’t know how many times I literally wanted to just hold Hope and tell her that she was such a brave and beautiful person. She is truly an angel sent from heaven from Ren to his son. My heart completely broke for at 83% I cried so dang hard for her. Enough about that though. What truly made this book what it is was the writing! The writing was beyond amazing and beautiful! It was perfection!
This story was so emotional crippling it was truly hard for me to get thru. It will break you and build you back up to literally rip you apart again, but that is what makes this story so beautiful and utterly unforgettable! I will carry this series with me now and forever!

"Love can sometimes be the worst weapon."

"Because love....that was the most dangerous thing a person could do."

“He was the penny on the street you picked up for good luck. The four-leaf clover you tucked into the pages of a book for good fortune. The wish you made to the starry sky, believing there had to be more than this.”

“I’d asked Dad why he put up with abuse—because it was emotional and physical abuse. And he’d said it was our job to be the carers of those who carry the pain. Pain could manifest in many ways, and it wasn’t up to us to point out how hurtful and cruel such pain could be. We had to be brave and show the hurting that they could share their agony or deliver their agony. Either way, there would be no judgment or condemnation. Only love.”

“Because the world wouldn’t be the same without love. Humanity wouldn’t exist. The cycle of life wouldn’t exist. Nothing would exist.”


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When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann Release Blitz **A Must Read!**

“When Ashes Fall is a tautly written, complex, and emotionally-charged love story that takes the reader on an unforgettable, unexpected, and deeply moving journey.” —USA Today

When Ashes Fall, an all-new standalone contemporary romance from best-selling author Marni Mann is live!

It’s been said that you can’t love two men at the same time.

You can’t split your heart, soul, and body in half.

But I’m here to tell you, you can.

Dylan Cole is like ice, sharp and unpredictable, the thunder inside a tumultuous storm.

Smith Reid is warmth, soft and gentle, perfect like a sunny day.

Both are mine.

But I can have only one.

There are two sides to this tale.

I'm here to tell you mine.

If you think this story is about a cheater, you couldn’t be more wrong.

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Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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My Review

When Ashes Fall by Marni Mann

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Time would eventually tame her demons. They would still be there. They would be there for the rest of her life. But the fangs of those demons would dull, and so would its claws.”

My heart!!!! I am an absolute mess! I was crying so hard I had to stop reading because I was unable to see my kindle threw the tears! This book was an utter page turner that had me at the edge of my seat until the very last page. It was so hauntingly beautiful and poetic that I will never forget the impact this story left on me. Be prepared to be an emotional disaster while reading this book!

This book has set hell of a bar for 2019!

Quotes:

"The earth was tilting beneath me, and I couldn't find my balance. The air I was sucking in was becoming too thick."

"We all need a little hope and some people need the reminder that there will be more sunny days, especially me."

"I was in complete darkness. That was where I belonged. And that was where I stayed."

"Alix and I weren’t perfect. We had cracks. And, as the months passed, I learned some deepened while others got filled in."

"I couldn’t take the pain. It was stabbing through my chest. It was moving to my throat. It was so powerful; I wanted to gag."

"But we always hope for sunny days. Those are the easiest, the safest, the ones with the least amount of concerns."

*ARC kindly given for my honest opinion."

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Theo Black is back!!!!'

Guess who's back... Daddy Black is back! If you've been waiting for more about Theo and his Little Knight, you've got it. UNTAINTED is NOW LIVE! This is the follow up to the #1 bestseller Tainted Black. It is a full-length, 80,000+ word novel and the conclusion to their love story. If you haven't read Tainted Black, you can read it now for only $0.99. Both are free to read wtih Kindle Unlimited. Grab yours now before the prices go up! UNTAINTED (BOOK 2): Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2gbwSq7 Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2g9pzAe Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2fU7WTj TAINTED BLACK (BOOK 1): Amazon US: http://amzn.to/24FQl09 Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2elvFvz Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/2dHcyK0

Cruel and Beautiful by A.M. Hargrove and Terri E. Laine is up for Preorder!!

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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).

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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. 

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

Love Unspoken Book 2 of The flawed love series by Lisa De Jong

Love Unspoken by Lisa De Jong  is FINALLY here!

Blake, Lila and Pierce's story continues in the newest addition to the Flawed Love Series!

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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.

Excerpt #1

     “If I had come home sooner, would I have had a chance?” he asks, sinking down in the bed until we’re eye to eye. He knows he’s making it impossible for me to skirt around the truth.
Eyes don’t easily lie to eyes.
“Yes,” I whisper. “I waited for you. Until New York, it would have been you.”
His fingers come up, gently brushing a piece of hair from my forehead. “I really fucked up with you, didn’t I?”
“Neither of us was in the right place. It wasn’t our time.”
He moves closer, brushing his thumb against my cheek. My conscience whispers but the tequila screams. “When will it be our time?”
I think about Pierce. This weekend. Everything. “It may never come, or maybe, it’s already passed.”
“I’m going to fight for you,” he declares, propping himself up on his elbow to look down at me. “I thought I could let you go if I knew it would make you happy, but after sitting alone in this apartment all weekend while you were with him, I don’t think I can do that.”
I swallow hard. “And, if you don’t win?”
“I’ve already lost, so what do I have left to lose?”
And, he’s right. He’s already lost so much that the risk is minimal.
“Pierce trusts me,” I blurt, my palms sweating against the sheets.
He leans in, kissing my cheek. “He shouldn’t trust me, not when he has the one thing I want.”
“Blake?”
He slips out of my bed without looking back, carefully closing the bedroom door behind him. He wanted the last word, and he got it.

Excerpt #2

     My eyes scan the room, full of well-dressed men, many with beautiful women on their arms. A few of them look lost like me, but most own the room like professional socialites. This could never be my whole life, I think to myself.
And, as I continue scanning, I see him.
He’s here. The man who stole my soul is standing across the room with his back against the wall. My eyes are locked on him, but his eyes dance around the room like I’m not here. Maybe to him, I never was. Maybe he’s looking for the next one—the girl he’ll show the world to then disappear.
I look beside me—at Pierce—and I feel sick that any part of me even wants to go across the room. I feel sick because there’s a man here who I know could make me happy—who does make me happy—and yet I’m willing to throw it all away. He looks away from Royce, eyes instantly finding mine. He smiles, and I return it the best I can because for just a few more minutes, I need him to think that nothing has changed. And, maybe nothing has.
“I’m going to find the restroom,” I whisper to Pierce.
“I’ll come with you.”
Shaking my head, I say, “No, you stay. I’ll be right back.”
He nods, hesitantly, and I wait for him to turn his attention back to Royce before blazing a path through the crowd, anxious to prove to myself that this isn’t a dream.
The shield cracks.
My heart races.
His eyes still roam, taking in everything … everything but me.
I’m not going to let him out of my sight … I’m not going to let him hide from the anguish he’s buried me in the last several months. He has nowhere to run. Even if he did, I wouldn’t let him, not this time.
A few long strides and I’m standing in front of him, staring into those familiar pained eyes. When you love someone, it’s impossible to look at them and feel hate. You may want to feel it. You may think you feel it, but love and hate can’t co-exist. I hate that I love him, but I can’t hate him.
And, I want to hate him. It would make it easier to love someone like Pierce who deserves my heart. This man stole it months ago, and I don’t think he has any intention of returning it. Sometimes I don’t know if I want it back.
But then, I think of the last few days—few months actually—and I realize another man may be winning it back for me. Maybe it’s not gone forever but simply misplaced.
His hair is a little longer, but he’s the same. The way he stands … the way his fingers curl around a beer bottle. He’s exactly the same.
“Blake,” I whisper, afraid of what he’ll say, what he’ll do. Still afraid he’ll find a way to run away, and I won’t be able to catch him.
He stares at me like he’s never even met me, or maybe he’s spent the last several months trying to forget me. I can’t say I haven’t tried to do the same. There’s not enough alcohol in the world do erase him.
“Does he make you happy?” he finally asks, practically staring through me. He sounds so broken, so sad.
“Who?” I ask, caught off guard by his question.
“Pierce. Does he make you happy?”
My eyes well with tears I’ve left unshed … tears I left for him to see. “Yes,” I whisper, doing my best to hold them in. He deserves to watch every single one of them run down my cheek but not here … not now.
He nods, reaching his fingers up toward my cheek before quickly pulling them back away. And just as quickly as he came back into my life, he’s gone.
It’s really over.
If any part of him wanted me, he would have fought for me.

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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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