Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Free Book! Moonlight and Moet by Madison Michael


Moonlight and Moet
B&B Billionaire Romance Series (Book 2)
by Madison Michael 

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December 26th - December 29th

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About Moonlight and Moet:
Can the Hottest Man Around Melt this Ice Queen’s Heart?

 When her husband publicly cheats on her, Leigh Dobbs trades her humiliating reputation as an ice queen and a hometown that shuns her for the unknown of rural North Carolina. Taking over a small bed and breakfast, Leigh sets out to restore it, her dignity and her life. Excited at the prospect of adding more rooms and a full-service restaurant, Leigh’s big plans encounter the brick wall that is Caleb Rausch. Sparks fly even as Caleb votes no on the planning commission, crushing Leigh’s dreams.

 Handsome powerhouse Caleb Rausch is a man on a mission, expanding his huge corporation without encroaching on the small town where it resides. His commitment to his products, employees and historic preservation are unwavering. What’s lacking is his commitment to one woman. Caleb is the most eligible bachelor in three states, dating celebrities and models, but never settling down. Until now.

 Even as Caleb forces Leigh’s expansion plans on hold, the couple moves full-steam-ahead on their relationship, unable to resist the mutual attraction. So why, after a steamy night together, does Caleb disappear for weeks? Has Leigh put her heart out there again, just to be played?

 Will the magic of a moonlit night be enough to kindle their love or will Caleb’s constant disappearing act prevent him from melting this ice queen’s heart?

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December 24th - December 31st

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By Madison Michael


 About the Author: 
Madison Michael is an indie publisher, blogger and the author of the Beguiling Bachelor Series as well as the novella Desire & Dessert, from her sizzling B&B Billionaire Bachelor series.
A Chicago native and hopeless romantic, Maddy was raised on Chicago culture, fairy tales, great literature and swashbuckling movies. Maddy employs that history, writing steamy contemporary romance novels set against the sumptuous backdrop of Chicago’s elite society.
After receiving a BA in Journalism from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Loyola University of Chicago, Madison abandoned her writing to find her way in the corporate business world. Daughter of a librarian, it was inevitable that she would return to the world of books.
Maddy writes from high above Chicago where she can stare at its gorgeous skyline or the shores of Lake Michigan surrounded by feline assistants. When she is not writing,, Maddy can be found lost in a book, fighting for the rights of the mentally iil or dining on Chicago’s famous cuisine. Hot dogs and pizza, anyone?

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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Last Minute Christmas Shopping!



Have you started your holiday shopping yet? I promise myself every year to start early and end up scrambling at the last minute. Books make the best gifts and N. N. Light’s Book Heaven has got you covered with their Holiday Gift Guide. Over 130 books to choose from, many of them from award-winning and bestselling authors. Head on over and check out the selection. You may even find a book or two to treat yourself to. This shopping is hard work. . . you deserve it.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2018

#NewRelease-ONE OF A KIND CHRISTMAS by Lexi Post

Lexi Post is my guest today with an intriguing twist on a classic  - a romance based on The Christmas Carol. Don't forget to enter her Rafflecopter giveaway. Welcome Lexi!


 One of a Kind Christmas
A Christmas Carol Book #4
By Lexi Post

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 About One of a Kind Christmas:

For her to love him, he must face a spirit, an archangel…and himself.

 The spirit of Cameron Douglas has totally screwed-up…again. Now, he has to fix his mess in one night with the help of his best friend and somehow encourage his widow to move on.

 Holly Douglas is anguished that this is the last Christmas she’ll be visited by her late husband, Cameron. For three years he’s sent her the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, and they‘ve helped her cope with her loss. But now all that ends, and she doesn’t understand why he must push her away.

 Ethan Stewart has been in love with Holly since Cameron’s death, but she isolated herself from everyone, including him. Then something changed, and he was welcomed back as her friend. But he wants more— to love her openly, and most of all to make her happy again. Though he loved his best friend like a brother and will do anything for Holly, as he’s pulled into the spirit world, he discovers the price they must pay for their chance at forever…and it just might be too high.

 Release Day December 5, 2018

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Excerpt:

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before opening them. “I miss Cam. It was as if we were two parts of the same soul. I lived vicariously through him even while I worried constantly about him. It was one of the reasons I was constantly warning him to be careful. I was afraid to lose him.”

 Ethan looked away and rubbed the back of his neck. “And then I did.”

 She felt as if her heart were breaking all over again, not for her but for Ethan. He was so good to her. He even loved her. And she… “Ethan, I understand.”

 His gaze returned to hers. Though she couldn’t see his face clearly, the limited light reflected off the sheen in his eyes.

 She placed her hand on his cheek and rising on her toes brushed her lips across his in a feather-light kiss. She only meant to give comfort, but a spark of something else hit her heart.

 She remained there, her lips close to his but not touching, wanting more but afraid to ask.

 Ethan remained absolutely still, his breath mixing with her own.

 He loved her but would never push her. It wasn’t his nature. She could walk away right now, but to what?

 Nothing.

 She stared at his mouth in the dim light. She wanted to live again. She wanted to feel again. Tilting her head, she pressed her lips more firmly against his, moving her hand down his stubbled jaw and behind his neck to pull him closer.

 Ethan’s lips opened, and she slipped her tongue between them.

 As his arms came around her, it was like waking from a dream. A slow burn flowed through her veins as he took control of the kiss and explored her mouth with his tongue. It was an unhurried exploration and heat built in her belly. When he pulled back to lick the underside of her top lip, she took her first deep breath. As she exhaled, tingles spread throughout her body.

 He kissed the corners of her mouth before leaning his forehead against her own. “Ye catch my blood on fire, lass.”

 Other Books in the Series:

 A Christmas Carol Book 1, Pleasures of Christmas Past is on sale for only $.99!
Pleasures of Christmas Past (A Christmas Carol Book 1) by [Post, Lexi]

Jessica is assigned a hot, Scottish mentor who confuses her heart. But will he protect her soul?

 Buy Links for Pleasures of Christmas Past:
Desires of Christmas Present (A Christmas Carol Book 2)
Desires of Christmas Present (A Christmas Carol Book 2) by [Post, Lexi]


 Sometimes not knowing is better…for everyone.
Temptations of Christmas Future (A Christmas Carol Book 3)

Temptations of Christmas Future (A Christmas Carol Book 3) by [Post, Lexi]

He set out to prove the future was far worse than she imagined. Now he wished it wasn’t.
About the Author:

Lexi Post is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of romance inspired by the classics. She spent years in higher education taking and teaching courses about the classical literature she loved. From Edgar Allan Poe's short story “The Masque of the Red Death” to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, she's read, studied, and taught wonderful classics. But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance and the classics. From hot paranormals to sizzling cowboys to hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a “whole lotta story.” Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her cat in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and you will never see her without a hat.


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Saturday, December 15, 2018



Christmas Romance
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Friday, December 14, 2018

The Christmas Ballet by Constance Bretes

Just in time for Christmas, Constance Bretes presents THE CHRISTMAS BALLET. She answered some of my Quick Questions. It was supposed to be Five Quick Questions, but Constance answered them all. I couldn't decide which five to use so I used them all! Don't forget to enter the giveaway. Constance is giving away 2 $20 gift certificates. 



The Christmas Ballet By Constance Bretes

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  About The Christmas Ballet:
Laura Hemmingway cut herself off from men and her family when the man she loved married her sister. She moved across the country and was doing just fine until she received a devastating call to return to New York. She had to face the death of her sister, her sister’s little girl, Maria, and Maria’s father, Stefan—the man she had once loved. She figured she would pay her respects and leave as soon as possible. She never anticipated on the beautiful little girl stealing her heart. And she never expected that seeing Stefan again after twelve years would stir up old feelings.

 Stefan’s life was complete. He had a successful career as an attorney, a beautiful wife and an adorable six-year-old daughter. Although he and his wife had been married in name only for the past several years, he cared for her deeply. Then her unexpected death brought him face-to-face with his former lover, and the guilt he’d carried for years.

 Stefan is still in love with Laura and wants to give her everything she deserves. He and Maria are racing against time to convince Laura to stay with them in New York. Can a little girl’s love, and the true magic of Christmas, help Stefan convince Laura to stay and give their relationship another chance?

 Content Warning: contains some sexual content Genre – Contemporary Romance Heat Level - Hot

Connie's quick answers to Jana's questions:

- Favorite color?  Dark blue, sometimes brown

- Favorite author?  Victoria Holt, she was the first author to introduce me to romance.

- Beach vacation or sightseeing in the city?  Beach vacation, but really, I'd rather be in the mountains.

- Coffee or tea?  Coffee, lots of caffeine

- Water, pop or juice?  Water

- Movies: romantic comedies, thriller, or horror? Got a different favorite?  Comedies and Sci-fi

- What's your favorite show to binge watch?  Last Man Standing

- Favorite song?  Like A Rock by Bob Seger

- Pie or cake? What kind? Cake, white. Pie, Pumpkin

- Bubble baths or steamy showers?  Steamy showers

- Chocolate or caramel?  Both

- What song would best describe your life?  I can see clearly now by Jimmy Cliff

- What's your secret guilty pleasure? I love playing card games on my iPhone

- Country life or city life?  Country or mountain life.

- E-book, paperback or audiobook?  E-book, I'd have to dedicate my living room as a library if I had all the books I got on my Kindle Fire.

- Satin, cotton, jersey, flannel - what's your favorite kind of sheet? cotton

- Party life or quiet dinner for two?  Dinner for two

Fill in the blank:
- I love pizza with …(lots of onions).

- I'm always ready for …(going out to eat).

- When I'm alone, I …(read a lot of erotic romance).  


Excerpt from The Christmas Ballet:

He smiled as he thought about the look on her face when he’d stroked her. Maybe she was more interested in him than she either believed or cared to be.

 Then he thought of something. “One more thing, Laura,” he called out to her, and she stopped at the door and turned around.

 “On the nineteenth, the law firm is hosting the annual Christmas party. It’s quite grand and lasts all evening long.”

 “You want me to be sure to be available to babysit Maria,” Laura said. “No. I want you to plan to come with me.”

 “What?”

 “Remember that beautiful, green, velvet dress we saw at Macy’s? I want you to get that dress, and the accessories to go with it, and attend the party with me.”

 “Stefan, really. You know I don’t go to those types of events, and I don’t wear those kinds of clothes. I’m not comfortable with either of those things.”

 “You need to get comfortable.” He smiled.

 “This is not a part of a job for the nanny and teacher. It’s out of the range of the job description. You need to get Ginger to go with you. I’m not going.” She gave him a defiant look.

 “Laura, I want to take you to this event. I’m not taking no for an answer. I will arrange for Rhonda to take you shopping to help you get what you need. You will charge all the purchases to a credit card I will give you that’s for your use only. This is the first of many social parties you will be attending.”

 He watched her as she clenched her hands into fists and released them.

 “Who do you think you will get to care for Maria on these…occasions?”

 “Usually Lillian is available.” “Stefan, it’s my job to care for Maria, not be your date to your parties. I don’t like being told what I will or won’t do. I don’t like social parties, and I don’t like wearing expensive clothes. It’s not me, and you’re not going to change me.”

 “I don’t want to change you. I want you to attend an event by my side. It won’t hurt you to have some beautiful clothing to show your feminine side. I want the world to see the beauty I see. Be glad I want to show you off. Some men might decide they don’t want others to see what they see.”

 “Flattery doesn’t work with me. You can tell me what to do as far as Maria is concerned, but my personal life is off limits to you.”

 “That’s good to know. At least I know you won’t get carried away and escape my grasp by someone making flattering remarks to you. Your personal life interests me.”

 “Stefan, you just don’t get it. I am not going to this party,” she said, enunciating each word slowly and carefully. “Besides, your mother would be horrified to see me walk in with you.” Her face hardened as she stared at him.

 “Look at it this way—you’d be doing me a big favor.”

 “How?” She raised an eyebrow.

 “I’m not interested in the other women that come to this social party looking for an eligible bachelor. With you on my arm, it would send a clear message to all the others that I’m taken.”

 “God, you’re impossible. Ginger is more than capable of providing you that kind of service.”

 “I don’t want Ginger. You have the grace, quiet beauty, and finesse I want in a date, and I will not take no for an answer. After Maria’s recital, you and Rhonda will set a shopping date. And one more thing. When you get your hair done, I’d like you to wear it down.” He smiled at her.

 “This is not going to happen.” She put her hands on her hips and glared at him.

 “It will. I’ll just have Maria work on you.” He eyed her.

 “What?”

 Stefan grinned. “You heard me. You’d never turn down anything from Maria.”

 “Grrrr.” She growled and stomped up the stairs.

 He laced his hands and put them behind his head. Oh yeah, it’ll be a night she’ll never forget.

About the Author: Constance Bretes is an author of contemporary romance and suspense. Her romance books are often set in different parts of the country, but her favorite site is Montana. She retired from the State of Michigan after 38-plus years of service and now writes and researches full time. She is married to her best friend and has recently moved from Montana to Alabama. Her hobbies include basket weaving, sapphire digging, and checking out old ghost towns. Constance's Social Links:

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

#NewRelease from Peggy Jaeger-CHRISTMAS AND CANNOLIS

This holiday season Peggy Jaeger has not one, not two but three new releases. Peggy joined me in November to talk about a secondary character in HOPE'S DREAM. Today she's sharing her favorite scene from CHRISTMAS AND CANNOLIS, which releases December 12, 2018. I love this scene and I'm immediately rooting for Regina. You go, girl!

Ten pair of eyes glared at me from all corners of the table. Some were wide-eyed; some were narrowed. All of them were filled with varying levels of emotions ranging from shocked ( Ma) to suspicious (my brothers) to pleased (my sisters-in-law). 

 “Regina.” Ma threw her napkin on her plate and slammed her cutlery next to her plate. “What is your father talking about? What man spent the night at your apartment?”

 “It’s not like it sounds, Ma. It was late and we were talking, and then we both just fell asleep—”

 “Holy Madonna.” She made the sign of the cross and closed her eyes, hands clasped together as her lips moved silently in prayer.

 “Where?” ’Carlo asked.

 “Where what?”

 “Where did the two of you fall asleep? In your bed?”

 Another finger cross from Ma. This time she kissed her fingertips afterward and threw a prayer up to the Lord. 

 “I don’t think you get to ask me that question, ’Carlo. I’m thirty-two years old, and you’re my brother, not my father.” 

 “What I am is suspicious,” he spat back. “How come we didn’t know you were seeing a guy? Why you keeping him a secret?” 

 “First of all, what I do in the privacy of my own home”—now Ma was rocking back and forth as she prayed—“or don’t do, is none of your business. Second, I’m not seeing anyone, so the fact that it’s a secret is null and void. Stop with the third degree, GianCarlo. Use it on your own kids, ’cause like I said, you’re not my father.” 

 “But I am,” Pop said, his tone hard and filled with anger, “so answer it. Where did Irish sleep last night?” 

 “Irish?” Petey exclaimed. “What the Hell kinda name is that?” 

 “Language, Pietro,” Ma said, awaking from her spiritual coma to chastise her son. 

 There are so many things I simply adore about my family. The unshakeable connection and love we all have; the fact that we live close to one another; our shared faith and sense of tradition. But the one thing I do hate is the antiquated morality system they adhere to. Girls don’t have sex with men before marriage, plain and simple. Of course since the one and only time I’d done just that, I’d wound up pregnant and forced to get married, my parents’ concerns made sense. 

 To them. 

 I was almost fifteen years older, much wiser, and a full-fledged adult now, but I was still treated like an ignorant bambina who had to be protected from wolves and scoundrels. If my father had his way, I’d be married right now to one of his goombahs, eight months pregnant with probably our seventh child, and in the kitchen making gravy. 

 So many times over the years, I’d wanted to smack him on the back of the head much the way he smacks us, and say, “Wake up! It’s twenty-first-century America, not eighteenth-century Sicily.” 
Wanting to do something and actually doing it, though, are very different beasts. 

 So. 

 I don’t get mad often, especially with my family, but I was tired, overworked, emotionally drained, and royally pissed off right now, so the anger bled through my usual calm. 

 I rose from my chair and threw my napkin down on the table like my mother had. “You know what? I’m done. I’m done with you all treating me like a child. I’m not one of your underlings, Pop, who needs to be kept on a short lease and told what to do every minute of the day because you don’t have enough trust to let them act on their own. And”—I glared at my brothers— “I’m not five years old and unable to defend myself against bullies and bad guys. You don’t have to hold my hand so I can cross the street and not get hit by a car.” I grabbed my plate and walked to the kitchen. “I’m done with you all thinking I can’t make a wise and appropriate decision with my life,” I added over my shoulder. I placed the dish in the sink and called out, “I’m done with the checking up on me, the second- guessing me, and the way you all think you have a right to manage my life.” 

 I yanked my coat off the hall tree and yelled, “I’m a thirty-two-year-old grown-ass woman who owns and manages her own business and her own life. I don’t need protectors, handlers, or any of you telling me what to do, who to see, or how to conduct myself. I’ve been on my own a long time, and I think I’ve done a great job with myself, even if you all don’t.” I shrugged into my coat and wound my scarf around my neck. “If I want a man to spend the night or not, it’s none of your damn business. Deal with it.” 

 I may have screeched that last part. 

 I slammed the door behind me and sprinted down the stairs of the brownstone, my ungloved hand waving in the air for a passing cab. 

 As an exit line, I think it was a pretty good one. 
Blurb:

 With Christmas season in full swing, baker Regina San Valentino is up to her elbows in cake batter and cookie dough. Between running her own business, filling her bursting holiday order book, and managing her crazy Italian family, she's got no time to relax, no room for more custom cake orders, and no desire to find love. A failed marriage and a personal tragedy have convinced her she's better off alone. Then a handsome stranger enters her bakery begging for help. Regina can't find it in her heart to refuse him.

 Connor Gilhooly is in a bind. He needs a specialty cake for an upcoming fundraiser and puts himself—and his company's reputation—in Regina's capable hands. What he doesn't plan on is falling for a woman with heartbreak in her eyes or dealing with a wise-guy father and a disapproving family.

 Can Regina lay her past to rest and trust the man who's awoken her heart?

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 Author bio:

Peggy Jaeger is a contemporary romance writer who writes about strong women, the families who support them, and the men who can’t live without them.

 Family and food play huge roles in Peggy’s stories because she believes there is nothing that holds a family structure together like sharing a meal…or two…or ten. Dotted with humor and characters that are as real as they are loving, Peggy brings all topics of daily life into her stories: life, death, sibling rivalry, illness and the desire for everyone to find their own happily ever after. Growing up the only child of divorced parents she longed for sisters, brothers and a family that vowed to stick together no matter what came their way. Through her books, she has created the families she wanted as that lonely child.

 Tying into her love of families, her children's book, THE KINDNESS TALES, was illustrated by her artist mother-in-law.

 Peggy holds a master's degree in Nursing Administration and first found publication with several articles she authored on Alzheimer's Disease during her time running an Alzheimer's in-patient care unit during the 1990s. 

 In 2013, she placed first in two categories in the Dixie Kane Memorial Contest: Single Title Contemporary Romance and Short/Long Contemporary Romance. 

 In 2017 she came in 3rd in the New England Reader's Choice contest for A KISS UNDER THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS and was a finalist in the 2017 STILETTO contest for the same title.

 In 2018, Peggy was a finalist in the HOLT MEDALLION Award and once again in the 2018 Stiletto Contest.

 A lifelong and avid romance reader and writer, she is a member of RWA and her local New Hampshire RWA Chapter.

 Website/Blog: http://peggyjaeger.com/

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/peggy_jaeger

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