#SpotLight - Star Crossed by Sabrina York Katalina Leon, Ann Mayburn, Michelle Fox, Rebecca Royce, TL Reeve, Dena Garson, Virginia Cavanaugh

Scorching Collection!

Star Crossed

Star Crossed: Their love was meant to be. 

Eight USA Today and NY Times and Bestselling authors offering steamy contemporary romance the way you love it! A collection of spicy and extra spicy tales of fated love. Get swept away by stories of ordinary people getting extraordinary second chances, risking their hearts and finding true love. This is a box set to laugh, cry and lose your heart to.

~ Dark Sky by Katalina Leon

Dark hearts. Dark Sky. Since childhood, Severin and Avery’s love was meant to be. For eight years, tragedy has torn them apart but fate offers them a second chance.

~Smoking Holt by Sabrina York

Bella’s secretly wanted Holt for years, and now...here's her chance. Will his fiery dominance burn this willful heroine to a crisp? (Read my Review on Smoking Holt Here)

~Sodom and the Phoenix by Ann Mayburn

Will shy Tanwen find the courage to embrace all the forbidden pleasures that Master Adam has to offer, or will she continue to be a 'good girl' and deny herself the satisfaction and love she truly desires.

~Operation Burlesque by Michelle Fox

The last thing a burlesque dancer should do is fall in love with a sexy special ops agent, especially when that puts her on the radar of the terrorist network he's taking down.

~Under The Lights by Rebecca Royce

Despite the odds, their passion burns as the show must go on. Can these two see there is love to be had both under and away from the lights?

~Releasing Hannah by TL Reeve

For Hannah, coming home is the easy part. Finding herself, while searching for the right Dom to release her inhibitions will push her heart to its limits.

~Snow Effect by Dena Garson

When Randy walked away from Nicki eight years earlier, he shattered her heart. Now that fate -or maybe just a couple of scheming grandparents- has brought them together again he’ll have to convince her that he deserves a second chance.

~Lovers By Night by Virginia Cavanaugh

Paige Sutton wants to play doctor with handsome Brandon Kline, a hot doctor that is sure to give any woman palpitations. This sizzling medical romance is just what the doctor ordered.

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#GiveAway The Sixth Event By Kristen Morie Osisek

The Sixth Event

By Kristen Morie Osisek

Eighteen-year-old Raquel isn't eighteen anymore...

During Raquel's first semester of college, she witnesses the end of the world, only to wake up in her old room at her parents' house two years in the past. Even worse, it seems she's the only one who remembers—until Chris Lyley, a boy Raquel always thought was a loser, tells her he remembers the catastrophe. 

Before long, they both discover new abilities. They're able to understand any language and teleport through time and space.  If Raquel and Chris can figure out what caused the end of their world, maybe they can stop it.

Sci-Fi/TimeTravel/Romance/Suspense/Dystopian

EvernightTeen Publishing/ 74K words

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My heart pounded as my white ceiling greeted me when I opened my eyes.

 I blinked frantically, the vision of the rock hitting me still fresh in my mind, the

instantaneous crushing sensation throughout my body fading to a dull, residual

mental ache. Fear crashed and faded in a wave of relief when it all resolved

into the deep blackness of my dorm room.

That had been one hell of a dream.

I narrowed my eyes, still staring up at the ceiling. My dorm ceiling was gray, not white.

I sat up and turned to the left expecting the glaring green glow of my digital clock. Instead, I was greeted with the dim shape of a dresser, outlined in the rosy hue of a rising sun.

My pink and white dresser at my parent’s house. Shock spread through me, sending tingles down to my toes. My bedroom was coming into view, not my dorm room.

A stuffed dog sat at the foot of my bed. Instead of the giant glass window over the football field, my lace pink curtains fluttered in a warm California breeze, a copy of Teen Vogue sitting on the sill. I rolled over and stood, grabbing the magazine. Justin Bieber smiled at me from the October 2010 cover.

Impossible. This was impossible.

“Elsie!” I shouted my roommate’s name. The magazine hit the floor with a ruffle of pages. The plush, carpeted floor, not the hard tiles of my room at college.

My comfy bed, complete with a feather mattress, took up the same side of the room it always had. My computer desk sat at the far side of the bed, the blocky Dell PC taking up most of the space. A life sciences textbook lay next to it, the image of a tiger on the front coming into focus as my eyes adjusted to the darkness. On the floor, my giant shoulder bag from high school lay with papers strewn around it. I took a step closer, peering at the

letters, my heart pounding so hard I didn’t think to turn on the light. 

High school biology notes. I had taken biology in my junior year.

I fled, my door banging against the wall as I ran to the bathroom, flicking on the light.

Elsie wasn’t here. I stared into the mirror of my parent’s bathroom, at my frizzy brown hair. I didn’t look so different. A little bit shorter, a little bit ganglier. No freshmen fifteen. I still had that annoying pattern of three pimples that kept coming back on my chin.

But I was still younger. Not eighteen, not a college student.

A girl in high school. High school. Again.

I stared in shock. This couldn’t be true. It must still be

part of the dream, part of the green sky and rocks hitting me. I blinked hard,

touching my nightgown, pinching my arm until I winced with pain.

“Mom!” I shrieked so loud I thought the mirror would shatter.

“Mom, Mom, Mom!”

My mother came rushing in, her robe pulled tightly around her. “Raquel, what is it?” Her hair framed her face in an unruly brown cloud, her eyes wide and face pale. “What’s wrong?” She was as scared as I was.

“What happened?” I shouted as I grabbed her. “What happened?”

“What do you mean?” She pulled me out of the hug, looking

into my eyes. “Raquel, what is wrong? Are you sick?”

In the glaring bathroom light, I stared into her wide eyes.

She stared back at me, full of concern, full of worry for her daughter.

“The…I died. There were birds dying, and a rock hit me, and

I should be in college…” I babbled, and she shook her head, gripping me tight.

“Raquel, it was a nightmare. That’s all.”

“What’s going on?” My dad’s voice shouted from the dark hallway.

“Nothing, dear,” my mother shouted back. “Raquel just had a little night terror.”

“At sixteen?” Disbelief and exhaustion edged his voice. “Go

to sleep, Raquel,” he added, mumbling.

My heart pounded harder, even as I shut my mouth, looking back into the mirror. The mirror in my parent’s house, where a sixteen-year-old me stared back. My stomach flipped, then sank into my feet.

I was two years younger. The world was two years younger.

And no one else remembered anything.

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Kristen Morie-Osisek has always had a fascination with the  natural world. She is an academic by trade who specializes in addiction research, but also has a healthy interest in geology and the history of the planet. She focuses on writing science fiction and fantasy. The

Sixth Event is Kristen’s debut book.

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#GiveAway Learning Curve By Melissa Kendall

Learning Curve

By Melissa Kendall

Madame Eve may have helped them find one another. But
meshing their two worlds together isn’t easy.

When Dean is nominated for an Emmy, he is so excited he invites Sally to be is date for the evening.

Sally is reluctant at first but eventually agrees. Petrified the world media will make fun of her for being the fat chick on Dean’s arm, she works her butt off to lose weight before
the big event. 

Can Dean and Sally learn to make life together work? Or will the reality of the differences in their lives be too difficult to overcome?

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Sally Austens’ sexual experience is limited and unsatisfactory at best.

Now, as she turns thirty, it looks like the relationship train has missed her stop. When a friend tells her about 1Night Stand and suggests it might just change her life, she’s skeptical but shoots for the stars when asking for her perfect date. Go big or go home, right?

Dean Martorino lives in the public eye. Surrounded on a daily basis by

society’s idea of stunning beauty, he longs for a woman with curves he can get lost in. At the suggestion of his long-time friend and manager, Dean shares his secret with Madame Eve hoping she can find him a match to fill his arms and satisfy his desires.

Can Sally accept the beauty Dean sees in her long enough to curve his

appetite or will they both go home hungry?

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About The Author:

Melissa Kendall is a forty-year-old mother of two from Perth, Western Australia, the second-most isolated capital city in the world. Predominantly a stay-at-home mum, she works
a few hours a week as a software support consultant. She has always loved to read and write, and spent most of her teens writing poetry and short stories. Over the years, daily life got in the way and she lost the passion for it, but after the birth of her first child, Melissa discovered e-books and her interest in writing rekindled. She is the author of two published short stories and Matronly Duties her first full-length novel.

Website: http://www.melissakendall.net

Blog: http://mkendallauthor.blogspot.com.au

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My Sad News : I lost my husband yesterday :

The update that I don't want to make.

Ron passed away at 2:45 PM today. He did not suffer and was not in a horrible pain when he passed. I was holding his hand as I have been most of the time since we returned home from the hospital. There was a hospice nurse here with us at the time that was just working on admitting him into home care hospice. I'm so glad there was someone here with us. 

If you are able to donate anything towards his memorial it would be most appreciated. I don't have to funds to pay for the funeral but I will figure something out. ( https://www.gofundme.com/roncrystalbenedict )

AS most of you know I am not employed or able to work due to MS. I have no income. 

I have a paypal account set up at my email address MinDaf@ aol.com or donations or cards may be sent to 
Crystal Benedict 
PO Box 113
Panora, IA 50216


Memorial Service Details:
Ronald Lee Benedict, 66, son of Everet & Sylvia (Grossbeck) Benedict, was born June 11, 1949 in Lorimor, Iowa.  He passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his home in Panora.
Ronald graduated from Stuart High School.  He started out working in construction.  He then worked at the Progression Foundry in Perry for 12 years.  He then went back into construction work.  He was a licensed electrician, plumbing, welder.  In 2007, he fulfilled a dream when he & Crystal opened their own business.  On May 31, 2008, he married the love of his life, Crystal Coe, in Stuart, Iowa.  He retired in 2011 due to his injuries he received in a truck accident.
Ronald enjoyed fishing, trapping, being in his shop, he was very creative, he enjoyed being outdoors, singing to Crystal, dancing, and listening to country music.  
He is survived by his wife, Crystal Benedict of Panora; son, Ronnie (Lisa) Benedict of Guthrie Center; four grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild with another on the way; brothers, Harold Benedict of Oregon; and Michael (Tamy) Benedict of Bagley; sisters, Jean (John) Wright of Minnesota; Lorral (Ron) Rinner of Yale; Kathryn (Red Lowe) Hupp of Panora; Esther Sommers of Des Moines; Cynthia Norton of Oregon; Barbara Carstens of Missouri; and Deborah Ruggless of Des Moines.  He was preceded in death by his parents, son Wade, granddaughter Jessie, and brother Doug.
Funeral Services will be 1:00 P.M., Saturday, May 14, 2016 at the Twigg Funeral Home, Panora.  Burial will be in the Monteith Cemetery, rural Guthrie Center.  Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the services at the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the family.

http://www.twiggfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=900073#/obituaryInfo

#ReleaseDay #SpotLight - ONE PINK ROSE by Julie Garwood

ONE PINK ROSE 

by Julie Garwood

This summer, Julie Garwood’s three stories of the Clayborne brothers will be available à la carte as separate EBooks. Look for One Pink Rose (POCKET Star EBooks; May 9, 2016; $1.99), followed by One White Rose (POCKET Star EBooks; June 13, 2016; $2.99) and One Red Rose (POCKET Star EBooks; July 11, 2016; $2.99). Julie Garwood “knows how to reach out and touch readers’ hearts” with this “laugh-out-loud little read…all delight, pure fun, and yummy” (RT Book Review).

BLURB:

#1 New York Times bestselling queen of romance Julie Garwood “knows how to reach out and touch readers’ hearts” with this “laugh-out-loud little read…all delight, pure fun, and yummy” (RT Book Reviews), the first of her beloved Clayborne brothers novellas to be available as a separate ebook—at an irresistible price!

THE CLAYBORNES ARE BACK, AND LOVE IS IN BLOOM!

First introduced in Julie Garwood’s magnificent New York Times bestseller For the Roses, the Clayborne brothers of Blue Belle, Montana, have been embraced by millions worldwide. Their story begins in One Pink Rose.

Travis Clayborne may be the youngest of the Clayborne brothers, but he’s most definitely his own man—unless it means saying no to his beloved Mama Rose. And that’s why Travis is escorting young Bostonian Emily Finnegan to Golden Crest, Montana to her new home as a mail-order bride. Emily has made it perfectly clear that she’s taken charge of her destiny and nothing is going to interfere, not even falling in love with a perfect stranger. But they don’t call it the wild west for nothing…

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#SALE Hannah and the Highlander by Sabrina York

Grab Sabrina York's hot Hannah and the Highlander on sale today for  $2.99

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What people are saying about York's scorching Highlander Series! 

Bold and steamy--Publisher's Weekly

5 stars: A stunning tale from beginning to end--Love, Life and Booklust

Top Pick: Hannah and the Highlander is a wonderful love story that I can honestly and happily recommend to all--Night Owl Reviews

4 Stars: York turns her talent for sizzle to men in kilts--and the women who love them--in her newest sexy romp--RT Magazine

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Sabrina Has a brand new giveaway! Win the Untamed Highlanders ultimate Bling Basket!

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#GiveAway - Passion, Poison, & Puppy Dogs By Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens

Passion, Poison, & Puppy Dogs

A Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mystery

By Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens

—In this dog eat dog world, it’s people you have to keep your eye on.

When Lizzie Jones, pet sitter extraordinaire, is asked to watch over her best friend's two spoiled dogs at the posh gated community of Craggy Hill Estates, the last things she expects is to wind up in the middle of a homicide. But that's exactly what happens when she finds her best friend's cheating husband and Danger Cove’s celebrity bodybuilder champ, Mr. Jupiter, floating face down in his hot tub. To make matters worse, the police aren’t looking any further than the wife for a suspect—isn’t it always the wife? Well, not in this case—at least Lizzie refuses to believe it.

Between dealing with Craggy Hill's hot security guard, Tino Morales—who also just happens to be the man who broke Lizzie’s heart in high school, caring for her grieving friend, and watching three rambunctious dogs, Lizzie has her hands full. So she recruits her famous granddad, retired network field correspondent, Jimmy John Jones, to help her put two and two together to find the real killer.
Was Mr. Jupiter murdered by one of his women on the side? A jealous, disgruntled employee? Or someone with a bitter and deep-seated hatred of the superstar? It's up to Lizzie, Jimmy John, and Lizzie's own pug, Vader, to crack the case before the killer claims another victim...this one much closer to Lizzie’s own heart!

Gemma Halliday Publishing

ISBN: 9781943587469

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Excerpt: Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs:

"I was thinking about you too," I said. "I had a terrific time last night.
Dinner, dancing. What more could a girl ask for?"

He smiled down at me, lifted my hand over my head, and led me to circle beneath our arms.
Humming softly, he pulled me into a slow dance and whispered in my ear,
"There are all kind of rhythms to the bachata. You like this one?"

Whew. When exactly had his cute-and-cuddly
factor flipped the switch to hot and sexy? I was so caught up in the nearness
of him that I actually made it a few beats before stepping on his toes and
causing him to flinch in pain.

Dang.
"Sorry, Tino. I guess I should have warned you that I'm a notorious
klutz."

He was all dewy-eyed and cuddly. "But the cutest klutz I've ever seen." And before I realized what he had in mind, he bent his head, pulled me in at the waist, and planted a kiss on me. Our lips met softly, then tightened as we pushed against each other, caught by surprise at the heat we were generating.

I stepped back, breathing hard. He blinked a few times and ran his hand through his soft dark hair.

"Oh my," I said.

"Caliente," he said.

"Yes."
I shook my head to clear it. "You can say that again."

"Caliente."

Sally J. Smith & Jean Steffens Author Bio:

The international best-selling writing team of Sally J. Smith (right brain) and Jean Steffens (left brain) make up equal halves of one totally functional writer’s mind. Creative and intuitive andorganized and systematic? What could be better than that?

The two desert dwellers work together side-by-side, literally finishing each other’s sentences, putting together their novels faster and more efficiently than they ever could individually. 

When their heads aren’t together over a manuscript, you’ll find them with their families, at a movie, the yoga studio, the mall, or out-to-lunch—in the food sense, not the spaced-out sense, well…most of the time. Their current series include Jordan Welsh & Eddie Marino Novels, Mystic Isle Mysteries, Danger Cove Pet Sitter Mysteries, and coming soon, Aloha Lagoon Gabby LeClair Mysteries, and Digby Sloan Mysteries.

Visit our website, look around, and sign up for our newsletter. We love hearing from our readers and always answer our e-mails:smithandsteffens@cox.net.

Sally J. Smith and Jean Steffens, are partners in crime—crime writing, that is. They live in the Valley of the Sun in Arizona, awesome for eight months out of the year, an inferno the other four. They write bloody murder, flirty romance, and wicked humor all in one package. 

Website:  http://www.smithandsteffens.com

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The Passion, Poison & Puppy Dogs Give-Away: A Digital or print copy of the book, a coffee mug of adorable Vader, and a bib apron with our celebrity pug.

Go to our Smith and Steffens, International Best-Selling Authors FB Page by Saturday May 12th. Comment under Vader's picture to enter and win a bib apron and coffee mug starring Vader, our celebrity pug, & your choice of a digital or paper copy of the book.

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