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Blurb: No strings. No regrets. And no going back. I didn't think he wanted me. And I wasn't about to get involved with him, not after what I'd heard. Sure, Alex Kennedy was tall, dark and unbearably hot, but I've been burned before. When I solicited him to model for my erotic photography book, I didn't expect such a heated, passionate photo session. And now that we've crossed that line, our bodies aren't the only things that have been exposed. But I can't give my heart to a man who's so… unconventional. His last sexual relationship was with a married couple. It's enough that my ex-fiancé preferred men, I can't take that chance again no matter how much my body thrives on Alex's touch. I can't risk it, but I can't resist it, either. Alex can be very convincing when he wants something. And he wants me. My review: I'm a Megan Hart fan. I enjoy her stories, the multi-faceted characters, the complex layering of issues and confli...

Reader Girls is once again thrilled to be hosting author Alison Naomi Holt, first for Credo's Hope and now for The Door At The Top Of The Stairs Book Tour. We welcome Alison Naomi Holt. Here is Alison's Excerpt: The Door at the Top of the Stairs is a very difficult book to find an excerpt that makes sense because each part is very definitely connected to everything that has come before. Let me give you a brief outline of the book, then I’ll explain a little background for this excerpt.  In The Door at the Top of the Stairs undercover narcotics officer, Jesse Shaunessy, is kidnapped and tortured, then thrown away by her department as damaged goods. The mind is a powerful ally, and 26-year-old Jesse has no memory of the abduction or the subsequent torture. Inevitably, as Jesse drifts from one itinerant job to another, the protective walls carefully constructed by her subconscious are beginning to crumble. Fate lands her on a farm owned by Dr. Ryland Caldwell, a retired p...

We are thrilled to be hosting the Mine Until Dawn Book Tour today. E. B. Walters is quickly becoming a favored author here (both her adult and YA novels). After enjoying Slow Burn , Book One of The Fitzgerald Family , I have delved right into the second, Mine Until Dawn . E.B. Walters is sharing a gust post with us today. Read on and don't forget to enter our giveaway for one ebook copy and to check out the author's contest as well. Blurb: She's armed with a new attitude and a kick-ass wardrobe.... By age twenty-eight, art historian Jade Fitzgerald has had a marriage from hell and an equally nasty divorce, worked hard to control her weight and her arrhythmia. The last thing she needs is another man messing with her head or shooting her heartbeat off course. That is exactly what she gets when an aloof and mysterious stranger storms into her life. He's cynical and don’t take crap from anyone.... Former investigative reporter Vince Knight is on a quest to recover a pri...

Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Maverick Arts (May 2011) Blurb: The fearsome beastie is searching for something to eat and the children are at the top of the menu. Will they be fooled by the fearsome beastie and his clever tricks? Our review: Mom, I'm thirsty. Pop Pop, I'm sweaty. Mommy, there's something moving on the wall. Daddy, I heard a sound. How many parents have heard these often-used excuses at bedtime from their kids hoping to prolong the inevitable visit by the sandman? I know I've heard them over the years in my own house. But what would you do if one of your kid's reasons not to go to sleep actually had some credibility? Hmm.... English author Giles Paley-Phillips has taken this concept and created a fully realized, enjoyable picture book in rhyme entitled The Fearsome Beastie , with illustrations by Gabriele Antonini. Penned in the style of a milder Brothers Grimm tale of things that go bump in the night,  The Fearsome Beastie is a quirky, hum...

Paperback:  336 pages Publisher:  Signet; Original edition (June 7, 2011) Blurb: When Savannah tattoo artists Riley Poe is ambushed by an undead enemy, she inherits some of the traits of her attackers-and a telepathic link with a rampaging vampire. Now, she's experiencing murder after murder through the victims' eyes. And her new powers will not be enough to stop the horror-or the unending slaughter... Our review: I liked Afterlight , the first book in The Dark Ink Chronicles . In my review I made some comments about things I'd like to see answered or explained. Most of my questions were answered this go round making Everdark one rocking read. Tatoo artist and bad girl gone good, Riley Poe is back and she is even more kick ass than she was before. Having the incredibly dangerous and potent blood of two ancient strigoi vampires--Valerian and Victorian Arcos--in her veins has opened up a Pandora's box of talents and abilities to figure out and deal with. But as...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Miz B at ShouldBeReading where you randomly take two lines from your current read (spoiler-free please) and highlight them in a post. These week we're featuring two YA novels and one MG. Our first teaser is from an upcoming release, Crave (The Clann, Book One) by Melissa Darnell. "This freak had finally learned some dance skills, maybe even good enough to make the Charmers dance team next month, if I was crazy enough to audition. Ha! Let the Clann sense these emotions." Blurb: Savannah Colbert has been shunned all her life by the kids of the Clann. And when she undergoes some drastic changes after a strange illness, Savannah learns secrets about the group and about herself—dangerous secrets. For the Clann are powerful magic users, and Savannah herself is half Clann and half vampire—a forbidden, unheard of combination. Falling for Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman isn't just a bad idea—it could be deadly if anyone fi...

Paperback: 425 pages Publisher: StoneHouse Ink; 1 edition (August 31, 2011) Blurb: All Airel ever wanted to be was normal, to disappear into the crowd. But bloodlines can produce surprises, like sudden mysterious illness. Then there’s Michael Alexander, the new guy in school, who is impossibly gorgeous…and captivated by her. Somewhere in the back of her mind she can hear the sound of pages turning, and another, older story being written. It is the story of an ancient family, of great warriors, of the Sword of Light, and the struggle against an evil so terrible, so far-reaching, that it threatens everything she hopes for even now. Airel knew change would be inevitable as life went on. But can she hold on when murder and darkness begin to close in and take away everything she loves? Will she have what it takes when the truth is finally revealed? Our review: Patterson and White have certainly created a special niche for themselves in the angel genre. Airel was unlike other celesti...