Thursday, July 28, 2016

Book Blitz ~ Laid 3 by A.J. Llewellyn ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Book Blitz ~ Laid 3 by A.J. Llewellyn ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)
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Title: Laid 3
Author: A.J. Llewellyn
Series Title and Number: Laid #3
Publisher: Torquere Press
Cover Artist: John Bruno
Release Date: 8/3/16
Heat Level: 5
Pairing: Male/Male, Ménage
Length: 19K
Genre:Gay Romance, Menage, Police Procedural, Noir
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Synopsis
Supercop Jack Cannon’s met the man of his dreams and isn’t about to give up loving Lucky… even when the man is marked for death.
LAPD Swat team member, Jack Cannon, takes on an unusual assignment, Threat Management, a new crack team created to target LA’s most violent criminals, The Hollywood Ten. Then… Jack is shot and forced to take a vacation. He flies to London to spend time with his hot and sexy lover, Lucky, in London.
Jack’s man is working on an undercover assignment. Jack’s plans for a feisty little R and R don’t sit well with the hit man who’s been hired by a mysterious source to bump off Lucky.
With things heating up between Jack and Lucky all over London from public restrooms to five-star hotels, Jack lures the wild assassin into their sensual web. This is either gonna be the beginnings of a spicy, feisty threesome… or a triple homicide.
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Release Day Blitz ~ Taken Back by Cali MacKay & Julie Farrell ~ (Giveaway)

Release Day Blitz ~ Taken Back by Cali MacKay & Julie Farrell ~ (Giveaway)

A Steamy M/M Romance

Author Name: Cali MacKay & Julie Farrell
Book Name: Taken Back
Series: (Taken Series, #1)
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Publisher: Tipsy Goat Press
Cover Artist: Cali MacKay
Pages or Words: 48000 words
Categories: M/M Romance, Fiction
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Blurb

Sometimes you need to go back to your past, in order to move on to your future.

 Jax Hunter has spent the last ten years trying to forget his first love Nathan Steele—and the brutal betrayal that derailed everything he’d worked so hard for. Jax has finally gotten his life back together, when Nathan returns to deliver another blow – his company is set to bulldoze the bar he’s built from nothing.

 Ever since that summer in high school, Nathan has been denying his feelings for Jax—the only person he’s ever loved. Nathan knows Jax might never forgive him, but when Nathan’s uncle is murdered and Nathan might be next on the hit-list, Jax is the only one he can turn to.

 Jax still doesn’t trust Nathan—not with his bar, and for damn sure, not with his heart. But the more time they spend together, the harder it is to resist the undeniable passion between them. Can they overcome their past hurts and learn to trust each other again? Or will another betrayal tear them apart forever?
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Release Blitz ~ Lavender in Bloom by Lily Velez ~ (Guest Post + Giveaway)

Release Blitz ~ Lavender in Bloom by Lily Velez ~ (Guest Post + Giveaway)

 Title: Lavender in Bloom
Author: Lily Velez
Release Date: July 25th, 2016
Genre: Historical, Coming-of-Age Romance
Purchase Link: Amazon
Synopsis: It’s the year 1802 in Avignon, France...
Noah Capet has spent most of his young life living simple and unvaried days in the hushed countryside of southern France. Quiet, reserved, and diffident, his preference for existing is to do so in solitude, keeping to himself both in town and on his family’s farm—a predilection that’s altogether disrupted when a newcomer to town by the name of Jeremie Perreault begins an unremitting quest to befriend him.
Jeremie is everything Noah is not. Charismatic and gregarious, he leaves a trail of charmed admirers in his wake wherever he goes. Expressive and idealistic, he talks without end about his deep love for old books and his spirited dream to one day travel the world on a literary pilgrimage.
Over the course of a single summer, the two form an unlikely friendship, but just as quickly as it develops, it soon entirely dissolves as they’re forced to face the truth of what has unexpectedly emerged between them.
Lavender in Bloom is a tender and tragic coming-of-age story about first love and self-discovery, and a poignant reminder that time is fleeting and always takes with it the choices we’re too afraid to make.
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Release Tour ~ Cosmic Inception by Alicia Nordwell ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Release Tour ~ Cosmic Inception by Alicia Nordwell ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)







Their journey will span the universe and back, but there’s no guarantee they’ll make it together.

 Though Nick and Fieo are drawn to each other, their relationship has never been easy. Their differences go beyond their races, but they’ve managed to work together to prevent the spread of corruption, growing closer along the way. Nick still battles the effects of years of loneliness, fear, and pain but surprises everyone when he refuses to stay behind when Fieo is sent on a vital mission to find the Collectors. Fieo objects, but there’s no stopping Nick when he sets his mind to something. Over the course of their mission, it becomes clear Nick is more than anyone ever imagined, but the mystery of his past threatens to derail his future.

 The search for the truth will take Fieo and Nick far from Caeorleia, to worlds both familiar and completely alien, and put stress on their already tenuous relationship. It’s a journey that will either tear them apart or finally bring them together. 


Publisher: Dreamspinner Press  Cover Artist: Christine Griffin
Length: 288 Pages, 110.5k

Excerpt:
“I can understand your shock. Having grown up as you did, away from the—”
“Brainwashing planned for me?”
He sucked in a soft breath, pursing his lips together. “While you may not need the luxuries of this suite, please avail yourself of them. You’ve been traveling for some time. Enjoy a bath if you wish. I will have a meal delivered to you.” His calm, measured tone was back, but his hands were clenched tightly. The chink in his façade was tiny, but I took vindictive satisfaction in forcing him to acknowledge my words physically, since he was so determined to speak as if he wasn’t talking about my subjugation.
Whatever they wanted to call it, what the Paradigm wanted was heinous.
“A bath and food is not going to change my mind,” I said.
“Please allow us this courtesy. It is not any attempt at coercion.” The Paradigm bowed and backed away. I should probably have bowed, but I refused to acknowledge the hollow respect he offered in any way.
Left alone in the gigantic suite, I prowled around the room, taking in the opulent decor. Was this really meant to blind me to everything the Paradigm and his people wanted? I rubbed my hand along a chair made out of real wood.
As much as I hated to admit it, if they’d found me on that science ship, or even on Ussmep, I might have been blinded by the flattery the Paradigm subtly employed as well as the luxuries I’d never known. But I’d spent time on Caeorleia, among a race of people who didn’t all accept me, but most of them did just because they liked me. Ovrumi had given me a garden and a nice room. Fieo had ensured I remained as safe as anyone in the city could be with a war going on.
Fieo offered me no gilded cage and rosy world of make-believe, and I didn’t want it. The universe was filled with beauty, but it was also home to ugliness. I’d experienced more than my fair share, and I was no innocent to blithely follow as someone else made my choices for me.

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Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cosmic-inception-alicia-nordwell/1124017736?ean=2940158348921
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie in exchange for a fair and honest review. ***

 Cosmic Inception is book 2 in the Saving Caeorleia series, and while it can be read as a standalone, as I did, I suspect it'd be much better if read in order. 

 Nick and Fieo have been fighting to complete their bond, but now that they're thrown together on a trip that might take several cycles, they won't be able to resist each other any longer. However, there are several things that will conspire to pull them apart, and the most important of all, will be finding out who, or rather what, Nick truly is. 

 I really enjoy reading sci-fi books. There's something about them that calls to me, the fact that an author has the ability to create worlds/species out of thin air and make them believable is something commendable and this book was not the exception. Alicia Nordwell did a fantastic job creating not only Caeorleia, but the worlds Nick and Fieo visited on this journey and the rest of the species they came in contact with, she made it believable and realistic enough for me to be able to immerse myself completely into the storyline. 

 I really liked both Nick and Fieo, although I have to admit that seeing Nick go from being a traumatized boy to holding his own against some badass villains was a thing of beauty. Their chemistry was great and I just loved the way their bond came into play within the story. 

 If you're a fan of sci-fi, this is definitely a must-read. It's a very detailed, well-written book, with a very organic flow and an intricate plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last word. 

 Rating: 4.5 Stars!!!

Where to Find More from Alicia Nordwell
Alicia Nordwell is one of those not so rare creatures, a reader turned writer. Striving to find something interesting to read one day, she decided to write what she wanted instead. Then the voices started ... Yep, not only does she talk about herself in the third person for bios, she has voices in her head constantly clamoring to get out.
Fortunately for readers, with the encouragement of her family and friends, she decided for her own sanity to keep writing. Now you can find her stories both free and e-published!She can be found quite often at her blog, where she has a lot of free fiction for readers to enjoy or working hard, or maybe hardly working, as an admin on GayAuthors.org under her online nickname, Cia.
Oh yeah, she's a wife, mom of two, and lives in the dreary, yet ideal for her redhead complexion, Pacific Northwest. Except for when she disappears into one of the many worlds in her head, of course!    
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alicia.nordwell
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AliciaNordwell
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4479520.Alicia_Nordwell





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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Blog Tour: Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips (Excerpt, Review)

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Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Series: Billionaire Bad Boys #1
Release Date: July 19th, 2016
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Social Butterfly PR is thrilled to bring you a brand new, unforgettable love story. Carly Phillips brings the heart and heat in Going Down Easy.

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Synopsis:

Meet Kaden Barnes.

Alpha-licious in the most unexpected ways, Kaden Barnes always gets what he wants.

Enigmatic and exacting, he's unable to keep an assistant for long. Until Lexie Parker arrives. She's no-nonsense, efficient and all business… She’s also hot as sin and soon starring in Kaden's dirtiest fantasies.

When their passion for each other reaches a boiling point, Kaden may think he’s calling the shots, but for this billionaire bad boy, going down easy has never felt so good.   

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Review Tour ~ Resistance (Village Love #1) by Lillian Francis ~ (Review)

Review Tour ~ Resistance (Village Love #1) by Lillian Francis ~ (Review)

Author: Lillian Francis
Cover Design: Garrett Leigh at Black Jazz Design
Length: 53,600 words


Blurb: 
How long can you wait on a promise?
After his first night with Mal, Rick broke the habit of a lifetime and invited the sexy radiographer to spend the weekend in the sleepy English village he called home. Rick isn’t in denial but he’s afraid to reveal his sexuality in the close-knit community that has known him since he was a babe in arms.
The sex is amazing but equally Mal loves lazy days spent in the garden at Slopy Bottom, and every precious moment he spends with Rick. For Mal the village quickly becomes an oasis of peace, far from the noise and grime of life in London, a slice of tranquillity with Rick at the heart. But Mal has defied his family and his religion to be true to himself, and there is no way can he join Rick in his self-built closet, no matter how comfortable it is...
Rick is afraid revealing the true nature of his relationship with Mal will change the way his neighbours see him. He adores these people, this village, and he can’t face the thought of losing everything over who he chooses to sleep with. When the alternative is giving up a man who has slotted perfectly into his life—a man who he might just love—it’s no choice at all. But, knowing what has to be done isn’t always as easy as putting it into practice.

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Monday, July 25, 2016

SUMMER BLOG HOP 2016 ~ (Giveaway)

SUMMER BLOG HOP 2016 ~ (Giveaway)


Welcome to Bayou Book Junkie's stop for Divine Magazine's 2016 Summer blog hop!

Summer Childhood memories:

One of my favorite summer childhood memories was going to the beach. My Aunt, Uncle and cousin's lived in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, about an hour's drive from here in New Orleans, so my parents would take my brother and I there for the day to make that trek across the hot sand, to swim and play in the cool waters of the Gulf of Mexico. We would spend the day playing in the water, walking what felt like miles out just to get to waist deep water. We would swim and play in the sand, and well, I'm really pretty pale, I could have been a vampire LOL, so I'd usually end up with a not so nice sunburn. Ugh, well anyway below I've included some pictures from a trip about a year ago when my daughters and I, visited the same area we used to when I was a kid. The area is so different and has changed so much since Hurricane Katrina so devastatingly destroyed everything in it's wake in 2005, but I was really happy to see life coming back to this area!! ~ Tracy


On those hot and humid Southern days at the beach, you'd need something refreshing and cool to drink, and there was nothing better than a cold glass of real Southern Sweet Iced Tea. Here's how I make mine.
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Cover Reveal: The Case of the Guilty Ghost by Amber Kell & RJ Scott (Giveaway)

Cover Reveal & Giveaway

Authors: Amber Kell & RJ Scott

Cover Art: Meredith Russell

Release Date: September 23 2016

Series:

End Street Vol 1 - The Case of the Cupid Curse #1, The Case of The Wicked Wolf #2

End Street Vol 2 - The Case of the Dragon's Dilemma #3, The Case of the Sinful Santa #4

The Case of the Purple Pearl #5
Blurb

Bob is lost in grief, Sam is fighting for his family, and there is no middle ground. Can their love survive?

Bob is grieving over his brother’s sacrifice. Guilt ridden and devastated, he buries himself in vampire mourning and pulls away from Sam. When Bob’s family demands Sam faces the consequences for his part in Ettore’s death, Sam is left to deal with them alone.

Ettore is in the Aset Ka waiting room, next in line for the ceremony where his soul will be torn from his body. But a shocking discovery makes him second guess his entire existence and the choices he has made.

A forgotten past binds Theodore ‘Teddy’ McCurray Constantine III to Ettore and when the curse tied to Ettore is broken by his death, Teddy’s past returns to him with a vengeance.

A royal family in denial, a demonic curse, and long forgotten love, leaves no time for Sam to take a breath. Is it too late to save the vampire kingdom?

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Release Day Review ~ Open Road by M.j. O'Shea ~ (Reviews, Excerpt + Exclusive Giveaway)


Release Day Review ~ Open Road by M.j. O'Shea ~ (Reviews, Excerpt + Exclusive Giveaway)



Title: Open Road
Author: M.J. O'Shea
Release Date Jul 25, 2016
Type Novels
Words 61,122
Pages 200

Blurb:

Angus has been with the same guy for ten years. When his boyfriend breaks up with him the night of his thirtieth birthday party and announces his engagement to a twenty-two-year-old less than ten hours later, Angus is… a mess. To put it lightly. He spends days in bed, drinks himself into a stupor every night, and ends up losing his job and his apartment. His best and oldest friend, Reece, decides it’s time for an intervention. And a change of scenery.

Reece and Angus take off on a buddy trip across the US. They don’t have much of a plan; they just start driving. It takes Angus a couple of days to do much more than grunt when Reece talks to him, but slowly he opens up. They drive, talk, heal, shout, drink a bit too much sometimes, dance, meet new friends… and somewhere between Portland, Oregon, and Portland, Maine, they fall in love.

Which was the last thing in the world Angus expected.

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Blog Tour: Falling for Santa by C.J. Anthony (Guest Post, Excerpt + Release Day Review)



Blurb:
When Jack Frost’s aunt dies and leaves him her house in the tiny town of Great Falls, Jack seizes the opportunity to escape the rat race of Chicago for the quaint village he loved as a child. On his first night he’s welcomed by a baseball bat and a trespassing warning from Nick St. James—longtime Great Falls resident and infamous curmudgeon.

 Jack wants to give Nick the benefit of the doubt—he can’t deny his attraction to the big man—but after several run-ins with Nick’s grumpiness and closed-off heart, he’s ready to give up. Only after discovering the secret Nick’s been covering up for years does he vow to break through Nick’s walls to find the loving man hiding behind them.
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Release Day Review ~ Best In Show by Kelly Jensen ~ (Review + Excerpt)

Release Day Review ~ Best In Show by Kelly Jensen ~ (Review + Excerpt)



Title: Best In Show
Author: Kelly Jensen
Release Date Jul 27, 2016
Type Novellas
Words 27,757
Pages 87

Blurb:

Solitary mystery writer Julian Wilkes doesn’t want a pet, but his sister persuades him to visit Lingwood Animal Rescue, where he is immediately taken with a large ginger tabby cat. Before he can settle into the joys of cat ownership, however, he discovers something very unusual about his new companion.

Macavity Birch is cursed. By day he is a large tabby cat. At night he can be himself—a human male with ginger hair and oddly yellow eyes. He didn’t mean to end up in the animal rescue, but he never meant any harm when playing the prank that resulted in his curse, either. Happily, Julian adopts him. But while exploring his host’s home, he discovers the diary of a long-dead relative.

Unfortunately, not all of Mac’s ancestors are dead and buried. His great-great-great-grandmother is very much alive, and she’s a powerful witch who doesn’t take kindly to the sharing of family secrets. When Mac reveals himself to Julian in order to save him from bigger trouble, he achieves just the opposite, plunging Julian deeper into a magical mystery with him.

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Virtual Tour ~ Roller Girl by Vanessa North ~ (Giveaway)

Virtual Tour ~ Roller Girl by Vanessa North ~ (Giveaway)


Hi, I’m Vanessa North, and welcome to the blog tour for Roller Girl!


Throughout the week, I’ll be sharing my thoughts on writing the third book in my Lake Lovelace universe. Follow along and join the discussion in the comments to be entered to win a Lake Lovelace Rollergirls swag pack, including a signed copy of the book. Thanks for reading!

Recently divorced Tina Durham is trying to be self-sufficient, but her personal-training career is floundering, her closest friends are swept up in new relationships, and her washing machine has just flooded her kitchen. It’s enough to make a girl cry.
Instead, she calls a plumbing service, and Joanne “Joe Mama” Delario comes to the rescue. Joe is sweet, funny, and good at fixing things. She also sees something special in Tina and invites her to try out for the roller derby team she coaches.
Derby offers Tina an outlet for her frustrations, a chance to excel, and the female friendships she’s never had before. And as Tina starts to thrive at derby, the tension between her and Joe cranks up. Despite their player/coach relationship, they give in to their mutual attraction. Sex in secret is hot, but Tina can’t help but want more.
With work still on the rocks and her relationship in the closet, Tina is forced to reevaluate her life. Can she be content with a secret lover? Or with being dependent on someone else again? It’s time for Tina to tackle her fears, both on and off the track.

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