Jane’s Gift Winner

The winner is Lori M. Please contact me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces) within the next week and let me know what email to use when sending the book.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and entered. There are other great book giveaways still going on. Check out the blog posts below to enter. 

Happy Halloween!

Aniticated Read & Giveaway - Just A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

She's unforgettable... and that's exactly what got him into trouble the first time.

The Bradfords, Book 5

As a paramedic in the busiest ER in the city, Kevin Campbell knows there's no such thing as a typical night-but this one definitely has them all beat.

His dad's been stabbed with a fork, his mom's been in a fight, and it's all because of a younger half-brother he never knew existed. And if that's not enough, everyone seems to agree that Kevin should take the boy in for the six months during his mom's rehab. Oh, and the annulment he thought he got fourteen years ago? Never went through.

It's really too bad he gave up drinking and swearing.

Eve Donnelly is shocked to see Kevin again, but not surprised they're still married. After all, she was the one who refused to sign the annulment papers. Now that she's got Kevin back in her life, nothing else matters. Not even her past fourteen less-than-virtuous years. In fact, the truth about her life without Kevin isn't even worth bringing up. She hopes.

When Eve offers to help Kevin with his younger brother, a sweet, devout preacher's daughter seems like an answered prayer. Besides, things can't get more complicated. Can they?

Warning: Contains a bad boy gone good, a good girl who knows all about being bad, and lots of hot, sweet, so-this-is-how-married-couples-do-it sex. 

Available at      Kindle*      Samhain      Nook

*Kindle version is currently not available. If this isn't fixed by the time the winner is drawn the winner will get a gift certificate to Samhain to purchase Just A Kiss.

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Stolen by Shiloh Walker Excerpt & Giveaway

Shay Morgan has stayed hidden for a long time. Living a reclusive life in Earth’s End, Alaska, she’s as far away as she can get from the trauma of her childhood and the man who hurt her long ago. But terror takes over Shay’s life yet again when an unknown stalker steals away the fragile peace she’s built for herself—targeting not only her but the one man who’s ever managed to get past the walls she’s built around herself.

Elliot Winter has lived through being falsely accused before—it ruined his military career. Now it’s happening all over again. And this time, his accuser is a twisted impostor who’s targeting his ex-girlfriend, Shay. Despite a fierce mutual attraction, Shay and Elliot broke up because Shay couldn't let her guard down, couldn't let Elliot in. But now they both need to trust each other to confront a psycho who seems to know all their secrets.

Excerpt:

“You should have worn that skirt.”

“What skirt?” she asked absently as she stared at the emails that had amassed in her inbox. She had a headache, just thinking about dealing with them.

“That long denim one you like so much,” he said, glancing in the rearview mirror before cutting over into the other lane.

Frowning, she looked over at him. “Why should I have worn it?”

“Because if you had…” He laid a hand on her thigh, then slid it up until he was cupping her in his hand.

She gasped, sagging back in the seat. Her lids drifted down low and she muttered, “Oh…”

“Would have made the drive a lot more interesting,” he teased.

Swallowing, she let her chin drop down to her chest as he rubbed the heel of his hand against her. Yes…yes, it would definitely have done that. “Well, it’s definitely a better option than going through email.”

He teased her for another few seconds and then pulled away. “Yeah. Too bad you didn’t wear the skirt.”

Shooting him a dark look, she shifted in the seat. A hollow ache throbbed down low in her belly and she ended up crossing her legs just to ease it a little. “That was mean,” she muttered.

“Then why are you smiling?”

Absently, she touched her lips before looking back at her phone. “I’m plotting my revenge.”

“I can’t wait.” He glanced at the phone. “What has you glaring at the phone so hard?”

“Email,” she muttered glumly. “Lots of it.”

They lapsed into silence, him playing navigator while she dealt with all those messages.

I hope you’ll understand, but I’m unable to ....

I hope you’ll understand but there’s been some confusion—the Facebook page wasn’t mine…

After about ten of those, she hit a spate of regular emails and breathed a little easier. It was much easier to respond to those. Up until she hit one that wasn’t an email.

It was a picture.

Just looking at it—

Stolen releases tomorrow.  

Available for pre-order at        Kindle      Amazon      Nook       B&N

Shiloh Walker has a contest for Stolen blog tour over on her website. Go here to enter for your chance to win great prizes.

Blog giveaway - Enter below for your chance to win a Kindle version of Stolen. Blog contest rules are here. Winner will be announced on Friday. Check back to see if you won. The winner will have one week to contact me for the prize.

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Anticipated Christmas Read & Giveaway – A Cowboy for Christmas by Lori Wilde

It's Christmastime in Jubilee, Texas, but Lissette Moncrief is having a hard time celebrating . . .

Especially after she accidentally smashes her car into Rafferty Jones's pick-up truck. Yes, he's a whole lot of handsome—from the tips of his boots to the top of his Stetson. But he's no Christmas present. Lissy's not about to let herself get whisked away by his charming ways and words . . . only to watch him drive away in the end.

But what Lissy doesn't know is Rafferty's in town just to meet her—and to give her a share in a windfall that doesn't rightly belong to him. At first, he just wants to do his good deed and get out. But one look at this green-eyed beauty has him deciding to turn this into a Christmas to remember . . . making promises he's determined to keep—whether she believes in them or not.

A Cowboy for Christmas releases on Tuesday, October 30.

Available for pre-order at       Kindle      Nook        Amazon       B&N 

More info at Lori Wilde’s website

Enter below to win a Kindle copy of A Cowboy for Christmas. Winner will be announced on Thursday. Check back to see if you won. The winner will have one week to claim the prize. See contest rules here.

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Jane’s Gift Giveaway

I’m giving away a Kindle copy of Jane’s Gift by Karen Erickson. Enter below for your chance to win. The winner will be announced on Wednesday. 

Check back to see if you won. The winner has one week to contact me for the prize. Contest rules are here.

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Anticipated Christmas Read - Jane's Gift by Karen Erickson

A fire captain afraid of commitment. A widow afraid of fire. Can the holidays bring them together?

A devastating house fire cost Jane Clark nearly everything: her husband, her confidence, and her looks, with the physical scars marbling her body. Now, two years later, she’s living and healing back in her childhood hometown of Lone Pine Lake. The upcoming holidays are the perfect opportunity to bring some Christmas cheer into her young children’s lives, starting with a visit to the firehouse, where her brother’s best friend has offered to help quell their residual fears.

Lone Pine’s resident playboy, fire captain Christian Nelson is happy with his single-guy lifestyle. He’s an everyday local hero, so he’s never wanting for attention around the holidays. But when Jane Clark shows up, Chris is immediately drawn to the beautiful widow—even though kids and commitment have never been his style.

Despite her brother’s warnings about his friend’s playboy status and dangerous occupation, Jane can’t help but fall for the gorgeous fire captain. The holidays are a time of new beginnings, but can two scarred people find the strength to let go of their pasts to live in the present, when a lifetime together might be the sweetest gift of all?

Available at           Kindle        Kobo

Christmas Books

I love Christmas books this time of year. Reading them makes it feel more like Christmas to me. Lots of great new Christmas releases are coming between now and the big day. I’ll be featuring them here on the blog. 

First up we have Jane’s Gift by Karen Erickson. I’m looking forward to diving into this one. I only have one rule that I have to wait until after my birthday to dive into my Christmas book that are waiting on my kindle. 

Feel free to post any Christmas books that you are looking forward to this season. I’m sure I’ll miss a few of them. I'm always looking to add to my Christmas book collection.

The Fabulous Karen Erickson Shares About Worth the Challenge & Giveaway

Welcome Karen Erickson to the blog. I’m so happy to have her here today. She’s sharing about her latest release, Worth the Challenge. I've been waiting for Rhett’s story. I’m reading it now. It’s everything I hoped it would be and more.  It’s third in the Worth It series. If you haven’t read this series, you’re missing out.

Karen is giving away a $50 giftcard (Amazon or B&N) to one lucky reader who follows her book tour. Open internationally. Keep up with Karen’s book tour here for other fun giveaways. Enter below for your chance to win.

Without further ado, here’s Karen . . . 

(A big thank you, Stephanie for letting me share a bit of Rhett today here at your blog!)

Poor, poor Rhett Worth. He’s trying to do what’s right. Walk the straight and narrow line, throw himself into his work and focus on the new project his brothers gave him to work on. But the pretty perfumer he’s working with distracts him and he can’t get her out of his head. What’s a man to do? Be strong or give in to temptation?

Please enjoy this exclusive, never before seen teaser of an excerpt from Worth the Challenge, the latest in the Worth It series:

She was unexpectedly sassy and hell if that little hint of attitude didn’t turn him on. He’d tried his best to ignore her on the plane, diving headfirst into work, keeping his eyes focused on the laptop screen and not her. Sitting across from him, her pretty legs crossed and giving him a flash of ankle and shin, the teasing glimpse made him sweat.

Her shin and ankle, for the love of God. He was a boob man, an ass man. The sort of man who used to ask women to flash him their tits and they would do so willingly. Flash their chests, lift their skirts, it had all been so easy.

And now that he reflected on his past, it had been so empty.

He’d done a one-eighty because he knew it was the right thing to do. And he was still tempted—even more so, since she was like the forbidden fruit. Either Gabriella Durand had been sent by the devil himself to lure him back to the dark side or it was already too late.

Rhett was going straight to hell and there was no turning back.

Misery coursing through him, he watched as she walked down to the beach, her steps careful, her hair billowing all around her with the breeze. The dress she wore exposed an inordinate amount of skin compared to what she usually wore, and all of that pretty, creamy skin was on flagrant display. Waiting for the intense sun to char it to a bright red color, which he knew would be painful.

He was obsessed with her. Couldn’t get her out of his head, couldn’t stop wondering what it might be like, to really kiss her. Take her hand and lead her to his room. Strip that dress right off her and see her naked.

Want more? Oh, you know you do!


Where you can find Worth the Challenge: 

Amazon | B&N | Samhain | iBookstore

Where you can find Karen: 

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Pinterest

And don’t forget to enter the fabulous blog tour contest for a chance to win a $50 gift card!

Worth The Challenge book blurb:

Together, they’re magic. Now to capture it in a bottle…

Worth It, Book 3

For once in his errant life, Rhett Worth is ready to prove to his older brothers he’s more than good looks and a woman-melting smile. Except he’s screwed up. And it’s about to hit the fan as he prepares to tell them he’s failed to deliver the master perfumer, Michel Durand, to create Worth Luxury’s signature scent.

Then salvation walks through the boardroom door, all wrapped up in a petite, seductive package.

Gabriella Durand is prepared to beg the Worths to give her capricious father another chance. Instead, she finds the devastatingly handsome Rhett Worth offering it to her as if he’d planned it all along. And Gabriella, hungry to emerge from her father’s shadow, jumps at it.

Soon they’re in Maui to hunt for the perfect scent…and find it in the tropical breeze that washes across their entwined bodies. Now the pressure is on to capture that passion in a bottle—before they let love complicate the delicate mix. Before a whiff of betrayal threatens to destroy everything.

Romance author Karen Erickson writes what she loves to read — sexy contemporary romance and sensual historical romance. Digitally published since 2006, she currently writes for Samhain Publishing, Entangled Publishing’s Bliss Imprint, Avon Impulse and Carina Press. A native Californian, she lives in the foothills below Yosemite with her husband and three children.

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Winner of Worth the Challenge

The winner is Deborah. Email me at livelaughromance @ gmail . com (without the spaces) and I’ll get the book sent to you. 

Thanks to everyone who entered! Don’t forget to stop by on October 21. Karen Erickson will be guest blogging.

Happy reading! 

Now Available - Blind Destiny by Shiloh Walker

Heigh ho, heigh ho, it’s back to hell she goes…

 

Grimm’s Circle, Book 7

Myrsina knows the stories. As one of the oldest of the Grimm, she had a hand in writing most of them, but only she knows the dark origin of the Seven Bloody Sisters. It springs from the place of her birth—and her death. A place of pain and misery to which she plans to never return. Unless forced.

When Luc appears on her doorstep, her heart twists with suppressed longing for the man who can never be hers. The only man who can make her do the impossible—go home.

Luc may be blind, but through their unique, bittersweet connection, even he can see that the task laid before them is ripping Sina’s soul apart. This time it isn’t as simple as fighting a demon that has escaped from the netherplains.

Sina must go back in time—to that cursed ground—and right a wrong that she unknowingly brought about. To write a new ending to a story that may give them both a chance at happily ever after. Assuming they survive.

More info on ShilohWalker’s website.

Blind Destiny is available at      Kindle      Nook      Samhain

Worth the Challenge Giveaway

Together, they’re magic. Now to capture it in a bottle…

Worth It, Book 3

For once in his errant life, Rhett Worth is ready to prove to his older brothers he’s more than good looks and a woman-melting smile. Except he’s screwed up. And it’s about to hit the fan as he prepares to tell them he’s failed to deliver the master perfumer, Michel Durand, to create Worth Luxury’s signature scent.

Then salvation walks through the boardroom door, all wrapped up in a petite, seductive package.

Gabriella Durand is prepared to beg the Worths to give her capricious father another chance. Instead, she finds the devastatingly handsome Rhett Worth offering it to her as if he’d planned it all along. And Gabriella, hungry to emerge from her father’s shadow, jumps at it.

Soon they’re in Maui to hunt for the perfect scent…and find it in the tropical breeze that washes across their entwined bodies. Now the pressure is on to capture that passion in a bottle—before they let love complicate the delicate mix. Before a whiff of betrayal threatens to destroy everything.

Weekend Reading and a Headache

I've been dealing with a tension headache that just won’t go away. So basically I've felt like crap and haven’t even been up for reading, which is just tragic. I’m hoping this weekend will bring relief from the headache because I've so many great books to read.

I’m looking forward to reading Worth the Challenge by Karen Erickson. I was fortunate to get an advance copy. It’s beckoning me from my kindle to read it. I've been anxiously awaiting Rhett’s story.

Also, I’m enjoying Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield. Luckily, I can read this one at work during downtime because it’s YA.

Look for a giveaway of Worth the Challenge at the beginning of the week.

What are you reading this weekend? 

Anticipated Read – Until There Was You by Jessica Scott

Blurb from Jessica Scott’s website:

From the author of Because of You comes an all-new contemporary eBook romance. He plays by the rules, she’s not afraid to break them. Now these two strong-willed army captains will prove that opposites attract . . .

A by-the-book captain with a West Point background, Captain Evan Loehr refuses to mix business with pleasure—except for an unguarded instance years ago when he succumbed to the deep sensuality of redheaded beauty Claire Montoya. From that moment on, though, Evan has been at odds with her, through two deployments to Iraq and back again. But when he is asked to train a team prepping for combat alongside Claire, battle-worn Evan is in for the fight of his life.

Strong, gutsy, and loyal, Captain Claire Montoya has worked hard to earn the rank on her chest. In Evan, Claire sees a rigid officer who puts the rules before everything else—including his people. When the mission forces them together, Claire soon discovers that there is more to Evan than meets the eye. He’s more than the rank on his chest; he’s a man with dark secrets and deep longings. For all their differences, Evan and Claire share two crucial passions: their country and each other.

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Anticipated New Releases and Upcoming Giveaways

So many great books are releasing in the next couple of months. I can’t wait to read them. Now, I just need a few extra hours in the day just to read.

Also, I'll be doing giveaways for some of these books around the release day. Not sure which ones will have giveaways yet. Check back for your chance to win one of these great books.

  

October 16 – Worth the Challenge by Karen Erickson

October 30 – Just A Kiss by Erin Nicholas

October 22 – Lean On Me by HelenKay Dimon

October 30 – Stolen by Shiloh Walker

November 1 – Switched by HelenKay Dimon

November 1 – Winning Moves by Lisa Renee Jones

November 12 – Fatal Deception by Marie Force

November 27 – Her Miracle Man by Nikki Duncan

December – We'll Be Home For Christmas by HelenKay Dimon

December – I Need You For Christmas by Leah Braemel

Review In His Sights by Tina Beckett

The blurb for In His Sights caught my attention and made me want to read it. I really wanted to love it, but I didn't. Don’t get me wrong. I like the book. It just wasn't a page turner for me until it got closer to the end. The last quarter grabbed my attention.

Callie and Cole are thrown together and stuck in a foreign country going through the wilderness to get to safety. As they depend on each other, their relationship evolves. 

I enjoyed how Callie and Cole overcome their childhood issues to be with each other. I love how Cole changed by the end of the book and how protective he became of Callie and the baby she carried.

The book has a few other viewpoints besides just Callie and Cole. While these other points of view added to the book, I also think it allowed me to think that the change in viewpoints would be a good stopping point to put the book down for the night. So, it took me longer to read the book. I didn't feel the urgency to find out what happens next until the last quarter of the book.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a good contemporary romance book. 

3 Stars = A Good Read

Note: Review based on ARC from NetGalley.

Blurb from Tina Beckett’s website:

During a hostile situation at the American embassy in Angola, Special Forces officer Cole Scalini is ordered to take out a suicide bomber and rescue a hostage. Simple enough for a sniper with his training, until he realizes that the woman in danger is neither a random nor a typical victim. She's pregnant.

Callie Nascimento is carrying her sister's baby as a surrogate when she
discovers her sister was killed under suspicious circumstances. Now Callie's become a target. Her only hope for survival is a rebel of another kind, a handsome loner of a military man who's risking his life to save her.

As Cole strives to keep Callie safe, fighting the terrain and terrorist attacks, his respect for her grows. She's strong, capable and sexy as hell. But before he can explore if their attraction is something deeper, he has to get her safely back on U.S. soil. Because the enemy is much closer to home than they realize.

Available at        Kindle       Nook      Carina Press