1 Year Blogiversary Ramble Post

It's not often I write a rambling post on here, I usually just post releases and reviews.  But I feel something as important as our first anniversary needs to be documented in a blog post.

Exactly one year ago I clicked post on the first ever post on here.

Since then we have now got over 2200 likes on our Facebook page and have Twitter and Google plus too.

Sure we aren't as massive as some other blogs that I know of, and I'm okay with that.  This was never about how many likes or followers we could get.

It was about being able to read and rave about the books that I love.

It was about being able to support Indie authors.

And that is what it should be about.

The amount of friends I have made in this year is incredible.  I have been to two signings and had amazing times at both of them.

I have blogger friends, author friends, reader friends and swag making friends.  People I can talk book stuff with and who seem to understand me more than anyone else I know.   People I feel like I have known for years!

I suddenly realise my place in life.  This is my place.  These are my people.  Book world is my life.

A year or so ago I would never have even thought of writing a book or making swag and now I do both alongside this blog too!!

And when I'm not doing any of that I'm reading, and I wouldn't have my life any other way.

I love my life now, I never realised anything was missing.  Now I know it's complete.

I am a Blogger, author, swag maker for life...

RELEASE BLITZ - Incompatibly Yours Anthology

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Authors: A.C. Bextor, Teresa Gabelman, S.R. Grey & Nina Levine

Book Title: Incompatibly Yours: A Fertility Research Charity Anthology

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date:  April 23rd

Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing

Hot Tree Publishing has teamed up with four amazing New York Times, USA Today & Amazon best-selling authors to bring to you four incredible romance stories.

The talented authors have produced new stories especially for our fertility research charity anthology, Incompatibly Yours.

100 % of the profits from the sales of this stunning anthology will be donated to fertility research and support charities and organizations. 

SUMMER'S BAY by A.C. BEXTOR 

For years, Ryleigh has ignored her heart's desire and its ache for the man she's always wanted. Since coming home after years of being away, she discovers her love for him hasn't changed. The only problem is she's no longer the girl she once was. 

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BLIND FAITH by TERESA GABELMAN 

Committing her life to teaching the blind, Julie Daniels doesn't expect cowboy Clay Marshall to turn to her for help. As their worlds collide, Clay and Julie discover they have to rely on blind faith to find their own slice of happiness. 

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KISS, INTERRUPTED by S.R. GREY

Shy girl Brooks Happ wants nothing more than for her first kiss to come from someone who's her complete opposite, Confident Sebastian Kain fits the bill. Problem is, the world won't cooperate. Time and time again, Brooks's first kiss is interrupted. A cute, funny romantic comedy sure to make you laugh. 

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HER KIND OF CRAZY by NINA LEVINE 

Juliette Taylor never saw Tanner Brady coming and as much as she swears he's all kinds of wrong for her and that she wants nothing to do with him, he's out to show her otherwise. Never in a million years did she think a laid-back tattoo artist could be the man for her, but he's determined to show her that she's his kind of crazy.

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RELEASE BLITZ - Grit by JC Valentine

GRIT by: J.C. Valentine Spartan Riders #1 Publication Date: April 19, 2016 Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance, MC Romance

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Synopsis: Gabby Morgan isn’t looking for love. Not even a little romance. Following a rocky past that she’d just as soon forget, she’s determined to focus on the future. One that most certainly doesn’t involve the tough-as-nails, short-on-words, hot-as-hell biker…or his kid. Blake Mahone may not be done with women, but he’s finished with relationships. Then Gabby Morgan enters the picture. She’s flawless, refined, and as his kid’s teacher, way out of his league. She acts like she hates him, but her eyes tell a different story. Before he knows it, Blake finds himself hot for teacher, and he’s more than ready to learn all her secrets. Now all he has to do is convince her to give him a shot…without getting them both killed in the process.

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Sensing movement, Gabby opened her eyes and found herself staring at a wall of male chest. Leather creaked as Blake drew even closer, closing out what little space was left between them. Body heat licked her breasts sending goosebumps scattering down her arms and across her chest that teased her nipples into stiff, sensitive points. When he leaned down, placing his face so close to hers she could practically taste the beer on his breath, Gabby shivered. It became painfully clear that the time for fighting this attraction had come to an end. The sheer torture of trying to resist was something she could no longer abide, and so Gabby gave in. “You want something, teach?” The low rumble of his voice reached down deep, sending a flood of heat rushing between her thighs. “I—” “Because the way you’ve been watching me all night tells me you see something you like. Or maybe it’s not so much a like as it is a need,” he growled, one hand reaching up to curl a lock of her hair around his finger. The way she bloomed for him told her that he was right. He was beautiful, he was edgy, and in the rare moments that he opened his mouth to speak, he was devastating. She needed him in the worst way. To ease the growing ache inside of her. To temper the need she’d felt from the moment she laid eyes on him. But she didn’t know him. And what she knew of him, she didn’t necessarily like. “I don’t know if I…like you,” she whispered into the narrow space dividing them. Bending farther down, the rough hairs dusting Blake’s jaw scratched deliciously against her cheek as he placed his lips beside her ear and whispered back, “I don’t know if I like you either, teach.” She felt the heavy weight of his hand curl around her hip and give her a possessive tug, pressing them together, chest to chest. “Is that a problem for you?”

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ABOUT J.C. VALENTINE

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Series. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry. J.C. earned her own happily ever after when she married her high school sweetheart. Living in the Northwest, they have three amazing children and far too many pets and spend much of their free time together enjoying movies or the outdoors. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors. Sign up for J.C.’s newsletter and never miss a thing! http://bit.ly/1KxXWWB

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RELEASE BLITZ - The Only Man by D Breeze

Title: The Only Man (The Other Man Book 2)
Release date: 18th April 2016
Blurb:

There is nothing I can do.

The world keeps turning, the engines keep running, but I am stuck in a downward spiral with no one left to pull me out.

I’m an idiot, a liar, a disgrace and whatever else you want to call me. Go ahead. It’s nothing I haven’t told myself a thousand times over. You’re completely right.

It doesn’t change the outcome though and I have to live with that for the rest of my life. There is no light at the end of the tunnel for me, no chance at redemption. I don’t deserve it, but I still want to carve my little slice of happiness out from the mess I created.

I’m asking you to believe me.

I’m asking them to forgive me.

I’m asking him to save me.

But maybe I’m asking just a little too much.

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RELEASE BLITZ - Stung By Stealth by KE Osborn

Book: Stung By Stealth
Series: A Satan’s Savages MC Novel #3
Author: KE Osborn
Cover Design: Swish Design & Editing
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Synopsis



My name is Stealth.
A man torn in two opposing directions.
I'm an undercover cop infiltrating the Satan's Savages MC.

My name is Skye.
I'm a club girl.
This is the life I know, but I long for something simpler.

My name is Hannah.
I am alone.
The wife of a man who is never here, a ghost in the wind.

Going undercover forced Stealth and Hannah into a separation. Their marriage left in tatters. Throwing himself into his new identity as Stealth - bad boy biker of the Satan's Savages MC club - plunged him straight into the arms of club girl, Skye.

But with the Cartel on the club's back and danger at every turn, can Stealth truly turn on the brothers he loves. Will he give his
Unit the intel they need, putting his career before his brothers?

Will it be the club, Skye, or Hannah, who is Stung by Stealth?

Warning - Stealth's story is not a happy one. It's not full of undying love and happy ever after's. There's blood, turmoil and lives lost. If you're expecting hearts and flowers, it may be best not to read on.

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What Others Are Saying

There were twists, there were turns, there was drama, humour, action, some sexy time and that ending!... I was not expecting that at all. ~ MJ’s Book Blog

All I have to say upon completing Stung by Stealth is WELL DONE, K.E. Osborn. Stung by Stealth is one of the best MC books I have read in a long time a definite 5+ star read. I am still in shock over the ending. ~ Alpha Book Club

OMFG what an amazing book! It contained everything needed to make one hell of an MC story!!! ~ Ladies Of Love Book Blog & Graphics

OMFG!! I Love This Book, Couldn't Get Into It In The Beginning But When I Did BOOM!!!! I Was Hooked. ~ She’s A Lip Biter



Excerpt

Skye glides down the hall and spots me.
“Hey handsome, you okay?”
Sighing, I shake my head. “Nope.”
She frowns and grabs my hands facing me. “What’s wrong?”
I don’t even know where to start. How about—I’m infiltrating your clubhouse, and I have to take down the brother’s I’ve grown to love. I miss my kids and wife, and yet somehow I feel like I’m falling for you too, which is only making things harder. I don’t want to betray anyone and yet I feel like, in the end, I’m going to betray everyone. Yeah, how do I explain that?
“I miss my kids,” I choose to tell her instead.
She nods and presses her forehead against mine. “I’m sorry. Is there anything I can do?”
I shrug. “Make my kids appear out of thin air?”
She giggles and nods. “Your wish is my command.”
The bathroom door opens and Jackson walks out. “I’m here.”
Skye backs up and her mouth drops open. “Please tell me that’s not one of yours? ‘Cause if it is, I swear to God I didn’t conjure him up.”
Throwing my head back laughing at the sheer awesome timing of that, I shake my head. “No gorgeous, this is Jackson. He’s Nikita’s kid. I’m watching him for her while she talks to Lookout.”
She slumps her body and nods taking a deep breath. “Oh thank God, ‘cause I thought for a second there that I was doing something I didn’t know I could. You know, super-powers and all that.”
Smiling, I pull her to me and kiss her forehead. “God you’re cute. No, that was just impeccable timing.”
“So I get the whole missing your kids thing now. When you’re finished babysitting, if you want to talk I’m here. I’m always here.”
Smiling at her, I nod. “Thank you, that means a lot.”

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Australian author K E Osborn was born and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. With a background in graphic design and a flair for all things creative, she felt compelled to write the story brewing in her mind.

Writing gives her life purpose. It makes her feel, laugh, cry, and get completely enveloped with the characters and their story lines. She feels completely at home when writing and wouldn’t consider doing anything else.

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COVER REVEAL - Russian Roulette:Russkaya Mafiya Collection by Sapphire Knight

Title: Russian Roulette

Series: Russkaya Mafiya Collection

Author: Sapphire Knight

Genre: Contemporary, Erotica, Mafia, MC, Romantic suspense

Release Date: May 2, 2016

Russian Roulette features the complete collection of the Russkaya Mafiya series including Secrets, Corrupted, and Unwanted Sacrifices with bonus short story Corrupted Counterparts.

Secrets-

Emily I have a secret. I need a savior; someone who can help me be free. I never expected to meet the strong, stubborn Russian- Tate Masterson. After my past, I should avoid him, not crave him. Corrupted- Viktor I’m the dirty side of Mafiya. One thing about being the leader of the Bratva, I always get what I want, her included. I’m corrupted; don’t expect me to play fair. Unwanted Sacrifices- Sabrina I never imagined I’d be grateful to be traded to the Bratva. To be awarded a new beginning, once I’m given to Nikoli. I’m already in love with him, but can he look past our friendship and return my love? Corrupted Counterparts- Spartak One hot encounter with a feisty Italian, leaves this quiet Russian panting for more.

Sapphire Knight is the author of Secrets, Exposed, Relinquish and Corrupted. Her books all reflect on what she loves to read herself. She is a Texas girl who is crazy about football. Sapphire has always had a knack for writing, whether it is poems or stories. She originally studied psychology and that has only added to her passion for writing. Sapphire has two boys and has been married for ten years. When she’s not busy in her writing cave, she’s busy playing with her three Doberman Pinschers. She loves to donate to help animals and watching a good action movie.

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