Our Town Book Reviews: March 2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Coming Apr. 25

Thursday, March 29, 2018

There'd forever been a thread running through Trevor Estes's life—his son Riley, strong and constant like heartbeat. But when Riley is killed in combat, everything in Trevor's life unravels into a mess he doesn't know how to mourn.

Until Jesse Byrne, Riley's friend and platoon mate, arrives on his doorstep with a box of Riley's things. Jesse's all-too-familiar grief provides an unlikely source of comfort for Trevor; knowing he's not alone is exactly what he needs. Trevor never imagined he'd find someone who fills his heart with hope again. As the pair celebrate Riley's memory, their unique bond deepens into something irreplaceable—and something neither man can live without.

But diving into a relationship can't be so simple. Being together means Trevor risking the last link he has to his son...leaving Jesse to wonder if he'll ever be enough, or if Trevor will always be haunted by the past.

EXCERPT

Jesse headed inside, amused at the sight of Trevor making himself at home by brewing some coffee. His brown hair was flattened on one side, sticking up on the other, and he had a red crease in his cheek from where it’d been pressing against his hand.

Trevor was wearing an old pair of jeans that hung loosely on his thin frame, and a T-shirt with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. His hands were long-fingered and graceful, and Jesse noticed with a jolt that he was wearing Riley’s watch, the oversize face almost swallowing his slender wrist.

The memory of Trevor stroking his tattoo a few hours ago sent another wave of inappropriate desire surging through him, and Jesse gulped. Jesus, get a grip! I’m his son’s friend! He won’t ever see me as anything but a kid.

And why should he? Besides Trevor being older, and way more experienced, he was dealing with a ton of emotional baggage, not the least of which, his recent breakup with the man he’d intended to marry, for fuck’s sake.

Get a grip, asshole. Seriously. He’s way out of your league and the last thing he needs is some stupid kid mooning over him. What he needs is a friend.

AUTHOR Bio and Links: Melanie will be awarding a $50 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour (see below).

Melanie Hansen likes to consider herself a cynic, but at heart she’s a hopeless romantic. Every morning she gets up before dawn to spend time with her characters, creating stories that are deeply emotional, sometimes heartbreaking, but in the end where love always wins. Melanie’s proud of the fact that two of her books have been named as RT Book Reviews Top Picks.

She grew up with an Air Force dad, ended up marrying a Navy man, and has lived and worked all over the country. Melanie hopes to bring these rich and varied life experiences to her stories about people finding love amidst real-life struggles.

Website:

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Private Lies by Cynthia St. Aubin

What do you do when your mom disappears right in front of your eyes? She’s sitting there in the crowd and then she’s gone. A mom you have been close to all of your life; just the two of you depending on each other. A mom that taught you how to be independent of all others except…her.

This is a suspenseful yet touching story. One very easy to read with plenty of twists and turns. Jane, the main character, seems to have quite a penchant for lying. Some of it becomes humorous while other lies get her into plenty of danger. Jane is fun, smart, strong and definitely a handful. Determined to find out what has happened to her mother, she discovers many truths she did not necessarily want to know.

The characters in the story are very well developed, some I liked, some I didn’t, like a mystery should be. I could picture them. As a reader, the ability of a writer to describe a character so well that I begin to know the characters is important to me. It makes me become a part of the story and of course, keeps me reading. There were a few times I wanted to shake Jane but then I realized that in many ways the ability to evoke that much emotion in a reader is good character development from a writer isn’t it?

It appears that this book is Book 1 of a series titled “Jane Avery Mysteries”. If so, we should hope that St. Aubin is working on Book 2.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Saturday Seven 9

7 books I have always recommended, even purchased to get some people to read…

One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson

This is a book I have not only suggested to people, I have bought many copies and given them to people for many different reasons. Published in 1982, it’s true this book had a certain amount of gossip and stigma around it. The Wall Street Journal claimed the book was plagiarized and Blanchard denied it. A student continued to claim the ideas were his but after the two authors sold 10,000,000 copies the claim sort of faded away. In truth, it doesn’t matter. This is really worth a read. Short as can be and easy to read, it doesn’t matter if you need to manage your business, teach your employees, manage a non-profit organization board or manage your life and/or your family. There are so many wise tidbits in here.

The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper

This book is #5 in a series called “The Leatherstocking Tales” and can really stand alone. The first four books are a little slow but definitely worth a read if you so choose. Although this book is about a young fictional character named Natty Bumpo, the character throughout the series, it is mostly about his time during the French & Indian War, his great friendship with the Mohican Chief, Chingachook and his love for a trapper’s daughter.

The Lord of the Rings by J. R Tolkien

What is often called the “Tolkien Trilogy” is truly a series titled “The Lord of the Rings”. This contains three books…” Fellowship of the Ring”, “The Two Towers”, and “The Return of the King”. This is the birth of the hobbit, Frodo Baggs. A very popular Sci-Fi book written in 1954 which has sold over 150,000,000 copies, yes, that’s 150 million. I have pasted a small abstract below. Believe me you do not have to be a Sci-Fi reader to love this series.

The story begins in the Shire, where the hobbit Frodo Baggins inherits the Ring from Bilbo Baggins, his cousin and guardian. Neither hobbit is aware of the Ring's nature, but Gandalf the Grey, a wizard and an old friend of Bilbo, suspects it to be Sauron's Ring. Seventeen years later, after Gandalf confirms his guess, he tells Frodo the history of the Ring and counsels him to take it away from the Shire. Frodo sets out, accompanied by his gardener, servant and friend, Samwise ("Sam") Gamgee, and two cousins, Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck and Peregrin "Pippin" Took.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

I’m not going to tell you this isn’t a rather dark book. None of Sylvia Plath’s writing is “lite”. In fact, when I became fascinated with her books and her poetry in high school, my mom took all of my Sylvia Plath books and put them away. She told me she thought I needed a break from her writing. While all of this may be true about her writing, the Bell Jar is a classic.

The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. It is written as a novel which is often thought of as being based on Sylvia Plath’s own depression issues and bipolar disorder. In fact, Plath died by suicide a month after its publication in Britain. This is a novel often assigned as reading in high school but as I said it is rather dark. It is a story of college friends and the feelings of one of them, Esther, who can’t seem to make herself feel. She seems to feel as if she is always on the outside looking in. She, as well as her friends go through a very wild time; should she lose her virginity; should she marry; should she have a career. She tries in many ways to lose her virginity and has some disastrous experiences. In other words, this story is about a very confused and searching young woman.

Especially Dogs by Gladys Taber

Gladys Taber was born in 1899 and published 59 books in her lifetime. She was also a columnist for Ladies Home Journal and Family Circle. Her books are becoming collector’s items but are really worth a read. She owned a kennel and had a wonderful garden on a farm named Stillmeadow, which exists on Cape Cod even today though very run down now. She was a wonderful cook and has cookbooks as well as many novels about animals and everyday life. Her books are calming and enjoyable; they make you feel like spring even if they aren’t written about that season. She was divorced much of her life and was a very strong woman. Here is a bit of her quite contemporary humor even in 1950. “Economics is too complex for me. But I have instincts about supply and demand which I believe in. And I shall always feel a carrot next door is better than a carrot from Ames, Iowa, all things being equal.”

Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

Anne Frank wrote this diary while she and her family were in hiding for two years in a little room behind a closet. This was during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Her family was discovered in 1944 and they were sent to the concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in the camp a year later. The diary was retrieved and given to her father, the family's only known survivor. The diary has been published in more than 60 languages. This is not a story of constant horrid happenings. It’s the story of a young girl, unable to make any noise, unable to play loud or to sing and so she wrote her thoughts. A book I think everyone should read, no matter what age.

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

I’m not sure I can give a good explanation of or about Atlas Shrugged. It is a big book; very deep and yet one I could not put down at the time. I’ve spent all of my years since I read it suggesting people read “Fountainhead” (her first book) and this one, “Atlas Shrugged”. I’ve never had one person say they didn’t like either one. It sure takes some getting into but they are both novels with fascinating characters all with different types of moral values. It was one of those “sit around the table and debate” type of books back in the days it was published (1957)…well I wasn’t sitting up arguing by then but you get my drift. Ayn Rand was born in 1905. She was a screen-writer, an author, and philosopher, and is known to this day for her development of a philosophical system called objectivism. Think about this…a female born in 1905, graduating from Petrograd in 1924 and known for a philosophical system. To this day there are Atlas society’s as well as Objectivism groups. This is a book to read.

Do you have a special book you suggest to everyone? If so, leave a comment.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Guarding her heart

Trust me, even though I’ve had a silver spoon in my mouth since I was a fetus and have a world-famous pop diva as a sister, there is nothing I want more in the world than to fade into the background and live out my Law & Order fantasy of becoming a public defender.

The only problem is my dad won’t bankroll law school unless I spend the summer following my older sister on her arena tour, keeping her out of trouble and making sure she doesn’t have yet another embarrassing public meltdown. Now relegated to a glorified babysitter, I am stuck lugging my ten-pound LSAT prep books through hotel lobbies and taking practice tests in my sister’s dressing rooms.

Then I find myself caught in a love triangle with my sister’s arch nemesis, bad boy popstar Jordan James and Liam, my sister’s confusing and irritatingly gorgeous Scottish bodyguard. Too bad I’ve sworn off love after seeing my own parent’s train wreck of marriage end with heartache and misery.

I’m tired of living under my family’s careful rules and law school is my way out. I won’t let anything get in my way. I won’t let anyone close enough to break down my walls. I have to guard my heart.

EXCERPT:

The sound of the door opening behind me sends a shiver of fear down my spine. I drop the hairbrush and fumble to hang the dress back with the others on the clothing rack. I step backward and let out a loud gasp as I feel a hard, thick wall hit me from behind. Turning slowly, I take a nervous step back, sweeping my eyes up and down the giant man looming in front of me.

I feel my breath catch as I take him in. He easily towers over me, and is definitely over six feet tall. His body is literally radiating heat, and a quick glance up to his face reveals that it is

not the good kind: he looks pissed. His eyes are narrowed into an intimidating glare, and his brow is deeply furrowed as his steel-grey eyes pin me in my place. We stare at each other for a few long moments, neither one of us uttering a word. His eyes flicker up and down my body and I swear I can feel my skin scorch under his assessment. I am so overwhelmed by his presence that I take another staggering step backward. My tactic doesn’t work and only seems to annoy him further.

“Who are you and what are you doing here?” His voice is loud, authoritative, and surprisingly, unmistakably Scottish. Although I try to fight it, my mind instantly travels to my secret stash of Scottish highlander romance novels I read when I need to unwind after a long day. God, this guy would look amazing in a kilt.

At that thought, I feel heat instantly rush to my cheeks. God, why am I so awkward? Just calmly explain who you are and send him on his merry way. I open my mouth and inwardly cringe at how high-pitched and mousy I sound. “I- I’m here to see Daphni.” He stares at me blankly, his eyes narrowing even more in annoyance.

“My sister,” I clarify, my voice a bit more even.

He rolls his eyes at me and swears under his breath. “Great,” he mutters, “Another crazy fan.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Jade will be awarding a $30 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. See below.

I am a lover of romance novels that feature strong heroines who know that the loves that

may come into their lives are always the icing, and never the cake.

I have loved romance novels since I was a teen, sneaking them into my Bible studies at my all-girls Catholic school. I love strong heroines who know that the men that may come into their lives are always the icing, and never the cake.

Thanks to my own marriage, I have learned that the challenges of life can only help to make love stronger and I am grateful to my partner for embodying all the magic that love can offer.

When I am not writing or dreaming up new love stories, I am working in a retirement community outside of Boston that provides me with enough writing material for ten lifetimes.

You can find me at:

JadeWebb.com

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Monday, March 19, 2018

Julia Donner

The Rake and the Bishop's Daughter

Genre: Regency Romance

Society’s beloved wastrel, Sir Harry Collyns, pushes his popularity past the point of acceptability when he poses for a statue that creates a social uproar. People line up for blocks to see Handsome Harry in the nude, sculpted by a female artist! Bored with the fuss and scandal, Harry hitches up his fastest team, heads for the country, and a near fatal curricle accident. When the bandages are removed from his head days later, he discovers the angel-voiced widow who’d cared for him is neither elderly nor as mild as her tone, but a straight-laced do-gooder unimpressed with his flamboyant past and dashing good looks. Head-battered and heading for a broken heart, he falls into love with Widow Olivia St. Clair, who might be the one woman in England that Harry can’t charm into loving him back.

EXCERPT:

Asterly watched his brother prowl around the room, pretend to study titles on the bookshelves, and trail his fingertips across a table’s gleaming surface. He waited for Harry to say what was on his mind, and felt concern when his twin avoided it with an elusive comment.

“This is Lizzie’s favorite room, but not yours. Why do I almost always find you in here when I come?”

“Quite obvious, I should think. Elizabeth spends most of her time at home at that desk.” He gestured with his head at the massive desk with ornately carved legs. “She says its ponderous presence sets men on edge. My favorite’s elsewhere.”

“She still manages her finances?”

“And mine,” Asterly said. “What is bothering you?”

Harry stopped to stare down at the glossy shine on the toes of his boots and clasped his hands behind his back. “I’ve something important to tell you. It should wait until Lizzie gets here. Why did you say you didn’t like this room?”

“I didn’t say that. I said that my favorite room is elsewhere, and if that grin of yours is suggesting a bedchamber, that isn’t where.”

Harry smirked. “Liar.”

“Am not,” Asterly shot back, then laughed. “Well, perhaps sometimes. But truthfully, it’s the receiving room where I first met her. Are you certain you want to wait to tell me? Whatever it is, you’re bursting with it.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Julia will be awarding a $30 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour ((see below).

Julia Donner (aka M.L.Rigdon) grew up in historic Galena, IL, USA, and spent most of her time in the museum of her aunt, who encouraged her interest in history and understood the need to cherish a dream. She started writing in secret in her teens and never stopped, merging it with her mother's encouragement to study theater and music, which led to performing in the Midwest, California and

as far away as Austria.

Donner never forgot what it was like to write alone as a girl and is a happy member of Summit City Scribes. Concern for the failing educational system led her to develop Your Futures in Ink, a panel of local and regional authors, who go into to schools to encourage students and answer questions about writing.

THE TIGRESSE AND THE RAVEN, first book in the regency Friendship Series, is an RWA contest finalist. The ninth book in the series, A ROGUE FOR MISS PRIM and the tenth, AN AMERICAN FOR AGNES, are available now. A LAIRD’S PROMISE will be released by Spring 2018.

M.L Rigdon (aka Julia Donner)

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Sunday, March 18, 2018

A Walk on the Wildside

Genre: Romantic Suspense

J.P. O’Neill is in the fight of his life. A legendary agent with the DEA, he’s uncovered a conspiracy in his own agency. The only problem is he’s been arrested for the murder of his partner. If he goes to jail, he dies.

There’s only one solution—escape. The only way to do that is to kidnap his defense attorney. Lauren Taylor is a high-priced attorney doing a favor for a friend. Suddenly she finds herself on the run with the most dangerous man she’s ever met. Will she survive with her heart intact?

“Ms. Korbel generates an incredible chemistry between her two immensely appealing lovers that will set your heart on fire.” ~ RT Booklovers

EXCERPT:

The DA cackled that he had an open and shut case. A slam dunk with clusters. J. P. O’Neill, once a virtuoso of undercover agents had finally stepped over the line and gone rogue, turning on his own people rather than be reeled back in. The DEA had lost track of him some five weeks earlier. It was their suspicion that the mercurial star of undercover had finally succumbed to the life-style he’d imitated for so long and gone spinning off into his own personal orbit. His partner had been sent in to retrieve him.

Something about those eyes, though, contradicted the idea that he’d done anything in cold blood. Something about those eyes made Lauren think twice when a personal request from the senior partner in her firm to represent this man might not have.

“So, what do you think?” O’Neill asked. “Am I a worthless maggot with antisocial behavior who couldn’t withstand the lure of filthy lucre?”

Startled by the tone of his voice, Lauren looked up. Amusement. She’d heard it in the question, and now saw it in the eyes. They glinted with it, a dark, knowing challenge that made her somehow sorry.

Those eyes. Blue, green, changing like the water off the Bahamas on a sunny day, so startling against that grime not for the color but for the intelligence. The sharp, sudden flashes of humor and even more stunning glitter of grief.

Wild eyes. Eyes that promised surprise, that mesmerized with energy, with the wicked wit that lurked behind. Eyes that made her wary, that taunted her like a peek into a forbidden room. Eyes that should have belonged to the devil himself.

“I don’t know what you are, Mr. O’Neill,” she finally admitted, leaning back in her chair.

Lauren was tired. She’d already put in a full day when Tom Paxton had called in his favor from New York where he was taking depositions.

For a friend. Well, if this was the friend, then there was a lot about the senior partner of the firm Lauren wanted to know. For now, though, she ignored the ache in her back and the stale feel of a suit too long worn.

“I’m dead if I don’t make bail,” O’Neill assured her, picking off yet another strip of foam and carefully folding it into the disintegrating cup. “If you don’t believe anything else, believe that.”

AUTHOR Bio and Links: Eileen will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly chosen commenter (see below)

New York Times bestselling, RWA Hall of Fame author Eileen Dreyer has published 31 romance novels in most genres, 8 medicalforensic suspenses, and 10 short stories.

2015 sees Eileen enjoying critical acclaim for her foray into historical romance, the Drake’s Rakes series, which Eileen labels as Regency Romantic Adventure that follows a group of

Regency aristocrats who are willing to sacrifice everything to keep their country safe. She is also working on her first nonfiction book, TRAVELS WITH DAVE, about a journey she's been taking with a friend's ashes.

A retired trauma nurse, Eileen lives in her native St. Louis with her husband, children, and

large and noisy Irish family, of which she is the reluctant matriarch. She has animals but refuses to subject them to the limelight.

Website: http://eileendreyer.com/

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Nadia's Heart

Genre: YA Fantasy

In Nadia's Heart, Part One, amnesiac Nadia knew that something was wrong, so she went in search of her missing heart. What she encountered has only brought more questions: about her origins and her ties to the people of the Land of Silence. She learned that her heart was indeed removed, and that her memory was erased by an evil Voice. But why? Now Nadia and her glowing-eyed companion, Georgeonus, must help recover the stolen hearts of the children of the Land of Silence. In Part Two, they will do battle against the evil Voice and travel to frightening places. They receive help from a powerful Witch and Wizard, and Nadia gets her heart back—but it's not at all what she expected. Can they rescue the stolen children's hearts in time?

EXCERPT:

From Chapter IV: The Silver Witch:

They remembered that her visit had been preceded by a magick dust.

The dust came from above, the air tingled, and miniscule, silver particles glistened as they fell. It was musical, and as they breathed, they smelled fresh air like new spring, and they felt an excitement of imminent magick. She appeared suddenly, and at first no one knew where she had come from or how; she was just there on the road. She came as naturally as if she had approached them from the road. But as the magick dust settled, they realized—remembered—that the Silver Witch had dropped out of the sky.

As she stood there smiling at them, they remembered that they had looked up at the sky at a circling dot which descended. As it approached, it formed the shape of a square, floating quilt. The Witch was soon revealed to be sitting on top in black garb and hat, her silvery skin thick and rubbery. With both hands placed on diagonal corners of the quilt, she jumped off and shook the fabric out like clean laundry and parachuted down to them, the tennis sneakers on her feet ready for the road. Softly she landed, snapping the quilt upward and folding it once, twice, three times, and again and again until it was a small square deposited into one of her pockets.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Wendy will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour (see below).

Wendy Altshuler is a writer-producer who explores myth in new media. She writes fantasy novels and creates works in stop motion animation. Her credits include award-winning screenwriting and WGA-accredited representation. With a degree in psychology and a Master of Arts from Columbia University, Altshuler documented the work of international choreographers and wrote and produced regional programming. Her short plays have been performed at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, at regional schools and most recently, Puppet Showplace Theatre. Altshuler's young adult book series has been hailed as "emotionally moving, uplifting and wholesome," and "spirited and haunting. . .with much symbolism and beauty."

Website: http://arborgate.net

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waltshuler/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sirtwosays

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Sunday, March 11, 2018

books, books, and more books

It is so hard sometimes to determine which book to read. So...what I want to know is...do you read more than one book at a time?

Friday, March 9, 2018

Saturday Seven 8

The "thinking" part of my brain is really slow for this Saturday 7. So...I went to my bookshelves and began to pull the first seven books that have been there for a long time because I have loved them and could never part with them. Here are the books and one or two of their first lines...

"Gone Fishin' " by Walter Mosley
Mouse had changed. Before he announced his engagement to EttaMae he was a happy man, full of himself.

"Beyond the Great Snow Mountains" by Louis L'Amour
The dozen shacks that made up the village of San Esteban huddled, dwarfed and miserable, below the craggy ramparts that walled them away from the world.

"Skipping Christmas" by John Grisham
The gate was packed with weary travelers, most of them standing and huddled along the walls because the meager allotment of plastic chairs had long been taken.

"A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Not long after I moved with my family to a small town in New Hampshire I happened upon a path that vanished into a wood on the edge of town.

"...Especially Dogs" by Gladys Taber
I got my first dog in place of a diamond ring. The ring was to be a present from my father because I was doing well in grade school.

"Especially Father" by Gladys Taber
Father really started the whole thing when he got into his personal feud with Mr. Doolittle.

"The Hobbit" by J. R.R. Tolkien
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with ends of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a hobbit-hole, and that means comfort.

I'd love it if you have one to mention, feel free.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

His Scandalous Love

Genre: Erotic Romance

Carter Jones is a fairly simple man. He loves his ranch, his horses, and dominating women in the bedroom. He's the owner and founder of the exclusive Cuffs and Spurs Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, yet for the past year Carter has achieved something of a monk's status within the ranks of his club. And all because of Jenna, a woman he had an unforgettably sensual week with a year ago, who then vanished from his life without a trace and left him reeling.

When he discovers Jenna practically on his doorstep, Carter moves heaven and earth to draw her back into his life. Only she has a scandalous secret, one that upends his life completely. Can he forgive her for the secrets she kept? Or will the mistrust tear them apart – forever this time?

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EXCERPT:

Her steps took her away from the main hub of town into the more residential section. Not that Jackson Hole was an overly large city by any measure. It was really more of a blip; the nearest large city was Cheyenne, a few hours south. Not once had she turned or looked over her shoulder in his direction during their trek. It was like she was in her own little world, hefting two reusable grocery bags from Lucy’s Market.

He just hoped like hell it wasn’t a case of mistaken identity.

She stopped at a duplex building. Really, the structure was nothing more than an oversized home that had been split into two residences. So clearly, if it was Jenna, she was living here in Jackson Hole. Why? Not that he would complain if it was her. If it was, he’d be elated about the chance to get some answers. Like why she’d fallen off the face of the earth only to end up in his town. The exterior of the duplex was finished in a deep, dark cherry colored wood, much darker than his ranch house but with the log cabin rustic theme that a majority of the homes in the area tended to have. His intended target climbed the wooden set of stairs, up to the second-floor dwelling.

Gotcha!

She was no sooner inside the front door than Carter took the wooden stairs two at a time. When he reached the top, he drew in a deep, calming breath. To be this close after so much despair these past months… This was what he’d been waiting on for almost a year. A chance to see her again, hold her, paddle her fucking ass for ever leaving him and bury his aching cock inside her welcoming heat.

Or he was mistaken and had just followed a strange woman who could have passed for Jenna’s twin all the way home. If so, he would apologize profusely and leave at the soonest opportunity.

He lifted his hand, his fingers curled around the brass knocker and he banged it twice. If it was Jenna, what was she doing here? Why hadn’t she sought him out? How long had she been in Jackson? A myriad number of questions ran through his mind as he waited for her to answer the front door.

Then it opened, the hinges creaking in protest at the movement. Sunlight from the setting sun basked her visage in gold. And the pent-up breath he’d been holding expelled in a rush.

Jenna.

A smile spread over his face and a part of himself that had been missing these long months slid back into place. His eyes roamed over her, drinking in the sight of her standing so close.

“Well, well, darlin’, fancy seeing you here,” Carter purred, stunned at finding Jenna in his own backyard.

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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in History.

Anya is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres. She also writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. A total geek at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.

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His Unexpected Love

A Cuffs & Spurs Prequel Novella

Carter Jones is the owner and founder of the exclusive Cuffs and Spurs Club in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He's been invited to Pleasure Island, a lifestyle themed resort on a private island in the Bahamas, to experience what the all-inclusive getaway has to offer. His plans for the week include indulging in the finer points of life – mainly sex, and lots of it. He's a man used to dominating a woman in every way imaginable, and then receiving praise and thanks from his selected bed mate for his prowess.

That all changes when he literally runs into Jenna. She's beautiful and headstrong, and turns his world upside down with merely a pout of her gorgeous lips. Lips he can imagine on various parts of his body. Carter devises a plan to claim the feisty woman. But will he be able to keep it strictly physical, or will her surrender to his touch affect him in unexpected ways?

Don’t miss these exciting titles by Anya Summers and Blushing Books!

Dungeon Fantasy Club Series

Her Highland Master, Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Highland-Master-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01E9UB8SO/

To Master and Defend, Book 2 https://www.amazon.com/Master-Defend-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01FNG23HI/

Two Doms for Kara, Book 3 https://www.amazon.com/Doms-Kara-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01GXGOAK0/

His Driven Domme, Book 4 https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Domme-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01IIUY8Y2

Her Country Master, Book 5 https://goo.gl/YWhLqm

Love Me, Master Me, Book 6 https://goo.gl/QlTE9u

Submit To Me, Book 7 https://goo.gl/Or8pYr

Her Wired Dom, Book 8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRJY9TF/