Monday, February 1, 2021

COLOR THEROY Anthology

 Release Date: February 2

17 Exclusive ALL-NEW romance stories by bestselling authors about couples who defy convention and follow their hearts. These stories are all brand new and only available in this box set! 


Love is blind, but it’s never easy. 

A Book a Day Presents: Color Theory is a collection of stories about love that is determined not by the color of one’s skin, but by the connection of two hearts. They face challenges, but together they not only overcome—but soar. These couples know the color of one’s skin can’t determine who a person loves. 

Love is so much more.

This amazing anthology will only be available for a short time, and all the proceeds will go to the education of Black students.



Grab Your Copy Here!


Meet the Authors

A.M. Kusi

Welcome! 

We’re Ash and Marcus Kusi, a wife-and-husband author team under the pen name A. M. Kusi. 
And enjoy writing romance novels that are inspired by our experiences as an interracial/multicultural couple.

Our novels are about strong women and the sexy heroes they fall in love with, are emotionally satisfying and always have a happy ending.

To learn more about A.M. Kusi, visit: https://amkusi.com/

Anne Welch

Anne grew up in a very small town in South Carolina, where as a kid, she always loved to read books, make people laugh and write songs. 

After having success in her home state she decided to pursue dreams of becoming a writer and moved to Nashville, TN. 

When she's not writing you can find her reading or searching for a husband. She loves spending time with her friends, nieces, nephews and her two fur babies. 

She enjoys making people laugh and loves hearing from her readers.

To learn more about Anne Welch, visit: https://www.annewelchauthor.com


Arden Aoide


Obstinate Insomniac, Introverted Anarchist, Juvenile Humorist, Anglophile, Red Lipstick Fetishist, Cat Herder, Lazy Housekeeper, Foodie, Philosopher, Mother, Lover, Compiler of Lists…

To learn more about Arden Aoide, visit: https://www.ardenaoide.com



Blair Babylon



"I'm passionate about books and literature. The best books are intense, enthralling stories that readers can get lost in for days. Books delve into what it means to be human and connect us to each other. Books allow us to live all our possible lives. Books open us to loving each other and the world more. I write intense, deeply imagined romance novels for serious readers because the world needs more love." ~~Blair Babylon

Blair Babylon is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author who used to publish literary fiction. 


Because professional reviews of her other fiction usually included the caveat that there was too much deviant sex and too much interesting plot, she decided to abandon all literary pretensions, let her freak flag fly, and write hot, sexy, suspenseful romance.

 

To learn more about Blair Babylon, visit: https://blairbabylon.com


CA Miconi


CA Miconi began reading at the age of five and has never stopped. 

Her childhood was filled with multiple readings of Gone With the Wind, the ultimate tragic romance. CA got her own HEA when she married her retired military hero, Gary, in 2010. 


She began her author services company, Lucky 13, in 2015, specializing in editing, proofreading, promoting, social media management, and administrative support. CA also hosts and sponsors author and reader events, never dreaming she would one day attend events as a signing author. 


When she’s not reading, writing, or working with authors, CA enjoys traveling, spending time with her grandchildren, boating, motorcycling, and cheering on her beloved Baltimore Ravens.

 

To learn more about Blair Babylon, visit: http://www.camiconiwrites.com


Danielle Pearl


Danielle Pearl is the Amazon and iBooks best selling author of the Something More series. 

She lives in New Jersey with her three delicious children and ever-supportive husband, who--luckily--doesn't mind sharing her with an array of fictional men. 

She did a brief stint at Boston University and worked in marketing before publishing her debut novel, Normal. 

She writes mature Young Adult and New Adult Contemporary Romance. Danielle enjoys coffee, wine, and cupcakes, and not in moderation. 

To learn more about Danielle Pearl, visit: https://www.facebook.com/daniellepearlauthor/


Eden Butler


Eden Butler is a writer of contemporary, fantasy, and romantic suspense novels and the nine-times great-granddaughter of an honest-to-God English pirate. This could explain her affinity for rule breaking and rum.

When she's not writing or wondering about her possibly Jack Sparrowesque ancestor, Eden patiently waits for her Hogwarts letter, reads, and spends too much time in her garden perfecting her green thumb while waiting for the next New Orleans Saints Superbowl win.

She is currently living under teenage rule alongside her husband in southeast Louisiana.

Please send help.

To learn more about Eden Butler, visit: https://www.edenbutler.com


Elizabeth Marx

Windy City writer Elizabeth Marx brings cosmopolitan flair to her fiction, which is a blend of romance and fast-paced Chicago living with a sprinkle of magical realism. 

In her past incarnation she was an interior designer—not a decorator—which basically means she has a piece of paper to prove that she knows how to match and measure things and can miraculously make mundane pieces of furniture appear to be masterpieces. 

Elizabeth says being an interior designer is one part shrink, one part marriage counselor and one part artist, skills eerily similar to those employed in writing.

Elizabeth grew up in Illinois and has also lived in Texas and Florida. If she’s not pounding her head against the wall trying to get the words just right, you can find her at a softball field out in the boonies or sitting in the bleachers by a basketball court. 


Elizabeth resides with her husband, girls, and two cats who’ve spelled everyone into believing they’re really dogs.

 

Elizabeth has traveled extensively, but still says there’s no town like Chi-Town.

 

To learn more about Elizabeth Marx, visit: http://elizabethmarxbooks.com


Janet A. Moto

I’ve always been passionate about storytelling and impressed by the influence it has on people and the decisions they make in life. 

I love engaging with the projects I work on, diving headfirst into the research, investigation, and production of stories I feel are worth writing about. 

I am a curious and proactive Author, interested in preserving the foundations set by classical literature by adapting them to modern themes and trends.

To learn more about Janet A. Moto, visit: https://authorjanetamota.wixsite.com/janetamota


Kenna Rey

Kenna Rey is a compassionate romantic. She is always dreaming up stories about love and fulfilling relationships. 

She writes a multitude of romantic genres and loves to write about powerful female friendships. In her obsession over the human dynamic, she leaves nothing to chance.
 

Kenna resides in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri with her high school sweetheart, a kiddo and three snuggly doggos. She loves to host get-togethers with family and friends, hiking, camping or riding roller coasters. She is also a big fan of anything chocolate.


To learn more about Kenna Rey, visit: https://www.kennarey.com/


Lori Ryan

Lori Ryan is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes contemporary romance novels and romantic suspense novels. 

She lives with an extremely understanding husband, three wonderful children, and two mostly-behaved dogs in Austin, Texas. It’s a bit of a zoo, but she wouldn’t change a thing.

Lori published her first romance novel in April of 2013 and has loved every bit of the crazy adventure this career has taken her on since then. 


She is a hybrid author, publishing both as an indie author and through SilverHart Publishing. She also has a new side hobby of creating coloring books for adults! Lori loves to connect with her readers. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to her blog. 


Oh, and if you’ve read Lori’s romantic suspense books and thought it was one of the best romance novels you’ve read 😉 , please consider leaving a review with the retailer of your choice to help other readers find her work as well! It’s a tremendous honor to have her romance novels recommended to others or written up in reviews. Lori promises to do a happy dance around her office every time you write one!


To learn more about Lori Ryan, visit: https://loriryanromance.com/


M. Jane Colette

m jane colette writes tragedy for people who like to laugh, comedy for the melancholy, and erotica for men and women who like their fantasies real. 

She believes rules and hearts were made to be broken; ditto the constraints of genres. The result? 


“A whole new sub-genre of her own… social realist erotica that’s frenetic and complex and funny and very well observed.”

 

Also, smoking hot. Which is still the most important thing in erotica, romance… and, life?

 

A poster child Gemini, she is, most of the time, at least two people. Her left-brain persona sold out long ago. She wears severely-cut suits of black, blue and only that shade of green (“No, not that shade—have you seen the colour of my hair and eyes? Please. Let’s coordinate.”) and spends a lot of time in board rooms, offices, and “war rooms” (what a name!) 

parsing lies. It’s a living.

 

(But, oh, what a plethora of source material…)

 

Her right-brain persona longs to be an iconoclast and an artist. When nobody’s looking, she writes poetry.

 

To learn more about M. Jane Colette, visit: http://mjanecolette.com/


Piper Rayne


Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write “heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle” about families, whether that be blood or found. 

They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. 

Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

To learn more about Piper Rayne, visit: http://www.PiperRayne.com/


Shannon Bruno


Like Ms. Perky says, "I've got deviants to see, and a novel to finish.

Author of non-mushy contemporary romance


To learn more about Shannon Bruno, visit: https://www.facebook.com/authorandwordnerd/




Sierra Hill


Sierra Hill wrote and published her first contemporary new adult romance in 2014 and has since published over 30 novels. 

She is a 2020 RONE Award-Winning author of Game Changer, as well as award-winning college sports series, Courting Love, and the twice award-finalist erotic ménage serial, Reckless – The Smoky Mountain Trio.

Sierra lives in the Seattle area with her husband of 25 years and their rescued German Shepherd. When not writing, she enjoys baking, reading and traveling to see her favorite alternative rock band, Pearl Jam.

To learn more about Sierra Hill, visit: https://www.sierrahillbooks.com


Willow Aster


Willow Aster is the author of USA Today bestseller, True Love Story, In the Fields, Maybe Maby, Fade to Red, Lilith (formerly known as Whore), 5,331 Miles, Miles Ahead, The Kingdoms of Sin series, and co-author of The End of Men series with Tarryn Fisher. 

Willow loves nothing more than writing the day away—anywhere will do. Her husband and two children graciously put up with her endless daydreaming; otherwise, the writing would never get done. 


She’s also an avid reader, and has been known to walk, cook, and clean with her nose in a book. 


She’s lived in Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, and California, but Minnesota has captured her now and doesn’t seem to be letting go. 


Although shy, this lifelong writer and artist is convinced that the best part of this career for her is meeting and connecting with readers, authors, and all of those in this community of lovers of words.


To learn more about Willow Aster, visit: http://www.willowaster.com


Carmen Cook

Carmen Cook grew up in Montana, riding horses and dreaming of life beyond the mountains. 

As soon as she could, she started traveling, heading across the country for college and backpacking through Europe before finally earning a fine arts degree and throwing down roots in the Pacific Northwest.  


It wasn’t long before her imagination started running away with her and she started writing.

 

To learn more about Carmen Cook, visit: https://www.carmencooknovels.com/




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NEW YEAR, NEW READS!!!! My latest 5 Clock Reads~ Featuring Tillie Cole and Giana Darling

 
Just wanted to pop in and give you a little update on just what I have read or am reading. I closed out 2020 with some super DARK books and OMG I loved every second of it.

The prequel The Fallen: Genesis is a MUST read before starting the series. It gives you insight into why The Fallen are the way they are and how they came to be. IT IS DARK, THIS IS YOUR WARNING. 

Book 1, Raphel, is just magical. The way the author writes and lays all this darkness out in front of you and you know it is wrong but at the same time, it is just beautiful.  Raphel is broken and knows that he can never be "fixed" or loved. He is in this for satisfying a need that calls to him like the greatest hunger. He also knows that doing what The Fallen does, helps make someone safe but still he must take a life to satisfy his hunger. 
I can absolutely do no justice to these stories. They are deliciously DARK and take you on a path you may not be prepared for, but it is so worth it. 





THE FALLEN: GENESIS

(A Deadly Virtues Prequel)

IN THE BEGINNING...

They told them they were evil.
They told them they were possessed by demons.
They told them that darkness ran in their veins.

Holy Innocents Home for Children is a haven for orphaned boys who have nothing and no one. The priests watch over them, educate them, raise them in the family of the church.

Except for some.

Seven of the orphans are no ordinary boys. They attract the attention of the priests for their acts of violence, of bloodlust. The priests realize these boys are drawn to the darkness.

And the priests are no ordinary priests. They are the Brethren, a secret sect who believe themselves on a divine mission to seek out evil in the boys in their care. Seek it out, and then drive it out.
The seven have fallen from God’s grace. And the Brethren will cleanse their blackened souls…





They are the Fallen. A brotherhood of murderers whose nature compels them to kill. But guided by their leader, Gabriel, the Fallen have learned to use their urges to rid the world of those it is better off without.

For Raphael, sex and death are intertwined. Where there is one, there must be the other. He is a lust killer, luring his victims with the face of an angel and a body built for sin.

And Raphael lives to sin.

His newest mission takes him into the sadistic underworld of Boston’s secret sex clubs and puts him face to face with his greatest fantasy made flesh.

Maria is everything he’s ever dreamed of, the kill he’s always longed for. She’s not his target. And he knows he must resist. But the temptation is too strong…

Yet Raphael is not the only one with a mission. Maria is not quite what she seems. And as her secrets and Raphael’s unravel, Maria begins to question everything she thought she knew—about evil, about the place she calls home, and about the beautiful sinner she was sent to destroy.

The Fallen: Genesis a prequel novella in The Deadly Virtues Series and MUST be read before RAPHAEL (DV: book one).
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Next up ringing in 2021 I started a new MC series by Giana Darling THE FALLEN MEN series and again this comes with a warning, IF YOU DO NOT LIKE AGE GAP, THESE ARE NOT FOR YOU. These stories are HOT and very well written. I read the first 3 really quickly and had to stop to actually work on another author's book. I am about to start book 4, After the Fall. There are 6 books out now, so this is a well-established series and I am LIVING FOR THESE BOOKS.





He was eighteen.
The heir to a notorious, criminal MC.
And my student.

There was no way I could get involved.
No way I could stay involved.
Then, no way I could get out alive.








I was a good girl.
I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism center, and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday.
Then, I got cancer.
What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived?
I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it.
So, when I finally ran into the man I'd been writing to since he saved my life as a little girl and he offered to show me the dark side of life before I left it for good, I said yes.
Only, I didn't know that Zeus Garro was the President of The Fallen MC and when you made a deal with a man who is worse than the devil, there was no going back...





.

They say one action doesn’t define you.
I killed a man. Stabbed him in the neck and licked the blood off my lips after I did it.
Still, one action doesn’t define you.
I could have called anyone. My father, the Prez of The Fallen MC, our family lawyer, my best friend, Lila, or my brother, King.
I didn’t.
Instead, I called Lionel Danner, the police officer renowned for taking down the Nightstalkers MC. The man who had been my father’s arch nemesis for decades. The man who hated everything I stood for. A man who had disappeared from my life without explanation three years ago.
I called him.
And maybe one action doesn’t define you, but killing a bad man and calling in the good changed my life and it sure as hell changed his.


Tillie Cole's 
The Deadly Virtues series 
Prequel and book  
5 Clocks!






Giana Darling 
The Fallen Men Series 
Books 1-3 
5 Clocks each 









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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

SPARK : A Men of Inked Heatwave Novel Review by Dawn

 





Spark (Men of Inked Heatwave 6)

by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling romance author Chelle Bliss.

Can be read as a standalone.

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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The Men of Inked are back!
🎧 Audio 🎧
📕 Paperbacks📕
➤Large Print: smarturl.it/spark-LP
📖 Hardcover 📖

🎧 Audio 🎧
⭐️𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘⭐️


Blurb

Nick Gallo lives wild and free, avoiding any complications or drama. But when he overhears a conversation at a late-night taco stand, he can’t help but insert his two cents, telling the woman she was too good for that kind of hassle.

Josephine Carmichael lives in the crosshairs of the paparazzi as the child of a Hollywood power-couple. But when her celebrity boyfriend has an affair while they’re on vacation, she takes off to the middle-of-nowhere Florida, ending up crying in her nachos.

And when Nick finds Josephine sleeping in the parking lot of a local store, his protective instincts take over. What starts out as a simple favor, takes them down a road they never imagined.

Spark is the sixth book in the new steamy romance Men of Inked: Heatwave series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss.


~Dawn's Review~

Ahhh, anytime we get more Gallo's is a good day!!!! This time we get one of the boys, Nick Gallo, With his bad-boy behavior is now a thing of the past, Nick just wants to work at his shop and Mammoth's shop and live the easy life. Well, seeing a woman crying at a Taco stand late one night changes his life.
Josephine Carmichael is crying into her tacos after her boyfriend cheated on her. Nick just can not help himself and utters the simplest of  phrases "he's not worth it." That is all it takes for these two worlds to collide. 

This story is an easy fun ride. The Gallo family is front and center and OMG, I just adore them. I love the fact that Nick had no idea who Jo actually is and I love watching that play out. This is another, Chelle Bliss book that just makes you love these men and want to be one of the girl cousins. Of course, we get the heat that Chelle always brings with the Heatwave series. Nick and Jo are not lacking at all in that department. She always keeps us wanting more of her amazing character-driven stories and I am here for it.

4 Clocks for 
Spark 
by 
Chelle Bliss 






 


Available Now!

🔥🔥 HEATWAVE SERIES 🔥🔥
③ Wildfire→ menofinked.com/wildfire
⑤ Ignite→ menofinked.com/ignite

Meet the Author




USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss currently lives in a small town near the Gulf of Mexico. She’s a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, and coffee fiend. She’s written over ten books and has two series available. She loves spending her free time with her boyfriend, 2 cats, and her hamster.

Before becoming a writer, Chelle taught high school history for over ten years. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Technology and a bachelor’s in History. Although history is her first love, writing has become her dream job and she can’t imagine doing anything else.

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Monday, December 7, 2020

Protective Instinct by Tricia Lynne

 

If NFL player Brody Shaw wants to retire from his hometown team, the Dallas Bulldogs, he needs to keep his head down and his nose clean. When the stray dog he rescued bites the pet sitter, it sets off an avalanche of bad publicity, and it’s time to bring in a professional.

Dog-trainer Lily Costello has no intention of training Brody’s dog, CC—football players are bad news, and Brody Shaw is a player if she’s ever met one. Then she sees the brand on CC’s stomach. She came from a puppy mill—the very one Lily is trying to find and shut down.

Brody is all in to help the curvy trainer, and with his clout and connections, Lily finally has a lead. But it’s not long before they attract the wrong kind of attention. When someone makes it clear that they’ll stop at nothing to halt the search, it’ll take everything Brody and Lily have to escape with their lives…

The Unlovabulls

Book 1: Protective Instinct



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I am all in my feelings about this story. If you are a sports romance fan this is for you. If you are an dog lover, this is for you. If you like a friendship to lovers book, this is the story for you. 

This is set around the Dallas Bulldogs football team and one of their star players, Brody Shaw. Brody, has earned the spotlight on the field and hated it off the field. Portrayed as a notorious playboy his luck has finally caught up to him. The teams bosses are not happy with Brody, and have given him a 3 strikes order and Brody, is on his last strike. Strike 2 came with his rescue dog bites the dog sitter and bad press follows . 

Lily Costello, is the daughter of one of the best football players to have ever played on the Dallas Bulldogs. She is also the step daughter of the GM of the team. Lily has ZERO interest in having anything to do with the team and that includes Brody Shaw. But when she gets the call to train a dog with a bite history, she is shocked to see Brody. One look at his beautifully damaged dog Lily knows she has to help. 

Lily and Brody have a chemistry that is undeniable and they both know it and both know NOT to act on it.  Lily has a job to do, get Brody and his dog CC, to a level of trust, but spending all this time with Brody is turning out to be more than Lily bargained for. 

With pressure for her mother and step father, Lily is thrown into a web of lies and manipulation to get what they want. Lily, has only one goal in mind, get a no kill dog shelter set up to help as many animals as possible. Is she willing to sell her soul to accomplish  ? Will Brody get his 3rd and final strike and be sent packing from Dallas. Will Lily and Brody more from friends to lovers? 

This story has so much heart at the root of it. Lily and her love of dogs and their well being is felt on each page. There is an underlying sexiness that you feel with Lily and Brody are together and you want them to just give in. Brody is just so swoon worthy and you can't help but fall in love with him. 

There is drama on and off the field and I am so excited for more to come. 




Protective Instinct 
by 
Tricia Lynne
5 Clocks


Review based on book Provided by NetGalley

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Thursday, November 12, 2020

The Prince's Bride 2 by JJ McAvoy

 




Book 2 of The Prince’s Bride duet.

Odette Wyntor has a choice.
Stay or Run.
Royalty is not for the weak of heart.





I just finished The Prince's Bride part 2 and I am in MY FEELINGS!

First off book 1 is the "wooing" book. It is sweet, funny and romantic, all the things that do not necessarily have to happen for me to enjoy a story, but I really enjoyed it .

But this one, this story is so thought provokingly good. I had a reaction, like I hurt for these characters. This story is so relevant, current and important! NO it is not heavy in the sense that it is weighed down by constant drama, but there is drama. The romance between Gale and Odette, is beautiful to watch blossom. There are so many things I want to tell you but it would just spoil you getting to experience the magic of 
JJ
 's writing.
A story about love overcoming everything stacked against you while the world is watching. Do rise or do you crumble? It really is a terrific story and so worth your time.
I am a super picky reader and it takes a lot for me to be impressed, but this one, it hit me right in the heart . 


5 Cocks for 
The Prince's Bride 2
by
JJ McAvoy

Review based on book provided by the author.




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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Impossible Odds by Jill Ramsower

 


I stole from him.

 The object was inconsequential, only worth a handful of dollars.

I didn’t do it for the money; it was about making a statement.

 I went back home thousands of miles away without giving him a second thought until I spotted those quicksilver eyes glaring at me across a busy nightclub.

 It was too impossible to be a coincidence.

Yet, there he was, seething with a violent promise of retribution.

 He thought he’d intimidate me.

Hunt me down and make me pay.

What he didn’t realize was I don’t scare easily.

 My name is Giada Genovese, and I’m a goddamn mafia princess.


~Review~


I am a BIG fan of mafia stories so when I saw this I knew I had to jump on it. Primo and Gia are FIRE!!!! I had never read this author before so I didn't know to read book 1.  It was fine, I was not lost. I would however recommend reading in order just so you know all the players. 

Gia, is a Mafia princess and Primo is the muscle for Naz, a cartel boss from Mexico. When Naz decides he wants access to ports the Mob has he plots to kidnap one of the Don's daughters as leverage. Well, this is where Primo changes the plan and starts to watch Gia. Both in Vegas at the same time Gia, plays a little game of cat and mouse with Primo not knowing just what she is in for. 
There are times when the story just flies and you are completely drawn in. But, there are a few moments that it does tend to be a bit much. I will tell you, this author can write a evil man that you just want to die or suffer. I hated Naz and was just waiting for his demise. I really enjoyed watching Primo, come  into his own and realize that things were not always the way they seemed. Gia, became a real heroine in my eyes. Her character development was really great to read. 

This story takes you on a ride full of twists and turns. You think " how romantic or That's HOT, " and then you are led down the path of Primo, doing his job and Gia, being a pawn. 

I really enjoyed this story and will be back for the rest. 


Impossible Odds
by 
Jill Ramsower
4 Clocks


Honest review based on book provided by NetGalley


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