Thursday, March 26, 2015

Blog Tour and Giveaway: Give Me All of You by F.L. Jacob

~ Synopsis ~

Beth Emmons would not allow herself fall in

love. She’d been burned in the worst way possible, leaving her with a secret that made her the black sheep of the family.

Jake Martin wasn’t looking for love. After his ‘true love’ married another, he kept to himself and lived the life of a bachelor.

When their paths crossed in Mexico, they couldn’t get enough of each other. Beth kept to her ‘friends with benefits’ plan, while Jake wanted more. A pregnancy scare caused Beth to run from Jake. Jake gave Beth the space she needed even if it was going to kill him. Christmas at the Black Hollywood Club reunited them and made them stronger.

Now, the family Beth wanted to forget pops back into her life needing her full attention. All the while, Beth’s secret is busting at the seams causing her to once again distance herself from Jake. Jake decides enough is enough and vows to fight for the love of his life, his real true love.

Will Beth be able to give herself to Jake? Can Jake’s love give Beth the strength she needs, or will her secrets cause them to fall apart again, leaving them shattered . . . unable to pick up the pieces.

*Give Me All of You is book 3 is the Black Hollywood Series. It can be read as a standalone.

~ Review ~

4 Stars by Brittany

This was a sweet book about love. The story line is that simple and it was so well written that it was all that it needed.

Jake is in love with Beth, but Beth is afraid to love Jake back. She's got a huge secret that she's sure will send Jake running for the hills. She's forced to tell him her past and her secret when her mother becomes terminally ill. Jake goes beyond understanding and shows Beth that not everyone in her life will run away from her, but will she ever really be able to tell him how she feels?

This beautiful journey is a simple read. It was one that was easy to enjoy and while there was pain to feel, I didn't think it was so overwhelming that the characters couldn't find their way back. Honestly, this book was a breath of fresh air. Each one of us has hurt in our life, but it's whether we're willing to deal with it and move on or run from it that makes us who we are. I applaud Beth's character. She made the right choices, even if they were hard. She wasn't selfish in her actions and ultimately that's why I liked this book so much.

~ Excerpt ~

The lightening shines again in our room and she rolls to face me. Her beautiful lips are puckered and her cheeks are stained with tears from earlier. I slide into bed and pull her close to me. She snuggles right up and my heart feels like it is going to explode. This is so right. How can she not realize it?

My eyes slowly shut and I’m off into a peaceful sleep with the love of my life.

It feels as though my eyes just shut when I am jolted awake by Beth screaming out into the night. The blood curdling sound has me on my feet before I even know what is going on. I try to blink the sleep from my eyes and focus on the room.

That’s when I see her. In bed curled into a fetal position shaking uncontrollably. “Beth, Beth baby, what’s wrong?” She doesn’t loosen the grip on her legs. I don’t want to scare her any more than she is.

She jerks away from me when I place a hand on her shoulder trying to calm her. If it’s possible I think she actually curls into herself even more. I need her to focus on me. Moving swiftly around the bed to be in front of her, I crouch down to her eye level.

“Beth, I need you to look at me.” I move the matted hair away from her eyes. It takes a few minutes before I see her white knuckles move and start gaining color. Then her eyes meet mine. They seem so empty and scared.

When she finally seems to focus, she lunges at me. I move quickly to catch her body flying at me. If I didn’t know she was truly scared out of her mind, I would have laughed because she knocks me on my ass.

I just hold her. Caress her back and hair. She isn’t crying. If I had to guess I’d say she is in some sort of shock. Time seems to stand still. Then her body starts shaking again. “Beth, shhhhh, it’s going to be okay. Please talk to me. I’m right here. I’m not going anywhere.”

Her breathing seems to calm down and the shaking slows. “Where’d you go baby? Come back to me.” Feeling like I can move without scaring her, I cradle her to my chest and move to the bed again. Siting her on my lap, I rest my back on the headboard.

She looks up and tries to back out of my embrace. “Oh God, Jake, I’m so sorry.” Her hands try to cover her face. “That hasn’t happened to me since I was in school. Fuck how embarrassing.”

Grabbing her hands I pull them away. “You said you wouldn’t shut me out. Elizabeth look at me. What happened?”

Her face falls and she looks away.

~ Book Links ~

**AMAZON * AMAZON UK * B&N * iBOOKS**

~ The Series ~

AMAZON

~ Author Bio ~

I am a mommy of two, wife to an amazing man, and full time employee. Life is crazy and busy! I started writing again during a darker time in my life in a group write in a Facebook group. They brought back my passion for writing that I haven’t felt since high school and helped me through hard times.

Starting this process was tedious and nerve-wracking, but my amazing ladies and my fabulous husband have inspired me to take my love for writing to the next step.

My current books are Have I Told You, I Won't Give Up on You, A Very Merry Black Hollywood Christmas, all part of the Black Hollywood Series. Coming Soon will be Give Me All of You, book 3 in the BH Series.

Coming later 2015, One in a Million. New Characters, New story, Standalone! More information coming soon.

~ Social Media Links ~

FACEBOOK * TSU * GOOGLE + * TWITTER * WEBSITE * BLOG

~ Giveaway ~

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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Blog Tour: One Last Sin by Georgia Cates

~ Synopsis ~

Bleu MacAllister’s fate lies in the hands of the enemy. Complicated circumstances have rendered her helpless to escape their clutches so she must await rescue by her less than lily-white knight. All is right again when she’s back in the arms of the man she loves until long buried secrets are unearthed. With them, Bleu finally discovers her mother’s killer along with far more than she could possibly imagine. Can she find happiness with a husband who will go to any length to keep her safe, even if it means denying her of the one thing she believes she wants most in this world?

~ Book Links ~

One Last Sin Preorder:

Amazon: http://goo.gl/il1dVR

iBooks: http://goo.gl/4RCHZB

Barnes & Noble: Coming March 23

Kobo: Coming March 23.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20623840-one-last-sin

~ Review ~

5 Stars

Once again, Georgia Cates has gone above and beyond my expectations! This is the final book in this trilogy and if you haven't read the others, you really need to start there.

This book picks up with Bleu being captured by the rival gang called The Order. Now that she's pregnant she isn't able to try to escape like she would have before. Sin is stuck in a holding cell and knows Bleu needs his help. Will he be able to save her before it's too late? And will Bleu find out who really killed her mother?

This book was the bloodiest of them all. I squirmed several times because of the incredible detail. Cates has made me feel like I was standing in the room while these horrible things were taking place. I could see the blood, the heartbreak, and the bond of this family. There is even one twist that left my heart beating and my head spinning.

I have thoroughly enjoyed that the characters support each other. It's a story about loving some one unconditionally. This trilogy has easily moved into one of my favorite reads.

~ Excerpt ~

Bleu’s POV

I watch the number above the elevator doors increase as the lift rises to our floor. Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Three more to go. It’s too many when your husband pins your body against him while his hand roams downward to rub between your legs.

He’s fervent to say the least.

Warm breath moves over my ear. A tingle races down my spine and goosebumps erupt over my skin. I’m sure there’s a camera on us right now. All elevators have them. “We’re probably giving a thrill to whoever is watching the security footage.”

“Don’t give a fuck. The thrill I’m feeling is much more important to me right now.”

The doors open and we sprint toward our room. Sin is so anxious his first three attempts at unlocking the door are unsuccessful. “Son of a bitch. The keycard isn’t working.”

I hold out my hand and he places the card in my palm. I slide it in and pull it slower. Click. “Open sesame.”

“Fuck. That was sexy.”

All I did was open a door. “I put the keycard in the hole and pulled it out.”

“I know,” he growls while pulling me through the door toward the bed.

We shed our coats and go to work on all fabric barriers preventing our bodies from being bare against one another. He undresses himself while I do the same, his eyes never leaving my body. “Shite. I may come before you get naked.”

My eyes immediately drop to the crotch of his boxer briefs. He has a huge erection tenting his underwear with a wet spot covering the tip. “Don’t you dare.”

I undress faster. More than one stitch pops as I pull my dress over my head. Articles of clothing drop randomly to the floor with no regard for wrinkling.

~ A Necessary Sin- Book 1 of The Sin Trilogy ~

Bleu MacAllister is consumed. A horrific childhood incident has caused every decision in her life to revolve around bringing a monster to justice. With years spent studying The Fellowship, an organized crime brotherhood of liars, thieves, and killers, Bleu will rely on her skills as a special agent to cut Thane Breckenridge off at the knees. But walking hand in hand with retribution means risking collateral damage, in the form of Breckenridge’s son Sinclair—until Sin becomes so much more than Bleu bargained for. She’s always known this undertaking would place her life in danger—she never imagined her heart would be as well.

~ Book Links ~

Amazon: http://goo.gl/gGPDEx

iBooks: http://goo.gl/4TJxdW

Barnes & Noble: http://goo.gl/DXd2jt

Kobo: http://goo.gl/36Ucaa

~ Trailer ~

http://youtu.be/cVemyvOolTM

~ THE NEXT SIN ~

An epic tale of revenge and love in a new romantic trilogy from the New York Times best-selling author of The Beauty Series.

Bleu MacAllister is in hiding less than three months when Sinclair Breckenridge discovers her whereabouts. Her former lover, the future leader of a criminal organization known as The Fellowship, resists the tug of his heart heartstrings in her direction. Instead, he opts to watch over his beloved from afar. And she has no idea. But Sin's sacrifice is short-lived. His bonny lass is a hunted traitor. He fears Abram's assassins are closing in, leaving him with one solution for saving Bleu--make her his wife. Marriage seems an easy fix for their dilemma but wedded bliss is brief when the couple finds trouble lying in wait beyond the realm of the brotherhood. Will the original revenge seeker find herself the object of collateral damage?

Amazon: http://goo.gl/1tbgyw

iBooks: http://goo.gl/rXb5Hs

Barnes & Noble: http://goo.gl/YEhjR4

Kobo: http://goo.gl/bYBM7o

~ Author Bio ~

Georgia resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn’t looked back yet.

When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing. When she’s being domestic, she’s listening to her iPod and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.

Representation: All questions regarding subsidiary rights for any of my books, inquiries regarding foreign translation and film rights should be directed to Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich.