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Cake, an all-new romantic and hilarious standalone from USA Today bestselling author Carmen Jenner is available NOW!

Poppy Porter’s ex is getting married … to her ex-best friend. To land her dream job of partner in the most prestigious firm on the Upper East Side, Poppy must now pull double shifts as their wedding planner and maid of honor. And the icing on a truly craptastic cake? Leo Nass. Handsome, infuriating, womanizer, and … the best man. Despite their longstanding loathing, Poppy doesn’t see Leo coming. Literally.

One ruined cake.

One archnemesis.

One hour to save the wedding.

Can they put their hatred aside long enough to save Poppy’s job and Bridezilla’s head from exploding?

Piece of cake, right?

Excerpt:

I sneak closer to the bed, my heart pounding as I throw the pillow at him. The guy shifts in his sleep, and his breathing slows, but a beat later the snoring starts again and I have to resist the urge to scream. Instead, I raise my poker and jab the sheet covered body. It’s not hard, just a quick jab or two, but he still doesn’t stir.

“Hey, asshole!” I shout, and whack him hard in the butt with my poker.

The giant freak jumps up and seizes my hand. His grip forces me to drop my weapon. He yanks me toward him—on top of him—and this is how I find myself eye to eye with the beast. He breathes his heavy, stinking breath on my face, and I wince and wrinkle my nose.

Leo’s eyes crinkle in the corners as he laughs. “Morning, Pop Tart.”

“Get the hell out of my bed. And brush your goddamn teeth. What are you doing in my house, Nass?”

“Ah, still feisty, huh? Is this like an all-day thing with you, or do you eventually turn from an angry sea witch into a person? Would coffee help?”

“Fuck you, Leo.”

“Darlin’, you wish.”

“You’re disgusting. I wouldn’t touch you if—”

“Yeah, yeah, if I were the last man on Earth. I’ve heard it all before, sweet cheeks, and I don’t buy it for a second.” He flips us so suddenly my head spins. I’m beneath him, my wrists pinioned to the bed above my head by just one of his strong hands. The other glides up my side. My sheets have twisted up around us, but from this angle it looks as if Leo Nass is very much naked in my bed.

“Goddamn it,” I complain once I find my voice. “I’m going to need to burn these sheets after you leave.”

His eyebrow quirks, and the grin he gives me is all-out salacious. He shifts his weight between my legs, then he drops his hips and grinds his erection against me. I’m stunned, speechless. I have no words. They’ve all left me because my brain has turned to mush and my vagina is the only one thinking, and I’m really not okay leaving her in charge. “Why burn them when we’re not done messing them up?”

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Cake by Carmen Jenner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

3.75 out of 5 ‘Could have been better’ Stars

I’m a little disappointed with this read – 1) because I’m a huge fan of Carmen Jenner and am totally supportive of the peeps I enjoy reading and 2) because I feel like this had so much potential and just fell flat (for me).

First off I have to say that Poppy Porter is one of the most brave and morally proper people I have ever read about. She gets dumped by her fiancee, who then decides to date her best friend. But that’s not bad. Nooooo. What’s bad is receiving an invitation to their wedding only two months after her ex-fiancee and ex-best friend have been dating. Like what in the actual fuck?!?! But Poppy is unlike any other person on the planet who would tell their ex-best friend and ex-fiancee to go take a long walk off a short pier. No, she buckles down and accepts the job of being the maid of honor. Hold the phone!! I would not, repeat, NOT be able to handle that kind of blow to my mind or my heart. Add to this mess? Sure. Poppy is also working for a premier wedding planning company that her ex-best friend hired to assist with her wedding. Could this picture get any more awkward??

Enter Leo Nass. Or Nass the Ass, as Poppy so eloquently puts it throughout the story. Leo is Poppy’s ex-fiancee’s best friend. So they have history. And apparently Poppy hates Leo. But there was never any real back story that helped you understand why Poppy hated Leo so much. Like did he continuously put gum in her hair when they were little? Did he sabotage some science fair or something? So while I got that she hated him, I never really had a super connection over the why. Then a little more than halfway through the book Leo has this epiphany and realizes that he loves Poppy. Wait, what? There just wasn’t any chemistry going on between them and then BAM! he’s in love with her. And Poppy hates Leo for a majority of the story and then…..what? She suddenly starts looking at Leo differently? Is it because he’s the best man and they have to be close during the preparation for the wedding? Like if there wasn’t a wedding would they have even seen each other ever? They lived in the same city and yet they didn’t seem like they ever really saw each other. IDK. It really lacked connection for me.

And just one teensy weensy spoiler (but not really)….near the end when Leo and Poppy decide to “seal the deal,” at the wedding…..when everyone from the wedding walks out on the patio while they are mid-stroke….um, what’s that about? I couldn’t even fathom something like that happening. I mean it’s fiction so it’s all good but I just felt like it was a little out of place. But then again Poppy did have a lot of really outrageous things happen to her throughout the book but that was just….weird.

But how did the book get 3.75 stars if I thought it wasn’t that great? I’ll tell you. I thought the story line was creative even though there were parts that were just meh. And the dialogue between characters was great and the banter awesome. And sometimes that’s enough. For me it was. But I had high hopes for Carmen Jenner’s latest but it just didn’t do it for me.

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About Carmen:

Carmen Jenner is a thirty-something, USA Today and international bestselling author.

Her dark romance, KICK (Savage Saints MC #1), won Best Dark Romance Read in the Reader’s Choice Awards at RWDU, 2015.

A tattoo enthusiast, hardcore makeup addict and zombie fangirl, Carmen lives on the sunny North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, where she spends her time indoors wrangling her two wildling children, a dog named Pikelet, and her very own man-child.

A romantic at heart, Carmen strives to give her characters the HEA they deserve, but not before ruining their lives completely first … because what’s a happily ever after without a little torture?

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About THE BEAU & THE BELLE

Beau Fortier starred in most of my cringe-worthy teenage fantasies.

I met him when I was a junior in high school, a time that revolved exclusively around bad hair, failed forays into flirting, and scientific inquiries into which brand of toilet paper worked best for stuffing bras.

That is, until Beau moved into the small guest house just beyond my bedroom window.

A 24-year-old law student at Tulane, Beau was as mysterious to me as second base (both in baseball and in the bedroom). He was older. Intimidating. Hot. Boys my age had chicken legs and chubby cheeks. Beau had calloused hands and a jaw cut from steel. Our interactions were scarce—mostly involving slight stalking on my end—and yet deep down, I desperately hoped he saw me as more of a potential lover than a lovesick loser.

Turns out, I was fooling myself. My fragile ego learned that lesson the hard way.

Now, ten years later, we’re both back in New Orleans, and guess who suddenly can’t take his eyes off little ol’ me.

My old friend, Mr. Fortier.

But things have changed. I’m older now—poised and confident. My ego wears a bulletproof vest. The butterflies that once filled my stomach have all perished.

When I was a teenager, Beau warned me to guard my heart.

Let’s hope he knows how to guard his.

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The Beau & the Belle by R.S. Grey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

3.5 out of 5 ‘It’s worth the wait’ Stars

So my title on this…’it’s worth the wait’ refers to the story in and of itself. I’m a big fan of R.S. Grey but I’m a little bummed that it took until I was about 45% into the story to actually feel like I was getting somewhere and then about 85% before I was truly invested in the story.

Lauren is young when the story begins (17). She meets Beau, who’s a law student and renting out her parent’s guest cottage while he’s attending a nearby college. I honestly did not feel the connection between the main characters. I’m no writer so I have no idea what it is about the scene and setting and descriptions that make you FEEL a connection…but I didn’t. Beau and Lauren knew each other for a grand total of 2 months before they go in different directions and only really spoke to/hung out/conversated a handful of times in that two months. How can you full on love someone during that time? What do you really know about that person other than what you’ve conjured in your mind?

Beau was a respectable gentleman and I have to say it was seriously refreshing because you don’t see many gentlemen around anymore. His old-fashioned “courting” were nice to see in a world where everyone is wham-bamming and thank you ma’aming (and sometimes there is no thank you!). I have to say though that there were times in the story where I feel the disconnect. I’m not sure I can make sense without spoiling. But there was one part where Lauren feels some type of way after kissing Beau in his office because he immediately goes back to work and dismisses Lauren. She’s so upset that he isn’t affected the same way as she is. Then later in the book, Beau states that after that encounter that Lauren wouldn’t let him touch her for weeks. Now I’m no submissive and a man can suck it if they think they are going to go all Neanderthal on me but if you want something you go for it and I felt like Beau was a little too beta for my taste. I kinda wished he was a tad more alpha. I mean, he’s a very successful businessman. You don’t get to be the king of your chosen career by being the nice guy. Sometimes you gotta play dirty…but not Beau. He was a super nice guy; even when he confronted that douchenozzle, Preston. I thought he was nice then too. Like dude, that guy is bad mouthing you and trying to steal your girl!! Do something!!!!

ANYway…in the beginning the age gap (7 years) was something because both Beau and Lauren are in totally different phases of their lives. It totally matters- not the age thing but the life phase thing. She was a high schooler and he was about to finish college. When Lauren and Beau reunite 10 years later, he’s 34 and she’s 27. It was easier to picture them together then because they were both in the career establishing phase. IDK it made sense in my brain.

I liked Lauren. I liked Beau too (except for the whole beta thing). I liked that they were very open and HONEST with each other. I find that that’s what complicates the relationship- when you start lying and stop communicating. Everything goes south after that. But Lauren and Beau only had one real fight (which wasn’t really all that bad) and it was over a lie. So, a little anticlimatic. But like I said before, it was like 85% before I was super into it and then it was over. I liked the story but it was just so slow. Definitely not what I’m used to from her previous reads.

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About R.S. Grey

R.S. Grey is the USA Today bestselling author of thirteen novels, including THE FOXE & THE HOUND. She lives in Texas with her husband and two dogs, and can be found reading, binge-watching reality TV, or practicing yoga! Visit her at rsgrey.com

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#Excerpt Reveal for Don’t Be Afraid by CA Harms!

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DON’T BE AFRAID by CA Harms
A Second Chance Contemporary Romance

Have you ever looked at someone and just knew,
knew that they were put in your life for a reason?
The one person that would be not only your best friend,
but would be your absolute everything?
That’s how I felt the first time I saw him.

That one day when a few little words changed our entire lives forever…

Don’t be Afraid, he said.
Life can change so quickly.
One moment you can be smiling and feeling as if you’re walking on clouds and the next, everything you love, everything you treasure crumbles at your feet.

I told him to fight, I told him I needed him.
We needed him.
But there are just some fights that can’t be won…

He was my angel then, and he’s still my angel now.
In a way, I believe he’s still looking out for us, giving us a future.
Sometimes it’s as if I can still feel his presence,
guiding us and keeping us safe.

So, I won’t be Afraid.
I’ll live. I’ll fight.
It’s what he would have wanted.
I’ll do it for him…

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EXCERPT REVEAL
I sat in the darkness with my legs curled up in the chair, my body shielded by the large blanket I had wrapped around me. I’d thought of going to bed a long time ago, but instead, I was listening to the Pat’s breathing patterns.

This was his third night sleeping in the hospital bed in the center of our living room, and though he hated it, I knew it was easier for him to sleep on than our old worn out couch.

Each night after he’d fallen asleep, I tried to go to bed, but I eventually found myself back in the living room, watching him and listening to his breathing. I guess I needed it for my piece of mind. Though his breaths were weak and labored, I still needed to be able to hear them. I think in some weird way it was comforting.

When he was asleep he wasn’t angry or fighting to push people away. He was just peaceful. I needed to see him this way, I guess, because the hard times were beginning to drown out those happy memories and each day I found it more and more difficult to hold myself together.

The room was dark, save for the illumination from the light above the sink in the kitchen. The gentle hum of the refrigerator was the only other sound. I’m not sure at what point I allowed myself to fall asleep, but I was jolted awake by the sound of his raspy voice filtering through the darkness.

“Sawyer.”

I sat up straight and the cover slipped from my shoulders as I leaned forward, looking him over from head to toe. My heart raced as the thought of being here alone with him when something catastrophic happened. The moment my eyes reached his, I found him staring back at me.

“Is everything okay?” He shook his head, and my heart seized in my chest. I stood and walked toward his bed, my hands shaking as I did my best to stay in control of my fears. “What hurts?”

He lifted his hand and rested it over his heart.

I stared at him in confusion.

“I’m sorry.” I could sense whatever it was on his mind was hard for him to face as his eyes shimmered with unshed tears. “Please don’t hate me.”

Suddenly it was hard to breathe.

“Why would I hate you?” I took his hand and offered a gentle squeeze. “I could never hate you, Patrick.”

“I’ve been such an ass and knowing this, but unable to control it breaks me.”

“You’re going through so much,” I said as I sat on the edge of his bed.

“So are you.”

I closed my eyes for only a moment when he ran his fingers through my hair that hung loose over my shoulders. “I’ve allowed the fear to consume me and gave it the power to make me forget what I have. I’m just scared.”

I opened my eyes, and his cheeks were wet from the tears he tried to control.

“I’m so scared of everything I’m gonna miss. I’m scared of not being here to protect you an Abigail.” He took in a shuddering breath. “I don’t want you to be alone, Sawyer.”

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C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn’t always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.

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An All-New Standalone Contemporary Romance
Release date: October 30, 2017

 

 

He wants her soul. Too bad she already sold it.

Family is everything to gambling den darling, Teresa Valentini. Blood comes first, especially before men. So when her brother lands himself in hot water, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to save him. And showing up topless in her unwitting savior’s motel room is turning out to be the furthest thing from a hardship…

Will Caruso is the bad boy of New York’s financial scene…and he just found out the very thing that drives his success is a damn lie. Now, he’s exchanged his high-stress life for the open road, no one but his Great Dane…and half a million Instagram followers to keep him company. When a mysterious beauty arrives, her secrecy prods his suspicions, even while she tempts his lust to the breaking point.

Teresa met Will under false pretenses, but the bond consuming them is real. They’re strong enough to overcome a little betrayal… aren’t they?

 

 

Tits. There are tits in my room. Really fucking nice ones.

I’m so distracted by their unexpected appearance—any red-blooded man with working testicles would be—that I don’t take in their owner right away. And all the other equally amazing shit that’s going on. The sexy brunette has one foot propped on my bed, her hands paused on her calf where she’s been applying lotion before I so rudely interrupted her by walking into my own room.

A gruff bark from Southpaw prompts me to double check the door. But I do it fast—we’re in the right place—because as I mentioned, there’s a really fucking nice pair of tits in my room. Sue me for wanting to memorize the shape and color of her tight, rosy nipples before she screams and covers herself.

Which she doesn’t exactly seem inclined to do. “Can we help you?” Up until now, a big waterfall of dark hair has been hiding the woman’s face from me. But at my greeting, she tosses that thick mane back…and reveals features that accomplish the impossible. It nudges her tits into second place for most incredible body part in the room.

Hearing male voices approach in the hallway, I kick the door shut, surprised by the fact that I already don’t want anyone else looking at her. “You going to tell me why you’re in my room, woman? Or just stand there looking hot?”

 

 

 

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days. Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the workforce as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention. She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.

While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.

But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.

Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth

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When Lily Jacobs was born, she inherited Fazire – a genie. Her family had three wishes and they’d only ever used one so Fazire was stuck in the human world. This worked since he’d become a member of the family anyway.

Even with a genie, Lily’s young life wasn’t perfect. To escape the kids making her miserable at school, Lily buried herself in romance novels. One day, when the teasing was just too much, she used one of her wishes. She told Fazire she wanted to find a man like in her books and she made the most complicated wish Fazire had ever heard. Her wished-for man had to be impossibly handsome, virile, fierce, rugged and ruthless (amongst a dozen other things).

He also had to think she was beautiful and he had to love her more than anything in the world.

Nathaniel McAllister wasn’t born to a life where there were such things as genies granting wishes. His life was filled with drugs, crime and neglect. He was running errands for a gangster before he was in his teens and, even though life and hard work led him to wealth and respectability, he always knew, deep down, he was dirty. When Nate met Lily he knew he was no good for her but as virile, fierce, rugged and ruthless as he was, Nate was no match for the pull of sweet, innocent Lily.

Unfortunately, Lily’s wish included that she and her hero go through trials and tribulations to test their love. And Fazire wasn’t only a good genie, he loved Lily – so he gave her exactly what she wanted.