Shades of Desire (Lena Hart) Spotlight, excerpt, review and GIVEAWAY

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Shades Of Desire Authors: J.A. Coffey, Wendy Ely, Dorothy Callahan, Diane Escalera, Lena Hart, Chanta Rand, Emma Leigh Reed, Cindy Stark, Valerie Twombly, Kristina Knight

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J.A. Coffey – Bestselling Author

LIAR, LIAR
Divorced certified fraud examiner Jessica Barlow catches liars for a living. Sparks fly when she’s assigned to investigate a dating website owned by a man determined to guarantee she finds love—even if he has to pretend to be a client!

Wendy Ely – USA Today Bestselling Author

DANGEROUS FLAMES 
Sometimes good men are taught to do evil things and it takes the strength of a sheltered woman to make things right. When Gabi learns of her father, she is asked to leave for her own safety. Fine. She’ll go… but she is taking her secret love with her, even if it’s at gun-point.

Dorothy Callahan – Bestselling Author

A DECADE FOR DARIUS 
Jess never forgot her first kiss, especially since it came from the guy who taught her everything she knows about antiques, her livelihood. But if she wins the priceless inheritance, Jess will risk losing Darius Covington all over again.

Diane Escalera – Bestselling Author

STILL HOT FOR YOU 
Shay LaCosta screwed up a damn good marriage. Now she's on a mission to get a little submission, and get her hunky husband back in her bed.

Lena Hart – Bestselling Author

HIS BEDPOST QUEEN 
Athena Lewis has a sharp mind and an even sharper attitude. Except when it comes to “Davie,” the only man who’s ever truly made her feel safe. Yet to protect the only family she has left, she must embark on a mission that goes against everything she believes in—and that includes using the last trick she has left. Her body.

My review:

3.75 stars

His Bedpost Queen by Lena Hart is part of the ‘Queen Quartette’ series and is included in the boxed set, ‘Shades of Desire’.  This particular story centers around a computer security expert, Athena Lewis, whose love for her scapegrace brother has put her in the uncomfortable position of betraying someone she once cared deeply for.  David Carrone has never forgotten his roots, but he has worked hard to overcome his less than savory beginnings to become the successful casino resort owner he is, and he never expects to be betrayed by the one person he regrets having left in his past.  Their intense attraction leads to questionable choices, but they have to decide whether they can get past the hurt they have caused one another and survive the challenges that their respective pasts keep stirring up.

This sensual romantic suspense story combines a reunion romance with a friends to opponents to lovers theme, peppered with an intriguing mystery.  The memories of the gritty past that shaped these two main characters gives a glimpse of a harsh world that has prompted the different members of their clique to follow very opposite paths.  There is an ongoing thread that is not resolved in this particular story and the framework is laid for interest in yet another sexy male’s story but there is an enjoyable unfolding of the sizzling relationship that develops between the two strong-willed characters spotlighted in this story.  I have not read the rest of the series but there is enough backstory to give an understanding of the current events even as one is drawn into the overall mystery and seduced into wanting to read the rest of the series.  I look forward to unraveling the mystery and getting to know more about some of the enigmatic characters and finding out whether there are extenuating circumstances or if the front being presented to the world is truly reflective of the heart of the persons who are in danger of undermining the accomplishments of those who have escaped their troubled beginnings.

A copy of this title was provided to me for my honest review


Chanta Rand – Bestselling Author and Debut Author of the Year

RESISTING DESTINY 
Thrown together for ninety days by a spiteful judge, womanizing attorney, Cayson Sullivan and street-smart hustler, Destiny Jackson find the only thing they can agree on is their red-hot attraction for each other.

Emma Leigh Reed

TRUSTING LOVE 
Pregnant and running from her abusive boyfriend, Chloe Wilder takes refuge in the sleepy coastal town of Arden. Police chief, Jayden Peterson, thinks the worst crime that could happen in Arden is jaywalking. Could the real danger be the two of them falling for each other?

Cindy Stark – Bestselling Author

WOUNDED 
Battle-worn soldier, Jerry returns home intending to avoid his ex-fiancée. The shrapnel that wounded him pales in comparison to the gash she left in his heart. Kimber lost everything when she broke off her engagement, and she’ll fight to win him back.

Valerie Twombly – Bestselling Author

SPANISH NIGHTS
Armand has lost everything. His magic and his freedom are taken when an evil curse is placed on the Jinn, but a newcomer to town may be his savior. When evil emerges from the shadows, Makayla learns she must choose between her mortality and Armand’s freedom.

Kristina Knight – Bestselling Author

MR. RIGHT NOW 
Dumped by her celebrity boyfriend, unlucky-in-love author Casey Cash needs a break. But, between the male escort trying to get into her bed and the tabloid reporter intent on getting her story, Casey might have been smarter to stay in New York...

REVIEWS (optional):

LIAR, LIAR

“One of the most descriptive, steamiest foreplay scenes that I have ever encountered!”

 —Brittany, book blogger & Goodreads reviewer

DANGEROUS FLAMES

“It began quickly and almost immediately, the story had me in suspense. Whether I was hoping for Gabrielle’s safe escape to her father’s cabin, and for her and Mikolas to get together, I was on the edge of my seat.”

 —Isabella from Chick Lit Goddess Reviews

A DECADE FOR DARIUS

“I’ve never read a romance where the two main characters were more perfect for each other.”

 —Print and Film Fan

STILL HOT FOR YOU

“Diane Escalera cranks up the heat and gives a story sizzling with seduction and chemistry between her characters.”

 —Book Lovers, Inc.

HIS BEDPOST QUEEN

“The passion between the main characters is FIYAH, and they are relatable!”

 —Amazon Reviewer

RESISTING DESTINY

“The sexual tension in this book is incredible. These are real people, and it is as if they could walk right off the pages and into the real world!”

 —Rose, Amazon Reviewer

TRUSTING LOVE

“The book had me sharing emotions with the characters and had my heart racing the whole time. I called it “criminal minds in a book”.

WOUNDED

“Powerfully sweet story of love, hurt and forgiveness.”

 —Vo Pov, Amazon Reviewer

SPANISH NIGHTS

“This book was steamy, sexy, raw with a side of chocolate dipped cherries on top!  I finished reading this book in record time it was so damn juicy!”

 –Paranormaly Yours

 RIGHT NOW

“Mr. Right Now packs a lot of story into 50,000 words—it demands attention. Steaming sex scenes, humor and memorable characters.”

 —Reader review on Amazon & Goodreads

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Love in Black and White (spotlight) ADULT titles

                                             

Love in Black and White

is an ADULT anthology and releases tomorrow!  December 22, 2014

and features the following talented authors:


The Reunion – Jamallah Bergman


Successful lawyer Mackenzie Harper is not happy to get the invite to her 20th high school class reunion, since it only brings back bad memories of a time she’s long tried to forget. A time when she was teased by her peers because of her weight issues, and plagued by a hurtful nickname and hateful rumors—until the day she’s called upon to tutor the one guy who means everything to her, David Ashbury.

David Ashbury has it all in high school...the popular linebacker catches the eye of every girl he comes across and is the buddy of every guy in his school. One day he discovers that the only way to stay on the team is to pass History class, and that will require that he be tutored by the shy girl everyone calls ‘Mack Attack’. He doesn’t believe the rumors about her but it takes an effort for him to break through her shell, improve her high school experience, and develop a warm friendship that both treasure.
It’s been twenty years, but can Mackenzie and David recapture what they once had? First they have to attend the reunion...

Guilty Cravings – Sam Crescent

Henry has been attracted to April ever since he first met her, but he was already in a relationship with her best friend, Julia, and knew that each woman would consider it a betrayal if he followed his heart. A car crash that kills Julia and injures April prompts Henry to step in and take care of her, just as he’s always wanted to.

April has denied the attraction she’s felt for her best friend’s lover since they met, but it only intensifies as they spend more and more time together.

Can they find a way to get past the guilt that they each feel and finally take what they’ve both been craving?

On the Way to Heaven – Stacy-Deanne

When Trina Flack dies and ends up in the afterlife, she is shocked to learn she’ll have to perform a task to get into Heaven. Her task consists of helping Neil Styles, a single father of three little girls; move on from the death of his wife.

Neil has all but given up on life, but just when Trina feels hope is lost, Neil begins to open up to her. While guiding Neil, Trina must fight a deep attraction for him because if she acts on her feelings, she forfeits her chance to go to Heaven. This becomes even harder to bear when Neil develops romantic feelings for her as well.

Trina thought her mission was to help Neil get back on track, but she ends up learning the biggest lesson of her life in the process; that not even death can stop true love.

First Love – Lena Hart

When Jake Landon comes to Sabrina Monroe’s rescue on her first day on the job, the two develop a sudden attraction that neither can ignore. While Jake sets out to win her over, Sabrina’s focus is on her new career in Chicago’s top marketing firm—not on the attractive IT tech. Or so she keeps telling herself.

As the seductive pull of Jake’s charm draws Sabrina unwittingly close, she is powerless to stop herself from breaking her self-imposed rule: never date someone she works with. Yet as Sabrina and Jake grow close, tension and frustration begin to flare between them and Sabrina must decide if she is willing to release her inhibitions and give love a chance.

Indulgence – Mahalia Levey

Zoey Gray lives for the chocolate recipes she drums up. Sole Owner of Indulgence, a sweet shop that draws customers from far and wide. Her thriving business has surpassed her wildest dreams...though she longs for the right man to tickle her taste buds. Life couldn’t be better until the shop next to her is sold and a new pastry shop emerges.

Khristos Trakis loves his sister. When she begs him to buy her the spot next to a trendy popular sweet shop to open a Greek pastry bakery, he’s prepared to tell his darling sibling no, until he catches a glimpse of a woman and how she interacts with her patrons.


Bree’s Purr-fect Mate – Roxy Wilson


Lance Emerson enjoys a simple life, until one dark night, he finds himself staring into the harsh end of a gun. Completely terrified, Lance is rescued by a beautiful woman like no other he'd ever seen before. Slightly embarrassed but smitten, Lance finds himself thinking about the voluptuous Bree Winters.

Bree's life is vastly different from Lance's. Believing a relationship with a mortal wouldn't be a good idea, she resolves to try to steer clear of an evil shapeshifter, Garth, who has been vying for her affections.

When another chance encounter brings Bree and Lance together, their feelings are undeniable, but with the evil Garth bent on keeping them apart, a happy ending may not be so easy to obtain. Lance and Bree will have to defeat Garth and remain unscathed in order to have the love they want.

Abby's Awakening - Alela Marsh

Abby Turner is thrilled and flattered when charismatic professor, Gordon Fairfax, asks her to elope with him. While her father is away, she eagerly runs off with Gordon to his tiny hometown in Vermont--only to find that his plans for her are anything but what she expected.

Complicating matters is the mysterious--but darkly alluring--man who seems to be following them once they arrive in Vermont. Abby isn't quite sure what's going on, but she soon learns that finding out may be a matter of life and death...her own.


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Please note:  I had the pleasure of editing these stories and enjoyed them all so much that I invited the authors to guest on my blog.