Book Blitz & Giveaway: Elf Against the Wall [The Wynter Brothers 02] by Alina Jacobs!

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   There was a man—a huge man!—in my father’s study, all in heavy black motorcycle gear, a helmet hiding his face.

   Snowball had her needle-sharp teeth latched onto the robber’s pant leg, and he was batting at her roughly, trying to knock her off.

   “Don’t you hurt my dog!” I screamed, picking up a priceless wood statue my parents had brought back from their anniversary trip to Japan and racing after the attacker.

   He grunted in surprise but raised his arm too late to block the statue from crashing into his motorcycle helmet, shattering the tinted visor.

   Eyes like a raging winter storm glared back at me through the broken glass.

   I hefted the statue again, and it connected with one of his massive arms.

   The hit didn’t even knock him off-balance.

   “Oh shit,” I whimpered as he took a step toward me.

   The huge arm came up, knocking the statue out of my hands to split on the floor.

   I spun to escape but tripped on the corner of the rug and crashed to the floor, yelling unintelligibly as he pounced on me, pinning me on my back. His huge gloved hand covered my mouth and nose so I couldn’t scream. I could barely breathe.

   “Shut up,” the deep voice ordered, slightly muffled by the broken motorcycle helmet.

   I struggled under the massive male body that had me trapped on the floor, clawing ineffectively at him.

   “What the hell?” he growled. “Fuck, I need to do something with you.”

   Was he going to hurt me? Or take me with him to be—Gulp—disposed of somewhere else?

   Don’t let yourself be taken to a second location!

   But I couldn’t budge all the muscle and sinew holding me down.

   “Motherfuck—” he roared, snatching his gloved hand back from my mouth as Snowball bit him, her sharp teeth sinking through the gloves into his thumb.

   Sucking in shuddering breaths, I pummeled the man’s helmet as he shook his hand, Snowball not letting go as he flapped her around.

   Scraping my nails on his neck, I managed to drag his helmet off his head and hoisted it, banging it on his face and shoulders as he cursed, finally shaking the dog and the glove free.

   His tattooed hand made a fist and punched the helmet out of my grasp. His knee pinned my hip to the floor. As he raised himself slightly, his face was lit up by passing headlights.

   “Oh my god,” I whimpered, eyes bugging out of my head as I took in his chiseled face, strong jaw, black hair, wintery gray eyes, and scars on his cheek and across one eye.

   “You’re the… the… the…”

   “The… the… the…” he mocked as he catalogued my dawning recognition.

When you kiss your perfect boyfriend under the mistletoe…only for your cousin to scream to the family that you stole her man, Christmas is OVER.

In my defense, I didn’t know my boss—yup, boss. Buckle up because this is messy—was my cousin’s newly minted and totally lying fiancé. I thought he was the Nutcracker Prince come to finally show my family that I, too, was worthy of putting the star atop the Christmas tree.

I was so wrong.

Now my entire family thinks I’m a ho ho ho.

I’m at the top of the naughty list, not in a fun Elf on the Shelf way, but rather in a snide-comments-at-brunch and sitting-at-the-kids’-table kinda way.

I have to clear my name, or Christmas is ruined. Again.

What better way than to blackmail my family’s number one sworn enemy?

Anderson Wynter is this desperate elf’s last hope. Six-foot-five, ethically challenged, with washboard abs and a death wish, Anderson is the perfect weapon to expose my ex and help me get back in my family’s good graces.

That is, until the weapon massively backfires… and no, not like that.

Anderson goes full Nightmare Before Christmas and shows up at my family’s annual holiday party in nothing but tattoos and a motorcycle helmet and tells everyone we’re dating.

Yep, that kicks me off the naughty list and sends me straight to the Grinch’s garbage dump.

Now I’m chained to a motorcycle-riding bad elf with terrible morals and an even worse attitude—one who sticks his hand down my shirt in the middle of my parents’ posh country club and tells me to ride him like I do his bike.

When I slap him, he just smirks and asks if I fluff my marshmallows while fantasizing about betraying my family with him.

As if.

No way am I sleeping with the man my entire family hates.

Because that won’t just ruin Christmas.

It’ll ruin the rest of my life.

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If you like steamy romantic comedies with a creative streak, then I'm your girl!

Architect by day, writer by night, I love matcha green tea, chocolate, and books! So many books…

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Release Day Blitz: Never Too Late [The Corporation: Washington, D.C. 02] by A.C. Arthur!

Music mogul, Niko DiLaurentis is all about building his empire and making his money. Raised by the streets and saved by the church, he managed to turn out better than anyone who knew him expected. Now, he has everything he could ever dream of, except her.

If she were the type to believe in curses, Rowyn Blackstone would swear one had been placed on her. For as long as she can remember she’s been recovering from one loss after another. But she’s not built to break and her eyes always remain on the prize. Until she sees him again.

What was his former mentee’s younger sister doing working at The Corporation?

How is she supposed to react when her late brother’s best friend calls her into one of the private rooms at a sex club?

Their reunion was as unexpected as the passion that quickly burns between them, but will that be enough to conquer both their demons, and is it too late to live that happy ever after they’d both been afraid to dream of?

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AC Arthur has worked as a paralegal in every field of law since high school, but her first love is and will always be writing romance. She’s written and won awards for her acclaimed Donovans and Shadow Shifters contemporary and paranormal romance series, respectively. Under her pen name, Lacey Baker, she created the quaint small towns of Sweetland and Crescent Island and wrote the novelization for the Original Hallmark Channel Movies, A Gingerbread Romand and Christmas In Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing.

After years of hosting reader appreciation events, AC created the One Love Reunion, an event designed to bring readers and authors together to celebrate their love of books.

AC resides in Maryland with her family, where she’s currently working on her next book…or watching Criminal Minds.

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Book Blitz & Giveaway: Dreams That Bind Us [Romancing The Keys 03] by Irene Lawless!

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   James jack-knifed in the bed, his hands reaching for the woman who always seemed to hover just out of his reach. He found nothing but air.

   Sucking in a deep breath, he slumped against his pillow and groaned, grinding his palms into his eyes. It happened every night now: an amazingly erotic dream of a mystery woman with curly, blonde hair and eyes the shade of mesmerizing teal, similar to the waters surrounding the island. He could barely see her face, as if she were standing in a fog. But it was the silky locks and hypnotic gaze that always drew him in.

   His hand wrapped around his rock-hard cock and squeezed, hissing at the sensation. The dreams had started when he’d moved to Key West months ago, yanking him awake and leaving him aching for more. Hell, he hadn’t been this horny since he was eighteen years old, and it was for a woman who didn’t exist.

   He padded to the bathroom and braced against the cool porcelain counter, staring at his reflection. There were dark circles under his eyes now, probably from the lack of sleep, and he really needed to shave. He ran a hand over his bristly chin and grimaced. He’d grown lazy since he left New York.

   If she were alive, his mother wouldn’t be pleased. She would remind him that, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.” A pang of heartache hit at the thought. It had been six months and it still wasn’t any easier. She’d passed quickly from a stroke in her sleep, so she hadn’t suffered. Now the misery was all his because he never had a chance to say goodbye.

   If only he had made the time.

   He huffed out a sigh and drummed his fingers on the sink. It was time to get his life back in order and somehow figure out how to get that intoxicating figment of a woman out of his head.

   If that was even possible.

What does it mean when you’re tormented by sensual dreams night after night? When you wake aching for your lover’s touch?

Anna Kingsley spends her days crafting custom furniture for Key West’s top galleries and hiding from her psychic talents. Tortured on a nightly basis, she is visited by a mystery man who invades her dreams and sends her soaring to new heights with his touch.

James Armstrong, a billionaire real estate mogul, arrives in Key West to fulfill his deceased mother’s life-long dream. He left New York to open a five-star resort in her memory. But he never expects to be haunted by dreams of a beauty with turquoise eyes.

When Anna and James crash into one another at a local coffee shop, they realize their dream lovers are real. But when Anna runs, James becomes obsessed with tracking her down. He’ll stop at nothing to possess her and make their dreams a reality.

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I fell in love with the romance genre in my teens and truly enjoy developing well-rounded romance stories that tug at the heart. When I'm not writing, I'm usually out on a hike or have a coffee and book in hand.

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