Daily Archives: October 27, 2016

Red Mountainby Boo Walker

Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics. Otis Till, the area’s visionary winemaker, has been known to howl at the moon–fully nude. Single mother Margot Pierce moved across the country to build an inn, but so far all she does is binge on gelato, the Hallmark Channel, and fantasies of murdering her ex. High school senior Emilia Forester is the daughter of celebrity parents struggling to build her own life outside of their shadow. And Brooks Baker is a man haunted by his past spent living on the streets as an orphan. Somehow, everyone lives together harmoniously, their lives intertwined like the vines in Red Mountain’s beautiful and renowned vineyards.

But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison…and right now Otis, Margot, Emilia, and Brooks all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light, will their small mountain be stronger for it–or will lives be torn apart?

Heartfelt and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else. Told from multiple perspectives and rich with vivid descriptions of wine life, this novel will transport you from the first page to the last.

Unmarked Vampireby Belinda Laj

Julian Laurent is not like other vampires. He is yet to receive his racial mark from the Lord of Immortals and as a result, his time studying at the Damned Academy will not be easy. Not only will he have to deal with the scorn of the other vampires, angels, demons and half-bloods at the university, but he will also have to work things out with Mia, an ex-girlfriend he can’t even remember. Julian thinks he knows the full extent of his problems but he soon realizes that there is much more at stake. The subverts are hunting him and want to kill him, and there is a dangerous power growing inside him — the likes of which no one should have. Thanks to another vampire, Ray, he will soon discover what the racial mark really is: a tool used by the Immortal Lord Blake Night to keep the rest of the immortals under his power. Freeing the other students from the influence of the mark will not be at all easy, particularly since Julian feels that he is linked to Blake by some kind of invisible thread. The reality is worse than he could possibly imagine.

No Nonsense Real Estateby Alex Goldstein

“This is a very thorough review of what the intelligent homebuyer needs to know… straight from an experienced pro that has seen millions of dollars exchange hands at the closing table.”

– Peter Voogd, #1 International Bestselling Author of 6 Months to 6 Figures

There are countless real estate books on the market today, so why read this one? What sets it apart from all the others out there?

Bestselling Author, Alex Goldstein, brings a unique perspective that many others do not. As a successful realtor and investor, Alex has been on both sides of a real estate transaction, so he knows what strategies and techniques will lead to a successful deal, and which ones should be avoided at all costs. That’s why he chose the name, “No Nonsense Real Estate,” for his third book.

Goldstein offers practical, proven home buying techniques, free of fluff or confusing jargon.

This book is for anyone who is getting ready to buy or sell a home and wants to be as informed as possible as they get ready to begin the process so there are no surprises – whether they will be working with a realtor or doing it on their own.

9 REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK NOW:

1. AGENT – Go through the pros and cons of working with a real estate agent, and the two ways that they can add the most value,

2. ECONOMICS – You’ll understand the fundamental economics of the housing market in the simplest terms possible

3. INVESTING – Avoid the top five mistakes (almost) all new real estate investors make

4. NEGOTIATIONS – Five critical elements of a successful negotiation

5. FINANCING – Possible financing options, from traditional loans to seller financing

6. SELLING – Seven secrets that make selling a home as painless as possible

7. BUYING – Demystifying contracts and closing costs takes the fear out of the process

8. CLOSING – Walk through eight steps involved in a real estate transaction closing

9. PRACTICAL – Learn how all the different parts come together in a real life case study

You also receive three free gifts. Goldstein has put together a special document answering the most popular questions every buyer, seller or investor has during a real estate transaction. You also get special access to an easy-to-understand glossary of the most popular real estate jargon. Last but not least, every reader is access to a free video training that will teach you how to choose the best home for your family. The free training is available at:

http://Bonus.NoNonsenseBook.com

Paper Princessby Erin Watt

“This generation’s Cruel Intentions.” Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.

These Royals will ruin you…

Ella Harper is a survivor–a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.

He might be right.

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

The Trouble With Goodbyeby Sarra Cannon

Two years ago, Leigh Anne Davis shocked everyone in tiny Fairhope, Georgia when she broke up with her wealthy boyfriend to attend an Ivy League university a thousand miles away. At school, she finds a happiness and independence she’s never known.

Until one terrifying night takes it all away from her.

With no place else to go, Leigh Anne heads home to reclaim her old life. A life she worked so hard to escape. On the outside, she seems like the same girl everyone has always known. But deep inside, she’s hiding a terrible secret.

That’s when she meets Knox Warner, a troubled newcomer to Fairhope. His eyes have the same haunted look she sees every day in the mirror, and when she’s near him, the rest of the world fades away. But being with Knox would mean disappointing everyone all over again. If she wants to save what’s left of her old life, she has no choice but to say goodbye to him forever.

Only, the trouble with goodbye is that sometimes it’s about courage and sometimes it’s about fear. And sometimes you’re too broken to know the difference until it’s too late.

**While each book in the Fairhope small town romance series can stand alone, you will see updates on your favorite characters throughout. You will get the most enjoyment out of them if you read them in order.

1. The Trouble With Goodbye (free)
2. The Moment We Began
3. A Season For Hope
4. The Fear of Letting Go
5. A Life With No Regrets (Preorder now!)

Rebeccaby Adam J Nicolai

Sarah loves her baby.

Yes, the constant crying is hard. Maybe even the worst part. The baby screams day and night. Sarah doesn’t sleep anymore.

And sure, Sarah used to be popular. She used to be pretty and smart. Now her friends don’t call, and her body is unrecognizable. Her own mother has kicked her out of the house, and she lives in an oppressive, tiny apartment, alone with the screaming.

Sometimes she dreams of an angel who tells her the baby was just a mistake, and that mistakes can be fixed. “Little ones die in their sleep all the time,” he tells her. “It could happen to yours. It could look like an accident.”

Sometimes, when the baby screams, Sarah screams too.

It’s all right, though. No one hears. And if they did, they’d have nothing to worry about. Everything is fine in the apartment at the end of the hall.

Sarah loves her baby.

Dogs with Bagelsby Maria Elena Sandovici

Liliana is the disappointing daughter of hardworking immigrant parents. She’s a girl looking to be rescued from her own insecurities and bad decisions. Unable to afford rent in New York City proper, she craves a life of luxury that isn’t hers, while subsisting on bagels and coffee. In desperate need of support – emotional and otherwise -, she clings to potential saviors, never bothering to question if the attachments she forms really fit her.

In a parallel story-line, her mother, Maria, is trying to reject all offers of help, especially those of her estranged husband. She’s never forgiven him from taking her away from Romania, where she was happy. She’s never forgiven herself for following him to New York. And she’s never come to terms with the ugly fights and mutual betrayals that ruined their marriage. Enmeshed in her own drama, she doesn’t notice her daughter’s troubles until it’s too late. Desperate to keep Liliana from making a mistake that will alter the course of her life, Maria reveals her best-kept secret, a story so shocking it might have the power to jerk Liliana back to reality. It could, on the other hand, alienate her forever.

DOGS WITH BAGELS is a story about the American dream gone bad. It is also a story about mothers and daughters, about female friendships, the struggle to survive in one of the world’s most expensive cities, and nostalgia for people and places one has loved in the past.

All characters in this book are deeply flawed, but they are so compelling that readers asked for a follow-up novel. LOST PATH TO SOLITUDE (coming soon!) revisits the same cast a decade later, to find them facing new problems, yet oddly enough stuck in some of the same patterns.

Passion’s Furyby Violetta Rand

As the only sister of Jarl Roald Blood Axe, Lady Runa is expected to do her duty and choose a husband from among the five noblemen her brother has invited to a feast in her honor. An advantageous marriage means a new alliance for her family.

Runa has other plans though, including a lifelong dream to join the temple maidens where she can serve Odin and the other gods.

Captain Thorolf is the most respected man in Jarl Roald’s personal guard. Tasked with safeguarding the beautiful Lady Runa, he works hard to keep the obstinate girl out of trouble. But every time he thinks she’s ready to accept her fate, Runa finds another way to disobey her brother, which forces Thorolf to cover up her mistakes.

When an uninvited guest shows up at the feast and insults Runa’s family, she immediately takes matters into her own hands and threatens the intruder with a knife. Thorolf responds quickly, but Runa has gone too far. She’s embarrassed the only son of a neighboring jarl.

In retaliation for her bad behavior, Roald gives her an ultimatum. Choose a husband now or he will marry her off to the most decrepit lord in the farthest reaches of Norway he can find.

Under advisement from Captain Thorolf, Runa asks permission to visit the home of one of her suitors so she can get to know him better before she decides if he’s a worthy candidate for marriage.

However, Runa has no intention of marrying anyone. In fact, she’s secretly infatuated with Thorolf. But nothing can ever come of it.

Jarl Roald reluctantly agrees to let her go, but sends Thorolf along as his eyes and ears.

On the road to the north country, Runa’s party is attacked, leaving many dead and Captain Thorolf missing.

Runa escapes the violence and seeks assistance from the high priest at the temple.

Reunited with Captain Thorolf, Runa realizes she can longer hide her feelings for him. What they find is mutual admiration and an attraction that could cost them both dearly.

Will Thorolf risk everything he’s worked so hard to accomplish for the love of a forbidden woman? Will Runa once again defy her brother and take a chance on true love?

School, Sex and Secretsby Sheila Michelle

18-year-old Rosemont High School student Vanessa Ellis from Las Vegas, Nevada loves finding out about other people’s secrets, but never imagined how it would be if people found out about hers. Her secret begins her senior year when she ends up in a secret relationship with 18-year-old John Catchton . . . and then in one with 18-year-old Brad Johnston who has a girlfriend – and that’s not all. John and Brad happen to be very good friends with each other and go to the same school as her. But someone out there knows about her secret and lets her know it by sending her a series of threatening secret text messages, and this is not the only thing that she’s receiving. She’s also receiving unwanted roses that are always put inside of her car, so this now has her very cautious about the two that she’s secretly involved with and about whether or not her secret will be revealed. But it doesn’t take her long to feel uncomfortable about being in a secret relationship with John and Brad at the same time, especially since Brad has a girlfriend and there’s someone out there that knows about her secret, so she chooses to end it with one of them, and when she does, this starts a trail of even more secrets and lies. Also because of this choice, she ends up in an open, committed relationship that she doesn’t ever expect to be in, but what she doesn’t expect most of all is when a dark secret leads to a classmate’s murder.

Vanessa and her friends decide to conduct their own investigation into their classmate’s murder, and forensic science plays a huge part in their investigation, but the DNA results gives them news that they don’t ever expect to hear. Vanessa also doesn’t expect to hear who’s been behind the secret text messages and roses that she’s been receiving, and when the secret identity of the person is revealed, this changes the way she feels about the whole investigation. In addition to this, she also finds out that she’s more connected to this case than she ever thinks she would be, and because of this, she fears that she’ll be the killer’s next victim.

Burning Moonby Jo Watson

There’s a very fine line between blushing bride and mascara-streaked sobbing mess. #beenthere

Lilly Swanson has been planning her perfect life since she was twelve years old: Meet Mr. Right, have the big white wedding, buy a house in the burbs, and raise 2.5 picture-perfect kids. However, when her fiancé bails, leaving Lilly alone at the altar to face five hundred gossipy guests, her dream turns into a nightmare. But then Lilly makes an impulsive decision—she ditches the dress, grabs her passport, and heads off to spend her honeymoon alone.

Or so she thinks . . .

Because Lilly quickly learns that everything in the tropics is very hot: the weather, the merchandise, and especially Damien—the sexy, spontaneous man she meets before her feet even hit the sand. Now with no plan, and nothing holding her back, Lilly lets Damien lead her on a wild, unpredictable ride to the world’s most exclusive party, Burning Moon. But after a week of letting go, indulging her every impulse and desire, Lilly must go back to the girl she used to be. Or can Damien convince her that their party doesn’t have to end?