FMR Book Grind: August 2015

August 31, 2015

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One accident. Four lives. Forever changed.

"It was only a single moment, but it destroyed us all."

Changing Course After a tragic accident robs him of a future with his wife, Brett Sharp must let go of the past and learn to love again. But what happens when the woman he used to love refuses to accept the woman he can’t live without?

Stolen Course After the loss of his fiancée, Caleb Jones is angry and numb. His only goal is to make the woman who killed her pay. But what happens when everything he knows to be true explodes around him? Who will be left to pick up the pieces, and who will need to be saved from the wreckage?

Among The Echoes After being stripped of her identity, Dr. Erica Hill has long since stopped living. The day she meets celebrity boxer, Slate Andrews, her life drastically changes for the better...and the worse. She's on the run, determined not to take him down with her, but absolutely unable to let him go.

Broken Course After the fated accident that killed her best friend, Sarah Erickson is left consumed by guilt and self loathing. But can a second broken soul be enough to fill the voids of her own? Or will such scarred pasts prove too much for love alone to overcome?

Changing Course

Prologue

Brett

"Sarah, don't do this. Damn it! Stay with me." I reach over and gently brush the blood-soaked hair off her forehead.

Even in this horrific moment, I'm in absolute awe of how beautiful she looks. Bleeding and broken, unmoving in my arms, she is still the most mesmerizing woman I have ever laid eyes on. Deep down, I know this is just the husk of my wife. My Sarah would never have done this to herself. More importantly, she would have never done this to me. Maybe it takes this level of madness, but I finally realize that I have lost her completely.

Whether she lives or dies, Sarah is gone. This is not the woman who made me laugh more in seven years than the rest of my life combined. She definitely isn't the woman I spent years planning a future with, a future that now no longer exists. I feel a heavy weight in my chest at my silent confession, but oddly enough, I also feel a weight lifted off my shoulders. I have watched this woman disintegrate in front of my eyes for almost seven months. Every day, losing her a little more. The light in her eyes fading, while piece by piece and bit by bit, she lost grip of reality. Mentally, emotionally, and now physically, she's left me.

My Sarah died seven months ago on her way home from dinner, and I will never see her walk back into my life. Suddenly, I can't breathe. I'm terrified—and not only because Sarah might finally succeed in taking her own life. I'm paralyzed by the realization that my life is spiraling down in a free fall headed straight for misery, and the only thing I can think to do is anchor myself to this dying woman. I love Sarah with all my heart, but I am not clinging to the woman in my arms. Rather, I’m clinging to the life I thought we were going to have together. I have to accept that she isn't there anymore. Her heart might still be beating, but the bloody, confused, emotionally lost woman I am holding now is only the shell of my first and only love.

"Where the fuck is that ambulance?!" I yell as loud as my cracking voice will allow. Stroking the little bit of her unmarred skin I'm able to reach, I whisper in her ear, "Hang on, baby." Then I repeat the one sentence I have said almost daily since the tragic event that stole her from me. Maybe I say it for her, maybe just for me, but I know that it’s the biggest lie I have ever uttered. "Just hang on, baby. It’s all going to be okay."

Meet Aly Martinez

Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Aly Martinez is a stay-at-home mom to four crazy kids under the age of five, including a set of twins. Currently living in South Carolina, she passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine at her side.

After some encouragement from her friends, Aly decided to add “Author” to her ever-growing list of job titles. Five books later, she shows no signs of slowing. So grab a glass of Chardonnay, or a bottle if you’re hanging out with Aly, and join her aboard the crazy train she calls life.

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To The Steadfast by Briana Gaitan ~ BLOG TOUR

To The Steadfast

by Briana Gaitan

Genre: Coming of Age Romance

Cover Artist: Romantic Book Affairs

Release Date: August 31st 2015

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Resolute. Firm. Unwavering

That was my love for him.

Steadfast for as long as I can remember.

As my best friend's brother, he ignored me before noticing me. He protected me, bought me my first beer, but eventually became my undoing.

There was a time I would have died to get him to notice me, now I'd do anything to forget him.

I'm not the one who can tame him, and he's not the guy who will change for me.

This isn't a story about falling in love, this is a story about falling out of love.

Unrequited love.

And finding the strength to move on.

Here's to the steadfast.

*This is a standalone story that crosses years from YA into NA genre, due to heavy subject matter this book is for ages 16 and up. This is not your typical love story.*

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Meet Briana Gaitan:

Briana Gaitan is the bestselling author of the Hollywood Timelines series (The Last Thing and The One Thing) and coauthor of the Ethereal Underground series.

Briana is a southern native and self-proclaimed geek. She has never wanted anything but to create whether it be composing music, decorating her house, or giving voices to the characters inside her head.Her days are spent obsessing over a good read, raising her three kids, and watching anything on the SyFy channel. Through her writing, she hopes to inspire others to believe in the impossible.

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Barossa Series by Elle Raven ~ BLOG TOUR PROMO & GIVEAWAY

TITLE: CONTROL ME

SERIES: Book #1 - Barossa Series

AUTHOR: Elle Raven

RELEASED DATE: AUGUST 1st 2014

COVER DESIGNER: Margreet Asselbergs

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He knows what he wants.

He wants her.

Only On his terms.

To save her failing family empire, the stunning yet feisty heiress, Jada Sinclair must find a way to keep the Sinclair Winery in the family. She is barely keeping things afloat due to her father's bad business decisions. The only person who can help her family is the multi-billionaire tycoon Max Brunetti. Can she trust him or will she be selling her soul to the devil himself?

Ruthless and powerful Max Brunetti wants to take over the Sinclair Vineyard to expand his own family corporation and he will do everything in his power to get it. In order to gain the vineyard he needs to make the Sinclair family an offer they cannot refuse. And he knows exactly what he wants in return.

*The Barossa Valley is one of Australia's oldest wine regions. Located in South Australia, the Barossa Valley is about 56 km northeast of the city of Adelaide.

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Jada shrieked, “Oh, my God,” when she heard her mother’s voice call up the stairs.

“Jada, are you upstairs? Your dad and I are home.”

“Fuck, fuck, fuck!” Jada uttered.

Looking at Jada’s face was hilarious; she was in pure torture. “Are you going to answer her? You better; otherwise, she may just come all the way up here. Answer

her, Jada.”

“Okay, I will, but we need to stop.”

“No fucking way am I pulling my dick out of your pussy. Answer her now.”

She glared at me and yelled out to her mother, “I’m up here in my room, Ma.”

“Is Max with you? Your father can’t seem to find him anywhere in the vineyards.”

“See, I told you?” she hissed back at me.

I laughed and thrust into her again. Hard. I demanded she answer her mother again, grumbling against her throat as I licked and sucked on a sensitive spot just under her ear. “Come on; answer her, babe.”

Breathlessly, she rasped out, “Yes! Max is here with me. We will be out soon; we are just getting changed.”

“Wonderful! Your father and I thought you had both left. I’ll go pop the kettle on, and we can all have a cup of tea. I’ve bought some of those delicious buns from that new bakery in town.”

“Great, they’ve been looking for us!”

“And?” I prodded, still with my dick buried to the hilt inside her. I moved my hips, gyrating in and out of her.

“For God’s sake, Max; please, stop. I’m going to come if you don’t, and there is no way I want to do that with my parents downstairs.”

"I grinned at her. “Really; well, I beg to differ.” I ignored her plea and continued to fuck her relentlessly until she gasped my name. She was so pissed off about having an orgasm that it only just made me want her more.

TITLE: INITIATE ME

SERIES: Book #2 - Barossa Series

AUTHOR: Elle Raven

RELEASED DATE: DECEMBER 27th 2014

COVER DESIGNER: Margreet Asselbergs

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“He makes me crazy!” I shouted.

“Uh, it might help if you start by telling me who you are talking about and exactly what happened.” Jada’s matter of fact tone never failed to calm me.

“Zane, He was just here.”

“Zane? As in Max’s bestie, the one who has the hots for you? That Zane? Details now!” she demanded.

I went to the kitchen and grabbed a tub of Maggie Beer’s chocolate ripple ice-cream from the fridge. “He wanted to talk about my proposition.”

“So he came to the house? Couldn’t he have waited ask you at work on Monday?”

I made myself comfortable on the sofa and groaned. Oh god, I could still smell his masculine scent. It was going to be a really long night and weekend. “Well, we sort of did more than talk.”

“Oh, my God. Did you sleep with him?”

I felt my cheeks heat. I loved Jada but sometimes she seemed to have a way of making me feel like an unruly teenager. I opened the tub of ice-cream and shoved a huge spoonful into my mouth. It was decadent. It was going directly to my thighs and I didn’t care one little bit. “No, I didn’t sleep with him. I am over eighteen though. I’m allowed to have sex. I don’t need your permission Jada!”

“Yeah, I know, but you’re like a sister to me and I look out for you, just like you do for me,” she reminded me. “Okay, so, you didn’t have sex. What did you do?

“We, uh, we sort of made out.”

“I bet it was hot right?”

“He was fine. In fact he was so damn fine, my body is still singing.”

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“He makes me crazy!” I shouted.

“Uh, it might help if you start by telling me who you are talking about and exactly what happened.” Jada’s matter of fact tone never failed to calm me.

“Zane, He was just here.”

“Zane? As in Max’s bestie, the one who has the hots for you? That Zane? Details now!” she demanded.

I went to the kitchen and grabbed a tub of Maggie Beer’s chocolate ripple ice-cream from the fridge. “He wanted to talk about my proposition.”

“So he came to the house? Couldn’t he have waited ask you at work on Monday?”

Elle Raven is a new and upcoming Aussie author who lives in Adelaide, South Australia with her husband and three young children. Elle can usually be found with her iPad or laptop computer permanently glued to her. She began writing from a very young age. In fact Elle used to write plays and musicals when she was in high school. Having such a flamboyant personality she even performed in them herself Always an 'actress' and always the star.

Elle loves reading and writing about an alpha-male hero. If she can't read about one that is alpha enough to suit her she will take it upon herself to write one.

Elle's books will feature an alpha-male hero who will come tumbling to his knees in lust and love when he finally meets the heroine of his dreams. Rest assured that in an Elle Raven book, the hero will never cheat.

Elle would love to hear from you. Please email her or visit her Facebook page. She loves connecting
with people and having a chat with the readers about her books or any other books you may have in common.

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Turn of the Moon by LP Dover BLOG TOUR & REVIEW

Turn of the Moon by L.P. Dover Royal Shifters

Publication Date: August 25, 2015

Genres: Fiction, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Suspense

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One girl. Two wolves. Promised to one. Destined for the other.

To escape the cruel, overbearing, Kade, the Yukon Pack alpha she’s been promised to, Bailey Whitehill flees her home in search of a new life, one of freedom where she can make her own choices. However, Kade will stop at nothing to make her his and begins the hunt. As Bailey starts her new life, everything she’s known to be true, is not. Time is of the essence and choices have to be made or consequences suffered. Not only does Bailey fear Kade, but another danger lurks deep in the recesses of the forest. Unbeknownst to her, that danger is what she’s been searching for all along. At the turn of the moon, her fate hangs in the balance . . . and it’s up to her to make the right choice.

Turn of the Moon was a very imaginative and thrilling book. I loved how Bailey was strong enough to take care of herself but confident enough to let others help protect her. Bailey and Ryker were both related characters that I grew to love as the story went on. The cast of characters in this book was vast and I loved every one of them. They brought so much life and excitement into the storyline.

The writing was very engaging, it hooked me right from the start and never let go. With a fast-paced storyline and lots of action, I couldn't put this one down. Being this author's first foray into the paranormal genre she really knocked it out of the park.

About L.P. Dover

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, L.P. Dover, is a southern belle residing in North Carolina along with her husband and two beautiful girls. Before she even began her literary journey she worked in Periodontics enjoying the wonderment of dental surgeries. Not only does she love to write, but she loves to play tennis, go on mountain hikes, white water rafting, and you can’t forget the passion for singing. Her two number one fans expect a concert each and every night before bedtime and those songs usually consist of Christmas carols. Aside from being a wife and mother, L.P. Dover has written over nine novels including her Forever Fae series, the Second Chances series, and her standalone novel, Love, Lies, and Deception. Her favorite genre to read is romantic suspense and she also loves writing it. However, if she had to choose a setting to live in it would have to be with her faeries in the Land of the Fae. L.P. Dover is represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.

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August 29, 2015

BANG Challenge Accepted by M. Dauphin & H.Q. Frost ~ RELEASE BLITZ Day 3

BANG
Challenge Accepted
by M. Dauphin & H.Q. Frost
Release Date: August 27, 2015

Long distance relationships suck.

When you're Jenny and Jack, though, it's easy to keep it interesting.

After a one night stand months ago, Jenny literally runs into Jack in Ryley’s hallway. When things heat up and fate steps in (in the form of a tiny, helpless puppy), will she have what it takes to agree to an LDR. Will he even trust that the wild child is capable of it?

This hilarious romp through the lives of Bang and Lumber Jack will leave you questioning everything you ever knew about LDRs. Sexy, sweet, funny, with a little bit of 'oh no they didn't', Frost and Dauphin have teamed up for another read of EPIC proportions.
You're going to love it. Hopefully.

***18 + DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE BOOK. LANGUAGE, SEX.... SEX...***

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Review by: Leeann

I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard when I was reading a book that I literally had tears running down my face!

With For3ver I bawled my eyes out and with Bang I laughed till I cried.

That shows the extraordinary talent of these two authors. To take two books in a series and put them on the complete opposite ends of the emotion spectrum is amazing.

I'm not sure what I was expecting with this book, but these authors have gone above and beyond anything I may have been expecting.

Jenny and Jack are an awesome couple and are also like chalk and cheese.. except when it comes to sex. Then they are definitely on the same page. I have to say I worried about Jack as he had a few close calls regarding his manhood but he handles it so well that you actually find yourself peeing yourself laughing.

Jenny is an absolute hoot. She takes the most serious of situations and turns them into a comedy skit.

I could go on and on about how great this book is but in all seriousness, at the end of the day you need to read it to truly appreciate the greatness of this book and these two fabulous authors..

I say you should all one click now!

5 hilariously funny sparkly stars!

Review by: Rose

Shits and giggles with a twist of heart....BANG!!

I don't think I have laughed so hard reading a book, BANG had so many different emotions happening all at once. Bang is about Jenny and Jack's story and boy oh boy its a great story to read. They say opposites attract and in this story it is so true.

Oh Liam and Ry and their son make an appearance and its steam full ahead with the giggles. So much talk about but you really need to read it to appreciate it.

Both Authors have become a favourite for me and I so look forward to reading more from them. BANG: Challenge Accepted is a must read.

5 Stars

Review by: Dawn

What can I say? This book had me laughing out loud while at the same time crying. I went for a ride with this book. I never thought that these 2 totally opposite of people would truly work out the way they did. But damn if im not glad they did. There were so many parts in this book that I had to double read because I was either laughing to hard and missed or had tears in my eyes and the words were blurry. This book is the complete package. A lot of laughs lots of steamy sex and some heart break. Couldn't get enough of them and hope there is going to be more from these couples in the future.

4.5 Stars

"Jack?" she says as her eyes travel down my body.

Son of a bitch.

"Nice to see you, big boy," she grins at me again then walks closer to me so every part of her is touching me.

My instinct is to take a step back, and when I do, she steps with me. I take another step back. She steps with me, and now she's pushing me back and into the bathroom, kicking the door closed behind us.

"What're you doing here?" I try not to sound so dumbfounded but she's the last person I thought I'd see. At least not in this situation.

"Shh, Able's downstairs," her voice purrs as her hands travel to parts of my body I've only dreamed of since our last encounter.

"Able? You're with Able? You're Able's sitter while Ry and Liam are on vacation?" I sound like a bumbling idiot, but what is this woman doing!? Able's downstairs and she's stroking my cock in Liam's bathroom!

"Yep, all week." Her lips go to my neck and her hands keep stroking. This is the best feeling I've felt in a while. Ever since that night.

When she starts nipping her way down my chest I have to take a deep breath so I don't blow my load right there in her hands.

FOR3VER

When it came to her lifelong friendship to the Porter boys, Ryley Reynolds knew one thing to be true: The 3 of them would be friends forever. Friends 'till the end.

When life got in the way of their plans, one decision changed the course of all of their lives.

Five years later, friends are brought back together, secrets are unveiled, and love is found again. Has too much damage been done to erase the past?

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Thelma and Louise. Boris and Natasha. Frost and Dauphin. When these two teamed up, they never knew how amazing it would be working together to create wonderful masterpieces of joy, tears, humor, and heartbreak. Dauphin’s favorite part about Frost? The fact that she puts up with her. Period. ALSO, the fact that she makes her writing better every damn time. She’s friggin’ brilliant. Frosts favorite thing about Dauphin? Frost loves the fact that when they get together to create it becomes a tornado of brilliance that Frost couldn't be more grateful to be caught up in with Dauphin. Dauphin’s artistic abilities and mad skillz make Frost so proud to be associated with her (it makes her look good too). Also if Dauphin didn't adult for the both of them, not much would get done.

Each a mom and a wife, Frost actually holds down a job while containing the crazy while Dauphin sits at home with the tinies and eats bon-bon’s all day (if you ask her husband) ;)

Creating babies together has been the best adventure either of them has ever been on. You should most definitely check them out at www.facebook.com/malpalwrites and check out their books. They would love you for3ver.