 Stardust
Rue Volley Blurb: When Jasmine gets the call that her father has died, she immediately heads home to Stillcreek, Pa. Having been gone for years, she thought she had shed the small town and the insecure girl that she once was. However, returning home opens up all of the old wounds she thought she had mended and brings back her panic attacks and inability to deal with her overbearing sisters. The only thing that seems to pacify her anxiety is Cody Baker. Cody has a way of making her feel calm, when she needs it the most. Opening up to this stranger she meets on a train, Jasmine lets him in when the walls she has so carefully constructed start to crumble from grief. It may appear that Jasmine is the only one in need, but as most things go, appearances can be deceiving. Perhaps she is not the one who truly needs salvation. Also enjoy a sample of Jennifer Malone Wrights new release "Keeper vs Reaper" at the end of Stardust: When her father died, Lucy Mae Estmond inherited the family business. She has known all of her life that she would be in line to watch over the souls of the recently passed, keeping them safe from the Reapers. The soul eating Reapers have been a plague upon the Earth, stealing souls and leaving the Keepers as the only thing that stands between Heaven and Hell. The factions despise each other and have warred for generations.
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Title: Torturous
Author: L.L. Hunter
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Story Styling Cover Designs
Publication Date: August 31st, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
Hayley never fit in.
She’s not the kind of girl others want to be friends with.
She’s clumsy, quirky and best friends with the librarian.
So how come the hot new substitute teacher thinks she’s worthy of conversation?
Hayley hides in the library between classes because it’s where she feels comfortable – her safe haven where she can hide from the world.
Until her save haven becomes the place of rumours and rendezvous.
Milo wasn’t looking for romance.
When he took the part time teaching position at the local college, he only wants to put his head down and focus on his career.
But love found him amongst the book stacks.
Soon, Hayley becomes the object of all his thoughts, and their romance becomes the subject of all the college gossip.
Whispers and side glances were something Hayley and Milo thought they’d escape in college.
Will they overcome the torturous rumours and give in to their desire?
The much- anticipated sequel to Treacherous.
Love is Torturous
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Treacherous: https://amzn.to/2L7BoEo
Torturous: https://amzn.to/2NFJ5mX
 L.L. Hunter is the author of over 20 published works, including The Legend of the Archangel Series and The Garden of Eden. She has studied everything from veterinary nursing, forensic science, and dramatic arts, but has always known her true calling was to be an author. She has been writing since her teens - everything from fan fiction, to song lyrics, to plays and musicals. When not working on her next paranormal romance, she can be found at home in Australia, reading somewhere comfortable with one or both of her “fur babies.†Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @llhunterbooks, and her blog - http://llhunter.blogspot.com.au.
Author Links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/LL-Hunter/110104129132865Twitter: https://twitter.com/LLHunterbooksAmazon: http://amzn.to/1So75bFGoodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6559537.L_L_HunterBlog: http://llhunter.blogspot.com.auAuthorgraph: http://www.authorgraph.com/authors/LLHunterbooksSmashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/llhunterBookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/l-l-hunterNewsletter: http://eepurl.com/by8k0r
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 13 Ways to Midnight
(The Midnight Saga 1) (Reverse Harem Young Adult Paranormal Romance) by Rue Volley Blurb: "Twilight meets Charmed." Dive into this exciting new paranormal series for fans of Twilight, Charmed, and Buffy. You'll never miss the sunlight until it's gone. Sixteen-year-old Echo Navarri, daughter of world-famous archaeologists, Alice and Peter Navarri, had spent her life traveling from one expedition to the next as her parents unearthed lost civilizations. On their thirteenth dig, Midnight, Echo's twin sister, disappears without a trace. This prompts a year-long search that leaves the family nearly broken. In an attempt to find some closure they reluctantly host a mock funeral for Midnight without ever recovering her remains. Nearing the one year anniversary of Midnight's assumed death, Echo is sent to live with her eccentric Aunt Luna who is the caretaker of the centuries old Navarri Estate in Port Royal, Maine. Echo attempts to settle into her new life in Port Royal, but soon finds that she's destined for adventure as the mystery of her family's history, the sunless town, and its oddly intriguing people teeter on the supernatural. Buy Link: https://amzn.to/2ZA0DD3
Blood King
Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo -- EXCERPT: Unlike most of the people in attendance, Sybille Esmond hadn’t come to the county fair to watch a rodeo show or stroke the glossy fur of ribbon-winning show rabbits. She came to be hypnotized. Sybille stood among the selected volunteers as the would-be hypnotist, Elis Tanner, circled them, his scrutiny of his subjects aided by a flourish of his hands to the waiting crowd. Their environment presented a jarring mix, up-tempo techno music blaring like a nineties rave set against rainbow-themed carnival tents and food stands hawking deep-fried butter. Elis raised his uplifted arms higher, mimicking a conductor about to direct an orchestra. As he closed his hands into fists, the music cut out. The crowd stopped their chatter, blueberry snow cones lowered, gazes raised as the man on the stage commanded their attention. A chill ran up Sybille’s spine. They were ready to be entertained and mesmerized, and though Elis Tanner had yet to do either, people were already leaning forward, hushing young children, silencing their phones. The music came on again, another driving beat. Its vibrations tickled Sybille’s toes. She couldn’t blame the crowd for wanting to be tricked in exchange for a bit of harmless fun. Only in this case, they weren’t being tricked, not the way they imagined. And Elis Tanner was far from harmless. “How many of you have been hypnotized before?” He spoke with a vaguely British inflection, like someone who had lived stateside long enough that only scraps of their original accent remained. It reminded her of black and white movie actors. Cary Grant but a bit less Bristol. A few people raised their hands, garnering a knowing smile from him. Sybille kept hers down. “The truth is, you’ve all been hypnotized multiple times. Every one of you.” The audience shifted. Sybille remained still. Elis was right: hypnotism was no magic. Not under normal circumstances. Today’s show would present a different story, however. If he was nothing else, Elis Tanner offered the most abnormal of circumstances Sybille had ever come across. “Hypnotism is simply another state of consciousness, no different than the ones we pass through on the way to and from sleep,” he explained to them. He searched the audience with clear grey eyes and then turned his gaze to the volunteers, stopping at her. It was a slight hesitation most would have missed, but Sybille was determined to miss nothing. In the briefest of pauses, perhaps there lay a hint of recognition. Or perhaps not. Either way, Sybille must tread carefully. The enraptured audience had made themselves totally vulnerable. She glanced at her fellow stage-mates. They’d been naive enough to volunteer in handing their will over to him to play with for an hour. Sybille volunteered as well, but unlike the others, she did so with full knowledge of what she was getting herself into. The music continued to blast. Intolerably loud, it forced its way into her, her head throbbing within a wall of sound. Elis asked the volunteers to take seats in the metal folding chairs set out on the stage. “Are you ready?” He looked at her when he said this. Eleven volunteers nodded. Sybille smiled. She was ready. It was Elis who had no idea what was coming. 
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Wonderland Academy: Book One
-- EXCERPT: Setting my bag in a chair by the window, I pulled on my coat. It was pouring. Drops rolled down the windowpane, distorting the view of the sidewalk below. As I pulled my jacket on, however, I noticed someone on the sidewalk below. He was looking up at the window. I couldn’t make him out clearly, but from what I could see, he was wearing some kind of period costume and a top hat. He had long, pale blond hair that almost looked white. “You all think I’m a lunatic? There’s some guy standing outside in the rain in a Victorian get-up and top hat.” “What?” Mom asked. “What are you talking about?” “I don’t know. Just some rando guy standing in the rain,” I said then turned, zipped up my coat, and grabbed the bag. Nurse Gilman stepped to the window and looked outside. “It’s really coming down,” she said, eyeing the sky. She then strained her neck to the left and right. “Your mystery man must have gone back inside.” “He was right there,” I said. A sick feeling rocked my stomach. No, no, no. He was there. Dammit, he really was there. I edged toward the window and looked outside. I was right. The man was standing right there, looking up at the window. He waved at me. “Where?” Nurse Gilman asked, looking up and down the sidewalk. “There,” I said, motioning hesitantly. “I must have missed him,” Nurse Gilman said with a shrug. I stared at the man. He waved again. Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. “Yeah,” I said. “Maybe they’re doing a show in the children’s wing or something,” I muttered then turned from the window. I didn’t want Nurse Gilman to see my face. Mom, however, caught my eye. Her eyebrows scrunched together as she gave me a hard look. I dropped her gaze. I absolutely, positively, did not want to have that conversation on the way home. “I’m ready,” I told Mom. “Good. Let’s get you the hell out of here.” “Be well,” Nurse Gilman said. She motioned to the nurses’ station. The door to the waiting room unlocked with a click. Nurse Gilman motioned to us that we were free to go. Mom and I headed down the dim hallway of the fifth-floor psych ward. The narrow hall felt like it was a million miles long. It wasn’t until we were safely inside the elevator that I finally exhaled. “Your phone,” Mom said, handing it to me. I had a few missing calls, messages from old friends, but there wasn’t anyone I wanted to talk to anyway. I stared at the screensaver, which had a picture of Nicholas and me. The photo had been taken just before homecoming, before everything went to shit. We’d gone for a hike that day. The autumn leaves in the background were bright orange and burnt red. We were both bundled up, our cheeks red, faces pressed together. We’d spent the entire hike planning a future that would never come to pass. I turned off my phone and stuck it in my pocket. Mom punched the elevator button for the ground floor. I kept my eyes on the lights above the door, praying Mom wouldn’t ask anything. It wasn’t until we’d passed the second floor that Mom whispered, “Lacey, are you seeing—” “I’m fine. Really. I’m fine.” She didn’t answer, which told me she knew well-enough I was not fine. They’d been popping up in my periphery more frequently for the last two weeks. People who were there then not there. Flickers of light. Shadows that whispered. Otherworldy shapes. Their presence wasn’t anything new to me. While I was more prone to see them during times of stress, they’d been there all my life. I knew that if I really looked, I’d see them. It was better to ignore them. A mermaid had taught me that. Mom and I headed to the front of the hospital. I couldn’t wait to get away from the terrible hospital smell. A weird mix of the scents of bleach, chrysanthemums, green beans, and Band-Aids perfumed the place. It was enough to make a person gag. Raining or not, I was relieved when the hospital doors opened. I inhaled the sweet scent of the rain-soaked air. Mom’s rusted-out Mustang sat waiting just outside. “Okay. Let‘s run for it,” Mom called, and we sprinted to the car. Holding my plastic bag above my head, I ran, flinging open the door of the vehicle. But just before I climbed inside, I cast a glance down the sidewalk. The man was still standing there. He pulled something from his pocket and tapped on it. He waved to me, a broad smile on his face. “Lacey, you’re letting the rain in,” Mom yelled. I slipped into the car, slamming the door behind me. Mom revved the engine then drove off, her nineties rock springing to life. I leaned forward and clicked off the music. The last thing I needed was the dulcet tones of Nirvana shouting at me post suicide watch. Sighing, I leaned back into the seat and closed my eyes. Why was I seeing them again? The white-haired man had been pointing at a pocket watch. A pocket watch. What in the hell did that mean? I hadn’t meant to kill myself. Not this time. It figured. On the morning I’d been discharged from the psych ward, I was beginning to lose my mind.
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Phoenix Rising
BOOK TRAILER: -- EXCERPT: “Alexa, play Sam Tinnesz.” I waited as it was searching and cringed when Mmm Bop by Hanson came on. “What the f*@k? Alexa, play Legends Are Made by Sam Tinnesz.” Alexa searched again, this time playing John Legend. “You’ve got to be f*@king kidding me. I just want something good to listen to. Alexa, play Hold On For Your Life by Sam Tinnesz,” I said slowly, accentuating every word. “Searching….” And then the opening strands of Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On started to play. “F*@k it.” I sloshed back down in the water, trying to ignore the girly song that was playing while I was trying to relax. I actually found that it was working. The soothing melody had me sinking into such a relaxed state that I didn’t even notice the door opening. “What the hell are you listening to?” My eyes flew open in surprise. Chris was standing in the doorway with a smirk on his face. “Want me to get you a cocktail?” “Actually, I’d love one,” I retorted. “I tried to get the f*@king thing to play something else, but like any woman, she just did whatever the f*@k she wanted.” “Alright, let’s see what we got here.” He walked over to a mini fridge in the corner. I had expected to find water, but instead saw some kind of girly cooler. “Toss me one.” Chris popped the top and handed one to me and then got one for himself. After draining half of it, he got undressed and got in with me. “Is this weird?” he asked as he settled in. “Sitting in the hot tub together?” “Yeah. You know, it’s kind of like bathing together. You’re sweaty. I’m sweaty….” I nodded. “I gotcha.” I reached over to the ledge and grabbed a bottle of body wash, pouring in a generous amount. Bubbles filled the tub and I grinned, pleased with myself. “Yeah, that’s not at all weird,” Chris muttered. “Now we’re taking a bubble bath together.” “But we’ll be clean,” I pointed out. “What’s worse? Sitting around in each other’s filth or sitting in soap together?” “Soap is only clean as long as it’s in the bottle. Once it’s in the water, it’s just dirty soap.” “It’s self-cleaning.” “Oh, God.” Chris and I turned to see Jules standing in the doorway with Alec and Rocco. “Are you two taking a bubble bath?” “It’s a hot tub,” I corrected. “The bubbles are just to get us clean.” “That’s what a shower is for,” Jules pointed out. “Hot tubs are very good for the muscles,” Rocco said as he yanked off his shirt. “I’m in.” “Grab me another cooler before you get in,” I said. Rocco stripped down to his shorts and climbed in with a cooler for each of us. “Ah, this is great. My body is killing me today.” He closed his eyes and then opened them, narrowing in on me. “Are you f*@king listening to Celine Dion?” I shrugged. “You get the b*%ch to play something else.” 
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