Musings of the Modern Belle

#CoverReveal “Sex Symbol” by Laurelin Paige

June 19, 2017MB 4 Comments

Sex Symbol, a sexy, contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Laurelin Paige is coming June 30th!

Sex Symbol by Laurelin Paige

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication Date: June 30th

Cover Designer: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Cover Model: Steven Dehler

Synopsis:

Micah Preston is Hollywood’s #1 sex symbol.

A rich and famous actor who has sworn off any serious relationships, the playboy is the media’s favorite bachelor.

But he wasn’t anybody when Maddie Bauer met him seven years ago. Then he was just the hot guy at the party who gave her an amazing orgasm and never called her again.

Now her job as a camera assistant has landed her on the set of his latest movie, and despite her vow to ignore his charm, she finds him pulling her focus.

She just has to make it through the shoot without landing in his bed. But when the legendary bad boy sets his sights on her, how can she possibly resist?

The book was previously published under the title Take Two.

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#CoverReveal “The Long Way Home” by Jasinda Wilder

June 19, 2017MB 4 Comments

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Title: The Long Way Home

Series: The One Series

Author: Jasinda Wilder

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 30, 2017

Cover Artist: Okay Creations

TheLongWayHome Synopsis:

I need you, Ava.

I am desperate. For you. For touch. For a kiss. For the scrape of your hand down my stomach. For the slide of your lips across my hipbone. The sweep of your thigh against mine in the dulcet, drowning darkness. For the warm huff of your breath on my skin and the wet suck of your mouth around me and the building pressure of need reaching release…I am mad with need.

Wild with it.

I cannot have you. I have lost you, as I have lost myself.

And so I go in search. Of myself, and thus the man who might return to you, and take you in his arms.

I loathe each of the thousands of miles between us, but I cannot wish them away, for I hope at the end of my journey I shall find you. Or rather, find myself, and thus…you. Myself, and thus us.

I am taking the long way home, Ava.

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Christian,

I’m losing my mind, and I don’t know how to stop it. I shouldn’t be writing to you, but I am. I’m friendless, loveless, and lifeless. You’re out there somewhere, and still you’re all I really have. I hate my reliance and dependence on you, emotionally and otherwise, and that reliance is something I’m coming to recognize. I hate that I can’t hate you as much as I want to. I hate that I still love you so much.

I hate that there’s no clear solution to our conundrum. Even if we could forgive each other, what then?

I hate you, Christian. I really do.

But most of all, I don’t.

It’s complicated.

Complicatedly (still) yours,

Ava

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#SoontoDrop My Most Anticipated Releases of the Week

June 18, 2017MB 4 Comments

Of the many books being published this week these five books are the ones that I am most excited to read or to share my reviews with you.

Make sure to check back throughout the week in order to see my reviews and other book news.

Don’t forget to comment on any post throughout the week in order to enter to win any eBook from your own TBR ($5.99 Limit). Each comment is an entry, so make sure to comment multiple times.

Releasing Monday, June 19, 2017

My musings…

Strong Enough couldn’t have been any more perfect. Melanie Harlow and David Romanov not only showed how brave and strong people must be to be embrace who they are but also to show the world who they love. Maxim and Derek’s story is inspirational and filled to the brim with love, of others and of self, and I couldn’t put it down!

Full review on Tuesday.

Synopsis:

I wasn’t looking for Derek Wolfe.

I wasn’t looking for anybody. All I wanted was to start a new life in America. But when I found myself stranded here with no place to go, he came to my rescue, offering me a place to stay.

He’s smart, successful, and sexy as hell—I can barely sleep knowing he’s right down the hall. And when the chemistry between us explodes one night with fierce, fiery passion, it’s hard to deny there’s something real between us.

But he does.

He says he was drunk. He says it was a one-time thing. He says he’s not into guys and what we did meant nothing.

He’s lying. Because it happened again, and again, and again. And it’s better every time.

I know we could be good together, and I want the chance to try, but I’m done hiding. If he’s not strong enough to admit the truth, I’ll have to be strong enough to walk away.

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#NewReleases & #Giveaway for the Week of June 18, 2017

June 18, 2017MB 11 Comments

The following list indicates the top romance books being released this week. Check out my #soontodrop post to see which books being released this week I am most excited about sharing with you.

Make sure you head over to my Facebook page for your chance to win an e-book copy of one of the many new releases being published this week! Also, don’t forget to comment on any post throughout the week in order to enter to win an ebook from your own TBR ($5.99 Limit). Each comment is an entry, so make sure to comment multiple times.

6/18 – All I Am (A This Man Novella) – Jodi Ellen Mapas
6/19 – Talk British to Me – Robin Bielman
6/19 – Lost Without You – M. O’Keefe
6/19 – Strong Enough – Melanie Harlow & David Romanov
6/19 – Unforgiven – Willow Winters
6/19 – Small Town Scandal – Daisy Prescott
6/20 – Trusting You and Other Lies – Nicole Williams
6/20 – Vanishing Act – A.M. Madden
6/20 – Salvaged (Saints of Denver) – Jay Crownover
6/20 – Stay (WAGS Series Book 2) – Sarina Bowen & Elle Kennedy
6/20 – Scored – Marquita Valentine
6/20 – Tycoon – Katy Evans
6/20 – Edge of Regret – Molly E. Lee
6/20 – Deklan – Shay Savage
6/20 – Revenge – Lexi Blake
6/20 – Hyde’s Absolution: Sydney Storm MC – Nina Levine
6/20 – Gone to Dust (Gravediggers Book 2) – Liliana Hart
6/20 – At His Mercy – Shelly Bell
6/23 – Knocked Up Plan – Lauren Blakely

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#ReleaseBlitz & #MBReview “All I Am” by Jodi Ellen Mapas

June 18, 2017MB 3 Comments

ALL I AM: DREW’S STORY (A THIS MAN NOVELLA) by Jodi Ellen Malpas

(June 18, 2017; Forever Yours ebook; $2.99)

My musings…

4 Chain my Heart CROWNS

Jodi Ellen Mapas has delivered a novella that follows a man balancing two separate worlds, sex club and home life and bachelor and daddy. When his worlds collide, he struggles to find a new balance, but his struggle is one filled with emotion and a ton of self-realization.

Drew is a man who showcases no emotion. He likes to have sex, and sex alone, which is what draws him to Hux. Although he is devoid of emotion with what should be an intimate act, readers will love him because of who he is outside of the club. When they get to see him with his friends and Georgia, they get to see a real man. Plus, when he finally gets hit with feelings, readers get to see him fall, and does Raya make his trip a swirl of emotions. She is worth it, though, and she encapsulates all the attributes he needs in a woman to fill what he needs in all avenues of his life, helping him to find that balance, proving that, yet again, finding that one person out there who gets you and your desires is possible and makes life that much better.

I love these secondary characters. Not having read any books in the series before this one, I can say that the author still gives readers enough glimpses of them to understand their stories and see the friendship between the three men. Plus, Georgia is the cutest, and her desire for adventure at the end of the novel is too sweet.

This novella is well paced for a believable romance. The meet is set up that immediately places them in each other’s path, making their instant connection believable, and they way in which she continues to throw them together matches with their characterization. The fight between them to resist each other brings tension to the story, and it seems like everything possible in Drew’s life is attempting to get in their way of happiness, only elevating the will they won’t they get together tension. The anticipation doesn’t let up until the end, where balance is finally found.

As I said before, I haven’t read any of the books before this novella, and I didn’t need to do so. Jodi Ellen Malpas does an amazing job giving readers the background they need without summarizing the past novels. Readers will still be able to invest in Drew’s story and enjoy the journey. My only warning is that it will make you want to go back and read the previous stories because I know that I am intrigued by the previous couples. Continue Reading →

#ReleaseBlitz “Sweet Sixteen” by Brenda Rothert

June 18, 2017MB 2 Comments

Sweet Sixteen by Brenda Rothert is having a really exciting release! This book is available for FREE! You can read an episode each week on the INKLO app and react in real-time and chat with your friends! All you have to do is download the app and follow Brenda and the book Sweet Sixteen. Make sure to click “follow” on the book page so you will get a notification of each chapter’s release on the app!

To follow Brenda, go to the bottom of the Sweet Sixteen main book page, click on “More from Brenda Rothert” and then click “follow”. You will get notifications when Brenda releases new titles on the INKLO app!

Book Blurb:

In Roper, Missouri, football is everything. At least, to everyone but high school senior Gin Scott. Gin plans to escape her hometown as soon as she graduates, but her plans to stay under the radar until then are ruined when her secret crush, quarterback Chase Matthews, offers her a coveted spot as one of the Sweet Sixteen. It’s an honor Roper girls dream of, but for independent Gin, it’s more like a nightmare. By rejecting Chase’s invitation, she is ostracized from her classmates, and eventually, most of her town. How sweet it is.

Sweet Sixteen by Brenda Rothert

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#KindleUnlimited

June 17, 2017MB 4 Comments

Check out the newest featured books that are available through Kindle Unlimited or Prime that are either new releases, books that sounds good to me, or books I have read. Hopefully, you can find some really great books and save some money! As always, a will indicate that I have read the book and recommend it.

Dear Aaron by [Zapata, Mariana] Synopsis:

Ruby Santos knew exactly what she was getting herself into when she signed up to write a soldier overseas.

The guidelines were simple: one letter or email a week for the length of his or her deployment. Care packages were optional.

Been there, done that. She thought she knew what to expect.

What she didn’t count on was falling in love with the guy.

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#Sales

June 17, 2017MB 4 Comments

New e-book sales!!! Make sure you check out the list, and take advantage of the discounted prices before the sales end.

The books with a indicate that I have read and would recommend to other readers.

The Fall Up by [Martinez, Aly] Synopsis:

I wanted to jump.
He made me fall.

As a celebrity, I lived in the public eye, but somewhere along the way, I’d lost myself in the spotlight.

Until he found me.

Sam Rivers was a gorgeous, tattooed stranger who saved my life with nothing more than a simple conversation.

But we were both standing on that bridge for a reason the night we met. The secrets of our pasts brought us together—and then tore us apart.

Could we find a reason to hold on as life constantly pulled us down?

Or maybe there’s only one direction to go when two people fall in love at rock bottom—up.

Price: FREE

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#BlogTour “Hot Cop” by Laurelin Paige and Sierra Simone

June 16, 2017MB 3 Comments

“Filthy, fun, and filled with heart. Hot Cop is going on my re-read shelf.”

–Audrey Carlan, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

Hot Cop, an all-new sexy, standalone from New York Times Bestseller Laurelin Paige and USA Today Bestseller Sierra Simone is now LIVE!!!

Hot Cop by Laurelin Paige & Sierra Simone
Genre: Contemporary Romance

My musings…

5 HOT CROWNS

Hot Cop by Laurelin Paige and Sierra Simone is fantastic from the very first chapter. I love the characters and their journey to their happily-ever-after. Plus, it has that signature steam that readers would expect from the writing duo that published P*rn Star.

Readers will really enjoy both of the characters. Livia is a heroine who is pursuing the future she wants without a man. She doesn’t need one and is confident enough in herself to know she can pursue her future on her own. She also has some real gumption to ask Chase for what she wants from him. Just as enjoyable as Livia is Chase. He encapsulates the perfect hero who has just enough confidence and cockiness to be attractive. Of course, he has serious skills in the bedroom and a mouth that spews sin, but it is so good. The two of them ignite from the very first time they are together, and it is HOT.

Just like their previous novel, these authors take a lust filled, steamy romance and make it more. With each passing chapter, the reader sees the inevitable happening. They see the emotions begin to infiltrate their contractual relationship, as the dual point-of-view allows for the reader to see inside the minds of both Chase and Livia. The development from lust to love is developed at a pace that makes it believable, and it will have readers falling in love with these two characters and their relationship. The conflict and resulting reconciliation is authentic and keeps the love of the characters in tact, and readers will absolutely love the resolution of the story. It is perfect.

I love these two writers. The heat and love the create in each romance, whether it is a hot cop or an adult entertainer, is so entertaining to watch, and I hope they continue to create these steamy romances together.

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#ExcerptReveal “My Best Friend’s Ex” by Meghan Quinn

June 16, 2017MB 2 Comments

MY BEST FRIEND’S EX by Meghan Quinn is live! ONE-CLICK now!

Synopsis:

When I found an eviction notice taped on my apartment door, I had two options: find a comfortable cardboard box to call home, or move in with Tucker Jameson.

Seeing that cardboard makes me feel itchy, I chose the latter. Which shouldn’t be that big of a deal Tucker is one of my good friends. And because he’s still pining after his ex-girlfriend and I’m trying to finish my nursing degree, there is nothing to worry about in the romance department, making my last semester an easy one to conquer.

Boy, was I wrong.

Rules are set, dinners are made, conversations are had, and a shirtless, swoony roommate walks around in nothing but a pair of black briefs, ruining me for every other man.

Before I know it, I turn into a panting, lust-filled woman begging for Tucker to kiss me, touch me, and show me exactly what is hiding under those briefs.

But with great orgasms, comes great consequences.

Tucker might be my friend and roommate but he’s also my best friend’s ex-boyfriend, making him completely off-limits. At least that’s what my brain is telling me, my heart is speaking an entirely different language.