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Through My Window by Jayne Rylon
Through My Window
Jayne Rylon
Red Light series Book 1
Through my window, a sea of strangers swirl and retreat like waves in an ocean of humanity. I brush my hair, fix my makeup and flip on the glaring red light in my booth before turning to face my audience on the other side of the glass.
For Star, this is just another night on the job, though no two are ever alike. She loves her career and excels at bringing her customers pleasure, relief or intimacy. Adaptable and perceptive, she becomes many things in the course of one evening–whore, lover, nurse, psychologist and friend. But above all, she’s still a woman. And her customers change her with every encounter. Through her window, she observes the world and enhances it when it spills into her realm.
4 Stars
Don’t just look in the window, step through it. Star, a sex worker in the red light district of Amsterdam, is unlike any woman I have read. She has the confidence and worldliness that as a woman I wish that I possessed. She is proud of who and what she is in a world that many look down upon.
A prostitute by profession, but I didn’t see her as a whore. Star had a way of looking at things differently. She has the ability to read people and see past the surface. To see to their needs almost like a sixth sense. The woman was truly mind blowing in more ways than one.
A quick read that more than draws you in. Sexy, erotic and exotic, Jayne Rylon’s Through My Window is a very unique story filled with pride, unexpected passion and a depth I did not expect. You will just have to read and see it from the other side of the window for yourself.
I will be quickly one-clicking the remaining books in the series.
This title is from my personal library.
DESIRED by Stacey Kennedy Release Day Extravaganza
The wait is over! Meet Kyler and Ella in
DESIRED (CLUB SIN, BOOK 3)
Stacey Kennedy
Publisher: Loveswept
(Random House Publishing Group)
ISBN: 9780553391183
Release date: July 22, 2014
“Characters you care about in a fast-paced story . . . one heck of a sexy read!”—New York Times bestselling author Shayla Black
Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey are sure to love Desired, Stacey Kennedy’s latest seductive, electrifying novel of Club Sin, where fantasy becomes reality.
Kyler Morgan, Master at the legendary Club Sin in Las Vegas, knows how to give women what they want—too well. He hasn’t had a real challenge in a long time. Then Ella Snow enters his life. Beautiful, inhibited, and innocent in the ways of submission and domination, Ella is the new blood he’s been lusting after. Soon, the thrill of training her to embrace his world brings forth desires Kyler cannot control.
After ending an abusive relationship, Ella makes a promise to herself to start living life to the fullest. It’s one of the reasons she seeks out Club Sin. Here, Kyler’s every touch is a lesson in liberation, stirring passions that have no bounds. But as she falls under Kyler’s command, Ella discovers that some secrets are so dark they must come to light. Submission alone may not be enough to save her, leaving her Master with only one question: How can he help Ella heal while unlocking the deep pleasures she craves?
Desired is an erotic romance intended for mature audiences.
Buy links:
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About the Author:
STACEY KENNEDY is the USA Today bestselling author of the CLUB SIN series. Growing up, Stacey’s mind wandered the path less traveled and that path most often led to love. She has always broken rules and she continues to feed off emotion – staying true to her heart. Those traits are now the bones of her stories. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who puts any of the heroes in her books to shame, and their two young children. If she’s not on mom duty or plugging away at a new story, you’ll find Stacey camping in the summer, hibernating in the winter and obsessing over Penny Dreadful, Game of Thrones and Sons of Anarchy.
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DESIRED EXCERPT:
Forgive me.
Ella’s shoulders slumped and she sighed at her phone. Laughter and joy surrounded her, music and happiness, but her stomach plummeted as she read her husband, Rory Snow’s text. When would he give up? Didn’t a domestic violence protection order say This relationship is over?
As the band played a slow song, she ran her fingers over the scar by her right eye. The mark was a constant reminder of Rory. Every day she looked in the mirror she saw it and thought of him.
All she wanted was to forget. Heck, she’d been doing exactly that. Rory was the jackass who couldn’t let it go. Ella knew she should probably call the Savannah police department to inform them that Rory was contacting her, but she was so damn tired of it all. She had moved on and put Rory into her past of big mistakes.
She’d hoped Rory would do the same.
That didn’t look like it was going to happen anytime soon.
With a grumble, she slipped her phone into her dress pocket and zipped it closed. She scanned through the crowd on the dance floor and her gaze landed on the bride. Aidan’s new wife was beautiful. Thin and elegant, Cora belonged on a magazine cover.
Ella’s heart twisted in the midst of memories of her wedding. Her day hadn’t been so lavish. Rory hadn’t rented out an entire resort at Lake Las Vegas for the event, ensuring their guests had a place to stay. Her wedding had cost all of two thousand dollars, but it had been enough for her.
She’d loved the high school sweetheart she’d met when she was fifteen and married five years later. Had loved him. Right up until Rory started drinking and drowning himself in booze.
Sober Rory was a good man.
Drunk Rory had a violent side.
That violence had shoved Ella face-first into a table. The night she’d got the stitches was the night she’d walked away from him. Six months later, she had left her life in Savannah. She moved to Vegas for the excitement, landing herself an amazing job at Knight Law Firm, working as the assistant for a highly respected defense attorney.
Ella enjoyed working for Aidan, and actually liked him as a person, too. He paid her almost triple what she had made in Savannah. Her professional life couldn’t get any better. It was the personal side of things that remained murky.
As she watched Aidan twirl his new wife around, dancing proudly for all to see, Ella tried to find her smile, but it remained hidden behind pain. Even if ten months had gone by since the night of the abuse, she couldn’t ignore the dark thoughts and her failed marriage.
It took six months to find the courage to file divorce papers, and another four months since leaving Savannah to pull herself together again, but she was over Rory in every sense of the word. She refused to let him ruin this special occasion. Grabbing her wineglass, she downed the remaining contents.
Tonight she hoped for a little liquid happiness.
When she lowered her glass to the table, a tingling sensation spread across her skin. Lifting her head, she gazed across the patio, and sitting at one of the patio sets was one of Aidan’s groomsmen. She’d never seen him before today, but that wasn’t a huge surprise, since she didn’t know most of the people at the wedding.
Except for a bunch of lawyers from the firm and Aidan’s parents, everyone else was a stranger. Aidan never mixed pleasure with business, and in the four months she had worked for him, she’d never met a single friend of his. Heck, she hadn’t known Aidan was dating. One day she’d thought he was single; the next he told her he was getting married.
Oddly enough, she was drawn to Aidan’s groomsman. Staring into his warm blue eyes, pins and needles and other sensitive feelings traveled up her body, settling between her thighs. She squirmed against her seat, avoiding the heat, and the side of his mouth curved. Her heart tripped and she glanced to her high-heeled shoe dangling off her toe.
Geebus, if he didn’t stop looking at her with those piercing eyes, she would combust. All night he’d been sneaking glances at her. They weren’t simple interested looks, either; they were outright assaults on her hormones. But a man’s attention was the last thing she was looking for.
No, thank you.
When she still sensed his gaze, she peeked to discover she wasn’t wrong. His intense stare was right on her. The power of it sucked the air from her lungs. Though she’d never believed in lust at first sight, perhaps it was because she had never experienced it.
Whoever he was, he was hot!
“More wine, miss?”
Ella gasped, looking up to the waitress standing next to her holding a bottle of white wine. She gave a shaky laugh. “To the top, please.”
The waitress smiled, filling the glass to the rim. “Why aren’t you dancing?”
“I look like a dying fish when I dance,” Ella said with a laugh. “I have two left feet.”
“We’ll need to work on that, won’t we?”
The waitress was looking over Ella’s shoulder with wide eyes. And something in that masculine voice made Ella stiffen in her seat. The tone was low and seductive, but mischievous all the same.
Then he was there.
The groomsman who’d been staring at her from across the patio now stood in front of her. Ella’s mind went blank. He smelled of sandalwood, and the rich scent puckered her nipples. From afar she thought he had blue eyes, but up close she realized they were a blue-green color. Pretty. In fact, the whole package was beautiful, especially covered in the tux.
He leaned down toward her and offered his hand. His messily styled light brown hair dangled over his forehead. He was tall, much taller than she, and he filled out his tux nicely.
Hell’s bells!
“Dance with me,” he said.
Ella quivered under his clever smile, and a slow heat slid through her. He happened to be one of the hottest guys she’d ever seen. Well, in person and not on some magazine she figured was Photoshopped. Though, hot or not, there was still a problem. “I’m sorry, but I can’t dance.”
“Everyone can dance.” His potent stare held hers and his hand never lowered. “It’s all about who is leading.”
Persistent sexy man.
Under his intense scrutiny her insides went mushy. The power this man exuded burned through her, reminding her she hadn’t felt this way in a long time. The attraction was intoxicating, and something needy inside her unfurled, yearning to explore it.
No, her mind argued.
At her pause, one sleek brow arched. “If you wait any longer to take my hand, you might give me a complex.”
The waitress hadn’t moved, watching the exchange. Even if Ella hated dancing and wasn’t looking for a relationship, she couldn’t refuse the urge to be squished up against him. Besides, what was a dance? This hunk was the perfect way to get her mind off Rory and onto something a lot better.
As she rose and slid her fingers into his warm grip, his gaze remained on hers. Heat stormed into her, spiraling low in her body with a wicked thud. She didn’t doubt that smile got him into many women’s beds.
It had power and charm.
He tightened his fingers around hers, and something passed in the air between them, so hot and so damn unforgettable, her body all but liquefied. He tugged her closer and she felt something odd inside awaken, something she couldn’t quite put her finger on.
Something she wanted to lose herself in.
A sensation that made her mind shut off.
He led her into the middle of the crowd on the dance floor, pulling her tight against him as if she belonged right there in his arms. He had no hesitation about placing his hand low on her back, quite close to her bottom, and sandwiching their bodies together.
Ella swallowed and avoided his gaze, staring at the band as they played a classic song. She wasn’t blind to the glaringly obvious fact that the groomsman had an erection. She thought she should be offended or something, but found herself fighting against the desire to rub against him.
“Ella, right?”
She cleared her throat, angling her head. His face was chiseled and smooth, but his eyes were what made this man sexy. They held mischief with a sense of confidence. “Yes, and you would be?”
“Kyler Morgan.”
Of course, the sexy man came with a sexy name. She swayed her hips, trying to follow his movements, only feeling more uncomfortable. Not a second later, she stepped on his foot. “Oh, shit!”
He chuckled. “It’s a foot. I’ve got two, so it’s okay.” He pressed his hand tighter against her back, erasing the distance. Then he shook their clasped hands. “Stop fighting me. Relax.”
Ella sighed. I suck at this!
He leaned down, placing his mouth near her ear, and whispered, “So you work for Aidan, yes?”
His voice raised goose bumps across her flesh, and she shivered. “Yes.” She glanced to the others on the dance floor. It pleased her that no one was watching her horrible dancing skills. Then she stared up into Kyler’s handsome face, since he didn’t allow her any room to do otherwise. “Since you’re Aidan’s groomsman, you must be a good friend.”
A low noise hummed in his throat, and the sound spoke to her on a level she couldn’t have anticipated. It warmed her from head to toe, and her muscles went lax. His fingers slid across her lower back, squeezing her against him, and the heat of his touch burned to her core. “Been good friends for a long time now.”
Good grief, the man seemed not to care they were strangers. He touched her as if they were well acquainted. In the midst of that confidence, Ella forgot the world around her. Her mind focused on him and the way he moved her across the dance floor.
He continued to guide her movements and never once took his eyes off her. “I didn’t see a date with you tonight. Are you unattached?”
Her insides somersaulted with his question, as he appeared interested in finding out if anyone stood in his way. She pondered whether to spill out the details that she was in the process of getting divorced and not looking for another relationship. Well, she would be if Rory’s lawyer stopped dragging his feet. But why tell that depressing shit to a smoking-hot man sandwiching her against the hard planes of his body? “Nope, not attached.”
His chin dipped, bringing his mouth within centimeters of hers. “A good thing for me, Ella, since I’m enjoying this.” The music soared through the air, and as her hips swayed with his, his erection pressed against her stomach.
Trapped in his intense gaze, her body flushed as desire simmered. Holy Jesus, she hadn’t felt this aroused in the presence of a man. No one had ever made her burn with a dance, a look, or the sound of his voice.
Kyler’s mouth twitched as he ran his thumb over the top of her hand. “See, sweetheart, you can dance.”
She blinked, realizing she had completely relaxed in his hold, and he was moving her around the dance floor, effortlessly. She leaned in to him, consumed by the strength of his hold. “Apparently, you’re a good teacher.”
He winked. “You bet your pretty little ass I am.”
See our review of DESIRED here:
https://coffeebookslifeblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/early-review-of-desired-by-stacey-kennedy/
Stacey Kennedy Giveaway!
Prizes are: a $100 Amazon gift card, a $50 Babeland.com Gift Card, and 5 CLUB SIN swag packs
Turn the Page Signing 7/19/14
I am sitting here at my computer writing a review for a book that I loved. Feeling very tired after a long and fun day. I stop and just think for a minute. How awesome is it that not only do I get to read some really awesome books, I have met some of the amazing authors that I have more than falling in love with. I have also met some of the most wonderful people through my love of reading. People who live hundreds of miles from me, but have left a lasting impression on me in way I can’t begin to describe or explain. Some of these wonderful ladies are now friends for life.
This started out to be a Facebook status post that I realized need to be a Blog Post. Today I went to the Turn the Page Bookstore and Cafe for their 19th Anniversary Signing! I believe the total count for the day was over 500 people. WOW! Now I live twenty minutes from the store and this was the first signing I attended there. Some of the Authors attending I have had the pleasure of meeting before, so today was really all about Maya and Nora for me! I got to chat with both ladies for a few minutes and got pics.
As I sit here and write this post, I realize that as a reader I am truly lucky. Not only have I got to met some awesome writers, I now have people who love this as much as I do to share it with. I am a newer reader to the Romance World, just now going on 5 years. This world is where I loose myself so that I don’t pull all my hair out from day to day life. As a reader, there are 3 things that make my day. 1) A new book by an awesome Author coming out that day. 2) Meeting those awesome authors that make you get lost in a world that keeps you coming back for more. 3) Meeting and sharing this passion with other. Today was really all three for me.
I have gotten to met 3 of my 5 top authors. I have made friends for life. I know as long as I keep reading and sharing this passion, I will always have friends for life. I feel like a real lucky person today!
Loving the Omega by Carrie Ann Ryan
LOVING THE OMEGA (REDWOOD PACK # 7.5)
Carrie Ann Ryan
Fated Desires Publishing, LLC
Maddox Jamenson almost lost his mate before he knew she existed, but his life is now exactly how he’d dreamed it. The war with the Centrals is over, and his family is healing one day at a time. Ellie is reveling in the simple perfection that is her life and family now, but that doesn’t mean she can shed the self-doubts and concerns that come with being a new mother, mate, and Redwood.
When a disturbance in their quiet life threatens to ruin everything they’ve fought for, Maddox and Ellie will have to learn not only to rely on each other more than ever, but find within themselves the power to forgive.
Author’s Note: This is a novella set after book 7 to give you a taste of Maddox and Ellie. It is best that you have already immersed yourselves in the Redwood Pack world, however even new readers will enjoy a glimpse of one of the Redwood’s favorite couples.
4 of 5 Stars
As the redwoods try to come to peace after having triumphed over a major threat and dealing with loss, Maddox and Ellie learned quickly that there are thing scarier than what they have just lived through. Family and love you have for them.
Loving the Omega shows the bond of Maddox and Ellie growing deeper while coping with what it means to be parents. Passion and emotions scorch the pages as we get to see what life is like after for one of my favorite couples of the Redwood pack. Ms. Ryan shows that there is more than love to being mated. More to being pack than family.
Loving the Omega was an emotional and suspenseful filled story that made me believe that just like her readers, Ms. Ryan is not ready to say goodbye to the Redwood pack either.
Complimentary copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
B is for… by L. Dubois
B is for…(BDSM Checklist)
L. Dubois
Published May 5th 2014 by Farm Boy Press
Mae never imagined she’d be assigned to the most dangerous letter of alphabet… or paired with the most sinister Dominant in the club. The BDSM Checklist game doesn’t scare Xavier, but he prefers leather and steel, and the submissive he’s partnered with thinks silk ribbon is bondage equipment.
Pushed to her limits both physically and emotionally, Mae is shock to discover how much she enjoys Xavier’s touch. But in the end it isn’t just Mae who will be affected by the unexpected chemistry between two seeming opposites. Xavier will have to decide if he’s willing to trust the lovely sub with the truth about himself, as he proves to her that there’s a darkness in her—a darkness that just might match his own.
4 Stars
Crossing things off your checklist just got really sexy. L. DuBois has really lured me into her BDSM Checklist series. I thought the letter A was hot! Well B is for… Is on fire! The BDSM Checklist series takes place at the exclusive Las Palmas in LA, where the overseers of the club feel that the Doms and Subs have become complacent in their roles. The overseers have put together a game that pairs Dom and Subs together to check off the kinks of each letter of the alphabet.
B is for… gives the read a look into the darker side of BDSM. Master Xavier uses the nonsexual side of BDSM as a release for himself. Powerful and commanding, he keeps emotion out of his play. Mae is a sassy submissive that always has a comeback and likes to top from the bottom.
On the surface these two couldn’t be more different. After Xavier and Mea spend just a little time together there is no denying the chemistry between the two. Two unlikely people begin opening thing inside of each other that has done before. She makes him want to break the rules. He makes her want things she should not and like them.
Enticing, dark and erotic!
Not only does Ms. DuBois give the reader a very sensual overview of the world of BDSM. She has a fond gift for giving her characters some amazing personalities that make you want to read more of them. The BDSM Checklist series is now on my auto buy list!
Winners!
We have picked the winners for both giveaways on the blog!
The winner of the Yasmine Galenorn print copy of Night Myst is:
Marianne W
The Winner of the Frederick Book Fest Signed Swag bag is:
Joseph Hawkshaw
Thank you to everyone that entered! We will be having more giveaways very soon!
All winner have been emailed! Winner have 48 hours to respond. After that a new name will be drawn!
MEANT TO BE by Laramie Briscoe
MEANT TO BE (HEAVEN HILL, MC #1)
Laramie Briscoe
Kindle Edition, 201 pages
Loyal brother. Grease monkey mechanic. Vice President of the Heaven Hill Motorcycle Club.
William Walker Jr., known as Liam to his club, needs a new recruit that is just naïve enough and desperate enough to do what he asks without question. When Denise Cunningham lands in his lap, he decides to hire her – not because he wants to, because he has to. Neither are comfortable in their new roles, but he needs help and she can’t stand to lose anything else.As bullets fly and a local Bowling Green, KY reporter works to bring the club down, Liam and Denise find themselves getting closer to one another. When the stakes get high and outside forces try to keep them away from each other, they have to decide if they really are meant to be.
I have fallen in love with reading Biker Romance. It’s dirty, raw and downright sexy! Alpha men who are willing to live the life they want by any means needed. Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll don’t even begin to describe the biker lifestyle. It walks a line while living on the edge. To me love is like walking a line and hanging on the edge.
Laramie Briscoe induces us to the Heaven Hill, MC and sets the stage for her series with MEANT TO BE.
Liam, VP of the MC is not the typical Biker. Yes, he’s Alpha, tattooed, intimating, and sex on a bike. He looks at things differently for a Biker. He has a conscience. He cares. He takes on a roll that some could never do. A bad ass Biker with a sense of romance, he more than had me at “date night”.
Denise, I understand almost too much. Forced into a position that would have most people calling the cops, she does it to feed and put a roof over her twins head. She is strong and brave in ways that only a mother can understand. Lacking passion for the life of her children, we see Denise get her womanhood back. She also has to learn to trust in someone other than herself. A true test in itself.
Laramie Briscoe’s MEANT TO BE is not only the kind of hard edged Biker story that I love, it has warmth that I have never found in a Biker Romance before. She has brought to life a cast of unique characters that had my heart in pages. Each seemed so real and makes you like them each for a different reason. Even the ones you don’t want too. The plot is fast paced that had me turning pages from beginning to end. Some may say that MEANT TO BE is light for a Biker Romance, and I say NO! There are moments that will make you cringe and some may make you blush. I feel Ms. Briscoe does a fine job of walking the line with MEANT TO BE! While the overall plot of this book had seen it conclusion, we get to see the lines forming for the upcoming books in the Heaven Hill MC series.
A great start to what I believe will be a wonderful MC series.
I was gifted this book from the awesome Slick Reads. I met Slick at #RAGT14 – Lori Foster’s Reader, Author Get Together! She and I share a passion for reading steamy romances! I am glad to have met her and am very glad we are friends! You rock Slick!!
Happy 4th!!
From all the gals at Coffee, Books, Life- We wish you a very happy and safe 4th!
Have a great weekend! We will be back Monday!!
Fake It by Jennifer Chance
Fake It (Rule Breakers #2)
Jennifer Chance
Though Jake is only playing the role of adoring boyfriend, he’s starting to feel the heat, and judging by Anna’s sweet blush, so is she. Letting chemistry this intense go to waste would be a real shame. Soon, though, the thin line between fantasy and reality fades. Jake may not be what every buttoned-up fast-tracker wants, but he’s sure as hell what Anna needs. And if she takes a ride with him, their adventure never has to end.
3.5 StarsThere could not have been two people more opposite of one another than Jake and Anna. That is what caught me with the story. You have Jake that is so care free and super sexy to boot! He lives his life to the fullest that he can! Anna’s issues from her past have made her the workaholic that she is. She is smart and is good at what she does.
Pretending to be a couple for the weekend got them both more than they bargained for. Attraction is not the issue, nor is the chemistry. Jake brings out the passion but convincing her to leave her hair down and go with the moment is more than a challenge.
I enjoyed reading Fake It. Jake was written with so much passion for life. He makes you want to take an adventure. A nice reminder, you need to just live life for yourself every once in a while.
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