This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Debra Coleman Jeter will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour. Joy marries a widowed bank executive caught in an ethical dilemma and misreads his obvious frustration while struggling to integrate into her new family. Inspired in part by Love, Come Softly, this novel explores the challenges of second marriages and dealing with step-children during the crucial years of puberty and teenage angst. A college professor coming up shortly for the huge tenure decision, Joy finds herself falling apart as her career and her home issues deteriorate and collide. Read an Excerpt Though it was Saturday, Ray had gone in to work anyway, saying he had a lot of catching up to do. Joy resisted the urge to flee to her own office, where stacks of papers and unread journals piled high, not to mention the project with Natalie that needed to be finalized. How much easier to tackle the tasks she knew than the unfamiliar. She plopped into a chair. Her thoughts drifted to the sequence of events that had brought her here. Their whirlwind courtship was so romantic, so fairytale-like, Joy had not questioned her feelings. Swept into Ray’s arms, literally and figuratively, she dared imagine a lifetime with him and his daughters. She’d tried to warn him that she was an incompetent cook. Perhaps he hadn’t taken her light-hearted confession seriously. When he suggested they elope, she was ecstatic. Of course she met the girls, but never really interacted with them. Facing hard facts now, she knew she had been afraid of turning Ray against her—by her lack of finesse with kids and zero domestic skills. She’d been glad—so glad—to be romanced and cherished. Had she made a huge, irreversible mistake by not being more candid? Ray was gorgeous, with his long, rangy body, his face tanned and creased from years of Sugar Sands sun. His eyebrows and eyelashes were inky black, a startling contrast to the bright caramel hair on his head and faint stubble on his chin. Joy couldn’t help feeling—both then and now—that he was out of her league. Dating him, much less marrying him, had seemed too much to hope for. Yet, here she was, in these beautiful, sun-filled rooms that were about to be jarred from their history of perfection. About the Author: Debra Coleman Jeter has published both fiction and nonfiction in popular magazines, including Working Woman, New Woman, Self, Home Life, Savvy, Christian Woman, and American Baby. Her first novel, The Ticket, was a finalist for a Selah Award, as well as for Jerry Jenkins’ Operation First Novel. Her story, “Recovery,” was awarded first prize in a short story competition sponsored by Christian Woman; and her nonfiction book “Pshaw, It’s Me Grandson”: Tales of a Young Actor was a finalist in the USA Book News Awards. She is a co-writer of the screenplay for Jess + Moss, a feature film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at nearly forty film festivals around the world, and captured several domestic and international awards. Website and Blog: http://www.debracolemanjeter.com Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/njjeter/the-ticket-a-novel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.c.jeter Twitter: https://twitter.com/DebColemanJeter The Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1941103863 Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard The Ticket trailer: https://vimeo.com/50187275 a Rafflecopter giveaway
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This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Annalisa Carr will be awarding a $30 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour. Heritage and magic matter to the London covens. Aristocratic witch, Isabella Pethany, has heritage but not magic. Read an Excerpt: Isabella? Isabella Pethany? Whispers of her own name floated through her mind. She pushed the pillow aside and sat up, pressing her hands against her ears. It didn’t stop the insistent repetition of her name. Someone called to her, but who would do a thing like that at this hour of the morning? The family would all be asleep by now, and the only servant awake should be the doorman. Her imagination was running riot. She lay down, closing her eyes, but the feeling of being summoned didn’t go away. Isabella. Isabella. Isabella. Her name echoed around her skull, louder now. She sat up abruptly. Next to her, Alfie stirred, growling in his sleep. She ran the palm of her hand over his shaggy flank and switched the bedside lamp on, before walking to the window and drawing the curtain back. Pools of dim light surrounded the bases of the old-fashioned streetlamps. Between them, the pavement was dark, and the trees in the square cast black shadows over the iron railings. She opened the window and leaned out. “Isabella?” The voice was a seductive whisper from below. It was definitely real this time, vibrating through the air, rather than her mind. She squinted into the shadows. The vampire from the bar stood on the opposite pavement, his figure almost hidden in the darkness. Maldit. Her heart beat faster. His face tilted upwards towards her second-floor window, green eyes glinting. “What do you want?” She pressed two fingers to the point in her neck where the skin was thinnest. Her pulse hammered against them. About the Author: Annalisa Carr lives in the English Lake District with her two cats. She writes in multiple genres, but has a weakness for paranormal romance and urban fantasy. As a child Annalisa wanted to be a scientist, wear a white coat and explore outer space. She worked as a scientist for a very long time, but never got to fly a spaceship or even travel beyond the solar system. This was a huge disappointment given the reasons for her career choice, so eventually she made up stories instead. Probably just as well, as she is claustrophobic. Exile in Darkness is set in the same world as the Children of Poseidon series; a slightly skewed version of London. Annalisa also writes dystopian science fiction under the name ‘Anne Cleasby’. https://annecleasby.com http://www.annalisacarr.com https://www.amazon.com/Annalisa-Carr/e/B00T1H0CQ0 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10798535.Annalisa_Carr https://www.facebook.com/Annalisa-Carr-1626840070925992 Buy link for Exile in Darkness: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P1JLVF7/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 a Rafflecopter giveaway McBride's Gem Hawk McBride and Randi Ronin could never have expected their chance encounter would be the beginning of the rest of their lives. Neither could they have foretold just how connected they both are in a scheme forged by three men with greed on their minds. However, these men will have a fight on their hands because Randi is no longer a pushover and Hawk is downright determined to protect the one thing he thought he'd never have again--true love. Numb Six years passed since Pale Bay and it's residents saw what mankind's greed was capable of. That was when they first set sights on the Destiny Gem, the first of three mythical Gems meant to become mankind's salvation; The Virtues of Life. The Destiny Gem's aura, it's power was slated for just one, a woman the Gem chose as it's final warrior against a benevolent God threatening to destroy mankind. But time passed, and the residents of Pale Bay forgot the evil that stepped on their soil. However, nothing is as it seems when greed and evil have nothing but time. Shadows now lurk in the darkness once again. A man with dangerous intentions fuelled by fear and greed stalks the streets, his plan set, his motions destined. But when he sways from the plan, he realises that what he craves won’t be so easy to get his hands on. Especially not with McBride’s P.I.’s toughest, Johnny Tanzer on his tail. Johnny won’t be stopped, even if it means shedding blood and taking names later. Because this man took something from Johnny, something he wants back at whatever cost. Second Time Sam Sam Doucet has much to atone for in his life. Not only was he at fault for his sisters death years earlier, but now he was behind the wheel of yet another accident that took someone he loved. Gabriella D'angelo, her own demons and loss plaguing her nights, comes across a man that will forever change her life. The swerving vehicle, fiery crash, and face from her past may be more than she can handle. Will Gabby and Sam be able to overcome their past losses and hurts to find their second chance in life and love, or will a god determined to destroy mankind finally prevail? ENTER PROFESSOR KNIGHT IN PRIDE AND PASSIONPride and Passion a stunning romantic novel and an incandescent modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice by a devoted Jane Austen admirer. This sensual adaption focuses on Jenna Stone, a clever post-graduate student studying at Pemberley University with the hopes of writing a children’s book. Once she is moved into her new apartment she bumps into her handsome but rudely brooding neighbor, Frederick Knight, who (due to a sudden change of events) ends up being her advisor at school. As their relationship grows from that of advisor-and-student into an intense, passionate romantic affair the two most overcome their own miscommunications, a wicked young man after Jenna’s heart, and the forbidden nature of their relationship. Focusing on the overarching kindness and good humor of Austen’s original characters, this gripping novel is an homage to the beautiful craftsmanship of a relationship that truly withstands the test of time. Reader Alert! Pride and Passion is a sexy romance that will keep you turning the pages, wondering if these stubborn protagonists will ever realize that they are meant to be. Jenna Stone thought she would be having an average post-graduate school experience until she found out that her handsome, brooding neighbor would be guiding her academic career. Things only grow more complicated as the sexual tension between Jenna and her academic advisor, Professor Knight, grows more and more heated…eventually, there will have to be a climax. About the Author: Kendall Bartels is a writer and actress from south Florida, where she currently resides after spending some time in Los Angeles. The author graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in theatre and literature, and she also acted in a handful of indie films in California before recently returning home to the east coast to pursue her passion of writing. In the past, her short stories and poems were published in book titled No Such Thing as Writer’s Block. The author is obsessed with everything Pride & Prejudice related and would like to note that her success has only been made possible because of the love and support from her mom, dad, younger brothers, and naked cat, Dobby. Twitter: @KendallHere Facebook: Kendall Bartels This book is NOT a standalone, you MUST read Twisted Up In You and Always Was Mine FIRST.Broken hearted and in need of an escape, Melissa turns to her newfound father, Hangman, president of the Untamed MC. Everything about her relationship with Dray was founded on lies. Lies she is desperate to forget. Dray is determined to set the story straight and win back her love and trust no matter the cost. Only there is a kink in his plan in the name of Slammer. A member of the Untamed who has never been faithful, until he lays his eyes on Melissa. Dray and Slammer both want her, but only one man can have her heart… Who will win in this tangled game of love and war? This story is told in 3 different POV’s and a few POV’s from Hangman! **This Author has been deemed 'unsafe'. Please back away from this author's books if certain topics are triggers or an issue for you.** Check out the author today! 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AuthorLayna Pimentel is a multi published author of romance since 2013. Educated in computer technology, her true passion is all things romance: music, books, movies and food of course. pre-order todayout nowEventsArchives
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