No Cowboy Required by JoAnn Sky First Look Celebration!

Welcome to Reno, Nevada, the Biggest Little City in the World! Sweet Home Alabama meets

Raising Helen in this sweet small town contemporary romance debut from Golden Heart®

Award finalist JoAnn Sky!

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About No Cowboy Required:

Title: No Cowboy Required

Author: JoAnn Sky

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: May 14, 2018

Publisher: Entangled Publishing

Series: A Biggest Little Love Story

Format: Digital eBook / Print

Digital ISBN: B07CLLWWLN

Print ISBN: 9781640635012

Synopsis:

Enemies make the best partners…
As a photographer in NYC, Grace Harper is a pro at handling

the unexpected--which comes in handy when she inherits the

ranch home she ran away from seven years ago…along with a

young, autistic stepbrother she’s never met. And because nothing ever goes easy for her, Grace

finds her frustrating, sexy ex-flame, Noah, taking care of JJ. But she’s getting out of this

nowhere town fast, so she’ll have to find a way to keep from throttling Noah—without kissing

him first.

Noah Taylor may be enemy number one to Grace, but she needs his help. He knows the girl he

used to love is still there, beneath the heels and fancy clothes, so he’ll help her—and keep

his distance like she says she wants. Only the more time they spend together, the closer he wants

to get. Grace has no intention of staying, but she belongs in his arms—he just has to prove it to her.

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Excerpt:

Copyright© 2018 No Cowboy Required

JoAnn Sky

He leaned against the kitchen entrance, his own half-eaten sandwich in hand,

watching her. “Are you going to avoid me all day?”

She stiffened. She was the New Yorker, used to being direct and dealing with

people who got in her face. Yet when Noah did it, it unnerved her.

“I’m not avoiding you.” Her pitch was a half-step high, the trait of a liar.

“We’ve got to talk about last night.”

She smacked her bread together and turned to face him, using her sandwich as a

shield. She straightened her pose, planted her feet apart, and hoped the Wonder

Woman stance would give her Amazonian strength. “Last night was a mistake.”

His dark-blue eyes flashed with a determination that told her he disagreed. Her

stomach clenched, and the strength she sought eluded her. Instead she stood there,

too frightened to move and too weak to stop where they were going.

He came up on her slowly, as if he knew she’d spook and scatter at any sudden

movement.

He reached out and tucked one blond curl behind her ear. His fingers skimmed her

skin. Goose bumps blossomed down her neck, her spine, to her toenails.

“And it won’t happen again,” she said with as much conviction as she could muster.

“End of discussion.” Her voice squeaked, again betraying her, though no worse

than the rest of her body.

He leaned in until his lips were inches from hers. Her breathing hitched. She should

have put some distance between them, acres of distance, but her feet stuck to the floor.

Her eyes flickered to his lips. They’d been so soft last night and were so close right

now. One little taste wouldn’t hurt, would it? She reflexively licked hers. He moved in.

His breath trailed her cheek, and his lips hovered at the edge of her jaw, just below

her earlobe. She arched her neck back, giving him more access, then shivered,

closed her eyes, and waited to feel his lips on her neck.

About JoAnn Sky:

JoAnn Sky has written for years as part of her job (business and marketing plans and the like).

One day she tried her hand at writing for fun—and like it. Now she authors adult

contemporary romance and young adult romance with a magical twist as well as

children's books.

JoAnn is a two-time Golden Heart® finalist (YA category and Contemporary Short

category). Originally from the Midwest, JoAnn currently lives in northern Nevada with her

husband a.k.a. love of her life, three teenage children, and three crazy rescue dogs.

Visit her at https://joannsky.com/ where you can sign up for her newsletter

(and check out www.dogsandbooks.com for additional information about her

children’s books).

You can also connect on Twitter at @jaskybooks (http://twitter.com/JASkyBooks)

or on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/joannskyauthor).

JoAnn is represented by the fabulous Nicole Resciniti of

The Seymour Agency.

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The Gene Police By Elliott D. Light Cover Reveal!

The Gene Police

By Elliott D. Light

Genre: Mystery

Before the words “white supremacy” filled the airways, before we learned of American

Nazis and the alt-right, before there was a Muslim ban, before we considered building a

wall or knew what DACA stands for, there was eugenics—a pseudo-science that promoted

the belief that a race could be improved by controlling who was allowed to mate with

whom.  

It was eugenics that compelled white doctors to inform Carl and Betty Langard that their

new born baby had died.  And it is the cruelest of circumstances—the murder of

Jennifer Rice—that fifty years later leads Shep Harrington to search for Baby Langard.  

As Shep soon learns, the quest brings him to the top of a slippery slope with an ill-defined

edge. Question begets question, and the slide down the slope proves inevitable:

What happened to the baby? Who took it? Why was he taken? And who killed Jennifer Rice?  

When Shep learns that Baby Langard was born at a hospital run by Alton Nichols, a

famous Virginia eugenicist, he is drawn into the dark history of the American

eugenics movement and its proponents—the so-called “gene police.”

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Don't Call Me Cupcake by Tara Sheets Review and Excerpt Tour!

A cupcake baker with magical abilities suddenly finds herself competing with the unfortunately

handsome owner of the fancy new bakery across the street in Golden Heart® Winner Tara Sheets's
magical romantic comedy releasing April 24th, 2018.

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About Don’t Call Me Cupcake:

Title: Don’t Call Me Cupcake

Author: Tara Sheets

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 24, 2018

Publisher: Zebra Shout – Kensington Publishing

Series: The Holloway Girls

Format: Digital eBook / Print

Digital ISBN: 1420146264

Print ISBN: 9781420146264

Synopsis:
There’s a very special kind of sweetness to life on Pine Cove Island …
Most families have a favorite recipe or two, handed down through generations. The Holloway

women are a little different. Emma Holloway, like her grandmother before her, bakes charms
into her delicious cupcakes, granting the recipient comfort, sweet dreams, or any number of good
things. It’s a strange gift, but it brings only happiness. Until gorgeous, smooth-talking newcomer
Hunter Kane strolls into her shop, Fairy Cakes—and Emma makes the mistake of selling him not
one, but three Sweet Success cupcakes.

Hunter, it turns out, is opening a fancy new restaurant and bakery right on the waterfront—Emma’s

competition. To make matters worse, the town committee has decided to split the upcoming summer
festival contract between the two, forcing Emma to work with her nemesis. But she can’t afford to
split her profits. The solution: create a recipe that will make Hunter leave town permanently.

The Holloway charms are powerful. But there are other kinds of magic in the world—like red-hot first

kisses, secret glances, and the feeling that comes with falling truly, madly, inconveniently in love . . .

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Excerpt:

Copyright© 2018 Don’t Call Me Cupcake

Tara Sheets

That half smile ghosted across his face again and he crossed his arms. It was a simple gesture
of relaxed ease, but Emma didn’t buy it. There was a hunger in his dark green gaze that she
remembered all too well. The lion was on high alert.

“What did you want to talk about?” he asked.

“It was wrong,” she blurted.

Hunter’s posture shifted slightly. “You think last night was a mistake.”

“Totally. I mean, I never do that kind of thing. Ever. I don’t know what I was thinking, you
know?” Here came the babble. She always babbled when she was nervous. “But I know it’s
not a good idea to mix my personal life with business. And you and I are just business, so I
hope you understand it’s not going to happen again because, you know, I can’t really believe it
even happened in the first place.”

His gaze was intense, like he was imagining the things they could do. The things they had done.
A delicious shiver skittered up her spine. She forged ahead. “I mean, I just don’t think it should
have happened at all. It was kind of crazy and well, contrary to what you may have heard, I’m
not actually crazy. Weird, sure. But not reckless like that. At least I never have been in the past.
So anyway, I would like to forget about it and, you know, just go on like before,” said the
queen of Babble-on. “Normal and stuff.”

Hunter nodded once and glanced down at the floor. He seemed deep in thought, as if he was
trying to make a decision.

Emma tried not to notice his muscular arms, crossed against his chest. Nothing sexy about those.
Nope. La la la. She could hear the second hands ticking on the wall clock. Tick. Tick.

He pressed his lips together and she suddenly remembered the feel of them, warm and hot
against the sensitive spot on her neck. Focus!

When he finally lifted his head, her knees almost buckled. The lion stared back, all wild and
hungry and seductive, like he was about to lick zebra chops. He leaned closer.

She should probably back away.

He watched her beneath thick, dark lashes and lowered his gaze to her mouth.

Yup. Definitely backing away soon. She could almost feel the heat of his body on hers and
her traitorous limbs ached with the desire to step closer.

His face hovered inches from hers, as if he was waiting for some sign.

Any second now, she would back away. Any second. Emma’s mouth opened on a tiny indrawn
breath.

It seemed to be exactly what he was waiting for. The moment his lips touched hers, her limbs
flooded with heat. Her body remembered him and was instantly ready.

He gripped her hips and lifted, pulling her flush against him. She wrapped her legs around
his waist, completely lost in the kiss that spread like wildfire through her blood. He carried
her to the back room, knocking over a bag of sugar on the way as he braced her up against
the pantry wall. She gripped the edge of the shelf, sending stainless steel mixing bowls toppling
to the floor. The two of them were like a hurricane, demolishing anything that got in the way,
and she was helpless to do anything but hang on.

Emma suddenly wanted to feel his skin against hers. She grabbed the hem of his shirt and
yanked it up, breaking away from their kiss just long enough to tear it over his head.

A low growl escaped him as he ran his hands up under her apron, sending a jolt of pure
desire rocketing through her.

Screwed. She was so screwed. But in this moment, who cared?

She smiled against his mouth and licked his lips. If he was the hungry lion, then she was
happy, slow-roasting zebra chops.

About Tara Sheets:
TARA SHEETS is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction.

Her work has earned first place recognition in literary contests nationwide and her debut novel,
Don’t Call Me Cupcake, won the 2016 Golden Heart® award sponsored by Romance Writers
of America®. Tara began her career as an author in the Pacific Northwest, inspired by the rain
and the misty mountains and the rivers of Starbucks coffee.  She now lives in the warm, wonderful
South where she can stand outside with no coat on, and she finds that pretty inspiring too.
When not writing, Tara enjoys life with her book-loving family and a book-eating dog named
Merlin. She is represented by Sarah Phair at Trident Media Group.

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Madam of My Heart by Gini Grossenbacher

Madam of My Heart
by Gini Grossenbacher
Publication Date: February 6, 2017
eBook & Paperback; 476 Pages
ISBN-13: 978-0998380605
Series: American Madams, #1Genre: Historical Fiction/Victorian



Baltimore, 1849. During a scandalous crisis, the young Irish Brianna Baird fleesher home at Fells Point. With little cash and only a seamstress's trade, she braves the hypnotic streets of New Orleans. The tantalizing Madam DeSalle lures her to her brothel, then sells her to the dashing but questionable gambler, Edward Spina, who falls in love with her. In a tawdry alliance with these two profiteers, Brianna embarks on a journey through the French Quarter's debauched and glittering Voodoo world. Facing the horrors of slavery, she triumphs by gaining freedom papers for her maid Emma's enslaved husband and son. Brianna andEdward escape with them to San Francisco. There she becomes one of the most sought after madams in the gold rush parlor house trade. But will her fame and pluck be enough to save Edward from the Vigilante noose? This is the first book in the American Madams series.

"A debut historical novel that chroniclesthe struggles, loves, and joys of an exceptional madam in 19th-century America. Grossenbacher's book, the first in a planned series, dramatizes the early life and busy career of a woman named Brianna Baird. Grossenbacher's prose is both graceful and inventive. She absorbingly limns the various cities Brianna inhabits, from New Orleans and its 'web of Creole cottages, chaotic marketplaces, and secretive balconies, simmering outside her window, ' to the rowdy atmosphere of frontier-era San Francisco. The occasional marvelous metaphor will surprise readers, as when 'the truth hit Brianna like a badly aimed bowling pin.' This isn't just a novel for lovers of history's more prurient corners; it's for everyone who likes well-deployed language and intensestories. A seamier side of American history, engagingly told through one woman'sunexpected adventures." -Kirkus Reviews, A Recommended Review

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About the Author

California author Gini Grossenbacher was a successful high school English teacher until she abandoned grades and term papers, choosing to write historicalnovels instead. Now she leads small writing groups and coaches other writers. She loves researching the history behind her novels, and enjoys traveling to thesetting where they take place. Her hobbies include needlepoint, nature walks, and Scrabble. She lives in the Sacramento Valley where she grew up, east of San Francisco.For more information, please visit Gini's website. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Goodreads.

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Review at Carole’s Ramblings
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Madam of My Heart

Jumping Ship by Janice Ross~Free ebook!

JUMPING SHIP An Introductory Novella (0.5) ~
When the pursuit of love trumps obligations ~

On the 3rd of June 1975 in New York, Edward and Pearl Riley receive the ultimate give of love - a newborn baby, wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a burlap bag. The child's name, Sakkara, is written out on a torn sheet of paper, and immediately fills every void the married couple has ever had. Pregnant seamstress Petrina Dugal becomes a runaway at the age of twenty-six. She flees the claws of a brutish husband, despite her adoration for a well-loved South American country known as Guyana. At the heart of the rebellion resides an enigmatic lover named Michael Chen. The journey to escape their choices lead the couple through the Caribbean's treasure trove of islands: Trinidad & Tobago Grenada Barbados St. Lucia Martinique Antigua The journey of the young couple from Guyana to New York is chronicled in very specific clues, left with baby Sakkara. But as she comes of age and begins learning the truth of her abandonment, the Caribbean calls out to this love child. Sakkara is set to unravel the mystery of her true heritage, and hopefully reunite with her long-lost parents. Jumping Ship is the introductory novella to the Island Hopping series. This explosive collection boasts the rich culture of the West Indies, deep love, and a mystery unlike any other.

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