GAMBLING ON A SECRET by Sara Walter Ellwood Review & Giveaway

Gambling on A Secret by Sara Walter Ellwood

 

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Gambling On A Secret

By: Sara Walter Ellwood

 

Blurb:

When Charli bets everything on a secret, will she find the deck stacked against her?

Former runaway-turned heiress Charli Monroe is hiding her sordid past and planning a future in Colton, Texas. Attending the local college for a degree in social work, she intends to raise cattle on her newly purchased ranch, which she plans to open as a home for troubled teens. Only a few glitches—the Victorian mansion is crumbling, the barn needs a roof, and her oilman neighbor wants more than friendship. When she meets Dylan Quinn, Charli is willing to take a chance on the town drunk to help her rebuild the rundown ranch.

Dylan has his demons, too. The former Special Forces commander can’t get past his ex-wife’s betrayal and the botched mission that left him with much more than a bad limp. Certain the greedy oilman next door to Charli wants much more than just her heart, Dylan’s even willing to stop drinking in order to protect her.

When things get dangerous and secrets of the past are revealed, is he only looking out for his new employer, or is she the new start he so desperately needs?

 

CONTENT WARNING:

Details abuse of a minor, drug abuse, alcoholism, swearing, spicy sex, murder.

COVER QUOTE:

“Full of intrigue, tangled pasts, and raw emotions, this one is guaranteed to keep you turning pages from start to finish and then wishing for one more chapter!”
Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Just a Cowboy and His Baby.

Ms. Brown also named Gambling On A Secret as one of her favorite romance reads in 2012 in the Happy Ever After Blog on USA Today.

 

 

Excerpt:

 

 

“Ferguson, what are you doing here?” Dylan barked.

 

Leon ambled toward them on the stone path. “I’m saving a young maiden from torment. What are you doing here, playing the part of the devil?”

 

“I’m Miss Monroe’s new manager.” The deadly edge of his voice matched the flintiness of his eyes. “If there’s anyone to save the young maiden from, it’s you.”

 

“Mr. Quinn, please.” She turned to Leon. “Leon, is there something I can do for you?”

 

He smiled, showing off perfect white teeth in a face handsome enough to belong to an actor. “I was just passing by on my way home and decided to stop. How are the boys working out?”

 

Dylan’s stance widened and his hands flexed at his slides. “What boys?”

 

“Charli and I have entered into a business arrangement.”

 

She lost the battle with the urge to wrap her arms around herself. As much as she appreciated Leon’s kindness, respected him, and was even a little attracted to him, something about him didn’t sit right with her. He represented her peers in the community. According to Mrs. Pratt, besides the Cartwrights, she and Leon were undoubtedly the wealthiest residents in the county. No one in Colton could learn about her past. It would ruin her, and Leon, no doubt, had the means to dig up the dirt.

 

“Really?” Dylan stepped closer to her in a protective manner. Whiskey tainted his breath as the warmth of the exhalations tickled her cheek. “What kind of business arrangement?”

 

She could protect herself. Dylan Quinn wasn’t any safer than Leon Ferguson. Stepping away from him, she forced her arms to her sides. “Mr. Quinn, I can handle this.”

 

She faced Leon. “I’m amazed by how much the men got done since starting on Monday. The foreman told me last evening they’d be reseeding another fifty acres for hay this morning. And they have the corrals fixed and started on the fencing in the north pasture.”

 

“Good, good.” He glanced at Dylan. “I’ll be going, unless you need a more reliable exterminator. I couldn’t help but overhear about your snake infestation. I can give you the name of the company that has gotten rid of the snakes in our lakes over on Oak Springs for years.”

 

Although he presented the perfect solution, she didn’t the like way Leon had looked at Dylan as he said the word exterminator. “No, Mr. Quinn is quite capable of getting rid of the snake.”

 

“Oh, I’m sure he is.” Leon tipped his hat. “Let me know if there’s anything else I can do for you, Charli.” Dylan’s jaw tightened as his uncle glanced at him. “It’s good to see you up among the living again.”

 

Leon headed back to his Porsche. With no pretense of lowering his voice, Dylan said, “Now, there’s a snake no one wants in their garden.”

 

Upon hearing the jibe, Leon’s shoulders jerked in mid-stride.

 

Rattled by Leon’s attention and the snake fiasco, she turned on Dylan. “You aren’t off the hook. I want those snakes gone.”

 

“We’ll see.”

 

“I hate snakes.” She shuddered and put her hands on her hips. “Maybe I should have asked him who the exterminator is.”

 

 

Bio:

Sara Walter Ellwood is an award winning author whose novel Gambling On A Secret was named by bestselling author Carolyn Brown in the Happy Ever After Blog on USA Today as one of her favorite romances of 2012. Although Sara has long ago left the farm for the glamour of the big town, she draws on her experiences growing up on a small hobby farm in West Central Pennsylvania to write her stories. She’s been married to her college sweetheart for nearly 20 years, and they have two teenagers and one very spoiled rescue cat named Penny. She longs to visit the places she writes about and jokes she’s a cowgirl at heart stuck in Pennsylvania suburbia.

            

She also writes paranormal romantic suspense under the pen name of Cera duBois.

 

Buy Links:

Lyrical Press: http://www.lyricalpress.com/gambling-on-a-secret/

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Gambling-Secret-Colter-Gamblers-ebook/dp/B00AVLL4XA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1357261386&sr=1-1

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gambling-on-a-secret-sara-walter-ellwood/1114062294?ean=2940016153667

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/gambling-on-a-secret/id576508484?mt=11

BookStrand: http://www.bookstrand.com/gambling-on-a-secret

 

Author links:

Website: http://www.sarawalterellwood.com

 

 

Review:

Gambling on a Secret, the title says a lot about this book. Gambling on whether or not to tell your secrets (and there are many secrets in this book), gambling on love, taking chances on committment.This book was full of "should I", "could I", "will I", & "won't I" from both of the main charecters. I really enjoyed the back and forth of the desicion making and thought processes of Charli and Dylan. Usually, too much of that puts me off of a book, but not in this case. It worked very well. I found myself so involved in the story, I was cheering Charli & Dylan on throughout the entire book. I love when a book just drags me in and won't let go until the end. This story will get you emotionally involved. After all the charecters have been through in their lives you just want them to have their HEA! I think we may even see more from supporting charcters, I hope so anyway!

 

 

 

Maggie's Desire by Heidi Lynn Anderson-Spotlight

Title: Maggie’s Desire

Series: Welcome to Paradise: Book 2

Genre: Contemporary FMF Menage

Flame rating: Scorching

 

Released: 5/4/2013

Publisher: Silver Publishing

Word count: 25K

 

 

 

Maggie’s Desire

Welcome to Paradise 2

Blurb:

Who would have thought a plan to get the attention of one man, would have Maggie Blake taking two men to her bed?

 

Maggie Blake has one desire, to experience what the way-too-sexy Brian O'Malley has to offer in bed. Too bad, he thinks of her as an annoyance and not as the hot willing woman she is.

 

Brian has one rule in life. Never let a woman too close, but club Paradise's sassy little bartender threatens to change that rule and wiggle her hot little ass into his damaged heart.

 

Purchase Link:

Silver Publishing

 

Bio:

By day, Heidi Lynn Anderson is a wife, mother, and owner of a small Green-Cleaning company. By night, she spins erotic tales featuring hunky heroes and the women they love. When not working or writing, Heidi likes spending time with her husband and son, doing what Florida has to offer.

 Website: http://www.heidilynnanderson.com/

 

 

 

Excerpt:

 

Sometimes working in a sex club sucks monkey ass.

 

Maggie Black leaned on the bar and sighed. "For a tax attorney, the man can move."

 

"Hey, can I get a Jack and Coke."

 

Maggie pulled her attention from the sight of Brian O'Malley's magnificent body moving sensually over the woman on her hands and knees center stage. Bitch.

 

She'd been watching Brian fuck women in Club Paradise for years. Every time his talents got harder to ignore.

 

A glass rattled by her ear. "Oh, Maggie."

 

The man's annoyed tone ran like razor wire over her nerves.

 

She swatted at his arm. "Yeah, keep your pants on."

 

The man cupped himself and winked. "I'm not wearing pants."

 

It was a damn shame he wasn't wearing at least a G-string. His pinky-sized dick flopped around like a dead fish. She bit her bottom lip to keep from laughing or vomiting, Maggie wasn't sure which. She poured pinky dick his drink. "Oh, you're not? I didn't notice," she said, handing him his Jack and Coke.

 

He slapped a ten on the bar and grinned. "Always good talking to you, Maggie."

 

Maggie saluted, checked her watch, and yawned. God, she wished she were still in bed. Her plans for Saturday included sleeping in before she had to pick up her friend, Nick, from the airport. They sure as hell didn't include a seven am call from her morning bartender. The woman quit because she couldn't find a babysitter.

 

It was days like this being Club Paradise's manager stunk big time. She stretched to work out the kinks in her back. Working until the wee hours last night and having to cover the lunch shift didn't leave time for the hot bath she longed for.

 

Maggie tugged on her tank top, turned, and looked at the writhing bodies twenty feet in front of her. Brian's crystal blue eyes latched onto her, holding her in place. Sweat glistened like diamonds on his skin, highlighting every muscular dip and valley. His perfectly cut hair dripped from his efforts. Her figures itched to run through the midnight-colored strands.

 

For a moment she wondered what it would be like if she was the one he crooked his finger at and led up onto the stage. Maggie groaned and shifted. She wanted Brian's hard body over hers, inside her. The desire to have his thick, hard cock probing the delicate fold of her pussy while he held her against his solid chest had a shiver running up Maggie's spine.

 

Lust flashed white-hot inside her core. She watched Brian ram his hips against the woman's ass. Maggie could hear the woman's cries of ecstasy over the cheers of the crowd. Jealousy burned in her gut. She closed her eyes to block out the intoxicating sight.

 

Ava’s Pleasure

Welcome to Paradise 1

Blurb:

When prim proper Ava stumbles into a Miami sex club, she isn't expecting to find the man from her dreams. Navy SEAL Logan is just wasting time between missions until this naïve and innocent woman turns his world upside down.

Of all the sex clubs, she had to walk into his. How was Ava Cullen supposed to know her prim and proper aunt was part owner of the premier sex club in Miami and a top-notch Dominatrix? When she stumbled into club Paradise and came face to face with her dream man, she had a feeling she stood on the precipice of something life changing.

Navy SEAL Logan Turner always knew he needed more out of life than the next mission. That's why he opened Paradise with his best friend Julie. It didn't hurt that he could reap the benefits of owning a sex club. That was until a sexy, doe-eyed woman walked in, making his control slip for the first time ever.

 

Purchase Links:

Silver Publishing



Demon Within by Rebecca Royce

Demon Within by Rebecca Royce

 

Dakota Daniels is an exorcist. Or at least she used to be, until a demon destroyed her life, killing her mother and sending her into hiding. She never knows what’s around the next corner or whether she’ll live through the night.

Brady Knox, billionaire tech guru and media darling, is a man used to getting what he wants. Except when it comes to his sister, Sydney. She is the secret he never tells a soul. After all, how do you tell the world your sister has been possessed since she was ten years old without seeming like a lunatic?

When Brady seeks out Dakota’s assistance, he expects to get what he wants. When she doesn’t comply, he’s willing to use every resource at his disposal—even if that means seducing her into doing what he wants.

 

About the Author:

As a teenager, Rebecca Royce would hide in her room to read her favorite romance novels when she was supposed to be doing her homework. She hopes, these days, that her parents think it was well worth it.

Rebecca is the mother of three adorable boys and is fortunate to be married to her best friend. They’ve just moved to Texas where Rebecca is discovering a new love for barbecue!

She's in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and tries to use all of these elements in her writing. She's been told she's a little bloodthirsty so she hopes that when you read her work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. Rebecca loves to write series because she loves to see characters develop over time and it always makes her happy to see her favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.

In Rebecca Royce's world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.

www.rebeccaroyce.com

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Wet & Wild Blog Hop with Skye Warren

 

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I head for the mountains in the summer...

As my kids hit the woods and the brook I sit on the deck and have one eye on them and one eye on my latest read!

The peacefulness of the woods on a mountainside

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I am giving away a Kindle Ebook copy of
Forged In Steele by Maya Banks

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Forged In SteeleThe KGI Series

release date 05/25/2013

The Kelly Group International (KGI): A super-elite, top secret, family-run business.
Qualifications: High intelligence, rock-hard body, military background.
Mission: Hostage/kidnap victim recovery. Intelligence gathering. Handling jobs the U.S. government can’t…

Steele, a KGI team leader, is an enigma not even his team mates understand. His emotions are tightly locked down and nothing can break that icy exterior. Nothing except Maren Scofield, a doctor on a mission, a woman who has gotten under Steele’s skin and threatens to crack that unflappable cool he’s legendary for.

Steele is determined not to allow Maren past his carefully guarded defenses, but when she’s in danger, there’s no way he’ll allow anyone else to protect her. She’s hiding something. He’s sure of it. But he isn’t prepared for the shocking discovery her secrets reveal. Or how they will forever alter the course of his destiny. He has a decision to make. Hold tight and shut her out. Or take a chance on something more powerful than he’s ever faced. Love.

 

 

 

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Blind Attraction by Eden Summers-Review

Blind Attraction by Eden Summers
book #1 in the
Reckless Beat Rockstar Series

 

 

Book Blurb:

He can seduce with a single glance.

Peering down at a sea of fans, rock star, Mitchell Davies can’t deny the innocent beauty of a woman in the front row. He’ll stop at nothing to get to know her. When a public altercation leaves her weak and defenseless, he takes the opportunity to be her savior.

She’s been sheltered from the world.

Alana Shelton wants to spread her wings and experience life away from her restrictive upbringing. But she isn’t prepared for a gorgeous stranger to sweep her off her feet while at her most vulnerable.

Attraction will bring them together, but their pasts will try to tear them apart.

He wants to teach her how to trust, but she’ll show him how to love. In a glamorous world of rock-and-roll, only time will tell if they’re up for the challenge.

 

 

Release date

   May 28, 2013 

 

 

Website:  http://www.edensummers.com/index.html 

 

Twitter: @EdenSummers1

 

Facebook: Author Eden Summers

Pinterest: Eden Summers

Goodreads: Eden Summers

 

 

Review:

 

Um...where to begin???? WOW! This book was absolutely fantabulous! I picked it up and didn't put it down until the last page was read. It has been awhile since a book has sucked me in and taken me on such a wild ride, but Blind Attraction certainly did!

 

Mitchell Davies is a typical rock star - he is famous, talented, good looking, and has no problem getting the attention from the ladies.

 

Alana Shelton is not a typical fan girl - she has been sheltered all her life and has never experienced much of the world outside her mother's retreat for battered women.

 

Mitchell spies Alana from the stage while performing and knows immediately that he has to meet her. Alana notices Mitchell watching her and can't believe his interest. After some persuasion from a friend, Alana agrees to meet up with Mitchell after the show. The sparks start to fly, along with other objects, just as they meet up. Mitchell comes to Alana's rescue after an altercation at the band's hotel, during which Alana gets injured.

This book is about trust, Alana learns to trust "outsiders" and Mitchell learns to trust his heart.

 

This book has it all, love, romance, & very hot bedroom scenes! It also has humor, I loved the interaction between the band mates-it gave my imagination quite a bit to look forward to for the next books in this series. I also checked out Eden Summer's Pinterest board for this book & yup exactly what I pictured in my head! You can check it out yourself right here. I can't wait for more!