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“The Opposites”

Author TM Smith

 

Book 1 – In the year 2081 our planet survived global warming of an apocalyptic scale. When the dust settled and

the water receded Dr. Anthony Smith, one of only a few hundred survivors of GWI, started society anew. Having

come to the conclusion that injudicious breeding played a huge role in the destruction of Earth as we knew it in the

twenty first century, he worked closely with other survivors to isolate the Dionysus gene. This gene has the ability

to manipulate human DNA to ensure that all male children be born gay, and all female children be born lesbians. A

new society is born.

In the year 2300 Dr. Smith’s descendants are ushering in the twenty fourth century having maintained control of

the government that still rules society. Twins Aiya and Aiyan are preparing to meet their matches and take control

of House Gaeland, the current ruling House. But not everything is as it seems.

Love is Love.. it knows no gender and doesn’t conform to restrictions and boundaries. Aiyan has found his soul

mate in Kaden, the prince of House Devi that he is matched with and eventually marries. But when the person Aiya

falls in love with tests the boundaries put in place after GWI, all hell breaks loose. And in the midst of one secret

unraveling, another will emerge. There is a growing anomaly that threatens to destroy over two hundred years of

progression. This anomaly is known as Opposites.

 

*WARNING* Opposites is a majorly M/M New Adult novel that contains explicit sexual content and relationships

between gay, lesbian and straight couples

 

Opposites

 

Book 2 (Novella) – The Library

The Library, an Opposites Novella, by TM Smith

Three gay couples run amuck in this short story where clothing, beds, even four walls are all optional!

Want to know what happened that night in the library?

Cirian and Rian had a fight in the library and Rian ends up naked on the desk, on his back, at Cirian’s

mercy.

Want to know how far things went with ice cream?

A romantic evening by the fire feeding his husband ice cream leads to a lot more than heavy petting for

Aiyan and Kaden.

Want to know what was going on when those birds fled?

Travelling hundreds of miles, battling the rebels and then travelling back to House Gaeland will take it

out of you. But when Tanis wants something, he takes it. Raven is about to be bent over a tree!

A Note from the Author:

I’ve taken three scenes from Opposites that were cut short and elaborated on the shenanigans that

ensued. I also focused more in the beginning on the relationship between Cirian and Rian, to give

readers a chance to know them and their inner workings better.

**Warning, The Library is a novella set in the same world as Opposites. It’s an adult dystopian M/M

novella that includes consenting and explicit sexual relationships between gay couples**
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About The Author

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A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and

writer. She now calls Texas home from her small town on the outskirts of the DFW Metroplex.

Most days you can find her curled up with her kindle and a good book alongside a glass of

something aged and red or a steaming cup of coffee!

At 42 years young, she’s decided to enter the next phase of her life by adding the title

of “author” to her list of accomplishments that includes single mom of three disturbingly

outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Smith is and outspoken

advocate for Autism and equal rights for the LGBTQ community.

Her Opposites series is based outside the normal parameters of social acceptability, examining

a ‘what if’… What If to be gay or lesbian were the norm? What if to be straight labeled you as

an Opposite and made YOU the Outkast?

 

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Social Links:

Author Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/T.M.-Smith/e/B00D8N818E

Author website: www.ttcbooksandmore.com

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Buy Links

The Opposites:

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D54PF6M

Amazon UK – http://amzn.to/13ga7Cb

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/321969

The Library:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18694158-the-library-an-opposites-novella

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/383002

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H05YS10

 

Playlist

Music is a huge part of my writing process, and there are songs that take me where I need to be

to write… and then there are songs specific to certain characters or chapters in the book. Early on

there is a scene when Maeve, Tanis and Kaden are en route to the palace and Maeve is taking in her

surroundings.

Every time I hear Celtic Dream I think about this particular chapter. Very whimsical, fresh and new. Both

Aiyan and Raven play the violin, and Aiya plays the piano, so there is a lot of instrumental music I listen

to when I’m writing around them. Rain on the Pond is a song that is mentioned twice in the book,

Lament has its own chapter, and Sirtaki is the dance they do at Aiya and Maeve’s wedding. Every song

on this playlist is directly related to something in the book, in some fashion.

 

Playlist for Opposites

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkehmrHrmCeM4a1IpZWLk6p8-GODvnw5s

Celtic Dream | Ronan Hardiman

Lament | Ronan Hardiman

Kashmir | David Garrett

Csardas | David Garrett

Rain on the Pond | Relaxation music

Shadow of the Moon | Blackmore’s Night

Where are We Going From Here | Blackmores’ Night

Bound To You | Christina Aguilera

Jai Ho | Slumdog Millionaire

Love Aaj Kal | ye Dooriyan

Drowning Pool | Bodies

Enya | Watermark

Come On Get Higher | Matt Nathanson

Between The Raindrops | Lifehouse w/Natasha Bedingfield

Ice Cream | Sarah McLachlan

Sirtaki (Zorba’s Dance) | David Garrett

We Belong | Pat Benatar

 

Playlist for The Library

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkehmrHrmCeMLM1FSKNdEl9_VIfUrO6j3

Ginuwine | Pony

Justin Timberlake | Mirrors

Sarah McLachlan | Ice Cream

Ryan Beatty | Every Little Thing

Adam Lambert | Stay

The Irrepressibles | Two Men In Love

Two Steps From Hell | Undying Love

Steve Grand | Stay

M83 | Midnight City

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Excerpt 1

Excerpts for Opposites {warning, Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series, this sneak peak may contain

content not suitable for those under the age of 18, viewer discretion is advised}

Meanwhile in the forest, Aiyan stood in the shadow of the tree. His bow was cocked and ready as the deer trotted

into view close to the stream. Kaden stood to his left directly behind the tree, watching the intensity in his features

as he stalked his prey. His jaw was set and his brown eyes sparkled, the muscles in his arm were tensed and solid

as he held his bow in place, taking aim at the deer. His mouth was just slightly upturned on one side forming that

devilish, crooked grin Kaden had come to love more than anything.

Kaden thought back to the first time they kissed and that first night alone with Aiyan in his room, his body held

firmly between Aiyan’s and the wall as he ran his hands down Kaden’s body and nipped at his ear. Instinctively

he reached out and ran his thumb along Aiyan’s jaw line just as he released the arrow. The sound of metal hitting

flesh as the arrow penetrated the deer’s soft skin could just be heard, and then the unmistakable thud as the now

lifeless animal hit the ground.

Aiyan stepped to the side and pinned Kaden against the tree, cupping his crotch in his hand tightly and crashing

their mouths together. Again, instinctively, Kaden moved into his touch and his lips, moaning softly. Aiyan smiled

into the kiss and whispered, “Kaden, love, you’re killing me.”

Kaden pulled back and laughed. “Me?!” I think you need to look again my prince, I’m the one pinned to this tree

while you….” he moaned again and

closed his eyes, leaning back into the tree as Aiyan squeezed gently. He leaned in and kissed his neck then sucked

at the sensitive flesh there.

“Soon, M’anam. The Mehndi ceremony is tomorrow, and then the wedding, and then…” He let the sentence linger

in the air as he ran his nose across Kaden’s cheek, bringing their lips together for another kiss. They settled into a

more appropriate, affectionate stance just before Rian cleared his throat from behind them. Kaden flushed slightly

and Aiyan turned to see his father smiling at them. He jerked his head back toward the palace motioning for them

to follow, and they did, reluctantly.

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Excerpt for The Library {warning, Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series, this sneak peak may contain

content not suitable for those under the age of 18, viewer discretion is advised}

“Ahhh, that’s cold!” he exclaimed when Kaden actually did accidentally drop a spoonful on his bicep. He placed the

bowl on the ground as he pushed Aiyan to lean back against the bed and began lapping up the sweet treat. Aiyan

lay his head back and closed his eyes. “Don’t start something unless you intend to finish it.” He placed Kaden’s

hand over the bulge in his pants that was growing harder, and thicker with every kiss.

Kaden grinned wickedly, “Oh, I will.” He purred.

“Oh, my… Kaden.” Aiyan groaned as Kaden ran the palm of his hand over his cock, the friction from the pants

under Kaden’s grasp causing Aiyan to grow even harder. Aiyan opened his eyes when he felt the cold steel at his

bottom lip, opening wide so Kaden could feed him a spoonful of ice cream. He dropped the spoon back in the bowl

as he dove in for another kiss, the ice cream melting from the heat of their sweeping tongues.

He followed the trail of liquid that was trickling out of the corner of Aiyan’s mouth and caught it with the tip of his

tongue, before diving right back into the warmth of Aiyan’s mouth again. He pulled back with a sigh staring into

Aiyan’s eyes and placing a few more chaste kisses on his lips.

Kaden sat the bowl of ice cream on the floor beside them and then, with his palms on the floor to brace himself,

leaned into Aiyan. Their lips brushed briefly and right as Aiyan leaned forward, Kaden pulled back. He shook his

head, “Don’t move and don’t close your eyes.” He saw the muscles in Aiyan’s upper arms twitch, and he thought

Aiyan might ignore him. Then one corner of Aiyan’s mouth slid upward and he gave Kaden that lopsided grin with a

nod of his head.

Eyes wide open so no emotion could be hidden, Kaden leaned in and traced Aiyan’s lips with the tip of his tongue.

He did this several times before flat out licking Aiyan’s lips from the bottom to the top, just where his nose started.

He then traced Aiyan’s lips again, but this time with his entire tongue instead of just the tip. Aiyan’s chest began to

rise and fall quicker than before, but he stayed still as Kaden had requested.

A slight breeze from the open window blew into the room causing the candle at the foot of the bed to flicker.

Kaden saw the golden light from the candle through Aiyan’s eyes and he pulled back slightly, cocking his head to

one side, just watching and waiting. Aiyan took a chance and flicked out his tongue, barely nipping Kaden’s bottom

lip, watching Kaden’s eyes to gauge his reaction.

When Kaden didn’t make a move to either pull away or come closer, Aiyan repeated the tongue tracing on his lips.

He wasn’t nearly as resolute as his husband and soon the desire that had been building reached a crescendo. Aiyan

leaned forward and stole a quick kiss, biting down hard on Kaden’s bottom lip.

Kaden growled then grabbed his face in his hands and shoved his tongue inside his mouth more forcefully, sucking

and biting at Aiyan’s mouth. Aiyan let out a long, loud moan of pleasure. Kaden was already teetering on the

edge of oblivion and Aiyan’s responsiveness pushed him over. He grabbed Aiyan by the shoulders and moved him

down onto the floor underneath him. He captured his mouth again with another rough and fiery kiss as they begin

grinding into each other.

Kaden leaned up and slowly drug Aiyan’s pants down his legs, pulling them off then tossing them over his shoulder.

He devoured Aiyan with his eyes as he stood and removed his pants as well. He hovered above him for several long

minutes, tracing his fingers over Aiyan’s lips then down and along his jaw line, moving slowly down to his chest

circling each nipple.

The corner of his lip twitched as he reached for the bowl of ice cream. Aiyan shivered when Kaden first ran his

fingers through the bowl, then painted circles around his already pert nipples with the cold, wet confection. He

threw his head back and gasped when Kaden followed that sensation with his warm, wet tongue. Circling his

nipple, licking the ice cream off, then biting down gently on the nipple itself. Kaden parted Aiyan’s legs with his

and gently pushed his knee against his now throbbing cock. Kaden gently nudged Aiyan’s balls with his knee and

watched his face as Aiyan’s eyes squeezed tight and his mouth hung open in a silent moan.

“So sexy.” Kaden whispered.

Sneak Peek:

Here is a sneak peak at Appearances, book 2 in the Opposites series

{warning, Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series, this sneak peak may contain content not suitable

for those under the age of 18, viewer discretion is advised}

*note that this is still a WIP and thus has not yet been edited, please ignore and excuse any errors in grammer or

spelling.*

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Unyielding

Aiyan walked through the garden, violin case in hand heading toward the bench that sat in the center. Sitting, he

removed his violin and stroked the strings. He hadn’t played in days and needed to feel the instrument in his hand

as he poured his pain into the music. It was the only outlet he could think of at the moment that wouldn’t cause

someone else bodily harm.

His life had changed drastically over the past several months. He met and married his match who, thankfully,

turned out to be his soul mate. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he loved Kaden like no other almost

from the minute he laid eyes on him. He realized just how much and how much he stood to lose when Kaden was

kidnapped by his uncle. An uncle he didn’t even know he had until after they’d rescued Kaden and brought him

back home where he belonged.

He heaved in a deep breath and brought the instrument up to rest on his shoulder, running the bow across the

strings a few times to adjust the tone. Then he closed his eyes and let it all go, let all of the pain and anger flow out

of his body and into the music. He thought of Kaden inside the palace, in their room packing for their impending

trip to House Devi. He thought back to the first time they’d made love after the incident. How loving, tender and

gentle he was with his husband; who was still broken and bruised from his captivity.

For a moment he felt the anger seeping back into him as his thoughts strayed to Gorilla man, his uncle, and the

violin screamed out a note in agony. He released a breath and regained his composure, moving his thoughts back

to Kaden and how they’d leaned on each other in those days and weeks when they first returned to the palace.

The melody leveled out as Aiyan stopped trying to control the emotions and just let them flow freely, the insanely

beautiful whine of music filled the night air.

Kaden closed the last suit case and lifted it off the bed, carrying it over and sitting it by the door with the others.

He stood upright when he thought he heard a shrill cry coming from outside their bedroom window. Their

bedroom was just off one side of the garden when you looked out the window, which made sense as the garden

was Aiyan’s favorite place to be. Kaden walked over and threw the window open, closing his eyes and smiling

when he realized what it was he’d heard.

Kaden quickly made his way out of the palace and out into the garden, hell, he would have just jumped out the

window to make the trip quicker if he thought he could do it without hurting himself. Kaden rounded the corner

and stopped, soaking in the sight of his husband, completely oblivious and completely sexy.

Aiyan’s eyes were closed and the tip of his tongue just barely escaped his mouth, as his head jerked to the side

occasionally with certain notes of the song. Kaden could see how relaxed he was surrounded by the things he

loved most. His exquisite garden, his violin and his husband. Every emotion Aiyan was feeling played across his face

as he felt them, Kaden just stood still and watched. The emotions blended flawlessly with the notes; anger brought

on a loud shrill note and a scrunched up face; happiness brought on a flowing, sharp squeal and a slight smile; and

then sadness was the lightest note of all as a tear trickled down Aiyan’s cheek.

Aiyan’s eyes flew open when he heard a low crack as Kaden moved toward him, stepping on a twig. “Oh, sorry, I

was just letting off some steam.” Aiyan said, moving to put away his violin.

Kaden moved quickly over to him, “No, please… don’t stop. It was beautiful my prince, please play more for me.”

Kaden slid onto the far corner of the bench, smiling slightly as Aiyan smiled back at him.

“You like to beg, don’t you?” Aiyan said playfully, that crooked grin taking over his face. It was true; Kaden had

said those exact words to him the night they met, here in the garden, the first time Aiyan kissed him. “No, please…

don’t stop.” Aiyan put his instrument away and then just sat there, silent, staring at the ground. Kaden could not

only see, but feel the war of emotions raging inside him. The bond they had seemed to have been there since that

first meeting, when they saw the same vision of them kissing on the bed. And it only grew stronger when they

were separated. Truth be told, their bond had saved Kaden’s life when Gorilla man had thrown him down that

well.

Kaden reached up and pushed Aiyan’s hair back behind his ear, stroking the lobe with his fingers softly as he did.

“My prince, tell me what troubles you.” Aiyan didn’t speak, didn’t look up at him, he didn’t even flinch. Kaden

scooted a little closer and ran his hand down Aiyan’s arm, joining their fingers together. Still, Aiyan didn’t so much

as squeeze his hand back, not even acknowledging Kaden’s attempt to placate him. Kaden brought himself around

in front of Aiyan, wedging himself on his knees on the ground between Aiyan’s legs, staring up at him, refusing to

be ignored.

0They stared into each other’s eyes for several long, intense moments. Kaden toyed with the right words to say,

and decided words weren’t what was needed right now. He leaned up and kissed his husband. He just held his lips

to Aiyan’s briefly, not attempting to deepen the kiss. When he pulled back Aiyan’s eyes remained closed and he

took a few shallow breaths.

“Don’t shut me out Aiyan, not now, we’ve been through too much for you to give me the silent treatment.” That

crooked grin was trying to make an appearance Kaden thought, as the corner of Aiyan’s mouth twitched slightly.

“There is nothing you can’t tell me. I know you want to deal with these emotions and this anger you feel on your

own, but that is the problem Aiyan. Have you thought that the reason you can’t get past this is because you are

trying to do it alone? You aren’t alone Aiyan, I am here, right here in front of you, begging you to…….” Kaden didn’t

get the rest of his sentence out before he was grabbed and hauled up into Aiyan’s lap. Aiyan’s lips came down on

his hard and fierce as Aiyan attempted to tongue fuck him right there on the bench.

Aiyans fingers dug into Kaden’s shoulders and he poured everything he was feeling into the kiss. Kaden moaned

into his mouth and melted into his touch as the kiss ignited a fire inside him. The combination of his own hunger

coupled with Aiyan’s left his head spinning. Aiyan pulled back, gasping for breath, when he opened his eyes Kaden

saw that they’d turned gold around the rims and he smiled. Aiyan leaned forward until their foreheads were

touching, still breathing heavy.

“Okay Kaden, okay. Let’s go back to our room and talk.” He panted out between breaths.

“Just talk?” Kaden whispered. Aiyan barked out a laugh and smacked his ass, which caused Kaden to yelp. They

barely made it into their room before Kaden quickly divested them of their clothing. He pushed Aiyan back against

the door and climbed up him, devouring his mouth. Aiyan spun them around as he lifted Kaden up off the floor,

and slammed him up against the unyielding wooden door. Kaden wrapped both legs around Aiyan’s waist and

thrust his hips up. Aiyan threw his head back and gasped when Kadens thick, hard cock rubbed up against his

own. Aiyan kissed him again, his lips as unyielding and hard as the door Kaden was pressed up against. Then he

proceeded to fuck Kaden into oblivion, right there up against the bedroom door.

Kaden woke in their bed with the soft touch of Aiyan’s fingers, trailing down his back and over his ass, then tracing

back up the path they’d just taken. “Are you awake?” Aiyan whispered.

“I am now.” Kaden just chuckled.

Aiyan didn’t speak again for a while; he just ran his hands along Kaden’s skin, setting it on fire. Finally, he let out

a ragged sigh, “I’ve never felt the kind of anger I feel toward him Kaden, and it scares me. I swear sometimes I

feel like the hatred will consume me. I want to kill him, I want him to suffer. What does that say about me Kaden,

for Christ sake, he’s my uncle?!” Even if the touch of Aiyan’s fingers on his skin hadn’t gone from gentle to rough,

Kaden could feel Aiyan’s anger inside him through the bond they shared.

Kaden rolled over onto his back and Aiyan laid his head on his chest, he ran his fingers through Aiyan’s hair

comforting and calming him all at the same time. “It says that you are my husband, my partner and you will do

anything to make sure I’m safe. I would do the same for you. Do you feel better, now that you told me this?”

Aiyan nodded but didn’t speak. “Then that is enough for now. I love you Aiyan and we will deal with this together.

Everything, always together.” Aiyan smiled and Kaden could feel the curve of his husbands lips on his skin, which

made him smile in turn, remembering.

Those three words took Aiyan back to the past, to the night they decided to get their named tattoos. When

Aiyan first broached the subject just days before their Mehndi ceremony, Kaden had balked at the idea. But then

when Aiyan and Raven showed Kaden drawings of what Aiyan was suggesting they do, Kaden couldn’t deny the

sentiment in the gesture.

Found By You by Jessika Harper RELEASE TOUR

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FOUND BY YOU
Avery Michaels is quirky, friendly and hardworking. She has everything she’s ever wanted … or so she thought. Meeting Jackson for the very first time had her emotions going into overload. She knows she shouldn’t have feelings for him especially when she has a boyfriend, but she can’t help what her heart feels.
Falling in love is not on Jackson Daniels to-do list. Finishing school and taking care of his son is. Running into Avery seems to be the best yet worse thing that has happened to him. Not knowing what to do with his feelings, he seems to mess up more than anything.
What happens when love is knocking at your door when you least expect it? Do you answer it or turn away? Will Jackson let Avery find him or will be continue to be lost?
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About the Author:
Jessika is from NJ, but currently resides in SC with her family. She is a stay at home Mom of 2 crazy munchkins who keep her on her toes. When she isn’t taking care of her family, she reads, writes, reviews and blogs. Jess enjoys the challenge of multitasking. Her favorite color is lime green and she has to have peanut M&M’s with her at all times. She has a crazy obsession with Scooby Doo and all things with leopard prints.

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Avery Michaels is quirky, friendly and hardworking. She has everything she’s ever wanted … or so she thought. Meeting Jackson for the very first time had her emotions going into overload. She knows she shouldn’t have feelings for him especially when she has a boyfriend, but she can’t help what her heart feels.
Falling in love is not on Jackson Daniels to-do list. Finishing school and taking care of his son is. Running into Avery seems to be the best yet worse thing that has happened to him. Not knowing what to do with his feelings, he seems to mess up more than anything.
What happens when love is knocking at your door when you least expect it? Do you answer it or turn away? Will Jackson let Avery find him or will be continue to be lost?
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About the Author:
Jessika is from NJ, but currently resides in SC with her family. She is a stay at home Mom of 2 crazy munchkins who keep her on her toes. When she isn’t taking care of her family, she reads, writes, reviews and blogs. Jess enjoys the challenge of multitasking. Her favorite color is lime green and she has to have peanut M&M’s with her at all times. She has a crazy obsession with Scooby Doo and all things with leopard prints.
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Perfectly Broken Book Release Tour

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Zane Tishler moved in with his brother after his nightmare divorce to find that his brother had taken in a “stray”, a punk chick with a bad attitude. Liliosa Cortez found a place to start over in a city built for hiding. But when her roommate’s brother moved in she pegged him for a pretty boy with enough baggage to fill a semi and major hostility toward women. But now, after two years, Lili and Zane have become best friends and the perfect “wingmen.” They’ve developed a system for tagging and bagging tourists. No strings attached. They are partners in crime who have managed to have the time of their lives in the City of Sin.


Life would be perfect if they could keep it this way, but a new player in the game makes both Lili and Zane face feelings they had not been prepared to notice. What happens when dangerous shadows from a forgotten past find their way into the neon spotlights? What happens when the fuse is lit on all those emotions they have deeply buried?

Can they survive the explosion or will the backlash tear them and everyone they love apart?

When two pasts become one present in the searing Nevada heat…

When two realities collide under the lights of Vegas…

When two lives are threatened due to secrets and lies…

What do you do when you find out your perfect world is Perfectly Broken?
















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“How was your night off?” Nikki asked as she brushed past me, leaning to grab a bottle from the spot on the higher shelf. I barely had to duck to get under her arm to take an order.
“Good,” I yelled back as we passed each other again moments later. We were used to this, the chaos of working in one of the popular themed-bars on The Strip. I’d worked at plenty of the bars but working here, for Shannon, was the best job I’d had.
“Did you give Zane a lap dance for his birthday like I told you to?” Nikki nudged me with her elbow and I spun a bottle in my right hand before pouring the drink I was working on.
“Right. Because that would’ve ended well,” I answered with a laugh and shook my head. “No, but I did actually dance with him. His ex-wife showed up and caused a huge scene. It was kind of a mess.”
Nikki shook her head and glanced over at me before pulling out two beers and passing them back to the customer she was helping. “I don’t know why you two don’t just fuck and get it over with already.” I threw a bar rag at her and she laughed again, glancing at the clock beside the register.
“Trust me, Nik, that is never going to happen,” I said over my shoulder as I passed her.
“Well, if you’re not going to fuck the hotness monster, I’m totally going for it next time I see him.” Nikki winked as she stopped directly beside me to take an order.
“That’ll never happen either!” I laughed at Nikki’s shocked expression. “First of all, you seem to be forgetting that Zane doesn’t do locals.”
“Details.” She waved a hand dismissively as she finished filling a glass, nearly sloshing whiskey all over the bar.
“Second, I made him promise not to fuck anyone I work with.”
Nikki slammed the bottle into place. Ignoring the customers momentarily, she spread her arms in a gesture that clearly said ‘what the fuck’. “Why? Why would you twat block me like that?”
I tried not to laugh, but I couldn’t help it. I heard Nikki mumble under her breath as I turned to take a few more orders.
“Sorry, but you’re a double no for him. You’ll have to find a new hotness monster.” I passed her the vodka, noticing the bottle was almost empty. “By the way, he doesn’t really count as a hotness monster if we know how to find him.”

   “Whatever. He was my favorite hotness monster,” she sighed in faux dismay.



PLAYLIST

Broken by Seether featuring Amy Lee
E.T. by Katy Perry
Just Friends by Jason Reeves
You Make Me Sick by P!nk
Over and Over by Three Days Grace
Breathe Me by Sia
Scars by Papa Roach
Titanium (Cover) by Madilyn Bailey
Feels Like Tonight by Daughtry
Good Enough by Evanescence
Don’t Let it End by Nickelback
Sober by P!nk
Kiss Me Slowly by Parachute
Runaway by P!nk
Disappear by Stephen Speaks
Hush, Hush by Avril Lavigne
I’d Come for You by Nickelback
Nobody’s Home by Avril Lavigne
All of Me by John Legend

My Heart by Paramore



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Synopsis

Liliosa Cortez has spent years hiding from her past. Unfortunately, no one can hide forever. Now, she’s forced to admit her mistakes and make a decision. Does she let those around her in to help, or go at it alone? Conquer her demons head-on, or remain by Zane’s side while he fights his own?

 

Zane Tishler is a master at avoiding the difficult parts of his past. He learned early in life that charm will get you a long way in the world and deception is easier than hard truths. Sometimes, old habits die hard. When his past mistakes start making continuous reappearances, he is faced with some of the most crucial decisions he’s ever made.

 

It took a near-tragedy for Zane and Lili to admit their feelings for one another. If they could survive that explosion, wading through the debris left by the past should be a breeze, right?

 

When you have secrets, they can rip ragged holes in the ties that bind even the strongest relationships. When you know the secrets you keep make you a monster, one unworthy of love, you hold a power that can tear you apart from the inside… and take down those closest to you in the process.

What do you do when realize you’re Unforgivably Broken?

About the Author

Maegan despises writing about herself in the third person. She also hates touting her accomplishments like she thinks she’s really done anything special…
Now that we got that out of the way, I’ll tell you what you need to know. I was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I went back to school in my late twenties and studied Stage Production Technology. I now work full-time in the alterations shop of a major department store and part-time backstage in the various theatres around the area.

I’ve been an avid reader from a very young age and the top goal on my list of things to accomplish in my life was to write and publish a book. During the summer of 2013, while working backstage on The Lion King, I read eleven books in four weeks. I read my first New Adult book and was introduced to a genre I felt I could totally relate to. The idea for Perfectly Broken and the character of Lili was born backstage during that time.
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Eyes Wide Open (Healing Hearts #2) by Renee Dyer



Synopsis

Adriana Monroe had her life planned out.  She was going to marry Alex, have a house full of kids, and spend as much time as possible with their friends.  But, life had other plans.  Life stole Alex from her and Adriana grieved his loss so badly, when she had the chance to love again with Tucker Stavros, she couldn’t do it.  She was broken and felt her love for Alex would break Tucker, too.  So, she walked away.
Now, her heart is shattered and she’s mourning the loss of both men.
Tucker Stavros has lived his life looking for love.  After losing his mom at a young age and being abandoned by his dad, the only love he’s known is from his Grams.  His relationships have been disasters.  He’s never felt that spark… until he met Adriana Monroe.  Everything changed for him the second he saw her smile.  He didn’t care that she was grieving.  He didn’t care that she was broken.  He saw himself in her lost eyes.  He would have done anything to make her his.  Just when he thought they were becoming something special, she walked out of his life, crushing his heart.
Now, he’s alone, afraid he’ll never find anyone that makes him feel the way he felt for her.
Tragedy strikes and Tucker and Adriana find themselves thrown together once more.  Will she continue to protect him by staying away, or will she find that her heart will take what it wants?  Will Tucker shy away from her, or will he run to her and show her why they belong together?  Will they hide from each other, or will they walk into the unknown with their Eyes Wide Open knowing that in order to heal, you have to first be broken?



 Waking Up (Healing Hearts #1) by Renee Dyer


Synopsis

For Adriana Monroe life couldn’t get any better.  She has great friends, her photography business is booming and she married Alex, her childhood best friend.  Life is perfect.  It’s a fairy tale really.
But one night changes everything for her.
Suddenly she’s alone.  She’s afraid to trust and afraid to love.  Most of all she’s afraid she’s broken beyond repair.  Nightmares torment and haunt her every time she closes her eyes.
Will she ever be the same?
For Tucker Stavros it looks to the outside world like things come easy for him.  He’s gorgeous, rich, famous, has a hot girlfriend.  Hell, he’s a movie star.  If women aren’t trying to get with him then men are wishing they are him.  What they don’t see is the broken child hiding behind the smiles he fakes for the cameras.  They don’t see the man who wakes up drenched in sweat from his nightmares from a past he can’t escape.
Betrayal sends him running.
A chance encounter throws Tucker and Adriana together.  They try to fight their attraction for each other.  They feel they’re too broken for the other.
Will they continue to suffer in the hell of dreamland separately or will they find that Waking Up to real life together can be so much sweeter?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
From a young age Renee Dyer had a love of writing, starting with a doodle pad at age four that soon turned into journals and later computer documents.  Poetry became short stories and short stories became a novel.  Although she’s surrounded by males all day having three sons, a husband and a hyperactive chocolate lab, she still finds time to be all woman when she escapes into the fantasy of reading and writing romance.  That is, until she needs male perspective and garners eye rolling from her husband.  She’s a true New Englander.  You’ll find her screaming profanity at her TV while the Pats play and cuddling under blankets during the cold seasons (which is most of them) reading a good book.  To her snow is not a reason to shut things down, only a reason to slow down and admire the beauty.  Ask her questions and she’ll answer them.  She’s an open book, pun fully intended.
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ASHER Release Party and Giveaway

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ASHER (Inked Brotherhood, #1) RELEASE PARTY AND GIVEAWAY!

 

WELCOME to the Release Day Party and Giveaway for ASHER (Inked Brotherhood, #1). ASHER is a New Adult contemporary (erotic) romance, by Jo Raven.

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ABOUT ASHER

Now eighteen, Audrey returns to her hometown for the first time after the accident – the car crash that took her dad and scarred her for life. She’s here to start again. Go to college and have fun. Make new friends. Get over the past.

But the past won’t let go. Asher is here – her first kiss, her first heartbreak. More handsome and distant than ever, he’s still the boy who used to be her best friend. That was before he changed into someone she hardly knows anymore – the boy who started getting into fights and gave her the cold shoulder for years.

Asher isn’t what she needs. In fact, she hates him and should try her best to keep away from him.

Yet her body doesn’t seem to care about how she feels, and maybe, just maybe this time her body got it right. Not that she has much of a choice. Asher draws her like a bright flame, and if she isn’t careful, she’ll burn.

And that may not be such a bad thing after all…

*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only.*

 

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EXCERPT :

“What do you want?” Ash asks, his voice low and hard. Ah, there’s the anger I missed in his eyes.

“To see you.”

He sits down and looks away.

I make myself move. I step to the other end of the sofa and sit down. I feel like I had when I played a theater part during elementary school. Stage fright.

I will the words to come but there’s a blank forming in my mind where my thoughts should be.

Seeing him from up close is making things worse. My brain is too busy taking in his image, his beautiful features, his strong body; having its usual short-circuit.

He leans forward, dangling his hands between his denim-clad knees. His dark hair falls in his face, hiding his expression. I can’t take my eyes off his long fingers, and the fresh, red scar on his knuckles. Can’t help thinking he got that saving me.

“You guys want a drink?” Zane asks, and Dakota — thankfully fully dressed again — is already heading toward the kitchen as if she owns the place.

When neither of us say anything, Zane shrugs and turns to follow her.

Leaving us alone in the room.

“So…” Ash raises his eyes and licks his lips.

God, the gesture sends tingles all over my skin. I open my mouth to speak but can’t remember what I want to say. My body always knows how much I want Ash, even when my mind is confused.

“Your ankle seems better,” he says.

I nod, dumbly. I have to speak, tell him, ask him… Nothing comes out of my lips. My head is an echoing empty room.

Silence stretches.

His dark brows draw together. “Well, if you have nothing to say…” He gets up and strides across the living room, leaving me there.

“Wait.” I shoot to my feet, almost tripping over myself, and hurry after him. I want to say I’m sorry, but I’ve barely touched his arm when he spins around.

Now he advances on me, his gaze furious, and I back away, shocked. He pushes me until my back hits the wall, and then he leans over me.

I suddenly have the full length of his tall, muscled body pressed against me. I put my hands on his chest, pushing in vain against his rock-hard abs, caught between giddiness and fear.

“Ash…”

“What do you want from me?” He bites each word out, his hand coming to rest next to my head on the wall. “What is it you want?”

“I want…” I don’t know. All I know is I hate the anger in his eyes, hate the tension in his body, the bruises on his face. I want to hold him. I reach up, brush my fingertips along his square jaw. “You.”

He blinks, eyes widening.

What have I said?

Oh god, I really said it.

As it sinks in, I open my mouth to fix this — but he doesn’t give me the chance. His bigger hand catches mine, keeping it on his cheek. Under his skin, I can feel a vein pulsing madly, his heart pounding.

“You don’t want me,” he says, his voice hoarse, and his gaze searches mine as if it’s a question and he’s waiting for an answer. “I’m no good.”

Again that barely there question mark at the end of his statement.

Or maybe I’m imagining it. I’m caught in his beauty. I love his wolf-like eyes, silver-blue with a darker rim, shaded by long lashes. And his lips… They’re perfect. I rise on my tiptoes to kiss them. He’s like gravity, pulling me close.

“You should stay away,” he says, softly, but his mouth descends on mine, sealing my lips, marking them with fire. His tongue invades my mouth.

He tastes of lightning and dark spice. He draws me in, and I’m lost and falling, his hard arousal a counterpoint to the hot throb between my legs.

Closer. I want to feel him closer. My hand drops from his chest to his hip and snakes around, pressing into the small of his back.

Big mistake. Ash jerks back with a groan and slams his other hand on the wall, missing my face by an inch.

What the hell? “Ash, what—?”

“Leave,” he spits and steps back, away from me. “You were right to hate me, Auds. Stay away.”

I watch him go, my lips burning, my heart sinking. Like gravity, he lets me think I’m flying only to let me slam into the ground once again.

 

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Inked Brotherhood Series

Five boys brought together by fate. Five young men trying to overcome their troubled pasts. Five tattoos marking them as a brotherhood built on tragedy. Will they find understanding and rise above the pain?

Five girls tied by friendship. Five young women fighting their own demons. Five lives laced with sorrow. Will they be strong enough to save the men they love and make them happy?

 

The series composes of five interconnected, stand-alone novels: Asher, Tyler, Zane, Dylan and Rafe.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jo Raven writes New Adult erotic contemporary romance. She loves sexy bad boys and strong-willed heroines, and divides her time between writing and reading. When not cooking up plots, she putters in her cluttered kitchen and dreams of traveling to India and Japan.

 

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ASHER (Inked Brotherhood, #1) COVER REVEAL

New Adult contemporary (erotic) romance

by Jo Raven

RELEASE DATE: May 16, 2014

Cover artist: Clarissa Wild

 

 

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SYNOPSIS:

Now eighteen, Audrey returns to her hometown for the first time after the accident – the car crash that took her dad and scarred her for life. She’s here to start again. Go to college and have fun. Make new friends. Get over the past.

But the past won’t let go. Asher is here – her first kiss, her first heartbreak. More handsome and distant than ever, he’s still the boy who used to be her best friend. That was before he changed into someone she hardly knows anymore – the boy who started getting into fights and gave her the cold shoulder for years.

Asher isn’t what she needs. In fact, she hates him and should try her best to keep away from him.

Yet her body doesn’t seem to care about how she feels, and maybe, just maybe this time her body got it right. Not that she has much of a choice. Asher draws her like a bright flame, and if she isn’t careful, she’ll burn.

And that may not be such a bad thing after all…

 

*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young adult readers.*

 

The expected publication date is May 16th, 2014, on all of your favorite e-book websites.

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EXCERPT:

What the fuck is wrong with me? I pushed her into the wall, and then kissed her. Forcing myself on her. Again.

And then she pressed her hand into the bruises on my back, startling me, and I slammed my hand right into the wall. Scaring her.

Turning violent.

Turning into my dad.

I bang the bathroom door shut behind me and brace my hands on the sink. What the hell is she doing here? Zane didn’t tell me she was coming or I’d have left the apartment.

Maybe that’s why he didn’t tell me. Fucker. He knows me too well.

And she has no right to be here, so sweet and beautiful, with her curves and pretty eyes, with that faint scar on her cheek that makes me ache with the need to hold her. Turning my mind to mush, making me want to forget about my resolutions and just be with her, bury myself in her so deep I become one with her.

Not having to face the real world.

Fantasies. I can’t afford them. I can’t hope in anything. Lesson learned.

Besides, she isn’t offering hope. Hasn’t offered anything. I just take and take.

I want you. She said that. Stammered it. I heard it. Right? I’m not sure anymore. She looked confused afterward. Maybe I imagined it. Or maybe I scared her and she panicked, blurting out things she didn’t mean. Things I wanted to hear so badly.

I bend my head, sucking in a shaky breath. Seeing her, being close to her is like drugs. Addictive. Dangerous.

A royally bad idea.

Two weeks ago it wouldn’t have been so bad. But now… Now I’ve made my decision and met people to help me see it through.

I’ve walked the streets again, went to joints I frequented months ago, during my previous escape from home sweet home. Joints where guys meet to fight for money, in dark basements, in rusty cages. Where bets are placed and dirty bills exchange hands for a taste of borrowed adrenaline, fear and spilled blood. For death.

They know me at The Bulldog, where I fought once to let out some of my rage. At least in the fight club I know when someone will attack me; I know the cage is the stage and what is expected of me.

This time I’m gonna fight for money. For a chance to live.

Two weeks ago I wasn’t doing anything illegal and potentially lethal.

Now I’m about to and I should keep Audrey out of it. Out of my fucked up life.

Now if only she leaves before I get out of this goddamn bathroom, I might just be able to hold on to this new resolution.

 

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Jo Raven writes New Adult erotic contemporary romance. She loves sexy bad boys and strong-willed heroines, and divides her time between writing and reading. When not cooking up plots, she putters in her cluttered kitchen and dreams of traveling to India and Japan.

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Interview with romance author Olivia Rigal

Interview with romance author Olivia Rigal

Olivia Rigal writes romance with a touch of spice. She’s the author of bestselling novels such as Ripped and Stone Cold.

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Hi Olivia! Thanks for stopping by! Tell us a few things about yourself!

I’m an American in Paris since I met this French guy to whom I’ve been “engaged” for thirty one years. We have two kids who have flown from the nest and some days I wonder if I’m a monster because I was happy to see them spread them their wings and fly away than I was happy to take care of them when they were younger.

I’m a full time lawyer but I plan to slow down to write non legal fiction… what else… I’ve been battling my weight forever and losing the battle which explains why I write BBW stories.

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Who is your fictional boyfriend? (if you have a pic of him, even better!)

Yul Brynner is for me the epitome of male handsomeness.

I love the fact that after he had a sense of humour twisted enough to table a commercial to invite people to stop smoking to be release after his lungh cancer related death:

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 Tell us about your latest release!

In English, the story is called “Stone Cold” and is in a bundle about bikers in which I’m in fabulous company with 9 other fabulous authors who are NYT and USA Today best selling authors.

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The second part of the story has also been released and it’s called “Cold Burn.”

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