Hadn’t the Pleasure #116

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Only a select few in the human world knew of the existence of the V-Unit, a small group of highly trained Marines - who happened to be vampires.

And it would have stayed that way.

But when events in the vampire world, threatened the stability of the human world, the powers that be called for the unit's specialized services.

An intrepid war correspondent, Bronson Rudan, who'd seen more than his fair share of fighting, stumbles across the unit by accident, and is drawn into their world.

Bronson has no problem with that, given that he gets to spend time with a hunky Marine Lieutenant, Sarge. Although he won't remember any of this when they're through.

At least, that was the plan...

 

The V Unit by Max Vos

First published 21st April 2014 by Max Vos inc

iBook,  204 pages

Paranormal Romance

 

“Mark, I can’t wait until we’re stretched out next to that pool, soaking up all that sun as we float around the Caribbean,” the perky blond said as she pulled on the leash, towing along the grass-sniffing dog. She looked up, admiring the handsome man walking by her said, the same man who had the ability to turn her legs to jelly, and her panties moist from need and desire.

Hadn’t the Pleasure #115

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

Ok, so again this is so new I bought it like, the end of last week, but I absolutely love the cover art, wanted to share it, and live in it all over again (pist, definitely ended on my shelf from cover appeal)

 

 

Raef, a lonely merman, spends his days watching the dashing Lord Haverford from afar and dreaming of love. When Haverford is robbed by a pirate, Raef vows to reclaim the stolen goods, hoping his victory will buy him the happiness he yearns for with Haverford.

 

But Jon Kemp does not match what Raef knows about pirates, and the simple quest Raef anticipated turns out to be an epic journey. For while Jon might be a nobler man than Raef believed, he’s still a pirate. Love and loyalty are not on Jon’s agenda, and he certainly has no plans to love someone not entirely human …

 

The Merman and the Barbarian Pirate by Key Berrisford

First published 30th July 2014 by Less Than Three Press

iBook, 162 pages

Fantasy Romance

 

“The little mermaid feel in love the instant she laid her eyes on the handsome prince, who strolled along the seashore.”

“But how does she know she loves him, Mama?” asked Reaf, and he twitched his little fishtail with happiness.

Hadn’t the Pleasure #113

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Widower John McConnell gets along fine raising his daughter on Georgia's Tybee Island, though he wouldn't exactly say he's happy. Haunted by the memory of his dead wife, John hasn't considered dating again until he meets Bryan Simmons in the park. It isn't long before John realizes that what he feels for Bryan could be something real, but how will he know he's ready to move on?

 As John soon discovers, Bryan carries some heavy emotional baggage of his own. With John's help, Bryan starts to put his demons to rest, and together they lay the foundation for a relationship. It looks like they might finally leave their tragedies behind them-until John takes a misstep that could turn a magical night together into their last.

 

Sand & Water by Shae Connor  

First published 15th August 2001 by Dreamspinner Press

iBook,  207 pages

Contemporary ‘family’ Romance

 

John woke to another morning without Liz.

He blinked his eyes open and focused on the sheer curtain over the window, the soft, white folds drifting in the sea breeze. The vestiges of his dream clung to the edges of his mind, warmth and love and home. Liz smiled up at him, brown hair soft around her face, hazel eyes glowing, wrapped in his arms. Whole and happy and alive.

Today, he knew, would not be a good day.

Hadn’t the Pleasure #113

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Nate Tippie and Brandon Wilde are gay, single, and both hoping to meet that special man, even though fate has not yet delivered him to their doorstep. Nate's sister, Hannah, and her kooky best friend, Marilyn, are about to help fate with that task by creating a profile on the gay dating site, OpenHeartOpenMind. The two women are only exploring, but when they need a face and body for the persona they create, they use Nate as the model.

 

When Brandon comes across the false profile, he falls for the guy he sees online. Keeping up the charade, Hannah begins corresponding with him, posing as Nate. Real complications begin when Brandon wants to meet Nate, but Nate doesn’t even know he’s being used in the online dating ruse. Hannah and Marilyn concoct another story and send Nate out to let the guy down gently. But when Nate and Brandon meet, the two men feel an instant and powerful pull toward each other. Cupid seems to have shot his bow, but how do Nate and Brandon climb out from under a mountain of deceit without letting go of their chance at love?

 

Hungry for Love by Rick R Reed

First published September 13th 2013 by Dreamspinner Press

iBook, 167 pages

Contemporary Romance

 

Brandon Wylde faced the form on his iMac screen with something akin to terror. Or maybe the emotion causing his mind to go blank and his heart to beat more swiftly could more rightly be called performance anxiety.

Hadn’t the Pleasure #112

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

I can’t describe what it’s like to want to scream every minute of every day.

Two years after a terrifying night of pain destroyed his normal teenage existence, Aaron Downing still clings to the hope that one day, he will be a fully functional human being. But his life remains a constant string of nightmares, flashbacks, and fear. When, in his very first semester of college, he’s assigned Spencer Thomas as a partner for his programming project, Aaron decides that maybe “normal” is overrated. If he could just learn to control his fear, that could be enough for him to find his footing again.

With his parents’ talk of institutionalizing him—of sacrificing him for the sake of his brothers’ stability—Aaron becomes desperate to find a way to cope with his psychological damage or even fake normalcy. Can his new shrink control his own demons long enough to treat Aaron, or will he only deepen the damage?

Desperate to understand his attraction for Spencer, Aaron holds on to his sanity with both hands as it threatens to spin out of control.

Aaron by JP Barnaby

(Survivor stories #1)

 First published 8th of October 2012 by Dreamspinner Press

iBook, 203 pages

Contemporary YA Romance

“The boy’s heart slammed against his ribs as his sheets bound him, wrapping tendrils of cotton around his trembling arms and legs. Hot breath exploded from his lungs in sharp bursts as he fought against their hold and he tried but failed to keep the blinding fear at bay.”

Series includes

Painting Fire on the Air, Spencer

Hadn’t the Pleasure #111

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Still grieving over the sudden death of his lover, antiques dealer Flynn Ambrose moves to the old, ramshackle house on Pitch Pine Lane to catalogue and sell the large inventory of arcane and oddball items that once filled his late uncle's mysterious museum.

 

But not all the items are that easy to catalogue -- or get rid of.

 

Winter by Josh Lanyon

(The Haunted Heart #1)

 First published 26th August 2013 by author

iBook,  123 pages

Contemporary Paranormal Suspense Romance

 

I didn’t see him until it was too late.

A tall, faceless figure looking up out of the shadows. Even if I had seen him, I’m not sure it would have made a difference. My only thought was getting downstairs and out the front door as fast as possible. It turned out the fasted way was crashing headlong into someone bigger, and letting my momentum send us both hurtling down the staircase.

Cover Reveal – An Uncommon Whore 3

Now I’m not a fan of sifi, but this is a series I absolutely LOVE!

 

 

Falsely accused of treason, Markus Dayspring was abandoned on the slave planet of Warlan, and then sold to a brothel barge. The mysterious bodyguard Caius has spent months searching for the lost Dayspring. When he finally rescues Markus, he finds a man kept alive only by an iron will and the need for vengeance. Can a tiny seed of faith teach two damaged men to recover their trust in life?

Prince of Faith by Belinda McBride

(An Uncommon Whore #3)

Published NA by Loose ld
SiFi Romance

series up to this point

An Uncommon Whore & When I Fall

Hadn’t the Pleasure #110

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

Ok, so this one isn’t old for my shelf, but it is for some peoples. anyway, I got it from the Dreamspinner Press Christmas in July 0.99 sale, and it looked really interesting, tho I'm sure I would have probably gotten it on cover alone, because it, and the series actually, are quite beautiful

 

 

Reclusive weaver Sonny Bly James controls every color and shape in his tapestries, but he can’t control the pattern of his life—a random encounter with Luki Vasquez, ex-ATF agent and all-around badass, makes that perfectly clear. The mutual attraction is immediate, but love-shy Sonny has retreated from life, and Luki wears his visible and not-so-visible scars like armor. Neither can bare his soul with ease.

 

While they run from desire, they can’t hide from the evil that hunts them. After it becomes clear that a violent stalker has targeted Sonny, Luki’s protective instincts won’t let him run far, especially when Sonny’s family is targeted as well. Whether they can forgive or forget, Sonny and Luki will have to call a truce and work together to save Sonny’s nephew and fight an enemy intent on making sure loving Luki Vasquez is the last mistake Sonny will ever make.

 

Loving Luki Vasquez by Lou Sylvre

(Vasquez & James #1)

 First published 20th June 2011 by Dreamspinner Press

iBook, 185 pages

Contemporary Suspense Thriller Romance

 

A mud-spattered pickup in the front yard of a weathered house. summer-gold hayfields rolling back farther than the eye could see. In the west, a sinking sun screened by a line of trees—cottonwoods and willows. Under those trees, a band of children just into their teens, whooping and laughing in that way that kids do in the summer when night is just on the edge of the next breath.

 

Series includes

Delsyn’s Blues, Finsing Jackie, Saving Sonny James, Yes, Because of Jade

Hadn’t the Pleasure #109

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it 

He wanted to learn about beauty. He never expected to learn about love.

Billionaire Chandler Harrison’s third marriage is now history, and he’s left with his ex-wife’s parting barb, 'You have no appreciation of beauty.' Determined to prove her wrong, Chandler hires artist Neil Sweeney to add a mural to his office wall. He doesn’t even care what the picture is, as long as it’s beautiful.

Neil Sweeney is an ex-tagger, a free spirit, and a bit of a hippie. He’s never met anybody as uptight as Chandler, but when it comes to warming up Chandler’s cold, stark office, Neil has plans involving more than art.

Chandler begins to find himself strangely moved by the mural developing on his office wall. He’s especially moved by the artist himself. Chandler has denied his homosexual urges for most of his life, but it isn’t long before Neil begins introducing Chandler to all kinds of new things. As Neil’s masterpiece comes to life, so does Chandler’s appreciation for art, colour, and the best kind of beauty of all—love.

Reader Advisory: This story has been previously released as part of the Promoted by the Billionaire anthology by Total-E-Bound

Flowers for him by Marie Sexton & Rowan Speedwell

First published May 10th 2013 by Total-E-Bound Publishing

iBook,  48 pages

Contemporary Romance

The room that served as both my office and my boardroom was perfect in every way. white walls. White floor. A polished black teak desk against the wall, and a matching table in the middle. The fixtures were all black and silver, as were the chairs

Hadn’t the Pleasure #108

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Declan Finlay is hunting the guilty werewolf, his friend Connor. The incubus, Levi Tiernan, is his companion on the hunt. If Declan doesn't track and kill Connor, then Levi will.

 

oOo

 

Declan Finlay is the best Retriever that Glitnir has.

 

Well, he is now that Connor Strand has gone rogue.

 

He is sent to hunt Connor - the guilty werewolf. But he doubts that his best friend could ever be guilty and he resolves to track him down and find out why he ran with the renegade vampire.

 

When the Fae Alliance, reporting to Glitnir, demand that he not go alone he is forced to accept the incubus, Levi Tiernan, an assassin, as his companion on the journey. If Declan doesn't kill Connor, then Levi will.

 

What happens when old lust and love dictate action and suddenly Declan is questioning everything he knows

 

The Guilty Werewolf by RJ Scott

(Supernatural Bounty Hunters #2)

 First published 1st April 2013 by Extasybooks

iBook,  65pages

Paranormal Romance

 

“You’re not coming back, are you.”

Levi Tiernan heard the resignation and disappointment in his friend’s voice. Part of him had hoped he would be able to leave today and no see Brody. The part that didn’t want to explain why he was leaving. Trouble was, he could no more avoid this conversation than he could have left without saying goodbye.

 

Series includes

The Vampire Contract, The Warlock’s Secret, The Demon’s Blood, The Incubus Agenda, The Third Kingdom

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 107

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

When architect Gregory Hampton’s son, Davey, starts having trouble in Little League, Greg takes him to an eye doctor. The diagnosis hits them hard. Davey’s sight is degenerating rapidly, and eventually he’ll go blind.

 

Tom Spangler is used to getting what he wants. When Greg captures his attention, he asks Greg for a date. They have a good time until Greg gets a call from the friends watching his son, telling him Davey has fallen. Greg and Tom return to find the worst has happened—Davey can no longer see.

 

With so much going on in his life, Greg doubts he’ll see Tom again. But Tom has researched beep baseball, where balls and bases make sounds to enable the visually impaired to participate in Little League. Tom spearheads an effort to form a team so Davey can continue to play the game he loves. But when Greg’s ex-wife shows up with her doctor boyfriend, offering a possible cure through a radical procedure, Greg must decide how far he’ll go to give Davey a chance at getting his sight back.

 

Love Comes Home by Andrew Grey

(Senses #3)

 First published 7th March 2014 by Dreamspinner Press

iBook,  176 pages

Genra

 

“Keep your eye on the ball, Davey,” Greg Hampton called from the bleachers of his son’s Little League game. “I know you can do it!”

 

Series includes

Love Comes Silently, Love Comes in Darkness

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 106

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Matthew Elliot is one of LA’s best detectives—a smart, tough, closeted gay man. When he falls for his gym instructor, it’s not his colleagues he should be worried about finding out…it’s the bad guys.

 

Matthew Elliot is one of LA’s best detectives. He's been labelled the golden boy of the Fab Four: a team of four detectives who've closed down drug-rings all over the city. He’s smart, tough and exceptionally good at his job.

 

He's also a closeted gay man.

 

Enter Kira Takeo Franco, the new boxing coach at the gym. Matthew can't deny his immediate attraction to the man his fellow cops know as Frankie. But in allowing himself to fall in love with a man known to his colleagues, Matthew risks outing them both.

 

Matt and Kira work to keep their relationship and private lives hidden from Matt’s very public life, fearing it would be detrimental to their careers.

 

But it's not the other cops who Matthew should be worried about finding out his deepest, darkest secret…it's the bad guys.

 

The Point of No Return by NR Walker

(Turning Point #1)

 First published 18^th August 2012

Republished 2nd August 2013 by TotallyBound

iBook, 146 pages

Contemporary Mystery Romance

 

The four of us hit the gym like we always did after a stressful day and were met by a round of applause from the other cops who were there working out. The gym itself was a main floor space with various fitness equipment, a service desk and some rooms off the far wall for different classes. It smelt like sweat and dirty socks. I loved it.

 

Series includes

Breaking Point, Starting Point

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 105

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

Six years ago, a hoof to the head ended Leslie Hardin's show-jumping career and his relationship with the man he loved. Broken, hurt, and rejected, Les has focused his energies on rebuilding his life. Les's accident has shown him that the most valuable treasures are usually found under an imperfect surface, and his reputation for taking in strays starts to grow. But it's one of these strays in particular, injured rodeo cowboy Randy Hersch, who captures more than just his compassion. Between his disapproving father and his chosen career path, Randy has always felt the need to deny his passion. But when Les takes him under his wing, Randy begins to realize that he is truly strong enough to admit his true self-to himself and the rest of the world. But in the arms of a broken man, can he find acceptance and love?

 

No Going Home by TA Chase

(Home #1)

 First published 1st October 2006 by Liquid Silver Books

iBook,  pages

Contemporary Romance

 

“Damn horse,” Randy Hersch muttered as he shifted, trying to find a comfortable spot in the seat of his truck. He body ached, he wanted to stop and rest for a while. He’d spent the last two weeks in hospital, and he had a sudden urge to go back to the Rocking H and see his family. He hadn’t called to let his sister know he was injured or that he was coming home.

 

Series includes

Home of His Own , Where His Home, Wishing for a Home, Leaving Home, Home Sweet Home, Home Sweet Home

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 104

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

The Brothers Grime is Jack Masterson's way of helping people in crisis after disability ends his career as a firefighter. Jack's people get to a scene long after the physical trauma ends. They don't solve crime or rescue the victims. They help people move on. The new job is all Jack wants or needs, until he gets the call about old flame Nick Foasberg's suicide.

 

Ryan Halloran's cousin Nick has been on a downhill slide for a long time. Despite that, Ryan does everything he knows to help. Ryan only understands part of what happened between Nick and Jack in high school, but after Nick's suicide, Ryan agrees both he and Jack need closure. They work together to clean the scene and despite the situation, heat flares between them.

 

Jack is keeping a painful secret and fighting his attraction to Nick's lookalike cousin, Ryan. Ryan calls himself a magnet for lost causes and worries Jack might be the next in a long line of losers. Despite his misgivings, despite the past and the mistakes they've both made, Jack gives Ryan something to look forward to, and Ryan gives Jack a reason to stop looking back, in Grime And Punishment.

 

Grime and Publishment by ZA Maxfield

(The Brothers Grime #1)

 First published November 2013 by Loose Id

iBook,  143 pages

Contemporary Romance

 

The cat was new.

Jack was pretty sure when he’d gone to sleep there hadn’t been a cat in his house, much less a bowl of water or a dish of food. he stood still while it made it’s way sinuously between his legs, over his shoes, sniffing him and getting friendly with the rubber top of his cane.

 

Series includes

Grime Doesn’t Pay

Hadn’t the Pleasure # 103

The books that have been collecting dust for so long they have become stained from it

 

 

"Finding love can be a bumpy ride. "

 

His job: downsized out of existence. His marriage: on the rocks. It doesn't take a lot of arm twisting for Tim Knight to agree to get out of London and take over his injured brother's mountain bike shop for a while. A few weeks in Southampton is a welcome break from the wreck his life has become, even though he feels like a fish out of water in this brave new world of outdoor sports and unfamiliar technical jargon.

 

The young man who falls-literally-through the door of the shop brings everything into sharp, unexpected focus. Tim barely accepts he's even "in" the closet until his attraction to Matt Berridge pulls him close enough to touch the doorknob.

 

There's only one problem with the loveable klutz: his bullying boyfriend. Tim is convinced Steve is the cause of the bruises that Matt blows off as part of his risky sport. But rising to the defense of the man he's beginning to love means coming to terms with who he is-in public-in a battle not even his black belt prepared him to fight. Until now.

 

Warning: Contains an out-and-proud klutz, a closeted, karate-loving accountant-and a cat who thinks it's all about him. Watch for a cameo appearance from the "Pricks and Pragmatism" lovers. May inspire yearnings for fresh air, exercise, and a fit, tanned bike mechanic of your very own.

 

Hard Tail by JL Merrow

 First published 8^th of May 2012 by Samhain Publishing

iBook,  128 pages

Contemporary Romance

 

“ the bell above the shop door tinkled, and Matt Berridge fell into my life.

Literally. “