Long and Short Reviews - 17th Anniversary Party!!! - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!!!

Like books? No matter the genre, we have a great place for you to find your next favorite read!

Long and Short Reviews is celebrating their 17th (wow!) anniversary, but YOU get the gifts. They're featuring more than 50 books in all genres from romance to science fiction, young adult to poetry... no matter your reading preferences, you can find something to enjoy!

What could possibly be better than that? 

How about a chance to win one of two $100 Amazon GCs, of course! Think of how many books you could buy... 

Once you're arrived at the Long and Short Reviews site, simply read through the book posts each day and answer a simple question (or follow authors on their social media accounts) and you're entered to win. New chances to enter every day! So, go visit and enter and don't forget to tell a friend or two. Good luck!

Contest runs from August 19-23, 2024.

Long and Short Reviews 17th Anniversary Party!!! Huge Prizes!!! Dozens of Winners!!!

Like books? No matter the genre, we have a great place for you to find your next favorite read!

Long and Short Reviews is celebrating their 17th (wow!) anniversary, but YOU get the gifts. They're featuring more than 50 books in all genres from romance to science fiction, young adult to poetry... no matter your reading preferences, you can find something to enjoy!

What could possibly be better than that? 

How about a chance to win ONE of TWO $100 Amazon GCs, of course! Think of how many books you could buy... 

Once you're arrived at the Long and Short Reviews site, simply read through the book posts each day and answer a simple question (or follow authors on their social media accounts) and you're entered to win. New chances to enter every day! So, go visit and enter and don't forget to tell a friend or two. Good luck!

Contest runs from August 19-23, 2024.

A Very Modern Marriage by Rachel Brimble - Book Tour - Guest Post - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hello, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Rachel Brimble and her new book, “A Very Modern Marriage,” here on FAB!!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Rachel and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

A Very Modern Marriage

by Rachel Brimble

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GENRE: Historical Romance

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BLURB:

He needs a wife...

Manchester industrialist William Rose was a poor lad from the slums who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, but in order to achieve his greatest ambitions he must become the epitome of Victorian respectability: a family man.

She has a plan...

But the only woman who's caught his eye is sophisticated beauty Octavia Marshall, one of the notorious ladies of Carson Street. Though she was once born to great wealth and privilege, she's hardly respectable, but she's determined to invest her hard-earned fortune in Mr Rose's mills and forge a new life as an entirely proper businesswoman.

They strike a deal that promises them both what they desire the most, but William's a fool if he thinks Octavia will be a conventional married woman, and she's very much mistaken if she thinks the lives they once led won't follow them wherever they go.

In the third instalment of Rachel Brimble's exciting Victorian saga series, The Ladies of Carson Street will open the doors on a thoroughly modern marriage – and William is about to get a lot more than he bargained for...

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EXCERPT TWO:

There was something beguiling about a woman who spoke so eloquently, who clearly knew much of the world and wasn’t afraid to challenge and speak with a gentleman of wealth and standing. She was feisty, certainly. But it was more than that. Octavia Marshall had clear control of her emotions and an aptitude for conversation that challenged and intrigued him, that made him want to be a better man, to impress her with his strengths and play down any weaknesses.

He had never met a woman so mysterious yet open, so tormenting yet serious. It was baffling, but entirely captivating and the combination made his body shift carnally.

Dangerous. That’s what she was… very, very dangerous.

And he had to put a stop to her enchantment.

‘Octavia.’ He reached out as she stopped outside a closed bedroom door, gently but firmly grasping her elbow. ‘We should talk.’

Her hand slipped from the door and concern darkened her eyes. ‘Are you all right?’

William looked deep into her eyes and felt as though he was teetering on the edge of something he couldn’t explain. He released her elbow and pushed his hand into his hair. ‘I didn’t come here to be alone with you this way.’

Her gaze drifted over his face before she slowly lifted her incredible lashes and pinned him to the floor with her brilliant blue gaze. ‘Do you want to be with me now?’

‘I can’t make love to you when—’

‘You won’t be making love to me.’ She lightly touched her fingers to his jaw. ‘This is a business arrangement. The same as any other.’

A spike of something that felt far too much like a blow hit the centre of his chest and he swallowed. What in God’s name was happening to him? Since when did he react so uncertainly to anything… anyone?

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GUEST POST:

Writing Fierce Female Lead Characters

A Very Modern Marriage is my 28th novel and I am confident in saying that every time I sit down to plan a novel or series, I have the underlying theme of female empowerment in my mind.

I like nothing more than writing strong female leads and giving them something in their past, either a person, an event or fear, that continues to affect them way into the future. It is these things that have occurred in all of our backstories that shape and challenge the person we are today.

Firstly, I come up with a goal they wish to achieve or a part of their life that they know needs to change if they are ever going to be successful and/or happy. They must either confront whatever it is holding them back or make the decision to park it and never revisit it again. This is a truth that we all recognise and many of us spend our entire lives seeking for that ultimate release so that we might live more peaceful and fulfilled lives.

The beauty of writing fiction is that I can make that ultimate dream, that ultimate freedom come true for my characters even I can’t for myself. What a gift! This is especially true of the romance genre because the reader expects the happy ever after – that is part of the contract between them and the author. The author’s part of the agreement is to make the journey to that happy ever after or life change the most exciting, challenging and moving as possible.

A Very Modern Marriage is the third book in the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy (all books can be read stand alone) and is set in the backstreets of the Victorian city of Bath, England. The first book (A Widow’s Vow) introduces Louisa Hill, a widow who is forced to reembrace her past as a prostitute and opens a brothel. An unexpected event turns her life on its axis but instead of crumbling, she makes the only life she has known before work for her again, but this time it will be on her terms.

Fierce!

In the second book, (Trouble For The Leading Lady), Nancy Bloom works with Louisa at Carson Street and is struggling to get over being abducted and then abandoned as a young teenager. Prostitution was the only way for her to survive and it is Nancy (Louisa’s best friend) who supports her when she realizes that they must revisit a life they thought far behind them. Not only does Nancy stand side by side Louisa, but also fights to help those living in the Workhouse.

Fierce!

And finally, we have Octavia, the heroine of A Very Modern Marriage – here is a woman who should have been destined for a life of privilege and opportunity, but after her mother’s death, her father spiralled into a state of violent anger and depression. Forced to leave home, she ends up on Bath’s streets fighting for survival. When Louisa finds her and invites her to Carson Street, Octavia’s loyalty to Louisa is sealed.

Then it looks like the house will close. The first thing Octavia knows she must do is find an alternative source of survival. She is more than willing to start again, learn and adapt, do what she must. And that is exactly what she will do…

Fierce!

It is the strength I find in my female leads and in writing a less than rosy past that each of them must conquer, that keeps me returning to the keyboard. As a voracious reader as well as a writer, I know that readers want to pick up a book and get lost in a story, vie for the heroine to succeed, and have her find the happy ever after she is looking for.

I’m often asked if there are parts of me in my heroines and I’d be lying if I denied it – there are parts of me in every character I write, male or female, young or old. Yet, there are also parts of my characters that are nothing like me. These women are all too often braver than me, stronger and have the fiercest tenacity I have ever known.

That’s why I love what I do – I get to write larger than life women who inspire me and I hope inspire my readers!

Happy Reading 😊

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AUTHOR BIO:

Rachel lives in a small town near Bath, England. She is the author of over 25 published novels including the Ladies of Carson Street trilogy, the Shop Girl series (Aria Fiction) and the Templeton Cove Stories (Harlequin).

Rachel is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association as well as the Historical Novel Society and has thousands of social media followers all over the world.

To sign up for her newsletter (a guaranteed giveaway every month!), click here: https://bit.ly/3zyH7dt.

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CONNECT WITH RACHEL:

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon UK Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Modern-Marriage-Ladies-Carson-Street-ebook/dp/B09DR2F9DN

Amazon UK Paperback:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Modern-Marriage-Rachel-Brimble/dp/1803281316

Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

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Apple Books eBook:

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https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-very-modern-marriage-rachel-brimble/1140537876

Book Depository Paperback:

https://www.bookdepository.com/Very-Modern-Marriage-Rachel-Brimble/9781803281315

Google Play eBook:

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Kobo CA eBook:

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Rachel will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner's Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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A Day in the Life of Larry and Roger: A Pair of Diabetic Feet by Vicki Myhre - Book Tour - Exclusive Excerpt - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Hello, lovelies!!  It gives me great pleasure today to host Vicki Myhre and her new book, “A Day in the Life of Larry and Roger: A Pair of Diabetic Feet,” here on FAB!!  For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.

Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card!!  Also, come back daily to interact with Vicki and to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks for stopping by!!  Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!

A Day in the Life of Larry and Roger:

A Pair of Diabetic Feet

by Vicki Myhre

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GENRE:  Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Self-Improvement

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BLURB:

"When we get to the end of our day, we want to sit back and reflect on everything we did, and we want to know in our hearts that we did a good job being good diabetics for another day."

A book for all ages, and whether you are diabetic or live with some one who is, this book is a valuable and educational read for everyone.

Larry the left foot and Roger the right foot are sure to delight and amuse you as they take you through a typical day in their lives. They show you how they strive to be the very best diabetics that they can be by living a healthy lifestyle every single day. As a result of dedication to their plan, they are certain that they will live longer, happier lives full of enjoyment and fun.

This is a multidimensional book featuring a short illustrated story that portrays a day in the life of a diabetic. On a whole different level, each page is full of great information for those who wish to dig a bit deeper into the whys and hows of simplifying diabetic life. It also includes many references, in a system that is built to help in teaching you how to find the answers to any questions that you may have.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

Keeping our socks and shoes on for protection is a simple habit that can save us and save our human’s life. We have indoor shoes and outdoor shoes. This keeps us safe from hazards that may be lying around. We check our shoes before we put them on, and we make sure that we always wear shoes inside.

Today we also have sandals that we’ll wear from the change room to the pool and back for swim time. Swimming is the only exercise I can get Roger to do without complaining. It reminds him of the bath.

“The only thing missing is the bubbles,” Roger says happily as we jump into the water and stretch ourselves before starting a lazy front crawl.

Little things like blisters or cuts can lead to big problems for a diabetic foot.

“I’m so thankful that my blister has healed and we were able to get back in the pool today for a good swim,” says Roger. Keeping ourselves safe and ulcer-free takes priority.

Other things that can affect a diabetic foot are things that we can pick up in a communal area like a pool, the pool deck, or change rooms. Things like warts and fungus can be very serious for a diabetic foot.

“SHOE DO’S AND DON’TS"

DO

*Immediately buy shoes that fit comfortably.

*Check feet more carefully and frequently when wearing new shoes.

*Wear shoes that allow air to circulate (natural fibres such as leather and fabric).

*Allow your shoes to dry out between wearing.

*Look for a shoe that is shaped like a foot.

*Wear protective footwear at a beach or pool.

*If your feet are numb, keep your shoes on all the time (except when you go to bed or bathe).

*Inspect your shoes every day for foreign items or ripped linings,

DON’T

*Don’t go barefoot or sock foot ever, even at home.

*Don’t wear open toed shoes.

*Don’t wear plastic or synthetic shoes.

*Avoid tight, pointed shoes.

*Avoid high heels, as they can cause corns, calluses, and ulcers.

*Don’t wear shoes you have saved for years for special occasions.

*Avoid walking in the rain or snow.”

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AUTHOR BIO:

Vicki Myhre is a dedicated and experienced Certified Podologist who has specialized in diabetic foot care, with a focus on helping diabetics weave their way through a sea of information.

Vicki's mission is to use simplified and well-balanced information to help preserve the freedom of mobility, and improve quality of life for as many diabetics worldwide as possible. She has evolved from more than ten years of offering hands-on diabetic foot care and counselling, to advocating and reaching out to share her expertise.

After five years of sharing Larry and Roger's adventures in a column in the local magazine, Vicki decided it was time to take these characters to a broader audience, in an attempt to help even more diabetics continue to lead a healthy life, one STEP at a time, regardless of age or diabetic history.

Vicki's goal is to provide the reader with information that is simple to comprehend and is a positive addition to anyone's diabetic lifestyle.

She hopes you will visit her on her website, where her five years of columns full of fun, facts, recipes and information will remain posted so that you can enjoy them for free. While you are visiting there, please drop a line or comment, and she will always respond personally to you. You will also find access to all of her social media platforms through the website: www.vickimyhre.ca.

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CONNECT WITH VICKI:

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https://vickimyhre.ca

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/VickiLMyhre

Twitter:

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https://www.pinterest.ca/vickimyhre

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/vicki_myhre

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicki-myhre-b49a0360

Goodreads Author Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21642023.Vicki_Lea_Myhre

Goodreads Book Page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59427069-a-day-in-the-life-of-larry-and-roger-a-pair-of-diabetic-feet

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

Amazon US Kindle eBook:

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Amazon CA Kindle eBook:

https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Larry-Roger-Pair-Diabetic-ebook/dp/B09798162G

Amazon CA Paperback:

https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Larry-Roger-Pair-Diabetic/dp/0228817897

Amazon CA Hardcover:

https://www.amazon.ca/Life-Larry-Roger-Pair-Diabetic/dp/0228817900

Barnes and Noble Paperback:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-day-in-the-life-of-larry-and-roger-a-pair-of-diabetic-feet-vicki-lea-myhre/1139762479?ean=9780228817895

Barnes and Noble Hardcover:

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Book Depository Paperback:

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Books-A-Million Paperback:

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Books-A-Million Hardcover:

https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Day-Life-Larry-Roger-Pair/Vicki-Lea-Myhre/9780228817901

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Vicki will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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Underestimate Me. – That’ll Be Fun! by Furiosa - Book Tour - Exclusive Excerpt - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

Underestimate Me – That’ll Be Fun

by Furiosa

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GENRE: Non-Fiction

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BLURB:

This book is a collection of rants, opinions, and observations on random subjects that I scribbled while running away from and toward my true self.

I hope my words can show others that there is life after years of breaking rocks on society's conformity chain gang and that real empowerment is being yourself and not what others tell you that you should be. You cannot sit and read the book of your life as it unfolds. You must write the next page yourself. That is the way to growth and to peace and yes, you can be homesick for places you have never been.

Book description by my Inner voice: This is a chunk of at times incoherent ramblings on life and people one meets as they wander aimlessly on the internet and through the so-called real world... a shambolic, circumlocutious clustershtuck of a sometimes crap-infused, possibly drug-fuelled word salad.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

Gratitude—grab some.

At this moment, someone is praying for what you take for granted. You once prayed for what you have now.

We tend to focus on what we don’t have without appreciating the things we do have. That is wrong and always disappointing. I find when I take stock of the fabulous things I have been blessed with, and there are many, and notice how I have taken those things for granted, I get a beatdown from my guardian angels who mock me mercilessly.

A story if I may? The first time I was told I needed to wear glasses for distance I was so depressed. I’m not old, I thought. Why me? Oh! The horror! My life is over. The things going on in my pretty little self-absorbed head were absurd, looking back. This was a few years ago when I still risked my mental and physical wellbeing by taking public transportation. I sat on the bus devastated and feeling sorry for myself, barely looking out the window and not caring if I even got off at the right stop because after all, I was now a four-eyes, a specky, a Poindexter, a geek. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

The bus lurched on, stopping too often for my liking to pick up more of the unwashed masses. One stop in particular was hacking me off. What the fuck was taking so long to get on the bus? Probably some drunk old fat fuck, I thought to myself. He better not sit next to me reeking of cheap booze and yesterday’s tobacco and piss. The door was open, it was winter, and this four-eyes was shivering. Get on the damn bus already! Then I saw a furry head and paws come up the stairs followed by…YEP! You guessed it—a blind man. I looked up to the sky and said, “Well played, angels. Good one!” So, I am grateful for my vision, and I must say I have some pretty fly glasses. Some snappy Ray-Ban tortoise shell Clubmasters and some sweet Tiffany & Co. and Dolce & Gabbanas snagged online for a quarter of what they are in the store.

Some of things we take for granted are things we have prayed for in the past. Someone is praying for those things right now. Be grateful.

Inner voice: Um, it’s probably illegal to buy those online. They might be stolen or just knock-offs, but it’s still wrong.

Furiosa: Yeah, I meant someone else bought those online. Yes, yes, that’s it… someone else did—probably that blind dude on the bus.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Furiosa has been expressing her thoughts and ideas on paper, walls, and sidewalks since she could hold a crayon. Though she only recently published her first book, Underestimate Me. That’ll be Fun! She identifies as a bestselling author.  She wants you to know that being yourself is your superpower.  Furiosa loves autobiographies, classic old movies, all genres of music, chasing stars, and visiting far-flung places via roads less travelled.

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CONNECT WITH FURIOSA:

WEBSITE:

https://furiosabooks.com

FACEBOOK:

https://www.facebook.com/people/Furiosa-Jones/100073421539012

GOODREADS:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21918421.Furiosa

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BOOK BUY LINKS:

AMAZON.COM:

https://amazon.com/dp/0228855225

BOOKSHOP:

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INDIGO CHAPTERS:

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/underestimate-me-thatll-be-fun/9780228855248-item.html

BARNES & NOBLE:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/underestimate-me-thatll-be-fun-furiosa/1140324595

BOOK DEPOSITORY:

https://www.bookdepository.com/Underestimate-Me-Thatll-Be-Fun-Furiosa/9780228855224

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GIVEAWAY INFO:

Furiosa will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.

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Soft Heart by Megan Slayer - Book Blast - Giveaway - Enter Daily!

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Megan Slayer will be awarding a prize pack featuring a necklace made by the author to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Can two broken souls be repaired with a lot of love and a little power from the gods?

Leto, the goddess of motherhood and womanly demure, wants to be anything but bashful. Working in Las Vegas in the music business has proven she can’t be coy if she has desires, but the man she loves isn’t available. What’s a goddess to do?

Help break a curse, that’s what.

Tommy has loved Leto since the day they met, but he never thought she’d want to be with him. He’s also got a girlfriend. When his girlfriend leaves him for his brother and curses him, it’s up to Leto and Tommy to admit their deepest desires—they want to be together.

There’s just the matter of breaking that pesky curse…

EXCERPT TWO:

©Megan Slayer, 2021, All Rights Reserved

Hera sighed. “I’ll need to contact Zeus to get this fixed. Keep an eye on him and I’ll get the security team to move him inside, too.” She left Leto alone with Tommy.

Leto spread her hand on his arm. Unlike when Hera touched him, he felt this contact. Her touch, warm and inviting, seeped into his skin. He looked into her eyes. What’s happening to me?

She smiled and kept her hand on him. “So, here’s the problem. You were cursed. I don’t know how it happened, but you were. I can’t fix it right now, but Hera can.” She stroked his arm. “You’re not dying, but it’s like you’re being frozen.”

The revelation wasn’t very comforting.

“Who hates you so much that they’d curse you?” Her brow crinkled. “I learned the hard way that no one should be punished this way.”

He wished he could tell her the truth, but without his voice, he was helpless.

“I’ll make sure you’re in our suite, so I can keep you company.” She yanked her fingers away. “Sorry. I shouldn’t touch you without your approval.”

I don’t mind. He liked the way she touched him with reverence. Like he mattered. I wish you could hear me.

She tipped her head, then frowned. “When I left you out here, Missy passed me. She had a guy with her. I don’t know him.”

Of course she didn’t. He refused to subject Leto to Duncan. He might be Tommy’s brother, but Duncan was a rotten man. Duncan couldn’t handle not being on top and Tommy couldn’t lose Leto, especially not to him.

“I’ll fix this,” she said. “I refuse to let you stay in the stone. Promise.”

When she said those things, he believed her. He trusted Leto, too. When she smiled, he saw her in a different light. She could be his salvation.

Right now, she was his only hope.

AUTHOR BIO:

Megan Slayer, aka Wendi Zwaduk, is a multi-published, award-winning author of more than one-hundred short stories and novels. She’s been writing since 2008 and published since 2009. Her stories range from the contemporary and paranormal to LGBTQ and white hot themes. No matter what the length, her works are always hot, but with a lot of heart. She enjoys giving her characters a second chance at love, no matter what the form. She’s been nominated at the LRC for Best Author, Best Contemporary, Best Ménage, Best BDSM and Best Anthology. Her books have made it to the bestseller lists on Amazon.com.

When she’s not writing, Megan spends time with her husband and son as well as three dogs and three cats. She enjoys art, music and racing, but football is her sport of choice. She’s an active member of the Friends of the Keystone-LaGrange Public library.

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a Rafflecopter giveaway

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This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions.  Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.