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Taken by You (Taken by You Book One) by M.L. Young: She wants an internship. He wants a fun night. When they meet, things aren’t as easy as just letting go and having a good time. Feelings are always involved.

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Up All Night Long by Ali Parker: A set of six hot reads from bestselling romance author Ali Parker. If you like your men manly, you’ll find something for you in this collection. Includes: Jaded, Billionaire Alpha, Stage Left, Power, and more!

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Seduction Rising: Challenging the Alpha by Amy Woods: Evie Park’s life is going wonderfully. She’s working a great job for a hunk of a guy, and creating art on the side while she completes her finance degree. When Damien Schiller takes her to Europe as his art consultant she’s ecstatic…but then she discovers his secret.

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Ethan by Celeste Hall: Ethan is an incubus cast out from his covey and attempting to live as a mortal, but his love for a human woman puts them both into the path of a bloodthirsty incubus killer. It also draws the wrath of his own kind, forcing him to defend her from both sides.

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Chosen For Power by Kathleen Brooks: With all the work of her business, Elle doesn’t have much time for fun. Yet when she finds the perfect man for her, she finds out someone is attempting to destroy her life. Can she trust her dream man to help her?

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Prepped to Kill, A Ricky Steele Mystery by M. Lee Prescott: Ricky Steele never suspected a joke on her old school would turn into something so dangerous. Following her prank, the governor’s niece is kidnapped while someone else is murdered. Can Ricky find the child and stop the killer before it’s too late?

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London Psychos by George Helman: Detectives Dave McDonald and Shirley Palmer hunt down three serial killers in this trio of thrillers. McDonald’s encounter with the first, Richie Henders, scars the detective, altering his sanity and making his job a challenge throughout the stories…

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Wait For Me by Samantha Chase (Part 7) - Free Newsletter Serial

New to WAIT FOR ME? Missing an issue? Click here to catch up!   “Be sure, Emma,” he said breathlessly between kisses. “Be very sure about this.” With her mouth traveling ravenously down his jaw and throat, Emma managed to say, “Believe me, Lucas, I’m one hundred percent sure.”   Chapter 7   They were well into the third movie when Lucas noticed Emma’s eyes were starting to close. She had reclined further on the sofa and somehow her feet were now in his lap and he was gently massaging them. When did that happen? She looked so relaxed and so comfortable that he hated to do anything to disturb her. Considering his options, he decided to just pretend that he hadn’t noticed that she was nearly asleep and put his focus back on the movie. Emma, on the other hand, was doing her best to stay awake and wanted to purr with delight at the touch of Lucas’s hands on her. She was trying not to react, but his hands were truly magic. She snuggled down lower on the sofa and almost smiled when Lucas automatically shifted to accommodate her while never taking his hands from her feet. Sighing silently, Emma decided to give in to the urge to close her eyes and just enjoy the sensation. She felt as if she had just closed her eyes when Lucas softly called her name. She wanted to open her eyes, she truly did, but she was so comfortable and her eyes just felt so heavy that all she could do was murmur his name quietly back to him. His name on her lips washed over Lucas like silk and he bit back a groan. It was well after midnight and his legs were starting to cramp from sitting in the same position for so long. He had long since taken off the heating pad, but what he really needed to do right now was get up and move around. When Emma didn’t wake up, he carefully lifted her feet from his lap and shifted so that he could stand, then placed them gently back on the sofa. She sighed and curled onto her side and Lucas smiled. The woman slept like the dead. Waking her the night before to check for a concussion had been no small task. He stood and watched her for a few moments and smiled as she hummed in her sleep. He tested his knee by taking a few hesitant steps, then lifted it to his chest several times for good measure. Yup, the ice and heat always did the trick. If only he could get to a point where it wouldn’t be necessary to use them at all. Ever. Have the surgery. That nagging little voice in his head told him daily to have the surgery, but Lucas always chose to ignore it. He knew what he was doing. What was the point of opening himself up to more invasive procedures when he’d never get back all that he lost? What could he possibly gain from putting himself through all of that again? The freedom not to have to sit for hours on end alternating heat and ice while you’re in pain. “Shut up,” he mumbled as he headed to the kitchen to get himself something to drink. It was too late for a beer, so he opted for some water, leaning against the countertop while he looked in the direction of the sofa. Emma. What was he supposed to do now? He hated to wake her but he’d feel like crap if he just covered her and left her on the couch while he took the bed. It’s your bed… “I know, I know,” he said softly out loud. Still the thought bothered him. He may live on his own and be a little rough around the edges, but he was still a gentleman. Flexing his leg again to be sure that he was okay, Lucas put his glass in the sink and headed back over to the couch and stared down at Emma. “It’s not like I haven’t done this before,” he said with a sigh and reached down to scoop her up into his arms. She curled into him and Lucas felt her warm breath on his neck and groaned. He was a glutton for punishment. It was one thing to carry Emma when she was unconscious and hurt, it was another to carry her to bed while she was all warm and sleepy and know that he wasn’t joining her in the bed. He thought of their kiss earlier and had to force his mind instantly into another direction. He had wanted her desperately right then and there, and if he were honest, he’d admit that he wanted her the same way right now. But she was asleep. “Lucas,” Emma whispered sleepily against his neck. She slowly lifted her head from his shoulder and looked at him through slumberous eyes. “What are you doing?” Looking down at her sleepy face, Lucas couldn’t help but smile. “You fell asleep on the couch and I wanted you to be comfortable.” “Why didn’t you wake me?” “I tried,” he replied softly. “You’re not an easy woman to wake.” Emma yawned and placed her head back on Lucas’s shoulder. “I would have been fine on the couch.” “It’s not very comfortable.” “You sleep there,” she reminded him. “I’m used to it. I promised you the bed, so I’m just helping you get there.” No sooner were the words out of his mouth than he was standing next to the bed and lowering Emma on to it. She looked up at him with her big blue eyes and Lucas’s mouth went dry. She cleared her throat and blinked. “Is the marathon over?” Lucas chuckled. “I think it goes on well into tomorrow. You’ll have time to watch more of it then.” “Are you going back out there to watch TV?” He leaned forward and pulled the comforter over her, doing his best to hide the temptation. In yoga pants and a T-shirt, Emma shouldn’t have been so appealing, but she was. “Go to sleep, Emma. You can watch those movies anytime.” “It’s not about the movies, Lucas,” she said. “I guess I’m asking if you’re going to go back to the living room or if you’re going to stay in here with me.” He could practically hear her heart beating nervously. Lucas could only stare. There was no way he could answer her at the moment; not with the blood pounding in his ears. She was offering him exactly what he wanted, but there was a war waging within himself. The primitive male in him wanted to strip them both down and finish what they’d started earlier in the day. But the practical man in him, that annoying little voice, reminded him that she was his employee and that engaging in any type of physical relationship with her would not be wise. He heard Emma sigh. “Aren’t you going to say anything?” she asked. “Emma, there is nothing that I want more than to climb in that bed beside you,” he said honestly, and felt weak at the relieved smile on her face. “But I don’t think it’s a good idea.” Emma’s heart sank. She had been certain that Lucas was going to want to sleep with her. That’s what had made her able to ask him so boldly to join her. “Why not?” “For starters, you’re injured.” Emma was about to tell him that was a lame excuse, but he cut her off before she could get the words out. “Secondly, you work for me.” “I don’t work for you, Lucas. I work for your father. There’s a difference.” “Not to me there isn’t,” he said firmly. “You’re an employee of Montgomerys and I’m one of the owners of Montgomerys. You may be my father’s assistant, but you still work for the company that I own.” Emma pushed off the bed and stood toe-to-toe with him. “That’s rich, Lucas,” she spat. “You’re going to hide behind the company right now? Most of the time it practically takes a stick of dynamite to get you out of your cave here to remind you of the company, and now you’re using it as an excuse not to sleep with me? If you don’t want me, Lucas, then just say so. You don’t have to make up ridiculous excuses. That’s the coward’s way out.” Lucas inhaled sharply at her words. “That’s the second time today you’ve called me that,” he warned in a low growl. “I don’t appreciate it.” “Then don’t act like one. At least be man enough to be honest with me.” Her breathing was ragged. Emma knew she was provoking him and didn’t care. He’d been nothing but frustrating her for months and even more so since she’d arrived here yesterday. There was only so much she was willing to take. “Dammit, Emma, I am being honest with you!” he yelled. “I’m trying to be the good guy here and you’re turning it into something it’s not!” She heard his words; they just weren’t the ones she wanted to hear. “That doesn’t change my opinion,” she said as she crossed her arms and stood staring defiantly at him. “I wasn’t asking for some sort of long-term commitment—I wouldn’t dare. I was simply asking you for tonight. I thought it was the logical conclusion after the kiss we shared earlier.” Lucas was dumbfounded. He wasn’t sure what exactly about her declaration ticked him off the most—the fact that she wouldn’t dare ask him for a commitment or the fact that she was being so flippant about the whole thing. He leaned toward her until they were nose to nose; his eyes bore into hers. “There is not one thing logical about this whole situation, Emma,” he growled. “I wouldn’t think you to be the kind of woman who’d want a one-night stand with her boss.” He’d hoped to anger her, possibly discourage her. He certainly didn’t expect to encourage her. “Then I guess you don’t know me very well,” was all Emma said as she reached out and wrapped her hand around the back of Lucas’s neck and pulled him toward her. As soon as her lips touched his she knew she’d won. Lucas wrapped both arms around her and literally swept her off of her feet. “Be sure, Emma,” he said breathlessly between kisses. “Be very sure about this.” With her mouth traveling ravenously down his jaw and throat, Emma managed to say, “Believe me, Lucas, I’m one hundred percent sure.” It was all the encouragement he needed. Carefully lowering them both to the bed, Lucas was content just to keep kissing Emma. Her mouth was soft and wet and she tasted like heaven. The purring sounds she made as his hands began to wander were like hitting the launch button. In an instant everything changed, as somehow Emma managed to reverse their positions and was on top of him. She lifted her head and smiled down at him, a slow, soft, sexy smile, and Lucas felt everything in him go hard. Without breaking eye contact, she lifted her T-shirt over her head. She smiled triumphantly at him as she sat there in a white lace bra and her yoga pants. She was unleashing the beast in him, the one he hadn’t allowed to come out since before his injury. If he wasn’t careful, Lucas knew he could be too rough. He took a calming breath and waited to see what she was going to do next. Lazily, Emma let her hands trail down Lucas’s chest to the hem of his T-shirt. Her hands found their way underneath the fabric, and as they traveled up, Lucas accommodated her by simply pulling it over his head. Bending forward, she trailed kisses from his belly back up to his throat until she made her way back to his mouth and settled in for a while. When she finally lifted her head, her eyes were glazed and Lucas’s gaze was eating her up. He reached out and cupped her face in one of his large hands, running his thumb over her swollen lower lip. “I could lie here all night kissing you, Emma,” he said gruffly, “but I’d be lying if I said that was all I wanted to do.” She smiled with womanly satisfaction. “What is it that you want to do, Lucas?” she whispered, and then let out a squeal of delight as he switched their positions again so she was on her back underneath him. “I’m not really good with words, Emma,” he said with a wicked smile. “I’m more of a man of action.” Emma found that she could easily live with that.   ***

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Wait For Me by Samantha Chase (Part 6) - Free Newsletter Serial

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There was no way he wanted to continue this particular conversation, because now all he could imagine was Emma in a fluffy white robe with nothing on underneath and him giving her a foot massage.

Chapter 6   The sun had nearly set by the time Emma opened her eyes. She sat up slowly and glanced at the clock, surprised to see it was nearing five. When was the last time she’d indulged in an afternoon nap? Too long ago to remember. Standing and stretching, she walked to the wall of windows and blinked hard. Surely it couldn’t be snowing again? It was too dark and shadowed for her to tell for sure, so Emma walked over to her bags, pulled out some clothes to change into, and went into the bathroom to freshen up. Maybe some cold water on her face and clean clothes would wake her up from what was turning into a nightmare. How much longer was she going to be stranded here with Lucas? When she stepped out into the living room, Lucas was exactly where she’d left him earlier; the only difference was that now he was watching the large plasma TV that was mounted on the fireplace mantle. There was a football game on—she had no idea if it was actually football season or if he was watching old footage of his own career. She hoped it was football season. Lucas turned his head when he heard the bedroom door open. He didn’t know what he was supposed to do or say, so he chose to wait and let Emma take the lead. “Is that snow I’m seeing coming down again?” she asked. “’Fraid so,” he said cautiously, not sure what would set her off at this point. “Fabulous,” she grumbled and headed for the kitchen. “How’s your knee?” “A little bit better. This ice pack is pretty much melted away now, but I think I can manage to get up and make some dinner.” Emma froze and stared at him. “You’re kidding, right?” Lucas arched an eyebrow at her. “Excuse me?” She sighed dramatically. “Could you please just sit and relax? There is no reason for you to get up. I am perfectly capable of handling putting dinner together.” “You’re a guest in my house…” “Yeah, yeah, yeah,” she said as she rummaged through the cabinets in search of what to make. “I’m a guest in your house. That’s just great. That doesn’t mean that you have to jump up and wait on me. I can certainly put dinner together. I managed just fine with lunch, didn’t I?” Now it was his turn to sigh with frustration. “Yes, you did. Geez, Emma, all I’m saying is that I don’t expect you to do all the work.” “I don’t consider it work. I enjoy cooking. And although I think it’s a little late to take something out to thaw, I think I could whip up some omelets for dinner if that’s okay with you.” He nodded. “That’s fine. Thank you.” Emma went about gathering ingredients from the refrigerator and was impressed with what she found. When she hummed with approval, Lucas wanted to know what she was doing. “Well, it’s just that you seem to be a step above the average bachelor.” “What exactly does that mean?” “It means that you have real food here. Your freezer isn’t stocked up with frozen entrees and your refrigerator is not just housing condiments. You have fresh fruit and vegetables and all kinds of goodies.” “Goodies?” He laughed. “Yes, goodies.” Emma shut the fridge door and put her armload of ingredients down on the counter. “You don’t have what I would need to make any desserts from scratch, but you’ve got plenty here to make a gourmet meal.” She looked down at what she had to work with. “Just not tonight.” She smiled at him and was relieved when he smiled back. Twisting around she found the pans that she would need and the paring knives to cut the vegetables. Out of the corner of her eye saw Lucas stand. And wince. She slammed the frying pan down on the stovetop burner. “What?” he snapped. “I’ve got everything under control, Lucas! I don’t need you to get up and help. I am more than capable of doing this!” His head dropped forward and it was a tense several seconds before he spoke. “I wasn’t getting up to help you, Emma. I was thinking I’d grab a quick shower while you cooked. I should have done that earlier when I came back inside but I was too uncomfortable.” His tone was harsh. Would they be able to have one civil conversation this weekend or were they doomed to fight over everything? “Sorry,” he said sincerely. “I’m going to grab a quick shower. I shouldn’t be too long but don’t hold dinner if it’s ready before I’m out, okay?” Emma nodded and watched as he walked away and shut the bedroom door. A smile crept across her face. Without an audience, she was free to play in the kitchen again.   *** Twenty minutes later, Lucas was practically salivating from the aroma coming through the bedroom door. She was simply making eggs, how could they smell so good? He opened the bedroom door and stepped out into the living room and saw Emma fluttering around the kitchen. “It smells great in here. What are we having?” Emma looked up and smiled at him; her whole face lit up and Lucas felt like he’d been kicked in the gut. What would it be like to come home and have her look at him like that every day? He shook his head instantly at the thought; that was never going to happen because someone like Emma deserved a man who could take care of her, not one who could barely take care of himself. “Well,” she said, interrupting his thoughts, “I made us some western omelets, home fries, and you had a loaf of Italian bread that I toasted to go along with it. And,” she said, her voice trailing off as she walked toward the front door, “the best part of the whole thing?” Emma reached into one of the bags she’d left by the door and pulled out some sort of food storage container and held it up like a trophy. “Dessert!” That piqued his interest for sure. “You were bringing dessert to the spa?” he asked with a barely contained laugh. “No,” she said with only a hint of defensiveness. “I was actually bringing this to your mom. She loves my homemade brownies, so I had a batch in my freezer that I was going to surprise her with. Since I’m not going to see her, there’s no point in letting them go to waste, right?” Lucas had heard stories of Emma’s baking skills. Both his parents had been singing her praises on that front for what seemed like forever. Knowing she had put a lot of work into their dinner, he didn’t want to seem overly enthusiastic about finally trying her famous dessert. “That sounds great,” he said. “But let’s eat this dinner before it gets cold.” There was a small dining table in the kitchen and Emma had it set and ready for them. The fire was roaring in the fireplace and the television had been shut off. Lucas stopped for a moment and realized there was music coming from someplace. “You have a great music collection,” Emma said as if reading his mind. “I hope you don’t mind that I put something on. I always have music playing at home when I cook.” “No, that’s fine; it’s kind of nice actually.” He waited until Emma took her seat and then took the chair opposite her. The table looked perfect, the food looked and smelled amazing and this was all very…cozy. He was treading into dangerous territory and didn’t think there was anything left he could do to stop it. So he decided to embrace it. “So, if you weren’t stuck here with me right now, what would you be doing?” Lucas asked as he cut into his omelet. He had to bite back a groan because it was so good. The last thing he needed to do right now was sit here making sounds of pleasure while trying to engage in a normal conversation. “Well, I’d like to think that I’d be getting a full body massage right about now.” “What?” he asked, nearly choking on his food. “The spa? Remember? If I wasn’t here right now, I would have been indulging in all kinds of pampering. I’ve never gone for a massage before. I’d like to think that it would be amazing. Or maybe I’d be enjoying a cocktail while I got a pedicure.” “I highly doubt that a health spa would serve cocktails.” “Maybe,” Emma replied with a shrug, “but in my mind I’d be in a fluffy white robe with an exotic drink in one hand while my feet were getting pampered.” There was no way he wanted to continue this particular conversation, because now all he could imagine was Emma in a fluffy white robe with nothing on underneath and him giving her a foot massage. He cleared his throat and took a long drink of the juice she’d put out for them before speaking again. “So what are these papers that were so important that my father couldn’t wait until he got back to see?” Emma froze. She knew William hadn’t wanted his sons to know what he was working on, but in all fairness, she still had no idea what it was either. So technically, she wouldn’t be betraying a confidence because she honestly didn’t know what they were, and that was exactly what she told Lucas. “That seems a little odd; he tells you everything,” he commented. “He didn’t mention anything before he left yesterday?” “It was really kind of weird,” she replied honestly. “I mean, he was getting ready to leave, it was before lunch, and all of a sudden he threw it out there that he was expecting some papers. When they arrived, he made it seem as if they were urgent. Thus my trip up here to the wrong house.” Emma laughed at the words but Lucas knew she was only trying to make light of their situation. “That’s another topic altogether. My father is sharp as a tack. I find it hard to believe he simply forgot his own address and accidentally gave you mine.” “What would be the point? Why would he want me to go to the wrong house?” “Who knows? I know it bothers him that I live up here alone and I don’t invite anyone over. Not him, not my mother or brothers, no one.” “So you think he wanted me to come here first just to check on you? That seems a bit excessive.” She made a face at the thought and it really angered her a bit that her boss would deceive her this way. “At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. I hate that he sent you on a wild-goose chase and you ended up getting hurt.” He stopped speaking and looked over at Emma intensely. “Which reminds me, how are you feeling? You haven’t said anything all day about your head or your ankle.” “My head is down to a dull ache and my ankle is a little tender but fine.” She toyed with her hair to cover the lump on her forehead and Lucas reached out to tug her hand away. “Lucas…” He studied her for a long moment. “It looks much better. You were lucky; it could have been much worse.” She simply nodded. “I know. Thank you for taking care of me.” “Well, it seems as if you got the opportunity to return the favor today,” he said and Emma laughed. “What? What’s so funny?” “We have got to be two of the worse patients ever! I mean, here we are, two people who clearly have injuries and all we did was fight about them!” “In my defense, I’m a guy,” he said simply. “And guys do not like to admit to any weakness.” Emma had to agree with that summation. “Okay, noted. In my defense, well”—she hesitated—“I don’t have one. I simply don’t like people fussing over me.” With that she saw that they had both finished their meals. “Was your dinner okay?” “Fishing for compliments?” he teased. “Always,” she said with a saucy smile as she stood and began clearing the dishes. “How’s the knee doing? Do you want to put the heating pad on it now?” “That would be great,” he replied. “I mean, thank you for thinking of that.” Emma knew it bothered Lucas to ask for help, and so she decided to put him to work on something minor just so he’d feel useful. “How about you find something for us to watch on the TV while I finish cleaning up in here and then I’ll go and get the heating pad from your bedroom?” “How did you know I used one?” “When I was hunting for a toothbrush earlier, I found it in the linen closet.” When she realized she had just admitted to snooping, she blushed. “Sorry.” “No need to apologize. A proper host would have thought of getting that stuff for you.” “You’ve been very proper, Lucas,” she said lightly as she wiped down the table and Lucas’s eyes went dark. He had been trying to be proper; he’d been kicking himself after every time he touched her. The last thing he wanted was her gratitude for his “properness” dammit. But as she finished her task, completely oblivious to the dialogue going on in his head, Lucas knew the best thing to do was to put distance between them. Within minutes, they were seated on the sofa; Lucas at one end with the heating pad on his knee and Emma at the other, her legs stretched out on the sofa between them, a plate of warmed brownies within reach. “What kind of stuff do you like to watch?” he asked cautiously, certain that she was going to request a soap opera or some sort of Jane Austen movie. Reaching over, she took the remote from his hands and scanned the channels until she found a James Bond marathon. Lucas looked at her as if she were crazy. “What? What’s wrong with 007?” He shook his head. “Nothing. Nothing at all. I just never met a woman who willingly wanted to watch a James Bond movie, let alone a marathon.” “Now I have to admit, I’m a sucker for Sean Connery, but I certainly have no problem with Daniel Craig either.” There was no way he was going to debate why she chose one over the other and decided to just let himself relax and enjoy an action-packed movie with the beautiful girl. It was a sensation he hadn’t experienced in far too long.   ***

 

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Book shopping fest!

How do two woman fit an endless amount of shopping bags and store supplies filled with books in a car?

 

 

 

 

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An impressive feat accomplished by none other than the amazing Elinore Varady.

Owner of Mamma Bears Creations & Gifts - a wonderful friend that I had a blast shopping with today. :)

 

We filled big red from floor space to roof top with books and she took it like a champ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to the fabulous people at: Hearts 2 Help, Sun Valley Animal Shelter Thrift Store, Eve's Treasures, Sun City Thrift Shop, Peoria Public Library (Friends of program)

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What a great day!

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Deal Alert: Sale on Kindles (for Amazon Prime Members)

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Prime Members can save up to $50 off Kindle eReaders for a "limited-time."  From what I've read, the Voyage rarely goes on sale and the Paperwhite is $10 lower than it's usual sale price.

 

• Buy a Kindle 6" for just $49.99 (down from $79.99)
• Or get the Paperwhite for just $89.99 (down from $119.99)
• The Kindle Voyage is $149.99 (down from $199.99)

 

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You won't see the reduced price until Checkout.

Original post: kkmalott.booklikes.com/post/1371534/deal-alert-sale-on-kindles-for-amazon-prime-members