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RELEASE BLITZ: SAVE YOUR SOUL (Body and Soul #2) by Rochelle Paige

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Save Your Soul

Body & Soul Series #2

Rochelle Paige

Genre: Contemporary

Erotic Romance

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99 CENTS

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Brecken Kane had been damn good at his job in the military. The experience served him well when he moved into the private sector. Brecken’s new security business is booming, and he’s settling into civilian life. Little does he know his newest client’s request to save his daughter will change everything.

Hadley Gresham knows she isn’t likely to make it out of the jungle alive. She’d distanced herself from her parents after she learned her dad made his money selling illegal arms. Kidnapped by his competitors, she knows there’s little chance he’ll be able to save her.

Luckily for Hadley, her father hires Brecken. He’d never leave an innocent woman behind, let alone the one he quickly comes to consider his. Brecken might be Hadley’s rescuer, but she’s the one who saves his soul.

Warning: This book has an alpha hero who races to the rescue of the virgin heroine. If you like insta-love and hot sex in the steamy jungle, then this story is for you!

Please note: This is the second novella in the Body & Soul series, but it can be read as a standalone. Each book in the series features a different couple.

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Brecken Kane is the very personification of alpha male with an enhanced protective instinct, that serves him well in his field of work. With his military background, owning and working in his security company came naturally and became his life, his focus. Until the day one mission became so much more. The day he was sucker punched by one mere glance at a picture of Hadley…

I’d never had a reaction like this to a woman, let alone from a damn picture at a time like this.

It was incredible feeling how his world shifted and Hadley became the very center of it, without even meeting her. All his possessive and protective instincts took over.

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Hadley was living a normal college student live, until one day she was kidnapped by her father’s enemies. After being held captive for two weeks, she was starting to lose hope that rescue is coming. But it came, in the delicious shape of her very own white knight, Brecken. 

Hadley’s immediate attraction to him was just as strong as his to her, even considering the awful circumstances of their encounter, and with one look, one touch, Brecken confirmed his feelings that she was the one for him.

I wanted to be her rock. The person she turned to for comfort. The one who made her feel safe. And the man who kept her out of harm’s way.

Even with the pressure and difficult of the escape they can’t resist the incredible chemistry between them, and they end up giving in to their impulses, in some HOT, steamy, sex scenes. Boy oh boy, did they burn those sheets (ok, waterfall’s cave floor, LOL), and Brecken’s dirty talk was the perfect touch…  

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I loved Hadley’s inner strength and willpower, even given her innocence, she never hesitated and always took what she wanted. And gave Brecken, just as much.

It was true, I’d surrendered more than my virginity to him under this water. Somehow, I’d managed to give him my heart too.

Brecken was an incredible hero, and the biggest reason for my love of this book. He had absolutely all the qualities I want in my romance’s H, the perfect balance of sweet and sexy/alpha, loving and caveman, loyal and possessive, and 100% devoted to her, from the very beginning, the moment he saw her picture.

Hadley was my salvation, the prize I earned for the shit I had to do in the Army. And nobody was going to take her away from me.

I adore Rochelle Paige’s books, her writing style and fantastic loyal characters (and their captivating stories), make her one of my go-to writer when I want a fast-paced steamy read, that I know will push all the right buttons. But this one is without a doubt my favorite so far, because it has the perfect balance of all the elements I look for in my literary escapes, and I can’t wait for more!!! 

If you are looking for a short steamy read packed with adventure, danger and off the charts chemistry and sexy times, topped of with an OTT alpha hero, this book will fit it to a T and leave you wanting for more!

“All the training in the world didn’t prepare me for you.”

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When I’d glanced at the photo my client had shown me of his daughter, my hesitation ceased to exist. Only one thing mattered—saving Hadley from the men who’d taken her. The sight of her broad smile and bright green eyes staring up at me from her picture froze me in my tracks. Brown hair so dark it almost appeared black, flowed over her shoulders, stopping just above her tits. Her perky, luscious tits which looked huge on her tiny frame. I got a hard-on from seeing her picture while sitting across from her father and discussing her kidnapping. It was insane. I’d never had a reaction like this to a woman, let alone from a damn picture at a time like this.

It was almost as insane as the feeling of possessiveness which swamped me when Whit whistled softly under his breath while glancing at her picture. We’d been together since boot camp, and I’d been lucky when he decided not to re-up at the same time as me. It meant I was able to open my security firm with Whit at my side, just like I’d started my military career. At his sign of male appreciation, I wanted nothing more than to demonstrate exactly what I’d do if he ever laid a hand on her.

“Back the fuck off,” I hissed at him, sending his eyebrows into his hairline before he moved to the wall and leaned against it. I was sure to hear about this later, but I didn’t give a fuck. She was mine, but first I needed to get her out of this mess.

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DON’T MISS OUT ON BOOK 1 OF THE BODY & SOUL SERIES

**Also available on Kindle Unlimited**

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BARE YOUR SOUL

About the Author

 

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Rochelle Paige is an Amazon bestselling author. She absolutely adores reading. Her friends growing up used to tease her when she trailed after them, trying to read and walk at the same time. She loves stories with alpha males, sassy heroines, hot sex and happily ever afters. She is a bit of a genre hopper in both her reading and her writing. So far she’s written books in several romance sub-genres including new adult, contemporary, paranormal and romantic suspense.

 

 

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THE ENFORCER (Untamed Hearts #3) by Kele Moon

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You know that expression we see all the time in romance books, ‘You’ve ruined me for other men’? That’s exactly how I felt after reading this book. Kele, I feel like this book completely ruined for every other book, and believe I say this in the most adulatory way.

First of all, it’s been almost one week since I’ve finished it and I still feel book hungover (there are very few books I can say the same thing about), and while reading it, I had to pause several times, to take a breather, for THE FIRST TIME EVER, not because I was bored or tired of the story, but because my heart was literally hurting for these characters, especially Tino, and I needed a moment to ground and remind myself that it is fiction. That’s how EXTRAORDINARY Kele Moon’s writing is, she really makes us share these moments, scenes and feelings with the MCs. And this is not even counting the times I found myself crying while reading it. So unless you want people to thinks you are going crazy or being hormonal, I advise you not to read the book in public. Yes, it’s an emotional heavy story, but it’s so very much more than that.

I can honestly say that, after this read, I can’t really set this book in my usual parameters, because it’s most definitely NOT a safe read, (it has to many triggers for that) but that didn’t hurt the book in my eyes. You can imagine how good of a book it is if it made me forgo my usual safety/spoilerish quirks.

 And for that reason this won’t be my typical review, because, for the very first time, I don’t want to spoiler it. Believe me when I say that if I were to reveal the ‘safety’ triggers I would destroy the story for you guys.

Half of the richness of this book is on the unveiling of the events, and the journey on itself. The other half comes from pure Kele Moon gift. It may seem like an exaggeration, but there is no other way to explain it because it’s the deceivingly natural result of her extensive research (underworld, dance, language, cultures), realness and rawness of her characters, and incredible scene setting, that really make her writing unique. In my opinion, she is one of the most talented romance writers of our generation, and I can’t wait for everyone of you to enjoy her gift and realize that.

This book is the third book of the Untamed Hearts series (Spinoff of the Battered Hearts Series), and the first of the two parts of Tino, Valentino Moretti’s story. 

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After reading both series, I knew that this series was getting a darker setting, we are, after all, getting more and more into the mafia’s underworld, to whom these men, unfortunately, will be forever linked by their name, Moretti.

The attempted murder of Brianna, by order of the head of the Moretti family, is the trigger for the cataclysm of events that will occur from this point forward, because for Tino, she is the one thing they were forbidden to touch.

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But before we can embark on these events Kele takes us to the Moretti brothers’ past, from the event that changed these siblings lives forever, Romeo’s arrest. And this is the core of the book, the beginning of Tino’s life as we know it and all the events that transformed him in the man he is in the present, the Enforcer.

His stolen childhood by abuse and neglect are truly heartbreaking, and without a doubt some of the most emotional moments I have ever read. Even so, a faint trace of hope always seemed present, something to hold on to…

“This is Neverland. The rest of the world doesn’t exist anymore. The sooner you forget it, the easier it’ll be,” Carlo said softly. “Learn to fight your own battles. We have to be better than them. Stronger. Faster. Smarter. Lost Boys have to fly.”

Tino shows us the true meaning of unmeasurable  love, loyalty and sacrifice for his siblings. He will, literally, do anything for his brothers and sister. 

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But there isn’t only sadness, we get see when Tino and Brianna first meeting, and their bond developing throughout the years. Their love is a force of nature,

Together, they were like a firework. 

Beautiful in the night. 

A dusty smear of ash in the morning when reality crashed in and ruined the high. They just weren’t ever meant to be more than one brief, amazing explosion of memories that should’ve been enough to sustain them. 

But it hadn’t been. 

Not even close.

Tino even shows us that his love for Brianna goes one step further, because he worships her. She is lifeline throughout all sacrifices. She is everything to him.

Brianna was a strong and loyal character. She was always there, to support and love him, no matter what. She was everything he needed.

Let’s talk about their chemistry together, because, my friends, if there is one thing that Kele know how to do perfectly, is create some nuclear, of the charts, chemistry. When these two where in the same room it was palpable, and when touching, whether it was dancing or kissing, it exploded, and nobody else existed for them. And the sex scenes, boy oh boy, let’s just say they are need-a-cold-shower-after HOT. 

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It wasn’t the easiest road for them, as we see, but by the end of this part, even though it’s not a HEA, it’s also not, in my eyes, a cliffhanger. We can anticipate what will happen next, but it doesn’t make you want to scream and throw you e-reader at the wall! LOL

That said, I can’t wait to put my greedy hands on the second part of this story, so please Kele, don’t make us wait to long…Pretty please… (*cue puppy eyes*)

And I can’t finish without saying….TINO, YOU MATTER!!!

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LASSOING THE VIRGIN MAIL ORDER BRIDE by Alexa Riley

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Cash was a very lonely cowboy. Even though content with his life on the ranch, he longs for something more, that he believes he’ll never have, so he resigns himself to satisfy the ranch’s need for a feminine hand and decides to order himself a mail-order bride.

After her mother’s recent death, Clare finds herself alone and completely broke. With nothing and no one else to resort to she decides to give her fate away as a mail-order bride, since that way she will at least have something that she loves, the life on a ranch.

Cash and Clare thought the mail-order bride arrangement was the fastest and easiest solution to their problems. What they had no idea was that it would mean so much more for both of them. It would mean ALL their dreams come true…

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As per AR fashion, from the moment they meet the chemistry was off the charts. But Clare won’t just give in easily to some growls. She is feisty and sure of herself, and that only fuels Cash’s caveman/cowboy manners more to life. And boy, oh boy, was Cash one possessive OTT hero!!!

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He really was jealous of everyone and everything, where Clare was concerned. And he made literally no excuses for that. And that made Clare even hotter for him (I’m with you on that one, sister!!!)! 

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Talking about steam, be prepared with a new pair of panties, a cold shower or definitely NOT reading this one in public, because even considering how sweet and inexperienced they both are (you won’t even realize 😉 ), and the fact that Cash managed to wait for his wedding night to actually have their first time, damn does this man like going down on his woman…

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Of course she isn’t the only one ending up wet after this little number…

And that’s exactly what’s wanted and expected from a Alexa Riley’s story.

With so many uncertain things in our real lives, it’s fantastic to know that Alexa Riley’s books aren’t one of them. We always know a safe and orgasm-inducing little story is waiting for us!!! And that, like the sweet drug that it is, the high isn’t even over and we already want MORE, so please give us our next fix!!!

 

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JACKED UP (Bowen Boys #4) by Elle Aycart

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Jack is the epitome of ‘Tall, Dark and Handsome’. His mysterious behaviour, silence and permanent scowl only make him more appealling. But due to stay-way vibes, very few dare to get close to him. Within those we find only the Bowens, and the bane of his existence, Elle Cooper.

Elle is the exact opposite of Jack, she’s sassy, flirty, the true life of the party. She never stops, always doing something and on the move. She represents everything that Jack doesn’t want in a woman, or so he hoped…LOL…

“She was all that he would ever want in a woman. Except for that attitude of hers. That would ruin everything. It would drive him crazy. He could never trust her, and she would never be happy staying in, making a home for him. Her priority would always be her work. Her agenda. And he was playing with fire. She affected him just by being close to him. Not good.”

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Teasing Jack is one of Elle’s favorite past-times, and in the year and a half they have known each other, even with rarely meeting, every chance she got she took a jab at him. Due to his stoic attitude she nick names him Borg, and it’s what she always calls him.

“It would have been funnier with you, of course, barrel of laughs that you are. Life and soul of the party, really.”

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Especially after James and Tate’s wedding, where they were forced to interact more, much to Jack’s dismay, since they were best man and maid of honor. From that point, with Jack going undercover, Elle took it upon herself to constantly emailing him, to updated and tease him, of course. Even though he never answered the emails back, they got very closer, because they were a bit of a lifeline to him, not to lose himself in his mission on the criminal underworld. Her teasing was the highlight of his day.

“Just wanted to be the first to congratulate you on your birthday—or your assembly day—however your kind of people are made.”

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But when he comes back and Elle’s gets in some major trouble, he is the only one who can help her, not that he gave her much choice…LOL

Being forced to live and working in close proximity to her, makes all his previous efforts to stay away from her, go right down the drain…They couldn’t deny it anymore, the chemistry and sexual tension between them was already off the charts before, but now, it took seismic proportions. And everyone was well aware of it (how could they not?! 😉 ) even with them always being in denial.

“I knew this was going to happen if you spent any time together,” James continued. “The only reason it hasn’t happened earlier is because you avoided her like the plague.”

Of course, when they can’t deny it any longer and give in to their attraction, they are still too stubborn to see what’s right in from of them, and try to embark in a temporary sexual relationship (because we all know how great those work out *cue snort*).

“The obey-me-or-else tone, the one that demands servitude. Doing things on command is not a skill I’ve acquired or have any interest in acquiring,”

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They allow themselves to explore this magnetism, but always put up mental blocks, so that their hearts wouldn’t get involved. They genuinely thought they were all wrong to one another. It’s a true case of ‘There Are None So Blind As Those Who Will Not See’…

“Crazy attraction none withstanding, she knew there could never be anything between them. They would drive each other insane. But that was just as well, because she was not looking for love or a relationship. Heck, she wasn’t even sure sex was a good idea. Every time he kissed her, her damn heart stopped and her core flooded. Such raw passion. Such intensity, in the kiss and in the hand restraining her. She didn’t like being held in place, being told what to do, and that was all he did. He was a rock and she would never get him to move. And yet, for all her sound reasoning she couldn’t deny she wanted him, badly.”

“Fucking her was mind-blowing, and he couldn’t deny enjoying her wiseass comments and their back and forth outside the bedroom, but he was thirty-six. It was time to stop jerking around and plan for the future. Elle wasn’t his future and he wasn’t hers. She needed an easygoing, laid-back guy that would let her do her thing. He needed a dedicated woman. They would drive each other insane. Love didn’t grow out of conflict. Sexual chemistry did. And building your future on your dick’s whims was a very shaky foundation.”

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The crazy chemistry combined with their incessant ribbing, gave place to some off the charts, burning hot sex scenes, where Jack always asserted his dominancy. And we all know, by now, that Elle is so not the submissive type. LOL

“You can’t take me on. I like my women tied up. Ball-gagged. Blindfolded. Plug up their asses. Pussy spread open for me to fuck it however I want. If I take the gag off, it’s to fuck their mouths.”

He was going for shock effect, not that he was exaggerating much. That didn’t shock her. She just whistled. “Wow. No wonder you forget they’re in your bed. How do they communicate? What about the safe word? Do you give them a pad and they use their fingertips to Morse it to you?” She imitated Morse-code-like sounds and added, mimicking a robot, “Tap. Taptaptap. Please scratch my nose. Dying here.”

Rest assured, those are not into kink, because this is not a BDSM book. Sure Jack could be anything but dominant in the sex scenes, as well as in life, as he pointed it out, so, besides the sporadic hand restraining, a blindfold at one time, and some anal play at another, I would never consider this story in that genre. After all, Elle is anything but submissive and there was never pain involved, not even spanking. He would never hurt her, he even said as much.

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“You do know me. I have told you things I haven’t told anyone. Things very few people know about me. And when you say nothing affects me? You are wrong, pet; you affect me. A shitload. I don’t want you to, I actually hated it, but you do. More than you think.”

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I absolutely loved this story and characters. Their constant banter, and the combination of his broodiness with her sassy attitude completely grabbed me to the book. I can sincerely say that Elle was one of the most genuinely feisty female MCs I have ever read, her come-backs were awesome. And their magnetic pull, like I said before, allied with his intensity was just panty-melting!

I had been anxiously waiting (like so many of you) for this book and it was totally worth it! I love the author’s writing style and character building.

I have to point out how so very helpful Elle (the author) was with my pain-in-the-ass self, answering all my questions and clearing up some points I had during my read. I know not all the writers would go to so much trouble after writing the book, so again, thank you so much! And kudos to you for being such a interactive writer!!!

Congratulations Elle, for another fantastic addition to this already awesome series. I can’t wait for Morgana’s book, I love a kick-ass heroine!

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She froze at his words. “No?”
“No. We are a fucking perfect one.”

 

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