RELEASE BLITZ - Challenge (Oni Fighters #3) by Natalie Gayle

Title: Challenge

Series: Oni Fighters #3

Author: Natalie Gayle

Genre: Contemporary/MMA Romance

Release Date: July 18, 2016

Blurb

How does something so right suddenly go so wrong? Maybe because fate is an evil bitch.

Seth Harris was Onigashima Fighters resident womanizer, party animal and good time guy. He was just as quick with a joke as he was with his fists in the cage. Fast and loose—that’s the way he liked to play it in all aspects of his life. Was that the real Seth or a carefully crafted façade?

Sophia Sommers knew her looks were what everyone noticed first—until she threw a kick punch combination. Few realised, her real gifts were determination, courage and adaptability. Her course was clear and charted…until she let Seth Harris under her guard.

One night— two actions. That’s all it takes to set off a chain reaction that changes the course of their lives.

What happens when fate intervenes and leaves them both reeling, with nothing more than hazy memories of how they landed in their new and terrifying reality?

Will these two very different people accept the challenge fate has dealt them? Or will their inner demons convince them to walk away from a fight harder than they’ve ever faced before?

They must first accept—The hardest demons to defeat are the ones inside. They’ll have to rise to the challenge.

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Author Bio

A confessed readaholic and romantic junkie, Natalie spends her time juggling a busy career as an IT professional and author. In between staring at a computer screen (she spends lot time doing that!) Natalie, enjoys living the Gold Coast life with her very tolerant husband and two school aged children.

She loves spending time with family and friends, hitting the beach, cooking, working out and curling up with a good book. Her pet hates are cleaning and anything else that can be considered “domestic dullness”. If she could have one wish it would be to be able to fit 48 hours into 24.

Natalie is the author of the Centre Games Series. A fast paced, romantic suspense series set on the Gold Coast, Australia. The series tells the stories of the Centre, a quasi government agency established to fight environmental, biological and agricultural threats. The Centre Games books are filled with hot alpha males and the feisty independent females strong enough to capture their hearts. Natalie’s books pack lots of action, hot romance and surprises.

She recently released Brave—the first in her Oni Fighters Series. This series is MMA contemporary romance with inspirational themes. The series is about people overcoming tragedy, pain and circumstances—fighting their inner demons. The next book, Believe, will be released late 2015 with another early 2016.

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STACKED UP

Worth the Fight #6

Sidney Halston

Releasing May 31st, 2016

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Opposites attract in this seductive novel from the author of Against the Cage (“Funny, steamy, scorching.”—Toni Aleo), with a chiseled MMA fighter falling for a single mom who could use a real man in her corner.

Working two jobs to support her infant daughter is harder than anything Penny Richards has ever done, but it sure beats living under the rules of her stepfather, a television preacher who demands a picture-perfect family. And if Penny hadn’t struck out on her own, she never would have met Travis Calhoun. The intensely physical heavyweight brawler has a way of drawing out her wild side. But Travis lives fast, with no responsibilities—and that just isn’t for Penny.

Most of the women in Travis’s circle wear tight clothes, high heels, and tons of makeup—not pearls or plaid headbands. But once he works past Penny’s inhibitions, Travis discovers a kindred spirit who longs to trust someone with her body, and her secrets. Still, Travis can’t help but wonder if this rich girl is just slumming it before she returns to her privileged life. Now it’s up to Penny to prove that she wants her hard-edged, hard-loving fighter just the way he is.

I'm sad this series is over! Although this book wasn't my favorite from the series, it's still a good read. Both Penny and Travis have circumstances from their early lives that have shaped them into the people we meet in this story. Penny is doing what she can to support her young daughter, after running away from the life her stepfather believes his family should live and abide by. Even though Penny didn't want to subject her daughter to that life, she still manages to hold on to her faith, despite the adversity of her current situation, which I found impressive.

Something else I like about the couples in Sidney Halston's stories is that they actually communicate with each other, something unheard of! Now, they may not do it all the time, but at least that makes the story seem a bit more realistic. We get to see how a couple works and sometimes struggles to make sure their relationship grows and flourishes. 

I was a bit irritated with Travis' behavior regarding marriage and children, but we learn why he feels like that, and thankfully he begins to realize that it doesn't have to be the way he knew it to be.

ARC provided in exchange for honest review.

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USA Today bestselling author, Sidney Halston lives her life with one simple rule: "Just Do It"--Nike. And that's exactly what she did.

After working hard as an attorney, Sidney picked up a pen for the first time at thirty years old to begin her dream of writing. Having never written anything other than very exciting legal briefs, she found an outlet for her imaginative, romantic side and wrote Seeing Red. That first pen stroke sealed the deal, and she fell in love with writing. Sidney lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She loves her family above all else, and reading follows a close second. When she's not writing, you can find her reading and reading and reading. She's a reader first and a writer second. When she's not writing or reading, her life is complete and utter chaos, trying to balance family life with work and writing (and reading). But she wouldn't have it any other way.

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RELEASE BLITZ - Beyond the Cage by Alana Sapphire

Title: Beyond the Cage

Author: Alana Sapphire

Genre: Erotic Romance

Release Date: March 22, 2016

**JASMINE**

MMA champ, Cameron ‘K.O.’ Jackson, is the embodiment of every woman’s dream man. He’s smart, tall, dark, and handsome, with a bad boy twist. The only problem is, this Prince Charming doesn’t talk. That’s right. He acknowledges he can, he just…doesn’t.

The night I met him, his beauty turned my brain to mush. Then, he kissed me, and my world tilted on its axis. He was a distraction, something I didn’t need being twenty-two years old and pre-med. Besides, I had no business even thinking about a violent MMA fighter, so I walked away with no intention of seeing him again. Apparently, he had other plans.

He tracked me down, and I brushed all my objections aside, diving head first into a relationship because he intrigued me. As I get to know him, I learn he’s not the psychotic killer I thought he was, but the more I’m with him, it seems the less I know. He’s a conundrum – scary fighter and gentle giant; public figure, private man. Mystery surrounds him and no one is more curious than I am. Well, you know the saying – ‘curiosity killed the cat’. Cameron’s world is dangerous, and I’m about to learn firsthand. When it breaks down my door, will he be able to save me?

I love this story! It wasn't what I was expecting, and that to me made it that much more enjoyable. I figured that maybe Cameron would be silent for the first couple of chapters, but as I got more into the story, I found that I was anticipating whether or not he'd finally talk as much as Jasmine was waiting for it to happen.

Cameron is the very definition of the strong, silent type, but all of his actions indicate that he truly cares for Jasmine, even though they known each other for about 27 minutes. While he doesn't talk, he definitely knows how to convey what his thoughts and feelings, and it just proves that Jasmine is the one for him simply because she's taken the time to learn the nuances of his different expressions.

Jasmine is absolutely hilarious! From her internal thoughts and dialogue to her interactions with her loved ones, she definitely keeps it real, but without being a hoodrat about it. She is smart and confident without coming across like she knows she's all that.

There's not a lot of angst in regards to their relationship in this book, just the reappearance of an ex or two who tries to muddy the waters between Jasmine and Cameron, there's also suspense, a final surprise at the end of the book. I love the epilogue, even if the situation gets a bit tense, but this does end with a HEA.  

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I watch him move across the room, my mouth gaping. Shit. Using the back of my hand, I check the corners of my lips for drool. Okay, I’m good. His body is simply…divine. My eyes rove over his protruding pectorals and down to the perfectly formed ridges of his abs. The desire to run my tongue in the grooves of his V-line boils inside me. He turns away, and I watch the muscles play in his back as he moves. Lying on my stomach, I place my palms on either side of my face and observe him. Every movement is like a touch to my most sensitive parts; that’s how strong his effect on me is. How can putting on deodorant be sexy? I don’t know, but the way he does it… Our eyes meet and he gives me that knowing smile of his. “I think I’m obsessed with your body.” The smile turns into a smirk and he sticks his finger into the towel, letting it fall to the floor. Fuck. Me. The perfection continues. He’s not aroused at all but still totally impressive. My breath catches and my pussy twitches. As he moves, his dick swings between his powerful thighs. Yeah, I have to check for drool again.

Music and writing are my two great loves. I always thought I'd be doing one or the other. Alas, I cannot sing or play an instrument so I'm relegated to listening to music (and eating copious amounts of chocolate) while I write. Hoping you'll enjoy my characters as much as I do!

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