Exclusive Trailer Reveal: How To Say Goodbye by Amber Lin

When Amber Lin presented us with the opportunity to host the trailer reveal of her upcoming New Adult book, How To Say Goodbye, I was honoured and over-the-moon excited. Since the release of Giving It Up, the first book in her Lost Girls series, I have been a die-hard fan of this author and have been singing her praises to everyone who wants to listen. Four full-length novels later and it is evident that Amber Lin’s talent is not restricted to dark romances, she also writes wonderful steamy and sweet contemporaries and I am beyond excited to read her New Adult novel How To Say Goodbye, coming out on April 7^th, 2014.

Check out the blurb down below! Once you read it, I know you’ll be as impatient as I am for the release of Amy and Dane’s story. Then, have a look at the beautiful trailer created by The Book Chick. It’s a beautiful accompaniment to this wonderful story! Let us know your thoughts in the comments down below! ~Steffi

Exclusive Trailer Reveal of How To Say Goodbye

What it’s about

Amy has a secret: no one’s ever held her hand. She doesn’t even know how to hug. Everyone thinks she’s smart, but straight As are way easier than making friends. Then she meets Dane, a golden-haired surfer whose easy charm and hot touch teach her what she longs to know.

Dane lives for the salty breeze and a sweet wave, because that’s all he has. He’s been on the streets since he was fourteen. A drifter. Homeless. But Amy changes everything. Smart and accomplished, she’s everything he’s not. He wants to be the sort of man who deserves her.

Except that means facing down his past—and that past might very well swallow them both.

Release date: April 7^th, 2014

Check out Steffi’s other reviews of Amber’s books:

Giving It Up (Lost Girls, #1)

Selling Out (Lost Girls, #2)

Tempting Fate (Lost Girls, #3

Chance Of Rain

About Amber Lin

Amber Lin writes erotic romance with damaged souls and deep emotion.

Her debut novel, Giving It Up, received The Romance Review’s Top Pick, Night Owl Top Pick, and 5 Blue Ribbons from Romance Junkies. RT Book Reviews gave it 4.5 stars, calling it “truly extraordinary.” She has been published by Loose Id, Carina Press, and Entangled.

Amber married her high school sweetheart, birthed a kid who’s smarter than she is, and spends her nights writing down her dirty thoughts. In other words, life is good. Come say hi back on twitter, through goodreads, or by email.

- See more at: http://www.authoramberlin.com

Promo Spotlight: Masters Of Seduction by Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Laura Wright and Alexandra Ivy

There is not one of us at Swept Away By Romance who doesn’t love these authors! Lara Adrian’s Midnight Breed series and Alexandra Ivy’s Guardians Of Eternity are particular favorites of Steffi and Karla’s. With four top-class, incredibly talented authors, this novella series promises to be a big hit. Check out the blurb down below and mark your calendars for July 14^th, 2014!

Publication Date: July 14, 2014

Authors: Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Laura Wright and Alexandra Ivy

Summer 2014 is going to sizzle with the launch of a sexy new series from four of the hottest authors in paranormal romance!

In the realm of the Incubi Masters, pleasure is to die for and love is the deadliest game of all . . .

Surrender to sinful pleasures and forbidden passions with Masters of Seduction, the sizzling new paranormal romance novella series from New York Times and internationally bestselling authors Lara Adrian, Donna Grant, Laura Wright and Alexandra Ivy.

This all-new, never-before-published boxed set contains the first four novellas in the Masters of Seduction series. Each book in the collection is approximately 20-25,000 words.

Merciless: House of Gravori ~ by Lara Adrian
Soulless: House of Romerac ~ by Donna Grant
Shameless: House of Vipera ~ by Laura Wright
Ruthless: House of Xanthe ~ by Alexandra Ivy
 

The Masters of Seduction collection releases July 14, 2014 in eBook (all formats) and trade paperback. Pre-order now in ebook for just 99 cents! 

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Bite Me (The Pride Series) by Shelly Laurenston

What it’s about:

Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life’s irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad’s untimely and unexplained demise.

That’s where Vic Barinov comes in—or his house does. Vic can’t step outside without coming back to find Livy devouring his honey stash and getting the TV remote sticky. It gets his animal instincts all riled up. But he’ll have to woo her at high speed: all hell is breaking loose, and Livy is leading the charge…

 

Steffi’s Review

4.5 stars

So far there hasn’t been a single book by Shelly Laurenston that I didn’t like. Picking up a book by this author, I expect, first and foremost, to be laughing my head off, and she always delivers. But, there is also always a great, sexy romance storyline that doesn’t stick to the normal rules. Shelly Laurenston’s characters are always special and completely nuts. 

I can’t even keep up with all the characters and books anymore but I don’t care one bit. In Bite Me we meet Tony and Ricky Lee, Dee-Ann and Rick, Blayne and Bo, Gwen and Lock and all of our other favorite shifters again. I really enjoyed that everything and everyone comes together in Bite Me and the plot around the special shifter unit thickens. 

Vic and Livy are actually just friends. She often breaks into his house to steal his honey and sleep in his cupboards and he more or less accepts her existence and lets her do whatever she wants. When Livy needs help, though, she automatically turns to Vic and the two grow closer as more than friends. Livy’s family is bat-shit crazy; there is really no other word for it! But they give you the ride of your life. When Livy and Vic finally get together, they get their sexy on like nothing else. The chemistry between these two is explosive.

If you’re looking for excitement, exhilaration, laughing so hard you’re crying and having the time of your life from the first to the very last word, this book is for you. Throw in sexy shifter males and their feisty mates, and you’re in for a treat!

*A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley*

Release date: March 25th, 2014

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Four Friends by Robyn Carr

What it’s about

Gerri can't decide what's more devastating: learning her rock-solid marriage has big cracks, or the anger she feels as she tries to repair them. Always the anchor for friends and her three angst-ridden teenagers, it's time to look carefully at herself. The journey is more than revealing—it's transforming.

Andy doesn't have a great track record with men, and she's come to believe that a lasting love is out of reach. When she finds herself attracted to her down-to-earth contractor—a man without any of the qualities that usually appeal to her—she questions everything she thought she wanted in life.

Sonja's lifelong pursuit of balance is shattered when her husband declares he's through with her New Age nonsense and walks out. There's no herbal tonic or cleansing ritual that can restore her serenity—or her sanity.

Miraculously, it's BJ, the reserved newcomer to Mill Valley, who steps into their circle and changes everything. The woman with dark secrets opens up to her neighbors, and together they get each other back on track, stronger as individuals and unfaltering as friends.

Steffi’s Review

3 stars

Summer In Sonoma is one of my favorite books by Robyn Carr because of the way the story is told from the perspectives of 4 women who are friends and working through different issues in their lives. Starting Four Friends, I was hoping for a similar read. I wanted the friendship to be at the center of the story and the romance interspersed throughout. Again, the way of storytelling really drew me in and I was able to fully immerse myself into the lives of these 4 different women. 

Unfortunately, I found this book to be judgmental where it was unnecessary and too forgiving at times when I just expected more. I almost had the feeling as if the author wanted to convey a message, a morale, which I’m never a fan of, but in this case, I completely disagreed on every level.

The storyline that really bugged me was Gerri’s. She has learned of a big secret of her husband’s past while they were already married, and the way this was dealt with bothered me. When Gerri comes to terms with everything, she seems a little too cheery and agreeable. I don’t want to give away any spoilers, even though I desperately want to rant about Gerri. 

The two women I really liked were Sonja and Andy. Andy finally kicks out her cheating boyfriend and starts a beautiful relationship with a man who isn’t at all her type and not romance novel material, but so perfect for her. I loved going through this experience with Andy! Sonja’s husband leaves her because she is obsessed with spiritual balance. When her husband leaves, she basically has a mental breakdown, the control she has always had on her life is now gone and she has a very hard time dealing with that. While her lifestyle wasn’t necessarily something Sonja enjoyed but did to stay in control, it posed a problem for her in her everyday life and had to be dealt with. At the same time, I had the feeling this was judged very harshly, as if alternative medicine and spiritual balance were indicators of not being ‘normal’.

I guess what I want to say as an overall summary of this book is that Robyn Carr is an amazing storyteller. The friendship of these 4 women and the journey they go on together is worth reading about. This is not a book that lets you relax after a hard day at work. It challenges readers and poses questions that others don’t. It’s not your run-of-the-mill romance with the perfect solution to everything and a happily ever after. It shows that life always has ups and downs and it is how we deal with those downs that defines our true character. The fact that I have such strong emotions about this book is a reflection of the author’s talent. I could go on discussing Four Friends for hours on end and never get tired of it. I just wish the issues discussed in the book were handled with a bit more care and the judgmental tone dialed back.

Release date: March 25th, 2014

*A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*

Want to know more about Robyn Carr?

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