Friday, January 20, 2017
Cover Reveal: Just Listen by D. Breeze
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Review: Vicious by L.J. Shen
L.J. Shen has kicked off 2017 with the hottest and biggest bang with her new release Vicious, the first book in her Sinners of Saint Series. A story that will have you falling in love with Vicious, a complete jerk and craving his character when he's not on the page. And Emilia, a heroine who has such a great energy, fire, and spirit you want to be her best friend and hang out with her. Together these two create an explosive story that will have you locking yourself away in a quiet space to devour every single word.
L.J Shen is one of the best authors around today. She knows how to deliver characters that are multifaceted and Vicious proves it once again. She seamlessly tells Vicious and Emilia's story with a blend of present time and flashbacks. When all is revealed, you're left loving a story that makes you laugh, ache, smile, and say "what?" and fanning yourself more than a few times. I can't say enough how much I love this story about the thin line between love and hate.
If you're looking for a fantastic, sexy story to start the year, look no further than Vicious by the talented L.J. Shen.
Rating: 5 stars
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Monday, January 2, 2017
A Note From E
I want to start off by wishing all of you the happiest of New Years. As the year begins I'm thinking of what I want this blog to be. 2016 was not the most productive of years. I had to cut down my time on the blog and did the minimum to keep it going. As the only person on the Jazzy World of E's Bookshelf it was hard to not do reviews and spotlights as much.
The reasoning behind it was that I spent all of 2016 caring for my mother. In November of 2015 she was diagnosed with cancer. I was with her every step of the way through countless hospital stays, chemo and sadly her final days in hospice this December.
I spent the last few weeks seeing what I plan to do next. One thing is for certain. I love books. The Jazzy World of E's Bookshelf blog is something that I've loved doing and this year will be my third year doing it. I'm planning to jump in and bring it back up to a place people come to find new authors and books. It might be a little slow but I promise to make this the best page possible.
Last year there were more than a few authors who won spotlights that I wasn't able to do. I will be contacting them to get those scheduled throughout the year. So keep an eye out for that.
Also the Book of the year contest which normally happens in December will happen this week.
I adore this book world and the support you have given me. I love meeting new people and finding new authors. I will continue to share the love. Hopefully, 2017 will be a great year for all of us.
Cheers and Happy New Year!
Love
Elena
Monday, October 17, 2016
My furbabies and hubby love the water and so do I! We go camping whenever we can and have a blast cuddling by the fire, eating s’mores and listening to the waves crash against the shore.
Reading is a long time passion of mine and I’ve always had trouble ending the books when I close them. Characters and scenarios would flow through my mind, further keeping me from much needed sleep. After a time, my own characters began running through my head, demanding to have their stories told.
I am the author of the Ascent series, my first published novel is The Ascension of Laney, a New Adult Paranormal Romance.
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GOOD or EVIL?
It’s a decision I’ve warred with my entire life but this time I’m determined to let good win.
My mother left me.
He threw me away.
The angels didn’t want me.
Everything points toward evil and I wonder; was the choice really mine?
The plate crashes against the wall just above her head. She flinches and I smile. Fear glazes over her eyes as I step a fraction closer.
“Please don’t,” she pleads but I don’t care.
Her back hits the wall first and her breathing gets erratic.
“I don’t want to. You know I hate doing that,”
“You know I can’t mow the lawn,” she squeaks. Mom walks with a limp, an injury she sustained years ago from her abusive father. Funny how it's her daughter she allows to abuse her now. I should feel sorry but I don’t. The weak woman in front of me can barely take care of herself much less me.
I chuckle, “you’ve done it before.”
She shakes her head vigorously, her pony tail scraping the wall behind her. “I could barely walk for days afterward.”
I shrug and pull away, dropping her to the floor. “Then hire someone.”
“Sasha, please,” she shouts as I turn and walk toward the other end of our home.
My bedroom is just on the other side of our single-wide. I glance back at her in the kitchen but she isn’t visible through the cabinets. She’s still sitting on the floor where I left her, I’m sure. The door to my room hangs crooked so I have to slam it twice before it sits perfectly, almost perfectly in the door jamb.
I turn on my stereo, drowning out the sobs that are sure to come. She should have had that abortion my sperm donor of a father begged her to have. Every so often, I feel bad for the way I treat her, then I remember the nights I’ve gone without food. The days I’ve spent digging in garbage cans for a morsel of something to eat.
She can’t sustain a job long enough to keep us fed, always claiming the work was too hard on her leg. I knew the truth. She takes enough hydrocodone to keep an entire military squad from experiencing any pain. She’d rather sit at home, popping pills than making money to put food on the table.
Click the image to join. Link to download your FREE short story is in the pinned post.Thursday, September 22, 2016
Author Spotlight: Abby Gale
Meet Abby Gale
Abby Gale is an alter ego who likes to write as much as reading. She loves writing erotica with little suspense in it. Finally, she found the courage she was looking for and decided to publish her book.Abby Gale in a few words: A pharmacist, a blogger, an avid reader, and an author.
VIOLET is her debut novel
Connect with Abby Gale
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorAbbyGale
Books by Abby Gale
Add it to your TBR:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30051293-violet
Synopsis
Angel is missing. The trail ends at Club Nymph and that is where Dawn begins her search.
With no clues, Dawn does the only thing she can, she leaves Dawn behind and becomes Violet, a pole dancer looking for answers.
In the midst of dark and mischievous world, temptation surrounds Violet and knowing who to trust proves a perilous decision. While her nights are filled with seduction, she must protect herself at every turn.
Amidst danger and hidden agendas, it becomes a race against time.
Will she find the truth without endangering her own life or risking her heart in the process?
Violet is book 1 in a series, but can be read as a standalone.
Reader Advisory: This book contains a fierce heroine and not one, but two beyond hot heroes. Graphic, sexual content including ménage. Intended for mature audiences.
VIOLET BUY LINKS:
Coming Soon
Releasing Sept. 30, 2016
Add it to your TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31432088-one-night-only
Synopsis
Life is a struggle…
In the ugly web of illness and pain, every breath I take is a fight to carry on and every doctor visit is another reason to give up.
Love is impossible…
With the bravery afforded me by the knowledge of my limited time, pride has lost its importance. A sensuous touch equals escape and surrender, but also sweet, precious agony.
One Night Only…
A single message is the only thing that matters. A single message that can alter his life forever and erase my pain.
One Night Only... we trade the pain to create a memory of a lifetime.
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Cover Reveal: Cain-Rage of Angels (Cain Series Book 2) By Elias Raven
★★★COVER REVEAL★★★
Author: Elias Raven
Title: Cain-Rage of Angels (Cain Series Book 2)
Release Date: Oct. 25th 2016
Cover Designer: Jessica Hildreth
Synopsis
Elias never saw it coming. The deception had been flawless. He had looked into the dark eyes of his half-brother Qaylin. The torrent of anger and rage rose from the dark abyss of his soul at what this bastard had done. It was unlike anything he had ever felt before or since… A million times a million Cains screamed across the Heavens. Their voices echoed in his head demanding the blood of the betrayer, Qaylin!Elias knew it was time he stopped fighting from a position of weakness. He had to get up and take the fight to the enemy’s doorstep and he only had a small window of time to do so. He would have to strike while they thought he was beaten, then stand toe to toe against the forces of Hell itself. Somehow he had to even the odds and give him and his men a fighting chance to win. But his ancient enemies were powerful. It appeared as though the heavens had been eerily quiet as if the matters of men no longer mattered to the angelic host. It seemed Lucifer had full dominion over this mortal coil. If that was so, what chance did Elias and his men have against such an enemy?
“The Rage of Angels” is the explosive second book in the CAIN series.
You can now read Cain: Sins of the Father (Book 1) for just .99 on Amazon
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Saturday, September 10, 2016
Blog Tour: Challenged by You by Steph Nuss
Title: Challenged by You
Series: Love in the City #5
Author: Steph Nuss
Release Date: Sept 1, 2016
Paige Abram never faces a problem she can’t solve until her high school sweetheart comes back into her life, and she’s bombarded with memories of their relationship. His presence is almost suffocating, but he’s still just as beautiful as she remembers.
His heart beat differently after its first love.
The moment Drake Wilkins sees her again, the numbness he’s felt since he walked away disappears. But she’s not the same girl he fell in love with back then. She’s colder, not as easy going; she’s a complete stranger now.
Her heart nearly quit after its first loss.
When a funeral has them returning to their hometown, a secret she’s kept from him all these years is revealed. She expects him to push her away but he doesn’t; he tests her just like when they were kids.
Their hearts resuscitate, but in the city, their love will face its biggest challenge of all: survival.
His heart beat differently after its first love.
The moment Drake Wilkins sees her again, the numbness he’s felt since he walked away disappears. But she’s not the same girl he fell in love with back then. She’s colder, not as easy going; she’s a complete stranger now.
Her heart nearly quit after its first loss.
When a funeral has them returning to their hometown, a secret she’s kept from him all these years is revealed. She expects him to push her away but he doesn’t; he tests her just like when they were kids.
Their hearts resuscitate, but in the city, their love will face its biggest challenge of all: survival.
The next day after work, I walked into Jones Jym in complete awe of the place. It was an athlete’s dream workout facility—even better than the one I frequented during college ball. It had multiple floors of equipment and machines, and several trainers on staff. The place buzzed with people who were eager to sweat away their workday. Since moving to the city, I’d yet to find a gym to join, and a guy at work named Owen had given me the name of the gym he and several of his athletic clients used.
I signed up and paid the membership fee. The lady at the front desk gave me a keycard and all the necessary information that came with becoming a member, and then she had a young guy give me a tour of the place. It wasn’t until we got to the floor with the pool that I recognized the body swimming toward the other end.
Paige was doing laps in a one-piece black swimsuit. Seeing her in the water reminded me of the times we spent swimming and the bikinis she used to wear, especially the ones I enjoyed taking off of her.
“Dude,” the kid said, shaking his head. “Don’t even bother. That lady is like the ice queen around here. She specifically requests the pool to herself, and the only reason she gets it is because she’s friends with the boss.”
“I see,” I commented, never taking my eyes off her. Ice queen, huh? That was a new nickname for her I hadn’t heard around work yet. “If you don’t mind, I think I can take it from here. I appreciate you showing me around.”
“Just doing my job.” He shrugged and picked up a few towels that had been tossed to the side before heading toward the door. “Have a good day.”
“You too.”
I was alone with her. It was like one of my teenage wet dreams come to life all over again: Paige all wet in a swimsuit. Except this time, she was in a one-piece that covered way too much of her, but I really didn’t mind. The suit molded to her, showing off her excellently toned body and how much she still cared for it.
As she swam toward the end of the pool nearest me, I walked to the edge and squatted down to watch her. She pushed harder and harder through the water, kicking her legs and pumping her arms fast toward me. When she got closer, instead of somersaulting against the wall and pushing back to the other end, she reached for the edge and accidentally grabbed my shoe.
“What the hell?” she sputtered as she removed her goggles and moved into a standing position. She brushed her hair out of her face and peered back at me with a pissed off gleam in her eye. “What are you doing in here, Drake? I requested time in the pool to myself.”
“I know,” I said, smiling. “But I was getting the Jones Jym tour since I’m a new member and when I saw you swimming, I thought I’d say hi.”
She rolled her eyes and ticked a brow up at me. “You joined my gym?”
“I didn’t realize it was your gym. I thought it was open to everybody.”
She sighed. “You know what I mean. How did you know I worked out here?”
“Well, if you must know, I asked Owen his opinion on the gyms around the city, and he suggested this one. Your name was never even brought up.”
“Goddammit, Owen,” she muttered under her breath loud enough for me to hear.
Amused, I stepped back as she lifted herself out of the pool. I admired the body that I missed in an unhealthy manner, feeling suffocated in my three-piece suit as my eyes roamed. She grabbed a towel and started to dry off, and all I could do was stand there and watch. Her suit dipped low in the front, exposing the contours of her breasts, and it was cut high on the thighs to show off her legs and the cheeks of her taut ass peeking out the backside. It wasn’t like the one-piece suits with the ugly floral prints. No, this black beaut was one I imagined myself stripping off of her in a slow, seductive manner until I had her begging me to get her out of it.
“Don’t,” she stated harshly, knocking me back to the present.
“What?” I asked, confused as I refocused my attention to her face, where her eyes were narrowed on me, brows furrowed in annoyance.
She used to love it when I watched her like this.
She wrapped one towel around herself and knotted it, and then proceeded to wring her hair out with another towel. “You don’t get to look at me like that anymore.”
I cocked my head to the side and shot her a mischievous smile. “Do you realize what you’re wearing? How am I supposed to not look at you in a swimsuit? Do you remember all the good times we had with you in—and out—of a bikini? Because I do.”
“I can tell.” She nodded toward the slight bulge in my pants and tossed the towel in the used barrel. Slipping her feet into a pair of sandals, she threw her bag over her shoulder and made her way over to me. She tugged on my loosened tie and pulled me forward with a playful smile lingering on her lips as she ran her fingers over the silky material. “I remember that one night we decided to go skinny dipping,” she stated, her voice taking on a sensual tone that hypnotized me. “You helped me out of my suit, taking your sweet time untying the strings and sliding my bottoms down my legs, and then you took off your shorts.” She laughed softly and then shoved me away from her. “But the water was so cold that your genitals shriveled up to unnoticeable proportions.”
“Hey, it was really fucking cold!” I exclaimed defensively.
Reaching for the door, her laugh turned devious. “Don’t ever interrupt my swim session again, Wilkins.”
“Don’t act like that’s the only swimming memory you have, Abram!” I called back.
Like hell I was going to let her have the last word. One glance at my groin, and I knew the skinny dipping story still had the same damn effect that it had back when we were kids.
Fuck. Getting her back was going to be more of a challenge than I thought, but I’d endure every embarrassing story she recalled about me if it meant hearing her laugh like that again.
Review
Where do i even begin when it comes to Challenged By You, the fifth book in Steph Nuss' Love In the City series. I've always been intrigued by the glimpses of Paige throughout the other books. A loyal friend but also one who has remained a mystery. I wouldn't have guessed Paige's story in a million years. She is the strong woman you've come to expect but the vulnerability that is underneath will have you wanting to hug her and reach for a tissue a few times.
When her former high school sweetheart Drake Wilkins reappears her world is thrown for a loop. It's at this point we learn everything there is to know about Paige Abrams. I don't want to give anything away because it is a book that needs to be experienced. Her story grabs you and has you feeling every single emotion. It's a roller coaster for sure. Paige and Drake's story in Challenged By You is one of the best in the series if not the best. Steph Nuss beautifully writes a gorgeous story that will leave a mark on you.
Don't miss out and get this book. You will be happy you did.
Rating: 5- Stars
Wanted by You (#1)
Carter was captivated by Ellyson Evans the moment he laid eyes on her, but she was the one girl who didn’t beg for his attention.
He wanted her.
Ellyson vowed to never fall in love, because love can destroy you, but then she met Carter Jennings.
She wanted him.
Unwilling to risk their comfortable friendship, neither confessed their desires.
Losing touch after college, a chance meeting reconnects them.
They want each other.
But love in the city is never quite that easy.
Fantasized by You (#2)
Celebrity fashion designer, Harper Jennings is only months away from turning thirty, and her dream of living a happily ever after has yet to come true.
She’s given up on her fantasy.
Personal trainer and gym owner, Maverick Jones isn’t thrilled about having a designer mentoring in his new clinic, but after meeting the brunette beauty face-to-face, he dreams of having his way with her.
He’s ready to turn his fantasy into reality.
But when their fantasies collide, love in the city becomes more complicated than they ever imagined.
Pleasured by You (#3)
One night of pleasure turns into a summer full of lust.
Fletcher Haney owns several businesses all over New York City, gaining him access to tons of beautiful women. He has no intentions of stopping his womanizing ways, until he sees her again.
She’s the ultimate heartbreaker he can’t forget.
Pastry chef bombshell, Bayler Jennings knows she can have any guy she wants, but when her only memorable one-night stand confronts her, she breaks all of her rules.
He’s the love ‘em and leave ‘em flavor she craves.
But as the seasons change, this two-of-a-kind pair fights falling in love in the city, and they’ll soon realize that with pleasure always comes pain.
Cherished by You (#4)
“Move in with me,” he said.
Being cherished is how Tessa Wilder always imagined falling in love. But for years, she’s always gone for the wrong guys. Now that she’s fallen for one of the good ones, she fears rejection.
“I can’t,” she replied.
Justin Jameson quit looking for a woman after being used so many times for his brains. A bit of an introvert and completely oblivious to women’s advances, he can’t even see that his friend cherishes everything about him.
When Tessa needs a place to stay, Justin’s the first to offer her a room. Hearts are opened; feelings are ventured. They’ll finally know what it’s like to be cherished in the city until one moment threatens the relationship they’ve built.
“I can’t lose you.”
Steph Nuss was born and raised in rural Kansas, where she currently resides with her black Labrador son named Gunner. She grew up with a passion for reading and writing. When she’s not immersed into the land of fiction, she enjoys listening to music that came before her time, watching movies and reruns of her favorite shows, and hanging out with her family and friends. She also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology that she’ll never use…unless she’s profiling her characters of course.
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