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Blog Tour: Falling for the Marine (McCade Brothers #2) by Samanthe Beck

Sweet Spot Book Blog is excited to be part of the blog tour for Samanthe Beck's latest release! We have an interview, excerpt, review and a giveaway!

~ Interview with Samanthe Beck ~

Hi Grace! First off, a huge THANK YOU for having me at sweetspotbookblog.com! I’m thrilled to kick off my blog tour for “Falling for the Marine” with you. 

What do you think readers will like about the main couple, Chloe and Michael? 
 They are your classic “opposites.” Chloe’s a free-spirited, somewhat scattered massage therapist with a big heart and even bigger emotional baggage. Michael’s a toe-the-line, USMC major who is definitely not looking for an entertaining bundle of trouble like Chloe. (But sometimes life throws us exactly what we’re not looking for)! 
What was your favorite scene to write in this book? 
I loved writing so MANY scenes in this book. These characters were just too damn fun. But for favorites, I think the opening chapter and the last chapter are a tie for me. 
Can you share with us a little of what you're currently working on? 
Next up is book 3 of the McCade Brothers series…Michael’s little brother Logan’s story. I’m super-excited about this one because: (1) I’ve found the perfect girl for adventurous, outgoing Logan, (and she’s a bit of a vixen beneath her shy, unassuming exterior); & (2) the story is part of a continuity I’m doing with NYT/USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert, NYT/USA Today bestselling author Jen McLaughlin, (writing as Diane Alberts), and award-winning author Tessa Bailey. All four books are set around a destination wedding in Beaver Creek, CO. NYT/USA Today bestselling author Laura Kaye is writing the prequel, featuring the wedding couple!
 
~ Quickie questions ~ 

Current favorite song or band? 
Me and my girl Hayson Manning, (crazy-talented Indulgence author of “Wife in Name Only” and “Winning the Boss’s Heart”), have been trading Brandi Carlile songs on YouTube. Brandi could sing the phone book and I’d listen. “The Story,” “That Wasn’t Me,” “Turpentine”…they’re all so good. 
Sweet or savory? 
Sweet. The people at the local Crumbs Bakery know me by name. 
Read anything good lately? 
I just beta read an AMAZING novel by a ridiculously talented author named Alison Bliss. I hope she’s gonna sign with Entangled and be part of their Edge line. And speaking of Entangled’s Edge line, can I just say…ahem…Lauren Blakely, “Far Too Tempting”? 

~About Falling for the Marine~

Pretending to be in love has never felt so sexy.

USMC helicopter pilot Michael McCade has two goals: Get his damn back into alignment and keep his nose clean until his commanding officer clears him to fly again. The doctor-recommended massage therapy seems like a necessary step toward returning to the cockpit, but when his too-hot-to-handle neighbor, Chloe Kincaid, turns out to be his masseuse, he strays from the straight and narrow in a major way.

Chloe Kincaid is looking for a simple, no strings attached, ego-boosting hook up. But when her positively panty-melting neighbor, USMC Major Michael McCade, (aka “Major Hottie”), shows up on her massage table, she lets desire get the better of professionalism. Now they’re pretending to be engaged to avoid a whole lot of unanticipated consequences of a momentary lapse in judgment. But can a girl who avoids attachments at all costs fake an engagement to a straight-arrow soldier without falling hard?

~Excerpt~
The sheet rode low across Michael’s lap. Chloe grabbed it and flung it to the floor.

Her fingers found him at the same time she looked down.

Ohmigod. He was huge. Some very personal muscles tightened at the glorious sight. The thought of him thrusting into her oh-so-neglected body, filling her until she cried out from the sweet strain of having him inside her, sent shivers shimmying through her.

He closed his hand around hers, and showed her how he liked to be handled. At the same time, he kissed his way from her breast to her ear. “How do you like it?”

“It’s stunning. I haven’t seen one this impressive in a long time.” A looong time. 

His laugh tickled her ear and made her shiver all the more. “I meant, do you like it slow and steady or hard and fast?”

“Fast,” she gasped. “It’s got to be fast.”

He rocked her again. “Fast and rough?”

“I promise not to rough you up.”

“No deal. I want you to rough me up good, because I’m not stopping until you lose control—until you rake my ass with your fingernails, and sink your teeth into my shoulder to keep from screaming, “Faster, Michael, fuck me faster,” at the top of your lungs. And when I finally let you come, it’s going to be brutal. You’ll take days to stop trembling. Are you ready for that?”


 
4.5 – 5 Stars 

Chloe and Michael fall hard for each other in Falling for the Marine. If you love fun, sexy reads with little angst that includes a dreamy military man, then step right up, because this story is delicious!

Even before the massage table comes into play (waggles eyebrows), Chloe and Michael meet at a very awkward moment. Really, I just had to giggle at this particular scene at the beginning, and it sure does set the tone for the rest of the story. Desire and sparks fly really quick for these two. When a certain line gets crossed, they must deal with their situation the best way they know how. Michael (aka Major Hottie and middle McCade brother) is used to order and control. He's ready to settle down. Although impulsive and commitment-phobic, Chloe is also goal-oriented and free-spirited. I loved this about her. This is definitely an opposites attract story where the two main characters are highly insatiable for each other. Samanthe Beck sure knows how to deliver in that area...get ready to fan yourself!

Falling for the Marine is filled with both laugh-out-loud and tender moments. Pretty much all the characters have vibrant personalities. Can this be read as a standalone? Yes!!! Although I've read Lover Undercover (oldest McCade brother's story) and Wicked Games (from the Lovers Unmasked anthology) previously, I found very little overlap. Did you know there are three McCade brothers?! I'm ready and waiting for the next one!

* A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. *

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Bold Tricks (Artists Trilogy #3) by Karina Halle


With more lives at stake and games in motion, Ellie, Camden and Javier form an uneasy alliance that will take them from the treacherous streets of inner-city Mexico to the wilds of the Honduran jungles in order to find their freedom. But with liberty just on the horizon, the cost might come at their own redemption.

** spoiler alert ** If ever a couple deserved to find their HEA it was Camden McQueen and Ellie Watt!!!

I absolutely loved this series, you know the kind that gets better and better with every book!! Yeah, that was The Artist's Trilogy!! All of you that know me, know that I have a soft spot for books with tattoo's and tattoo artists!! This book has both, Oh andCAMDEN IS SEXY AS HELL!!!



This book, hell the whole series, has it all!! Drama, action, love and hot sex with a gorgeous, tattooed, dirty talking hottie!!! But this is also a great story of childhood friends reuniting and overcoming overwhelming odds to find love and eventually happiness!


“I don't want to love you, Ellie, but I do love you. I can't stop myself. I've been try to since the moment I saw you with him. You broke me, you broke my fucking heart. You broke me into so many pieces that I didn't think I could find myself again. And I'm so damn scared, I'm scared just like you. You've always been my love, Ellie Watt, since the very beginning. Since the moment I saw your face, your beautiful, young face on that hot, dry day in Palm Valley. You were water for my soul, even in high school. You made me feel like I had another half, someone else who understood what it was like to be unwanted.” ~Camden 

If you haven't had the pleasure of The Artist's Trilogy, do yourself a favor and go get it! You won't be disappointed, I promise!!



Down to You by Addison Kline


There is nothing I love more than a love story that reunites lovers and see's them get their HEA! Except maybe a love story that reunites lovers at Christmas!!



The moment I read the synopsis of this book I WAS IN!!

Holly and Brandt had the perfect marriage, that is until they face a crisis that tears them apart. Now, I have to stop here an state yet again how important COMMUNICATION is in a relationship!! But then, I guess without the fall of their marriage we wouldn't have this amazing story of love and redemption!! I'm just sayin'!!

Now 2 years later, divorced and both incredibly unhappy because they both still love each other, Holly and Brandt need to decide if it is possible to lay the past to rest and put their family back together! With the help of their friends and family it is absolutely beautiful. My favorite thing about this story is the love! The love between our couple and their friends and family! Everyone should have friends and family like the ones in this story! I cried a couple of different times in this book and to me that is the sign of a great story!

This story has a little bit of everything, love reunited at Christmas, a beautiful New Years Eve wedding, with a bar fight thrown in to give out hero a little Alpha action!! 

This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review and I thank you Addison, this was a beautiful story!!


There is nothing I love more than a love story that reunites lovers and see's them get their HEA! Except maybe a love story that reunites lovers at Christmas!!



The moment I read the synopsis of this book I WAS IN!!

Holly and Brandt had the perfect marriage, that is until they face a crisis that tears them apart. Now, I have to stop here an state yet again how important COMMUNICATION is in a relationship!! But then, I guess without the fall of their marriage we wouldn't have this amazing story of love and redemption!! I'm just sayin'!!

Now 2 years later, divorced and both incredibly unhappy because they both still love each other, Holly and Brandt need to decide if it is possible to lay the past to rest and put their family back together! With the help of their friends and family it is absolutely beautiful. My favorite thing about this story is the love! The love between our couple and their friends and family! Everyone should have friends and family like the ones in this story! I cried a couple of different times in this book and to me that is the sign of a great story!

This story has a little bit of everything, love reunited at Christmas, a beautiful New Years Eve wedding, with a bar fight thrown in to give out hero a little Alpha action!! 

This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review and I thank you Addison, this was a beautiful story!!




Guest Post & Giveaway: Off Chance by Sawyer Bennett

Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett has released her latest New Adult Contemporary novel in the Off Series! We have a guest post and giveaway below to help celebrate!

 FACTS ABOUT OFF CHANCE

  • Most importantly, this was supposed to be the last book in the Off Series but I’ve had such an outpouring of requests to keep writing… I’m happy to report that this is NOT the last book. There will be others, but after I get a few other projects complete!
  • Not to give away a spoiler, but there is a huge scene in the book involving Emily and Nix from Off Limits and it’s based almost exactly off a very important moment in my personal life.
  • Fire fighters are hot! It’s a fact!
  • There is a really cute, fuzzy and rambunctious dog in this book named, Capone! He’s based off of my own puppy goodness… my Bernese Mountain Dog, Atticus.
  • I sobbed like a baby when I finished writing the prologue. Warning: It might make you cry, too.
  • You will get really good updates in this book on all of the past Off characters… Ryan, Danny, Emily, Nix, Linc, Ever, Renner and Cillian!

AUTHOR’S TAKE ON FLYNN CALDWELL

Flynn Caldwell is a real hero! He works for the NYFD, a career choice he made after suffering a very tragic loss when he was younger. His experiences drive him to always want to save things, and his eyes are now set on Rowan Page.

Flynn is about the most genuine leading man I have ever written. He has nothing but good intentions, he’s filled with loyalty and he is adored by everyone. When I set out to write Flynn’s character, I wanted to create a hero that every man could aspire to be. It doesn’t mean he is without flaws… because he has them. But he is also someone that learns quickly and is always striving to become a better person. He will make you swoon… repetitively.
   
AUTHOR’S TAKE ON ROWAN PAGE
 
 
Rowan was a bit of a difficult character to write because she does have quite a screwed up past that tends to get in her way of finding her happily ever after. There are probably going to be times you want to shake her, particularly when you see how fabulous Flynn is. But she has a process to work through in order to be able to trust her feelings. The best thing about Rowan is that she wants more… I mean, really craves to have that something special she never thought she was good enough for, so she goes through a lot of internal conflict to get the strength to seek it. It’s quite a journey she takes and she makes a huge transformation on her path to self discovery.

 Release: October 21, 2013

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 He is seeking absolution.

Flynn Caldwell has a hero complex and it’s one of the reasons he joined the New York City Fire Department. He has spent his entire professional career trying to atone for that one person he failed to save. Because, if he can do that, then perhaps he can be worthy of love again.


She is seeking escape.

Rowan Page’s life is nothing short of a disaster. Always immersed in trouble, she has only herself to depend on. She’s determined to pull herself out of this mess and make something of her life, despite the hard years she has lived on the streets of New York.


Together, they have the chance to become complete.

Flynn and Rowan’s worlds exist miles apart, but when a chance meeting brings them together, neither of them can deny the instant pull that connects them to each other. What starts as a tiny spark eventually flares into a fire so hot, it refuses to be extinguished.


Both are willing to jump feet first into the flames to see where it takes them, despite the risk of being burned.


Each book in the Off Series can be read as a standalone.

About the author
USA Today Best-Selling author, Sawyer Bennett, is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. She is married to a mobster (well, a market researcher) and they have two big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn't have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.

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The Missionary by Jack Wilder


Ex-Navy SEAL Stone Pressfield has a bad feeling about the proposed church missions trip to Manila, Philippines. The college-age church group plans to go to Manila and help victims of the sex-trafficking industry. Stone's lingering nightmare memories about the sex-trafficking industry have him warning church leaders that the trip is a bad idea. He knows all too well that it could end in violence, and those involved aren't to be trifled with.



When beautiful Wren Morgan goes missing, he has a sick feeling that he knows exactly who took her, and for what purpose. The problem is, Wren isn't just any other student. She's someone he's close to, someone he cares about. Now she's in the hands of cruel, evil men, and Stone is the only one who can rescue her before the unthinkable happens.

BRAVO, MR. WILDER, BRAVO!!! AMAZING DEBUT NOVEL!!


I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved this book! 


Wren and Stone were such real characters to me. When you venture into a story like this one, well, when I do anyway, it is very intense to read simply because we all know that human trafficking and sexual slavery is a real and horrific thing. 

One of my favorite things about this book was watching both Wren and Stone grow and evolve right before my eyes as they survived this horrendous ordeal! And watch them fall in love. 

One issue I normally have with male authors is the way that they write love and/or sex scenes. But again I say BRAVO to you Jack Wilder for nailing it!! No pun intended! :) The sex scenes were hot, the love scenes were beautiful and all the while you wrote the awfulness of Wren's ordeal so that I could almost feel what she was going through. As well as the pain and frustration that Stone felt in his searching and rescue of her. 

Sobbing wasn't really the word for it. It was something beyond sobbing. It was the sound of a soul being shattered, of terror and pain finally being given true vent. 

See what I mean....those few sentences and others like them can evoke such emotion!

For the first time ever, I think, my favorite part of the book was not the Epilogue. And for those of you that know me know how much I love a good Epilogue. However, my favorite part of The Missionary was the chapter just BEFORE the Epilogue! What an amazingly emotional chapter that was. I was in tears!! 

I have been pimping this book to all of my friends and will continue to! Keep 'em coming Mr. Wilder, loved every minute!!!



Cover Reveal Blitz: Magic After Dark Anthology Box Set







Limited Time Offer!
This bundle will be on sale for $0.99! 
Regularly priced at $9.99

Dive into six different worlds of vampires, demons, fae, fairy godmothers, mages, and all things magic. 

Prepare for a wild ride, whether you're looking for nail-biting drama, mystery, intense action, humor, new breeds of paranormals, or passionate romance. 

Indulge in this amazing boxed set 
from six bestselling urban fantasy authors:

SM Reine 
Sacrificed in Shadow

Marie Hall 
Crimson Night, Dark

Deanna Chase
Influential Magic

Danielle Monsch
Fairy Tales and Ever Afters

Kate Danley 
Maggie for Hire

Dannika Dark
Sterling


Release Date
October 28, 2013




Book Blurbs:

SACRIFICED IN SHADOW by SM Reine
Lincoln Marshall is a small-town deputy with a very big problem. Six members of his church have been found dead, killed by a rogue werewolf. He'll have to make a deal with the Devil to save victims that have gone missing -- maybe literally. Elise Kavanagh, preternatural investigator and exorcist, is the expert when it comes to violent deaths at the jaws of evil. She's also among the most powerful demons that Hell has spawned. Elise jumps at Lincoln's case, and it's not just because of his down-home charm. Someone's laid a trap for her in Northgate, and she wants to find out who....
  
CRIMSON NIGHT by Marie Hall 
Welcome one and all to Carnival Diabolique- my name is Pandora, and I'm a Nephilim. What does that mean? I'm half demon, what's my other name? Lust. But I'm not all bad. I fight for light, for goodness and truth. But people are starting to disappear and lately I've felt a dark presence lurking around me. I think it might be a death priest and that's really bad. This should have been easy, me killing fanged freaks, getting rid of my pesky priest problem, but I'm about to be betrayed by the one person I thought I could trust with my life and before the night is through I'll be covered in crimson... -Dark Urban Fantasy

INFLUENTIAL MAGIC by Deanna Chase 
Welcome to the Crescent City, the home of Willow Rhoswen, faery and magical baker extraordinaire. While fighting for her life, Willow is caught between two gorgeous men as she navigates the corruption of a powerful vampire organization and her own supernatural government agency.

FAIRY TALES AND EVER AFTERS by Danielle Monsch
If you like your fairy tales just a little twisted, this is the series for you! Three tales follow our fairy godmothers as they figure out ways to help the damsels - and mansels - in distress, all the while making sure every couple gets their happily ever after. 

MAGGIE FOR HIRE by Kate Danley  
When monsters appear on earth, Maggie MacKay is on the job.  No one is better at hauling the creepy crawlies back where they belong… no one except her dad, who disappeared mysteriously in the middle of an assignment.  When an elf named Killian shows up with a gig, Maggie finds herself at the center of a plot to turn the earth into a vampire playground.  The only hope for survival is tracking down two missing statues and a secret that disappeared with Maggie's father.
Warning:  This book contains cussing, brawling, and unladylike behavior. Proceed with caution.
   
STERLING (MAGERI SERIES: BOOK 1) by Dannika Dark 
Follow the journey of a young woman's claim to immortality and her own identity. Zoë Merrick's human life ends when she is brutally attacked by a Mage who gives her the gift of immortality. She soon discovers they are not magicians, but powerful beings who can manipulate energy. Justus De Gradi steps forward to act as her Ghuardian, teaching her how to fight to protect the light within her. Will she learn to accept her fate and trust those around her? Urban Fantasy Romance Series.





About The Authors


DEANNA CHASE
Deanna is a native Californian, transplanted to the slower paced lifestyle of southeastern Louisiana. When she isn't writing, she is often goofing off with her husband in New Orleans, playing with her two shih tzu dogs, making glass beads, or out hocking her wares at various bead shows across the country. For more information and updates on newest releases visit her website at www.deannachase.com
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SM REINE
SM Reine is an author of paranormal and urban fantasy from Reno, NV best known for "The Descent Series," which is about an exorcist on the run from God. She likes long walks on the beach, overcast days, total mayhem, and kittens.

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DANIELLE MONSCH
Born to the pothole-ridden streets of Pittsburgh, PA, Danielle Monsch started writing in a time long ago, a time when there were not enough vampire stories to read and she had to write her own to fill the void. Yes, such a time of darkness did indeed exist.

Danielle writes stories full of fantastical goodness and plenty of action, but always with lots of romance (and a bit of woo-hoo!) mixed in. Vampires and Werewolves and Demons and Angels, Sword & Sorcery, Fairy Tales, Updated Mythologies and the like - if it's out of the ordinary, it's fair game for her stories.

Go to www.DanielleMonsch.com for one-stop shopping with everything to do with Danielle - there you can join her newsletter (highly encouraged as it contains all info about upcoming books, plus lots of random surprises) follow her on twitter, and like her on facebook. Just want to send Danielle a quick email? Easy enough, that's Dani@DanielleMonsch.com.


KATE DANLEY
Kate Danley's debut novel, The Woodcutter (published by 47North), was honored with the Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year, the 1st Place Fantasy Book in the Reader Views Literary Awards, and the winner of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Other titles include: Queen Mab, the Maggie MacKay: Magical Tracker series, and the O'Hare House Mysteries.
Her plays have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, and DC Metro area. Her screenplay Fairy Blood won 1st Place in the Breckenridge Festival of Film Screenwriting Competition in the Action/Adventure Category. Her projects The Playhouse, Dog Days, Sock Zombie, SuperPout, and Sports Scents can be seen in festivals and on the internet. She trained in on-camera puppetry with Mr. Snuffleupagus and recently played the head of a 20-foot dinosaur on an NBC pilot.
She lost on Hollywood Squares.

Author Links:
Official Website: www.katedanley.com
Twitter: @katedanley

MARIE HALL
Marie loves books that make you think, or feel something. Preferably both.
And while she's a total girly girl and loves glitter and rainbows, she's
just as happy when she's writing about the dark underbelly of society.
Well, if things like zombies, and vampires, and werewolves, and mermaids existed. (Although she has it on good authority that mermaids do in fact
exist, because the internet told her so.)

She's married to the love of her life, a sexy beast of a caveman who likes to refer to himself as Big Hunk. She has two awesome kids, lives in Hawaii, loves cooking and occasionally has been known to crochet. She also really loves talking about herself in the third person.

If you want to see what new creations she's got up her sleeves check out
her blog: www.MarieHallWrites.blogspot.com or contact her personally at mariehallwrites@gmail.com


DANNIKA DARK
Dannika Dark was born on a military base in the U.S. and traveled the world before she was nine. Now she is rooted in the south, but her head is planted firmly in the clouds. She began writing seriously around age twelve and focused on post-apocalyptic storylines. After that, poetry became her obsession and she later wanted to become a lyricist/rockstar. Dannika now works as a full-time author, creating a unique spin on fantasy that began with her bestselling Mageri series. She writes within the Mageri Universe and her new Seven Series begins this October, which focuses on Shifters.

In addition to writing, Dannika designs all of her covers and promotional images. She also enjoys sci-fi and fantasy movies, heaps of chocolate, humiliating herself bowling, Tex-Mex food, dominating board games, and unleashing her dark side.

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