Night Shift Anthology Cover Reveal #3-Sawyer Bennett

Night Shift Anthology Cover Reveal #3

Title: Off Duty
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: March 17, 2015

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Blurb:
As a member of the New York Fire Department, single father Tim Davis is about as tough as they come. But underneath the muscles and tattoos, he still nurses a bruised heart handed to him courtesy of his first love. While on vacation with his son in New Orleans, Tim runs into the very woman that taught him about love before pulling it all away.

Holly Reynolds is rebuilding her life as an orthopedic doctor, far away from her home in New York City and her controlling father… the man responsible for tearing her and Tim apart. While she knows the hurt she caused Tim could never be forgiven, she can’t help the overwhelming feelings she still has for her first and deepest love.

Truths are revealed as lies are exposed.

Two people come back together again to explore the fragile emotional bonds that still keep them tethered, even as their passion ignites hotter than any fire Tim has ever had to put out before.

Night Shift Anthology releases on March 17, 2015. 6 NEW novellas from Toni Aleo, Kindle Alexander,
Sawyer Bennett, Chelle Bliss, Eden Butler, and Brenda Rothert.
100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Keith Milano Memorial Fund,
PanCan.org, and the Nashville Predators Foundation.

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About the author:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling 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. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and three 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.

Sawyer is the author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the Legal Affairs Series and the Last Call Series.

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The Off Series

Off Sides - http://amzn.to/1GRe5V2

Off Limits - http://amzn.to/1GReczI

Off the Record - http://amzn.to/1x4Xtou

Off Course - http://amzn.to/13skyqh

Off Chance - http://amzn.to/1xcgLv9

Off Season - http://amzn.to/13slkUb

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Popstars, Friends & Lovers: A Dreamer's Tale by Karen Gordon

"Four months ago, when she first moved here, she would have laughed at the idea of prepping for this interview." -Karen Gordon, Popstars, Friends and Lovers: A Dreamer's Tale

WARNING: Not for younger audiences, contains swearing and mature content.

“The poorest man is not the one with no penny in his pocket, but the one who has no dream.” 

– The Burnouts, Class of ‘99

For two weeks Steve Shrader lived a dream. A dream that he didn’t even know existed until he felt it. For two weeks the kid with no mom had good food, clean clothes and sheets and Christmas. For two weeks he had love--in the form of Hello Kitty band-aids and hot soup and his best friend, MG. Then he screwed up, like he always did, and the dream he was living went away. Now school is over, MG is gone and he’s headed down the same path as all the adults in his life; drifting along, dodging or dealing with one sh*t-storm after another, numbing themselves with cigarettes, drugs and alcohol. But he’s seen a better life. He’s seen what he wants. He wants MG. The question is how to 

get to her from where he is now.

MG dreams of living large in New York City. (OK, to tell the truth, it’s her mom’s dream, and she is just along for the ride.) But she’s gonna make it work--in a kick-ass, cool apartment, with a glam fashion job and photo shoots with rich friends in magazines–or not. She left everything she was sure of back home in St. Louis and almost everything she thought she knew about Manhattan and life isn’t turning out to be true. When her false dreams crumble and fall though her hands she’s left with what’s real. A real life with a real job and real love; and it can all be hers if she’s brave enough to believe in herself and go after what she truly wants. 

Their love story started in Burnouts, Geeks & Jesus Freaks: a love story, now it continues in Popstars, Friends & Lovers: a dreamer’s tale. MG, the best friend with a talent for trouble, and Steve, the most laid back hero in romance novel history, are back. With old friends from high school and a crazed array of new ones they go for a win in the game called life.

Review:

Okay, so I also reviewed the first book, Burnouts, Geeks & Jesus Freaks: A Love Story, so be sure to check out that review as well! It made me excited when Karen contacted me about Popstars, Friends & Lovers: A Dreamer's Tale because I was more than ready for Steve and M.G's tale.

Opening Popstars, Friends & Lovers: A Dreamer's Tale felt like returning to the story of old friends. The characters felt familiar, comforting, and yet still not that predictable. Which is what I love most about this story. I may get frustrated or annoyed with one character or both for whatever reason, but I still love them. The characters feel almost like friends, and from reading the previous book they felt familiar and comfy, for lack of a better word.

Then there's the fact that Karen Gordon manages to portray that life isn't always fair, and in fact can be quite terrible to the point that you almost feel downtrodden yourself, and yet she always gives hope. I love that she still gives us a happy ending even if the characters had to work hard to get where they are. It just feels so realistic and like this could be happening somewhere in the town I live in. It feels great to have that kind of vibe.

There is a certain event that Karen Gordon brings up and I'm not going to mention what(Go read the book, :)) but it definitely made me think long and hard on that event again. Which is good because it shouldn't be forgotten and yet she doesn't dwell on it. She gives the event its moment and then moves on to happier days. And I have to admit that I was happy with it.

Popstars, Friends & Lovers: A Dreamer's Tale is a book that you will never regret picking up. It's just as good as the first, if not a little bit better and I cannot wait for the third and final book in this series(Although I think it might be a good idea to have tissues handy so that when I get to the end I can cry as much as I want). 

Karen Gordon was born and raised in the suburban paradise of St. Charles, MO, on the outskirts of St. Louis. She earned a B.S. in English from the University of Central Missouri (BS being the operative term) and a M.A. in Media Communications from Webster University, where, always a rebel, she graduated in a hot pink mortarboard because she didn’t like the school colors.
She currently resides in Olive Branch, MS (formerly Cow Pen) on the outskirts of Memphis, TN with her 2.5 super-smart kids, and an amazingly-funny, cute, geeky husband.
When not writing, she is a stay-at-home mom (chick in charge) and part-time teacher. Any down time is spent reading, catching up with friends and obsessively worrying about every little thing.
Her first novel, “Burnouts, Geeks and Jesus Freaks: a love story” was published in March of 2014 with the second novel in the Burnouts series, “Popstars, Friends & Lovers: a dreamer’s tale” being released in November, 2014. She is currently working on the third, and final, novel in the series, tentatively title “Boi H.E.A.”

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Our Second Chance by C.D. Taylor

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"I was doing something for myself when I was there." -C.D. Taylor, Our Second Chance

WARNING: This is not meant for younger audiences

On the outside it looks like Emily Mills has everything. But she has everything that matters. When she decides to move back to New York and pursue her dreams. But what she doesn't expect is to run into her best friend from her University days, and the man she was secretly in love with....and if she can still admit it she still is. But Emily has been burned and she's not sure that she can take the leap from friends to lovers. Will she find the strength to fully chase her dreams? Find the official description on Goodreads.


First things first, woo is this book hot. Believe me when I say it will set you on fire.

Emily's emotions were so real, all the regrets and wistfulness, the what ifs. Throughout the book I could really get into her head and feel her emotions. They just felt so real and I was enjoying it so so much.

Then there was the romance between the two. It was just sweet and sigh worthy. I feel as if Emily was almost me when she was single and it definitely made me feel happy when she took a chance on Jake.

The plot moved along nicely and it was just a marvelous story that really inspired me to make sure I try and do everything I want to, and not regret what I didn't. Emily's story really resonated with me, and I just felt like it could be used as an inspiration even if it's a fictional story.

The writing was great. It flowed, drew you in and before you knew it five hours had passed(not really but two hours did). It was a book I dived into and I really suggest that you take a chance and read it.

Our Second Chance was a great read and I strongly suggest that you give it a read. It will certainly draw you in and make the romantic in you sigh a bit inside.

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