Release Blitz - Liner Notes, A Lair Novel by A.M. Madden

Title: Liner Notes
A Lair Novel

Author: A.M. Madden

Genre: Contemporary Rock Star Romance

Release Date: June 25, 2019

Blurb

From USA Today bestselling author, A.M. Madden comes a stand-alone rock star romance.

She's my, gorgeous, older, feisty agent... and I have no business wanting her.

Who could have predicted you’d walk into my life?
Ruined me in the best and worst of ways. . . changed me forever?
But how can I compete with the frivolous gifts and exotic destinations he dangles in your face?
I shouldn’t even have the balls to try.
All I can give you are words, notes, and melodies.
Like the songs recorded on this album, some of which were created because of you.
You already have my heart.
Does he have yours?
He may be perfect on paper.
Cookie-cutter. Clean. Neat. Stable.
I’m anything but those things.
With me, you’ll get messy and dirty.
The ride will be tumultuous and chaotic.
But I can guarantee you one thing:
Our life together would be epic.

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Author Bio

A.M. Madden is a USA Today bestselling author, as well as 2016 eLit Gold Medalist for Best Romance Ebook, and 2016 Ippy Award Silver Medalist for Best Romance Ebook. She has also won the 2018 Book Excellence Finalist Award for her co-written book with Joanne Schwhem called Finding Mr. Wrong.

A.M. is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels, and now an author.
"It's all about the HEA."

A.M. Madden is the author of the popular Back-Up Series, as well as several other contemporary romances. She is also a published author with Loveswept/Random House and Entangled Publishing.

A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while spending quality time with her three handsome men. A.M. is a Gemini and an Italian Jersey girl, but despite her Zodiac sign, nationality, or home state, she is very easy going. She loves the beach, loves to laugh, and loves the idea of love.

A.M. Madden, Independent Romance Author.
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Review - LOVE on the Horizon by A.M. Madden

Title: LOVE on the Horizon

Series: Breaking the Rules #1

Author: A.M. Madden

Release Date: January 25, 2016

ORIGINALLY RELEASED AS A NOVELLA.. NOW IT'S A FULL LENGTH NOVEL!

Love isn't always smooth sailing.

Graduating from college is supposed to be a promise for excitement and limitless possibilities. But for unemployed Rebecca Stanton, the highlight of her day is sitting in her parents’ home with a pint of Chunky Monkey while watching The Bachelor. Desperate for change and inspired by a late night commercial, she stumbles onto a job opportunity with a new cruise line, packs her bags, and sets sail toward her new destiny.

Life is full of an endless supply of exciting possibilities for Marco Puglia. The tall, dark, handsome, ITALIAN Cruise Director with Sunset Cruise Lines is practically a celebrity in the cruising industry. When Marco adds Rebecca to his staff, he soon discovers it is both the best and worst decision he's ever made. The beautiful siren has captured his attention and ensnared his heart. An intense attraction like theirs doesn’t follow the rules, even one that forbids a boss/employee relationship.

Will their blatant mutiny force their newly found love aground, or will Rebecca and Marco find love on their horizon?

Love on The Horizon is a feel good contemporary romantic comedy meant for readers who are 18+ due to mature content.

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When you graduate from college, you’ve got your whole life ahead of you—you’re ready to get to work in the field you’ve been studying for the past four years or more. Ready become an adult—ready to take care of yourself. Be your own woman. Except when reality slaps you in the face and you end up working at Hooters—the only thing available while you continue to look for your dream job. Until you’re fired… then over a pint of Chunky Monkey, you find inspiration to look for a job on a cruise ship. That would be Rebecca Stanton. She’s left safety and her overprotective family in Jersey to head to Florida—determined to get the job and set sail heading for a new destiny.

Marco Puglia is the tall, dark and handsome Cruise Director for Sunset Cruise Lines. And he’s Italian, with that sexy accent too. Marco hires Rebecca, with the full support of the rest of his staff—a hiring that was both the best and worst decision of his life. She’s the perfect woman for him—smart, funny, beautiful, kind. Too bad there’s a strict “no fraternization” rule at work—especially taboo for a boss/employee relationship. But rules are meant to be broken, right? Until you get caught… then maybe it’s time to write your own rules.

Wow. I have to admit I struggled a bit in the beginning of this book but ended up really loving it in the end. Rebecca and Marco have an intense and palpable connection that just burns off the pages. Whoa, are they so sexy together. And don’t even get me started on Ricky. He’s the assistant cruise director who just happens to manage everything for Rebecca and Marco to spend time together. He’s an amazing friend to both Rebecca and Marco—I have a bit of a girl crush on him. 

Some of the best parts of this book are when Rebecca and Marco spend time with their individual families. Both sides are overbearing, overprotective and over-the-top! But that’s what family does, right? Wants what’s best for you? And sometimes it really sucks when you have to make a choice to be an adult and stand up for yourself and your beliefs, right? That’s just what Rebecca and Marco have to do—and it’s sad, funny, heartwarming, irritating, and awesome. I felt like I was home with my family telling them I was not moving home to Connecticut after college, but staying with my new boyfriend in Maryland. We’ve been married almost twenty years. I guess it’s worked out okay. 

~ Review by Missy

When Rebecca Stanton accepts a position with Sunset Cruise lines, she knows it's going to change her life. It's a new adventure, throwing caution to the wind and experiencing life. Love isn't even on her radar, so she's completely knocked for a loop when she meets her boss—tall, dark, handsome, Italian, and the first man to set Rebecca's heart aflutter…maybe ever.

Marco Puglia knows he can't get involved with the beautiful new hire. She's his direct report, and she's entirely off limits. It's incredibly inconvenient that he can't stop thinking about her and that his body reacts to her in a way that sometimes borders on painful. He's trying to do the right thing, but sometimes the right thing might actually be the thing you think is wrong and, as his feelings intensify, he must make a choice between the career he's worked so hard for, and the love he never even knew he wanted.

This book was a bit of a slow mover for me. I had some trouble connecting to Marco and Rebecca initially, and I can't put my finger on why, because I genuinely liked both of them. There were times I felt the story dragged a little bit, like things weren’t happening quickly enough. And then sometimes their relationship would progress in a way that would cause my eyebrow to raise because it seemed to be happening too quickly and felt rushed in a way that didn’t allow my feelings to deepen along with theirs. So, something about the pacing of this book put me off my game for a bit. However, by the halfway point, I was completely sucked in. I think the introduction of a whole slew of dynamic secondary characters helped tremendously and gave this book a depth that was missing for me in the first half. 

Speaking of secondary characters—I adored Ricky! He was the one constant for me throughout the book. What a fun, dynamic character! I also adored Marco and Rebecca's families—even when they were misbehaving. That's where the real charm in this book was for me. I felt like the interactions with their families helped deepen their love story, and show me bits of real feeling that allowed me to connect. 

And, oh! The love story! As I said, it took me a bit to connect to it, but once I started feeling that depth, and investing myself in their world, I was completely drawn into it. Sexy and sweet—I loved how they protected each other and supported each other when things got stressful. I adored how respectful and protective Marco was of Rebecca. I loved how supportive and understanding Rebecca was of Marco. I loved how there was no contrived drama, and these two handled themselves like grown-ups while navigating some emotional, sticky situations. 

In the end, this was a sexy, sweet, swoony, lighthearted book that read a tiny bit like a toned down fairytale. I am excited to get more Stantons in depth (especially surly Sam and swoony Cooper) and spend more time with their family in general! 

~ Review by Shelly

A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.

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Review - The Shortstop by A.M. Madden

Title: The Shortstop

Author: A.M. Madden

Release Date: July 13, 2015

“Quint and Annie sitting in a tree…K.I.S.S.I.N.G.” 

Quint Lawson and Annie Weber heard that childhood song over and over and it never bothered them. Even though Quint was only five, Annie wasn’t just his neighbor. She would become his best friend and the love of his life. Annie wasn’t interested in dolls, or girly things when growing up. A tomboy at heart, having a boy as a best friend suited her just fine. That same boy captured her heart.

Quint had two passions, his girl and baseball. From kindergarten to college, Quint tore up every baseball diamond he played on. His position was shortstop. His talent was undeniable. Professional ball was most definitely in his future, and he was ready for it. Annie would be right by his side. 

When everything in life is perfect, it’s hard to imagine heartbreak in any form. Quint wasn’t immune to its power. This shortstop had no idea what any form of heartbreak could do to his perfect world. When it hit, there were many casualties left in its wake…the most important one was Annie. 

Can a person be prepared for, understand, or even endure a misfortune if they’ve never experienced one before? In Quint Lawson’s case the answer is no.

The Shortstop is a contemporary romance stand alone novel meant for readers who are 18+ due to mature content.

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Holy hell, this book… Ms. Madden RIPPED my heart out and put it back together piece by tiny piece…

Quint Lawson knows two things: he loves baseball and Annie Lawson. Baseball and Annie go together, both are equally important, both are integral to his life and happiness. He lived and breathed for baseball and Annie.

Annie Weber has been in love with Quint since they were just five years old. Neighbors, best friends, boyfriend and girlfriend, lovers. Annie can’t imagine living her life without Quint at its epicenter.

But what happens when the unspeakable happens? What happens when your world as you know it is ripped out from under you? What happens when you lose everything?

Oh. My. God. This book… I say I “cringe” read it. I flipped pages because I HAD TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN but I CRINGED with every page turn. To the point where I may have threatened to hunt down Ms. Madden if this didn’t end in the HEA I wanted. I kid—a little…

I FLOVED Quint and Annie. Their love, angst, anger, sadness, happiness, uncertainty, hope, faith, friendship—basically everything about each of them, I LOVED. Even at their worst moments, I LOVED them… Well, I wanted to hit them up-side the head a couple times, but I still loved them. 

Add in their parents and friends, and I couldn’t get enough of them. I loved everything about this book from start to finish. 10 stars if I could… 

~ Review by Missy

Good grief...this book took me through a tornado of emotions, not knowing if Quint and Annie would get their HEA. The closer I got to end, the more nervous I got.

Ahhh, dreamy Quint Lawson had his future set at a young age. His love for baseball was always his first love, that is, until he started growing up and noticing his best friend, Annie. They have been inseparable since they were 5 years old, always being there for one another. 

As Quint and Annie continue to face the future together, out of nowhere comes out an event that has Quint questioning if he can really offer Annie happiness. My goodness, their story had me going crazy, often yelling at my tablet, ‘Are you f*cking kidding me? What the hell, Quint?!’ And then, when I thought it could not get any worse, I was proven wrong and my heart broke along with Annie's.... 

One thing is for sure, this story really is as realistic as it comes, because these players (and their loved ones) can and do suffer with what Quint and Annie went through. 

Be prepared to sigh, laugh, cry, cuss, love and feel like you've been put through a ringer.... Be prepared to not be interrupted because once you start, you won't want to put it down until you know how their story ends. 

~ Review by Kara

Quint and Annie have known each other since they were five years old, and they’ve been in a relationship with each other for almost that long. They’re best friends and lovers, and the only future they can see is in each other. Then – life happens and the world goes topsy turvy , forever altering the course of their lives and their relationship. 

This book was a slow starter for me. I spent almost the entire first half wondering why anyone liked these people. None of them seemed very likeable. Quint seemed single-minded and self-centered. Annie seemed weak and wishy washy. Things were supposedly good in Annie and Quint’s world, but all I felt was meh.

And then - the (literal) game-changer. 

Quint’s accident didn’t do anything to change my opinion of him. I’m of a “suck it up, buttercup” mentality and so had little patience for the way Quint completely shut down, and the way he hurt every single person in his life. The terrible, awful, destructive decisions he made. None of these things touched my heart. Sure, Quint had to give up a dream – but there are always other dreams. 

My feelings towards Annie, however, did change. The way she picked herself up by her bootstraps and made an effort to deal with the curveballs life threw at her. The backbone that had been missing the entire first half seemed to settle in and solidify. I warmed towards her and recognized in her a very basic humanity. She’s every woman, trying to cope with the unexpected challenges that shake us at our foundation.

Then, something wondrous happened. As Quint evolved and worked through his baggage, my feelings toward him took the same turn as my feelings toward Annie. It was then I realized what A.M. Madden had done. Ms. Madden has created multi-faceted, complicated characters with such depth that, without even realizing it was happening, I found myself fully invested and crying happy tears as the story reached its happy ending. 

This book – represents real life. Sometimes love isn’t enough. Sometimes it’s messy and hurts like a son of a bitch. Sometimes love feels like hate. And sometimes, if we’re lucky, we love someone enough to make it work anyway. And - if we’re really lucky, it works even better than it did at the start. 

In the end, Quint and Annie’s story is heartbreaking, beautiful, redemptive and realistic. My heart is happy. 

~ Review by Shelly

A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.

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