Release Blitz - Saving Tayla by Amanda Kaitlyn

Title: Saving Tayla
Series: Beautifully Broken #5

Author: Amanda Kaitlyn

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: June 24, 2020

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From NY Times bestselling author, Amanda Kaitlyn comes a gripping, sexy romantic suspense in Saving Tayla. 

Addict.

I never thought I would use that word to describe myself.

I was broken: damaged goods.

My ex had ruined me, wholly and completely. Because of him, I became addicted to the taste of a high I quickly felt I couldn't live without.

My world that had once shone brightly was now so dark, I couldn't see my way out of it. I was lost. A year later, I was free of that damaged man and ready to start living again. Fighting every day to be sober and become the woman I used to be was now my top priority. Asher tore into my life like a hurricane, wrecking all my perfectly-laid plans. I didn't have time to fall for a man like him.

He had a dirty mouth that melted me, but he was dangerous - I knew that. My heart wanted to give into him, but my mind knew better. Loving him was my downfall. 

Saving Tayla is an installment of The Beautifully Broken series and should be read in order for the best reader experience. Each book features new characters and a heart-wrenching love story.

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Excerpt

When you know, you know.
My father’s words came back to me, shadowing through my mind like a truth I didn’t want to face. I didn’t even know this girl’s name, and I wanted her.
It was something my dad would often tell my brothers and me when we asked him for advice with women. He said that the first time he saw our mom, he knew he would marry her. At the time, I thought he was completely nuts, but now, as I took in the blonde bombshell in front of me, I wasn’t so sure.
I stopped directly in front of them, only a breath and a step away from her and I was finding it hard to breathe. The scent of cherries hit my nose, the sweet smell emanating off of her in waves and I was losing myself.
Big, hazel eyes trapped me, holding me captive and I couldn’t look away, even if I’d wanted to. Fuck, no I don’t want to.
She had a mouth painted ruby red, plump and full and perfect to fit just right around the head of my cock that had become steel in her presence. Never really liked blondes, but this one, this gorgeous little thing, was lethal to my self-control.
I knew next to nothing about her but I was damn sure of one thing; she was a game-changer.
“Hi.” Her voice, honey and silk, hit my ears and all I could think was, I want you. I wasn’t so sure that would go over very well so I came up with something else to say.
“Hi, back.”
I watched in rapturous fascination as a scarlet blush covered her cheeks. Her eyes dropped from mine as she fiddled with the rings on her fingers and, for a split second, I was worried she may be married. But, as I looked at her hands – pale, thin fingers painted to match her toes – I was relieved to see no wedding or engagement rings.
Not even a ring would keep me from wanting her, though.

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Author Bio

NY Times Bestselling author, Amanda Kaitlyn lives in New England with her girlfriend and her shih Tzu, Mocha. As a girl, she always loved fairy tales but learned the ones she loves are a bit dirtier, now. In her books you’ll find raw, real, emotional romance and alpha males that stop at nothing to protect the head-strong women they love. When she isn’t writing on her laptop, you can find her playing with her pup or reading on her kindle. Want to keep up with the latest news & books by Amanda Kaitlyn? Follow her on Social Media and join her readers group for more.

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Paperback Launch - Before We Fall by Courtney Cole

Title: Before We Fall
Series: Beautifully Broken #3
Author: Courtney Cole
Ebook Release Date: December 3, 2013
Paperback Release Date: November 4, 2014

Sometimes before we fall . . . we fly.

One dark moment was all it took to turn twenty-four-year-old Dominic Kinkaide's world black. On the night of his high school graduation, a single incident changed him forever, and he became a hardened man-famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured inside. Now all he cares about is losing himself in the roles that he plays.

At twenty-three years old, Jacey Vincent doesn't realize how much her father's indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn't one specific moment that wrecks a person, but an absence of moments. She tries to find acceptance in the arms of men to fill the void-a plan that has worked just fine for her, until she meets Dominic.

When jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, the combination of his secrets and her issues turns their attraction into the perfect storm. It could change their lives for good-if it doesn't tear them both apart . . .

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I was a little skeptical when I started reading Before We Fall but I must say Courtney Cole did not disappoint me; she made me fall in love with Dominic and Jacey!!

Dominic prefers to lose himself to the characters he plays instead of losing himself to love. That is one game that he NEVER plans to lose to again. I couldn't understand really why he was a cold hearted a** at times but as I kept reading, I put the pieces together and by the time the puzzle was complete, I was left with my mouth wide open!!

Jacey is sweet, innocent but not so wise. She’s always making decisions that not only affect her but those around her. The first time she meets Dominic she feels she really sees through him and into the darkness that he hides from the world. Jacey tries hard to make Dominic see that he is worth loving and being loved, no matter what's happened in his past, but the pain and darkness in his life are more powerful than Jacey.

Dominic continually tells Jacey he’s no good for her and that he can’t give her what she wants but she refuses to see that...until he takes her to an event and she finally realizes that, this time, Dominic might actually be right. The best way I can describe the interaction between Dominic and Jacey is like oil and water; you never know which one will end up on top!

This beautiful story of Beauty and the Beast had my emotions all over the place and yes, there were tears of sadness, but there were also tears of happiness. Oh, and the sexiness that oozed throughout the book had me fanning myself!

Ms Cole, thank you for such an emotionally beautiful love story of finding yourself, loving and allowing yourself to be loved, and forgiving yourself so you can move forward. The epilogue alone had me tearing up so thank you!! 5 Emotionally Sexy Stars

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Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people. Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

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Exclusive Excerpt - Beauty in the Ashes by Micalea Smeltzer

 

 

Title: Beauty in the Ashes

Series: Beautifully Broken #1

Author: Micalea Smeltzer

Release Date: July 15, 2014

 

 

Standalone Dark Contemporary Romance
 

Some stories are a fairytale...but this isn't one.

Caelan Gregory’s life fell apart the night he went home and opened the door to find his whole family murdered. Since then, his life has held no meaning. He’s angry. He’s bitter. He’s barely human anymore. There’s nothing left to remind him of the straight A student, and football quarterback he once was…but he wasn’t a good person then, and he’s certainly not a good person now. He’s retreated into a world where all that exists is numbness and his passion for painting.

When Sutton Hale moves into the apartment across the hall from Caelan she’s not prepared for her reaction to him. Something in his broken blue eyes calls to her—after all she’s always had an irrational need to fix everything.

But Caelan doesn’t do relationships or feelings. He does drugs and alcohol. However, he can’t ignore his desire to get to know the raven-haired woman across the hall.

Two broken souls trying to mend one another.

But not everything can be fixed.

In the end, Caelan and Sutton will have to learn that there is beauty in the ashes.

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Sutton's POV

I typed his name into the search engine, hoping I spelled it right, and waited for it to load.

Almost immediately a news article popped up.

I didn’t bother reading the tagline. I just clicked on it. It was an article about some high school, local to where we were now, and the football team. Skimming the article, I came across Caelan’s name highlighted. Apparently he was the quarterback. I didn’t know what the heck a quarterback did. I was not a sports person. Scrolling further down, I found a picture of the team. In the front, kneeling on the ground with his helmet in his hand was Caelan. His hair was even lighter than it was now. He was smiling widely. A huge, genuine, happy smile. There was a cockiness in the way he held himself. He was more muscular in this picture and a little heavier. Even in the picture, his eyes were piercing.

I pressed the back button, searching for anything else.

I stopped, an icy shiver making the hairs on my back stand on end when I read the headline.

Gregory Family Murders—One Survivor.

Swallowing down the sudden lump in my throat, I clicked on it.

I was immediately assaulted with a picture of a family—Caelan’s family.

They looked so happy. The guy in the picture, a teenage Caelan, looked nothing like the man I knew. His smile was genuine and he had his arm wrapped around a girl that had to be his sister they looked so much alike. With a gasp, I realized she was the girl in many of his paintings.

I forced my eyes away from him and his sister to look at his parents. They looked kind and so in love. His mother looked like she could have been a movie star with blonde hair that matched her children’s. Caelan had the exact shade of blue eyes that she had. His father had light brown hair and a proud narrow nose that he’d given his son, along with the same jaw and small dimple in their chin.

I couldn’t help but look back at his sister. Her golden hair was long, falling over her shoulders. She was smiling widely and her blue eyes were wide, sparkling with happiness and excitement.

It killed me looking at Caelan’s image and noting the differences in the man I knew now.

His eyes were cloudy looking and he certainly didn’t smile like that—so carefree and content. His hair hung limply in his eyes now, not styled back like in the picture. Even his skin tone was different now. While in the picture he glowed with a tan like he’d recently been to the beach, he was now so pale that he resembled a vampire…he kind of acted like one too.

The guy I saw in the staring back at me from the computer screen didn’t seem anything like the one I knew now.

While old Caelan glowed with warmth and light, new Caelan was dull and gloomy.

Scrolling past the picture, I began to read the article, and was quickly overcome with horror.

Eighteen-year-old Caelan Gregory walked in to what first appeared to be a home invasion only to discover his family murdered. Despite the fact that he was found covered in blood, he is unharmed and has been removed from the suspect list. Marcia, Paul, and Cayla Gregory all sustained multiple stab wounds.

I paused in my reading, stunned to have stumbled across the name I had been searching for.

Cayla Gregory.

His sister.

The vibrant, joyful, smiling girl in the photograph had had her life cut tragically short in such a gruesome way. No wonder he cried her name in his sleep and painted her picture repeatedly.

Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to continue reading.

Police are not releasing further details at this time while the perpetrator is still at large. If you have any information concerning the Gregory murders, please contact the police immediately.

At the bottom of the page there was an asterisk and I squinted to read the small font.

*At this time the Gregory murders still remain unsolved

It was dated only six months ago.

I pushed away from my computer and went running for the bathroom. I collapsed to my knees, heaving over the toilet bowl. Nothing came up though.

No wonder Caelan acted the way he did. I knew there had to be a reason, but this was beyond anything I had believed. This was…there were no words.

I couldn’t imagine losing your family in such a grisly way.

I mean, I had lost my real family in a fire, but I’d been a baby. I hadn’t known them. To come home and find your family like that…it had to haunt him. How could it not?

I suddenly, desperately, needed air.

I headed for the door that led to the roof, not wanting to stand on the street and have to face anyone. I couldn’t handle it right now. I needed to be alone to breathe in the fresh air and gather my thoughts.

When I stepped onto the roof I stopped in my tracks.

“Not now,” I muttered, recognized Caelan’s familiar shape.

The door slammed closed behind me so it was too late to turn tail and run.

His head turned in my direction as I took a few more steps closer.

A gasp escaped me as my eyes zoned in on him.

“What are you doing?”  I asked him fearfully as I watched him walk the side of the roof like a balance beam.

“Testing death,” he answered simply, “daring it to take me…to sweep me away.” He purposely leaned further over the side where he could fall to the street below.

“Don’t do that!” I cried, running towards him. I reached out to stop him, to do something.

He looked down at me and stopped moving, but he still stood on the ledge.

“Don’t worry, I won’t jump. I never do,” he laughed humorlessly. His eyes were vibrant and there was no slur to his words. For once, he wasn’t drunk or high on Lord knows what. “Staying alive is the punishment. Death is the reward.”

“What do you mean?”

“When you’re alive,” he spread his arms wide, and where he stood with the sunset behind him it made it look like he had wings, “you feel. Feelings are a painful son of a bitch. But death, that’s easy. It’s peaceful. It takes away your pain and reunites you with the ones you love.” He looked up towards the sky, his lips lifting in a small smile. Knowing about his family, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was imagining their faces.

“But isn’t life worth fighting for?” I responded, squinting from the brilliance of the sunset.

“Life is about surviving,” he crouched down, still on that damn ledge. I was so afraid that at any moment he would lose his balance and fall three stories below.

“Would you call what you’re doing surviving? I call it being a coward!” I stomped my foot, my fists clenching in frustration.

“You have no fucking idea what I’ve been through,” he growled and spittle flew from between his lips. “What I saw…” His voice dropped below a whisper. “I have to numb myself so that I don’t remember.”

“What happened to your family, it was awful Caelan, but they wouldn’t want you to have turned into this,” I waved my hand at him.

His eyes threatened to pop out of his head and his face turned so red I thought a blood vessel had ruptured.

“Oh shit,” I mumbled, realizing my mistake.

I wasn’t supposed to know about this.

“How do you know about my family?” He roared, jumping off the ledge and stalking towards me. I found myself backing up. “Tell me!”

I flinched from his tone.

I swallowed thickly, moisture clinging to my eyes. “I-I was curious. So, I—uh—Googled you.”

“Haven’t you ever heard the saying, ‘Curiosity killed the cat?’” he pushed me roughly so that my back was against the wall beside the doorway leading to the roof. The brick stung my hands where they’d scraped against the rough surface but I refused to show any sign of pain or emotion. “You had no right to research me like I’m some fucking science experiment. I know what I am, and I know why I’m this way, I don’t need you to save me. I’m beyond saving, Sutton,” he pointed a finger as he pulled himself away from me. Shaking all over, his jaw clenched tightly, he growled, “Stay away from me.”

I turned my head, watching as he roughly swung the door open, and descended down the stairwell.

I knew after that experience I should have felt afraid, but I didn’t.

If anything, I was only more determined to know him.

I wanted to see him smile again like he had in those photos—and I wanted those smiles to be directed at me.

 

Micalea Smeltzer is a bestselling Young and New Adult author from Winchester, Virginia. She’s always working on her next book, and when she has spare time she loves to read and spend time with her family.

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Get ready because Brand is getting his book! That's right! Courtney Cole is writing a fourth novel in her Beautifully Broken Series, and it's coming out July 7th. Today, we have the amazing and beautiful cover to share with you. So, without further ado... we introduce you to...
 

UNTIL WE FLY (Beautifully Broken #4)

 

 

Title: Until We Fly
Series: Beautifully Broken #4
Author: Courtney Cole
Release Date: July 7, 2014
 

 

Ex-Army Ranger, Brand Killien, has always been good.

A good friend, a good soldier, a good everything.

The problem is, good hasn’t gotten him anything but a crushed heart.

So after licking his wounds, he decides to move on. 

And moving on doesn’t include being good anymore. Bad sounds so much better.

Jaded and detached, Brand is determined to never open himself up to anyone again. It’s not worth the pain. Instead, he becomes closed, hardened, aloof.

But then he’s called back home for a family emergency… a family that he is estranged from. A family that he put out of his mind a long time ago for very good reasons…reasons that involve secrets and pain. Reasons he tried hard to forget.

But home is where the heart is, and it just might be where Brand finds his again.

Why? Because home is where Nora Greene is. A fiery, red-headed spitfire, Nora is a thing from his past. A beautiful, feisty thing. When Brand left, she was away at boarding school.

But she’s back now.

And she wants Brand, scars and all.
 

 

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Don’t miss the other books in the Beautifully Broken Series

#1 If You Stay

#2 If You Leave

#2.5 Until We Burn

#3 Before We Fall

 

Praise for the Beautifully Broken Series

"I loved If You Stay. Like, really really loved it. The kind of love that kept me reading until 2:40 am and left me crying, smiling, devastated, and elated. The best kind of book love." - Andrea, The Bookish Babe

 

"Beautiful, raw, gritty, emotional and breath-taking are just a few of the words I can find to describe this book...reading this book was one of the best experiences I have had." -Amanda, Globug and Hootie Need a Book

 

"In If You Leave, we continue the wild ride Courtney Cole started us on in If You Stay. This raw story of heartbreak and hope solidifies Cole's standing as a rising star in hot contemporary romance." --- New York Times Bestselling author of Down to You, M. Leighton

 

"Another raw, gritty masterpiece with a sexy-as-hell Army Ranger to swoon over." --- K.A. Tucker, author of Ten Tiny Breaths

 

Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people. Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

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