Saturday, May 14, 2016

Second Sentence Saturday: The Duke's Holiday


SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
  • Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
  • Share the SECOND sentence from that page
  • Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want



MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"The Duke's Holiday" [Regency Romp Trilogy, Book 1] by Maggie Fenton (aka Margaret Foxe)

His best mate, Sebastian Sherbrook, managed to procure a bottle of blue ruin from a stable hand for a sum of money they later found out to be outrageous---a crown indeed!---and the two of them, curious as only twelve-year-old boys can be on the subject of vice, hid in a copse of elderberry bushes outside their dormitory at Harrow during the winter holidays (as neither had families to go home to), drank down the whole bottle like it was water, and scoffed to each other how little effect it had on them.



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Friday, May 13, 2016

Blog Tour - Wolf's Blade & Merry "Chris" Mas by Clare Dargin | Spreading the Word, Review, & ARC Novel Giveaway

Today I'm showing off Clare Dargin's "Wolf's Blade," which is her FIRST book in her The Paladins Series, & "Merry "Chris" Mas," which is her FIRST book in her The Love Play Matchmaking Service Series!!

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"Wolf's Blade"
[The Paladins Series, Book 1] by Clare Dargin

Author's Book Description :
    Samantha Dixon rescues a wounded wolf shifter in the woods near her home … and unwittingly gets drawn into a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a murderer. Callum Blake is on the trail of an evil man who would be king of all wolf kind, no matter the cost … it’s up to Callum to stop him. How can Callum fulfill his duty to protect his pack and save the woman who is destined to be his mate? Filled with passion, action, and suspense, "Wolf’s Blade" is Book 1 of Clare Dargin’s new paranormal romance series, The Paladins.

This book is available to order on :

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"Merry "Chris" Mas"
[The Love Play Matchmaking Service Series, Book 1] by Clare Dargin

Author's Book Description :
    [Ménage Amour: Erotic Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA]

    Jilly Reimers wants love but can't find it. Chris Spinell is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who suffers from PTSD and a haunting feeling that something is missing in his life. Chris Poole is also an Afghanistan war veteran is ready to break out of his shell but is unsure how.

    With Christmas just around the corner, they decide not to spend it alone. Believing The Love Play Matchmaking Service to be just what they need for a night of fun and passion, they sign up. But when the guys show up and see that they've been set up on a menage, the only one happy about it is Jilly.

    Their consultant, called an Eros, assures Jilly that the service has a perfect track record but she's certain they'll be the first ones to get their money back. Will they have a very merry Christmas? Or will the three spend yet another one alone?

    A Siren Erotic Romance

My Book Review :
    3.5 out of 5 stars! Three strangers decide on (or get talked into) signing up for The Love Play Matchmaking Service’s “One-Nighter” date and end up in a date all together. Jilly requested the ménage setup while the guys find out that surprise once they arrive. Yet, while they make their time together work for them is it something that they’ll be able to turn into a lasting relationship, especially once society’s standards come into play…

    This quick erotic Christmas read gets straight to the point and leaves you wanting more. While slightly paranormal, because of how Chris S.’s personal issues end once he meets Jilly & Chris P., this novel revolves around these three getting together and becoming essential roles in one another’s lives. [READ MY FULL REVIEW & TWO EXTRA TEASERS]

This book is available to order on :

Amazon (e-Book) USD | Barnes & Noble (NOOK Book) USD | Kobo (e-Book) USD

** Be sure to add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads & LibraryThing! **




Clare Dargin in my room having fun with my laptop's new video editing software

Posted by Clare Dargin on Saturday, April 30, 2016
About the Author :

Clare Dargin is a multi-published romance author. She has written for several publishers in different genres, including erotic romance, military romance, contemporary, paranormal, and sci-fi. She lives in the mid-west, and when not surfing the web, she is hard at work writing her next romance novel.

My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Merry "Chris" Mas








Book Excerpt(s) :

"Wolf's Blade" ::

Why are you silent? You’re the reason I took this mission and now you’re allowing me to suffer?

His frustration mingled with his physical pain, adding to his misery. The beast fought its way to the surface. He opened his mouth and howled. A mixture of a roar and a yell, it relieved some of the tension within him, but it did not drive away the urge to shift.

Leaning against the tree, he dug his claws into the bark, burrowing deep grooves as he exerted his strength against the muscle contraction. His pulse pounded in his ears as sweat poured down on his face. Unlike his wolf self who resided peacefully inside of him, his lycan did not have the same kind of placating nature. It yielded only to the strongest of commands exerted to it from his mind. It was supposed to live in harmony just as his inner wolf, but it refused.

"Merry "Chris" Mas" ::

Jilly idly twirled a lock of her hair as she gazed at the fire. The meal was good, a bit awkward, but all right. Now with Chris S. in the shower, she and Chris P., who’d freshened up after her, sat beside her. She hoped she’d get a chance to know him a little better, now that they were alone.

Unlike Chris S., Chris P. was quiet, more reserved. His warm smile could melt ice. They’d spoken a bit about his life in Australia and how he met the other Chris when they were on Diego Garcia, a tiny atoll in the Pacific. It was there he garnered a better perspective on life, friendships and love. She reasoned that war tended to do that to a person.

She looked at him again, admiring what she saw. He was gorgeous. If only she were a femme fatale like her friends. She pictured grabbing him by the scruff of his collar and planting a long seductive kiss on his pouty lips.

Golden and sun-kissed like a surfer, he had a look impossible to have around this time of year in Michigan, unless he spent countless hours in a tanning booth. But at the same time he didn’t look like the type who’d go to one. He seemed too rugged. She glanced at his short, flaxen hair, which he wore pulled back in a stubby tail. It accentuated his keen facial features. His physique, like that of a gladiator, made her want to whimper. Built like a brick wall without being too thick, he was three words—supple, etched, steel. And his Australian accent added to his raw sexiness....




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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Made the Grade: The Love Play Matchmaking Service Series, Book 1

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition - File Size: 324 KB | Expected Release Date: January 19, 2015 | Publisher: Siren Publishing / Siren-BookStrand, Inc. : Ménage Amour | Obtained: Magic of Books Promotions

"Merry "Chris" Mas" [The Love Play Matchmaking Service Series, Book 1] by Clare Dargin

Author's Book Description : [Ménage Amour: Erotic Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA]

Jilly Reimers wants love but can't find it. Chris Spinell is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan who suffers from PTSD and a haunting feeling that something is missing in his life. Chris Poole is also an Afghanistan war veteran is ready to break out of his shell but is unsure how.

With Christmas just around the corner, they decide not to spend it alone. Believing The Love Play Matchmaking Service to be just what they need for a night of fun and passion, they sign up. But when the guys show up and see that they've been set up on a menage, the only one happy about it is Jilly.

Their consultant, called an Eros, assures Jilly that the service has a perfect track record but she's certain they'll be the first ones to get their money back. Will they have a very merry Christmas? Or will the three spend yet another one alone?

A Siren Erotic Romance

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! Three strangers decide on (or get talked into) signing up for The Love Play Matchmaking Service’s “One-Nighter” date and end up in a date all together. Jilly requested the ménage setup while the guys find out that surprise once they arrive. Yet, while they make their time together work for them is it something that they’ll be able to turn into a lasting relationship, especially once society’s standards come into play…

This quick erotic Christmas read gets straight to the point and leaves you wanting more. While slightly paranormal, because of how Chris S.’s personal issues end once he meets Jilly & Chris P., this novel revolves around these three getting together and becoming essential roles in one another’s lives. I really LOVED the way the plot played out and how Jilly was not the “shrinking flower” that she at times portrayed herself to be.

Together they were the “soul mates” that the matchmaking service said they’d meet. I liked how the Chris’ already had a shared past that made their relationship more believable.

Overall, I recommend this novel to anyone looking for an erotic holiday quickie!

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Kobo (e-Book) USD : Merry "Chris" Mas (Book 1)

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Merry ''Chris'' Mas [Love Play Matchmaking Service 1] (Siren Publishing Menage Amour)
Barnes & Noble (NOOK Book) USD : Merry "Chris" Mas (Book 1)

Author's Novel Extras : Merry 'Chris' Mas; A Sexy New Holiday Menage Romance by Clare Dargin. | Merry "Chris" Mas; A Contemporary Holiday Menage Erotic Paranormal Romance by Clare Dargin | MFRW Book Hook- Merry "Chris" Mas by Clare Dargin. The Love Play Matchmaking Service Book One | Great #Review For My #Erotic #Menage #Romance #MerryChrisMas - The Love Play Matchmaking Service by #ClareDargin


Author's Series Extras : My Sexy Saturday- A Look at the Sequel to the Merry Chris Mas

Book Teaser(s) :
There was no harm in one date, and maybe this service could give him the impetus he needed to get back out there. Of course, he could have gone back home to Sydney to meet a pretty girl. But the Poole men had a thing fr American women and he liked sticking to tradition. ~ within Chapter 1
They were a perfect ten. It was the best Christmas gift anyone could have ever given her. She hoped a Chris Sandwich was definitely on the menu for the night. ~ within Chapter 6

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