Shortstop A.M. Madden

THE SHORTSTOP

A.M. MADDEN

July 13, 2015

Synopsis

“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.

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Author bio

Amazon Best Selling Author ~

A.M. Madden's debut novel is Back-up, the first in The Back-Up Series. The series includes Back-Up, Front & Center, Encore, Backstage, and The Devil's Lair Novella.

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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The first book In The Sentinel Demon Series, a paranormal romance by NY Times and USA Today bestselling author J.S. Scott.  

27 year old Kat Larson is haunted by demons. Literally. And how was she to know that there was more than one type of demon? The Evils want to destroy her soul, while billionaire Sentinel demon, Zachary Winston, claims that he wants to protect her. Kat opts for Zach’s protection…but it doesn’t come without a price. It requires a demon bargain…and what he suggests surprises poor Kat almost as much as the fact that demons really do exist. Why would the handsome billionaire want to make such an agreement with a curvy, plain redheaded woman like her? 

Billionaire Zachary Winston has a mission and it’s one that he vows to complete. As a Sentinel demon, his task is to protect Kat from the Evils that will corrupt her soul. His only problem is that she is his “radiant,” the one woman who can lighten the darkness of his demon existence and be his eternal mate. Zach has to fight an internal war between man and demon as he protects Kat, not quite sure which one will win. He’s one part demon, one part man, but they both yearn for Kat’s lush, full figured body and kind, compassionate heart. As Zach becomes more and more enchanted with Kat, he’s hoping she can learn to love a lonely man/demon that’s only slightly wicked. 

This paranormal romance contains graphic language, steamy love scenes, and lovable alpha males that also happen to be mythological demons. 

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BOOK #2 Out Now

Dr. Talia Maris had lived her entire life as a freak—a too tall, too plain, too odd woman who sees and senses the presence of otherworldly entities. A total recluse, Talia spends all of her time on her research, living a contented, quiet life with only her loyal feline companion for company. Until that sedate existence comes crashing down around her when she starts being pursued by demon Evils. And if there’s one thing she hates…it’s demons. She ditches every one of them until Sentinel demon, Drew Winston, finally wins the game of pursuit by trapping her with a deceitful, underhanded trick. Not only is she infuriated by Drew’s stunt, but when he tells her she’s his mate, Talia wonders if the too handsome, too tall, too sexy Sentinel demon needs some serious psychological help. All she wants is to get rid of Drew as quickly as possible! But the stubborn Irishman isn’t budging, and her resistance slowly crumbles as she gets pulled deeper and deeper into the world of the Sentinels by the relentless attempts of the Evils to capture her. And what is she supposed to do with Drew Winston, a Sentinel demon who would do anything, even sacrificing his own life, to protect her? 

There are two things Drew Winston loves about his life: being a billionaire Sentinel demon and food. He loves having everything he wants, and he’s perfectly happy slaying Evils and rescuing unsuspecting humans, until the irritating Dr. Talia Maris evades him one time too many. Yeah…sure…maybe he was a little devious in the method he used to finally meet her face-to-face, but he ends up being the one who is actually surprised when he discovers the elusive woman is actually his mate. Worse yet, she’s being pursued by ancient Evils, and it brings every protective instinct he has to the surface, making him want to kill anything that might hurt Talia. Maybe Drew had never wanted or expected a mate of his own, but once he has Talia in his grasp, he’s determined to keep her safe and make her want to stay with him forever. 

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J.S. Scott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of steamy romance. She's an avid reader of all types of books and literature. Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both contemporary steamy romance stories and paranormal romance erotics. They almost always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after because she just can't seem to write them any other way! 

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UNBREAK ME: Now FREE for the first time ever! Two years ago, with shaking hands and knots in my stomach, I sent a book out into the world that I called Unbreak Me. It wasn't an easy book to write, but it was one I had to write. Unbreak Me was a story that had hooked its claws into my heart years prior and wouldn't let go until I got it right. The first book I ever set in New Hope, it began a whole new world for my stories. I'm grateful that Maggie wouldn't leave me alone and insisted I tell her story, and I'm even more grateful that readers connected with her and wanted to read more about the characters in New Hope. That's why I'm so excited that for a limited time, you can read Unbreak Me--a stand-alone, full-length novel-- for free from the following retailers: - Amazon US - Amazon UK -  - Barnes & Noble - Kobo -  - iBooks - Google Play “If you’re broken, I’ll fix you…”   I’m only twenty-one and already damaged goods. A slut. A failure. A disappointment to my picture-perfect family as long as I can remember. I called off my wedding to William Bailey, the only man who thought I was worth fixing. A year later and he’s marrying my sister. Unless I ask him not to…   “If you shatter, I’ll find you…”   But now there’s Asher Logan, a broken man who sees the fractures in my façade and doesn’t want to fix me at all. Asher wants me to stop hiding, to stop pretending. Asher wants to break down my walls. But that means letting him see my ugly secrets and forgiving him for his.    With my past weighing down on me, do I want the man who holds me together or the man who gives me permission to break?  - Amazon US - Amazon UK - Barnes & Noble - Kobo - iBooks - Google Play From Unbreak Me... “I’m intimidating? You’re the freaking rock star at the table.” Some of the humor drains from Asher’s face, but he keeps his smile in place. “You know about that, huh?” “My sisters told me. You could have mentioned you’re in a band.” “I was in a band.” He wipes his hands on his napkin and shrugs. “Past tense.” With a dreamy sigh, I prop my chin on my fists. “Who knew that one day I’d be on a date with the lead singer from a famous boy band?” He scowls. “Infinite Gray was not a boy band.” “Were there any girls in the band?” “No.” “That makes you a boy band.” “It made us an all-male rock group.” I bite back my smile. He’s so cute when he’s irritated. “Right, like ’N Sync.” He winces. “Not like ’N Sync. Jesus, watch where you hurl those things. Words hurt, Maggie.” I giggle. He glowers. “You need a musical intervention.” I perk up. “Ooh! Are you going to make me a playlist?” “Maybe.” I laugh again, but this time a little snort pops out, making me laugh harder. He narrows his eyes. “You’re playing me, aren’t you?” “Sorry. I couldn’t resist.” “So you don’t need that playlist?” “Says who? No boy has ever made a playlist especially for me before. Please?” “Not even in high school?” That takes some of the wind out of my sails. “I wasn’t that kind of girl.” He studies me for a minute and just when I think he’s going to dig, he drops it. “Okay. It’s your turn. Ask me anything.” I study him for a moment. The ice-blue eyes that keep dropping to my mouth. The stubble I can still feel against my neck. When I finally speak, it’s to ask, “What do you have against a perfectly good shower?” He releases a burst of laughter. “If I’d let you have your way with me, you wouldn’t be sitting here with me tonight.” “Oh, you think I would have moved on to another rock star in my long line of rock stars?”   Excerpt © Lexi Ryan, 2013   - Amazon US - Amazon UK -  - Barnes & Noble - Kobo -  - iBooks - Google Play

Melissa's Must Haves

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Sales and New Releases

Week of June 4th

Current Sales

          Love & College: New Adult & College Romance Anthology

By Lexy Timms, C.M. Owens, CM Doporto, Chrissy Peebles, Christine Bell

New Adult Romance

A heart stopping, body throbbing anthology by 5 of today's hot NA Romance Writers. 
Five books include: 
Hooked on the Game by C.M. Owens 
Opposing Sides by CM Doporto 
Addictive Collision by Chrissy Peebles 
The Recruiting Trip by Lexy Timms 
Fix You by Christine Bell 

* These are NOT erotica* They are new adult & college romances. 
For mature readers only

Currently Free

Love & College

The Real Thing

by Cassie Mae

Fiction/College

In this electrifying novel from New Adult sensation Cassie Mae, two close friends surprise themselves by shifting from platonic love to sexual attraction

Currently $0.99

The Real Thing

Breathless

by Claire Adams

New Adult Romance

Becky plans to go to college and get good grades but when she meets the best hockey player on the college team she can't help but be instantly attracted to him. She doesn't usually get guys like him though so she tries to ignore her feelings until he's constantly around everywhere she turns. 

Johnny is super hot and dangerous. Once he sets his eyes on a girl he pursues her until he gets what he wants... the girl in his bed. But Becky is something much more. However, Johnny's dangerous past may ruin any chance of a happy ever after.

Currently on sale for $0.99

Breathless

Unbelonging, A New Adult Romance Novel

by Sabrina Stark

New Adult Romance

Sometimes, the Place You Belong Isn't Where You Began...With an accounting degree that's getting her nowhere, Chloe Malinski spends her nights waitressing and her days housesitting in a neighborhood that's infinitely beyond her reach or comfort zone. But she knows all too well that no one wants a pauper in their mansion, so she's gotten good - maybe a little too good - at faking it 'til she makes it.

 

With more baggage than any airline, Lawton Rastor made his money through prizefighting - and not the kind with padded gloves and some bowtie-wearing referee. He made it through the gritty, back alley kind where sweaty money changed hands over beer and bimbos. 

She's a poor girl from Hamtramck. He's a billionaire bad boy from Detroit. They should've never crossed paths. But when they do, thanks to Chloe's latest housesitting gig, the collision of sparks, secrets, and misunderstandings leaves both of them yearning to belong exactly where they shouldn't - with each other

Currently on sale for $0.99

Unbelonging

Night Is the Darkest (Men In Blue Book 1)

by Jayne Rylon

Erotica/Thriller

Some secrets refuse to stay hidden.

Lacey Daughtry's perfect weekend is interrupted by tragic news of her brother's murder in the line of duty. Plagued by a rash of mysterious phone calls, she turns to her brother's best friends and fellow officers for protection...and comfort.

Spending time in close contact with Mason and Tyler, the two men she's dreamed of since her first girlhood crush, seems like the answer to a prayer. Especially when they begin to explore the desire she's harbored for so long.

But the partners are holding out on Lacey. Determined to suppress the most extreme facets of their lust, they agree to settle for sharing the woman they crave while concealing their desire for each other. Until Lacey cracks their resolve, unleashing a torrent of emotions that threatens to distract them when they can least afford it.

Their blossoming relationship is complicated by secrets. And the only way to evade the killer threatening their lives is to bare their souls in the darkest hours of the night. Or everything will come crashing down, just before the dawn.

Currently on sale for $0.99

Night Is the Darkest

Unbreak Me (Splintered Hearts Book 1)

by Lexi Ryan

Contemporary Romance

“If you’re broken, I’ll fix you…” 

I’m only twenty-one and already damaged goods. A slut. A failure. A disappointment to my picture-perfect family as long as I can remember. I called off my wedding to William Bailey, the only man who thought I was worth fixing. A year later, he’s marrying my sister. Unless I ask him not to… 

“If you shatter, I’ll find you…” 

But now there’s Asher Logan, a broken man who sees the fractures in my façade and doesn’t want to fix me at all. Asher wants me to stop hiding, to stop pretending. Asher wants to break down my walls. But that means letting him see my ugly secrets and 

forgiving him for his. 

With my past weighing down on me, do I want the man who holds me together or the man who gives me permission to break?

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Unbreak Me

After Hours (InterMix)

by Cara McKenna

Erotica

Erin Coffey has been a nurse for years, but nothing’s prepared her for the physical and emotional demands of her new position. Needing to move closer to her dysfunctional family, she takes a dangerous job at Larkhaven Psychiatric Hospital, where she quickly learns that she needs protection—and she meets the strong, over-confident coworker who’s more than willing to provide it. 

Kelly Robak is the type of guy that Erin has sworn she’d never get involved with. She’s seen firsthand, via her mess of a sister, what chaos guys like him can bring into a woman’s life. But she finds herself drawn to him anyway, even when he shows up at her door, not eager to take no for an answer. 

What Erin finds even more shocking than Kelly’s indecent proposal is how much she enjoys submitting to his every command. But he can’t play the tough guy indefinitely. If they want to have more than just an affair, both will have to open up and reveal what they truly need. 

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After Hours

Rocky Ride (Thompson & Sons Book 1)

by Vivian Arend

Erotica

He's got a touch that's hotter than hot

It took a hell of a lot of fast-talking and more than a few speeding tickets before Mitch Thompson convinced Constable Anna Coleman to take him for a ride. Only now that she's loosened off her stiff RCMP uniform, it's not nearly enough. Their secret sexual escapades are mind-blowing, but Mitch wants more than her body--he wants her heart.

Her world could go up in flames

It's a dangerous road to walk, and Anna doesn't know how far she can safely tread. Bad boy Mitch may have lured her wild side out to play, but giving in to their increasingly passionate desires could endanger her very civilized career. Somewhere between yearning and obsession there has to be a balance point.

Or they're both going to get burned

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Enthrall Him (Entrall Sessions Book 3)

by Vanessa Fewings

Erotica/BDSM

Billionaire Cameron Cole is the one in control. He makes the decisions of both pleasures and punishments. He is the ultimate master. Owner of L.A.’s preeminent BDSM clubs, Cameron has yet to relinquish the all encompassing control of his submissive, twenty-one year old Mia Lauren. Mia’s training unlocks a maelstrom of passion. A powerful connection. An unpredictable result. Her uninhibited journey intensifies by the day, but there are new complications on the horizon. 

A powerful rival of Cameron’s has emerged with a relentless desire to make Mia his own. Lance Merrill has the means and the will to take what he believes is his and bring down an empire in the process. Mia is taken by Cameron to London for her protection. Her obedience will be tested in ways she could not have foreseen. Richard Sheppard, her former master, has decided it’s time to take her back. Will Cameron give her over? 

Or will the choice be hers? 

In the rousing third novel of the renowned Enthrall Sessions, author Vanessa Fewings guides her readers through the uncharted territories of raw passion into the most heated corners of the human heart. 

This is true obsession. This is the time for Mia to Enthrall Him

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Enthrall Him

Dangerous Temptations

by Brooke Cumberland

Romance/Suspense

One night was all it took… 
One night to ruin everything I thought I knew. 

From the outside, I had the perfect lifestyle. 
Wealthy fiancé, blossoming career, amazing friends. 

I wasn’t looking to get married yet, but when William—“Manhattan’s royalty”—charmed his way into my life, I couldn’t deny the security and comfort that overcame me. 

To society, I was the girl only after his money. I was the party-goer who managed to seduce a man twice my age to have the lifestyle some could only dream of. I was every magazine’s cliché of what a gold-digging whore was. 

I wanted to prove them wrong—that our love was real and that I wasn’t that girl. 

But then everything changed. 
One wrong decision. One unfaithful night. One haunting reality. 
Perhaps they were right. 

The media didn’t see it coming…and neither did I. 

Currently on sale for $0.99

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The Best Kind of Trouble (Hurley Brothers Book 1)

by Lauren Dane

Romance

She has complete control…and he's determined to take it away 

A librarian in the small town of Hood River, Natalie Clayton's world is very nearly perfect. After a turbulent childhood and her once-wild ways, life is now under control. But trouble has a way of turning up unexpectedly—especially in the tall, charismatically sexy form of Paddy Hurley…. 

And Paddy is the kind of trouble that Natalie has a taste for. 

Even after years of the rock-and-roll lifestyle, Paddy never forgot the two wickedly hot weeks he once shared with Natalie. Now he wants more…even if it means tempting Natalie and her iron-grip control. But there's a fine line between well-behaved and misbehaved—and the only compromise is between the sheets!

Currently on sale for $1.99

The Best Kind of Trouble

Have A Little Faith In Me

by Brad Vance

M/M Romance

When Rocky met Dex, it was hate at first sight. Country superstar Dex Dexter represented everything that budding rock star Rocky McCoy had left behind him in the Deep South – the religion, the homophobia, the hypocrisy, the lies. And Rocky represented everything that Dex had denied, had turned away from, had refused… 

When Rocky met Dex, it was love at first touch. Double booked in the same slot on the main stage at CrossFest, they fought for the microphone like two dogs fighting over a bone. And when their hands met… 

Rocky has had enough. “No more falling for straight guys. No way. No matter how hot. Especially if the ‘straight guy’ looks to me like a major closet case.” 

Dex has had enough. “No way. I can’t be gay. I can’t lose my family, my friends, my career. I can’t.” 

What they’ve had enough of doesn’t matter. It’s what they’ve never had enough of that will bring them together…

Currently on sale for $0.99

Have A Little Faith In Me

Long Hard Ride (Rough Riders Series Book 1)

by Lorelei James

Western romance

One lucky woman is in for the ride of her life with three sexy cowboys… 

During summer break, wannabe wild woman Channing Kinkaid is offered the chance to shed her inhibitions and horse around on the road with a real chaps-and-spurs wearing rodeo cowboy. 

From the moment Colby McKay—bull rider, saddle bronc buster and calf roper—sets his lust-filled eyes on the sweet and fiery Channing, he knows she’s up to the challenge of being his personal buckle bunny. But he also demands that his rodeo traveling partners, Trevor and Edgard are allowed to join in their no-holds-barred sexcapades. 

Although Channing secretly longed to be the sole focus of more than one man’s passions, all is not as it seems with the sexy trio. Colby’s demand for her complete submission behind closed doors tests her willful nature, and his sweet-talking ways burrow into her heart. 

Will Colby have to break out the bullropes and piggin’ string to convince this headstrong filly that the road to true love doesn’t have to be as elusive as that championship belt buckle?

Currently on sale for $0.99

Long Hard Ride

Love Will Find A Way

by Barbara Freethy

Contemporary Romance

From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes an emotional and romantic story of love and family. 

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Love Will Find A Way

New Releases for June

We have some Awesome Releases Coming in June -- This list will continue to be updated as information is available so get ready to One-Click and TBR 

Break Me In: A Biker Romance Serial (The Devil's Host Motorcycle Club Book #2)

by Shari Slade - Erotica

He ties me to him with fear and obligation and lust. Binds us tighter with his twisted sense of honor. I just hope his chains are strong enough to keep me safe.

Currently available for purchase

Break Me In

The Expose 3 (The Billionaire Exposed)

by Roxy Sloane - Erotica

My secret is out — and the stakes are higher than ever. 

One night with Dax Ryan and my cover is blown, but I can’t walk away. It’s not just the incredible, filthy things he does to my body; I’ve betrayed his trust, and I need to make it right. 

But each new question only gets me in deeper. And every sexy encounter with Dax makes me want him even more. 
This is dangerous. Thrilling. 
And I can’t stop

Currently available for purchse

Expose 3

Beautifully Brutal (Southern Boy Mafia Book 1)

by Nicole Edwards - Erotica

Sometimes love isn’t beautiful...

Sometimes the only way to describe it is beautifully brutal.



If you think you know him… You’re wrong.

If you think you know his family… Wrong again.

If you think you know his story… You don’t.

Releases June 16th, available for pre-order

One Click Beautifully Brutal

Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian Grey

by E L James - Romance/Erotica

Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty—until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him—past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.  

Will being with Ana dispel the horrors of his childhood that haunt Christian every night? Or will his dark sexual desires, his compulsion to control, and the self-loathing that fills his soul drive this girl away and destroy the fragile hope she offers him?

Releases June 18th, available for pre-order

One Click Grey