COVER REVEAL: OutsideBy Michelle Mankin

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Get ready for rock stars, surf and second chances in Outside releasing on July 19th!

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Blurb

Outside

Rock Stars, Surf and Second Chances

When handsome California surf god Lincoln Savage suddenly rolls into Ocean Beach like a rogue wave, shy beauty Simone Bianchi’s foundation is shaken. No longer under the thumb of her domineering father, she’s made a simple quiet life for herself and her fluffy fourteen pound Havanese pup running a surf shop in her hometown of OB. Long ago she gave up her dreams for a future with Linc.

But now the notorious lead singer of the Dirt Dogs has returned, and Simone is reluctant to admit that she’s still vulnerable to his killer dimpled smile and easy charm. She finds that although she’s stowed away the mementos, it hasn’t been as easy to erase the memories of their epic summer love.

It seems he hasn’t forgotten, either.

Is the recording contract he’s offering merely a pretense?

Or does he have something more in mind?

Does he really believe that they can just pick up where they left off, despite all the bad luck and heartache?

And is she willing to risk everything again for one last chance at love?

About the Author:

Michelle Mankin

The bestselling author of the Black Cat Records series of novels.

Romance with subtext.

Reimagining classic stories with sexy rock stars and thought provoking issues.

Love Evolution, Love Revolution, and Love Resolution are a BRUTAL STRENGTH centered trilogy, combining the plot underpinnings of Shakespeare with the drama, excitement, and indisputable sexiness of the rock 'n roll industry.

Things take a bit of an edgier, once upon a time turn with the TEMPEST series. These pierced, tatted, and troubled Seattle rockers are young and on the cusp of making it big, but with serious obstacles to overcome that may prevent them from ever getting there.

Rock stars, myths, and legends collide with paranormal romance in a totally mesmerizing way in the MAGIC series.

When Michelle is not prowling the streets of her Texas town listening to her rock music much too loud, she is putting her daydreams down on paper or traveling the world with her family and friends, sometimes for real, and sometimes just for pretend as she takes the children to school and back.

Blog Tour

Not Looking For Love Series

by Lena Bourne

June 1st - June 30th

Not Looking For Love: Episode 1

Genre: New Adult Romance, Sexy romance

Length: 190 pages

A no-strings fling is what she wants…but is that what she needs?

At 22, Gail’s losing her mom to cancer…with only a week to live. Every second of every minute, Gail hopes the doctors are wrong. Then she loses the bracelet her mother gave her. On the edge, she jumps into the pool to find it. Something grabs her waist and flips her over in the water. It’s Scott, the neighbors’ gardener, trying to save her.

The sight of Scott’s wet t-shirt plastered against the rippling muscles of his shoulders and chest gets Gail fantasizing about this Adonis. It’s easier to get lost in a fantasy of raw passion than hope for anything at all.

With more regrets than he can ever hope to live with…Scott’s trying to get his life together. The last thing he needs is a crazy rich girl who keeps throwing herself at him. But he knows something’s wrong from the sad, lost look in her beautiful eyes.

Is this relationship finished before it ever truly begins? Or in their darkest moment… can Gail and Scott give each other hope?

Genre: New Adult Romance

This story unfolds over multiple episodes of around 150 pages each.

~Not Looking For Love Episodes 1-7 are available now.~

Not Looking for Love: Episode 2

*** This book was originally released as Not Looking for Love: Episode 3. It continues the story started in Episode 1 and is not intended to be read as a standalone.***

Running away is usually not the answer.

Gail is back at school, and all she wants to do is spend her days studying and not thinking about anything else. But things keep piling up until running away and burying her problems is no longer a viable option. Will Gail realize she needs to confront her feelings head on, or never be whole again? Or will she continue to deny love?

Warning: This book is intended for people 18 years and older, since it contains hot, explicit sex between consenting adults, and all the bad words associated with it.

Not Looking for Love: Episode 3

*** This book was originally released as Not Looking for Love: Episode 4. It continues the story started in Episodes 1 and 2, and is not intended to be read as a standalone.***

Secrets have a way of messing everything up.

Very little made sense in Gail’s life before, and now nothing does. She’s not even sure how to begin picking up the pieces of her life, let alone start putting them back together. But perhaps things just need to get worse before they get better, right? Or wrong.

Warning: This book is intended for people 18 years and older, since it contains hot, explicit sex between consenting adults, and all the bad words associated with it.

Not Looking For Love: Episode 4

The time to choose has come.

Suddenly, Gail’s choice is no longer just an abstract idea rattling around her confused mind, but a concrete thing which needs to be dealt with in the real world. And for once she finds the strength to make the right choice and stick with it. But how long will her resolve last?

Warning: This book is intended for people 18 years and older, since it contains hot, explicit sex between consenting adults, and all the bad words associated with it.

Not Looking for Love: Episode 5

Happy endings happen all the time, they just don't always last.

Gail and Scott have managed to come out of their whirlwind romance relatively unscathed. But the real challenge might well prove to be the day to day one. Can they truly build something lasting on a foundation of lies, break ups and worse? Can they have a happy ending for real?

Warning: This book is intended for people 18 years and older, since it contains hot, explicit sex between consenting adults, and all the bad words associated with it.

Not Looking for Love: Episode 6

*** This book continues the story started in Episodes 1-5 of the Not Looking for Love serial, and is not intended to be read as a standalone.***

Is there a barrier strong enough to stop true love?

Days are long, and nights even longer when you can’t be with the one you love. But Gail is standing firm, because everything gets easier with time.
Scott is experiencing the full consequences of the bad decisions he made in the past. And it’s not right or easy. It’s just the way things have to be.

Not Looking for Love: Episode 7

*** This book continues the story started in Episodes 1-6 of the Not Looking for Love serial, and is not intended to be read as a standalone.***

Obstacles are set in out path to be overcome.

A year has passed since Gail and Scott met by the pool at dawn. Their path to love and a happily ever after has been anything but smooth. Yet just as things seem bleakest yet, a new hope emerges, one that could finally light the way to the ending they so deserve. All they have to do now is hold on.

Lena Bourne is a young writer, but she has seen her fair share of the world, of love and loss, and all that happens in between. Now she’s here telling the stories you might otherwise have missed, which are made up, of course, but could very well be real and true. Not Looking For Love is a five part steamy New Adult romance serial and it is now complete and available for purchase.