Diesel

Ellie is found wounded and unconscious outside of the Satan Fury MC, fleeing a life of abuse but followed by secrets.  Diesel has spent his life adrift, never really belonging, until the Satan’s Fury MC gave him the family he always craved.  When Diesel and Ellie meet they know they are meant to be with each other but when fate throws in some cruel challenges will their love be enough to keep them together.

L.Wilder has a warm and welcoming writing style that evokes empathy even in her character’s darkest moments making her books eagerly awaited and held dear.  Book eight in the Satan Fury MC series, Diesel, brings on the full Wilder experience with a hero and heroine dealing with life’s hard knocks and kicking them to the curb as they open themselves up to love.  What stood out with this couple was despite, difficult and often merciless, circumstances who they truly were remained sweet and untarnished. Diesel was quietly understated in his unwavering loyalty and devotion.  Ellie was a gentle soul who never lost her core goodness. This pair was beautifully matched and readers will cheer them on as they face their obstacles.  Once again L. Wilder nails it with Diesel as another member of the Satan’s Fury MC finds love through her uniquely insightful and sensitive take on romance!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*

*While part of a series this book can be read as a stand alone.*

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Diesel
by Author L Wilder
Releasing February 6th

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“Fantastic characters, scorching sexual tension, and non-stop action make this one of my favorite reads this year! Highly recommend!” —New York Times bestselling author Laura Kaye

“Scarlett Cole’s characters pull you in from the very first page with real emotion and sizzling chemistry. Don’t miss this action packed thrill ride.” —Cherry Adair, New York Times bestselling author

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Synopsis

In the Line of Fire…
Former SEAL Malachai “Mac” MacCarrick is all about the future he’s created with his Navy brothers in Eagle Securities, taking assignments in the most dangerous places, and doing things no one but ex-military would attempt. But when an urgent phone call brings his troubled past—and the woman he once loved—into the present, it’s a chance to redeem himself that he can’t refuse.

Straight to the heart. . .
An investigative journalist researching an explosive story, Delaney Shapiro tells herself she got over Mac—and his role in her brother’s death—a long time ago. But the first moment she sees him at her bedside in an overseas hospital, she knows it’s not true. Every moment together rekindles the desire that once burned between them, and now that she’s a target for an emerging Russian arms dealer, Mac won’t let her out of his sight. To protect her, he’ll risk it all—including his life…

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FINAL SIEGE Excerpt

Copyright © 2018 Scarlett Cole

“Mac,” she whispered, and tried to stop the tears and the uncontrollable shaking of her body. She shrugged his hands off her shoulders, and scrambled to the other side of the bed. Even as he held his hand in the air, the universal sign of surrender, a part of her wanted to reach for him, to let him hold her the way he had when she’d sneak into his dorm room at night.

Her head spun in confusion as she pressed her fingertips to her temples. She couldn’t do this again, couldn’t grieve for him all over again. Not on top of everything else.

“Delaney, sweetheart. You’re safe.” Those eyes of his that always reminded her of the dark blue ocean at sunset reassured her she was. She’d dreamt of them. Missed them.

God, the anger she felt toward him now was only a fraction of the love she’d felt for him all that time ago. Until he’d killed her brother when they were both twenty years old.

About Scarlett Cole

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada were I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

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Midnight Blue

Rockstar Alex Winslow is a walking disaster.  Indigo Bellamy’s life is about putting out fires for basic survival.  When Indigo is hired to babysit Alex, freshly out of rehab, on his tour there is no room for failure for either of them.  But soon they find they are in over their heads as they get caught up in their attraction and the possibilities loom large as their hearts collide.

LJ Shen known for her brutally honest portrayals and relationships that are not granted easy passes takes on Midnight Blue with this direct approach and brings to her audience a story that aches and pulses with the emotions of its characters.  This writer knows how to deconstruct and bring out all the festering that lurks in her depictions hearts. What she also knows how to do is introduce love as a salvation and a chance for purging the bad as her characters grasp at the good in each other and in life.

Indie was wonderfully approachable without coming off as saintly. Her capacity to ascend above and be a better person never faltered and victim was not in her vocabulary. This heroine was good, kind and completely believable. Her connection with Alex was a process even while instantaneous and took readers on a rough road that they will think is worth the effort in the end.  Alex wore the cape of fabulously self-centered while really harboring a gentle wounded soul.  He was complicated, his emotions ran deep and he was caught up in his very comfortable dysfunction, but boy did he rise to being one phenomenal hero. Ms. Shen builds her characters and gives readers a chance to love them even as her characters make the same discoveries.

Midnight Blue was moved quickly in a thoughtful and intense manner. The classic story of The Little Prince was used as a sweet comparison to this story as Alex and Indie explored their burgeoning feelings and added a whimsical nuance to the work. L.J. Shen strips aside the glamor of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for a raw and intimate ride in Midnight Blue and readers will love it!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*

Midnight Blue, an all-new sexy standalone from LJ Shen is available NOW!

Midnight Blue

Author: LJ Shen

Release Date: January 18th

It should have been easy.

I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death.

I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent.

The worst part is that I should have known better.

Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes.

“Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.”

Sounds familiar? That’s because it was a headline in a tabloid the second time he got arrested.

Guess what? I didn’t listen.

I signed the contract.

World tour. Three months. Four Continents. One hundred shows.

My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god.

Problem was, my soul wasn’t enough for Alex Winslow. He ended up taking my body, too.

Then he took my heart.

Then he took my all.

Jenerated Review

Midnight Blue

Rockstar Alex Winslow is a walking disaster.  Indigo Bellamy’s life is about putting out fires for basic survival.  When Indigo is hired to babysit Alex, freshly out of rehab, on his tour there is no room for failure for either of them.  But soon they find they are in over their heads as they get caught up in their attraction and the possibilities loom large as their hearts collide.

LJ Shen known for her brutally honest portrayals and relationships that are not granted easy passes takes on Midnight Blue with this direct approach and brings to her audience a story that aches and pulses with the emotions of its characters.  This writer knows how to deconstruct and bring out all the festering that lurks in her depictions hearts. What she also knows how to do is introduce love as a salvation and a chance for purging the bad as her characters grasp at the good in each other and in life.

Indie was wonderfully approachable without coming off as saintly. Her capacity to ascend above and be a better person never faltered and victim was not in her vocabulary. This heroine was good, kind and completely believable. Her connection with Alex was a process even while instantaneous and took readers on a rough road that they will think is worth the effort in the end.  Alex wore the cape of fabulously self-centered while really harboring a gentle wounded soul.  He was complicated, his emotions ran deep and he was caught up in his very comfortable dysfunction, but boy did he rise to being one phenomenal hero. Ms. Shen builds her characters and gives readers a chance to love them even as her characters make the same discoveries.

Midnight Blue was moved quickly in a thoughtful and intense manner. The classic story of The Little Prince was used as a sweet comparison to this story as Alex and Indie explored their burgeoning feelings and added a whimsical nuance to the work. L.J. Shen strips aside the glamor of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for a raw and intimate ride in Midnight Blue and readers will love it!

*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*

Excerpt:

Nat’s words came back and haunted me like a bad haircut from the eighties. An irrational need to check the goods took over me. It wasn’t like he minded. According to the rumors, his dick had seen more cameras than Kendall Jenner. Slowly—so painfully slowly—my eyes drifted down his sinewy body. I just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Whatever I had in mind, though, didn’t come close to the real thing. Thick, long but not atrocious. With thin veins running through its length.

“Nice view?” he groaned, tucking his junk back into his briefs. His profile was glorious. Strong jaw, pouty lips, eyes like sex…

My eyes snapped up when I realized he was talking to me. “I wasn’t…”

“Looking? Yes, you were. Next time take a picture. It lasts longer.” He rolled his zipper upward and flushed the toilet with the toe of his boot. He turned around and squirted soap into his palm, washing his hands almost violently—rubbing between each finger and scratching his knuckles like he wanted to shed his own skin. When he was done, he looked around for a towel.

I cleared my throat, scrambling to regain my wits. “Longer than the glimpse or longer than your performance?”

Casually—so unbearably casually—he wiped his wet hands over my purple dress. I gasped, moving sideways. It looked like he was about to open the door and get out, but before I had the chance to yell at him for using me as a human towel, he slammed me against the wall, bracing both his arms above my head and pinning me to my spot. I let out a shriek of surprise at the sudden proximity.

Alex Winslow is touching me. Willingly, my surprisingly pitiful brain squealed.

Heat rolled off his body, making my back arch and my breath catch in my throat.

“Let’s make one thing clear—I could fuck you to a point of numbness without even breaking a sweat if I wanted to. Now, careful, New Girl. If you don’t keep your distance from me, I think I just might.”

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About LJ Shen:

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

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Midnight Blue, an all-new sexy standalone from LJ Shen is LIVE!

Midnight Blue

Author: LJ Shen

Release Date: January 18th

It should have been easy.

I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death.

I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent.

The worst part is that I should have known better.

Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes.

“Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.”

Sounds familiar? That’s because it was a headline in a tabloid the second time he got arrested.

Guess what? I didn’t listen.

I signed the contract.

World tour. Three months. Four Continents. One hundred shows.

My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god.

Problem was, my soul wasn’t enough for Alex Winslow. He ended up taking my body, too.

Then he took my heart.

Then he took my all.

Read Today!

(Free in Kindle Unlimited)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2FNBCMg

Amazon Universal: http://mybook.to/MidnightBlue
Add to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2lIShL2

About LJ Shen:

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

Connect with LJ Shen:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorljshen/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lj_shen

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorljshen/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorljshen/

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Midnight Blue, an all-new sexy standalone from LJ Shen is coming January 21st!

Midnight Blue

Author: LJ Shen

Release Date: January 21st

Designer: Letitia Hasser at RBA Designs.

Model: Nolan Zarlin

It should have been easy.

I needed the money. He needed a babysitter to keep him from snorting himself to death.

I was cherry-picked especially for him. Responsible. Optimistic. Warm. Innocent.

The worst part is that I should have known better.

Alex Winslow. British rock star. Serial heartbreaker. Casanova with whiskey eyes.

“Don’t get near the devil in a leather jacket. He’ll chew you up and spit you out.”

Sounds familiar? That’s because it was a headline in a tabloid the second time he got arrested.

Guess what? I didn’t listen.

I signed the contract.

World tour. Three months. Four Continents. One hundred shows.

My name is Indigo Bellamy, and I sold my soul to a tattooed god.

Problem was, my soul wasn’t enough for Alex Winslow. He ended up taking my body, too.

Then he took my heart.

Then he took my all.

Add to GoodReads: http://bit.ly/2lIShL2

About LJ Shen:

L.J. Shen is an International #1 best-selling author of Contemporary Romance and New Adult novels. She lives in Northern California with her husband, young son and chubby cat.

Before she’d settled down, L.J. (who thinks referring to herself in the third person is really silly, by the way) traveled the world, and collected friends from all across the globe. Friends who’d be happy to report that she is a rubbish companion, always forgets peoples’ birthdays and never sends Christmas cards.

She enjoys the simple things in life, like spending time with her family and friends, reading, HBO, Netflix and internet-stalking Stephen James. She reads between three to five books a week and firmly believes Crocs shoes and mullets should be outlawed.

Connect with LJ Shen:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorljshen/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lj_shen

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorljshen/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorljshen/

Stay up to date with LJ Shen by signing up for her mailing list:

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