Title:
Tempted
Anthology
Release
Date: 12 August,
2014
Cover
Design: Robin Harper of Wicked
by
Design
Event organized
by
: Into
the Night
Reviews
Eleven
amazing authors have come together to bring you
this anthology
of ten full length novels and one bonus novella and all proceeds
will go to
March of Dimes, which funds lifesaving research and programs and
works to end
premature birth, birth defects and infant
mortality.
Tempted
Be Brave –
Be Real – Be Tempted
Christa
Cervone – On the
Ropes
R.D. Cole
– Learning to
Live
W. Ferraro
– Three of
Spades
Sarah
Goodman – Life’s Perfect
Plan
Heather
Gunter – Changing
Tunes
J.M. La
Rocca -
Lifeless
Isabel
Lucero – Living in
Sin
Alice
Montalvo-Tribue – Desperation of
Love
Megan
Noelle - Fool For
You
Mary A
Wasowski – A Changed
Life
Whitney G
– My Last Resolution (bonus
novella)
BOOK
SUMMARIES
Christa
Cervone
***Author's note*** This book is not
recommended for
readers under the age of eighteen, due to strong sexual
content,
language, child abuse, and drug reference. Also, this is the first
book in a
series.
A murderer’s child…A foster child…A troubled
teen…Gabriel
‘The Saint’ Vega has never had an easy life. Being shuffled from
one foster home
to another after his father murdered his mother, he found
himself in and
out of trouble with the law. Never giving a damn about himself,
let alone
anyone else, his life was spiraling out of control; fast. Until one
man and one
sport changed everything.
Frankie Carbone taught Saint how to handle his
anger and
rejection; by fighting it out in the ring. On his way to stardom,
Saint finds
himself pushed into the spotlight and into the arms of more women
than he can
ever imagine; he’s completely content with one night stands and
random
sex.
Then Salem Harris comes walking into his life
and changes his
game plan. Saint finds himself wanting Salem in all the ways
that scare him.
She is off limits; taken. But that doesn’t stop Saint from
going after
what he wants, and he wants
her.
Frankie showed Saint a new way of life with
Boxing, but
will Salem give him the one thing he's never known – love? Will
Saint find
himself fighting for the one thing he thinks he doesn't deserve or
will Salem end
up breaking his heart? Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega has had to fight
for every good
thing he's gotten in his life.
** Head over to Christa’s blog for a preview of Chapter 1 from
On the Ropes
**
– R.D.
Cole
Being alive and living are not always the
same.
Trudy Love is used to being on her own and has
rarely been
shown affection. Between growing up in foster care and her abusive
boyfriend she
has no idea what life can be. At 19 she goes through something no
one should ever
experience and is left alone once again. Six months later she
moves to
Mobile, Alabama where she meets someone whose eyes bring back memories
of the one
person she misses everyday. Too late she finds herself caught in a
storm of
emotions that are unwanted, but she's determined to fight them
off.
Jaxon Coleman has a good life, and for him to
attend one of
the finest Med schools in the country and follow in his dad's
foot steps is a
dream come true. However, dreams can change in life and when he
meets Trudy he
knows his will never be the same. Jax knows she has secrets she
is unwilling to
share, but he's never given up on something he wants and he
wants
Tru.
Can Trudy stop resisting her feelings and
welcome the
chance to live a different life than she pictured or will her
defiance and
haunted past eventually take her out of Jax's
reach?
After tragedy living is not easy, but with the
right person it
can be learned.
– W.
Ferraro
Dylan Cross is the type of man that enjoys
everything
female, and enjoy it he does, but always on his terms. However, his
terms are pushed
to their limit when Natalie Parker proposes an offer; teach
her and her
delectable little body, all about sex and
desire.
There is one catch. He has to play the part of
Natalie's madly
in love boyfriend for her dying mother. Dylan signs on, and
finds that
separating the two is harder than he thought. Natalie's days of
shyness and
lack of confidence come to a quick close as she learns what her
body craves and
demands in the bedroom.
Soon, Dylan becomes the student as Natalie
teaches him
things he didn't even know he wanted. Will Hamden's notorious
playboy,
bachelor be able to keep calling the shots, or will he find that, he,
himself, is
just another player at the card game of life, as we all
are?
Plan – Sarah
Goodman
Married to her college sweetheart, Elizabeth
Thomas has the
perfect life, and just about everything is going according to
her Life Plan.
A senior lawyer at her firm at thirty, living in her dream home,
the only thing
left to check off the Life Plan list is a
baby.
Struggling with infertility, and after several
unsuccessful
attempts to conceive, Beth’s husband, Grant, just wants life to be
normal again.
Together, they decide to give it one more try and Beth is sure
this time it’s
going to work. She’s finally going to have her perfect Life
Plan.
But when tragedy strikes, and a new plan is
needed, will
Beth be able to cope with all the changes the new plan throws at
her? Will she
be able to overcome her loss and heartache to discover the new
plan is really
Life’s Perfect Plan?
Ashley Davis is over her high school 'bitch'
label and has
decided to reinvent herself. College offers a new beginning, a
chance to be
different. After being assaulted, she's realized that she needs to
change and
college is just the place to do it. Nobody knows the Ashley she used
to be and she'd
like to keep it that way.
Afraid of falling into the same patterns she
decides that having
no friends, no life and focusing on school is the way to
go, but she
didn’t bank on someone like Mac as her roommate or the tall, dark
and completely
geek hot in his glasses, Zeke
Whitman.
Ezekiel (Zeke) Whitman is driven and focused
when it comes
to school. When he's forced to partner with a tall, leggy blonde
with a slight
attitude, he's thrown for a loop. With so much at stake, Zeke
can’t afford
distractions and Ashley is certainly that. From their first encounter
Zeke sees more
than just another gorgeous
girl.
As Ashley grapples with leaving the ‘old’ her
behind, she
realizes that sometimes changing tunes isn't as easy as it sounds.
Sometimes you
have to keep a little of the person that you were, in order to
become the
person that you want to be.
After graduating from the University of South
Alabama,
Scarlett Moore discovers her boyfriend of five months is actually
married with a
child on the way. Feeling used and heartbroken, she decides it’s
time to take
her best friend Jules’ advice to move to Atlanta and live with
her. There,
Jules helps her get a job at Entertainment Atlanta, where she works
as an
entertainment insurance agent. It’s not Scarlett’s dream job, but it’s
better than not
having a job at all, and who would mind working with famous
people,
right?
Then she gets assigned to EA’s newest client,
Kade Evans,
rock star turned actor. Not only is he a drug addict, he’s also
known for never
dating the same girl twice. He’s tall, dark, and handsome, has
an amazing
voice, and good acting skills, but he’s also arrogant and
intense.
At their first meeting, the chemistry between
them is
undeniable.
The love that comes later is
unexpected.
But Kade’s life is full of secrets. His past
has now
intruded on his present and when Scarlett finds out what his secrets
are, the real
deception begins.
**This story contains graphic sexual
content
and strong
language. Intended for mature audiences
only.**
Jace Jamison is every woman’s fantasy. He’s a
mysterious
businessman willing to sweep you off your feet, a tattooed bad boy
from the wrong
side of the tracks, and a sexy friend you want to take that next
step with. Jace
is everything and anything you want him to be. He’s a highly
paid
escort.
But nobody knows who Jace really is; the man
whose dad
abandoned him, whose brother was killed, and who had to take care of
his mom at a
young age. At the age of nineteen, he was living in Sin City,
ready for a
life away from stress and
struggle.
Adrienne has been having a sexual drought since
she broke up
with her boyfriend. Even then she wasn’t getting fully satisfied.
Being an event
planner, she’s constantly working at numerous events. Several
times she’s
seen a man she can only refer to as the God-like creature at her
work functions.
He’s devastatingly handsome, tall, and has beautiful eyes, but
he’s always
with a different woman. The last thing she needs is another player
in her
life.
After a few chance encounters with Jace, her
best friend
convinces her to just get some good sex out of him and not worry
about who she’s
seen him with. But what happens when she finds out that he
isn’t dating
these women because he wants to, but because he’s paid
to?
Keeping his job a secret from Adrienne seems
easy at first,
but when she begins meeting people he knows in his escort life,
and they begin
getting closer, he knows he has to tell her before someone else
does.
When their worlds entwine, and confessions are
made, will they
be able to work through it? Will she be able to push aside his
sins and focus
on the good in him? Will Jace get what he’s never had? A woman
who wants him
despite what he’s done. Or will living in sin cost him what he
never knew he
wanted?
*An erotic, contemporary romance* - *Book one in a
series, but can be read as
a
standalone.*
To the outside world, Jordan Burke appears to
have the perfect
life. A fulfilling career, family and great friends, but looks
can be
deceiving. Events from her childhood, and a painful secret, keep Jordan
isolated and
unwilling to commit to any man. For her, every relationship comes
with its own
expiration date.
Alex Garza has lived in the shadow of his
brother’s fame
for most of his life. He's an outcast in his own family and
never able to
put his own needs first. When his brother gives up his career to
settle down,
Alex is forced to reevaluate his life plans too. Over the past
year, his
friendship with Jordan has developed into a source of comfort. Now
that he has the
time to devote to a relationship, can he convince her to take a
chance on love
or will their painful pasts and a tragic event destroy their
future?
Seven years ago Danielle Hamilton left her home
in Serenity
Cove leaving behind a drug addicted mother, work-obsessed
Grandmother and
the first boy she has ever loved. Danielle promised herself she
would never
return, but now - she has no choice. The family Inn her
Grandparents
put their lives into is going under and Danielle is the last hope
they have to
save it. When she temporarily returns to her home town, she’s even
less prepared
than expected to run into her first love, Oliver Garrison.
After their encounter leaves her on edge she
decides what is
really needed is a distraction. What she doesn’t expect is the
way she feels
when she meets Corey Preston with the bad boy edge, a gentle
heart and
smoking body.
Oliver is everything she thought she ever
wanted while
Corey is everything she never thought she
needed.
Dani promised herself when she left Serenity
Cove at 18 that
never again, would this be her home. However, her heart didn’t
get the memo
and for the first time in her life, she feels at
home.
But will her demons from the past let her have
the love she
deserves? Or will she return to her life in New York - once again
leaving her
heart behind in the one place she fears to be?
Change is never
easy.
For seventeen year old Nicolette Vanelle, life
is about to
change...
Relocating to California, Nicolette finds
herself
starting over. A new high school. New friends. New
life.
Attending her first Hollywood event, Nicolette
meets bad boy
Michael St. Clair, and unknowingly becomes the object of his
obsession.
Feeling overwhelmed by Michael’s attention, she
escapes the
party to go to the beach where she meets Simon Paulson. He takes
her breath
away, an inevitable connection leading to romance between the young
couple.
Nicolette and Simon’s happiness is short lived
and their
relationship is put to the ultimate test when tragedy befalls
Nicolette.
Can Nicolette find the strength and courage to
emerge from the
darkness she fell into? Will Simon's unconditional love be
enough to bring
her back into the light?
Life can change in an instant, leaving you
changed
forever.
My boyfriend is an
asshole.
A pure, one of a kind,
I-wish-I-was-making-this-up
asshole.
Every year, I write "Dump his ass" as
my most
important resolution, but I've never done
it.
Until now.
Well, kind
of ...
Instead of showing up to our "secret"
engagement
party, I've shown up to the airport--ready and willing to go
wherever the
next flight is bound. Determined to keep and fulfill all of my resolutions,
I'm proud of
myself for finally striking out on my
own.
Until I never make it to my final destination.
Until the sexy
stranger who sat next to me on the plane changes everything.
Until my
"last resolution" is fulfilled a lot earlier than I
thought...
Author Bios, Pictures and Social
Media Links
Christa
Cervone
and raised in
New England, Christa is a married mother of three. She began
writing her
first book, Broken, in October 2012, as a love story to her
husband, Frank.
During the writing process, Christa managed to keep her book a
secret from the
majority of her family and friends, including her mother. She
finally
revealed that she had written a book on her personal Facebook page just
two weeks
before Broken was released.
Broken was released in
February 2013,
and within twenty-four hours of its release, it was on Amazon's
Movers and
Shakers list as well as in the Top 20 Erotica. Christa released her
second novel,
On the Ropes - Book One in the Down for the Count series, in
February 2014.
On the Ropes has also climbed the charts on Amazon, hitting the
Top 10 Sports
Fiction and the Top 20 Romance Sports Fiction lists. Book Two,
Going the
Distance, is slated to be released in the summer of
2014.
Christa also has
several other
novels in the works, with no release dates announced at this
time.
Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads Author | Amazon Author
R.D.
Cole
Cole is a
lively person with a determination to make it in life. Once her mind
gets set on an
idea she pursues it with passion. As long as she has God and her
family she
feels she can conquer everyday. Besides reading and writing she
loves to sing,
dance, and go mudding on her Souped-up Can Am. Her hubby is 9
years younger
but he seems more mature than her at times and they level one
another out.
She has a beautiful daughter named Bethani who is a miracle and a
fighter. She's
the only known living survivor of Matthew Woods Syndrome and
when no one
thought she'd live R.D. said "yes she will." R.D. takes
nothing for
granted when it comes to life. "Everything can be ripped from
your fingers before
they can grasp it. So if you want something in life, do it.
Go for
it."
That same mindset has
helped R.D.
write small pieces of her life mixed in to fictional settings and
characters that
will capture your heart.
"Read on. Dream
on. Write
on." -R.D. Cole
W.
Ferraro
live in New
England with my young family. I'm a stay at home mom to two very
active
children. For all of you who are familiar with the stress of this job, I
decided to
complete an item on my bucket list and write a book. When I'm not
writing, you
will find me cooking, reading, shopping or being silly with the
kids.
Sarah
Goodman
Goodman was
born and raised in Central Florida. She grew a love for the beach
and reading.
Sarah married her high school sweetheart and was blessed with
three sons.
Sarah has taught off and on for 16 years teaching four and five
year olds. The
other time she is a stay at home mom to her boys. Life consists
of baseball,
music lessons, soccer, and car pooling. When she isn’t too busy or
tired she
writes.
Heather
Gunter
is a devoted
mother of three gorgeous boys. She balances spending as much
time with them
as possible with writing, updating her Into the Night Reviews
book blog and
her day job. Her love of animals sees her home in Canton,
GA bursting
with numerous dogs and ferrets.
Heather
campaigns
passionately for anti-bullying initiatives and has a strong
conviction to
reduce peoples suffering at the hands of bullies.
A talented
singer, who
once dreamed of pursuing a career in that field, she has put that
goal aside in
exchange for her writing. A self proclaimed geek, whatever
spare time she
has is spent curled on the couch reading and listening to
music.
J.M. La
Rocca
in Chicago, IL.
At an early age, her family relocated to lower Alabama where
she began her
love for writing. She currently resides in Pensacola, FL with her
husband and
twin sons. As a stay at home mom, La Rocca was able to pursue her
love for
writing. It was always an unrealized dream to write her own books.
With the love
and support from her husband Tony, family, and friends, she set
forth and
fulfilled that dream.
Aside from writing she
also loves to
read, listen to music, drink wine, indulge on chocolate, chase
her little ones
around, and spend time with her family and friends.
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Author
Isabel
Lucero
author of The
Secrets That We Keep, the Amazon bestseller, Living in Sin, and
Unforgivable
Sin. She was born in a small town in New Mexico and was lucky
enough to
escape and travel the world thanks to her husband's career in the Air
Force. She's
been married for ten years to the love of her life and Jr. High School
sweetheart. Her
husband is Author W.S. Greer and together they have two of the
best and most
beautiful kids in the world.
Isabel's love for
reading is
anything but new, she's been reading since before she was a
teenager. She
started reading books by Mary Higgins Clark and James Patterson
before being
catapulted into the indie author world thanks to a little somebody
named E.L.
James.
She currently lives
overseas and is
working on book three of The Escort Series. Isabel loves
connecting with
her readers and fans of books in general. You can find her on
Facebook,
Twitter, and Instagram.
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Page
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Alice
Montalvo-Tribue
lives with her
husband and daughter in New Jersey. She has a bachelors degree
in
communications and is currently working on her masters degree. She spends
most of her
free time reading, writing, and when the weather permits lounging
out on a
beach.
Megan
Noelle
have been
writing for many years and currently have two books out that are part
of a series. My
For You series were the first novels I published but I had to
stop everything
to write Stefan and Grey’s story in, A Broken Forever. I have
been writing
since I was old enough to hold a pen and finally pursued my dream
of becoming a
novelist. Writing is my
passion and I
am all for following one’s passions! One of my other passions is
being a mom of
my adorable daughter Peyton. When I’m not writing I’m a stay at
home mom and a
full time student. I’m getting close to finishing my 2-year
degree and I am
more than ready for a break.
There are many
things I want to do in life, but if I can write, be with
my daughter and
my family—I will be happy!
5 *NEW* Random Things You Don’t Know
About Me!
focused solely
on Diet Pepsi. And yes, I know all about aspartame, and all that
bad stuff. But,
it’s delicious.
wants to make
into a movie!
growing up (not
just Disney) and it is very difficult for me to like anything
new. Some of my
favorites set the bar too high apparently! (When Harry Met
Sally, My Best
Friend’s Wedding, Father of the Bride Part I & II, &
many
more!)
covers!
able to
write.
Mary
A
Wasowski
I call New Jersey my
home where I
live and share my life with my husband Henry, and our three sons.
Every day is a
busy one around the Wasowski home. We are all running in many
directions, but
at the end of the day we come together as one.
To write my first book
was an accomplishment
I never thought would be realized. Dreaming of it and actually doing
it are two
very different
things.
Writing has changed my
entire life. It
brings happiness and fulfilment to areas in my life that I
didn’t even
know were missing. It’s also one of the hardest jobs that I have
ever done. It
takes me away from my family, friends, and the little day to day
tasks that once
upon a time seemed normal. Now I have a writing cave. What the
heck is that?
Well it’s my second home where I write my heart out and hopefully
produce
something that will make many people smile.
Chasing the
dream...one
book at a time!
You can find me on
these social
media sites:
Whitney
G
addict, travel
junkie, and hypochondriac, Whitney Gracia Williams LOVES to
write about
characters that make you laugh, cry, and want to (in the case of
Selena Ross)
reach through your Kindle and slap
them.
She is the
"imaginary
bestselling" author of the Jilted Bride Series, Mid Life
Love, Wasted
Love, and Captain of My Soul.
When she's not locked
inside her
room, feverishly typing away on her laptop, she can be found
here:
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