A SIREN’S REVENGE Blurb All Annabelle desired in life was her Prince Charming and a fairytale ending. So when she felt the presence of her soul-mate, she was more than ready to meet him and have her happily ever after. However, the first meeting with her one and only proved to be extremely disappointing. Aaron, the angry immortal, didn’t want a relationship let alone a soul-mate. He’d been down that road before and wished never to repeat it. His duty to protect as many supernaturals as he could was his first and only priority. After Aaron heard a group of people went missing, Annabelle offered her help. Aaron reluctantly accepted. However, the more they worked together to find the missing people, the more Aaron fell in love with her. Just when he thought he’d be able to completely give his heart, the true intended victims were revealed. Was he doomed to repeat his history? Excerpt With incredible speed and strength he quickly planted his feet on the ground, and walked toward the dress shop. Being immortal had its perks, sometimes. Aaron dressed in all black, complete with black sunglasses. A sheath was strapped across his back to carry the sword of Harpe. He moved lightning quick across the street, but no one seemed to notice a six-foot-six muscled man with a sword. Once inside the dress shop, he stood paralyzed. It was literally a whole store of dresses. “This is ridiculous,” he muttered. Where the people outside were oblivious to him, inside a few women raced toward him. He tensed. “Are you here with someone, sir?” one woman asked. “You can’t see the bride in her dress,” the other said. He relaxed his fighting stance giving the ladies a quizzical look. “If I can’t see her in the dress, why wear it?” “It’s tradition, sir. Now are you here with your bride?” How to answer that one? Ignoring the nuisances, he headed toward where he felt Annabelle. As both women began to follow after him, he quickly turned around and growled. Immediately, they stopped in their tracks and shrank away. Thank the gods. Finally at the back of the store, he easily crept in the dressing area undetected, quickly jimmied the lock to Annabelle’s dressing room, and slipped in. Aaron stood behind her in the corner of the rather large dressing room. He leaned against the wall resting one foot over the other while crossing his arms at his chest. Her high blonde ponytail fell forward as she fumbled with a periwinkle colored halter top dress. His mouth watered watching her in a strapless white bra with matching string bikini panties. Then she turned around. “You!” Aaron raced to place his hand over her mouth before she alerted the whole store. “Shhh,” he said, removing his hand. “You,” she whispered, poking him in the chest. “Why have you been hiding from me? I know you been watching me, I could feel you. Are you like a pervert, getting off on stalking me?” She poked him again. Well, he certainly had that coming, didn’t he? “No, I was doing research.” “Research!” she whispered loudly. “Oh really, how do you like your findings or do you need to do more reeeesearch?” “Listen to me, Annabelle—” She gasped. “You know my name?” “Yes, now let me finish.” “But how?” Aaron sighed. “You know I’ve been watching you. You can feel me like I can feel you. I also can hear things. Now I’m only here to tell you this, me and you,” he pointed to himself, then her, “will not work out. You need to move on, find someone else.” “But you’re my soul-mate, asshole. I’m supposed to move on with you!” “Well, I’m sorry, princess, but it’s not going to happen. Now leave me alone and stop looking for me.” “What the fuck? Are you kidding me?” she asked whispering loudly again. Aaron hid a smile, hearing her curse. He liked her fire. She wasn’t afraid to say what she thought. She was feisty, perfect, his. What? No, not yours! You’re here to tell her to leave you alone. Annabelle slapped him across the face. “You jerk! Why did you come here? Why didn’t you just leave? Why didn’t you run far away?” He almost smirked thinking he saw steam coming out of her ears. He couldn’t answer and frankly he didn’t know why he stayed either. He did know the sight of a fired up Annabelle made his black jeans very uncomfortable. She poked him with her index finger until his back was flush against the wall. “You don’t know, do you? I know though. You. Are. My. Soul-mate. You jackass!” Annabelle pressed up against him breathing heavily. Her hands balled in fists against his chest. “Don’t poke me again.” “What are you going to do about?” The hell if he knew. One of the employees interrupted them. “Are you okay, miss? Your sister said to check on you while they are still getting their dresses fitted to be altered.” Annabelle kept a pleasant tone, never looking away from him. “I’m fine.” “Okay then, miss, just yell if you need me. I will be outside putting some dresses away.” Annabelle backed away from him. If Aaron was uncomfortable before, now, his dick screamed in pain. He knew she felt him, she practically wore nothing anyway. “I like the pink one,” he said as he left. He winked, passing the woman who interrupted them. “She’s all yours.” The woman’s face reddened. Annabelle stuck her head out of the dressing room to yell to him. “This isn’t over. I will find you and you better believe we are working this out.” He laughed. “I have no doubt, princess. But, I warn you, you’ll be the one who gets hurt.” Buy links Bio Lauren lives on the East Coast. She has been fascinated by magic and all things paranormal since a very young age. Now she spends her time creating her own fantasies. Contact link Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/mrslp/ Other Books Buy links Secret Cravings Publishing- http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=10&products_id=806 Barnes and Nobles- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-sirens-revenge-lauren-pilla/1118139974?ean=2940045749541 Bookstrand- http://www.bookstrand.com/a-sirens-revenge Buy links Secret Cravings Publishing- http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=420 Barnes and Nobles- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-vampire-for-halloween-lauren-pilla/1113182925?ean=2940015577808 Buy Links Secret Cravings Publishing- http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=723 Barnes and Nobles- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/demon-protector-lauren-pilla/1109597972?ean=2940148815921 Bookstrand- http://www.bookstrand.com/demon-protector Buy link Secret Cravings Publishing- http://store.secretcravingspublishing.com/index.php?main_page=book_info&cPath=4&products_id=218 Barnes and Nobles- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hotel-sinn-lauren-pilla/1107918947?ean=2940046050851 Bookstrand- http://www.bookstrand.com/hotel-sinn Decking the Halls Blurb: DECKING THE HALLS Amaia Sinclair applies for a job at Buchanan and Ellsworth because it’s the best job in town, not because the man in charge happens to be her first love. She is the best at what she does, and needs a job closer to her ailing mother. She wants to be hired on her own merits, and is; but what she doesn’t expect is that the man she left behind would want to pick up where she left off so many years ago. Declan Buchanan thought he’d never see Amaia again after she disappeared from his life so many years ago. When she walked into his office with an impressive resume and bold ideas for the company he hires her on the spot. Problem is, he can’t keep his thoughts strictly business. Everything in him wants to reclaim what they once had. When the deception of their past rears its ugly head on the most important night of their careers, they could lose not only each other but the company they’ve worked hard to rebuild. Which will they choose? The company or each other? Excerpt One: A hint of regret lingered inside Declan. He enjoyed the company of the confident, smartass woman who had been in his office earlier. Pushing her to tell him the truth might have changed that. The woman in front of him was nervous and a tad skittish. “Your father is a hopeless romantic. It wouldn’t surprise me if he found someone new.” She smiled from behind her glass of wine. There she was. She wasn’t back full force but it was a start. His focus would have to keep the conversation away from the past for now. “It wouldn’t surprise me either.” He leaned back in his chair running his fingers along the stem of his wine glass. “I meant to ask you in the interview today what made you decide to go into advertising.” “It was Alfred. Remember how he used to bring us into the office?” Declan couldn’t help but roll his eyes at the memory. “How could I forget? Any time you wanted to escape for a bit you would sneak up to the roof.” As a kid he hated those trips. They always made him feel like he was on display as his father showed him off to everyone. “While you and Alfred walked around the office, I snuck off to the art department. There were a few times in high school that Alfred left you at home and let me spend the day there. It was what I wanted to do.” “I don’t remember him taking you by yourself.” When had his father done that? Why didn’t he remember it? “You were too busy pretending to ignore me.” Her eyes sparkled as her laughter danced across the table. “I was not.” He protested, laughing himself a moment later. “Okay maybe I was. I didn’t pass up an opportunity to stay behind while he went to the office, though.” “And I never passed up an opportunity to go with him. I stayed with it after we left.” She shut down and buried whatever emotions were bubbling to the surface right before his eyes. He pushed forward with the conversation in hopes of drawing her back out. “Did you go to school here in California?” “No.” No? That was it? Nothing else. No elaboration of where she had gone or what she had done with her life since they had last seen each other. “Where did you end up going to school?” “New York City. I came home for holidays until...” She snagged her bottom lip between her teeth,. “…until Christopher and I were married.” “Christopher?” He cleared his throat when his voice cracked. “Where did you meet him?” “We met at Myers. Hit it off really well. He became one of my best friends.” his time she cleared her throat. “We married a year later in a small ceremony.” The picture became clearer. She wanted it to remain a working relationship because she was married. It had been years since they had seen each other, but why did it feel like someone just punched him in the gut? “Will he be joining you soon?” “Joining me? Oh no, he’s staying in New York.” Her eyes stayed focused on the wine glass in front of her. “I talked to him once I got here, but I doubt I will hear from him for a few weeks.” Declan quirked his eyebrow up. “Your husband is staying on the other side of the country and you won’t hear from him for a few weeks? What kind of husband does that?” “The kind I’m divorced from.” Her shoulders lifted in a small shrug. “We were great friends and we shared love, but not the right kind. We’re still friends but no longer married.” The picture in his mind blurred again. He had no clue what he was dealing with here. She’d been married but now divorced. It was definitely a puzzle he wanted to figure out. There was only one way to do that. Probe for more answers. “And the rest?” “The rest, as they say, is history.” “History is a good way to put it. If we don’t fix the issues soon, it is all going to go up in flames.” He took a sip of his wine but it suddenly tasted bitter. “There is still time to fix it.” “If you say I’m the man for the job, I might throw up.” He tried to smile, but failed. “I love my dad, but as you said in your interview, I’ve got a giant mess to clean up.” “Alfred has been grooming you for this since you were little.” “That’s part of the problem, Maia. He’s been shoving this at me for as long as I can remember. Always telling me how important it would be once I took over, and now look at it. I never wanted this.” “This is me you are talking to. You started talking about being in charge of this place when we were seven. Granted most of your campaign ideas back then had to do with Star Wars or Legos.” Her smile was beautiful, even if it carried all the sadness he felt in his own heart. “What else would you want to do?” “That’s it. I don’t know. This is all I’ve ever known.” The food on the table had been forgotten. His appetite had disappeared, and by the way she pushed her food around, so had hers. “He wants me to be some grand captain of the family ship. Newsflash…the ship is sinking.” She shook her head with a smile, “Always so serious, Caleb.” Her hand slid across the table to rest on top of his this time. “And look at you now. That’s exactly where you are. The captain of the ship.” “Yeah, a ship full of holes.” “We’ll just have to rebuild the ship, then.” Buy links: Bio:Mary Terrani lives a chaotic life as the mother of two rambunctious boys of the teen and tween variety. They keep her on her toes on a regular basis, so she’s happy to get lost in other worlds. Her long-standing passion for the written word drives her need to create chaos with her pen that only she can solve. She loves to dabble in many genres, from young adult to paranormal, and even a post-apocalyptic piece she’s co-writing with fellow author, Sarah Cass. When she’s not writing, Mary can be found in a variety of activities including knitting, gaming, and anything involving her favorite geekdoms. Mom, author and all around geek she loves spending time with her family. Contact Links:Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MaryTerrani Twitter: http://twitter.com/maryterrani Blog: www.maryterrani.com Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/maryterrani Reining Men There’s no escaping ranch policy—anything to please a lady… The Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 3 The Boot Knockers Ranch caters to women in all ways. And now rookie Paul is officially part of the team. He’s had six months to hone his skills with the ladies and prides himself on being a prime catch. Jack would agree. He can’t get the rugged cowboy out of his system. He wants Paul in his bed more than anything, but his best friend has always been resistant to relations with other men. Jack’s instinct says different, but he values Paul’s friendship too highly to push it. Then Jack takes on beautiful new client Lissy Lofton and finds himself falling hard for the confident show jumper. He’s not the only one. Lissy has caught Paul’s attention, and the attraction is mutual. But now Jack has a problem. Lissy’s sexual appetite is so ravenous, he doubts he can last the week without backup. Which presents an irresistible opportunity to invite Paul into their bed—where the incandescent heat brings all their walls tumbling down. Warning: Contains two smoking-hot cowboys whose drive to please the same woman spurs a desire to please each other. Excerpt of REINING MEN Rated ADULT HOT GET THE FAN AND GRAB YER PARTNER “This lower lip is as ripe as a juicy peach. And this upper one”—he dragged his thumb over the rounded edges—“is a man’s wet dream.” His dirty words spiked her desire. She wrapped her fingers around his strong wrist. Wide, sprinkled with light hairs, warm from the sun. Damn, she wanted to touch his every inch. For a week, Jack was hers to worship. And she planned to take total advantage and make the big fee worth it. His lashes lowered over smoldering eyes the color of sea glass. As a child she’d gathered the remnants from the beach and kept them in a little wooden box her parents had given her. What had happened to that collection? Who cared? Now she had a new kind of sea glass to admire. Jack tipped closer until the brim of his hat bumped her forehead. With a warm chuckle, he nudged it up. “Hat on or off, Lissy?” Her mind bounced around the question. What did she want her first kiss to be like? He was allowing her to choose her path. Her heart swelled with the knowledge of her own power. “On,” she whispered, her voice a stranger’s. He angled his head, nose brushing hers. She filled her lungs with his scent—leather, man, hay. All the things she adored clinging to one perfect cowboy. Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Reining-Men-Boot-Knockers-Ranch-ebook/dp/B00NOM4IOK B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/reining-men-em-petrova/1120375387?ean=9781619223813 Samhain https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5286/reining-men Pushin’ Buttons book 1 Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Pushin-Buttons-Boot-Knockers-Petrova-ebook/dp/B00IBDKQJ8 Samhain https://www.samhainpublishing.com/book/5048/pushinrsquo-buttons B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pushin-buttons-em-petrova/1118602505?ean=9781619220515 Body Language book 2 Samhain http://store.samhainpublishing.com/body-language-p-73611.html Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Body-Language-Boot-Knockers-Ranch-ebook/dp/B00LO4EMSM B&N http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/body-language-em-petrova/1119936817?ean=9781619223585 About the Author: Em Petrova lives in Backwoods, Pennsylvania, where she raises four kids and a Labradoodle named Daisy Hasselhoff. 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