The First Love Anthology

The First Love Anthology is a collection of five novellas about first love. These quick, romantic teen reads are perfect for anyone who loves a good story about finding your first love. They can be read in order or as standalone stories.


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This anthology includes:

** The Text Dare

Sixteen-year-old Jess Parker is stuck babysitting her little brother all weekend, which is why she accepts her best friend's dare: to text the random phone number they found written on a lost piece of algebra homework. When the owner of the number texts back, Jess and Max hit it off through their anonymous conversation. The last thing Jess expected was to spend her boring weekend texting the guy of her dreams, and now that she's crushing hardcore on a guy she's never met, she hopes he's actually the guy he claims to be.


**My Un-Famous Neighbor

Shelby Cross lives in the literal middle-of-nowhere. The only time people come to her town is because they run out of gas or make a wrong turn. So when a dangerously cute boy and his mom show up at her parent's diner one morning, it's a surprise when they announce they plan on living there. Shelby knows that only people with secrets move to the middle-of-nowhere, and she's right. Clay Thompson has a pretty big secret. He used to be famous.


** Heartbreaker

Mae Warren is a heartbreaker. Starting with her first boyfriend in seventh grade to the most recent victim in her senior year, Mae can't date a guy longer than two weeks before she's tired of him. She doesn't see a problem until her BFF Jacie challenges her to date someone for an entire month. Determined to win this bet, Mae chooses to date Jaxon, the guy who's crushed on her for years. This should be easy...right?


**The New Guy

Dance class is no joke for sixteen-year-old Asha Bronte. She's been elected as an officer for the class, which is a huge responsibility and honor, and she's not going to screw it up. She has goals in life, and her family is worse than broke, so the only way she's going to college is on a scholarship. Her academics and extra-curricular activities have totally taken over her life.


Liam Bavaro just moved to town and his first day of school isn't going so well. The only elective class available is dance. Dance class? He'd rather drop out and live life as a bum than ever step foot in a tutu or tights. The cute girl at the sign up table clearly doesn't want him to join her class, either. And, well, now Liam can't say no.


** For Just One Day

Emma has better ways to spend her Friday night, but unfortunately she's stuck at a museum with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend. When she slips away and the lights go out, Emma finds herself locked in the ancient building with no cell phone and no way out.


Jaxxon is on a mission to find something he lost in the museum before it closes. What he finds instead is a pretty girl who is accidentally locked inside the building with him. They're both dealing with their own issues, but for just one night, they'll have to set it aside and figure out how to rescue themselves.

The Immortal Mark Box Set

The Immortal Mark box set has a shiny new cover!

This series is leaving Kindle Unlimited on October 24th, and it will be released for sale on all other ebook retailers. So if you haven't read the series yet and you have Kindle Unlimited, make sure you borrow it ASAP so it's on your kindle, then you can read it at your leisure, even if it's after October 24th.

Already read this series? Please click here and leave a quick review for the box set over on Amazon. Most people review the books individually and then the box set doesn't get any review love. Reviews are ALWAYS appreciated and needed because they help an author's visibility on the giant that is Amazon.

Haven't read The Immortal Mark yet? Here's what it's all about:

Book 1: The Immortal Mark

The only thing Cara got for her eighteenth birthday was an unexpected invitation to move out of her uncle’s house. College isn’t an option for a poor girl with average grades, so when her best friend Riley finds them a mysterious job opportunity that includes room and board, Cara is interested but thinks it sounds too good to be true.
The night before their interview, Cara has an epic night out with Theo, an impossibly handsome guy she just met. He’s charismatic, a little mysterious, and it feels like she’s known him her whole life.
When she runs into him at her interview, he’s cold and elusive. He makes it very clear that he doesn’t want her working with him, which only makes their mutual attraction burn hotter. Cara takes the job for Riley’s sake and promises herself she’ll avoid this jerk and his mood swings, no matter how hard it is to keep away from him.
Soon she finds out her millionaire employers aren’t normal guys who live and travel in luxury. They’re immortals. Theo wasn’t trying to ruin her job prospects. He was trying to save her life, because the girls they hire never make it out alive.

Book 2: The Immortal Truth
Cara and Riley know the truth about their new job, but they can’t say a word about it to anyone or they’ll be killed. While their fates hang in the balance, Theo has promised to find a way to help them. Theo has been shielding Cara from the horrible truth, but Cara has just discovered some truths that even he didn’t know. 

Book 3: The Immortal Bond
After discovering who’s really in charge of the Rosewater Clan, Cara and Theo find themselves in a deadly imprisonment they can’t seem to escape.

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Also available in audiobook! Click here to see the audiobook versions. 

Happy Book Birthday to INTO THE DARKEST NIGHT by Cassandra Giovanni!

This is my stop during the bookstagram blitz for Into the Darkest Night by Cassandra Giovanni. This bookstagram blitz is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. This bookstagram blitz runs from 18 till 24 September. See the tour schedule here.



Into the Darkest Night (Chaos Theory Duet #1)

By Cassandra Giovanni

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Age category: Adult

Release Date: 18 September 2018

Blurb:

I was born a child of the Elite; destined to live a life of privilege in Sun City.

With one decision I gave it all up.



Ana Jacobs knows the Elite and their depravity all too well. She was one of them once. Her father was a member of the Inner Circle and head of the Trinity funding the corruption of Sun City. When he learned she knew the names of those he'd hidden so well, he turned his back on her; had her kidnapped and tortured to protect his secrets.



When she escapes the island and learns of her father’s death at the hands of a knife-wielding vigilante called the Nightwatchman, she returns to Sun City, vowing to use her knowledge to protect the city. As a city cop, she blends into the background, and no one suspects her real motives.



Levi Bennett knows where Ana’s been. He's also an Elite, but where Ana was sent to the island, he ended up there by accident. While Ana buries herself in her work and stopping the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into the poverty-stricken Blue District, Levi covers his pain by partying and spending his trust fund on buying bars and restaurants.



Thrown together by Levi’s constant pressing of the limits, the two can’t deny the connection they share through their dark pasts.



Their demons are one in the same, but some demons can’t be tamed.

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Book Excerpt:

“So, you and Lily?” I ask, pointing between the two of them as the familiar burn settles into my throat. Alcohol isn’t something I’ve missed, and I watch Levi from the corner of my eyes as he shakes his head when the bartender offers more. It’s in direct violation of everything in his files. My fingers tingle, and I pull them into fists at my sides as I look back to Robbie. He nods, and his nose twitches as he signals for the bartender to fill him up. Lily tucks a loose strand behind her ear and shakes her head to the bartender. She shifts from foot to foot as she stares down at her tan and teal cowboy boots.

“Want to dance?” Robbie asks Lily, and her eyes widen with relief.

“Yeah, that sounds great.”

They disappear into the crowd on the dance floor, and I sit on the stool beside Levi, letting my head roll to my shoulder, so I’m looking at him. “Just happened to get too loud tonight?”

He smirks, watching the crowd sway to the music. “Check the business’ file like you did mine, and you’ll see it happens regularly. Our neighbors just aren’t that fun.”

“Mhmm,” I reply as I lean back.

“So, you and Robbie—how did I not know you?” Levi finally asks, changing the subject.

I raise my eyebrows at him, and his hands are in fists, the smile on his lips gone.

“It was after you went missing— but I was around before that – we’re both Elite, well, were. You were just a tad bit engrossed with Lily from what I remember,” I reply.

His eyes drift to the ceiling. “Ah, yeah—that.”

“It must’ve been awkward coming back to…” I don’t know how to put softly your best friend dating your girlfriend. I don’t understand why my throat thickens as I watch his reaction. I shouldn’t care if it bothers him.

Maybe it’s because I get how lonely coming back is. My toes curl in my shoes at the thought. Loneliness is my only friend.

Levi leans forward, pressing his muscular forearms into his knees. “Just a little bit.” His shoulders lift, and his eyes come up to mine, causing an eruption of tingles up my spine. “But they’re good for each other. I’m not who I used to be, so it’s not like it would’ve worked anyway.”

Butterflies erupt out of dormant chrysalis I never thought would be awakened as his eyes flick over my face. The calculated smugness is gone, and the man before me is part the innocent boy I had a crush on all throughout high school and part damaged man that I feel, stupidly–no doubt–that only I could ever understand.

I turn in the stool, so I’m facing the bar. “Do you have anything that doesn’t taste like Windex?”

Levi laughs as he goes behind the divider. He reaches up to the top shelf lined with expensive looking bottles, and his shirt lifts, showing one of the dimples in his back and a pale scar that travels diagonally from it. My eyes follow the line to a tattoo of a kanji—Japanese character—for a skill I’ve yet to master.

Seishinteki kyōyō: spiritual refinement.

Judging by its placement on his back, he has almost as many skill marks as I do. Not only did Levi survive the same hell I did, but he’s received the same training.

Levi Bennett is a Shinobi—a ninja.

Just like me.

We’re something that isn’t supposed to exist in the modern age, yet here we are. I watch as he mixes me a drink, dropping a cherry in the glass before sliding it across the concrete counter to me.

“How’s paying for your father’s sins going?” he asks.

I raise an eyebrow, looking at the dark pink drink. “What’s this?”

His voice is level as he answers, “Unoriginal Sin.”

My eyes lift to his, and he leans down on his forearms, so our faces are inches apart.

“Real original, Shinobi,” I say, my voice so low only he can hear it.

He stands up and rubs his hand over his the scruff around his mouth down to his chin.

“I guess we’re more similar than I thought,” he says. His eyes flick to the television as he nods to it. “He’s trying to save the city, too. Looks like he’s doing a better job, though.”

I read the text scrolling across the screen since the volume isn’t on.

The Nightwatchman has struck again, this time taking out Adam Cleary, an international businessman. It appears Cleary was involved with sex trafficking.

My ears ring. Another name from my list and my prime suspect for the Nightwatchman is standing in front of me with his arms crossed and pulsing with irritatingly sexy muscles.

About the Author:

Cassandra doesn’t remember a time when she wasn’t writing. In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the character’s stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling the reader what is happening. She writes romance books in various genres, including adult romance, new adult romance and teen romance. She also has several kids books. In addition to being a published author, Cassandra is a successful full-time financial marketer. When she’s not making the characters in her head come to life, she either has her bow and arrows or longboard skateboard in hand. She’s happily married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New England with their daughter Hope and their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.



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Teaser from Alluring Aiden

There's only nine more days until Alluring Aiden releases! To celebrate, I'm sharing an excerpt from one of my favorite scenes. Check it out below:

Aiden

How the hell could anyone cheat on her? She’s gorgeous and sweet and obviously smart. She rides dirt bikes and works at a bike shop. She is literally the definition of my dream girl.

And some jack hole threw her away for a fling? I don’t get it. Maybe he got hit on the head and forgot he was already dating the greatest girl on this side of the planet.

I close my eyes and let the hot bubbly water soothe muscles I just worked out. It’s not nearly as much fun keeping my right arm out of the water, but being in here with Jenn makes up for that small annoyance. I’m glad I took the risk and came in here. The hot tub feels amazing and I’ve made a new friend.

Well, maybe. I’m not sure if we’re in friends territory yet. But I know that’s all we can be. First of all, she’s way out of my league. Like ten thousand miles away from my league. And of course, the ever present problem that comes with being a professional motocross racer – I’ll be gone as soon as this arm heals. My buddy and team mate Zach knew he couldn’t get attached because of our busy schedules and yet he recently went and got himself attached anyway. Dumbass. He seems really happy though, and I guess they’ll find a way to make it work. I know I wouldn’t be that lucky. There’s no sense in trying to date anyone.

I don’t think relationship bliss is in the cards for me. The more I think about it, the more I realize I have no idea how to date someone. Motocross has been my life for as long as I can remember. Mikey and I spent every waking second at the local track, and the only time I saw girls was in school. I had a couple girlfriends in junior high, which didn’t really count because all we did was hold hands in the hallway. And then in high school, I travelled every weekend for the races, going to every track within driving distance, and Mikey got famous with his professional racing deal, and I just didn’t have time for girls. I like girls. A lot. But there’s never been time.

Now, I’m sitting across from one of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen and she’s got this content if not a little sad look on her face and I’d give my left nut to swim across the distance and kiss her.

But I wouldn’t even know how.

And she’s newly single, so kissing her would be a pretty jackass thing to do. She needs time to heal and get over him. And she needs to find someone better than me to date.

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What I'm reading in Kindle Unlimited

After doing my annual reader survey, I noticed that 60% of my readers use Kindle Unlimited. (Don't know what that is? It's like Netflix for books! For $9.99 a month you can read all the Kindle Unlimited books you want, which includes many of my own books! Learn more here.)

There are SO MANY great books in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, and I thought I'd take some time to share some of my favorites with you all.

The School Dayz series by Jennifer DiGiovanni

I love this author so much! Not only is she super sweet online, she's also a fantastic writer of YA contemporary romance. If you love my books, you'll love her series as well.

Click here to read on Kindle Unlimited

The Briarwood High series by Maggie Dallen 

I love these because they're all standalone romances that can be read in any order. Perfect for YA romance fans!

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The Fight Camp series by Deirdre Riordan Hall 

This one isn't a contemporary, but I LOVE it so much! I actually love everything by this author and I'm pretty sure all her books are in Kindle Unlimited, including her YA contemporary novels, so check out her author page.

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Join my Reader Group!

I've started a private reader group on Facebook where I can interact with readers on a more personal level! I'll also share advanced copies of my new books for review and hold giveaways and post teasers.

If you're a big fan of my books, this is the group for you! Join below:

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Alluring Aiden releases in one month, but you can pre-order it now!

“It’s just six weeks. Or forever. You choose.”

Aiden is supposed to be travelling the country with his professional motocross racing team. He isn’t supposed to break his wrist over summer and be benched for the whole fall season. He definitely isn’t supposed to find himself falling for a hometown girl who loves dirt bikes as much as he does. 

And when her boyfriend cheats on her, he probably shouldn’t agree to be her fake boyfriend just to piss him off. 

But Aiden has never been good at doing the right thing.

Jenn’s relationship just fell apart. She thought she’d had it all: a hunky motocross racer boyfriend, an awesome job at her dad’s shop, and a promising career as a physical therapist on the horizon. Then it all falls apart, leaving her broken and hopeless. 

A fake relationship might get back at her ex, but there’s something in the way Aiden looks at her that doesn’t feel very fake at all. 

Alluring Aiden is the second standalone book in The Team Loco Trilogy, a series of flirty, sweet NA contemporary romances. Contains steamy scenes, no cliffhanger, and a happily ever after.

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For Just One Day Release day

It's release day!

For Just One Day is the 5th novella in my First Love Shorts series. They can all be read in order or separately since they focus on different couples. 

For Just One Day is a novella in Amy Sparling’s First Love Shorts series. These quick, romantic teen reads are perfect for anyone who loves a good story about finding your first love. Each book is based on a different couple and they can be read in any order.
Emma has better ways to spend her Friday night, but unfortunately she’s stuck at a museum with her mom and her mom’s new boyfriend. When she slips away and the lights go out, Emma finds herself locked in the ancient building with no cell phone and no way out.

Jaxxon is on a mission to find something he lost in the museum before it closes. What he finds instead is a pretty girl who is accidentally locked inside the building with him. They’re both dealing with their own issues, but for just one night, they’ll have to set it aside and figure out how to rescue themselves.

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Cover Reveal for Alluring Aiden

With the release of Taming Zach, I'm already itching to promote the next book in the series, Alluring Aiden. It will release on September 25th, but for now, enjoy the gorgeous cover!

Taming Zach is available now

I'm so excited for the new chapter in the Summer Unplugged universe! The Team Loco series is about the guys on Jett's motocross team, staring with Zach Pena in book one, Taming Zach.

It's available in ebook, paperback, and free with Kindle Unlimited! Check out the summary below:

She never meant to fall for someone she can’t have. He never meant to let her. 

Bree Grayson lives a simple life in her small Tennessee hometown. She works as a maid with her mom and flags at the local motocross track on the weekends. It’s good money but it won’t get her out of Hopewell. She’s determined to make something of herself, but she’d settle for something—anything to get her out of this rut.

Zach Pena’s notorious motocross fame crashed and burned as quickly as he had risen to the top. He let the fame get to his head and the partying and girls took over his life. Now he’s off the race team. Determined to get back into the sport he loves, he moves back home to spend the summer focusing solely on motocross. Girls are off the menu. 

And then he runs into Bree. 

She’s gorgeous and sweet and everything he shouldn’t have this summer. He doesn’t recognize her as the girl from his childhood, but Bree knows exactly who Zach is. She’s only had a crush on him forever. She knows he’s a womanizer and too hot for his own good, but he’s fun. 

Bree doesn’t expect to fall for someone she can’t have. And Zach doesn’t expect to be pulled back into his world of fame before the summer is over. Will Bree finally be the girl to tame his wild ways? Or will their romance crash and burn?

Taming Zach is the first standalone book in The Team Loco Trilogy, a series of flirty, sweet NA contemporary romances. Contains steamy scenes, no cliffhanger, and a happily ever after. 

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