Showing posts with label Zoey Derrick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zoey Derrick. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

**Cover Reveal ~ One Week ~ Zoey Derrick**



I am excited to share the cover for One Week by Author Zoey Derrickwhich will release late July 2014! 

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One Week by Zoey Derrick
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Parajunkie



Synopsis 
ONE WEEK is all it will take...

A week in Las Vegas and she will feel better about herself. At least that is what Dacotah Miller is hoping will be the case.

Left at the alter, heart broken and ashamed, Dacotah takes the opportunity offered by her girlfriends - the chance to get away. The opportunity to escape her mundane life in the middle of nowhere Wisconsin.

But what Dacotah doesn't know is that lurking in Las Vegas is the chance of a lifetime, a dream come true, in the form of Derek Hunter.

Derek, in town on business, can't seem to focus on his purpose once Dacotah walks into his field of vision. She beautiful and just what he needs to cure his desire for a good woman in his bed. Only she presents a challenge to him unlike anything he's ever experienced before.

Dacotah will be wrapped up in a whirlwind of unexpected events that will force her to make a decision, life changing choice. Does she get on the plane back to boring Wisconsin and wonder what might have been? Or will she step on board a private jet that promises to take her on a journey she will never forget?





“Champagne?” He says and that husky ring in his voice is back and I can see he is watching me take my shoes off and this time, I can see his erection in his pants and it steals my breath away. He steps toward the dresser he was leaning on only a few moments ago and places the bottle, glasses and my phone on the dresser then reaches for his jacket. I watch as it slips from his shoulders and he hangs it from the mirror over the dresser. He catches me watching him and he smirks. I watch as he loosens his tie and begins to unbutton his shirt. My mouth goes dry as I start to see the skin of his chest appear between the buttons.

His long fingers work quickly to finish off the buttons until he reaches the button of his pants. I can’t see what he’s doing but I hear the unmistakable sound of a zipper going down and his shirt comes out.

The next thing I know, his tie is laying across the dresser and he is slowly sliding his shirt down his shoulders. It’s like watching the most beautiful strip tease in the world. His shoulders are defined by muscle and I watch as it slips down his back, further exposing himself to me and I’m no longer breathing.

I’m shocked to see, on his left shoulder, is a tattoo. I can’t quite make it out from here, but it appears to be letters and some type of wing design. Not at all something I’d expect to see on this man. Slowly he turns around and the tattoo on his shoulder is not his only tattoo. Over his left peck, extending onto his shoulder and down to his elbow is a broad tribal design that just accents the way muscles on display for me now.

    “Breathe Dacotah.” He says and I feel my eyes, heavy with desire slowly slide up to look him in the eyes. They are milk chocolate again and I want to run my hands through his brown hair. 

    I watch as he stalks toward me, he kicks off one of his shoes, followed by the other, along his path to me. Then, just like that, he is on his knees in front of me. His hands are sliding down my right leg, the one that is still wearing the shoe I hadn’t gotten off. 
His hands are soft and warm, leaving goosebumps in their wake. He takes my foot in his hand and works on untying the canvas from my leg. I shiver as he slides the shoe from my foot.

His hands slide back up my leg, my eyes roll up into my head and I want to plop back on the bed, just to break the crazy eye contact we have going on, but I can’t. I’m frozen with anticipation at what he’s going to do next. I feel his hands as they reach the hem of my sundress and I don’t stop him when his hands slide underneath of it and I feel his fingers craze my pussy lips and I groan.

“So beautiful.” He breathes and I feel his hands seeking the waist of my panties, then his fingers slip in underneath and his eyes are begging for my permission to remove them. I lift my hips in silent invitation for him to continue. He smiles and begins to slid them down my thighs, to my calfs and off. I half expect him to take them and sniff them, but he doesn’t, he’s too much of a gentleman for that.

    His hands glide along my legs on their journey back to where they were moments ago. My hands begin to shake from holding myself up. He stands between my legs and leans in, placing his own hands on either side of my hips. Our noses are a hair shy of touching and he leans in a little closer. My hands give out and I lower myself onto my elbows, all while he is right there, poised and ready to kiss me.






Amazon Best Selling Angels, Demons & Devils and Paranormal Author of Give Me Reason - The Reason Series Book One comes from Glendale, Arizona. Zoey, was a mortgage underwriter by day and is now a paranormal, romance and erotica novelist full-time. She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true. Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica only closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it.

The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.





Monday, June 2, 2014

**Promotional Event & Giveaway ~ Chasing Love's Wings ~ Zoey Derrick**


I'm so happy to be a part of the promotional event for Zoey Derrick's Chasing Love's Wings. I have an excerpt, some of Zoey's favorite quote graphics, and a giveaway for y'all today. The first book in this series, Finding Love's Wings, is on sale for only 99 cents right now. It's coming up soon on my review pile and I'm really excited!


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Chasing Love's Wings (Love's Wings 2) by Zoey Derrick
Age group: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Parajunkie
Release Date: May 27, 2014

Synopsis
Everything in Cameron Enders' life feels like a dream since she took a trip to a remote island where she met Tristan Michaels, Hollywood's hottest man. Tristan never imagined that his get-away vacation would change his life and his heart. 


But everything isn’t perfect in paradise once Cameron and Tristan return to Phoenix. When Cami discovers a dark secret, her dream becomes a living nightmare. She slips back into old habits, turning to alcohol to hide her pain. As the woman he loves becomes more a stranger by the day, Tristan’s world is rocked again. He’s a helpless witness to Cami’s self-destructive cycle - until she pushes too far, testing the limits of his love. Their love is far from perfect, but he will stop at nothing, chasing it all until she has everything she deserves.

Cami’s withdrawal could strengthen or destroy everything she hopes to have with Tristan. Can Cami trust him enough to give him everything or will she cling to her secrets and their pain, tearing them apart forever?









Cami’s “We have twenty minutes before we have to get out of here.”

“I can be quick,” I blurt out, my erection straining against my jeans. 

“Not that quick,” she says, and she turns to kiss me. But it is soft and quick. She knows better than to work me up, but sometimes I
wonder if it works her up just as much. I can’t seem to stop my hand from roaming between her legs. 

“See, you’re already hot and wet for me.” 

“I’m always hot and wet for you, but we don’t have time.” She kisses my cheek. “Now go, before we really are late. I don’t want the nasty look from Beau because she will know exactly why we’re late.” 

I huff. “Fine, but you owe me.” 

She turns so quickly in my arms that it hardly registers until we are face to face. “Behave yourself and I will more than make it worth
your while,” she promises and kisses me, then playfully pushes me away. 

I like her promises of making it worth my while — it usually means that she will do something extra special for me when we get home
— so I back away and let her finish getting ready. I head down to the kitchen, pour us both a small glass of shiraz and wait impatiently for her to join me. I haven’t seen what else she plans on wearing tonight and I don’t really care. I am already starting to feel the ache in my balls, and it is going to be a long, horny night.



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*****
The Love's Wings Series


Book One, Finding Love’s Wings is only $0.99!





Amazon Best Selling Angels, Demons & Devils and Paranormal Author of Give Me Reason - The Reason Series Book One comes from Glendale, Arizona. Zoey, was a mortgage underwriter by day and is now a paranormal, romance and erotica novelist full-time. She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true. Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the  unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica ony closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it. The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.
Find Zoey Here:


Saturday, May 24, 2014

**Promotional Event ~ Finding Love's Wings ~ Zoey Derrick**


I'm excited to bring y'all the Promotional Event for 
Finding Love's Wings, by Zoey Derrick!
I can't wait to start this series!

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TitleFinding Love's Wings (Love's Wings 1)
Author: Zoey Derrick
Age group: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Parajunkie
Release: May 6, 2013
ASIN: B00CNXE8HS
ISBN13: 9780615814077
Goodreads

CAMERON ENDERS seems to have it all: a brand new condo in a city she loves, a top executive position at an international entertainment firm, an insane amount of money, and a gorgeous boyfriend. But when Cami catches the boyfriend in the act with another woman, it triggers all the anguish from years of neglect by her parents, and she realizes she never learned how to love or be loved. Cami flees to the remote tropical island of Tarah, but she can't avoid facing her problems any longer when she meets the man of her fantasies...

TRISTAN MICHAELS, one of Hollywood's hottest new stars, has come to Tarah to ride out a storm. His girlfriend of five years has been caught on camera cheating, and she's determined to make Tristan stop the story from breaking.

But Tristan's done cleaning up her messes. He needs to escape all things Hollywood for a while--and especially the firm that represents him--until the whole thing blows over. What he doesn't count on is meeting an irresistibly beautiful woman, a woman who just so happens to be the CEO of the firm he's trying to avoid.

Can Tristan and Cami help each other learn to trust and love again, or will their histories of betrayal tear them apart?

Buy Links:
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Before I can register what time it is, or even how long I've been out here on the beach, the sun begins to rise. I start to get this prickling sensation all over my body, the someone-is-watching-me feeling. I look over my shoulder and see Tyson sitting at a table on Blu's patio. The bar is closed and all is quiet on the beach, for now. With the sunrise will come guests to enjoy the beach, so I get up and walk toward him. As I get closer I realize that his back is to me, and I still have that feeling like someone's watching me. 

My eyes instinctively scan the beach and the area surrounding the hotel. I don't see anyone or anything that is out of the ordinary. I look up at the hotel. It's beautiful in the fading moonlight. Almost white, though it was more of an orange stucco in the daylight. As my eyes scan the west-facing side of the hotel, they skip past the lower levels and shoot toward the top. 

In the middle of the building, a floor below my own, there is a faint light and the silhouette of a person. A woman. A breeze kicks up and I see her hair flare out off her shoulder. 

Through the pale backlight I catch a hint of blue. 

"Cami."

***Some of Zoey's Favorite Quotes***

“I need someone who has holes in their head that fit all the rocks in mine.” Cami. 

I love this quote for two reasons, one being that it explains what Cami wants, and 2, I borrowed it from a friend of mine. It became a favorite quote and was quickly added to the book. 

“"Bloody hell! How exactly am I supposed to drink this? It seems like a damn waste."” Cami 

This quote always makes me giggle, out of context it might seem strange, while Cami loves to drink extravagant drinks, she’s finally met her match when Tristan buy her a drink for the first time. 

“Holy crap, not only has Tristan Michaels bought me a drink, but he is standing on the beach, not fifty yards in front of me, half naked and tattooed.” Cami. 

When the man of her dreams becomes a real life person in front of her very eyes, is why I LOVE this quote. 

“"I trust you," she whispers and looks deep into my eyes, into my soul. Her expression reiterates the words she's just spoken.” 
Tristan. 

I love this because it is the moment everything shifts for Tristan and how he feels about Cami. 

“"I was having fun with that," I mutter. 

He lowers himself to his knees. "I know. But now it's my turn."” Cami 


 You’ll have to read Finding Love’s Wings to figure out why this is my favorite quote.

*****
The Love's Wings Series



Chasing Love's Wings 5/27/14
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Amazon Best Selling Angels, Demons & Devils and Paranormal Author of Give Me Reason - The Reason Series Book One comes from Glendale, Arizona. Zoey, was a mortgage underwriter by day and is now a paranormal, romance and erotica novelist full-time. She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true. Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the  unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica ony closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it. The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.
Find Zoey Here:

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

**Cover Reveal ~ Chasing Love's Wings ~ Zoey Derrick**

I'm very excited to share the cover of 
Chasing Love's Wings
by Zoey Derrick! 

I think it's gorgeous! What do y'all think? You'll also find the newly re-designed cover for Finding Love's Wings (book 1) below. It's equally as beautiful. ;)



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Chasing Love's Wings (Love's Wings 2) by Zoey Derrick
Age group: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Parajunkie
Scheduled to release: May 27, 2014



Everything in Cameron Enders' life feels like a dream since she took a trip to a remote island where she met Tristan Michaels, Hollywood's hottest man. Tristan never imagined that his get-away vacation would change his life and his heart. 


But everything isn’t perfect in paradise once Cameron and Tristan return to Phoenix. When Cami discovers a dark secret, her dream becomes a living nightmare. She slips back into old habits, turning to alcohol to hide her pain. As the woman he loves becomes more a stranger by the day, Tristan’s world is rocked again. He’s a helpless witness to Cami’s self-destructive cycle - until she pushes too far, testing the limits of his love. Their love is far from perfect, but he will stop at nothing, chasing it all until she has everything she deserves.

Cami’s withdrawal could strengthen or destroy everything she hopes to have with Tristan. Can Cami trust him enough to give him everything or will she cling to her secrets and their pain, tearing them apart forever?



Pre-order links
Kobo ~ iTunes 


***Teaser***
(*subject to final edits)

“I love it when you’re jealous.” 

I playfully smack his chest. “I am not jealous.” 


He laughs. “Yes you are.” He kisses my forehead and I there is that shiver of goosebumps that fly across my skin and that is something I know I never want to get used to when it comes to him. “Cami, every single minute of the future I see is filled with images of you and me, and maybe even little ones running around. I’d propose to you right now if I knew you’d say yes, but I am also enjoying us just the way we are. We start talking about marriage and then other things factor in.” 

I pull my hand up to rest on his chest and I place my chin on top. “Other things like what?” 

He takes a deep breath. “Things like you starting your career at Bold, me getting my post Love Is Burning career moving forward. Hell Cams, I don’t even have a place to live. When I’m not with you, I’m in hotels. I feel so unstable and I’ve felt that way for a long time. When I’m with you, I’m finally starting to feel some sense of normalcy and stability, but I not quite there yet.” He pauses momentarily. “Sure I have loads of money because I don’t spend it.” 


I can’t help the chuckle that escapes my lips. “Don’t spend it? My ass, do you not remember your Tarah bill?”


He laughs a little at that. “Oh I remember it, it’s hard to forget over two-hundred thousand dollars.”

“I told you that I’d pay for half of that.”


“Shh, we’re done talking about that. I told you no before, and I am saying it again. No.” I roll my eyes at him and he smirks at me. “Seriously, though, my career could be over tomorrow, I could get cut from Catalyst or whatever the hell the next one in New York is, the minute they find someone better, or decide to give up. I could not find another script I like, then I end up settling just so I can do movies. Cams, my career is a nightmare and there are no guarantees.” 

“There was one point you were ready to give it all up.” 


He adjusts himself underneath of me and puts his head back into the pillow. “I’m still not sure that might not happen.”


“Is that what you want?” 


He sighs. “I don’t know. It’s not as fun as it was before.”

“That’s my fault.” 

His head comes off of his pillow and he looks at me. “Explain please?” 



“Well look at the last six weeks. Things were great, you go to L.A., then you come home to find me in the mess I was in, then we come to Montana, and I’ve been miserable and a bitch. Look at everything around you Tristan, don’t you think that factors into why you’re not enjoying yourself.” As soon as the words leave my lips, 
I’m not sure that’s really how I wanted to say that, but I do my best to brace myself for whatever he has to say back. 



“These last six weeks have down right sucked. I won’t lie Cami. I was so afraid to leave you, scared shitless about what I was going to come home too. I thought maybe if we got away and came up here, out of your condo, that things would be better, but they only got worse because he’s thirty minutes away and after today, I don’t know what to expect from you anymore, and it scares me.”







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TitleFinding Love's Wings (Love's Wings 1)
Author: Zoey Derrick
Age group: NA
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Parajunkie
Release: May 6, 2013
ASIN: B00CNXE8HS
ISBN13: 9780615814077
Goodreads

CAMERON ENDERS seems to have it all: a brand new condo in a city she loves, a top executive position at an international entertainment firm, an insane amount of money, and a gorgeous boyfriend. But when Cami catches the boyfriend in the act with another woman, it triggers all the anguish from years of neglect by her parents, and she realizes she never learned how to love or be loved. Cami flees to the remote tropical island of Tarah, but she can't avoid facing her problems any longer when she meets the man of her fantasies...

TRISTAN MICHAELS, one of Hollywood's hottest new stars, has come to Tarah to ride out a storm. His girlfriend of five years has been caught on camera cheating, and she's determined to make Tristan stop the story from breaking.

But Tristan's done cleaning up her messes. He needs to escape all things Hollywood for a while--and especially the firm that represents him--until the whole thing blows over. What he doesn't count on is meeting an irresistibly beautiful woman, a woman who just so happens to be the CEO of the firm he's trying to avoid.

Can Tristan and Cami help each other learn to trust and love again, or will their histories of betrayal tear them apart?

Buy Links:
Amazon US |  iTunes | B&N | kobo





Amazon Best Selling Angels, Demons & Devils and Paranormal Author of Give Me Reason - The Reason Series Book One comes from Glendale, Arizona. Zoey, was a mortgage underwriter by day and is now a paranormal, romance and erotica novelist full-time. She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true. Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the  unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica ony closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it. The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.
Find Zoey Here:


Thursday, April 10, 2014

**Blog Tour Review & Giveaway ~ The Reason Series ~ Zoey Derrick**


Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Zoey Derrick's The Reason Series. My stop includes all the pertinent information for the series, my review, and a giveaway.

This tour is presented by Wordsmith Publicity. To check out all the stops on the tour, click here.


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The Reason Series by Zoey Derrick
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Genre: New Adult Paranormal Romance
Source: I received an ecopy as part of the tour in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4.5 Bookworms

This collection includes all four books in Zoey Derrick's best-selling paranormal romance: Give Me Reason, Give Me Hope, Give Me Desire, and Give Me Love.

Synopsis
Vivienne Callahan has known only hardship. As if growing up with an alcoholic, drug addicted mother wasn't traumatic enough, she's escaped from her physically and verbally abusive boyfriend only to struggle every day to make ends meet as a waitress in a Minneapolis diner.

Along come Mikah Blake... 




Give Me Reason
In Give Me Reason, we are introduced to Vivienne and Mikah. Vivienne is rather down on her luck but surviving. She's recently escaped from an abusive relationship so when she meets Mikah, she's very leery. There is a pull between these two that is undeniable. But Vivienne does her level best to do just that. She doesn't want to accept Mikah's help and she pushes him away. She's doing the best she can at fending for herself until a threat is posed.

I'm enjoying the gritty world Ms. Derrick has drawn for Vivienne to inhabit. And I admire Vivienne's pluck and desire to make due on her own. I also really like Mikah and look forward to getting better acquainted. The side characters are also fairly well fleshed out and I'm anxious to see their continuing roles in Vivienne's life. The mysterious paranormal element to the story also has me more and more curious.


Give Me Hope
While Give Me Reason was told in first person from Vivienne's POV, Give Me Hope is from Mikah's. I loved getting inside his head. Especially since more on the paranormal element - and his lack of knowledge of it - is revealed. The threat to Vivienne escalates and that intensified things. I think Vivienne is coming to realize that the pull between her and Mikah is something special. And it is indeed special. What was revealed about Mikah and Vivienne was exciting. I like how Ms. Derrick has blended mythologies together and I'm even more eager to see where all this is leading.


Give Me Desire
Whoa! This part of the story started with a plot twist that had me gasping. Although this part of the plot isn't expanded on much, Give Me Desire was still thrilling. We learn more about the paranormal element and what it means for Vivienne and Mikah. And we watch as they get closer and their pull on one another gets stronger. Vivienne also learns more about herself and it was a pleasure to see her blossom into a more and more confident young woman.


Give Me Love
This final installment reveals all the details of Vivienne's and Mikah's origins and the reasons behind the danger Vivienne has been experiencing. Give Me Love switched from first person to third person narration and while I understood the necessity behind it - much more dialog from multiple characters - I missed the intimacy with Vivienne and Mikah that first person provided. I really enjoyed the development of Vivienne and Mikah's relationship as well as the closeness among them and their four guardians. I did feel that the way in which the dangers posed to Vivienne culminated was a little anticlimactic. 

I so enjoyed my introduction to Ms. Derrick's writing and this series was a joy. The way in which Ms. Derrick presented her mythology and the world building was fresh and exciting. The story was well-written with a nice pace. I was sucked in and loved it! I would love to read more from this world and these characters.





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Amazon Best Selling Angels, Demons & Devils and Paranormal Author of Give Me Reason - The Reason Series Book One comes from Glendale, Arizona. Zoey, was a mortgage underwriter by day and is now a paranormal, romance and erotica novelist full-time. She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true. Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the  unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica ony closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it. The intimacy of her fantasies that she shares with her readers is thrilling and encouraging, climactic yet full of suspense. She is a loving mistress, up for anything, of which any reader is doomed to return to again and again.