#Giveaway #BookTour #NewRelease Missing the Crown Jewels by @VClarizio (A Chandler County Novel)

Missing the Crown Jewels by Valerie J. Clarizio

A Chandler County Novel

Sometimes it takes a bit of chaos to sort out one's life.

After a devastating divorce, Peyton Crown is finally surfacing from a dark hole of despair. She finds herself hoping for a new life with Mason ‘Storm’ Starr, her brother’s best friend.

Storm’s intent is simple: hide in the quiet confines of his best friend’s family horse ranch in Kentucky. The perfect place to sort out his life after walking away from the Army, and fight his internal demons. His solitude is interrupted by his buddy’s little sister. The chemistry between them is off the charts, and he willing surrenders the battle.

The Crown family begins receiving threats, just weeks before the Kentucky Derby. The overprotective men in Peyton’s life vow to keep 24/7 tabs on her and the family’s prize horse—Prince Bourbonville—a hopeful for the next Triple Crown. Circumstances arise that threaten to keep Peyton and Prince away from the derby, but Storm and her brother Coach are determined they’ll attend, no matter the sacrifice.

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Get to know Mason Starr a.k.a. Storm

Gender:  Male

Age: Thirty-Six

Profession:  Co-Manager of the Crown Horse Farm (Secretly, I'm also co-owner of a business that runs extensive background checks for the Federal Government and private businesses).

Do you have any special skills or training? 

I have a Police Science degree and spent 12 years in the Army.

How would you describe yourself? 

Self-sufficient

Who is your significant other(s)? 

Peyton Crown is on my radar.

How would they describe you? 

Loyal

Tell us about your family. 

I grew up on a small dairy farm in Wisconsin. I had a good, wholesome upbringing.

What do you think was left unsettled in your story? 

You see, I suffer from PTSD but working on the horse farm and spending time with the Crown family has helped me to make progress.

If you could change anything about your story what would it be? 

I would have made a move for Peyton far sooner than I did.  So much valuable time was wasted. Time that I could have spent with her.

About the Author:

Valerie Clarizio lives in romantic Door County Wisconsin with her husband and two extremely spoiled cats. She loves to read, write, and spend time at her cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
She’s lived her life surrounded by men, three brothers, a husband, and a male Siamese cat who required his own instruction manual. Keeping up with all the men in her life has turned her into an outdoors enthusiast, of which her favorite activity is hiking in national parks. While out on the trails, she has plenty of time to conjure up irresistible characters and unique storylines for her next romantic suspense or sweet contemporary romance novel.

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ON THE MENU: Thorn's Bondmate (Zarronian Warriors 2) by @MardiMaxwellRom #Romance #SciFi

Reporter Daria Zane is investigating a story about missing women when she discovers the truth. Pursued by the abductors, including an unknown Zarronian warrior, she knows there's only one person she can trust to help her - but he's on Zarronia. If she reach him she just might have a chance to survive.

Thorn Valanson has spent several months on Earth working and avoiding the liberated Earth females. Bonding with one of them is the last thing on his mind. In fact, his personal history has given him a distrust of females and a hatred of spies, especially female spies.

Thorn captures Daria hiding on his starship and accuses her of spying. Daria can't tell him the truth because he might be the Zarronian warrior who pursued her on Earth. Their distrust of each other doesn't stop Thorn's mating fever from blazing out of control and heating up the situation between them.  

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Book Excerpt:

Thorn ignored her question as the door behind him opened and two warriors entered. He acknowledged them. "Aulunson, I've caught our spy. Take her to the brig. I'll question her in the morning."

"Yes, Commander."

Daria recognized Aulunson as the warrior she'd flirted with in the transfer room. He walked toward her with two metal bands in his hand. She backed away from him. "Commander? I'm not a spy."

"You are as far as the Zarronian Council is concerned." Thorn nodded at Aulunson. "Continue."

Aulunson reached for her arm and she pulled away from him.

"Commander, please?"

Aulunson grabbed her. She shifted her weight and flung him away from her. The bands flew from his hand and rolled across the floor as he landed at her feet. Immediately, he jumped up, his face red with embarrassment as he came at her again.

"Stay back. I don't want to hurt you, but I will if you touch me," she warned him, as she moved into a more open part of the room.

He rushed her and she tried to knee him in his groin. He blocked her move and closed his hand around her throat and squeezed. She brought her arm up, broke his hold then whirled and punched her elbow into him where she hoped his kidney was located.

While her back was turned, Thorn grabbed her, enclosing her in his arms and lifting her from the floor. "Give me the bands Aulunson." After taking them, he lowered her to the floor then slid his hands down her body, holding her in place "Be still."

The tone of his voice froze her in place as he knelt in front of her. When he tried to lift her right foot she shifted away from him. He squeezed her ankle, sending her a silent warning.

She placed her hand on his shoulder. He looked up at her. For a moment their eyes met and held then he broke the contact. She balanced herself with her hand on his shoulder while he placed the metal band over her foot and around her ankle. He repeated the process with the second band.

A moment later he slid his finger across the top of her right foot to the small tattoo on her big toe. Two red roses, one in full bloom and one a small bud covered the top. They were attached to a green stem with three spikey thorns, one much larger than the other two. He lifted her foot and saw that the stem went all the way around. . He stroked his finger over it. "What does this mean?"

Daria blushed with embarrassment as he rubbed the tattoo she'd gotten while she was in college. "Nothing."

He squeezed her toe and looked up at her. "Tell me."

His eyes mesmerized her and without hesitation she said, "A psychic at a fair predicted that someday I'd meet the other half of my soul. She said that love would be my only weapon."

Thorn grunted then stood up. "A female's weapon—love, deception, lies."

Daria wondered who had hurt him in the past then curious, she bent and examined the bands on her ankles. They felt wrong and she wanted them off. She pulled on one, it stretched slightly, then tightened again to a perfect fit. Astonished, she tried to stretch it enough to remove it and couldn't. She raised puzzled eyes to his then glanced at his armbands and stroked her hands over her upper arms.

He stepped away from her. "Take her to the brig, Aulunson."

"Yes, Commander."

Daria looked at him over her shoulder as Aulunson escorted her from the room. With each step away from him her anxiety grew until she felt paralyzed by it. Aulunson poked her in the back and she twisted away, turning back toward the Commander. He stood in the doorway watching her. She took a step toward him but Aulunson grabbed her arm and hauled her along the corridor and into the elevator. A soft cry of distress left her lips when two of his guards stepped in behind them blocking her view of the Commander.

Meet Featured Author Renee Vincent

Emerald Isle Trilogy

Ræliksen, Mac Liam, and The Fall of Rain

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Silent Partner (Steamy or Sweet Version)

Grayson Anders has it all. He’s the co-owner of a happening nightclub in downtown Boston, he’s wealthy, and women practically throw themselves at his feet the moment he steps on the dance floor. But profiting from these obvious benefits is not his desire. His passion is dancing and he wants nothing more than to find the perfect dance partner.

Chloe LaRoche is a talented artist, but a failing entrepreneur. Her once thriving studio is now on the brink of foreclosure and unless she paints the next Van Gogh Starry Night, she’ll have to cut her losses and say goodbye to her quaint little gallery. Fearing her career is at an end, she drags herself to the local hotspot, determined to drown her worries in the bottom of a shot glass. At least that was the plan…until she lays eyes on a wickedly sexy, swarthy dancer in the club—Grayson Anders.

Unable to resist, Chloe finds herself in Grayson’s arms, indulging on a passionate one night stand. And when both awaken the next morning, they are consumed with inspiration.

Grayson finds his perfect dance partner and Chloe finally finds her muse. But will her secret destroy both their dreams?

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RENEE VINCENT is a bestselling Contemporary & Historical Romance author who also pens humorous, sweet contemporary romance (with a smidgen of spunk) under the name GRACIE LEE ROSE.
From the daunting, charismatic Vikings, to the charming, brazen Alpha male heroes of modern day, readers will be whisked away to a world filled with fast-paced adventure, unforgettable romance, and undying love.
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