Excerpt Reveal: Hate Notes by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

A standalone romance novel published by Montlake Romance

By: New York Times Bestselling Authors Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Release Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2018

 

  Grabbing my laptop, I searched my history and called up the last website I’d visited. Eastwood Properties is one of the largest independent brokerage firms in the world. We connect the most prestigious and exclusive properties with qualified buyers, assuring the utmost privacy for both parties. Whether you’re in the market for a luxury New York City penthouse with a view of the park, a waterfront Hampton estate, or an enchanting chateau escape in the mountains, or you’re ready for your own private island, Eastwood is where your dreams begin. There was a link to search properties, so I typed in the name of the place the woman had mentioned in the voice mail: Millennium Tower. Sure enough, the penthouse popped up for sale. For only twelve million dollars, I could own an apartment on Columbus Avenue with sweeping views of Central Park. Let me write you a check. After drooling through a video and two dozen photos, I clicked on the button to make an appointment to view the property. An application popped up, the top of which read: For the privacy and safety of our sellers, all prospective buyers are required to complete an application to view properties. Only buyers that meet our stringent prequalification criteria will be contacted. I snorted. Great prequalification criteria you have there, Eastwood. I wasn’t sure I had enough money to take the train uptown to get to that swanky place, much less buy it. God knows what I’d written that had qualified me. I closed the website and was just about to shut my laptop and go back to bed again when I decided to take one more peek at Mr. Romantic on Facebook. God, he was gorgeous. What if . . . I shouldn’t. No good ever came out of ideas formulated while drunk. I couldn’t. But . . . That face . . . And that note. So romantic. So beautiful. Plus . . . I’d never seen the inside of a twelve-million-dollar penthouse. I really shouldn’t. Then again . . . I’d spent the last two years doing everything I should do. And where had that gotten me? Right here. It’d gotten me right damn here—hungover and unemployed, sitting in this crappy apartment. Maybe it was time I did the things I shouldn’t be doing for a change. I picked up my phone and let my finger hover over the “Call Back” button for a while. Screw it. No one would ever know. It could be fun—getting all dressed up and playing the part of a rich Upper West Sider while satisfying my curiosity about the man. What harm was there? None that I could think of. Still, you know what they say about curiosity . . . I pressed “Call Back.” “Hi. This is Charlotte Darling calling to confirm an appointment with Reed Eastwood . . .”

It all started with a mysterious blue note sewn into a wedding dress. Something blue. I’d gone to sell my own unworn bridal gown at a vintage clothing store. That’s when I found another bride’s “something old.” Stitched into the lining of a fabulously feathered design was the loveliest message I’d ever read: Thank you for making all of my dreams come true. The name embossed on the blue stationery: Reed Eastwood, obviously the most romantic man who ever lived. I also discovered he’s the most gorgeous. If only my true-love fantasies had stopped there. Because I’ve since found out something else about Mr. Starry-Eyed. He’s arrogant, cynical, and demanding. I should know. Thanks to a twist of fate, he’s my new boss. But that’s not going to stop me from discovering the story behind his last love letter. A love letter that did not result in a happily ever after. But that story is nothing compared to the one unfolding between us. It’s getting hotter, sweeter, and more surprising than anything I could have imagined. Something new. But I have no idea how this one is going to end . . .

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Vi Keeland is a #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author. With millions of books sold, her titles have appeared in over a hundred Bestseller lists and are currently translated in two dozen languages. She resides in New York with her husband and their three children where she is living out her own happily ever after with the boy she met at age six. Sign up for Penelope & Vi’s mailing list now and be the first one notified when it goes live! ➜ https://www.subscribepage.com/Vi&Penelope Do you like texts better than email? Receive text notices of Vi’s new releases by texting the word BOOKS to 77948 You will ONLY receive a text when a new book goes live - no other messages at all! Find Vi here: Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ViKeelandFanGroup/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vi.keeland https://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Vi-Keeland/435952616513958 Website: http://www.vikeeland.com Twitter: @vikeeland - https://twitter.com/ViKeeland Instagram: @Vi_Keeland - http://instagram.com/Vi_Keeland/ BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/vi-keeland Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6887119.Vi_Keeland

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism. With over 1.5 million books sold, she is a twenty-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Sign up for Penelope & Vi’s mailing list now and be the first one notified when it goes live! ➜ https://www.subscribepage.com/Vi&Penelope Find Penelope here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelope.ward https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps/ Website: http://www.penelopewardauthor.com Twitter :https://twitter.com/PenelopeAuthor Instagram: @penelopewardauthor http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor/ Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/penelope-ward Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7105545.Penelope_Ward

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COVER REVEAL: Deal with the Devil by Meghan March

     

“You can put that man in a suit, but he'll never be tame." One look at Jericho Forge and I knew the rumors were true. He was a predator, and he had set his sights on me. I knew better than to bet more than I could afford to lose that night. I knew better than to bet myself. But desperation leads to bad decisions, and I thought there was no way I could lose. I was wrong. Now I have no choice but to make a deal with the devil.

         

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A New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty novels, Meghan March has been known to wear camo face paint and tromp around in woods wearing mud-covered boots, all while sporting a perfect manicure. She’s also impulsive, easily entertained, and absolutely unapologetic about the fact that she loves to read and write smut. Her past lives include slinging auto parts, selling lingerie, making custom jewelry, and practicing corporate law. Writing books about dirty talking alpha males and the strong, sassy women who bring them to their knees is by far the most fabulous job she’s ever had. Sign up for Meghan's newsletter and receive exclusive content that she saves for her subscribers: http://meghanmarch.com/subscribe To get the inside scoop on a daily basis, search Meghan March's Runaway Readers on Facebook and join the fun. FACEBOOK | WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | AMAZON AUTHOR PAGE | TWITTER | BOOKBUB

Five Reasons to Go by Candace Knoeble

We are thrilled to be bringing you the release of FIVE REASONS TO GO by Candace Knoebel. FIVE REASONS TO GO is the second standalone in the Risky Hearts duet. If you love your contemporary romance emotional and angsty then grab your copy today!

 

One day a week. That was his rule. And it was also our downfall.

My marriage to Hank was one of convenience. When I got pregnant at sixteen, he took me in and kept a roof over my naïve head. We had an agreement—we could sleep with whomever we wanted so long as our children were kept in the dark. It worked great… until it didn’t.

Cocky Jack Swanson was never supposed to be mine. His marriage was open, but his heart was guarded… until he slowly let me in, revealing an alluring man with a painful past. With him, I felt what love could be. I felt wanted… needed. I’d never wanted to fall in love… but then I did.

And now… the rules have changed.

Jack isn’t the same man I fell for. Broken and gutted from his divorce, he’s a shell of who he once was. Sullen and worn down. I know I can bring the good in him back out, if only he’ll let me in. If only he’ll just stay, instead of giving me all his reasons to go.

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I will admit I was little skeptical about this book. I despised Jack in the first book. There was no way he would be able to redeem himself, right? Wrong. I was so, so wrong. While I despised him and I was a little skeptical, I did go in with an open mind. I wanted to hear what he had to say and see his side of things. I'm SO glad I did. Also, this is the second book in the series but it isn't a complete retelling of book one. That's another thing I was so happy to see. I didn't want a complete do over but from his side. I wanted his side but with new future content. That's what this book is. 

Five Reasons To Go does start a little before Ten Reasons to Stay. It gives you some insight on the marriage of Corrine and Jack and how things played out through his eyes. Candace does a great job of showing you what happened but also moving along quickly and getting to the aftermath  of the ending of book one. 

You also get to know "The other woman", Jessica. Again, how could I possibly like this other woman? Again, I went in with an open mind. Again, Candace proved me so, so wrong. I adore Jessica. In fact, I like her way better than I liked Corrine. Jessica hasn't had the best life. In fact, she's had a downright crappy life. Still, each day she gets up and works her tail off to make it a good day. My heart broke for Jessica and everything she had and did go through during this story.  

Five Reasons to Go isn't instalove. There's a lot of up and down and slow burn but Candace did a great job of having it flow perfectly. I was never bored. I never thought it was too slow or too fast paced. I was emotionally invested in these characters and sucked into how it would play out. While somethings were predictable, there were a few twists I didn't see coming.  

Five Reasons to Go will give you all the feels. It also gives you closure which I was really happy to see. I highly recommend this series. 

I have to admit, I don't go into many books where I pretty much despise the MC.  In Ten Reasons To Stay, the first book in this series, it was pretty much what happened.  Jack was not my favorite character and I was totally not rooting for him.  I pretty much hated him.  Fast forward a few months and this book is released.  I went in and I was glad that I did.  They say that there are 2 sides to every story, and that is what happens in this series.  I was also afraid that this was going to be another instance where it is just another retelling of the original story, just from another POV.  Even though the first chapter or two are like that, you get a whole other story and that is what Jack needed to redeem himself to all of us readers. 

Jack and Jessica are the characters in the first book that you are ment to not like.  Plain and simple.  Jack treated his first wife with little respect when he suggested and open marriage.  Now, some people are ok with an open marriage, but in this instance, his wife (Corrine went through it because she thought it would help their marriage.   Jessica is the homewrecker that is the inevitable downfall of Jack and Corrine's marriage.

Fast forward a few years and Jack is basicly just coasting through life.  He has little to live for and needs something to motivate him to get back into living.  He runs into Jessica and she pretty much tells him to leave her alone.  This is where we see the other side of Jessica.  She is in a loveless marriage and hates her husband except for the fact that he gave her 2 beautiful children.

I love that we got to see the other side of these characters and how something bad can change you for the better.  

   

TEN REASONS TO STAY | FIVE REASONS TO GO

 

Candace Knoebel is a hopeless romantic with an affinity for whiskey and good music. Her love of words began when she met the boy who lived in the cupboard under the stairs. She’s a self-proclaimed Lost Girl. Words are her mirror. With two completed series, her work ranges from paranormal to contemporary, all centered heavily around romance. Currently she lives in Florida with her husband and two children, and has just completed her fifteenth novel, Ten Reasons to Stay. Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon | Instagram | BookBub | Reader Group