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Monday, December 14, 2015

Book Blitz! Happily Ever After by J.A. Huss





Happily Ever After: A Day in the Life of the HEA (Rook & Ronin #3.5) by J.A. Huss
Genre: Adult (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: December 15, 2015
Publisher: Self

Life in Rook & Ronin’s world has been bliss for fifteen years. Rook, Veronica, and Ashleigh are still BFF’s raising their kids together. Ronin, Spencer, and Ford have managed to go legit and stay out of trouble. And they have a pack of kids running around the eight thousand square foot Vail mansion they all share for the holidays—begging for gifts, and fun, and love.

But every HEA has problems. 

Five is fifteen and getting ready to go off to college. He’s put it off as long as he could in order to stay close to Princess Shrike, but his stay of execution is over and in three weeks he’s off to Oxford. But Five can’t leave until he gets the only thing he’s ever wanted. The heart of his Princess.

Ford and Ashleigh never had any more children after Five. And now that Kate is sixteen, Ashleigh is out of her head with desire for just one more chance to have a baby in the house.

Rook and Ronin have two beautiful daughters, but Sparrow is growing up too. And she just got a job offer that has Ronin crazed with paternal worry.  

And Spencer is the father of a fifteen-year-old princess who looks way too much like her Bombshell mother for his comfort level.

Join the whole Rook & Ronin gang for a Team Christmas you will never forget. 

There are SEVEN BOOKS in the Rook & Ronin series before this one. This is not a standalone. Rook & Ronin Series & Spinoffs
(1) Tragic – Rook & Ronin
(2) Manic – Rook & Ronin
(3) Panic – Rook & Ronin
(4) Slack – Ford & Ashleigh
(5) Taut – Ford & Ashleigh
(6) Bomb – Spencer & Veronica
(7) Guns – Spencer & Veronica







Check out my reviews of the books in the Rook and Ronin series by this author!

Check out my reviews of two of the spin-off books in the Rook and Ronin series!

author
JA Huss is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty romances. She likes stories about family, loyalty, and extraordinary characters who struggle with basic human emotions while dealing with bigger than life problems. JA loves writing heroes who make you swoon, heroines who makes you jealous, and the perfect Happily Ever After ending.

 Check out my interview with J.A. Huss!

To learn more about J.A. Huss and her books, visit her website.You can also find her on GoodreadsFacebook, and Twitter.

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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Tour!! Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss




Guns: The Spencer Book (A Rook and Ronin Spin-off) by J.A. Huss
Genre:
 Adult Fiction (Contemporary Romance) 18+
Date Published: March 31, 2014
Publisher: Science Future Press

THIS IS NOT A STANDALONE BOOK. YOU MUST READ ALL THE OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES FIRST. 

ALL. OF. THEM.**

Spencer Shrike is a man with a plan. Get in. Get out. Move on. He loves Ron the Bomb, and her safety is the only thing on his mind these days. But life is a tricky bastard, and conning criminals for the better part of ten years brings its own set of problems. Sure, Rook lied her way out of a sticky situation, covering for crimes Ronin, Ford, and Spencer committed, and getting them all off scot-free in the process. 

But not everyone is buying Rook’s story, and Spencer is desperate to figure out who’s in town setting them up for a fall.

Veronica the Bombshell Vaughn has put up with Spencer Shrike’s shit for years and where has it gotten her? A big fat nowhere. No ring, no house, no kids, and no promises. In fact, Spencer is worse than ever—completely distant and moody. She’s done sitting at home, pining over a man she can’t have. 

But she’s not opposed to fighting for him. 

Ron the Bomb fights hard and she fights dirty, so she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Spencer’s attention.

But now there’s another man in town with his eye on her. He’s got secrets too, but unlike Spencer, Bobby Mansi is more than willing to let Veronica in on them. 

The entire Rook and Ronin series comes full circle. Every con, every lie, and every skeleton in the closet is back for one final shot at vengeance and the only way to set it right… is to get out the guns.

**I'm f***ing serious. ALL. THE. BOOKS. Every character, every plot point, every word was written for a reason. And that reason is THIS LAST BOOK.


Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss is a spin-off of the Rook and Ronin Series. You must, must MUST read the Rook & Ronin books before you read this book. There's no way around it, and you'll be happier having read them. Though it's considered a spin-off, it felt a lot like it could be book four in the Rook & Ronin series. The only difference being it was told from Spencer and Veronica's point of view. We get to know Spencer some through the series, but now we really get to know Veronica. I have to say, I would have kicked Spencer to the curb though. Especially after the alley incident. I would've been completely done with him after that. I get what Spencer thought he was doing by treating her the way he did all this time, but he went about it so like a... well, like a guy! Veronica's a tough cookie though, and she's a lot tougher than I thought she'd be. I love seeing family man Ford! When I first met Ford in Manic, I never thought family and Ford would ever be in the same sentence, but he wears it as only Ford can. I love it. He's still my favorite!

The ARC Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss of was kindly provided to me by Xpresso Book Tours for review. The opinions are my own.







Check out my reviews of the books in the Rook and Ronin series!

author
J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.
 Check out my interview with J.A. Huss!

To learn more about J.A. Huss and her books, visit her website.You can also find her on GoodreadsFacebook, and Twitter.



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Monday, March 31, 2014

Release Day!! Guns: The Spencer Book by J.A. Huss




Guns: The Spencer Book (A Rook and Ronin Spin-off) by J.A. Huss
Genre:
 Adult Fiction (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: March 31st 2014
Publisher: Science Future Press

THIS IS NOT A STANDALONE BOOK. YOU MUST READ ALL THE OTHER BOOKS IN THIS SERIES FIRST. 

ALL. OF. THEM.**

Spencer Shrike is a man with a plan. Get in. Get out. Move on. He loves Ron the Bomb, and her safety is the only thing on his mind these days. But life is a tricky bastard, and conning criminals for the better part of ten years brings its own set of problems. Sure, Rook lied her way out of a sticky situation, covering for crimes Ronin, Ford, and Spencer committed, and getting them all off scot-free in the process. 

But not everyone is buying Rook’s story, and Spencer is desperate to figure out who’s in town setting them up for a fall.

Veronica the Bombshell Vaughn has put up with Spencer Shrike’s shit for years and where has it gotten her? A big fat nowhere. No ring, no house, no kids, and no promises. In fact, Spencer is worse than ever—completely distant and moody. She’s done sitting at home, pining over a man she can’t have. 

But she’s not opposed to fighting for him. 

Ron the Bomb fights hard and she fights dirty, so she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get Spencer’s attention.

But now there’s another man in town with his eye on her. He’s got secrets too, but unlike Spencer, Bobby Mansi is more than willing to let Veronica in on them. 

The entire Rook and Ronin series comes full circle. Every con, every lie, and every skeleton in the closet is back for one final shot at vengeance and the only way to set it right… is to get out the guns.

**I'm f***ing serious. ALL. THE. BOOKS. Every character, every plot point, every word was written for a reason. And that reason is THIS LAST BOOK.


Check out my reviews of the books in the Rook and Ronin series!

author
J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.
 Check out my interview with J.A. Huss!

To learn more about J.A. Huss and her books, visit her website.You can also find her on GoodreadsFacebook, and Twitter.



Monday, February 17, 2014

Bomb by J. A. Huss Release!! Plus a Sneak Peak!




BOMB: A Day in the Life of Spencer Shrike
(A Rook and Ronin Spin-off) by J.A. Huss
Genre: Adult Fiction (Contemporary Romance) 18+
Expected publication: February 17,2014
Publisher: Self
A NOVELLA OF ABOUT 80 PAGES

Spencer Shrike is a plotter. Known for his ingenious, albeit illegal, plans that keeps the Team running efficiently and out of jail, he carries this same love of order into his personal life. He’s kept his long-time main squeeze on the sidelines for years as he builds the Shrike Bikes empire.

Veronica Vaughn is an explosion ready to happen. Ronnie lives in the here and now. She lives for today. She knows what she wants, and she wants it now. And right now Ron the Bomb Vaughn wants Spencer shrike to leave her the hell alone. She’s done playing his game. She’s done waiting around. She’s moving forward with her own plots, plans, and dreams and she’s moving forward tonight. Ron the Bomb is finally—finally—gonna get some satisfaction.

Too bad Spencer Shrike is standing in her way.



I fish my phone out of my pocket and flop down on the couch. I press her number in my contacts and wait as the phone rings.

Voicemail. “You’ve reached Ronnie Vaughn. I’m either working or playing. If you need me for either, leave a message and I’ll get back to you!” She makes a slurpy kissing sound and then the beep.

“Hey, Ronnie. You should come over. Call me back.” I sigh again and pocket my phone, but it buzzes an incoming call before I can release it, so I pull it back out. I look at the screen. “Yello, baby! Wanna come over?”

“Oh,” she says. “It’s you. I was expecting a call from the bank. I deleted your number and didn’t recognize it, sorry.”

“What? You deleted my number? For why?” I’m stunned. Like my hand is up in the air and I’m mid-shrug with wide eyes.

“Why? Why? You have some freaking nerve, Spencer. I haven’t talked to you since Halloween!”

She’s on drugs. She might need a blood test. “I took you out for New Year’s, you hot little amnesiac.”

“No, you did not take me out. You saw me at Antoine’s. Dates pick up their girlfriends, Spencer.”

“We ate, we drank, we screwed. How is that not a date?” This is what dates usually entail.

She growls at me though the phone. “The food was free, the drinks were free, and I was too drunk to remember most of the rest, so it hardly counts. I definitely don’t recall an orgasm.”

“Ha!” I pull the phone away from my ear and find the voice memos, then push play on the one dated New Year’s.

“Ohhhh, Spencer!” Veronica wails in the recording. “Baby, yes!”

My phone does the three-beep thing that says the call ended. I laugh and call her back. It rings through again. “Ronnie, come on! It was funny, you know it was. Since when does this shit piss you off?” I stop talking. And wait. I’m not sure why, it’s a freaking voicemail, she’s not gonna respond. I frown and let out a sigh. “Well, crap. You’re mad, I guess. Sorry, Rons. Seriously. Call me back, OK?”

I end the call and slump back against the couch. It hasn’t been that long since I saw her, has it? I know we were pretty drunk on New Year’s but I spent the night with her down in Rook’s old garden apartment. What more does she want? She knows I’m busy and I’ve got shit going on. I can’t have her hanging around too much or people will think we’re together.

I can’t have people thinking we’re together.

My phone buzzes in my hand again and I look at the screen with some hope. “Arrrgh. Freaking Ford.” I press his ugly mug to answer the call. “Yeah?”

“Meet me tonight at midnight so we can take the van back over to Fonzie’s and reposition.”

“I don’t wanna go out at midnight. Can’t you just do it?”

“Spencer,” Ford says in that new parenting voice he has. “You’re worse than Kate. You’re the driver in this scheme, so drop your balls and do your job. Pick me up at my place at midnight.”

I get triple beeps again.

“God!” I slam my fist down on the coffee table. I’m just the guy everyone gets to shit on tonight.


Check out my reviews of the books in the Rook and Ronin series & Spin-Offs!

author
J. A. Huss likes to write new adult books that make you think and keep you guessing. Her favorite genre to read is space opera, but since practically no one reads those books, she writes new adult science fiction, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, urban fantasy, and books about Junco (who refuses to be saddled with a label).

She has an undergraduate degree in horses, (yes, really–Thank you, Colorado State University) and a master’s degree in forensic toxicology from the University of Florida. She used to have a job driving around Colorado doing pretty much nothing but shooting the breeze with farmers, but now she just writes, runs the New Adult Addiction and Clean Teen Reads Book Blogs, and runs an online science classroom for homeschoolers.
 Check out my interview with J.A. Huss!

To learn more about J.A. Huss and her books, visit her website.You can also find her on GoodreadsFacebook, and Twitter.