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Blurb

Carter bought his way out of the mafia to protect Emma, but when an old ghost returns to the Mauricio Family, a chain of events starts that can harm everyone. While Carter must decide to return to the Mauricio Family or not, a face that is oddly familiar to Emma comes into her life. She’s given the chance to discover more about her family while tensions between the rivaling Mauricio and Bertal Family comes to a head in an explosive way. The truce is officially off, and when the two worlds collide, Carter’s decision is made.

He didn’t start this war, but he will end it.

He will do anything to protect Emma.

Excerpt

As I held the gun, alone now, some of the old memories came back to me. But they were never very far away.

I had killed two men.

“Jeremy.”

My voice had been soft when I called to him. He’d been raping my roommate, and he was going to kill her. I had no choice. When he turned around and saw the gun in my hand, I shot him. The bullet hit the center of his forehead.

I swallowed now, remembering Mallory as she had watched me, pinned to the wall by his hands. Her eyes had been so lifeless. They were the opposite of Ben’s. He’d been pleading for his life, but minutes earlier he’d been planning to kill Amanda, then me. My stomach churned, remembering that he was going to take me to Franco. He wanted to barter, trade me in for more money, more drugs.

He was the one who killed Mallory, but the Bartel family set all of it in motion.

I drew in a ragged breath, cradling the gun in my hands like a precious baby. This little piece of metal had caused so much havoc in my life, and it was Carter’s weapon of choice. He’d killed plenty with it when he worked for the Mauricio family.

Somehow, I knew this weapon would have a place in our lives again. I didn’t want it to, but I knew it would. And with that last thought, my hand closed over it, and I raised my arms, aiming with my feet apart, my shoulders rolled back. I shot, one after another, until my clip was done.

All except one hit the bullseye. The other one, the outlier, was just outside the inner circle on the target.

I’d have to get better.

Teaser Quotes

A tingle started in the base of my stomach, and it rose up, spreading through my body, warming me as it went, until I was almost salivating for him. When I saw him, I needed to touch him. It had been like this for a year, and I never wanted it to end. I always wanted to thirst for him.

He murmured against my skin, “Why is it that your presence can calm me? Your touch can make me alive, and one little sigh from you makes me want to sleep for days in your embrace?”

I smiled, moving to press a kiss to his ear. “Because you love me.”

Pulling me back into his arms, he nudged my legs farther apart, moving closer, and pressed his lips to the underside of my jaw. He whispered, “Never.” Another kiss to the corner of my lips. “Ever.” A third kiss, his lips resting atop mine and he murmured, “I promise. Nothing will ever happen to you.”

Series Reading Order

Carter Reed (Book One)

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Author Information

I didn't begin writing until after undergraduate college. There'd been storylines and characters in my head all my life, but it came to a boiling point one day and I HAD to get them out of me. So the computer was booted up and I FINALLY felt it click. Writing is what I needed to do. After that, I had to teach myself how to write. I can't blame my teachers for not teaching me all those years in school. It was my fault. I was one of the students that was wishing I was anywhere but at school! So after that day, it took me lots of work until I was able to put together something that resembled a novel. I'm hoping I got it right since someone must be reading this profile! And I hope you keep enjoying my future stories.

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***Blog Tour Stop*** Fallen Crest Public (Fallen Crest Series) by Tijan

Title: Fallen Crest Public Series(Fallen Crest High #3)

Author: Tijan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: 12/30/2013

SYNOPSIS:

Sam's first day at Fallen Crest Public doesn't go well. Some girls want to be her. Some girls want to destroy her. And some just don't like her. All in all, despite being protected by Mason and Logan, it's still only the strong survive. Sam will not only have to survive, she needs to learn how to conquer too, but there's another battle growing. Things are about to come to a disastrous end between the towns, Roussou and Fallen Crest. Sam's other main dilemma? Keeping Mason and Logan from getting arrested or hospitalized. 

This is the third book in the Fallen Crest Series. 

Fallen Crest High 

Fallen Crest Family 

Fallen Crest Public

BUY LINKS:

Fallen Crest High
Fallen Crest Family
Fallen Crest Public

UK Link: 
 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GB7964W

TEASERS:

AUTHOR BIO:

Tijan started writing later in life, after she had already graduated college with a different direction in mind and a different degree under her belt. Hitting the brakes on that path, she taught herself how to write a good book and began posting at sites such as Fictionpress, along with Wattpad. After receiving such encouraging messages from readers, she self-published Fallen Crest High and has continued throughout the year. She continues to keep writing NA books!

AUTHOR LINKS:

FACEBOOK 

https://www.facebook.com/TijansBooks

GOODREADS 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18110808-fallen-crest-public?from_search=true 

GOODREADS AUTHOR 

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4851199.Tijan



FALLEN CREST SERIES BOOK TRAILER

EXCERPT


Then Logan came out of the gas station. He had two coffees in hand with his head down, clueless of the Broudou brothers as he crossed the lot. There still hadn’t been a word spoken between the brothers and Mason. Yet.
It was coming.
A shiver went down my spine.
Slipping my hand inside my pocket, I made sure my phone was there and pulled it out. If they made one violent move, I was calling 911. I wasn’t going to risk them being hurt. Mason’s future had already been threatened by Analise. It wasn’t going to be threatened again.
Then it happened.
I gulped as I watched it in slow motion. Logan stepped forward, he frowned, and then lifted his head. His eyes found me first. He paused. His foot came down hard in mid-step and he glanced around. He saw Mason before he trailed his head where they were.
It was as if they’d been waiting for him to join.
Everything happened then, at the same time.
Shannon’s features scrunched together in an ugly snarl. Her hands found her heavier hips and her arms pinched the sides of her breasts, making them rise from the motion. It was then when her brothers saw us too.
I jerked forward.
Mason shifted in front of his car, and Logan disappeared from my eyesight. I moved to see better, but Jeff moved with me, obscuring my view.
“Stop.” I tried to push him aside.
He remained facing them, but his hand went behind him to touch my arm. “Get in the car, Sam.”
“No.”
He hissed, “Get in the car! Now.”
“No.”
They weren’t going to do anything to them. They couldn’t. Terror started to rise up, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up.
They couldn’t hurt Mason or Logan.
Then a low baritone spoke up, “Kade.”
The other one added, “Shannon, go inside and get your coffee.”
“No!” she hissed. “I’m staying, Brett.”
“What are you doing here, Budd?” Mason asked. I closed my eyes, falling against Logan’s Escalade. He sounded in control, amused even, and a wave of relief went through me at the sound. That meant he was fully in control of the situation. “Quickie’s is in Fallen Crest territory. Not Roussou.”


PLAYLIST:


LET IT GO, THE NEIGHBORHOOD
EYES ON FIRE (ZEDS DEAD REMIX)
 BLUE FOUNDATION
SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW REMIX, DUBSTEP MAFIA
DO I WANNA KNOW? ARCTIC MONKEYS
PROBLEM, NATALIA KILLS
CONTROVERSY, NATALIA KILLS
UNDER THE WATER, THE PRETTY RECKLESS
BONES, MS MR
ROYALS, LORDE
HEY BROTHER, AVICII
BITING DOWN, LORDE
NASHVILLE, NOAH GUNDERSEN
FIRE, NOAH GUNDERSEN
DAVID, NOAH GUNDERSEN
GROW, RAE MORRIS
WITH LOVE, CHRISTINA GRIMMIE
FIND ME (STRIPPED), CHRISTINA GRIMMIE
RAISE THE DEAD, RACHEL RABIN
BUILD A COFFIN, RACHEL RABIN
TRITONAL ALBUMS (MULTIPLE OF THESE)
DARK ON FIRE, TURIN BRAKES
ALMOST ANYTHING BY LANA DEL REY
WE DON'T EAT, JAMES VINCENT
 MCMORROW (REMIX AND ORIGINAL)
 NASTY LETTER, OTIS TAYLOR


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***Blog Tour Stop and Giveaway*** Carter Reed by Tijan

 

SYNOPSIS

Emma decided to skip the gym and went home early. It was the last easy decision she made because she found her roommate being raped by the boyfriend. She had two choices. Call the cops and be killed by his family’s mafia connections or kill him first and hope to survive. There was no choice to her. She killed the bastard first and went to the one person who could protect her. Carter Reed. He’s a weapon for the rivaling mafia family, but he’s also Emma’s secret. Not only was he best friends with her brother, but she’s the reason he became that weapon in the first place.

Sandy B's Review

“When he slid inside of me, I held still, helpless against how my body trembled for him.  Then he started to move and I came alive in his arms.  As the rhythm grew and his thrusts went deeper and deeper, I wrapped my legs around him.  I joined with him, in every manner.  My body was his.  He could do as he pleased, and as I skimmed a hand down his back, he trembled underneath my touch.  His body was mine as well.  We belonged to each other.“

“We didn’t speak.  I couldn’t.  This man was mine.  This very powerful being, sculpted to perfection with eyes that were of a wolf’s.  He touched his lips to mine, a soft claiming as he whispered against them, “I love you so goddamn much, Emma.”  “I love you too.”

Those two paragraphs right there, I read them over and over and over.  That delicious swoon worthyness right there is one of the reasons why I liked this book so much.  That all encompassing kind of feeling that your mind and senses are lost to everything around you, except every breath, every caress, every kiss, every lick, every single solitary touch from that person that holds your heart so completely.  Sigh…..

Let me tell you a little more about Carter Reed.  It starts off with a BANG! Literally.  Emma comes home early to find her roommate being brutally raped, after being beaten, by her dirtbag boyfriend.  Said boyfriend also happens to be the son of a very bad guy high in the mafia hierarchy.  There is no good way out of this situation.  Either she shoots said POS (piece of sh*t) or calls the cops (which are all in his Dad’s pocket) and both her and her roomie end up swimming with the fishes wearing cement shoes.  Guess which one she picks?!   What’s done is done so now they must run for their lives.  Run where?  Who is going to help them?  Enter Carter Reed. 

Carter happens to be best friend of Emma’s dead brother.  Emma has not seen, nor spoken to him since she was a child. Carter is also high up in the mafia ranks and may just be the only guy that can stand between her and certain death.  Just so I’m being clear, Carter is not a nice guy!  He is exact opposite of your usual romance novel hero.  AND I LOVED HIM FOR IT!  Carter made a promise to Emma’s brother and will do anything, even lay down his own life to keep Emma safe.

There is angst, there is romance, there is action a plenty here – along with a good dose of hawt sex – which I enjoyed very much thank you.

There are some twists and turns that maybe you expected but I bet you that there are some that you never saw coming.  Will Emma survive?  What about the “other” bad guys?  Is Carter really what he seems to be?  Is there an HEA to be had here?  Nope! Not telling – you guys should know me well enough by now to know my lips are sealed.  I will say that if you want hearts and flowers and bunny rabbits skipping through a meadow then this are not be book for you.   If you want a darker read, with action and suspense that still brings the sexy – then pick up Carter Reed. 

Interview with Tijan

Sandy B:  Did you always want to be a writer?

Tijan:  No. I was told I was a horrible writer, so it wasn't until after college that I began. It was a surprise to me, but it clicked. I hope it lasts, at least for awhile!

Sandy B:  How do you react if one of your books receives an unfavorable review?
Tijan:   It's inevitable. Some will love it. Some will hate it. I just try to keep writing books that I can be proud of what I created.

Sandy B:  Are the names of the characters in your novels important?

Tijan:  Yes. They help define who I have in mind.

Sandy B:  I felt about Carter, the way I did about Mel Gibson in Payback. He was a "bad guy" but I found myself rooting for him. Not the usual romantic hero.   What was your inspiration for Carter Reed?

Tijan:  It just a feeling I had. I wanted this 'feeling' to resonate through a book to people.

Sandy B:  What’s next for you?

Tijan:  Fallen Crest Public.

Sandy B:  When will we get more Carter?

Tijan:  Probably, but I'm not promising when!

Not exactly what I wanted to hear but it is said that good things are worth waiting for and Carter Reed – well yea – he was a very good thing.  I’ll be waiting and watching Tijan!  ;-)  

BUY LINKS

AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE

AUTHOR BIO

Tijan started writing later in life, after she had already graduated college with a different direction in mind and a different degree under her belt. Hitting the brakes on that path, she taught herself how to write a good book and began posting at sites such as Fictionpress, along with Wattpad. After receiving such encouraging messages from readers, she self-published Fallen Crest High and has continued throughout the year. She continues to keep writing NA books!

TEASER 

EXCERPT #1

"Tell me what happened." His plea was so soft.

I broke. This wasn't the stranger anymore. This was Carter, the boy I had grown up with. I flung my arms around him and pulled him down. Instead of fighting, I clung to him now.

He wrapped his arms around me and rolled to his side. He patted my back and tucked his head into the crook of my neck and shoulder. I felt his lips brush there as he repeated, "You have to tell me. I won't hurt you. I will protect you."

A shudder went through my body. At last. Those were the words I was desperate for. He moved his hands, one sliding down to my hip and the other cradling the back of my head, he pressed into me. The last of my reserve fled then. A gasp escaped me and I pressed against him. I needed him.

"Emma."

Shame flooded me. He knew. What kind of person was I? Fighting, running away, and then starting to tremble in his arms?

His hand started to caress my hip. His fingers slid underneath my shirt and moved under my pants' waistband. He held me there, his hand splayed out. I tried to resist, but I wanted to wind my legs around him. I wanted to pull him on top of me and feel his hand between my legs. But I didn't do anything. I lay there, still, as my heart pounded inside of me. He could feel the beat against him. The thumping drowned everything else out.

He pressed a soft kiss to my forehead and raised himself up again. He looked down at me. The plea in his eyes was still there. As he brushed some of my hair from my forehead, he asked, "Do you not trust me?"

I nodded. "I'm scared of you."

A small grin appeared at the corners of his mouth. "You are?"

"I don't know who you are anymore." I couldn't believe I was admitting any of that, but I needed to trust someone. I had to if I was going to survive what I had done. Feeling a little bit brave, I touched his chest. My hand spread out like his was on my back. His heart was steady. I murmured, "I know who you are. I know you're the Cold Killer. I know what you did for AJ." A tear slipped from the corner of my eye. It fell unheeded. "I always wanted to thank you for that."

PLAYLIST

Imagine Dragons: Radioactive •

 AFI, song: Prelude • 

AWOLNATION: Sail • 

Alicia Keys: Girl on Fire • 

Audiomachine: the whole albums: Epica and Helios • 

Avicii: Wake Me Up •

 Butterfly Boucher: Bitter Song • 

Carrie Underwood: Blown Away, Two Black Cadillacs • 

The Civil Wars: Oh, Mama • 

Fall Out Boy: the entire album of Save Rock and Roll • 

Florence and the Machine: Breath of Life, What the Water Gave Me, Seven Devils, Leave My Body •

 Gossip: Listen Up, Yr Mangled Heart • OneRepublic: Counting Stars • 

Otis Taylor: Nasty Letter • 

The Pretty Reckless: Just Tonight, You, and Burn •

 The Script: Hall of Fame • 

Skylar Grey: Back From the Dead • 

The entire soundtrack from The Hunger Games • 

Charlie Mars: How I Roll • 

Turin Brakes: Dark On Fire • 

Susan Boyle: Hallelujah • 

Sun Kil Moon: Heron Blue, Carry Me Ohio • Sara Jackson-Holman: Freight Train • 

Hem • 

Princess One Point Five: With Light There Is Hope • 

Mumford and Sons: Broken Crown • Macklemore and Ryan Lewis: Ten Thousand Hours • 

Almost anything from Mr. SuicideSheep on Youtube and Chillstep mixes!

AUTHOR LINKS

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/TijansBooks

GOODREADS

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18221931-carter-reed?from_search=true

GOODREADS AUTHOR

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4851199.Tijan

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