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It’s official. I will be attending the Deliciously Dirty Book Event in Phoenix September 24th! Looking forward to the Arizona heat and hanging out with some amazing people.

It’s here, it’s here: the birthday of A Moment of Weakness! And what better way to start off the day than a look inside the book. This is one of my favorite scenes because it really shows Laurel’s personality (and the attraction she has to Micah).

 

She opened her mouth, but before she could get anything out, he said, “How about I show you where you’ll be sleeping,” and walked out of the kitchen, gesturing for her to follow.
Silently, she trailed him, her suitcase bumping along the carpeted hallway. With each step, she catalogued what she knew of him so far.
Right foot. Raising six-year-old alone.
Left foot. Has taken some precautions in keeping Shaelynn safe, but might need some help with that.
Right foot. His backside is really, really nice to look at.
Left foot. I wonder if those muscles under his back pockets feel as hard as they look—
“It’s only a two-bedroom apartment,” he said, suddenly coming to a stop. The movement was too fast, and by the time her brain caught up, she was already slamming into the back of him. Right against the butt she’d been staring at.
Oh my god.
He twirled fast and clamped his huge hand around the top of her arm to steady her, those brown eyes ticking from her eyes to her forehead to her ears, mouth, over her shoulder, then back to her eyes. The force of his stare triggered a nervous giggle from her lips.
“I’m so sorry,” she said, forcing her gaze to stay with his even though the intensity was making her a little dizzy. “I didn’t expect you to stop right there.”
“We’re at the end of the hallway,” he said, unamused.
Right. But… She pointed to where the carpet dead ended. “I couldn’t see because of your…”
Butt. Not a chance she’d admit that.
Your entire ginormous body blocking my view. Yeah, not that either.
“Because of…um, you,” she said, swallowing down what she hoped was all of her embarrassment.
When Entangled asked me to write this book, I didn’t realize how much I would end up connecting with the hero, Micah Crane. Not because he is a fighter (I’m actually the calmest person you’ll probably ever meet), but because of the sheer desperation to do right by the one thing he holds dearest to his heart: his six-year-old daughter. This story is one about falling for someone unexpected, but it is also the story of a man who will do ANYTHING to protect his family. If you like tortured heroes and a little angst to your romance, A Moment of Weakness might be for you :) Happy reading!

 

Book links:
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So tell me, who is your favorite bad boy/good girl couple?

 

It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! The cover for Book 1 in my Boston Alibi series, published by Entangled Brazen (Oct. 19, 2015).

 

 

Wait…let me enlarge it so you can appreciate all that yumminess.

He can fight anything…except his need for her.

Until her new job starts in September, buttoned-up elementary school teacher Laurel Harris is at loose ends and in need of cash. Fortunately her best friend’s older brother is a single dad and desperately needs a nanny. Or so she’s told. She doesn’t anticipate him being such a menacing, muscled, and undeniably gorgeous man…or that he has zero interest in hiring a nanny.

Micah Crane will do right by his young daughter, no matter the cost. And right now, that cost is juggling parenthood with long hours at his bar and working as an enforcer for a notorious crime boss. He doesn’t need another complication in his life, but the sweet, frustratingly opinionated little blonde hell-bent on caring for his daughter stirs his blood like no woman ever has.

All it takes is a moment of weakness to ignite the lust blazing between them. A moment that will unravel their self-control and unleash all of Micah’s darkest secrets…

 

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So excited that JUST ONE REASON (Entangled Lovestruck) has finally been released into the world! If you love sexy Irish men, this novella will definitely be for you.
Available at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iTunes
And you can add it to your shelf on Goodreads

To celebrate the last few weeks before JUST ONE REASON releases I’m hosting a giveaway!
Just follow the link to enter:
a Rafflecopter giveaway

Let the countdown begin…
We’re now down to less than a month until the release of my first Entangled Lovestruck novel, JUST ONE REASON! There was a lot of work done on the cover, and I can’t tell you how excited I am to share the final result with you all!  As far as Declan Waterford is concerned, women are off limits—at least until he can earn enough money for his brother’s surgery. The dueling piano gig at Vegas’s Masquerade hotel barely pays enough…but if Declan can convince his boss to promote him, he’ll be set. And the Senior VP of the hotel’s gorgeous daughter might just be the “in” Declan needs. 
Between drowning in mistakes at her editorial internship and fighting off her father’s demands that she relocate to Vegas and join his hotel empire, Melody Sumner doesn’t have time for love—or one-night stands with sexy Irish piano players—no matter how appetizing Declan is. But even though she knows he’s only interested in her for one reason, the intense chemistry between them has her thinking dangerous thoughts…

 

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Do you love YA? What about John Green and TFIOS? Then you’re in luck because I’m giving away this gorgeous quote decal (in white; I’m keeping the orange for myself, heehee).

To enter, just tweet or post on Facebook or Instagram: “FRAGILE LINE by Brooklyn Skye is on sale for $0.99!” sometime today (Tuesday, July 21st). Be sure to tag me so I can see your entry, and for each post throughout the day you will earn an additional entry. Contest ends at midnight (PST) and the winner will be announced tomorrow (July 22nd).

Good luck!

 

This was just confirmed:

 

I’m going to my first ever NERDCON! I’m so excited to be signing with YA author Jessa Russo and romance author Jessalyn Jameson. The event will take place on August 22nd at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido, CA. Admission is only $15, so come join us!

(Booth #TBA)

 

Well, the title says it all. I’ve signed a three-book deal with Entangled Publishing! This deal sort of fell into my lap–a call for auditions for a certain project.��I decided to go for it and wrote up the sample chapters one afternoon. The very next day, Heather Howland, Editorial Director for Entangled Lovestruck called and said not only did they want me for this project, but they wanted to make it a series! A month later, the deal was made official in Publisher’s Marketplace.

For those of you who can’t read that (like me!), this is what it says:

Digital: Fiction: Women’s/Romance

Brooklyn Skye’s A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS, the first book in a new antihero series, in which an aspiring teacher takes a job as a nanny for a dangerously sexy single father, to Heather Howland at Entangled Lovestruck, in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in Fall 2015 (World).

I can’t tell you how excited I am to write these books. They are still along the emotional side like STRIPPED and FRAGILE LINE, but will follow characters who are past the young adult and new adult ages. Oh, and did I mention they are going to be HOT?

 

 

��It’s a New Adult Christmas! Thanks for joining us as we celebrate the holidays with thirteen New Adult authors.

Check out every stop leading up to December 24 to get excerpts, exclusive content, and��hopefully a cutie under the mistletoe! Follow along with the #NAChristmas hashtag, and be sure to enter the Rafflecopter below to win a grand��prize pack of an ebook from every author!

Today’s excerpt comes from my dear friend, AJ Pine, author of:

During his semester abroad, Griffin Reed almost gave his heart to a girl who loved someone else. Lesson learned. Now he���s home, where following in his father���s footsteps may not be what he wants, but it���s what his parents expect. It might be taking the easy road, but he doesn���t see a way out.

Something that could have killed Maggie Kendall took away the person she used to be instead. Her condition makes her dependent on sticky notes, photos, and medication just to get through each day. The last thing she needs is a distraction��� or someone new to disappoint.

What they refuse to see is they are perfect for each other. Maggie makes Griffin want to be a better man, and he makes her believe a future is possible. But these two have to find a way to share the secrets ripping them apart, if they���re ever going to have a chance at happiness.

AND NOW FOR AN EXCERPT!

We���re late. And I don���t give a shit. My hands cup Maggie���s cheeks, and I tilt my head down,

forehead resting on hers.

���What if?��� I ask her, and she doesn���t respond with anything more than the warmth of her breath

mingling with mine, the air between us the only source of heat on a Chicago winter night.

���What if?��� I ask it again, quieter this time, because maybe the question is only for me. Maybe

this step is mine to take whether she���s with me or not, because either way the risk is huge, but I

don���t want to walk into that building pretending. I don���t want to face the person who didn���t see

me as a real option without proving to her���no, to myself���that I can be real. That I can want

something more than my own self-preservation.

���Griffin, I don���t understand������

She doesn���t finish because my lips are on hers, soft and questioning at first, until she answers by

letting her mouth fall open, inviting me inside. And the hunger returns, not only for lips touching

lips or the surrounding air warming with our exhalations. It���s the hunger for more. More with

this girl who hitched a ride with a stranger and still hasn���t run for her life. That has to be

something.

We break apart, but only because of the whistling and clapping from some of the Michigan

Avenue passersby.

���Oops,��� Maggie says through a giggle. ���Guess we have an audience.���

���Guess so,��� I say, pressing a gentle kiss to her puppy-dog cold nose. I���m not ready for my lips to

not be touching her skin.

���Maybe that���s our cue to leave?���

I want to kiss her all over again for making her words a question rather than a statement, which

can only mean she doesn���t want to stop, either.

���Maybe.��� Her hand slips into mine, and she tugs me forward. Or maybe I lead her. Either way,

we���re moving again, the Hancock right in front of us.

���Quite the tourist location, huh?��� I ask.

���It���s beautiful,��� she says, eying the skyscraper from head to toe, her gaze landing on the massive

Christmas tree that stands outside the building���s exposed lower level.

Her hand still in mine, I lead her down the steps to the base of the tree where tourists amass

taking pictures with one of the city���s most popular holiday decorations.

���Do you have your camera?���

She takes it out of her bag, brandishing it as her answer. I pull her closer to the tree and tap a

tourist on the shoulder, a man taking a picture of what must be his wife and kids in front of the

tree.

���Would you take one of us, and I���ll get one of you with your family?���

He thanks me and hands me his camera. After getting a couple good shots of him and his family,

we trade cameras so he has Maggie���s, and Maggie and I position ourselves in front of the tree.

���So���uh, this is awkward, huh?��� she asks, and I understand. She���s taken a few photos of me, but

we���ve never been in one together.

���How about if we just smile?��� I suggest.

She nods, but it���s her next action that gets me. Standing on my side, she wraps both arms around

my midsection, leaning her head on my chest. I wonder if she feels my heart hammering against

her, an admission I���m still scared shitless to make.

My head dips to kiss the top of hers before posing for the camera, and tourist dad yells, ���That���s a

great shot! How about one more?���

Maggie���s shoulders shake with quiet laughter, and it���s contagious. Whatever our photographer

captures now, it���s anything but posed.

���Thank you,��� I tell him when he hands Maggie���s camera back to me, his wife and two boys

standing next to him.

���You���re a beautiful couple,��� she says, and then looks at her husband with a grin. ���Remember

when we were in love like that?���

They both laugh and head back up the stairs. Maggie���s hand sits in mine, but for a long moment

we avoid eye contact, letting the woman���s comment fade along with the flush of heat in my

cheeks I know will give me away.

***

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About the Author

AJ Pine writes stories to break readers��� hearts, but don���t worry���she���ll mend them with a happily ever after. As an English teacher and a librarian, AJ has always surrounded herself with books. All her favorites have one big commonality���romance. Naturally, her books have the same. When she���s not writing, she���s of course reading. Then there���s online shopping (everything from groceries to shoes) and, of course, a tiny bit of TV where she nourishes her undying love of vampires, from Eric Northman to the Salvatore brothers. And in the midst of all of this, you���ll also find her hanging with her family in the Chicago burbs.

AJ���s debut NA novel, IF ONLY, is out now with Entangled���s Embrace line, and WHAT

IF just released on December 8! Watch for a new NA series, ONE NIGHT and ONE

LIFE, with Penguin/Intermix in 2015.