Podcast appearances and mentions of helen hardt

It has been a while but we finally return to the Blood Bond Saga by Helen Hardt for Dante and Erin's story. This whole book is a battle between logic and emotion, head versus heart, closely held beliefs against newly discovered information. Erin wants to accept Dante for everything he is but her heart and logic keep getting in the way, I mean vampires can't be real right?!?!? There are some tough themes in this book, torture and abuse, lying by omission, using glamor to ‘protect' someone from their own emotions. Dante and Erin have a lot to overcome as the series continues. One thing we can say, Helen doesn't hold back on the sex in these books. The steamy scenes are plenty and very hot. Even with the vampires and werewolves and ghosts, the illogical way both Erin and Dante were acting during this honeymoon stage of their relationship is totally relatable. ***We would love and appreciate it if you could Subscribe then Rate & Review us on iTunes! Follow us @ShhhDirtyBooks on FB, IG, Twitter as well as on our website at ShhhDirtyBooks.com. Thank you for joining us!***

Our audiobook tease this week is Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt She’s a take-charge woman. But he’s a master of control. Skye Manning knows what she wants. Her job as assistant and photographer for a major social media influencer isn’t perfect, but it’s a rung on the ladder to bigger and better things. She’s confident she’ll one day take feature photos for National Geographic. Self-made billionaire Braden Black didn’t get where he is by taking no for an answer. When a chance encounter with the refreshingly innocent and beautiful Skye piques his interest in more ways than one, he’s determined to make her submit. Dating a billionaire soon has Skye in the middle of a Cinderella story…until the clock strikes midnight and Braden reveals his dark side. Heat sizzles between them, and Skye finds herself falling hard. But Braden Black is no Prince Charming, and his dark desires are far from his only secret. Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt: https://bit.ly/3mzOjhL Follow Me Series: https://bit.ly/2KmSTmw The Steel Brothers Saga: https://bit.ly/3p9sGqj More books by Helen Hardt: https://bit.ly/3rdHciB Alexa Riley Santa’s Secret Baby: https://bit.ly/38oWmZN The Winter Collection: https://bit.ly/38oWmZN  Other Books Mentioned Kerrigan Byrne, Courting Trouble Year-end books We Mentioned Laurann Dohner, Fury Last Hit The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins Midnight Sun by Stephanie Meyer A Heart of Blood and Ashes byMilla Vane A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J Maas The Duke With the Dragon Tattoo by Kerrigan Byrne Grigori by Lauren Smith Table For Three by Lainey Reece RMR Website: https://bit.ly/3ifFIyw Weekly New Release: https://bit.ly/30iDete Follow Read Me Romance on Instagram: https://geni.us/uUVdVeY Join Read Me Romance Headquarters on FB: https://geni.us/IdL7B Find Alexa Riley on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2HGrxpQ ADS Snow's Spell by Loni Ree: https://amzn.to/2J8mGPc Stroked by Lena Lucas: https://amzn.to/3ar4Oue Read Me Romance Theme Song by L.B. Ballard Podcast Production by Lola  

Hey Listener, it's our 3rd Podiversary!!! You know what that means: it's time for Erin's State of the Podcast Address, emails from YOU, many rounds of Fuck Marry Kill, and more! Thank you so much for making this podcast what it is. The secret ingredient is love because of you.  Bonus Content: #intellectualismin2020 was a huge success, Ask-A-Badass rules, Ushma is an awesome new mod, Melody is a very enthusiastic side-kick, new podcast name: Shaking Boobies with Erin and Melody, Mic Bunnies, and SO MUCH MORE.  Episode Sponsor:  FOLLOW ME DARKLY by Helen Hardt! Publisher's Weekly said "Hardt spins erotic gold out of the undefined relationship between a dominant, emotionally distant Boston billionaire and a girl-next-door Midwesterner in the first romance of her Follow Me series," and that "readers who like their romance with a dominant and sexy edge will devour this addictive series launch." Book 1 ends with a cliffhanger!  Watch this HILARIOUS music video that is a loving tribute to our intolerances.  Check out all our merch designers and their awesome hustle!  - Rachel Ross and her apparel shop - Kate Mahon Design - Juno Sunbear also writes erotica!  - Right Eye Digital Outro Music by Sabrina B! Check out her song about romance tropes, too!  An HB wrote an article that was partially inspired by Heaving Bosoms!  

Hey HBs! It's part 2 of You Had Me At Hola by Alexis Daria. Jasmine and Ashton are navigating the perilous worlds of celebrity and love simultaneously and we just need these two crazy kids to work it out! Spoiler alert: they do! Beautifully!!  Bonus Content:  Melody need compliments GIVEM!!, big braless boobs in a romper, strawberry creams!, double fisting gin and tonics, threesomes = love triangles? That can't be right..., and Ashton's most famous role: "the Sheriff of My Vagina!" Lady Loves:  Erin: it's #FatBearWeek at Katmai National Park! Vote on fattest bear! And watch Romi and Michelle's High School Reunion again! It's so good!  Melody: Make some time for yourself and your health, even if it means getting up at the ass crack of dawn. You deserve it!  Episode Sponsor:  FOLLOW ME DARKLY by Helen Hardt! Publisher's Weekly said "Hardt spins erotic gold out of the undefined relationship between a dominant, emotionally distant Boston billionaire and a girl-next-door Midwesterner in the first romance of her Follow Me series," and that "readers who like their romance with a dominant and sexy edge will devour this addictive series launch." Book 1 ends with a cliffhanger!  Patreon Shout Out:  Amanda B. you are The Tarasque, a fearsome, legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid that has a lion-like head, a turtle shell, bear-like claws, and a scaly scorpion tail. You have poison breath and some say that your eyes shoot flames, but mostly, people super love you. In France there is a whole town called Tarascon that pretty much worships you with parades and festivals. We don't blame them. You're incredibly cool and totally deserve it.  

Welcome to Our Life In Books where we talk about our lives, books and everything in between! This week we’re chatting about all of the September releases we can’t wait to read. So get your TBRs ready, because if we have anything to say about it, you’ll be adding lots of books! Grab your favorite cup of tea and join us!   Our Life in Books Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/ourlifeinbooks Our Life In Books Tea- https://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=696813O Our Life In Books Society- https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourlifeinbookssociety   Follow Our Life In Books- https://linktr.ee/ourlifeinbooks_ Follow Elizabeth- https://linktr.ee/bookishconnoisseur Follow Samantha- https://linktr.ee/samanthamccombs   Autumn Mist Green Tea- https://www.adagio.com/green/autumn_mist_green.html  The Ravenboys by Maggie Stiefvater- https://amzn.to/32tSHs1  When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole- https://amzn.to/32pDQ1u  These Vengeful Hearts by Katherine Laurin- https://amzn.to/33sMkEj  Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson- https://amzn.to/3md6vPr  Out of Line: Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FQKLCPP?ref=kc_AOSOutofLine&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_i=bookshelf_primeStandard&pf_rd_p=22b7d731-e322-42ca-ba17-a93968b01f41&pf_rd_t=5601&pf_rd_r=K5RV8PV1DCW38A8QNMSP&pf_rd_s=slot-0   Consensual Hex Controversy- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49750474-consensual-hex  Becky Albertalli-  https://medium.com/@rebecca.albertalli/i-know-im-late-9b31de339c62  Liberation Station- https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/09/03/their-son-wanted-books-whose-characters-looked-like-him-so-they-created-book-business-do-just-that/  Riveted Lit September Free Reads- http://rivetedlit.com/free-reads/  The Soul Book Nook in Waterloo- https://www.thesoulbooknookllc.com/home  Tumas Books and Things- https://tumasbooksandthings.com/collections/tumas-book-of-the-month  The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed- https://amzn.to/3kcFkCq  The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes- https://amzn.to/3iz56AA  Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas- https://amzn.to/2FumJTk  Legendborn by Tracy Deonn- https://amzn.to/35z9RpS  The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry- https://amzn.to/2FApZwk  The Other Girl by C.D. Major- https://amzn.to/35Ebl2p  Horrid by Katrina Leno- https://amzn.to/3iwa6pi  Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp- https://amzn.to/3hvUzEG  Vampires Never Get Old edited by Zoraida Cordova & Natalie C. Parker- https://amzn.to/3hzxFws   Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson- https://amzn.to/3mhwKUT  Early Departures by Justin A. Reynolds- https://amzn.to/3bTHJyW  Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi- https://amzn.to/2FrOrQP  Gold Wings Rising by Alex London- https://amzn.to/2DX3zVI  All This Time by Mikki Daughery and Rachael Lippincott- https://amzn.to/2Zy1Pdh  Breathless by Jennifer Niven- https://amzn.to/32pdrRv  A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik- https://amzn.to/32rtyy0  Dear Justyce by Nic Stone- https://amzn.to/3mhx1an  Recommended For You by Laura Silverman- https://amzn.to/2Fz4zjr  Flamer by MIke Curato- https://amzn.to/3bVWwJF  The Silvered Serpents by Roshani Chokshi- https://amzn.to/3irs64o  Crush by Tracy Wolff- https://amzn.to/3hxk74d  A Rogue of One’s Own by Evie Dunmore- https://amzn.to/32r7OCd  Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour- https://amzn.to/3khG0X0  Blood & Honey by Shelby Mahurin- https://amzn.to/2FvoGz0  Find Layla by Meg Elison- https://amzn.to/3kersYh  Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia- https://amzn.to/3mg6vhr  Follow Me Darkly by Helen Hardt- https://amzn.to/3iu4trI  Fable by Adrienne Young- https://amzn.to/3kfyPPa   Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo- https://amzn.to/2RrEzJa  As the Shadow Rises by Katy Rose Pool- https://amzn.to/3hsZWVp  Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer- https://amzn.to/33tzHsT  Nine by Rachelle Dekker- https://amzn.to/3iz6NxW  Shine by Jessica Jung- https://amzn.to/3kcOQ8E  The Lost Book of White by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu- https://amzn.to/2GR5Se0  The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner- https://amzn.to/2FBMCQZ  When Villains Rise by Rebecca Schaeffer- https://amzn.to/3bSxP0C  For Better or Cursed by Kate Williams- https://amzn.to/3issT59  #NoEscape by Gretchen McNeil- https://amzn.to/2FDs0I7

After 10 years of imprisonment, Dante escapes his captor and finds himself naked in a hospital's blood bank, stealing bags of blood. When nurse Erin finds him and chooses to help him instead of turning him in, thus begins their uncontrollable attraction and inevitable bond. With each encounter, the sexual tension grows to a fever pitch that finally engulfs them in flames. Blues balls and selfies all around. ***We would love and appreciate if you could Subscribe then Rate & Review us on iTunes! Follow us @ShhhDirtyBooks on FB, IG, Twitter as well as on our website at ShhhDirtyBooks.com. Thank you for joining us!*** Music by Jim Townsend

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Debut episode! Hoff talks about why he started #1s and reviews SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, DJ Khaled's album GRATEFUL, last week's episode of AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR and the Helen Hardt novel SURRENDER.

Christine Munroe interviews Helen Hardt, an author and editor, about her publishing journey in terms of both sides of her career. This month, Helen launched the Steel Brothers Saga series with Waterhouse, an "untraditional" publishing house headed up by indie author all-star, Meredith Wild. Christine and Helen discuss: Helen's publishing path, starting with small presses, and most recently with Waterhouse Press. She became an editor before she became a published author. Her work editing Meredith Wild, starting with Hardwired. “In this industry, it's all about making contacts” – Meredith later started Waterhouse Press, and hired Helen as Managing Editor and took her on as an author. Waterhouse describes itself as an “untraditional press.” From Helen's point of view, they focus on building the author and brand, more so than on each individual book, which she appreciates. They have a virtual office, with a small staff and authors spread out across the US. The Waterhouse team is very accessible to their authors, and open to author feedback on all aspects of the publishing process. Helen's advice: write the best book possible. Learn, learn, learn about the art and craft of writing. Then hire a professional editor. She wishes she could have known that there's more to writing fiction than just knowing your grammar. It would have saved her a lot of heartache in the form of rejections and bad critiques from contest entries. Is it harder for Helen, as an editor herself, to find an editor for her work that she can trust? “You can't have an ego in this business” – there is always so much you don't know about. The Steel Brothers Saga, which just launched starting with CRAVING and is heating up the bestseller lists. The next book, OBSESSION, comes out July 19th. This is Helen's first series in which she'll stretch the story of her characters across multiple books. “All of my heroes are a little bit tortured – this one more tortured than most!” After the interview, Christine talks about the huge success of small independent publishing houses like Waterhouse in recent years. Another great example is Bookouture, based in the UK. They're bridging the gap between self-publishing and traditional publishing, and maximizing the best opportunities offered by both paths. We will likely see more and more of these presses emerge, and it will be very interesting to watch authors navigate these new opportunities.