August News, .99 Deals, and More!

News and announcements from Julia Kent! I have new series in the works, new releases coming from beloved series, more Random audiobooks, and a few surprises I’m not ready to reveal yet. Catch up on my news and then grab these .99 deals plus recommended reads from some of my author friends.

NEW RANDOM SERIES AUDIOBOOKS

I’m wrapping up production on three new audiobooks from the Random series:  Random Acts of Yes, Random Acts of Love (featuring the gummy bear incident *and* Darla’s waxing adventure), and Random Acts of LA. Each features rock star narrator talent: Andi Arndt, Tad Brandon, and Sebastian York.

Watch for release dates, coming soon!

PERKY by Julia Kent is .99

One hundred years ago when I was young and impulsive (okay, it was five, alright? Five years ago…) I let my boyfriend take, let’s just say…compromising pictures of me.

(Shut up. It made sense at the time).

Surprise! The sleazy back-stabbing jerk posted them on a website and, well, you can guess what happened. That’s right.

I’m a meme. A really gross one.

You’ve seen the pictures. And if you haven’t – don’t ask. And don’t look!

As face recognition software online improves, I get tagged on social media whenever anyone shares my pictures. You try getting a thousand notifications a day, all of them pictures of your tatas.

So. I’m done.

It’s time for revenge. Let him see how it feels! But how do you get embarrassingly intimate pictures of your jerkface ex who double-crossed you five years ago?

Especially when he’s a member of the U.S.House of Representatives now?

Getting sweet between the sheets with a congressman is pretty much every political roadie’s dream, right? I’m one in a crowd.

Except to this day, he swears he didn’t do it. Pursued me for months after I dumped him five years ago. Begged me to take him back.

And I almost did it. Almost. I was weak and stupid and in love a hundred years ago.

Okay. Fine. Five.

But I still have the upper hand. Second chance romance has all the emotional feels, doesn’t it?

I can’t wait to punch him in the feels.

All I need to do is sleep with him once, take some hot-and-sweaty pics of him in… delicate positions, and bring him down. That’s it. Nothing more.

Pictures first. Revenge after. And then I win.

At least, that’s how it was supposed to happen. But then I did something worse than sexting.

I fell in love with him. Again.

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Nook:  https://mybook.to/Perky_Nook
Google Play:  https://mybook.to/Perky_GP

Add the audio narrated by Erin Mallon for a few more dollars!

Amazon Whispersync:  https://mybook.to/Perky_AznAudio
iTunes:  https://mybook.to/Perky_iTunes
Audible:  https://mybook.to/Perky_Audible

FALSE START by Meli Raine is .99

This isn’t how my life is supposed to end.

Then again, a case of mistaken identity got me here. No one is ever who we think they are. Especially my kidnapper, a man whose entire life is designed to deceive.

Powerful people want my rescuer to die. I’m just a lure. A pawn. An object.

But objects hold meaning. Emotions attach themselves without logic.

Like love.

I now know that Duff will do everything to protect me.

If he gets here in time. And if I can hold on long enough.

Because my body can only handle so much. Pushed to the limits, it’s finally giving out. Giving way.

Giving up.

I know Duff, though.

He never will.

Blink.

Read the stunning conclusion to USA Today bestselling author Meli Raine’s False series, told from both Lily and Duff’s points of view.

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Add the audio narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York for a few more dollars!

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BILLIONAIRE BOOK BOYFRIEND CLUB FREE READ

Time for your August Freebie! Damiano De Luca by Parker S. Huntington is available FREE to Billionaire Book Boyfriend Club members only through September 14th.

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TASTY MANGO by JJ Knight

Ladies, you’ve never had a first date quite like this.
He’s a billionaire.
Desperately handsome.
Wildly charismatic.

In fact, a certain article of clothing of mine has gotten quite damp.
Except…
It’s not the good kind of damp.
In fact, I’m suddenly very, very wet.
Oh no.

I’ve left out something important.
I’m nine months pregnant.
Don’t ask about the father.
I’d rather forget.

But I’m sitting in the fanciest restaurant you can imagine.
Opposite the man of my dreams.
It’s our first time alone together.
The start of something spectacular.
And…
My water just broke.

___

Tasty Mango is a standalone romantic comedy about going into labor on a first date with a billionaire, the ensuing hilarity (and pushing) in a very expensive limo, and trying to manage a new relationship with the world’s most eligible bachelor while cleaning spit up out of your hair.

Digital and Print on Amazon/KU:  https://mybook.to/TastyMango_JK

DANGEROUS GROUND by Rachel Grant

In the remote and unpredictable Aleutians, danger comes without warning in an adrenaline rush of a novel by USA Today bestselling author Rachel Grant.

Archaeologist Fiona Carver has unfinished business in the Aleutian Islands. After an emergency evacuation cut her first expedition short, she’s finally back. But time is not on her side as she races to finish documenting the remnants of a prehistoric village, recover missing artifacts, and track down missing volcanologist Dylan Slater.

Having bluffed his way onto Fiona’s team with fake credentials, wildlife photographer Dean Slater is willing to risk more than federal prison to find his missing brother, but he needs Fiona’s help. She knows the inhospitable terrain better than anyone.

When the two set out together on a perilous journey, it becomes more than a recovery mission. In their fight for survival, nature isn’t the only threat. They aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Mile by dangerous mile, someone is hunting them.

Digital / Print / Audiobook on Amazon/KU:  https://mybook.to/DangerousGround_RG

MY FALLEN SAINT by J. Kenner .99 Sale

A brilliant investor with a Midas touch, Devlin Saint turned a modest inherited fortune into billions, and now operates one of the world’s foremost international philanthropic organizations. He’s a man determined to help the underprivileged, to fight injustice, and to make the world a better place. And that, at least is true.

It’s not, however, the full truth.

Because Devlin Saint is a man with a dangerous secret. One he’ll do whatever it takes to protect. And when investigative reporter Ellie Holmes turns her attention to an unsolved murder, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue and passion as Devlin draws her closer and closer. But as the intensity and sensuality of their relationship grows, so do Ellie’s suspicions. Until she is no longer certain if the heat between her and Devlin is real, or only a facade he constructed to hide his dark and twisted secrets.

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July Book Goodies – Freebies, .99, and New Releases

July means vacations, cook-outs, drippy ice cream cones, and avoiding super-hot days by cranking the A/C and kicking back with a good book. While you’re indulging in a double scoop of mocha chocolate chip, here are a few more goodies to enjoy.

.99 Romantic Suspense from Meli Raine

The future isn’t real.

The past isn’t real, either.

Only the present is, solid and full, flying at our faces, our bodies, our hearts and souls at breakneck speed as we work to take it all in.

As we work to protect others.

And, finally – ourselves.

We’ve started to break the bonds of Stateless, a system as rotten as the one it seeks to destroy. But systems are organisms with one brutal goal: to survive, whatever it takes.

Kina has to do the unfathomable to save a different system, one she created out of empathy and love for children we rescued from the only home they know.

She’ll use her mind, her body, her spirit — and her ultimate weapons: love, and —

Me.

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Whispersync the audio, narrated by Andie Arndt and Joe Arden

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.99 Sexy Shifter Romance from DJ Jennings  (aka Darla Jo Jennings of Random fame aka Julia Kent)

Eliot “Pole” Elianzo is a god in college football, and he knows it.

Too bad he’s also a polar bear.

The Morph happens on national television, right after a pro team picks him in the draft. It’s official–Pole is a shifter.

And boy, is he livid.

He can’t choose practice over his mandatory stay at Camp Shifter, but he sure can make camp a nightmare for everyone.

Especially the hot ash blonde who’s teaching Undressed in Public 101 classes.

Risa Devaneau can’t believe Pole’s in her class, in the first row, and very, very undressed. The former sportscaster and wolf shifter ran away from her testosterone-filled career for the quiet peace of Camp Shifter. Sure, teaching people how to be undressed in public isn’t exactly the most prestigious job, but it got her away from the city. From her overly controlling politician father. From her past.

From Pole.

And here he is, smirking at her, front and center.

In his birthday suit.

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Add the audio, narrated by Heather Costa and Jeffrey Kafer

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Enjoy Julia Kent on Reader Apps

Want to read Julia Kent / Meli Raine / Diana Seere / DJ Jennings romance anytime, anywhere?

There’s an app for that! You can currently find my books on Readict and Kiss, with more coming soon!

Romance by Julia Kent, Meli Raine, and DJ Jennings

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The complete Obedient Series

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Kiss App Giveaway

I’m giving away 50 Kiss coins to four people interested in trying the new Kiss app. If you’d like a chance to win, email me at julia@jkentauthor.com and tell me your favorite place to read on your mobile device.

Free Billionaire Book Boyfriend Club Romance

Time for your July Freebie! Road to Fire by Maria Luis is available FREE to Billionaire Book Boyfriend Club members only through August 14th.

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New and .99 from Blair Babylon

Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of the Billionaires in Disguise: Maxence series, REIGN.

For one moment, Maxence had everything he wanted. The love of his life, Dree Clark, had said yes, Monaco was secure, and his future was clear and bright.

For just one moment.

Now, Maxence stares into the darkness of the barrel of an assault rifle hovering inches from his face, and he prays he can save Dree’s life.

“Run,” he tells her, but she won’t leave him.

Maxence thought he would REIGN in Monaco as the sovereign prince with Dree by his side, but now he’s fighting for both their lives.
Audiobook Narrators: Shane East and Lucy Rivers. Let Shane East whisper dirty, dirty things in your ear.

The series is COMPLETE!

Get Reign now at: https://blairbabylon.com/books/reign/

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First time you’ve heard about Maxence? The first book in the Billionaires in Disguise: Maxence series is on sale for 99c right now!
Her ex-boyfriend was supposed to propose in Paris, but instead, he swindled her out of every penny she owned. Now, the hottest man she’s ever seen has an indecent proposal to get her on her feet, and on her back, and on her knees.
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Print ARC Giveaway from Rachel Grant

Fans of Meli Raine romantic suspense will enjoy Rachel Grant’s action & adventure romance reads! Enter for a chance to win one of three (3) print Advance Reader Copies of DANGEROUS GROUND by Rachel Grant. Winner will be contacted by Rachel for their mailing address. Contest closes at 11:59 pm Pacific on July 25, 2021.

Print ARC Giveaway details here:  https://contest.rachel-grant.net

In the remote and unpredictable Aleutians, danger comes without warning in an adrenaline rush of a novel by USA Today bestselling author Rachel Grant.

Archaeologist Fiona Carver has unfinished business in the Aleutian Islands. After an emergency evacuation cut her first expedition short, she’s finally back. But time is not on her side as she races to finish documenting the remnants of a prehistoric village, recover missing artifacts, and track down missing volcanologist Dylan Slater.

Having bluffed his way onto Fiona’s team with fake credentials, wildlife photographer Dean Slater is willing to risk more than federal prison to find his missing brother, but he needs Fiona’s help. She knows the inhospitable terrain better than anyone.

When the two set out together on a perilous journey, it becomes more than a recovery mission. In their fight for survival, nature isn’t the only threat. They aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Mile by dangerous mile, someone is hunting them.

Preorder on Amazon/KU:  https://mybook.to/DangerousGround_Azn

 

 

Hasty is 99c

I never thought my perp walk would lead to true love.

Then again, I never thought I’d be arrested on RICO charges and hauled away in zip ties on camera for the world to see, minutes after closing the most amazing deal of my career.

And all of it in front of my biggest rival, billionaire wunderkind Ian McRory.

I am broke.

I am disgraced.

I am alone.

I am a sucker.

But the worst part? I have to go back to my hometown and live in my bedroom filled with relics from my childhood.

Lisa Frank never made me so mad before.

Just when I needed a rescue, I got one — in the form of help from my biggest rival.

He can’t bring back my money.

He certainly can’t bring back my reputation or my pride.

But there’s one thing he can bring back to me.

A sense of hope.

Maybe even love.

Ian sees something in me no one else does, and he’s relentless about making me see it, too. As we grow closer, I’m starting to see that while my entire life used to be a lie, the truth is staring me in the present — and it’s a truth I like very, very much, hot eyes and gorgeous smile and all.

But I have to be careful.

I can’t be too —

That’s right.

Hasty.

The final book in the USA Today bestselling Do-Over Series (Fluffy, Perky, Feisty), as Mallory’s sister, Hastings “Hasty” Monahan gets her turn at a happily ever after that starts off with an arrest.

Hers.

Other Standalone Books in the Series:

Little Miss Perfect (FREE)

Fluffy

Perky

Feisty

Available at your favorite retailer!

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Google Play: https://geni.us/HastyGPlaysm

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BN/Nook: https://geni.us/HastyNOOKsm

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Audiobook narrated by Erin Mallon

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iTunes:  https://mybook.to/Hasty_iTunes

Amazon Whispersync:  https://mybook.to/Hasty_AznAudio

Great savings on Random books from Julia Kent

Ready for laughs, love, and Mavis? Special prices for a limited time on the first three books in the Random series.

Random Acts of Crazy is FREE

I never intended to pick up a naked hitchhiker wearing nothing but a guitar. A guitar. Really. I don’t collect guys like that (don’t ask what kind of guys I do collect), but when you spot a blonde, tanned, sculpted man with a gorgeous smile and his thumb poking up and practically begging you to stop – you stop.

And I definitely never thought I’d be staring into the bright blue eyes of Trevor Connor, the lead singer for Random Acts of Crazy, an indie rock star I followed like the slobbering fileshare fangirl I am. How he came to be nude and lost six hundred miles from home is quite the tale, but how we fell in love is even more unreal.

Because someone like Trevor Connor, headed to Harvard Law next year, isn’t supposed to want someone like me, a rural Ohio chick majoring in Boredom at Convenience Store University who is all curves and frizzy blonde hair and manners so unpolished they have sharp edges that make you bleed.

But he did.

When his best friend, Joe Ross, the bass player for Random Acts of Crazy and a man who makes Calvin Klein models look like Shrek, drove eleven hours through the night to rescue him, though, it got real complicated. It’s one thing to like two different guys and be torn.

What do you do, though, when maybe – just maybe – you don’t have to choose?

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Whispersync the audio narrated by Andi Arndt, Sebastian York, and Tad Branson

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Also available on iTunes and Audible

Random Acts of Trust just 2.99

Giving up is hard…but giving in is even harder.

I swear I am not the kind of person who gets her cell phone caught in places that require an ER trip and an OBGYN.

But, apparently, I am.

I’m also not the kind of person who spends all her time thinking about the guy who got away.

But, apparently, I am, too.

Starting a new life in Boston isn’t supposed to include repeatedly embarrassing myself in public, meeting a crazy blond woman who has ties to the band Random Acts of Crazy, and definitely isn’t supposed to include wallowing in a past I thought I’d left behind four years ago.

But, apparently, it does.

And the drummer for the band, Sam Hinton, is the boy I loved in high school and who disappeared with my heart. Now he’s back, better than ever.

Second chances aren’t supposed to make scars disappear and hearts mend.

But, apparently, they can.

If you trust enough.

* * *

Fate took their lives by storm four years ago and put an unbreachable gulf between Sam and Amy. Can time really heal all wounds…or are some scars too deep?

The second book in the Random series (after New York Times and USA Today bestseller Random Acts of Crazy), Random Acts of Trust is a romantic comedy that explores the love between one man, one woman, and ends with one Happily Ever After (and no cliffhangers or chickens!).

And you’ll never look at a cell phone the same way again.

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Whispersync the audio narrated by Andi Arndt and Sebastian York

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Also available on iTunes and Audible

Random Acts of Fantasy just 2.99

 

You ever really think that you’ll win the lottery? Meet Mr. Right? How about two Mr. Rights?

Somehow the universe is handing me everything I want (except for that lottery part…), and I don’t like it. Not one little bit. Because just when you get all your dreams handed to you on a silver platter, that’s when an airplane dumps its sewage on your house. Or your mama’s diabetes takes a bad turn. Or your mobile phone gets stuck in your hoohaw.

(What? It happens…)

Boring old average me got everything I wanted already, moving from small-town Ohio to big-city Boston to follow my heart. So when the fancy invitation offering me a pile of money to come with the band, Random Acts of Crazy, to perform on an island resort and be their manager arrived, I thought it was a cosmic joke. Enough money to help my mama get what she needed, five days in sunny paradise, and a shot at greatness for the band? Unreal. One big shoe was waiting to drop. On my head.

Just like no one really ever finds a naked man wearing only a guitar standing by the side of the road hitchhiking and ends up falling in love with him and his friend and moving halfway across the country for true love, no one gets an invitation to come to what turns out to be a resort where people make what me and Joe and Trevor do together look like a chaste peck on the cheek. But…

Well.

I guess these things do happen.

To me.

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Whispersync the audio narrated by Andi Arndt, Sebastian York, and Tad Branson

Amazon Audio:  https://mybook.to/RAOF_AznAudio

Also available on iTunes and Audible

Fluffy is FREE for a limited time

“Fluffy is a laugh riot!” and you can read it for free! Download book 1 in the romantic comedy Do-Over series that combines BFFs, second chance romances, and all roads leading to happy ever after paved with laughs, sighs, and “Oh, no she didn’t!”

Whispersync the audio, narrated by Erin Mallon, and when you’ve fallen in love with Mallory and Will, meet the rest of the besties.

It all started with the wrong Help Wanted ad. Of course it did.

I’m a professional fluffer. It’s NOT what you think. I stage homes for a living. Real estate agents love me, and my work stands on its own merits.

Sigh. Get your mind out of the gutter. Go ahead. Laugh. I’ll wait.

See? That’s the problem. My career has used the term “fluffer” for decades. I didn’t even know there was a more… lascivious definition of the term.

Until it was too late.

The ad for a “professional fluffer” on Craigslist seemed like divine intervention. My last unemployment check was in the bank. I was desperate. Rent was due. The ad said cash paid at the end of the day. The perfect job!

Staging homes means showing your best angle. The same principle applies in making a certain kind of movie. Turns out a “fluffer” doesn’t arrange decorative pillows on a couch.

They arrange other soft, round-ish objects.

The job isn’t hard. Er, I mean, it is — it’s about being hard. Or, well… helping other people to be hard.

Oh, man…

And that’s the other problem. A man. No, not one of the stars on the movie set. Will Lotham – my high school crush. The owner of the house where we’re filming. Illegally. In a vacation rental.

By the time the cops show up, what I thought was just a great house staging gig turned into a nightmare involving pictures of me with an undressed star, Will rescuing me from an arrest, and a humiliating lesson in my own naivete.

My job turned out to be so much harder than I expected. But you know what’s easier than I ever imagined?

Having all my dreams come true.

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