Release Blitz & Reviews: Cocktales – The Cocky Collective

Cocktales, a limited-release anthology of original, never before published material, from some of your favorite bestselling authors is AVAILABLE NOW!

Cocktales Anthology
Publishing Date: May 26th
Cover Designer: CD Reiss

Each story was specifically written for this anthology.

The goal of the Cocktales Anthology is to raise funds to fight against obstruction of creative expression. Specifically, what we believe are obstruction attempts through the trademarking of common (single) words for titicular use in books / or as a book series (eBooks, print, and audio).

Cocktales will only be available May 26th-August 26th

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Contributing Authors

Nana Malone, USA Today Bestselling author – Foreword

Dylan Allen – ‘Cocked and Loaded’

Jana Aston, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Double Cocked’

Whitney Barbetti – ‘Cocksure Grin’

Author Sawyer Bennett, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘A Wicked, Cocky Plan’

K.F. Breene, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Magical Cock and Bull’

Ruth Clampett, Amazon top 20 Bestselling Author – ‘Don’t Get Cocky’

L.H. Cosway, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Illusionist Seeks Neanderthal’

Mariah Dietz – ‘Landmines’

Amy Daws, Amazon Top 25 Bestselling author – ‘Cock and Balls’

BB Easton, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – ‘Cocky BB: Two Boys, One Prom.’

Jaymin Eve, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘The Cockier the Dragon, the Harder They Fall’

Emma Hart, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Tricky Bond’

Staci Hart, Amazon Top 10 Bestselling author – ‘Cockamamie’

Jessica Hawkins, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cocky Couture’

Julie Johnson Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – ‘Culinary Cock-Up’

Karpov Kinrade, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Crimson Cocktail’

Adriana Locke, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Swag’

Lex Martin, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Love & Hate at the Stallion Station’

Aly Martinez, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Going Down’

Katyi McGee – USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cocksure Co-Star’

Corinne Michaels, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cockblocked’

Liv Morris, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Getting It Up’

Red Phoenix, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Her Cocky Russian’

Daisy Prescott, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Confessions of a Cockblocked Wingman’

Jessica Prince – ‘A Cocky Corruption Engagement’

Meghan Quinn, Amazon Top 20 Bestselling Author – ‘Fight or Flight’

CD Reiss, NYT and USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cocky Capo’

Penny Reid, WSJ and USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Beard and Hen’

Julie Richman, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘The Color of Love’

Aleatha Romig, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Aligned’

Kennedy Ryan, Top 40 Amazon Bestselling author – ‘All’

Kylie Scott, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Short Story with Mal and Anne from The Stage Dive Series’

Sierra Simone, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Until the Cock Crows’

Tara Sivec, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Chocolate and Cockup’

Kate Stewart, Amazon Top 30 Bestselling author – ‘The Golden Sombrero’

Leia Stone, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cocky Alpha’

Karla Sorensen – ‘Tristan & Anna: A Bachelors of the Ridge short story’

Rachel Van Dyken, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author – ‘Cocky Mafia’

April White, Amazon Top 100 Bestselling author – ‘Code of Conduct’

*ALL* net profits will be donated to:

Authors already impacted by creative-obstruction (10%), and Romance Writers of America (RWA) (90%) as a general donation intended for their Advocacy Fund.

*Disclaimer: This anthology is not being conducted on behalf of RWA, nor does RWA endorse this anthology or effort. They have, however, graciously agreed to accept the funds.

For more information, visit: https://www.cockyauthors.com

Reviews

Honestly, I would have bought this anthology just to support the cause, because it’s something I feel very passionately about. The fact that this collection contains snippets from some of my favourite authors, and some of my favourite characters, is just a bonus!

Full disclosure – I haven’t read all of this in this book, but stuck to my favourites for now, and I’m look forward to checking out more soon.

‘Cockblocked’
Corinne Michaels, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author

I freaking LOVED catching up with Liam and Natalie from The Consolation Duet! Years have passed, little Aarabelle is 17 and heading out to prom, and one of my all-time favourite male heroes is having a little trouble letting his baby girl go.

“What’s the plan?…
“The plan is we teach the jackoff coming to take my daughter to prom how we roll around here.”
“And how do we roll, babe?” I ask.
“SEAL style.”
“Oh, Jesus,” I mutter under my breath and leave the room.

Yes, Liam is now the proud father of teenagers, and I loved seeing him as the loving yet uber-protective father.

“Liam steps into the room and looks at her dress. “Where the rest of it?” he asks, waving his hand up and down.
“At the store.” The sarcasm is thick as she rolls her eyes at him.
“Funny, go back and get one that’s not missing material.”
“Dear God,” I mutter to the ceiling.
“It’s fine… It’s a dress. All the girls have them just like this.”
Liam rubs the bridge of his nose. “You look beautiful, princess. Truly. You also aren’t leaving in that.”

“You’ve helped raise her into a beautiful girl, you have to let her shine. She’s wearing the dress, put your macho crap away and knock it off.”
“She can shine wearing a sea bag.”
“Liam.” I sigh.
“Natalie.”

And along with Liam, the rest of the Salvation boys all pop in to join in the fun.

“Liam Dempsey!” I yell as he hoists his gun over his shoulder. “Are you on drugs?”
“It’s not loaded.”
“Not the point!”
“I’m just introducing the kid to what it’s going to be like to date my daughter.”
…
“Come on in, son,” Jackson’s voice is booming as he pulls the boy inside.”
Aarabelle marches through them, pushing their chests so she can get there. “Don’t listen to any of them, Case. They’re all…dead to me.”

And don’t forget Liam and Natalie’s son, Shane, who is also all grown up and getting into trouble.

“No one! No. One. Other than me and your mother should be having sex in this house. No one. Do you understand?”

Liam is a proud, cockblocking father, but he’s also still a loving husband who is madly in love with his wife, and along with all of the parenting, there are some really sweet and sexy moments for Liam and Lee, and I loved every moment of this one.

5 stars!

‘Going Down’
Aly Martinez, USA Today Bestselling author

This is a gorgeously fun extra/epilogue featuring Henry and Evan from The Spiral Down.

Written from Henry’s POV, we get to check in with him and Evan as (together with Sam and Levee from The Fall Up they try to take a holiday. But things go wrong at the airport…. leading to a stressed-out, diva-rific Henry trying to calm his nerves – and Ethan has just the cure.

This was a great read and I love seeing these two boys still so happy together, and still so madly in love, getting the HEA they both so desperately want.

“The day I met you, my life changed forever … Before you, I wasn’t sure where I belonged in the world. I was bouncing from one relationship to the next, trying ot find that elusive happily ever after, all the while continuing to build my skilfully crafted walls. And then I met you. The cocky celebrity with more money than sense, who bulldozed into my life, stripped me bare, and then showed me where I truly belonged.”

Gorgeous – 4 stars.

‘Short Story with Mal and Anne from The Stage Dive Series’
Kylie Scott, NYT, WSJ, USA Today Bestselling author

This is a fun and sexy little short featuring everybody’s favourite cocky drummer, Stage Dive’s Mal and his wife, Anne from Play.

A couple of years of marriage haven’t changed Mal at all…

“Many have been overwhelmed by the sight of my naked genitals. Why, it happens to often I’ve basically been declared a hazard to heterosexual women everywhere.”

Quick and dirty, it was fun to catch up with these two as they are enjoying their HEA together.