#BookReview: Next Stop Love (Next Stop Love #1) by @rachstockbridge @Netgalley

Synopsis: Love will get you back on track.

Beatrice Bauer is struggling to keep up with the demands of family, friends, college life, and a part-time job. She doesn’t have room to breathe, much less question whether the track she’s on is worth the effort. But it’s fine. She’s fine. She can breathe after college.

Julian Moon is doing his best to get back on his feet and reconnect with his dream of being an illustrator. The problem is he can’t seem to shake the habit of making all the worst decisions. The most recent of which is his return to New York, where all his problems started in the first place.

When a shared commute dumps Julian and Beatrice in each other’s lives, they start wondering if there isn’t more to life than a desperate scramble to stay afloat. If maybe a coincidental commute acquaintance couldn’t become something more.

#BookBlitz: Stillwell by @michaelpcash @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

A Haunting on Long Island Series, Book 1

Paranormal Suspense

Publisher: Chelshire

Paul Russo’s wife just died. While trying to get his family’s life back in order, Paul is being tormented by a demon who is holding his wife's spirit hostage on the other side. His fate is intertwined with an old haunted mansion on the north shore of Long Island called Stillwell Manor. Paul must find clues dating back hundreds of years to set his wife's soul free.

#NerdBlast: STRONGMAN: THE RISE OF FIVE DICTATORS AND THE FALL OF DEMOCRACY by @kennethcdavis @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway

From the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® books comes a dramatic account of the origins of democracy, the history of authoritarianism, and the reigns of five of history's deadliest dictators.

What makes a country fall to a dictator? How do authoritarian leaders—strongmen—capable of killing millions acquire their power? How are they able to defeat the ideal of democracy? And what can we do to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

By profiling five of the most notoriously ruthless dictators in history—Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Saddam Hussein—Kenneth C. Davis seeks to answer these questions, examining the forces in these strongmen’s personal lives and historical periods that shaped the leaders they’d become. Meticulously researched and complete with photographs, Strongman provides insight into the lives of five leaders who callously transformed the world and serves as an invaluable resource in an era when democracy itself seems in peril.

#BookReview: Duplicity (Dumpstermancer #2) by Michael J. Allen @TheDScribbler

Synopsis: ​Two weeks of freedom hasn’t been enough for Eli to rebuild his life. While he races to prepare for looming winter, a killer’s crusade to exterminate Seufert Fells’s homeless drives a knife into the city’s criminal elite. 

Forced to hunt a killer disguised by magic, Eli’s world becomes a house of mirrors. Friends become enemies. Deceptions abound, and the magic that saved Eli threatens to consume him. 

​With the serial killer targeting everything ​he ​loves, even new dumpstermancer ​ spells might not be enough. Eli may have to protect his worst enemy to defeat a killing machine with a thousand faces.

#ReleaseBoost for Shielded Wrongs by @AdelaideForrest and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Shielded Wrongs

Series: Bellandi Crime Syndicate #4

Author: Adelaide Forrest

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Release Date: October 26, 2020

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Sadie

Of all the Bellandi men, Lorenzo Vescovi should have been my safety. The one who would understand right from wrong.

But there’s a demon inside him, a cold-blooded killing machine begging to be freed from what remains of his humanity. 

I tempt him. I tease him, just by being me.

And when war erupts all around us, I have to hope I’m strong enough to withstand the flames of his possession.

Enzo

Of all the women in the world, Sadie is the one I should stay the farthest away from. The one my boss forbids me from touching.

But one look at her honey eyes, and I’m lost to the need to make her mine. 

She’s a mess of contradictions and full of jagged edges that threaten to pull me apart at the seams and unleash the beast lurking within. 

I can’t resist her rebellions. But when she’s threatened by my enemies, I’ll risk everything to keep her safe.

Even my humanity.

Shielded Wrongs is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order.

This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.

#ReleaseBoost for Far From Destined by @CarrieAnnRyan and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Far From Destined
Series: Promise Me #3

Author: Carrie Ann Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: October 27, 2020

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan continues her sexy new contemporary stand-alone series with a broken heart and the shattered soul that can heal them both. 

Macon Brady remembers every moment he lay on the ground, a bullet in his chest, his life bleeding out with each pulse. Yet his nightmares aren’t the only thing keeping him up at night. 

Dakota Bristol left her ex with nothing but the clothes on her back and her child in her arms. She’s been hurt before and wants nothing to do with the shadows in Macon’s eyes. The problem? Her son loves him, and the more time she spends with the man, the more she’s afraid she’ll come to love him just as much. 

Danger always comes back to haunt those who run. It was a lesson Dakota learned before. Now, it might be the man she refuses to fall for who makes the greatest sacrifice of all.

#BookBlitz: A Case for the Toy Maker by @CandaceHavens @XpressoTours #Giveaway

A Case for the Toy Maker
Candace Havens
(Ainsley McGregor #3)
Published by: Tule Publishing
Publication date: October 26th 2020
Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery

Ho. Ho. No…

It’s Christmas in Sweet River, Texas, and the whole town is feeling festive apart from Ainsley McGregor. Ainsley has never enjoyed the holidays and would rather ignore them, but with her shop Bless Your Art busier than ever and filled with happy shoppers, even she’s feeling some Christmas spirit. That is, until her Great Dane, George Clooney, sniffs out a dead body in the Santa House at the Christmas Festival.

When one of her favorite crafters becomes the prime suspect, Ainsley is determined to prove his innocence. The case is full of so many twists and turns that even Ainsley begins to fear the truth. Is she protecting a killer?

With help from her friends and some extremely nosey townsfolk, Ainsley and her dog hurry to find the truth––as long as they can outwit and outrun the killer first. Otherwise, this Christmas might just be her last.

#ReleaseBlitz for Deviant Sin by Lee Piper @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Deviant Sin

Series: Cruel Desires #1

Author: Lee Piper

Genre: Dark College Romance

Release Date: October 30, 2020

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I’m rich, angry and powerful, and I have one thing in my sights—revenge. 

Nothing’s going to stop me from executing my plan and taking down the man who dares to call himself my father. Not even her. 

Curves for days, hair a man can wrap his fist around, and a mouth begging to be owned, Temple thinks she can stop me. Dragging her into my world, putting a target on her back—it’s all part of the plan. 

Claiming her wasn’t. 

But now I’m addicted to playing her traitorous body like a weapon, and the only thing that will save me is sacrificing her. 

There’s a reason they call me ‘Sin’. 

#ReleaseBlitz for Blood and Wine by Margot Scott @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Blood and Wine

Author: Margot Scott

Genre: Dark Vampire Romance

Release Date: October 29, 2020

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A slow-burning descent into darkness and desire... 

Betrayed. Imprisoned. Alone. 

For decades I have suffered as a reluctant blood donor. Caged like an animal and drained of my strength to enrich the Radcliffs and their winery. I’d forsaken all hope of escape—until the winemaker’s daughter returns to the family’s estate. 

A drop of my immortal blood is all it takes to activate her psychic talents. Now we’re connected, and all that remains is convincing her to seek me in the darkness. 

Bribe. Seduce. Deceive. 

To claim she’s too young is an understatement. But a starving man doesn’t have the luxury of waiting for fruit to ripen. I’ve awakened her gifts, and now it’s her turn to replenish me. 

I will have my fill of the winemaker’s daughter. Then I will take revenge on her family. 

Author's note: Please be aware that this book contains scenes of violence, gore, and rough sexual contact, as well as an age-gap pairing spanning literal centuries. If you find drastically inappropriate older man/younger woman romances squicky, do yourself a favor and skip this book.

#BookReview: Burning Ash (Forgotten Brotherhood #3) by N.J. Walters @Netgalley

Synopsis: No one is more surprised than Asher, one of the oldest vampires on Earth, that he's attracted to vamp hunter Jo Radcliffe. She's smart, a talented slayer, and she's gorgeous. Something about her pulls at him, like no one ever has before. For a man, whose name strikes fear in everyone—this is something new and intriguing. And quite possibly deadly, if she discovers his secret.

Jo has two things in common with the handsome Asher—they are both slayers and someone is messing with them in a very-much-trying-to-kill-them way. She's not so happy about joining forces with a dude she doesn't know. But he's sexy as hell and really good at his job as one of the Forgotten Brotherhood, whose business it is to execute misbehaving paranormals.

She knows she's bait in a larger plot to harm Asher and the Brotherhood. And there is nothing he won't do, no line he won't cross, to keep her safe—which may be the weakness that destroys them both.

Each book in the Fury Unleashed series is STANDALONE:
* Fury Unleashed
* Arctic Bite
* Burning Ash

#ReleaseBlitz: Hollywood Enigma by @AlexaAston @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

Hollywood Name Game, Book 5

Contemporary Romance

Release Date: October 29, 2020

 

 

From internationally bestselling romance author Alexa Aston – the final book in the exciting Hollywood Name Game – a stunning new contemporary romance series. Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

 

She’s a legal shark—sleek and deadly—but doesn’t trust anyone beyond her small circle of family and friends.

He’s internationally famous—and yet a mystery to the world as he cloaks himself in privacy.

Can they shed their fears and open their hearts to one another?

Actor Wynn Gallagher is at the peak of his fame, playing superhero Carbon Man in the Alpha Tharra Universe film franchise. While the role has made him wealthy, he’s ready to move on to newer challenges—but his ironclad contract will keep him tied to the role for years to come. Seeking legal advice, he approaches Scarlett Corrigan, one of the top entertainment attorneys in Los Angeles.

Scarlett is the younger sister of Hollywood’s highest paid actor, Rhett Corrigan, but she’s made a name for herself in entertainment law. She thrives on challenges and readily accepts Wynn as a client, but she puts the brakes on the strong attraction between them, not wanting to mix business with pleasure.

Eventually, Wynn and Scarlett become involved but tragedy strikes not once, but twice, threatening to end their relationship before it has a chance to grow and flourish.

Can Wynn and Scarlett overcome overwhelming odds and find lasting love?

 

Hollywood Enigma is the fifth and final book in the Hollywood Name Game series. Each book in the series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Shopping For A CEO’s Baby by @kentauthor #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 winner's choice gift card

Shopping For A CEO’s Baby
Julia Kent
(Shopping for a Billionaire, #16)
Publication date: October 27th 2020
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

It’s Andrew and Amanda’s turn… in duplicate

We’re having twins.

Twins.

Which means my shooters are stronger than my brother’s. I win.

Yeah, yeah, everyone can say it’s not a competition, but it is.

And we all know it.

Two babies at once means double the fun, and double the misery for my poor wife, Amanda. While I’m growing a Fortune 500 company, she’s growing two entire human beings out of nothing but orange cheese snacks and ice cream.

Do you have any idea how hard I’ve worked during this pregnancy, tracking down orange smoothies for her?

Not to mention being forced to Facetime into a childbirth class on perineal massage, rescuing Chuckles the cat from being shaved bald by my two-year-old niece, and fighting with a wife who has named the twins Lefty and Righty.

By the time we hit the ninth month, my entire world revolves around pleasing — and protecting — her.

Even if it means humiliating myself in the name of love.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute, now.

Hold on.

Is she the one who’s winning?

Andrew and Amanda are BACK in the newest New York Times bestselling Shopping series book as they “beat” Declan and Shannon in the baby competition, but at what cost? As their future awaits them in the form of twins, Amanda and Andrew face ghosts from the past with wit, humor, and most of all — plenty of love.

#CoverReveal for Hunter by @Tracy_L_Author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Hunter

Series: Rosewood High #5

Author: Tracy Lorraine

Genre: High School Bully Romance

Release Date: November 19, 2020

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I’m a nobody... until everybody realizes who I am and who I’m related to.

Then it’s like a giant target is painted on my back. They all think they can use me to climb the Rosewood High royalty ladder.

They obviously underestimate me. I won’t cower down or give in.

They can’t break me. But he can... without even trying.

Zayn Hunter.

He doesn’t want to use me... he’s already at the top— one of the Kings of the school.

He wants something else. Something he can’t have.

Me.

Yet he’s always there, living up to his name. Stalking me, like I’m his prey...

Maybe I am.

Even with the teasing and taunting, he’s not the real predator. He’s my protector.

His rescuing could be my undoing.

Because not everything is a game, and the boy I love to hate isn’t the only one watching.

He just might be the only one who sees me... the real me.

I just hope it’s enough.

#Cover for Heartless by @SybilBartel @XpressoTours

Heartless
Sybil Bartel
(Alpha Bodyguard #9)
Publication date: November 23rd 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Bodyguard.

Sentry.

Explosives expert.

There was a reason I was the only Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician in the Marines who’d never sustained any injuries. I didn’t take risks. Ever. My actions were precise. My thoughts were controlled, and I lived by one creed—no second chances.

Except serving my country as an EOD in the Marines had a shelf life. Promoted off the front lines, I didn’t want to ride out my career behind a desk. A civilian job with the best security firm in the business seemed like a better solution… until a frightened client with haunted eyes lied to me about everything.

Now she was going to find out how heartless a bodyguard could be.

#ReleaseBlitz for Opium Skies by @cmradcliff and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Opium Skies

Series: In Vein #1

Author: C.M. Radcliff

Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance

Release Date: October 29, 2020

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Life is full of variables.

We crave control, but in reality, we have very little.

I left home with a plan: get the full college experience and pass my classes.

But that all changed when I met him.

Ander was the last thing I needed.

He was never part of my plan.

He was the one variable in my life that I could never control.

And we were destined for destruction

#ReleaseBlitz for Ricochet by @Candice47749980 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Ricochet

Author: Candice Wright

Genre: Ménage Romance

Release Date: October 29, 2020

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I don’t look like your average killer

My tight dress, bright lips, high heels, and wild hair

Are all designed to distract you.

Because while you're dreaming about what this dress looks like on your bedroom floor,

I’m planning the best ways to dispose of your body.

With dirt on my hands and blood on my shoes,

I do my job without a single ounce of regret.

You can judge me all you want,

But back before the penthouse and the designer shoes

I was just another forgotten girl on the streets, running from demons.

I went from unprotected to untouchable, from angel to monster;

The forgotten girl who came from nothing became the woman who built an empire.

This city is mine, I dare you to try and take it from me.

Just be prepared to lose, because I will ruin you.

And my twisted little black heart will revel in your downfall.

#ReleaseBlitz for Shielded Wrongs by @AdelaideForrest and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Shielded Wrongs

Series: Bellandi Crime Syndicate #4

Author: Adelaide Forrest

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Release Date: October 26, 2020

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Sadie

Of all the Bellandi men, Lorenzo Vescovi should have been my safety. The one who would understand right from wrong.

But there’s a demon inside him, a cold-blooded killing machine begging to be freed from what remains of his humanity. 

I tempt him. I tease him, just by being me.

And when war erupts all around us, I have to hope I’m strong enough to withstand the flames of his possession.

Enzo

Of all the women in the world, Sadie is the one I should stay the farthest away from. The one my boss forbids me from touching.

But one look at her honey eyes, and I’m lost to the need to make her mine. 

She’s a mess of contradictions and full of jagged edges that threaten to pull me apart at the seams and unleash the beast lurking within. 

I can’t resist her rebellions. But when she’s threatened by my enemies, I’ll risk everything to keep her safe.

Even my humanity.

Shielded Wrongs is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order.

This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.

Don’t Tell Me You Love Me by @hollykerrauthor #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Don’t Tell Me You Love Me
Holly Kerr
Publication date: October 27th 2020
Genres: Contemporary, Adult, Romance

The only thing stopping Shae from living her best life is the fact that she’s dying.

Together with her social media followers, popular travel vlogger Shae hides her illness from the world and lives every day like it’s her last. Her picture perfect life is only missing one thing—love, because for Shae, it’s not better to have loved and lost—it’s better not to love at all.

Emmett knows all about loss—he had it all until the death of his wife sent his life spinning out of control. It took him three years to pull himself together, trading ball diamonds for the strawberry patch and sweet corn fields of the family farm but now it’s time for him to take another chance at love. 

After Emmett escorts Shae down the aisle at his sister’s wedding, he falls hard. One glimpse of her fun-filled life and Emmett knows he’s ready to be a part of it.  

As they spend more time together, Shae fights against her feelings. How can she let him love her when it’s only going to lead to more heartache? But it’s hard to keep her distance, especially when Emmet is fighting for her heart.

Is love the one thing Shae can’t live without?

Don’t Tell Me You Love Me is the first book of the Don’t Sweet Romance series, a picture-perfect tale of first love, second chances, and living your best life. Fall in love with Shae and Emmett today.

#NerdBlast: A TIME FOR MONSTERS by @DrGWorthington @JeanBookNerd

Only a monster can do the wrong things for the right reasons. 

Do you remember the first tape or CD you ever bought? Perhaps you waited for the local station to play the top forty songs on a Sunday so you could record your favorite band. Maybe you downloaded a certain track that reminded you of your wedding day or a graduation. 

Reyna Blackburn remembers. Every single song for every horrific event in her life. She remembers what song was playing on the radio the first time he hurt her. And she remembers what was playing through her headphones the first time she killed.

#BookReview: Ashes of Raging Water (Blood Phoenix Chronicles #1) by Michael J. Allen @TheDScribbler

Synopsis: Wyldfae incursions plague Atlanta. The Georgia Shield must protect humanity from the Sidhe Courts and their twisted games. Quayla, the city’s newest and only water phoenix, gambles her life to stop the attacks and prove herself to the other phoenixes.

Quayla scours a labyrinth of half-truths and misdirection to unravel the guilty from the merely vile. Her love life is crumbling. Atlanta PD is hunting her. Every move seems wrong, and one more mistake could globally unleash panic and magical pandemonium.

As Quayla’s pursuit closes in, the Sidhe launch an assault on her Shield. Phoenixes are dying. Faeries invade their sanctum. Down to her last dregs of essence, Quayla must choose between abandoning her brothers or risking True Death to safeguard their last line of defense against oblivion.