#BookReview: Revenge Cake by @authorskymason @Netgalley

Synopsis: I didn’t want to fall in love with Logan, an infamous relationship slut.
He fell in love too easy for it to ever be real.
And I refused to end up just one more crazy ex-girlfriend.

But he used his self-deprecating charm to wear me down, and I let myself fall.
Even though I was afraid he’d abandon me once he learned about my anxiety disorder.

And that’s exactly what he did.

He shattered my heart into a million pieces, and now it’s time for him to pay.
Revenge never tasted so sweet.

But I have to be careful.
I can’t get too close.
I can’t let myself fall in love with him again.

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I’ve never loved anyone more than Leilani, the fiercest woman I’ve ever met.
But I can’t let her break my heart for the second time.
I won’t survive it.

If we’re going to be together after college, she needs to handle her addiction to anxiety pills.
She can’t do that if I’m around to enable her.

And that’s exactly why I had to leave.

But one look into those severe brown eyes and I’m transported back to the night we met.
The night I fell in love with her.

I know I have to stay away.
But I miss her.
And what’s the harm in just one look?

Bloom Sisters Series by @hibrookestanton #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card + digital copy of the Bloom Sisters boxed set

Bloom Sisters: a Contemporary Romance Box Set
Brooke Stanton
(Bloom Sisters, #1-3)
Publication date: November 16th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

She’s terrified they’ll discover she’s a fake. Her sister is trying to flee their façade. Will lies ruin their pursuit of bliss, success, and love?

Box set: 700 pages of riotous romps through the sweet adventures of two women searching for that coveted life… and the perfect man.

Catie Bloom has built her entire high-profile career on a big fat lie. She may be America’s #1 Domestic Goddess, but her flawless marriage, immaculate home, and amazing culinary skills are all a sham. And when a major TV special risks blowing her cover, she’s in desperate need of more than a helping hand…

Natalie Bloom slaved for years in kitchens to shore up her little sister’s pretense. But her lifelong dream of owning her own restaurant is finally within reach. So when her hunky business partner skips town with her money, she needs her sibling’s aid to hunt him down in Costa Rica.

As the two sisters’ entangled lives plunge into despair, their future happiness depends more than ever on baring their souls and deciding who to trust. But with broken hearts, hopeless moral dilemmas, and the constant pressure to live up to impossible social expectations, their precious dreams are coming dangerously close to becoming nightmares…

Will Catie and Natalie’s authentic ambitions and ideal men all come together in a giant happily-ever-after?

Bloom Sisters Box Set contains all three books in this sidesplitting contemporary romance series. If you like crazy characters, flirty fun, and hilarious messy mayhem, then you’ll adore bestselling and award-winning author Brooke Stanton’s deliciously fabulous frolic.

Buy Bloom Sisters Box Set to cook up love and laughter today!

#Cover for Pas de Trois by Brynn Ford @XpressoTours

Pas de Trois
Brynn Ford
(The Four Families, #3)
Publication date: January 12th 2021
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance

Blood taken requires blood given. But whose will spill?

The four families would seek retribution for the blood I spilled. They were coming for me and I couldn’t escape their wrath. But my master saved my life with unspoken promises of protection from their revenge. He was a man I thought I couldn’t trust, but I had no choice.

Secrets were about to be revealed that would change everything. Armed with the truth, I was ready to fight for a future with the man I loved that I never thought would be possible.

I was ready to fight for our freedom.

I was ready to take on power that didn’t exist before.

I was ready to transform from slave to queen and become the woman I had to be to survive.

There was more on the line now than ever before. Three lives hung in the balance. Decisions were being made about our fates for things that were beyond our control, but it was time for me to take destiny into my own hands.

There was hope for us where there was none before.

I would take it and run with it.

Content Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, violence, and mature themes including scenes where consent is not sought or given. The author in no way condones such heinous acts, but rather seeks to immerse the reader in the true horror of the characters’ experience. This book also contains a traumatic birth scene. This is your trigger warning – reader discretion is advised.

Series Note: “Pas de Trois” is the third and final book in the Four Families trilogy. It is not a standalone and the books must be read in order. Start with book one—”Counts of Eight”—and then read book two—”Dance with Death”—before reading this book.

When the Wind Chimes by @MaryTing #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card

When the Wind Chimes
Mary Ting
Published by: Rosewind Books
Publication date: November 17th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

SOMETIMES ANGELS COME IN HUMAN FORM.

Kaitlyn Summers is heartbroken.

When she receives an invitation to spend Christmas with her family on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, she feels it may be the perfect medicine.

She throws herself into helping her sister’s struggling art gallery, even taking a temporary job for extra money by looking after a little girl from her nephew’s school. She also begins to paint again, something she’s been unable to do since her breakup. It’s tempting to stay on Kauai, but she has obligations back in Los Angeles.

Life gets more complicated when circumstances keep putting her close to Leonardo Medici. Not only is he drop-dead gorgeous, he’s a local celebrity. But Kaitlyn can’t shake the feeling he’s hiding something.

Should she believe the rumors that he’s romancing half the island’s single women?

Or is the random sound of wind chimes when he’s close-by a sign that an angel is near and the secret to her happily ever after?

Reaper Unleashed by @authordcassidy #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $15 Amazon gift card

Reaper Unleashed
Debbie Cassidy
(Deadside Reapers, #7)
Publication date: November 17th 2020
Genres: New Adult, Romance, Urban Fantasy

Sometimes the mantles we shun are the only ones that can keep us safe.

A hidden threat has risen and it’s up to me to stop it. But time isn’t on my side.

While war hovers on the horizon in the Underealm, I’m pulled into a pack issue I didn’t see coming.

Blood will be shed.

Lives will be lost.

I just hope my loved ones aren’t amongst the casualties.

A kickass Urban fantasy with a why choose romance. Vampires, ghosts, angels, and demons. Perfect for readers who enjoy forbidden romance, enemies to lovers, or friends to lovers.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Devil's Vow by @BellaJ_Author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Devil's Vow

Series: Vows & Vengeance Duet #1

Author: Bella J.

Genre: Dark Romance

Release Date: November 16, 2020

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Daniela 

I was never a beloved daughter. Only a prized possession to be kept in a gilded cage until my father was ready to trade. 

It was my duty, carved in stone and written in my blood that one day my virtue would be exchanged for an alliance. And now, that day has come. 

Gian Silvestro, heir to the Silvestro empire, will accept me as his wife and seal my fate with a kiss that holds a thousand promises. But to him, our vows only mean one thing…

I am bound to him…and shackled to his hate.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Bargain by R.G. Angel @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (2 x $10 Amazon gift cards & a signed paperback of The Bargain)

Title: The Bargain

Author: R.G. Angel

Genre: Dark Romance

Release Date: November 15, 2020

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A mistaken identity romance. 

When a hard knock raps on her door, Amber Collins doesn't want to answer it. 

She knows it'll be a battle she won't be able to win.

At twenty-one years old, she's struggling to make ends meet, but she would endure anything for her six month old nephew whose big green eyes bring a smile to her face on the worst of days. 

And today is the worst of them all. 

As the knock turns into a deafening bang, she steels herself to confront the rich, powerful, and chillingly handsome Dean Beaumont. The baby's uncle who most certainly has come to take him away from her. Deceiving him was the only way. 

Now, she's being taken to his country estate for six months to prove she's a fit mother. As time goes by, Amber finds herself with another fight on her hands, the need to safeguard her heart from the ruthless but charismatic Beaumont. The closer she gets to him, the more she wants him to know the real her. Not the drug addict hooker her sister was. But if she tells him the truth, she will lose the baby and him forever...

#PreorderBlitz for Snowflakes and Shots by @amanda_siegrist and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Snowflakes and Shots

Series: A Holiday Romance Novel #5

Author: Amanda Siegrist

Genre: Holiday Romance

Release Date: December 1, 2020

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One last shot at love… 

Stu doesn’t have many regrets in life—not even the fact he never decorates his bar for the holidays. But when a bar fight turns into needing medical attention, he’s put face-to-face with the one woman he’s tried to avoid for the last fifteen years. Okay, so maybe he regrets a few things. He should’ve never walked away from her. It only took a good knock to his head to make him see clearly. He’s going to win Chasity’s heart once again. It doesn’t matter that she’s not going to make it easy; he’s up for the challenge. Bring on the bets and all the Christmas spirit he can handle. Except, one person doesn’t like the idea of them together—the same person that had him walking away from her all those years ago.

#BookReview: Dark Tides (The Fairmile #2) by @PhilippaGBooks @AtriaBooks @NetGalley

Synopsis: Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thames. The first is a wealthy man hoping to find the lover he deserted twenty-one years before. James Avery has everything to offer, including the favour of the newly restored King Charles II, and he believes that the warehouse's poor owner Alinor has the one thing his money cannot buy—his son and heir.

The second visitor is a beautiful widow from Venice in deepest mourning. She claims Alinor as her mother-in-law and has come to tell Alinor that her son Rob has drowned in the dark tides of the Venice lagoon.

Alinor writes to her brother Ned, newly arrived in faraway New England and trying to make a life between the worlds of the English newcomers and the American Indians as they move toward inevitable war. Alinor tells him that she knows—without doubt—that her son is alive and the widow is an imposter.

Set in the poverty and glamour of Restoration London, in the golden streets of Venice, and on the tensely contested frontier of early America, this is a novel of greed and desire: for love, for wealth, for a child, and for home

#BookTour: So Long Earth by @mbeany1 @rabtbooktours

Science Fiction

Published: January 2020

2017. Dr. Thomas Burns, an environmental engineer, is listening to the President, talk about global warming. He and his colleagues quickly realize that Earth will no longer be able to sustain life in a few years. Environmental disasters all over the world are occurring at a quicker rate, and each one seems to be stronger than the previous one. As a result, Tom begins to develop and carry out his plans to build 4 spaceships for 1,000 people each to leave Earth and travel to a new galaxy to find a place to live. The Russians, Germans, and Australians all agree to build spaceships and join Tom in search of a new home somewhere in the Alpha Centauri Galaxy.

Over the next 20 years of planning Tom along with his wife, Sarah, determined but naïve son, Sam, his loyal second-in-command, Bob Jackson, and an amazing medical doctor, Dr. Sato, Tom must wrestle with inevitable questions. How are they going to sustain life for such a long journey? How can they travel fast enough? Will the Russians fully cooperate? How will they be able to successfully launch four huge spaceships at the same time? Most of all, will they be able to save humanity?

#BookReview: The Lost King by Frazier Alexander @Netgalley

Synopsis: In an ancient place, in an ancient time…

King Athan vanishes at sea. His children, prince Thalos and princess Thara, drift apart with age, their kingdom falling into ruin. Thalos stubbornly clings to the past; Thara, resentful of her father, looks to the future. In the wake of this decline, a beautiful enchantress usurps the throne from the estranged siblings. She exiles Thalos to the edge of the world and slowly enslaves Thara’s mind.

In his exile, Thalos finds another castaway—an old comrade of his father. Together they begin a voyage in search of the lost king. Thara, meanwhile, resists the new queen’s coercive spells and finds a resistance of creatures still loyal to her father.

With a vast world of enchanted islands and beings between them, Thalos and Thara struggle to restore their family and rekindle the hope of the true king’s return.

TEMP/sub duet by @RadioRico #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card

Forbidden Fantasies
Lauren E. Rico
(TEMP/sub #1)
Publication date: November 17th 2020
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance

Alison Armitage has more responsibility than God. At least, that’s what it feels like some days as she manages her multi-billion-dollar business. She’d give just about anything to NOT be in charge. Just for a little while. Just behind the closed doors of her incredibly expensive and incredibly lonely apartment

​One night after one too many cocktails, she stumbles upon a chat room for people like her—dominant in their everyday lives, looking to be dominated. Just a little bit. Titillated, she explores further and soon finds herself with a very exclusive invitation to participate in a very unique ‘experiential’ resort. A place where people can come to live out their fantasies in an immersive environment, for a short term period. Where all guests have been carefully vetted and all “play” is consensual—and closely monitored for safety.

Too late, Alison discovers that the sexy world of her fantasies is a long way from the reality she now faces. And the only thing keeping her on the right side of safety and sanity is the dark and brooding man she’s been made to call “Master.”

The problem is, she’s not so sure which side is the “right” side anymore.

#ReleaseBoost for Forgot to Tell You Something by @MLBroome2 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Forgot to Tell You Something

Author: M.L. Broome

Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 10, 2020

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Play by the Rules… 

What do you get when you mix a dive bar, a worn velvet couch, and a discussion about goats? 

The night I met Owen, obviously. 

Talk about the unexpected. I sought out my private nook in Wicked Chucks, looking for a good view of the band. Instead, I got a front-row seat to the most delicious man I’ve ever seen. 

He’s everything I never knew existed but being with him means breaking my own rules. 

I didn’t invent the rules, but I play by them. 

Rules maintain order. 

Rules keep me focused. 

Okay, rules suck, but they also keep me safe. 

Now, I have a man who wants to toss out my rule book and create a new one. Together. 

Some Rules are Meant to be Broken… 

What do you get when you combine a tiny woman with a mile-wide stubborn streak, unwavering dating rules, and a hard-hitting passion? 

My current situation. 

I went to Wicked Chucks for the music, but I met Tally instead, right after she crashed through the balcony door and into my arms. 

The first thing I realized? She’s a total klutz. The second? I was staring into the face of the woman I’d been eyeing all night, and she was even more beautiful up close. But when she started discussing blood oaths and goats, her coolness factor skyrocketed. 

No joke, this woman is made for me. She’s gorgeous, funny, and sexy without trying. 

Only one small problem—she has rules. Two of them are cake. The last one? That might be a problem.

Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes by @M_R_Noble #Blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Karolina Dalca, Dark Eyes
M. R. Noble
Published by: The Wild Rose Press
Publication date: December 16th 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Urban Fantasy

Blindsided by an attack that destroys her home and blamed for murder, Karolina Dalca, a half-vampire, escapes, only to plunge into the magical societies from which she was sheltered.

Betrayed by those around her, she abandons her dreams of becoming an investigator and flees, trusting only herself. Her police internship would never prove more useful. Hoofing it through the wilderness, she makes it to her university dorm, disheveled but delightfully deflowered.

Enter a full vampire: one wielding dark magic and a ride out of Canada. A fugitive from the law, Karo complies with his demands to escape, unsure whether his requests are bewitched. She vows to clear her name and avenge her mother’s death, but Karo’s family secrets aren’t so easily left behind.

#ReleaseBlitz: Sniper! by Thomas A. Burns, Jr. @RABTBookTours @3Mdetective #Giveaway

 

 A Natalie McMasters Mystery, Book 5

Crime Fiction

Date Published: November 16, 2020

Publisher: Tekrighter, LLC

A crazed sniper. A loved one wounded, in danger of death. The unforgiving Fake News media. And a hidden villain more loathsome than any that Natalie McMasters has encountered before.

Nattie’s in the crosshairs as a series of seemingly random shootings terrorizes the city. She must fight to keep her polyamorous family from disintegrating, her emotions from running wild and her personal integrity uncompromised. This would be a formidable task for anyone, much less a twentysomething college student who just wants to graduate and get on with her life. Nattie must rely on old friends and new, but how can she even, when friends can become enemies in the blink of an eye? As Nattie nears an emotional meltdown, society collapses along with her, as the sniper’s depredations take their toll on the city.

Sniper! is a twisted, sexy, absolutely gripping descent into darkness jam packed with nail-biting suspense. Don’t miss it!

#BookBlitz: Void Power by @acraiford @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

New Generation

Science Fiction, Fantasy

Published: April 2020

Publisher: Indies United Publishing House

The Void belongs to everyone and belongs to no one. Because of the Cultural War Treaty, the federal government or any agent under their control cannot enter the Void. Ruled for nearly sixty by gangs and drug cartels, the "settlers" of the Void must live by their wits and their skill at arms.

Raised by scientists who had been sequestered in an underground complex in the Texas panhandle, the Walsh family employs their genius and talents to forever change the quality of life for the citizens of the Void using technologies far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

When government forces enter the Void on a capture-or-kill mission which has targeted two extraordinarily gifted children, they run headlong into this family of geniuses and Texas Rangers who dedicate themselves to protect the children. The feds soon realize that they are mice attempting to capture one very mean, intelligent cat. The stakes must be raised. Lives are lost. War ensues.

#BookReview: The Amish Midwife's Hope (Hearts of Lancaster County #1) by Barbara Cameron @readforeverpub

Synopsis: A midwife gets a second chance at having a family in this first installment of the new Amish romance series -- Hearts of Lancaster County -- from award-winning author Barbara Cameron.

Rebecca Zook has always dreamed of being a midwife. It's a bittersweet occupation for an Amish widow who didn't have children before she lost her true love. Now the only babies she holds are those who will belong to others. But Rebecca is afraid of risking her heart again, afraid that having had a miscarriage when she was married means she can't have more children. 
Samuel Miller is a widower and single father new to Lancaster County. He's drawn to Rebecca but reluctant to date her when he finds out she's a midwife. Her occupation is a reminder that he lost his wife in childbirth. Yet their attraction to each other is strong and they begin dating. But when a terrible storm sweeps the town and Rebecca must help with a difficult birth, will it bring back memories they'd both rather forget?

#ReleaseBlitz for Reckless Rock Star by @VictoriaAauthor @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Reckless Rock Star

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: Victoria Ashley

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 15, 2020

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.

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I was never supposed to want to keep her. 

She was meant to be borrowed. 

Mine for six days and not a day longer. 

She doesn’t belong to me. 

She belongs to someone else. 

My brother… 

The closest person I have outside of the screaming fans and paparazzi—a constant in my new life— other than the whiskey I drown myself in to numb the pain left by someone else. 

But a secluded cabin in the woods and my ex who decided she’s not over me forces me to go to the extreme in order to take control of my world again before I lose it completely. 

Unfortunately for me, my brother’s girlfriend is the only girl I haven’t slept with and made fall for me, resulting in hating me in the end. 

She's my only option. 

Sharing a room in a cabin with me is most girls’ dream come true, but for Natalie, she claims it’s her worst nightmare. She thinks I’m a cocky bastard and has always been good at destroying my ego. 

I never realized when I asked to borrow her for the trip, that I’d feel something I haven’t felt in a long time, or that I’d like the way she pretends she doesn't enjoy being around me. 

Have you ever borrowed something and didn’t want to give it back? 

Yeah, well, me too. And I’m starting to think she should have been mine to begin with…

#ReleaseBlitz for Cocky Professor by @AuthorMALee @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Cocky Professor

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: M.A. Lee

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: November 15, 2020

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.

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I was supposed to be starting a new life.

But, fate had something else in mind. 

I was in my senior year of college and had just started a new job at Morgan Financial Holdings and I was bound and determined to get my foot in the door of the business world. I refused to ask my Uncle Hollis for more help. He had given up his life to take care of me, no way was I going to ask him for anything else. 

However, my new professor, Declan Berkshire, just happened to be a huge cocky jerk. As the heir to a real estate franchise, he was both rich and a celebrity-- and truth be told, the hottest guy I had ever met. 

He also happened to be a client at Morgan Financial Holdings. Just my luck, right?

While I tried to keep a safe distance from Declan, he was finding every way possible to get my attention. 

We both knew it was wrong to fall into a relationship. He is my professor and I had way too much to lose if anyone were to find out, but we just couldn’t help ourselves. 

Then, we became front-page news.

Fearing I may have to drop my last class before earning my degree, I tried to end my relationship with Declan. Refusing to give me up, Declan fought for us when I didn’t think it was possible. 

With so much on the line, Declan made one of the most difficult decisions and one that led us to our own magical romance. But, it hasn’t been easy and someone is out to stop us from getting our happily ever after. 

#BookReview: The Pearl (The Godwicks #3) by Tiffany Reisz @8thcirclepress

Synopsis: When Lord Arthur Godwick learns his younger brother is up to his bollocks in debt to Regan Ferry, owner of The Pearl Hotel, he agrees to work off the tab...in her bed. Soon the handsome but troubled Arthur discovers he's a pawn in an erotic game of revenge--and nothing, including his lover, is what it seems.