#BookReview: The Love Cure by Dawn Brazil

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Blood makes her a vampire. Love makes him deadly.

Eighteen-year-old Cherish Armitage's father and brother die in an accident when she is thirteen. Her best friend, Joshua, helps her pull through the tough times. Five years later, she's in a tragic collision that kills her mother and sister and leaves her incapacitated.

When she awakens, she is imbued with the knowledge of her ancestors. They've made one thing clear: her family's deaths were no accident, and she's expected to exact revenge for them all. She's the solitary survivor of her bloodline, and shockingly, she's a vampire—a truth her family hid from her.

Joshua is off limits because he's in a relationship with their other best friend, but she still throbs in places she's not supposed to whenever he's near. Being thrust into living quarters with him only adds to her confusing predicament.
Centuries ago, her family was cursed. Anyone who falls in love dies.

She's approached by familiar faces and strangers, all demanding a formula she has no clue about. Those same people die when they don't get what they want.

Trying to quell her growing feelings for Josh while sucking down enough blood that her ever-present ancestors are pleased, but not so much that she turns into an aggressive, hormone-raging vampire, again, is proving near impossible. But if she doesn't uncover the person responsible for her family's deaths, her ancestors will make her life worse than the hell it already is. And if she doesn't give up this formula, someone she cares about will die. And if her heart doesn't stop wishing for Josh, none of the rest will matter because the love curse will kill her.

#BookBlitz: Cayman Conundrum by Stacy Wilder #Giveaway @RABTBookTours

 

Liz Adams Mystery Series, Book 4

Cozy Mystery

Date Published: 06-28-2024

Publisher: Wild Hawk Press

 

Sun-kissed sands and sinister secrets. A honeymoon in paradise turns perilous in this riveting seaside mystery.

A tropical vacation transforms into a web of danger and deception when an author and his manuscript vanish. Is his thriller about money laundering in the Caribbean too close to the truth?

With the stakes high and time ticking, Private Investigator Liz Adams and her new husband, Brad, along with their truth-sniffing Labrador, Duke, partner with the local authorities to unravel a multitude of crimes. As they search for clues, the newlyweds explore the delights of the island, including a hunt for buried treasure.

Will they unearth the clues in time, or will the honeymoon end in heartbreak? Set against the backdrop of the stunning island of Grand Cayman, this cozy mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

#BookReview: The Fortune Seller by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team, but when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds the group has been infiltrated by the mysterious Annelise Tattinger.

A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met--but when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the women turn against each other, the group’s unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences.

It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she begins to uncover Annelise's true identity--and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident. Is it too late for Rosie to make right what went wrong, or does everyone's luck run out at some point? Set in the heady days of the early aughts, The Fortune Seller is a haunting examination of class, ambition, and the desires that shape our lives.

#CoverReveal for Coerced Wife by Charmaine Pauls @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Coerced Wife

Series: New York Underworld #2

Author: Charmaine Pauls

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Touch Her and Die

Fake Relationship/Forced Proximity

Cover Design: Dark City Designs

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

Release Date: November 18, 2024

BLURB

He offers me protection, but the bed of a killer isn’t a safe place to be.

I got myself in a predicament. Powerful people on both sides of the law want me dead. A killer needs me alive for his own selfish reasons, reasons I never could’ve imagined in my wildest dreams.

I’m not safe in the bed of a cold–blooded murderer, but I don’t have a choice. On the one hand, he offers me protection, and on the other, he tightens the noose.

I’m caught in his web of lies and deceit. Every truth that’s uncovered destroys me a little more. But he’s already injected me with his venomous seduction.

Before I know it, he’ll swallow me whole.

#BookReview: The Book Swap by Tessa Bickers @GraydonHouse

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

“A love letter to books and reading. This debut is catnip for any book geek. I just loved it.” —Cesca Major, author of Maybe Next Time, a Reese’s Book Club Pick

A story of second chances and new beginnings, this is a love letter to books—and a love letter to life

Still reeling from a recent tragedy, Erin Connolly knows she needs to start living, but has no idea how. When she accidentally donates her favorite book—a heavily annotated copy of To Kill a Mockingbird containing a memento she can’t be without—to a local little community library, she’s devastated. But then the book turns up a week later, back in the library with fresh notes in the margins, along with an invitation in a copy of Great Expectations to meet her newfound pen pal.

A life-changing conversation, written only in the margins of beloved classic books, begins between Erin and her Mystery Man. Following each other through the pages of their favorite novels as the book exchange continues, they both begin to open up, falling into a friendship…and maybe something more.

But Erin and her pen pal have a shared history that neither of them has guessed. Faced with painful reminders of the past—and the one person she swore never to forgive—Erin finds herself at a crossroads. One that could change her life forever.

A book-lovers dream! References to the following classics can be found in The Book Swap:
• TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
• GREAT EXPECTATIONS
• WUTHERING HEIGHTS
• MANSFIELD PARK
• THE GREAT GATSBY
• MIDDLEMARCH
• BELOVED
• ON THE ROAD
• THE BELL JAR

#BookTour: The Storm Breaks by @Valerie_Storm @RABTBookTours

 Demon Storm, Book 6

Young Adult Fantasy

Date Published: 07-13-2024

Publisher: Shadow Spark Publishing

 

Wolf and demon born…

…under storm the land is torn.

Tendrils of darkness reach from the depths of her mind and shadows flicker around every corner. Still reeling from Raven’s horrific display of power, Kari suffers in silence.

When Guine finally returns with stories of a mirror that could help him with his problems, Kari finds herself hoping that maybe, just maybe, it could help with hers as well.

With the promise of a relatively straightforward outing, Kari, Ari, and Guine set forth to find the mirror.

But what they find beyond the looking-glass threatens not only Kari and her sanity, but also the world she loves.

#BookTour: Hard Dog's Night by Rebecca Hendricks #Giveaway @RABTBookTours

YA  Historical Fiction /YA Coming of Age

Date Published: Tuesday, Aug 6th 2024

 

 

In a time when rock-n-roll is deemed evil music and blamed for youth rebellion, The Hound Dogs and The Dice are set to clash at the Madison Community Center.

The Hound Dogs search for a drummer to complete their lineup while The Dice hires Patrick McNeil as Danny Bruer's replacement. Unbeknownst to The Dice, Patrick carries a hidden agenda to sabotage his former band and settle old scores.

As Patrick and his accomplice, Stu, execute their plot, questions loom over the Madison Community Center. Can The Hound Dogs triumph against the odds? Will the controversy ignite a community torn between tradition and rebellion?

In a world where rock-n-roll rebels against societal norms, the destinies of two bands hang in precarious balance. The echoes of their battle will resonate far beyond the Madison Community Center.

Hard Dog’s Night, the second book in The Hound Dogs Series, is a unique blend of historical fiction, coming-of-age, and the power of music as it forever alters lives in the name of rock-n-roll.

#BookBlitz: The Blue Riders by Jim Lester @RABTBookTours

Historical Thriller

Date Published: June 28, 2024

 

 

When the pen becomes mightier than the sword, a reporter's quest for truth leads her into a web of danger and deceit.

1897. In New York, the newspaper war between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst rages, while in Cuba a brave band of Cuban rebels struggle to overthrow the tyrannical rule of Spain. When reporter Cassie O'Conner goes undercover in an insane asylum, she discovers a plot to murder President William McKinley that triggers a thrilling adventure

#WeekBlast: Ruthless by Tory Richards @RABTBookTours

*FREE*

 

Nomad Outlaws Trilogy, Book One

 

Romantic Suspense

Date Published: 08-31-2018

 

Four years ago Rebel claimed Ginger to keep them both alive, and then she disappeared. Bike Week at Daytona Beach brings them back together. He's a dangerous nomad. A ruthless killer. But he's her addiction, and she's his. Can they keep the past where it belongs and move forward, or is it too late?

 

#BookTour: A Vengeful King Rises by @BarnesSophie @RABTBookTours

House of Croft, Book One

 

Mystery, Romance

Date Published: July 30th, 2024

 

 

The only thing more lethal than his need for revenge, is the woman who's tasked with bringing him down.

Adrian Croft dreams of quitting the shady business he stands to inherit, of settling down, and of raising a family free from a life of crime. But when tragedy strikes, this fanciful dream is destroyed. All he wants now is revenge. His anger, however, threatens to cloud his judgment, making it harder for him to recognize danger when it approaches in the form of a beautiful woman.

Trained for covert operations as part of a secret government program, Samantha Carmichael's mission is to give British law enforcement a reason to prosecute the most powerful man in the country. But when common sense and duty begin to blur, can she remain steadfast in her goal, or will her loyalties shift as she gradually loses her heart to the one man she cannot afford to love?

-One series, one couple, and the brutal challenges they must face-

 

If you like What Angels Fear, Silent in the Grave, and Murder on Black Swan Lake, you’ll devour Sophie Barnes’ thrilling new series.

#BookBlitz: The Gariboldi Affair by D.A. Nicodemo @RABTBookTours

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, mystery & detective, amateur sleuths

Date Published:  June 2024

 

 

Crime – Murder – Guilt – Redemption

 

Colonel Emilio Gariboldi is a complex man. He is also a veteran of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War.

An idealist as a young man, he had hoped to emulate his hero Italo Balbo and hence joined the Italian air force.

A fatal encounter with an enemy intruder while camped with his air force unit on the heights of an elevated plateau near Axum in the northern parts of Ethiopia changes his life forever.

The discovery of the body of a young black woman prisoner found in bed next to him cements his embroilment with a criminal organization involved in human trafficking.

Almost two decades later, another young black girl is found dead at the foot of the Terzano Tower in Campobasso.

Are the crimes related?

#BookBlitz: The Darkest Chase by @Nicolesnowbooks @XpressoTours $10 Amazon gift card + signed copy of The Darkest Chase

The Darkest Chase
Nicole Snow
Publication date: July 20th 2024
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Two complete opposites fall into a heart-ripping fairy tale in this scorching hot small-town grumpy sunshine romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Life is just full of crazy surprises with teeth.
One day you’re the forever single wallflower keeping up the boring family furniture shop.
The next, you’re getting mouth-to-mouth from a scary hot stranger who wants to make your life a thriller novel.
Yes, my disaster has a name.

Micah Ainsley.
Everything I’m not. Nothing remotely good for me.
He’s all wolf—moody, savage, and ferociously protective.
I’m a human puppy.
He thrives on secrets.
Everybody knows what I had for breakfast.
He’s experienced. So experienced.
I’ve never even been kissed.

But when he needs my help to take down a rich creep who just happens to be my new client, I’m game.
I’m ready to live a little.
I’m eager to prove I’m more than a hot mess with a cross-eyed crush on a coldhearted man who’s too old for me.

Then another surprise bites me in the face.
The night Micah claims me.
The moment our wrong becomes reality and there’s no going back.
The darkest chase is on and it only ends one way—sweet dreams or total devastation.

All the small-town sugar, spice, and angsty goodness in one epic slow-burn romance. Remember to breathe as you watch Redhaven’s coldest man thaw for the little spark he’ll fight like mad to keep.

#WeekBlast: Exiles by L.J. Ambrosio @RABTBookTours #Giveaway

Fiction/Coming-of-age

Date Published: May 2024

Publisher: Film Valor

 

In this final chapter, Ron's story concludes from Reflections on the Boulevard (2023). Michael's wish was for Ron to exile himself in the heart of Paris with its beautiful culture and citizens as they protest and fight for the soul of the city. Ron's journey is met with life-affirming friendships and lessons along the way. The final book in the Reflections of Michael Trilogy, which started with A Reservoir Man (2022)

#BookTour: Someday Never Came by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette @RRBookTours1

Someday Never Came

Publication Date: July 2, 2024

Genre: Romance/ Military Romance

Found family
Military romance
Light spice
Second chance romance
Dual POV
All grown up Possessive MMC
One that got away
Snarky side characters
Fluffy - somewhat - dark -romance

One nickname flashing across my screen to drag me back into his tangled web. That one text sent me back to my hometown. A town full of heartache, secrets, and abandonment. Straight into the arms of the man I’ve always known was meant to be mine. Our story wasn’t over… The man who was standing in front of me now was a far cry from the boy I once knew. That boy who disappeared in the dead of night a decade earlier, leaving me with nothing but vague whispers of basic training, concerns of war, and the gut-wrenching feeling of betrayal. I had always believed in fate. Believed in what most would call a twin flame; soul tied… Any word that explained loving someone so intensely that nothing could ever break that connection to them. Jensen was all those things and more. I’d be damned if I missed our one last chance for someday. Even if all the promises falling from his lips might be from a soulmate who was never meant to be. 

#CoverReveal for The Heiress Auction by Evie Croft @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Heiress Auction

Series: The Heiress Merger #1

Author: Evie Croft

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Why Choose (MMFM)/Sword Crossing

Billionaire/Friends to Lovers/Age Gap

One Bed/Bachelorette Auction

Cover Design: Evie Croft

Release Date: August 14, 2024

BLURB

The last place I want to be is on stage at the exclusive bachelorette auction. All of Manhattan society is here. My anxiety level goes full on code red the moment the bidding starts.

Up first?

My nemesis. Gabriel Rothburn. Self-made billionaire tech tycoon.

Next?

My ex. Don’t worry about his name.

And then my crush joins the fray.

Alexander Hunt. Gabe’s best friend.

How high will the bidding go? And what will my protective best friend do when he discovers I’ve been sold off to two possessive billionaires?

Author’s Note: Three billionaires all falling for the same lucky woman? How’s a girl supposed to choose? Newsflash: she doesn’t have to in this steamy romp featuring one bed shenanigans, a surprise inheritance stipulation and a dash of age gap. Perfect for fans of rom-com, golden retriever heroes, and found family. Did I mention the secret maze make-outs, shopping sprees, and not-so-guilty pleasures?

#BookTour: Mated to the Wolves by Ophelia Black @RABTBookTours

Pack Pledged series Book 1

 

Paranormal Romance, Romantasy

Date Published: July 24th

 

What do my childhood bully, an ex, a shunned pack healer, and my deceased father’s best friend have in common?

They’re all part of the new clan I’m promised to. A prophecy from the pack witch sees me ripped from my college graduation, drugged, and brought home. Thrust into the spotlight of a pack that despised me for being the sole survivor of a house fire that ended two powerful bloodlines, I’m out of my element.

Forced to choose between the start of Ragnarök or my own desires, I embark on a journey with men I don’t want or trust. As the corruption and threats come from the shadows, the options become clear, find common ground or become pawns in a game far bigger than ourselves.

 Why does the greater good have to be so freaking painful?

#BookBlitz: The Echo on the Water by JA Huss @XpressoTours #Giveaway $250 gift card + signed copy of The Echo on the Water

The Echo on the Water
JA Huss
Publication date: July 25th 2024
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

Rosie Harlow is desperately seeking… well, she’s not sure. A romance would be nice but so would a dinner conversation with her pre-teen son. Too bad her boy is way too busy growing up to pay his mama any attention. Rosie never meant to swear off men and she’s not frigid—you don’t become a single mom at fifteen by being frigid—but this dry spell of hers has gotten out of hand and something must be done.

Enter Amon Parrish. Back in high school Amon was voted most likely to get caught with his pants down. He was a trouble maker. The quintessential bad boy. But twelve years away from home, traveling the world and working with Collin Creed doing super-secret (and somewhat illegal) things, changed all that. These days Amon Parrish is a brand-new, stand-up man.

And, to Rosie’s surprise, a romantic man as well. Because he has decided to court her. And this is not just any ordinary courting, either. It’s… well, a page ripped right out of a bodice ripper.

But everyone in Disciple, West Virginia has a secret in their past.

Even the cheerful, perpetually optimistic, and seemingly innocent, Rosie Harlow.

The Echo on the Water is a swooning plate of small-town fiction served up with a side of spice. It honors the themes of friends to lovers, found family, and is filled with bigger-than-life, morally-grey characters against a backdrop of the weird and wonderful.

INSIDE THE PAGES YOU WILL FIND:

Small Town Secrets

Charming Alpha Male

Friends to Lovers

Touch Her and Die

Morally Grey

Found Family

THIS BOOK WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AT NOOK, KOBO, AND APPLE ON PRE-ORDER and will release two days early at those distributors. It will go into Kindle Unlimited on the stated release day of July 25, 2024.

#BookBlitz: Wicked Suspicion by @Patti_OShea @XpressoTours #Giveaway $20 Amazon gift card

Wicked Suspicion
Patti O’Shea
(The Paladin League, #6)
Publication date: July 28th 2024
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

In the treacherous world of covert operations, Special Forces Sgt. Case “Lurch” Lundquist thrives on danger. Undercover as a gunrunner, he dances on the razor’s edge, avoiding rebel forces who hunt him relentlessly. But when his mission jeopardizes a woman’s life, he breaks the rules to protect her.

Nyx Templeton is no damsel in distress—usually. But this time, she’s out of her depth. She doesn’t trust the rugged mercenary who steps in, until she recognizes him from a picture she saw years earlier. He’s her brother’s best friend. She remains quiet, knowing one wrong word could cost him everything.

Case battles to stay focused, but Nyx is a distraction. When she boldly asks him to cash in her V-card, he can’t resist. It’s not just a yes—it’s a hell, yes!

But in the high-stakes game of arms dealing, every edge counts. Nyx unwittingly becomes a pawn, and Case must navigate a deadly web of betrayal to keep her safe. As shadows close in, their love becomes the ultimate weapon—one that could save them both or destroy everything they hold dear.

Wicked Suspicion is a gripping romantic suspense novel that combines heart-pounding action with sizzling chemistry. Readers will be on the edge of their seats as Case and Nyx fight for survival and love in a world where danger lurks around every corner.

Indulge in a protective Special Forces hero and a heroine who knows how to take care of herself, but can admit when she’s in over her head. This romantic suspense story features an experienced hero and an inexperienced heroine who is keeping her identity as his best friend’s little sister a secret.

#ReleaseBlitz for Fighting My Way Back by Jacob Chance @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Fighting My Way Back

Author: Jacob Chance

Genre: Dark MMA Sports Romance

Tropes: Age Gap, Hurt/Comfort, Grumpy Hero

Stalker, College Student, Tragic Past

Release Date: July 26, 2024

BLURB

After a brutal attack at college, I return home to heal over the summer.

Enter Silas: a former MMA champion with a scowl as permanent as his tattoos. Taking self-defense lessons from him feels like a step in the right direction.

With every training session, our bond strengthens, turning pain into passion and doubt into self-confidence. Before long, our self-control unravels and we cross lines we shouldn’t.

But my emotional wounds linger longer than the physical ones. How can I move beyond my tragic past to embrace the future I deserve?

#Teaser: Newton's First by Stephanie Burke & Areana Senoj @RABTBookTours

A Cyberpunk Novel

Motherboards & Magic, Book 1

 

Cyberpunk / Science Fiction

Date Published: August 2, 2024

 

Newton’s First Law: An object in motion remains in motion. Until an outside force screws it all up.

As a grieving child in a burned-out husk of a body, Asher Syphamus was given an impersonal room within the Company’s cold labs -- until he was offered a second chance with illegal and painful cybernetic augmentations. Now, after many decades of martial arts training and mental conditioning, Ash is the all powerful DPL’s top agent and never misses a target. Along with his beautiful, hyper-sexed purple partner, Vers, the unstoppable duo hunts down the most dangerous hackers and criminals for punishment or elimination.

Korya Funo is full of privileged DPL information downloaded into her brain. If caught, she would be deleted from the census. That keeps her running -- until her luck runs out in Paradise, Nevada. When she’s captured by Ash and Vers, Korya accidentally reveals the truth about Asher’s parents’ deaths, and then all hell breaks loose.

Now with all their lives on the line and the fate of the planet riding on their backs, they trio will show the world why Newton’s First Law is not to be screwed with.