#ReleaseBlitz for I Could Never by @PenelopeAuthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: I Could Never

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Forbidden Romance/Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: August 21, 2023

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new forbidden, enemies-to-lovers story…

It all started with an unexpected phone call.

Two years after my fiancé passed away in an accident, his father died suddenly, leaving Brad’s adult, special-needs brother with no one to care for him.

The next thing I knew, I was on a cross-country drive to New Hampshire where I’d be moving in to look after Scottie until I could get him into a group home.

The last thing I ever expected?

I wouldn’t be taking care of him alone.

Josh Mathers, my fiance’s best friend—who also happened to be my sworn enemy—insisted he was the better person for the job. He told me to go back to California, and I told him where he could stick that demand.

Our disdain for each other wasn’t anything new. It dated back to a text I’d accidentally read years ago.

We hated each other. But we both loved Scottie, so neither of us budged.

Now we were living together in a tiny house—with one available bedroom. Thank goodness it was only temporary.

Over time, I realized the broody jerk I thought I knew was different than I’d imagined.

I found myself slowly growing attached to someone I once considered the enemy…and growing attracted to him.

Sure, both of us were guilt-ridden over Brad. We were also two grown people with pent-up frustration toward one another—stuck in a cabin in the woods.

But this was Josh.

I could never.

#PreorderBlitz for Protect My Heart by @KatBaxter9 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Protect My Heart

Series: Saddle Creek TX: The Whitmores #1

Author: Kat Baxter

Genre: Steamy Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Best Friend's Sister/Age Gap/Forbidden Love

Release Date: August 28, 2023

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Fletcher

I’m a rule-follower, by nature, and I never set out to cause conflict. Until Daphne Whitmore. The truth is, she’s my best friend’s younger sister and therefore she’s off-limits, completely forbidden. I’ve never wanted a woman more. I know that one taste of her will never be enough, especially after I steal a very public kiss. Now I’m committed to claiming her as my own.

Daphne

Thanks to my three overbearing brothers and our widowed father, I’ve been protected and shielded my entire life. I’m ready for a taste of freedom. So the last thing I want is a bossy fireman who thinks he belongs in my life. One fiery kiss seals the deal though, now my heart is a goner. But am I ready to sacrifice my newfound freedom for a love that promises to consume me?

#BookTour: Mexican Sunset by Rick Jebb @RABTBookTours

The Vision Quest of a Modern Day Explorer

Memoir

Date Published: May 26, 2022

Publisher: MindStir Media

 

 

After the unexpected death of his thirty-eight-year-old stepfather, fourteen-year-old Rick embarks on a five-year journey that begins in the Midwest's Edenic Driftless Area canoeing a mysterious wild river in eastern Iowa.

While embracing the idealism of the 1970s counterculture, he seeks to discover himself in pursuit of his escapism. Amidst the backdrop of reconstructing his deconstructed Christian faith, sharing adventures with friends, his interior conversation gives a glimpse into the author's inner growth during these years. If anything kept him moving forward, it was the delusion of his magical thinking: his imagination and wanting, and the wandering search through the looking glass of his impressionistic mind, slicing through glacial meltwaters of northern forests in a canoe and other evocative childhood memories.

On Colorado's high chaparral, just as he begins to reconcile his industrialist roots with his curious artist's soul, Rick falls in love with a girl from Sinaloa, Mexico. After high school, he hitchhikes back and forth across the country, visiting old friends before returning to Mexico to find the girl. Traveling the back roads of Mexico with new friends, looking down from the top of an active volcano, and taking a dangerous acid trip at the edge of Cholula's Great Pyramid, he comes to see his life's trajectory reflected in the struggles of his ancestors and buried in the secrets of Mexico's past.

#BookReview: Sufi Stories of Wisdom, Calm, and Wondrous Mystique by SagaTellers

Synopsis: Discover the wisdom and devotion of the Sufi mystics in this captivating hagiography. Through a skillful weaving of anecdotes from tradition and history, this book of Sufi Stories brings to life some of the most revered figures in Sufism. 

From their emphasis on love for God to their unwavering commitment to Salah, the Sufis were true embodiments of devotion. But their message went beyond fear and obligation – it was one of positivity, hope, and love. Through their stories, we are reminded of the infinite love of God and the contentment that comes from a life of piety. 

With each Sufi story in this book, I hope to spark a sense of wonder that awakens the reader’s heart and mind to the transformative power of this rich tradition. My hope is that these Sufi Stories will offer a guiding light for all of us towards greater spiritual understanding.

#BookTour: My MVP and ME by Lisa Locklin @RABTBookTours

 

Based on a True Story

Children's Book

Date Published: June 27, 2023

Illustrator: Amanda Ravensdale

Publisher: Clay Bridges

 

Four-year-old Ross admires his older cousin, Eric, and wants to be just like him. And for good reason—Eric is an excellent role model, a superhero in Ross’s eyes. In My MVP and Me, Ross asks his mom to make him just like Eric. With a little help from his mom, Ross learns that the activities he enjoys with Eric such as playing football, body-slamming, and laughing are just a small part of what it means to be an MVP. Ross learns that he can follow the example of Eric’s attitudes and actions without being just like him in every way: heroes come in all shapes, sizes, and colors!

#CoverReveal for Until Beckett by C.N. Marie writing as Sophia Nixs @boomfactorypub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Until Beckett

A Happily Ever Alpha World Novel

Author: C.N. Marie writing as Sophia Nixs

Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing, LLC

Genre: Contemporary MM Romance

Tropes: Best Friends to Lovers/Coming Out/Single Dad

Cover Design: RBA Designs

Release Date: August 25, 2023

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My world shattered at the loss of my wife. In the matter of minutes, I was a widower and a single father.

In the midst of my heartache, Beckett moved in to help me with my daughter. If it wasn’t for him, I’d have succumbed to my grief.

He was there to help me through it all, being the support I needed.

One surprise kiss changes everything.

It sends me running, trying to escape the overwhelming confusion. Not only about my feelings but with my sexuality.

I’d never thought of Beckett as anything other than my best friend.

Running away was never the answer. It didn’t help me understand what happened, all it did was make things worse.

But Beckett isn’t a man to let things lie. He chases after me, determined to face the feelings we both have.

I never thought I’d find love again. I didn’t think happiness was on the cards for me…Until Beckett.

Until Beckett is part of Aurora Rose Reynolds's Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until November, then you will want to read Until Beckett.

#CoverReveal for CHAMPION by Michelle Mankin @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: CHAMPION

Author: Michelle Mankin
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Tropes: Forbidden/Age Gap/Best Friend's Dad

Cover Design (eBook): Lori Jackson Designs &

Danielle Leigh

Cover Design (Full Wrap): Lori Jackson Designs

Photographer: Michelle Lancaster

Release Date: August 31, 2023

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The winningest—not to mention most arrogant—quarterback in football history, Champion Valentine gets what he wants when and how he wants it, except when it involves a certain exotic dancer.

Electra Miller’s life is the opposite of charmed. One terrible tragic night, she lost everything that meant anything to her. Forced to abandon her dream, she works hard as the headliner at Fantasy. Stripping isn’t Juilliard, but it pays the rent and no one there asks uncomfortable questions about her past. Her secrets remain her own, even her crush on the blond, blue-eyed, and gorgeous Texas Lonestars QB.

Champion wants Electra.

Electra wants Champion just as badly, though she can never admit it. The secrets she keeps aren’t only her own.

What happens when a living legend who doesn’t know how to take no for an answer meets a beautiful dancer eighteen years younger than him who just can't tell him yes?

You guessed it.

Game on.

One with an outcome that might change everything and not just for the two of them.

#ReleaseBoost for Bitter Enemies by @VeraHollins and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Bitter Enemies

Series: Hurtful Love #2

Author: Vera Hollins

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/High School Romance

Release Date: August 11, 2023

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Three weeks ago, Carter and I had managed to find each other again. We’d managed to conquer hate and give in to the all-consuming feelings that had always existed between us. Life was perfect at last.

Until the next day, when everything came crashing down.

Separated by tragedy and the terrible truth surrounding the death of Carter’s mom, Carter and I couldn’t feel further apart, fighting every step of the way and prolonging the cycle of hatred between us.

But that’s the thing about hate built on the back of love. The more you try to hate, the more love wants to persist, and with every encounter, my heart bleeds ever more for him, refusing to consider him my enemy.

Soon enough, the lines between us blur.

But he’s already broken my heart twice. Getting close to him yet again would be a mistake.

Unless we can learn how to conquer our demons, despite it all, and finally let our love prevail.

#CoverReveal: The Cruel Dark by Bea Northwick @RRBookTours1 #RRBookTours

The Cruel Dark

Expected Publication Date: October 31, 2023

Genre: Gothic Romance

Millicent Foxboro is haunted.

Not by ghosts, but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty of her future. After all, even in the progressive year of 1928, most people would balk at hiring a woman who’d spent two months in a mental ward for traumatic amnesia. So when an uncommon assistantship to a reclusive Professor of mythology falls into her lap with an ungodly salary attached, her desperation for stability overrides her cautious nature.

To Millie’s dismay, the widowed Professor Callum Hughes and his estate, Willowfield, are more than she bargained for. The once magnificent home, known for its sprawling gardens and dazzling parties, is falling to pieces after the death of the professor’s fragile wife. What’s more, the staff has been reduced to the only three people not frightened away by rumors of ghosts, leaving the halls empty and languishing in bitter memories.

The professor himself is a grim, intense man with unclear expectations, unpredictable moods, and hungry eyes that ignite Millie’s own dormant passions. The closer she finds herself drawn to Professor Hughes and his strange world of flowers and folklore, the more the house closes in, threatening to reveal her secrets. But the professor is keeping secrets of his own and the most dangerous of all is hers to discover.

#BookReview: Rook by @willothewords @AlgonquinYR @HachetteUS Exclusive Preorder Offer!!!!!!

Synopsis: This standalone adventure set in the world of the  New York Times  bestselling Jackaby series brims with humor, heart, and—of course—a hefty dose of supernatural mayhem.
 
Abigail Rook never intended to be the mortal bridge between the human and supernatural world. But now, the power of the Sight--and all the chaos that comes with seeing the essential truth of everything, every human, fairy, werewolf, enchanted slip of paper, and municipal building, at all times--is hers alone. With this overwhelming new gift, she should be able to solve crimes and help New Fiddleham, New England find calm in its supernatural chaos. 

The only problem? She has no idea what she’s doing.
 
And New Fiddleham isn't waiting for Abigail to be ready. Local witches and other magical beings are going missing, as tensions between human and supernatural residents curdle into a hatred that could tear the city apart. Abigail's fiance, Charlie, works alongside her to unravel the magical disappearances, but as a shapeshifter, he's under threat as well. Then Abigail's parents appear, ready to take her back to England and marry her off to someone she's never met. Abigail has no choice but to follow her Sight, her instincts, and any clues she can find to track a culprit who is trying destroy everything she holds dear.
 

#BookReview: Faraway and Forever: More Stories by Nancy Joie Wilkie @booksforwardpr

Synopsis: This collection of novelettes takes the reader from the not-to-distant future to a time when travel between worlds is a common occurrence. Each stop along mankind’s journey outward to the stars is accompanied by a deeper look inward—from examining how extraterrestrial beings might use our own biology against us, to whether a human consciousness can survive in a virtual environment, to how wishes are really granted. Original and thought provoking, these stories—which include an interstellar religious thriller involving a second coming of Christ—will stimulate the intellect and engage the imagination.