#BookReview: Lost in the Broken Woods (Claimed by the Wolf, #1) by @lolaglassauthor @Booksprout

Synopsis: I helped an injured woman… and in return got pulled through a portal to a magical world and set in the path of a pack of wolf shifters searching for their mates. 

When they find me, one will claim me.

I probably should've asked the woman what it means to be claimed. I definitely should've asked her what mating entails, and if there's a way to get back to Earth.

But I didn't, she disappeared, and frankly, I'd rather not make it back home.

When the gorgeous pack leader finally catches me, he tells me I'm never going to leave his side… then bites me.

And suddenly, I'm lost in a forest called the Broken Woods, being dragged into a violent society of which I know nothing about.

I'm starting to feel like Little Red Riding Hood; but my big, bad wolf?

He's determined to win my heart.

Send help, because I'm going to need it.


*Each book in this steamy new adult fantasy romance series follows a different couple. They all have their own happily ever after, and can be read in any order.

Releasing November 1, 2023.

#BookReview: Not Your Property (The Steel Disciples, #2) by @Tyranni_Thomas @booksprout

Synopsis: They organized the hit on his mother and his wife. Now the mob has their hands on his sister, Trista and unless Makaveli is willing to join families and marry a mafia princess, she’ll be lost forever into the mob’s vast network of human trafficking.

He is the VP of the Steel Disciples, of course, he will do what he must...

He’ll marry Isabella, and he’ll make her pay for everything her family has done to him and his club.

…Assuming he survives her.

Not Your Property is a Dark MC Romance novel with an Antihero love interest and a badass heroine to put him in his place. This novel contains morally gray characters, intense steam, and found family. This is a Dark Romance novel and does have scenes detailing past abuse, please use your own discretion.

#BookBlitz: Love You Right by @jkentauthor @XpressoTours $25 Amazon gift card

Love You Right
Julia Kent
(Love You, Maine)
Publication date: April 26th 2022
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

A missed opportunity five years ago makes for an unexpected encounter now between two people meant for each other – but who square off in a very public battle of wills in the small town of Love You, Maine, where every day is Valentine’s Day. Can love conquer all in a town steeped in it?

Kell Luview refuses to be a sucker at love again. Five years ago, he left D.C. with his tail between his legs and his heart broken. Fiercely protective of his small town in rural Maine, he’s determined to save the family tree business and avoid his feelings at all costs, no matter how much he longs to solve the mystery of what happened in D.C.

L.A. native Rachel Hart hates being underestimated almost as much as she hates this small town. She has two goals on this trip: get out of the cheesy tourist trap of Love You, Maine with a completed business deal, and avoid running into Kell, her old friend from D.C. who never became an old flame because of a huge misunderstanding.

One that still aches.

When her rental car breaks down on a logging road and Kell comes to her rescue, it’s clear he’s a changed man – and not for the good. Grumpy and reserved, he pushes all her buttons, still stubbornly convinced she betrayed him all those years ago. He’s never forgiven her, and she’s never forgiven herself for carrying a torch for him.

An embarrassing incident gets the town gossip mill going when residents wrongly assume Kell and Rachel are the newest couple to find love in the most romantic place on Earth. But the townsfolk aren’t wrong for long…

As Rachel breaks through his defenses and charms the town, he faces his biggest fear: all those pesky feelings he’s been avoiding.

Because they’re all about Rachel now.

And maybe they always were.

Can Kell and Rachel fight their growing attraction in the one place in the world where you can’t avoid love?

If you’re looking for a fun read about enemies to lovers, forced proximity, heroines who get their comeuppance and sworn bachelors felled by unexpected true love, featuring a hot bearded lumberjack impervious to poison ivy, and a city-slicker, jaded career woman with a penchant for great coffee, set in a small town in New England – then this is your book.

Grab a cup of (properly good) coffee, a can of hot cocoa mix, a jar of Fluff and maybe some calamine lotion (just in case), and get your happymeter ready as you read the very first book in New York Times bestselling romantic comedy author Julia Kent’s Love You, Maine series – where love isn’t just a feeling – it’s a way of life.

 ✓Standalone
✓Enemies to Lovers
✓Small town romance
✓Lumberjack and city slicker outsider
… and a cat named Calamine

#CoverReveal for Until Mike by @mystathamwrites @boomfactorypub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Until Mike

A Happily Ever Alpha World Novel

Author: Mayra Statham

Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing, LLC

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: RBA Designs

Photographer: Emina Ros

Model: Luke Matthews

Release Date: November 3, 2023

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Mike Granger is a divorced single dad of twin teenage daughters. He’s worked hard to maintain a good relationship with not only his daughters but his ex-wife. Their blended family is what people consider the exception, not the rule. At thirty-eight, Mike’s given up hope of finding the one. He dates, but even then, he keeps women at arm’s length, never really allowing himself to get too close.

Natasha ‘Tasha’ Torres is a first grade teacher who has kissed her fair share of frogs that never, not once, turned into a prince. She wants to believe in love and happily ever afters, but it’s especially hard after her last breakup.

After Tasha almost gets Mike arrested due to a misunderstanding when he pretends to be someone he’s not, he shocks her by inviting her to dinner, and they spend an incredible night together.

Too bad she doesn’t hear from him after.

There are moments in life you can’t ignore. Moments where the world seems smaller than you could have ever imagined, almost like life is trying to give you hints about the one you should be with. But will Mike listen? Or will his ego get the best of him when he jumps to conclusions at every turn?

Get ready for a boom-tastic good time with this insta-love that reminds you love and family can look different for everyone!

Until Mike is part of Aurora Rose Reynolds' Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until December and Until July, then you will want to read Until Mike.

#CoverReveal for Worth the Shots by @hmorgeronauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Worth the Shots

Author: Heather M. Orgeron

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Tropes: Rock Star/Fake Relationship/Opposites Attract

Cover Design: Y'All. That Graphic.

Photographer: Wander Aguiar Photography

Model: Christian M.

Release Date: November 10, 2023

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HE’S COUNTRY MUSIC’S BAD BOY… COULD SHE BE THE GIRL TO FINALLY TAME HIM?

Born into a life of wealth and privilege, Veronica Vanderbilt has never wanted for anything. Aside from a man, that is…

Thanks to her overprotective father, Ronnie’s lovelife is non-existent.

Attending a prestigious music school in Nashville seems like the perfect solution. There, she can pursue her dreams and finally find someone to punch her V-card…

Enter Aiden Addams—a country rock god, whose reputation precedes him both on stage and in the bedroom. It’s hate at first sight, even if she does keep picturing him naked.

On the surface, the pair couldn’t be more different. But as it turns out, they each have something the other needs. She’s got the pristine image required to clean up his playboy rap. And he has the sexpertise to transform her into a temptress no man could resist.

But when the line between lust and love starts to blur, they’ll have to decide if risking their hearts is worth the shot…

#BookBlitz for Spook's Possession by @landisnikkiauth and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Spook's Possession

Series: Royal Bastards MC: Tonopah, NV #16

Author: Nikki Landis

Genres: Dark MC/Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Second Chance/Halloween Romance

Release Date: October 13, 2023

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A Royal Bastards MC / Royal Harlots Crossover

Spook:

She was the right girl at the right time.

Heather showed up at the lowest point in my life.

She saved me from ruin.

As a boy, I grew obsessed. As a man, I'm downright possessive.

Until one night when the past catches up and forces us apart.

My heart refuses to recover.

I need to fix this, but I’m running out of time.

Nothing is as it seems.

The devil likes to play tricks, especially on All Hallow's Eve.

I'm a Royal Bastards MC prospect, not a pawn in his game.

This Halloween, I'll prove I have what it takes to ride with the Reaper.

Then I'll claim my beautiful, wicked treat, and Heather will be mine.

Heather:

I was the right girl at the wrong time.

The story of my life.

Taken as a small child, I faced evil. My world shattered.

Rescued by a gang of bikers, it forever changed.

I became an MC princess who hid a dark secret.

When I met the new boy with a nervous tick and soulful eyes,

I knew he was the only one who could make me whole again.

But when the past returns and I'm forced to face my demons,

Can Spook save me from myself?

Spook's Possession is a dark Halloween romance that includes steamy scenes, biker slang, violence, and a paranormal REAPER twist. For best enjoyment, it is highly recommended that Devil's Ride, Violent Bones, and Jigsaw's Blayde are read before Spook's Possession.

#ReleaseBoost for The Craving by Karen Deen @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Craving

Author: Karen Deen

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Age Gap/Workplace Romance

Release Date: October 22, 2023

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My new client’s a nightmare.

Older, arrogant, and totally off limits.

Until one passionate night when he wasn’t…

His touch left me craving,

the one man I know I can’t have.

Nicholas Darby.

He’s successful, rich, and the most sought-after bachelor in London.

I’m sure the universe has put him in my life just to tantalize me,

because there is no way I would choose to want such a jerk.

I would walk away tomorrow if I didn’t need this job.

Fighting with him is sizzling foreplay.

Chemistry that can’t be ignored, and believe me, we try.

If we can’t get this fire that’s burning between us under control,

then we’ll both be walking away aching

for the one thing we both fear the most… love.

#CoverReveal for Fooling the Forward by Jacob Chance @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Fooling the Forward

Series: Charleston Coyotes #4

Author: Jacob Chance

Genre: Sports Romance (Hockey)

Tropes: Brother's Best Friend/Teammate

Opposites Attract/Forced Proximity

Cover Design: Dee Garcia, Black Widow Designs

Release Date: November 8, 2023

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Ryder Goode has been my celebrity crush since he signed on with the Charleston Coyotes. Watching him race around the ice has become a favorite pastime of mine.

Despite him being one of my brother’s teammates, we’ve never met. At least not until he cashes in on the prize he won in a charity auction—one weekend with me as his personal chef.

During those two days, every preconceived notion I have about him gets annihilated, leaving me wanting to learn more about the kind and generous man.

So when he asks me to stay on as his full-time chef, I accept. And when the two of us can’t keep our hands off each other, I warn him I’ll never fall for him.

Even though it’s too late—I already have.

Although I might be trying to fool the forward, it turns out, I’m only fooling myself.

#BookBlitz: Magic & Medicine by @olena_nikitin @XpressoTours $50 Amazon gift card

Magic Medicine
Olena Nikitin
(Amber Legends, #1)
Publication date: October 27th 2023
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance

Danger doesn’t lurk in the shadows. It barges in and smacks you in the face.

After years of working in the Emergency Department, Sara thought nothing could surprise her, but when the deceased victim of a stabbing opened his eyes and demanded his knife back, she knew her life had taken a bizarre turn.

Leszek had guarded the magic of the Nether before the first human set foot in his lands. His power was absolute, his authority unchallenged. The world might change, but even ruling from the shadow, no one, not even hardened criminals, dared to question his judgment.

When he was called to clean up the mess an unruly vampire caused in the hospital, Leszek barely contained his irritation when his power couldn’t make the stubborn doctor forget his existence. Instead, she looked him in the eye, challenging him to leave, and he listened.

Sara’s courage and audacity were intriguing, but her magic captivated him with its beauty. The magic she was unaware of. She may be human, but even humans have their uses, and Sara will soon learn there are consequences to capturing the undivided attention of the Tricity Mafia’s boss.

This fascinating woman might haunt his dreams, but Sara’s magic made her a target for a dangerous, emerging power, and Leszek has to decide if he will sacrifice her to save his domain.
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AMBER LEGENDS IS A SERIES OF STANDALONE BOOKS INSPIRED ON SLAVIC MYTHOLOGY AND THE LEGENDS OF POMERANIA. DARK PARANORMAL FANTASY WITH MATURE THEMES, INCLUDING GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, SWEAR WORDS, AND ON-PAGE INTIMACY. FOR MATURE 18+ AUDIENCE.

#BookBlitz: How it All Began by Fiona West @XpressoTours $25 Amazon gift card

How it All Began
Fiona West
Publication date: October 24th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Trust is like car keys: easy to lose and hard to get anywhere without it…

Evan only intended to strike up a casual conversation with the stunning blonde with Goldie Hawn looks–now he finds himself trying to cross paths with her on campus every chance he gets. But his water polo teammate appears to have damaged his chances with Farrah before he could even ask her out.

Farrah’s been out with players from the water polo team before–and it’s always ended in tears. The handsome medical student who wants to help her get revenge says he’s not like them…but there’s only one way to know for sure.

Will a trip to his hometown seal the deal or prove this player’s all washed up?

#BookBlitz: Amansun the Dragon Prince by Vincent Robinson @RABTBookTours

 

Amansun the Dragon Prince - Vol. 1

 

Young Adult Fantasy / Mythical

Date Published: ‎February 17, 2023

Publisher: Gatekeeper Press

 

High up in the Smoky Black Mountains, Amansun and his family live among the great colony of dragons who call the steep and jagged mountain range home. Though Amansun is the eldest of his dragon clutch, he often feels like an outcast, and he spends most of his time venturing to the Great Forest up North, where he finds peace and solitude. His life is one dreary day after another—until one day when he sets into motion something that impacts the entire colony, putting him and his family at odds with the rest of the dragons.

The elders of the colony decide to send Amansun on a perilous quest to remedy his mistake, but there is little hope he will succeed. Along the way, he encounters elves, dwarves, stone trolls, and centaurs, all of whom choose to either help or hinder in his quest; he travels farther than he thought possible, across the Barren Plains, past the Old Great Forest, and to a mysterious and dark final destination; and he faces questions about his morals and his place in the world.

All mysteries will be answered along the way, and a prophecy of old may even prove to be true. Only time will tell.