Sunday, December 30, 2018
Saturday, December 29, 2018
#BookReview: Bleak Harbor (Bleak Harbor #1) by Bryan Gruley

Title: Bleak Harbor
Series: Bleak Harbor #1
Author: Bryan Gruley
Genres: Adult, Thriller, Mystery
Pages: Hardcover, 378
Pub Date: December 1st 2018
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
Author: Bryan Gruley
Genres: Adult, Thriller, Mystery
Pages: Hardcover, 378
Pub Date: December 1st 2018
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
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Synopsis: Their son is gone. Deep down, they think they’re to blame.
Summertime in Bleak Harbor means tourists, overpriced restaurants, and the Dragonfly Festival. One day before the much-awaited and equally chaotic celebration, Danny Peters, the youngest member of the family that founded the town five generations ago, disappears.
When Danny’s mother, Carey, and stepfather, Pete, receive a photo of their brilliant, autistic, and socially withdrawn son tied to a chair, they fear the worst. But there’s also more to the story. Someone is sending them ominous texts and emails filled with information no one else should have. Could the secrets they’ve kept hidden—even from one another—have led to Danny’s abduction?
As pressure from the kidnapper mounts, Carey and Pete must face their own ugly mistakes to find their son before he’s taken from them forever.
Synopsis: Their son is gone. Deep down, they think they’re to blame.
Summertime in Bleak Harbor means tourists, overpriced restaurants, and the Dragonfly Festival. One day before the much-awaited and equally chaotic celebration, Danny Peters, the youngest member of the family that founded the town five generations ago, disappears.
When Danny’s mother, Carey, and stepfather, Pete, receive a photo of their brilliant, autistic, and socially withdrawn son tied to a chair, they fear the worst. But there’s also more to the story. Someone is sending them ominous texts and emails filled with information no one else should have. Could the secrets they’ve kept hidden—even from one another—have led to Danny’s abduction?
As pressure from the kidnapper mounts, Carey and Pete must face their own ugly mistakes to find their son before he’s taken from them forever.
#BookBlitz: The Cowboy’s Forgetful Bride by @leslienorthbook @XpressoTours #Giveaway
The Cowboy’s Forgetful Bride
Leslie North
(Brothers of the Cooper Ranch, #1)
Publication date: December 27th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Bella Whitmore is the heir to the Whitmore Shipping fortune. Refusing to be pigeon-holed into the socialite box, Bella has worked her entire life to show her father that she can be the son he never had and take over the Whitmore Shipping Empire. So when she wakes up, on a ranch in Montana, missing the memories of the last month of her life, you’d think that would be the worst case scenario. And it is…until she realizes the devil she’d worked so hard to avoid for the last year is now her husband.
Sawyer Cooper knows he’s a devil. Handsome, charismatic, and with an eye for feeding people’s vices, Sawyer’s reinvented himself as a shark in the business world, but very few realize that he’s actually a Cooper of the Country Coop fortune. But rather than resting on the laurels (and red-neck reputation) of Country Coop, Sawyer wants to show the world exactly how important farming can be. To do this, he needs Bella Whitmore’s help. Every bit as beautiful as her name suggests, and smarter than everyone else in the room, Sawyer knows that she could make his dreams come true, both inside and outside of the bedroom. And after a year of pursuing her, she’s finally said yes — to everything.
But after a horseback riding accident, Bella’s brain has reset back to the beginning, and Sawyer was never good at starting a game over. Especially not after he’d already won. Now, Sawyer needs to figure out how to woo her for a second time. Because this time around it’s not just his professional pride on the line: it’s his heart.
Friday, December 28, 2018
#BookBlitz: The Dating Alternative by @AuthorJWoodhull @XpressoTours #Giveaway
The Dating Alternative
Jennifer Woodhull
Publication date: December 26th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
She’s so over dating. He wants to be her alternative.
Max has crushed on Brie for as long as he’s known her but the timing was never right. When he finds out they’re finally single at the same time, he’s poised to move from friend zone to serious dating… until he finds out she’s only looking for something physical. He offers his services in hopes she’ll come around.
Just when things are starting to go his way, a shocking turn of events snatches her from his grasp. Now he has to resurrect the life he thought he’d left behind to help the woman he’s falling in love with before it’s too late.
A sweet, funny, sexy romance, The Dating Alternative launches everywhere December 26th.
#BookTour: BENEATH THE LIGHTHOUSE by @JulieanneLynch @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway

Title: Beneath the Lighthouse
Author: Julieanne Lynch
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal
Pages: Paperback, 304 pages
Pub Date: June 2018
Publisher: Vesuvian Books
Book Source: Jean Book Nerd
My Rating: 4 Stars
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal
Pages: Paperback, 304 pages
Pub Date: June 2018
Publisher: Vesuvian Books
Book Source: Jean Book Nerd
My Rating: 4 Stars
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Synopsis: SOME SECRETS ARE MADE TO BE UNCOVERED.
Sixteen-year-old Jamie McGuiness’s sister is dead. Sinking into a deep depression, he frequents the lighthouse where her body was discovered, unaware of the sinister forces surrounding him.
When an angry spirit latches onto Jamie, he’s led down a dark and twisted path, one that uncovers old family secrets, destroying everything Jamie ever believed in.
Caught between the world of the living and the vengeful dead, Jamie fights the pull of the other side. It’s up to Jamie to settle old scores or no one will rest in peace—but, first, he has to survive.
Synopsis: SOME SECRETS ARE MADE TO BE UNCOVERED.
Sixteen-year-old Jamie McGuiness’s sister is dead. Sinking into a deep depression, he frequents the lighthouse where her body was discovered, unaware of the sinister forces surrounding him.
When an angry spirit latches onto Jamie, he’s led down a dark and twisted path, one that uncovers old family secrets, destroying everything Jamie ever believed in.
Caught between the world of the living and the vengeful dead, Jamie fights the pull of the other side. It’s up to Jamie to settle old scores or no one will rest in peace—but, first, he has to survive.
Thursday, December 27, 2018
#BookReview: Little Heroes: Inventors Who Changed the World by Heidi Poelman, Kyle Kershner (Illustrations)

Title: Inventors Who Changed the World
Series: Little Heroes
Author: Heidi Poelman, Kyle Kershner (Illustrations)
Genres: Children's, Learning
Pages: Board Book, 20
Pub Date: September 1st 2018
Publisher: Familius
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 5 Stars
Author: Heidi Poelman, Kyle Kershner (Illustrations)
Genres: Children's, Learning
Pages: Board Book, 20
Pub Date: September 1st 2018
Publisher: Familius
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 5 Stars
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Synopsis: From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Little Heroes: Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Mary Sherman Morgan, and Nikola Tesla. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.
Synopsis: From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Little Heroes: Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Mary Sherman Morgan, and Nikola Tesla. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.
#BookBlitz: For the Blood by @authordcassidy @XpressoTours #Giveaway
For the Blood
Debbie Cassidy
(For the Blood, #1)
Publication date: December 27th 2018
Genres: Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Romance, Urban Fantasy
Stay alive at all costs. No attachments, no looking back, no emotion.
The last thing my father gave me was a key. No explanation, no details, just a key. The last thing he asked of me was to take the key to a set of co-ordinates. But survival in a fallen world filled with Feral isn’t easy. The Fangs and the Claws, once upstanding members of society are now slave to the virus, hunting indiscriminately under a perpetually full moon.
There is no hope. There is no haven. Not alone. Not until them.
They are a new breed of monster—beasts of both fang and fur. Unaffected by the sickness, they crave only one thing, and it runs through my veins. Survive, my father said. Look out for no one except yourself. But sometimes the only way to survive is to make attachments. Sometimes the only way to live is to accept a dance with death. And right now, for me, the path to survival is in the blood.
Here’s to hoping it doesn’t kill me.
The Vampire Diaries meets The Walking Dead in this Post-Apocalyptic Urban Fantasy with a slow burn Why Choose romance
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
#ComicReview: Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia: Two Worlds Enter, One Leaves! by Matthew Entin, Edward Kuehnel, Dan Schkade

Title: Two Worlds Enter, One Leaves!
Series: Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia
Author: Matthew Entin, Edward Kuehnel, Dan Schkade
Genres: Comics
Pages: Paperback, 26
Pub Date: May 19th 2018
Publisher: Suspicious Behavior Productions
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
Series: Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia
Author: Matthew Entin, Edward Kuehnel, Dan Schkade
Genres: Comics
Pages: Paperback, 26
Pub Date: May 19th 2018
Publisher: Suspicious Behavior Productions
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
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Synopsis: While professional wrestler Rory Landell drowns his sorrows off the grid, Earth is on the receiving end of a nasty surprise.
Synopsis: While professional wrestler Rory Landell drowns his sorrows off the grid, Earth is on the receiving end of a nasty surprise.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
#ComicReview: Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia: Date with Destiny! by Edward Kuehnel, Matt Entin

Title: Date with Destiny!
Series: Invasion from Planet Wrestletopia
Author: Edward Kuehnel, Matt Entin, Mariah Huehner
Genres: Comics
Pages: Paperback, 36
Pub Date: August 6th 2017
Publisher: Suspicious Behavior Productions
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
Author: Edward Kuehnel, Matt Entin, Mariah Huehner
Genres: Comics
Pages: Paperback, 36
Pub Date: August 6th 2017
Publisher: Suspicious Behavior Productions
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 3 Stars
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Synopsis: When a disgruntled professional wrestler declares himself “galactic champion of the universe” an alien planet of wrestlers sees it as an act of war!
A whopping THIRTY-TWO page megaextravaganza of a comic book kicks off this series with art by Dan Schkade, colors by Marissa Louise and lettering by A Larger World Studios. Designed by Fred Chao. Created & Written by award-winning writers Matt Entin & Ed Kuehnel.
Synopsis: When a disgruntled professional wrestler declares himself “galactic champion of the universe” an alien planet of wrestlers sees it as an act of war!
A whopping THIRTY-TWO page megaextravaganza of a comic book kicks off this series with art by Dan Schkade, colors by Marissa Louise and lettering by A Larger World Studios. Designed by Fred Chao. Created & Written by award-winning writers Matt Entin & Ed Kuehnel.
#BookBlitz: Fool’s Folly by @OpheliaDragons @XpressoTours #Giveaway
Fool’s Folly
Ophelia Bell
(Fate’s Fools #2)
Publication date: December 18th 2018
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Don’t f*ck with Fate.
Deva Rainsong has found her dragon soul, but she still feels incomplete. As a chimera, bred in a lab from the blood of all four higher races and human blood combined, it will take no less than a fragment of a soul from all five races to complete hers.
Yet even as she starts to believe that she can finally be complete and all her powers awakened, her hopes are dashed when the second soul gift she receives comes with unexpected side effects. And to top it off Fate itself has redoubled efforts to seek out and destroy all the members of the bloodline.
Fate doesn’t like loose ends, and Deva’s very existence is upsetting the balance. Will she be able to strike a compromise or be forced to run to escape Fate’s wrath?
Monday, December 24, 2018
#BookReview: Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden

Title: Inventing Victoria
Author: Tonya Bolden
Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Pages: Hardcover, 272
Pub Date: January 8th 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 1 DNF
Genres: Young Adult, Historical Fiction
Pages: Hardcover, 272
Pub Date: January 8th 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 1 DNF
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Synopsis: In a searing historical novel, Tonya Bolden illuminates post-Reconstruction America in an intimate portrait of a determined young woman who dares to seize the opportunity of a lifetime.
As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants.
Until she meets a lady named Dorcas Vashon, the richest and most cultured black woman she's ever encountered. When Dorcas makes Essie an offer she can't refuse, she becomes Victoria. Transformed by a fine wardrobe, a classic education, and the rules of etiquette, Victoria is soon welcomed in the upper echelons of black society in Washington, D. C. But when the life she desires is finally within her grasp, Victoria must decide how much of herself she is truly willing to surrender.
Synopsis: In a searing historical novel, Tonya Bolden illuminates post-Reconstruction America in an intimate portrait of a determined young woman who dares to seize the opportunity of a lifetime.
As a young black woman in 1880s Savannah, Essie's dreams are very much at odds with her reality. Ashamed of her beginnings, but unwilling to accept the path currently available to her, Essie is trapped between the life she has and the life she wants.
Until she meets a lady named Dorcas Vashon, the richest and most cultured black woman she's ever encountered. When Dorcas makes Essie an offer she can't refuse, she becomes Victoria. Transformed by a fine wardrobe, a classic education, and the rules of etiquette, Victoria is soon welcomed in the upper echelons of black society in Washington, D. C. But when the life she desires is finally within her grasp, Victoria must decide how much of herself she is truly willing to surrender.
#BookBlitz: A Caribbean Christmas by Olivia Noble @XpressoTours #Giveaway
A Caribbean Christmas
Olivia Noble
Publication date: December 21st 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Catherine Duncan is down on her luck.
Life is stressful enough for the hardworking single mom when she gets unexpectedly fired from her job. Right before Christmas. But her sister is there to cheer her up, with a gift of a vacation to Jamaica, to take her mind off all the stress.
Enter Derek—tall, dark, handsome, and everything Cathy needs to refresh her weary spirits, and have some fun for the first time in forever.
But Derek is not all that he seems.
A businessman with an overbearing father, he ropes Cathy into a fake fiancée agreement that promises to end her financial troubles. Feeling skeptical, but desperate for the money, Cathy wonders if this sexy man will end up turning her Jamaican vacation into a perfect paradise, or a complete nightmare…
Sunday, December 23, 2018
#BookBlitz: Once Upon the Longest Night Collection @XpressoTours #Giveaway
Once Upon the Longest Night
Publication date: December 21st 2018
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
The longest night. A vampire’s delight.
The winter solstice, a time of birth and rebirth, life and death, waning light and rising darkness. A time when those who flee the sun and crave the taste of blood find their greatest solace.But one never knows what the longest night might hold.
Once Upon the Longest Night, a collection of adult paranormal romances, features eight novelettes of lovers and their battles against one of the greatest legends of our time: the vampire. A 15th-century seaman and the love of his life come face to face with a vengeful manjasang. In ancient Rome, a hunted priestess captured by a loyal centurion offers her aid to the enemy. With the help of a handsome Royal courier, a reluctant Romanian princess braves the curse flowing within her noble blood. Danger awaits when a vampire in the far reaches of North Dakota must endure the lethal cold to protect the woman she loves. And in a future New York, a broken general returns home for the Longest Night Ball where he meets a young male witch who might change his life forever.
This anthology combines vampire mythos and affairs of the heart with the sacred symbolism and magic of the winter season.
Sit back and let us tell you a tale. Welcome to the Longest Night.
Heat levels: Sweet to erotic.
#BookReview: Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan

Title: Watch Us Rise
Author: Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Feminism
Pages: Hardcover, 400
Pub Date: February 12th 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 1 Star DNF
Genres: Young Adult, Contemporary, Feminism
Pages: Hardcover, 400
Pub Date: February 12th 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury YA
Book Source: Publisher
My Rating: 1 Star DNF
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Synopsis: Jasmine and Chelsea are sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post everything online—poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial macroaggressions she experiences—and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by online trolls. When things escalate, the principal shuts the club down. Jasmine and Chelsea will risk everything for their voices—and those of other young women—to be heard.
Synopsis: Jasmine and Chelsea are sick of the way women are treated even at their progressive NYC high school, so they decide to start a Women's Rights Club. They post everything online—poems, essays, videos of Chelsea performing her poetry, and Jasmine's response to the racial macroaggressions she experiences—and soon they go viral. But with such positive support, the club is also targeted by online trolls. When things escalate, the principal shuts the club down. Jasmine and Chelsea will risk everything for their voices—and those of other young women—to be heard.










