#ReleaseBlitz for Dishing Up Love by @kaylathebiblio @boomfactorypub and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (Caraway Cookware Set + 10 ecopies of Dishing Up Love)

Title: Dishing Up Love

Author: K.D. Robichaux
Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing LLC

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 13, 2020

Blurb

One hot chef

One beautiful woman

One chance encounter

Mix and dish up some love

Erin Bazzara is living life to the fullest as a single woman in New Orleans and making a name for herself as one of the top psychologists in the state of Louisiana. Years ago, she swore off men after receiving devastating news, news that proved her fiancé didn’t care about the rule “in sickness and in health.” It also proved he didn’t really care about her.

Good riddance, who needs a man anyway? Not her. Not ever again.

Or so she thought, until she literally runs into a certain world-renowned chef who looks at her like she might be his next four-course meal.

Chef Curtis Rockwell, host of the award-winning Chef To Go, never knows who the next participant on his show will be. State to state, city to city, he scours grocery store aisles each episode, looking for the perfect stranger to go home with so he can teach them how to cook a gourmet meal. It’s always been just a part of his job, a job he loves but still a job…

Then he spots her. The perfect participant. The perfect woman. A woman not even his dreams could have conjured up.

Now, all he has to do is prove the heat between them won’t just sizzle out like yesterday’s flambé.

#BookBlitz: Requiem (Roseblood, #3) by Emily Shore @XpressoTours

Requiem
Emily Shore
(Roseblood, #3)
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

TWILIGHT meets GAME OF THRONES

There is no rest for Reina Caraway. After a new foe arrives in Le Couvènte, he wipes the young Queen’s memory and transports her to Germany where she lands right in the middle of an ages-old clan war.

Between advanced training of her creator abilities, Council meetings, typical territorial disputes, and wedding planning, Reina is looking forward to rest. Rest that won’t come. 

When a mysterious stranger arrives in Le Couvènte and succeeds in erasing Reina’s memory, he abducts her to Germany, landing her right in the middle of three powerful vampire clans. With flashbacks haunting her, Reina longs for something familiar even if it leads her to a dark, roguish vampire intent on seducing her. 

Desperate to find his Queen and sister, Heath goes undercover as a spy for the conniving, Calabria, leader of the second most powerful clan with eyes on the highest clan throne. Meanwhile, Reina attracts the attention of the top clan leader, Marius, who is determined to claim her and her blood. But warring clans are the least of her concerns compared to a demonic vampire hellbent on devouring the creator Queen and her infinite powers. 

Queen Reina’s trials take a dark and deadly turn in Requiem, the third installment in the Roseblood Series. After her downfall, will she rise from the ashes? 

#BookReview: The Witch's Kind by Louisa Morgan

Synopsis: From the author of A Secret History of Witches comes an absorbing tale of love, sacrifice, family ties, and magic, set in the Pacific Northwest in the aftermath of World War II.

Barrie Anne Blythe and her aunt Charlotte have always known that the other residents of their small coastal community find them peculiar -- two women living alone on the outskirts of town. It is the price of concealing their strange and dangerous family secret.

But two events threaten to upend their lives forever. The first is the arrival of a mysterious abandoned baby with a hint of power like their own. The second is the sudden reappearance of Barrie Anne's long-lost husband -- who is not quite the man she thought she married.

Together, Barrie Anne and Charlotte must decide how far they are willing to go to protect themselves -- and the child they think of as their own -- from suspicious neighbors, the government, and even their own family... 

#CoverReveal for Caught Up In You by @ClaireHastings_ and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (signed paperback of Can't Fight This Feeling)

Title: Caught Up In You

Series: Indigo Royal Resort #2

Author: Claire Hastings

Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Cover Couture
Release Date: August 24, 2020

Blurb

Leona Filipe loves her job. As the head of housekeeping at the luxurious Indigo Royal Resort on St. Thomas, USVI, she has seen it all and has the wild stories to prove it. She works with her best friends, is close enough to see her family often, and has the perfect friends-with-benefits relationship. Life is pretty damn amazing. Except for the two weeks each year that Cullen Cruz stays at the resort. He is the only man who can get under her skin. But that is all he’s getting under. She made that mistake years ago, and it will never happen again.

Fresh off the news of his “retirement” from football, Cullen Cruz cannot wait to get to the Indigo Royal for his annual retreat before returning to England to figure out what’s next. Only this year, it’s been turned into a “working vacation” by his agent, who volunteered Cullen to run a skills camp for local kids. While that wouldn’t normally sit well, extending the trip to teach some kids how to kick a ball does mean two more weeks getting to see the woman he hasn’t been able to stop thinking about since their first, and last, encounter ten years ago.

When fate forces these two to confront what happened between them that night all those years ago, they find that there is more to each other than they realized, and that maybe they don’t annoy each other as much as they thought...

#BookReview: The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Trilogy #3) by S.A. Chakraborty

Synopsis: “No series since George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire has quite captured both palace intrigue and the way that tribal infighting and war hurt the vulnerable the most.” —Paste Magazine

The final chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.

Daevabad has fallen.

After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people.

But the bloodletting and loss of his beloved Nahri have unleashed the worst demons of Dara’s dark past. To vanquish them, he must face some ugly truths about his history and put himself at the mercy of those he once considered enemies.

Having narrowly escaped their murderous families and Daevabad’s deadly politics, Nahri and Ali, now safe in Cairo, face difficult choices of their own. While Nahri finds peace in the old rhythms and familiar comforts of her human home, she is haunted by the knowledge that the loved ones she left behind and the people who considered her a savior are at the mercy of a new tyrant. Ali, too, cannot help but look back, and is determined to return to rescue his city and the family that remains. Seeking support in his mother’s homeland, he discovers that his connection to the marid goes far deeper than expected and threatens not only his relationship with Nahri, but his very faith.

As peace grows more elusive and old players return, Nahri, Ali, and Dara come to understand that in order to remake the world, they may need to fight those they once loved . . . and take a stand for those they once hurt. 

#CoverReveal for Steel by @serenaakeroyd and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Steel

Series: A Dark and Dirty Sinners' MC #4

Author: Serena Akeroyd

Genre: Dark & Dirty MC Romance
Cover Design: Jay Aheer, Simply Defined Art

Release Date: August 18, 2020

Blurb

Steel's a prick. 

He stole my heart when I was a kid, and ever since, he's refused to let go. He's clung to me, even as he pushed me away, and I'm tired of it.

I'm over it, and over him. Of the games we play together, the endless waltz of him hurting me to shove distance between us. 

So I'm out of there. 

My future is medicine. If I turn into a crazy cat lady, then so be it. I'm good with that. At least Mrs. Biggins can't hurt my heart when she poops in my shoes... 

Of course, Mrs. Biggins doesn't kiss like Steel either. 

One kiss. 

That's all we've had together, and it haunts me. My nights, my days, my waking moments, my sleeping ones. A single kiss. Where everything, the stars included, aligned and just felt right. 

But Steel isn't mine to have... by his choice. And I've dealt with that. For years. So when he suddenly changes his mind? What am I supposed to do? Just fall at his feet? 

I don't think so. 

Find out if Steel and Stone can ever be together in STEEL, book four of A Dark & Dirty Sinners' MC series.

#BookBlitz: Discover Your Passion Release Your Power by Johnny Cavazos, MD @RABTBookTours

The Authentic Self, Book 2

Non Fiction  / Self-Help

Release Date: July 1, 2020

Publisher: Deaf Dog Publishing

75 million people in this country, or half of the working population, would change jobs or careers in a heartbeat if given the choice. Are you one of them?

Why are we so unhappy in our work lives? Do you feel like you are just trying to survive the daily grind during the week, just so you can get to the weekend? Is it hard for you just getting out of bed so you can get to a job that seems like sheer drudgery? How do we find the spark that seems to be missing in our lives?

We all want more energy and want to be excited about our jobs and the things we are spending time and energy on, but yet it seems clear that there is a pervasive lack of enthusiasm, drive or energy in the people around us at home and in our jobs. People seem to be going about their lives unplugged and unengaged in the spiritual power and unique energy given to each and every one of us. Power and energy lie within our unique, God given passion.

#CoverReveal for Troublemaker by Kayley Loring @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Troublemaker

Author: Kayley Loring

Genre: Steamy Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Kari March Designs
Photo: Regina Wamba

Release Date: August 13, 2020

Blurb

TO: Alex Vega

FROM: Emilia Stiles

SUBJECT: Hello

Dear Mr. Vega,

I felt it necessary to follow up on today’s meeting, since we weren’t able to speak candidly in front of your son.

I was shocked to discover that you are Ryder’s dad. Given that your ex-wife will be out of the country for a while and you are currently his primary caregiver, I’m sure you understand why we need to establish boundaries and etiquette. I think it would be best if we just pretend that we met in person for the first time today.

Your son is a very bright (flirtatious and talkative) student and since his education is a top priority for both of us, I hope I can count on you to respectfully refrain from grinning at me, using that sexy tone of voice, and undressing me with your annoyingly beautiful brown eyes if we should happen to interact with each other again in the future.

Thanks so much,

Miss Stiles

TO: Emilia Stiles

FROM: Alex Vega

SUBJECT: Re: Well, hello again…

Dear Miss Stiles,

Great to hear from you. My son’s education is indeed a top priority. As such, I respectfully agree to refrain from doing all of the aforementioned things.

However, I can’t promise to stop thinking about that kiss at the bar this summer. I’ve been thinking about it for the past month. It’s interesting how humorless and uptight you are about my son’s totally awesome personality, given that I have personally witnessed just how flirtatious and talkative you yourself can be when mildly intoxicated.

You’re so welcome,

Alex

P.S. I volunteered to be a chaperone for your next field trip. See you then.

#BlogTour: Winning the Game of Work by @teebeemhp @RRBookTours1 #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Welcome to the blog tour for Winning the Game of Work, by Terry Boyle McDougall! Today I have an excerpt from the book, and a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card! Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms

  Publication Date: April 10, 2020 Genre: Non-Fiction/ Career Coaching Guide You can be happier and more successful when you learn to play the game of work. If you’re not currently satisfied in your career, it could be because you’re playing by the wrong rules. In Winning the Game of Work, Terry Boyle McDougall shares the rules she learned from wise mentors and coaches, as well as the lessons she learned the hard way. She entered the workplace as an ambitious “go-getter” and was confused about why she wasn’t advancing at the pace she expected. She learned that being smart and working hard aren’t enough. The reward for developing a strategy for the game of work is success and happiness with less stress and duress. This book will help you: * Get recognized for your value on the job * Develop and appreciate your unique “superpowers” at work * Cope with a bad boss without burning out or getting fired * Get the promotion you deserve * Deliver more impact on the job with some simple hacks * And more… Winning the Game of Work is the essential guidebook to help you develop your unique skills as a “player.” Now is the time to see the whole field, make the savvy moves and win the game of work on your own terms! Add to Goodreads

#BookReview: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga #1) by Andrew Peterson @ndrewpeterson

Synopsis: Now in hardcover for the first time, featuring all-new illustrations! Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget.

Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.

Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning. Extra features include new interior illustrations from Joe Sutphin, funny footnotes, a map of the fantastical world, inventive appendices, and fanciful line art in the tradition of the original Frank L. Baum Wizard of Oz storybooks.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Rivals by @ViKeeland and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Rivals

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: July 13, 2020

Blurb

The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar.

Only neither of us attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of us was born.

Our grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until my grandfather’s wedding day—when his bride-to-be blurted out she couldn’t marry him because she was also in love with Weston‘s grandfather.

The two men spent years fighting over Grace Copeland, who also happened to be their third business partner.  But in the end, neither man could steal half of her heart away from the other.

Eventually, they all went their separate ways.  Our grandfathers married other women, and the two men became one of the biggest business rivals in history.

Our fathers continued the family tradition of feuding.  And then Weston and I did, too.

For the most part, we kept as much distance as possible.

Until the day the woman who started the feud died—and unexpectedly left one of the most valuable hotels in the world to our grandfathers to share.

Now I’m stuck in a hotel with the man I was born to hate, trying to unravel the mess our families inherited.

As usual, it didn’t take long for us to be at each other’s throats.

Weston Lockwood was everything I hated: tall, smart, cocky, and too gorgeous for his own good.  We were fire and ice. 

But that shouldn’t be an issue. Our families were used to being at war. There was just one minor problem, though.   Every time Weston and I fought, we somehow wound up in bed.

#ReleaseBlitz for Beautiful Scars by Ariana Black @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Beautiful Scars

Series: Cruel Heroes #1

Author: Ariana Black

Genre: Dark Romance

Release Date: July 13, 2020

Blurb

Kill
She is a means to an end.

Half my size and and ten times as innocent.

The job is simple. Ruin Meisie. Destroy her mother. Keep my business.

It’s the target who is complicated.

She’s broken. Scarred. Away with the fairies.

And everything I never knew I needed.

She wants to go home?

I'll make sure she never leaves.

Meisie
He’s a nightmare parading as a dream.

He lured me in with the promise of a one-night-mistake.

If only I could have stayed that naive.

Cillian Hendry is a dangerous man, and I’d do my best to never forget that.

So why have I told him my darkest secrets?

Why am I walking down an aisle towards him?

I thought being abducted by the man they call Kill was a death sentence.

Turns out I’m wrong. Loving him will kill me.

And he’ll be there, like always, to twist the knife.

Beautiful Scars is a dark captive romance with mafia themes. This book is intended for mature audiences only as some scenes may be triggering.

#CoverReveal for Whip It Out by @KatAddamsAuthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Whip It Out

Series: DTF (Dirty. Tough. Female.) #3

Author: Kat Addams

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Lori Jackson
Photo: Wander Aguiar
Models: Amber & Pat

Release Date: July 21, 2020

Blurb

DTF. Support your local girl gang!

Me and my dirty, tough female besties are ready to dominate in Whip It Out!

As a dominatrix and a boss babe, I was used to taking charge both in and out of the bedroom.

But raising a kid …

That was a lot of responsibility. How would I know the first thing about motherhood when my mom was such a bad example?

I sure wasn’t looking for love or a hot-as-hell, overprotective single dad. But that was exactly what I found gyrating onstage in a leopard-print thong.

Terrance—my favorite bartender by day and stripper named Tito by night. What was not to love?

Plus, if things didn’t work out, my girl gang always had my back. Pink taco getaway truck and all.

But the way Terrance loved his little girl melted my heart and gave me a warm feeling that I hadn’t thought existed in my cold, dead soul. I wondered if maybe, just maybe, I could be the woman he needed me to be.

What could it hurt if I gave it a shot?

#ChapterReveal for Black Skies Riviera by @kidsversuscopy1 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Black Skies Riviera

Author: Catherine Wiltcher

Genre: Mafia Romance

Release Date: July 28, 2020

Blurb

They call this place the Billionaires’ Playground.

I, Aiden Knight, staked my claim the minute I arrived.

I crossed every line.

I painted their Rococo ceilings with blood. 

Now my casino is the hottest church in town,

And vice is the only confession required.

My house.

My rules.

Until the past comes calling with an offer I can’t refuse:

One week to seduce and break her.

All this for the name of the man who killed my father.

Issa Dubov is the queen of cloudy diamonds:

She’s a hard truth concealed beneath a pall of lies.

I’m an Armani black suit of spades:

Determined to bury both her and my demons.

I never asked to see the shape of her heart.

I never asked for her to fill the blank spaces of mine.  

But the mafia wants her secrets. 

I wasn’t the first she betrayed.

And Issa? Sweet, not-so-innocent Issa?

She’s gone and left me with a debt no sinner can pay.

#BookReview: Ever After by Olivia Vieweg @olivia_vieweg

Synopsis: Vivi and Eva are two travelers in a countryside filled with the undead. After a train breaks down, stranding them between safe zones, the young women partner up to stay alive. Vivi is struggling with grief--and guilt--over the loss of her sister. Eva is hiding the start of a horrifying transformation. Together they'll face heat, zombie hordes, and their own inner demons, searching for signs of life in a land of the dead. This graphic novel addition to an enduring genre is thoughtful and emotion-driven, but also full of zombie scares and action.

#ReleaseBlitz for the Cocky Hero Club @GiveMeBooksPR and @CockyClub @AbbieZanders @AlexiaChase13 @BellaEmyWrites @304_publishing @evan76grace @authorjhaney @shannonihayes @JMKelley5689 @juliekriss16 @KelseyCAuthor @samanthalind1 @VictoriaPinder @znwillett

ROCKSTAR ROMEO

BY ABBIE ZANDERS

After nearly two decades in the rock and roll business, Jace Logan has seen and done it all. It’s been a long time since someone told him no regarding anything. Until her. She’s different.

She’s gorgeous, sexy, and oddly familiar, but he can’t figure out why. When she shuts him down, she only makes herself that much more intriguing and he’s determined to find out more. What he discovers leaves him reeling.

Eva D’Agolino is a single, successful working mother of twin boys, but she wasn’t always a paragon of corporate responsibility. Once a part of the rock and roll life herself, she traded in the glitz and glamor for her kids. These days, she prefers to live and work behind the curtain instead of center stage.

Denying Jace completely proves impossible, but she’s no fool. She’s already been down that road and knows how the song ends.

Can Jace convince Eva that he’s nothing like her ex, and that theirs is truly a love song for the ages?

#BookReview: My Way to You (Creek Canyon, #1) by Catherine Bybee

Synopsis: A woman’s journey through tragedy leads to the discovery of love in a novel about hope and survival by New York Timesbestselling author Catherine Bybee.

When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents’ untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast isn’t spreading sunshine on the dark cloud over her head. The last thing Parker needs is a mudslide destroying everything she has worked so hard to maintain.

Colin Hudson’s job as a public works supervisor is to protect Parker’s property and neighborhood from further damage. But it’s a little hard when the owner of the land is a control freak who tries to do everything herself. The hardworking, attractive young woman is far from the “hot mess” she claims to be. In fact, her tight grip of control is one of the things that attract him the most. It’s also the hardest to crack. Now Colin’s working overtime to help Parker open up her heart, trust him, and let him in.

As Parker and Colin work together to keep her home and neighborhood safe, they may be in for another disaster. Or they may just realize that sometimes it takes destruction to create something new.

#Doublecoverreveal - Ashen & Met By Midnight by H.L. Burke @JaneenIppolito @YABoundToursPR

Ashen

by H.L. Burke

Genre: YA Fantasy/Cinderella Retelling

Release Date: September 22 2020

Uncommon Universes Press

Summary:

Stealer of warmth, bringer of death. What if Cinderella had a secret that kept her locked away?

Unable to make her own body heat, foundling Lizbete survives in the tavern kitchen, drawing warmth from the fires, the sun—and sometimes, other living beings. Her days are spent cooking alongside the tavern owner and avoiding the suspicious gazes of the villagers in her small northern village. While she quietly longs for the handsome Brynar, she knows she has no chance with the mayor’s son, even if he invites her to the First Frost festival.

When sudden earthquakes strike Brumehome, blame falls upon Lizbete, and not even her friendship with Brynar can protect her. She finds shelter in the mysterious caverns of nearby Ash Mountain. There she discovers mysterious people with her same ability to draw heat—and a fiery doom in the mountain that slowly awakens with every quake.

Now the festival Lizbete thought to avoid is her only chance to warn the villagers. Yet even with Brynar at her side, can the strange girl dubbed the Ash Lizard hope to save the town that fears her?

A rugged YA Cinderella retelling set in a fantasy world with light steampunk elements.

#ExcerptReveal for The Rivals by @ViKeeland and @GiveMeBooksPR

Excited about Vi Keeland’s upcoming release,

The Rivals? Check out this SNEAK PEEK

Title: The Rivals

Author: Vi Keeland

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: July 13, 2020

Blurb

The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar.

Only neither of us attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of us was born.

Our grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until my grandfather’s wedding day—when his bride-to-be blurted out she couldn’t marry him because she was also in love with Weston‘s grandfather.

The two men spent years fighting over Grace Copeland, who also happened to be their third business partner.  But in the end, neither man could steal half of her heart away from the other.

Eventually, they all went their separate ways.  Our grandfathers married other women, and the two men became one of the biggest business rivals in history.

Our fathers continued the family tradition of feuding.  And then Weston and I did, too.

For the most part, we kept as much distance as possible.

Until the day the woman who started the feud died—and unexpectedly left one of the most valuable hotels in the world to our grandfathers to share.

Now I’m stuck in a hotel with the man I was born to hate, trying to unravel the mess our families inherited.

As usual, it didn’t take long for us to be at each other’s throats.

Weston Lockwood was everything I hated: tall, smart, cocky, and too gorgeous for his own good.  We were fire and ice. 

But that shouldn’t be an issue. Our families were used to being at war. There was just one minor problem, though.   Every time Weston and I fought, we somehow wound up in bed.

#BookBlitz: Heir of Darkness by Richard Bellany & Suha AL Khalifa

Supernatural Gothic Romance

Date Published: 7/16/20

 Publisher: Black Rose Writing

 

It is the end of the 18th century, on a mountain range, in Bohemia. Lost souls who search desperately for love, family and acceptance will go to the extreme lengths of good or evil to reach their ambition. This undying will, brings together the living, the dead, and the undead in a tempestuous adventure of love, hate, jealousy and murder. The worlds of man, ghost and vampire will collide as they struggle to find a place to call home.