#BookReview: Cinderella Is Dead by @KalynnBayron @bloomsburykids

Synopsis: It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again.

Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew . . .

This fresh take on a classic story will make readers question the tales they’ve been told, and root for girls to break down the constructs of the world around them.

#BookReview: The Bewitched Family (Iman's Journal Book 2) by Emily Flowers

Synopsis: A tough battle between the wizards and the witches is ahead!

When Iman meets Troy's family, his mother comes across as really sweet and kind in the beginning. However, Iman sees beyond her fake smile and senses there is something sinister about this family. She decides to investigate and the more she finds out, the more she puts herself and Troy in danger.

Standing by is not an option. Iman must confront the dark force head-on or humankind is doomed. The spell book and the wizard's wand are ready. A duel is inevitable. But that also means Iman may lose Troy for good ...

What is Troy’s mother up to? Is there hope for humanity? Will Iman be able to protect the love of her life?

Buy now and let the battle begin!

#ReleaseBlitz: The Blood of Patriots and Tyrants by Gordon Saunders @intensepub @RABTBookTours

Young America Series, Book #2

YA History

Published Date: (July 25, 2020)

Publisher: INtense Publications LLC

Will the colonies lose everything they fought for?

Confronted with economic collapse and near anarchy, who can save the union?

Will freedom just be a new tyranny?

Three destitute young men must find their fortunes amidst squabbling colonies that can’t determine how to govern. They can barely feed and clothe themselves, with virtually no money to be found anywhere, in addition to having to face bad weather, epidemics, thieves, and cut-throats confronting them at every turn. Will competing parties with fears of monarchy and fears of anarchy ever be able to compromise enough to develop a stable nation in which our young men can flourish?

#ReleaseBlitz for Redemption by @sharonlhamilton and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Redemption: A Guardian Angel Romance

Series: Guardians #4

Author: Sharon Hamilton

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: July 21, 2020

Blurb

Former Dark Angel Joshua Brandon has skirted a forever un-death in the Underworld until his heart yanks him from his life of debauchery and back into the Human World. He has accepted a very stealth assignment from the man upstairs to perhaps obtain those white wings he’s never wanted until now.

But it will require him turning back to the dark side. And just after his promise is made, the only woman he’s ever loved comes back into his life. She is in desperate need of saving. But as a Dark Angel, the only thing he can do is claim her soul for his own in the Underworld.

Will he have to throw away any hope of redemption, in order to save her?

Book 4 in this popular series about Guardian Angels, Dark Angels, the healing power of love, and good vs. evil. Although, evil can be more fun!

Remember, in this world: Heaven is created by design. The Underworld is created by accident.

#ReleaseBlitz for Crash Into Me by @lafioreauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Crash Into Me

Author: L.A. Fiore

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense

Release Date: July 24, 2020

Blurb

When a stabbing death calls homicide detective Molly Donahue and her partner to Central Park, it’s just the beginning of a string of murders in an investigation that leads them to Los Angeles, and the death of a Hollywood starlet three decades earlier.

During the course of their investigating, they interview billionaire Kade Wakefield. Molly isn’t prepared for her reaction to him. He’s stoic, intense and possibly on the wrong side of the law, but she’s undeniably attracted.

Kade Wakefield isn’t expecting detective Molly Donahue. She’s the law, and he follows it when it suits him, but the insatiable hunger she stirs has his well-honed control pushing at the cage to break free.

As the investigation heats up, they start an intensely passionate affair but soon learn what’s between them is more than physical, something they’re willing to give it all up for, but her case takes a deadly turn and the one she hunts is now hunting them.

#BookReview: A Little Country Christmas by Carolyn Brown, Hope Ramsay, Rochelle Alers, A.J. Pine

Synopsis: From matchmaking carolers to a festive lights competition, four bestselling authors explore the magic of the holidays in these heartwarming small towns.


The Perfect Christmas by Carolyn Brown
Rugged cowboy Landon Griffin can't help being smitten by single mom Dixie Boudreaux and her baby girl. To help win their hearts, he wants to give them both the perfect holiday at Longhorn Ranch -- baking cookies, trimming the tree, building snowmen, and the whole works. But when nothing seems to go right, he might need a Christmas miracle to help him out of the mess.


Joy to the World by Hope Ramsay
Retired music teacher Brenda McMillan has lost her holiday spirit, but reluctantly agrees to fill in for the director of the Magnolia Harbor Christmas Chorale -- even though Dr. James Killough, the town's biggest Christmas enthusiast, is the group's accompanist. Will he have enough Christmas magic to mend her broken heart?


Home for the Holidays by Rochelle Alers

Pastry chef Iris Nelson is looking forward to spending Christmas on Cavanaugh Island with her best friend's family. But she wasn't expecting to celebrate with their very handsome visitor on leave from Afghanistan. Is their attraction just the glow of the season or a gift to enjoy forever?


Cowboy Christmas at Heart by A.J. Pine
For Deputy Sheriff Daniela Garcia, no hometown tradition makes her happier than the Meadow Valley Holiday Light Parade. This year she's planning for the sheriff's office to have the most dazzling lights. But when the new mayor -- and certified grinch -- threatens to cancel the event, Dani will have to show him the true meaning of Christmas. 

This title will be released on September 29, 2020.

#BookReview: His Country Cinderella (Montana Mavericks: The Texans Are Coming! #3) by @karenrosesmith

Synopsis: THUNDER CANYON NUGGET
Guess Whose Cover Is About to Be Blown?

Hold on to your Stetsons! A reliable source tells me that Zane Gunther is hiding out in Thunder Canyon. Now the tweets and texts are flying about the music legend and a certain single mom who's having trouble making ends meet…

Zane came to the Montana mountain town to escape the paparazzi—and a tragedy he can't forget. But keeping a low profile seems next to impossible, especially once he falls—hard—for local girl Jeannette Williams. Is this cowboy looking to make a home in Thunder Canyon? Stay tuned, loyal readers, to see if Zane is getting ready to propose to the widowed waitress who's already gaga over him…by crooning a love song straight from his heart! 

#ReleaseBlitz for Boy #1: The Wannabe Rockstar by @StyloFantome and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Boy #1: The Wannabe Rockstar
Series: Oh, Those Boys #1

Author: Penny Sixsmith

Genre: Contemporary Romance/Erotic Romance

Release Date: July 24, 2020

Blurb

OH THOSE BOYS ...

Cassandra St. John's boyfriend broke up with her on Valentine's Day - after informing her he was cheating on her - so she made a decision. NO MORE BOYFRIENDS. They're only good for one thing, anyway, and she certainly doesn't need to be in a relationship to get it.

From a musician, to her boss, to Mr. Nice Guy, to many more, Cassie quickly discovers that just because you take the relationship out of the sex, it doesn't necessarily make life easier.

Sometimes it makes it much, much harder.

BOY #1 - The Wannabe Rockstar

Getting dumped x Pent-up sexual frustration + The rock god next door = The BEST sex Cassie's ever had, and even better than that? He's not interested in having a relationship anymore than she is, so they reach an agreement - this will be the one night stand that never ends. Perfect, right?

Except life happens when we least expect it, and the minute Cassie stops looking for love - stops wanting it all together - it comes looking for her.

AUTHOR PENNY SIXSMITH

Is author Stylo Fantôme writing under a new pen name so she can explore the lighter side of contemporary and erotic romance, while still bringing that unique banter and edge.

#CoverReveal: Abney Kelly and the Yuletide Shenanigans by @SJMcQuiston @YABoundToursPR

Abney Kelly & The Yuletide Shenanigans

by SamiJo McQuiston

Genre: YA Fantasy

Release Date: October 9th 2020

Summary:

Abney Kelly seems like your typical thirteen-year-old trying to find her place in the world. She’s shy, awkward, has no friends, and is bullied constantly. However things are not always as they appear, after being pushed into a clover patch, a creature who says he’s her assigned guardian whisks her off to a school in Tìr na nÓg, called Yule.

Turns out she’s a Changeling, and it’s time she learns what that means. Between making new friends, discovering that all the monsters in her nightmares are real, and starting at a new school, Abney didn’t think life could get any harder as she splits her time between the human and Fae realms.

That is until her house matron warns them about Nicholas Kringle. He is stalking his prey throughout realms and collecting the hearts of those on his so-called nice list. At a New Year’s Eve party, Abney and her new gang use an Ouija board and discover that one of their friends is on Kringle’s list.

Determined to stop their friend’s death, Abney and company set off on a chilly adventure, to try to change fate, but only one thing is for certain… This year they’ll end up on the naughty list or die trying.

#BookTour: Zon by @MaureenAMiller @RABTBookTours #Giveaway

 BEYOND Series, Book 5

(Can be read as a stand alone)

Young Adult – Science Fiction - Adventure

Date Published: June 22, 2020

 

From USA TODAY bestselling author, Maureen A. Miller, comes this young adult cosmic adventure.

With a father from the planet, Ziratak, and a mother from Earth, Zon's challenges are galactic. Zon doesn't possess superpowers, though. If anything, he's a bit of a klutz.

In Ziratakian folklore, the tale of the Temple of the Monarch has been passed down for generations. As legend has it, a series of miniature globes lead to the temple’s gate.

Folklore…nothing more.

Except, Zon knows of a cave with small globes in it. And with one clumsy mishap, he triggers the gate–opening a portal to other worlds.

A trip through this vortex transports him to Earth, where the first human he encounters is a young woman with challenges of her own.

This is a brand new saga, and a new generation. There is no need to read the BEYOND series. However, for readers of the series, you will enjoy this continuation of the epic science fiction adventure.

#SeriesBlitz for the Arcadia High Anarchists Series by @MaxHenryAuthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: High Horse
Series: Arcadia High Anarchists #0

Author: Max Henry

Genre: High School Bully Romance
Cover Design: Max Henry

Blurb

When my father was led away in handcuffs, I thought nothing could be worse.

But with the sins of the father comes penance. It didn’t matter that he wasn’t guilty. It didn’t matter that he did everything he could to right the wrongs.

Without our wealth and the status that it brought, our life as we knew it is over.

Little did I know, the worst is yet to come.

HIGH HORSE is a 19,000 word prequel novella to the Arcadia High Anarchists series.

#BookBlitz: Melissa & Kasho by Camilla Chance @BookBuzznet @RABTBookTours

YA Fantasy, YA Paranormal

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

 

1958- 59 Florence Italy

Melissa, a shy parentally abused teenage girl, feels lost in a transnational high society world that drives her to the depths of despair.

But her attraction to the very human Kasho, who has snippets of philosophy to impart, eventually enables her to develop her own strengths.

But Kasho doesn't dwell physically on Earth.

Melissa's realistic story traverses class, gender, and power dynamics. She is expected to walk or is bullied into walking, a certain path required of her class, including marrying a certain man.

It's only when she connects with Kasho, a native man whose values are in-line with hers, that she finds a kindred spirit who truly sees her.

In an age of bullying and teen suicide, the resonating lesson throughout the story is "There is always a way of making your life better."

But how will she and her best friend, Daisy, find it?

#ReleaseBlitz for Temptation by @4leighlennon and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($15 Amazon gift card)

Title: Temptation

Series: Dungeon Elite #1

Author: Leigh Lennon

Genre: BDSM Romance

Release Date: July 23, 2020

Blurb

Eve
I’ve never been loved. Growing up with a drunk father taught me to trust no one. When a man offers me a way to achieve my freedom, I’m put to the test. He thinks he’ll win when all I see is a man who wants to strip me of my freedom. I’ll play his game, because in the end, I’ll be the victor.
No man will ever have full control over me again.

Chadwick
I’ve never loved another. I own them, I play with them, and I let them go. Until I meet Eve, and I see more behind her eyes. She needs to be owned and dominated. I can’t promise her love, but she has me rethinking everything I’ve ever known. She thinks she’ll win our little bet, but she’ll learn.
I always get what I want.

##CoverReveal for Fragile Things by @samlovelock and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($25 Amazon gift card)

Title: Fragile Things
Series: Folkestone Sins #1
Author: Samantha Lovelock
Genre: Dark New Adult Romance
Cover Design: Opulent Designs

Release Date: August 13, 2020

Blurb

Poe Halliday was an accident. A chance meeting that changed my life forever.

My mother didn't have secrets; her secrets had her. After she disappeared, I had nothing.

Or so I thought.

When the invitation arrived, the opportunity to learn about my mother's past was too great to pass up. Heading west to meet an aunt I had never heard of, I knew I was taking a risk, but I craved answers. Instead, I ended up with more questions, and now the dark history of this town threatens to tear me apart.

It's all about him.

I knew this was a mistake.

Stella Bradleigh was a distraction. Something to play with when my shadows got too dark.

I spent my entire existence forced to live a life I didn't want. There was only one way out.

Or so I thought.

When she arrived, none of us had any idea what it meant. Meeting the beautiful stranger with the mysterious past, I thought she would be a good time, and then I could just throw her away like all the others. Instead, she consumed me, and now she's made me question everything I know to be real in my life.

It's all about her.

I knew I was a mistake.

Sometimes what seems most fragile can't be broken.

★ Folkestone Sins is a series of interconnected duets.  Fragile Things is the first book in Stella and Poe's duet, and the first book in the series. This is a dark, mature high school/new adult romance. It contains situations and flashbacks that may trigger some readers, language that may be offensive, and scenes of a sexual nature (all consensual).  Recommended for 18+ only

#BookReview: The Art of Losing It: A Memoir by Rosemary Keevil

Synopsis: When her brother dies of AIDS and her husband dies of cancer in the same year, Rosemary is left on her own with two young daughters and antsy addiction demons dancing in her head. This is the nucleus of The Art of Losing It: a young mother jerking from emergency to emergency as the men in her life drop dead around her; a high-functioning radio show host waging war with her addictions while trying to raise her two little girls who just lost their daddy; and finally, a stint in rehab and sobriety that ushers in a fresh brand of chaos instead of the tranquility her family so desperately needs.

Heartrending but ultimately hopeful, The Art of Losing It is the story of a struggling mother who finds her way―slowly, painfully―from one side of grief and addiction to the other.

#ReleaseBlitz for Savage by @ReneeRoseAuthor @IamVanessaVale and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Savage
Series: Wolf Ranch #3
Authors: Renee Rose & Vanessa Vale
Genre: Paranormal/Western Romance

Release Date: July 23, 2020

Blurb

Pack Rule #4: Guard your pups with your life

We hooked up one night at Cody’s Saloon.

The beautiful nurse wanted a ride and I’d given it to her.

Made her scream and sent her home happy.

She didn’t tell me there’d been consequences. 

She’d kept her secret close. For months.

But what she didn’t know could change everything.

That baby she carried wasn’t human.

And this wolf would never walk away from his pup.

She may not want me in her life, but that was too bad.

I was moving in—watching over her and providing for my family.

She was under my protection now.

Whether she wanted it or not. 

Whether she wanted me or not.

#BookReview: Island of the Lost by Joan Druett

Synopsis: “Riveting.” —The New York Times Book Review 

Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island in this true story of human nature at its best—and at its worst.

It is 1864, and Captain Thomas Musgrave’s schooner, the Grafton, has just wrecked on Auckland Island, a forbidding piece of land 285 miles south of New Zealand. Battered by year-round freezing rain and constant winds, it is one of the most inhospitable places on earth. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death.

Incredibly, at the same time on the opposite end of the island, another ship runs aground during a storm. Separated by only twenty miles and the island’s treacherous, impassable cliffs, the crews of the Grafton and the Invercauld face the same fate. And yet where the Invercauld’s crew turns inward on itself, fighting, starving, and even turning to cannibalism, Musgrave’s crew bands together to build a cabin and a forge—and eventually, to find a way to escape. 

Using the survivors’ journals and historical records, award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett brings to life this extraordinary untold story about leadership and the fine line between order and chaos.

#ReleaseBlitz for A Shifter's Salvation by @mjohnstonwriter and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($10 Amazon gift card)

Title: A Shifter's Salvation
Series: Pale Moonlight #6
Author: Marie Johnston
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: July 20, 2020

Blurb

She’s used to rescuing strays and injured animals, but she’s not prepared for the wolf-shifter passed out in her ditch.

Patience doesn’t always live up to her name and she wants the guy she brought home to sleep one off gone. She’s figured out what he is, and since she’s human and shouldn’t know his kind exists, she’s worried he’ll start asking all the wrong questions. Because that’s not the only secret she’s hiding. The sooner her stray gets going the better.

Malcolm was lost in so many ways when Patience woke him up in that cold ditch. Just when he’s ready dust himself off and go back to work finding his long-lost sister, he realizes the pretty human knows more than she’s letting on. Since his job to is to protect shifter-kind, it’s a handy excuse to hang around. 

It’s hard keeping her private life private when Malcolm ingratiates himself so seamlessly into every part of it, and even worse when she likes it. But when their pasts clash with their present and her secret rescue work is exposed, danger claws at her doorstep. Will that be when Malcolm finally leaves her for good? 

#BookBlitz: Blood on the Chesapeake by @overbeckrandy @BookBuzznet

The Haunted Shores Mysteries, Book 1

Paranormal Mystery

Date Published: April 10, 2019

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

A Murder Mystery, a Ghost Story, and a Dangerous Romance all combine to make Blood on the Chesapeake a Suspense Thriller That You Just Cannot Put Down.

Wilshire, Maryland seems like the perfect shore town on the Chesapeake Bay—quiet, scenic, charming—and promises Darrell Henshaw a new start in life and a second chance at love. That is, until he learns the town hides an ugly secret. A thirty-year-old murder in the high school. And a frightening ghost stalking his new office. Burned by an earlier encounter with the spirit world—with the OCD scars to prove it—he does NOT want to get involved. But when the desperate ghost hounds him, Darrell concedes.  Assisted by his new love, he follows a trail that leads to the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and even the Klu Klux Klan. Then, when two locals who try to help are murdered, Darrell is forced to decide if he’s willing to risk his life—and the life of the woman he loves—to expose the killers of a young man he never knew.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Cowboy and His Secret by @AuthorKaciRose and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($25 Amazon gift card)

Title: The Cowboy and His Secret
Series: Rock Springs Texas #5
Author: Kaci Rose
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 23, 2020

Blurb

“I’ll do whatever it takes to make her mine.”

Sarah

I have a secret. I’ve been in love with a cowboy since I was 16. For years I wouldn’t admit it to myself, because I was focused on becoming a teacher. But after graduating and being forced to take a job as a waitress, I find myself in a situation where only Mac can help. A dark threat is closing in and he is my only hope of escape.

Mac

I still remember the first time I saw Sarah. We were both teenagers, and she was swimming in the lake wearing a sexy red bikini. Since then, I’ve ached for her. But she had big dreams, so I settled for friendship. Until she finished college... Now, I plan to do whatever it takes to make her mine. Step one will mean helping her ditch her skeevy boss. Step two? Find out who is stalking her and why.

Come meet the small town of Rock Springs Texas with a family that has your back, a town that knows your business, and men who love with everything they have.