#BookReview: Sons of Rome (Rise of Emperors #1) by Simon Turney, Gordon Doherty

Synopsis: Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny.
As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Decades of usurping emperors, splinter kingdoms and savage wars have left the people beleaguered, the armies weary and the future uncertain. And into this chaos Emperor Diocletian steps, reforming the succession to allow for not one emperor to rule the world, but four.

Meanwhile, two boys share a chance meeting in the great city of Treverorum as Diocletian's dream is announced to the imperial court. Throughout the years that follow, they share heartbreak and glory as that dream sours and the empire endures an era of tyranny and dread. Their lives are inextricably linked, their destinies ever-converging as they rise through Rome's savage stations, to the zenith of empire. For Constantine and Maxentius, the purple robes beckon...

#BookBlitz for Wicked Liar by Faith Summers @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Wicked Liar

Series: Dark Syndicate #3

Author: Faith Summers

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Release Date: December 31, 2020

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Maybe it’s the angel who tempts the devil, not the other way around… 

Two years ago, the angel was mine. 

She didn’t belong with a mafia devil like me. 

All it took was one night for me to break her wings. 

She nearly died from my mistakes. 

So I left. 

I planned to stay away, but then my old enemies resurfaced. 

Forced to go home, I had to face her. 

One look and obsession made me want her. 

One forbidden kiss and I wanted her to be mine again. 

One night with her and I wanted redemption. 

She can fight me all she wants, but I'll fight back to own her. 

I’m the selfish devil who will do anything to get his girl back. 

So when I see her in an auction, I bid. 

Fifteen million dollars makes her mine for thirty days. 

And that’s where our story truly begins. 

When the past and present collide, I find out she has dark secrets. 

As the secrets spill, nightmares come to life. 

We find out who the monsters and demons truly are. 

And they make me look like a saint... 

“Wicked Liar” is the third book in the Dark Syndicate series. It is a stand-alone Dark Mafia Friends to Enemies to Lovers Romance, complete with a HEA . 

Please note: this book is a dark mafia romance that contains mature content, graphic violence and may contain triggers. If such materials offend you, please do not read.

#ReleaseBlitz for G-Ring by @dianalynngardin and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: G-Ring

Author: Diana Gardin

Genre: Bad Boy College Romance

Release Date: January 12, 2021

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He’s a wrong-side-of-the-tracks bad boy who owns his own gambling ring. She’s a well-bred, rich girl who doesn’t fit into her own world. They were never supposed to be… 

ACE 

It took me years to build the clientele that shows up at this G-Ring every single weekend. Setting up a beautiful lounge, word-of-mouth, and damn good business sense. I make a six-figure salary, and I’m only twenty-two. Doesn’t matter that I grew up in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. What I’ve built for myself? It’s perfect. 

Until it isn’t. The night I met her, my whole world stopped turning for just a second while my eyes raked her top to bottom. And then it exploded. Fell apart. Ripped to shreds. A dead body in your lounge doesn’t exactly promote good business. Now I have to find out who’s killing off my clients, and keep Naima safe at the same time.All while avoiding prison time. 

FML. 

NAIMA 

It’s called a silver spoon. It means you never have to worry about money, status, or rules. Mine is starting to choke me. My Morroccan family is a little more strict than most, but it doesn’t stop them from giving me everything I want. Only, I don’t want much. Just to feel alive, like I have a place in this world. When I end up at the G-Ring that fateful night with my friends, I think I’ve finally found it. When his eyes land on me, it feels like he sees everything I try so hard to hide. So it took me by surprise, the dead man we found at the end of the night. Now, people I can’t see are chasing me, and I don’t want to leave Ace’s side. I need him. And he needs me. 

Will they survive long enough to experience everything real? Or will the people hunting them down cut this love story short?

Restless by @kayleneromance #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway Signed copies of all Kaylene's books

Restless
Kaylene Winter
(Less Than Zero Rockstar Romance, #0.5)
Publication date: January 15th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

My mistakes nearly cost me everything, including my life.

Carter Pope is a rock superstar on the rise.
His band Limelight catapulted him into a world of fame and excess.
Meeting his soulmate was not in his plan.
Neither was having a son at age 19.
When he succumbs to a crippling addiction?
It’s all gone in an instant.
Now he’ll do anything to redeem himself and reclaim his family.

I got off the merry-go-round to protect my son.

Stunning prima ballerina Lianne Rocks is taking the ballet world by storm.
Coveted, worshipped, she has her pick of suitors.
But she only has eyes for one man.
Guitar superhero, Carter Pope.
Caught up in a merry-go-round of addiction and fame.
She leaves to create a stable life for herself and Zane.
Her son, the musical prodigy who really needs his dad.

When Carter gets clean, Lianne reluctantly lets him back into their lives.
Only so he can reconnect with his son.
Little did she know.
A restless soul can always be tamed by true love.

Submitting to Her Mate: Drake by @bj_wane #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Submitting to Her Mate: Drake
BJ Wane
(Cowboy Wolf Series, #3)
Publication date: December 23rd 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense, Western

He swore he would never lose control again. Then she walked in the door.

Roz Kingman believes her ex in-laws threats, and that she is living on borrowed time when she relocates to Idaho. Intending to work off her bucket list while she can, she decides the surly rancher, Drake McCullough, is the perfect man to appease her kinky fantasies, and doesn’t let his obstinance deter her.

Drake’s tortured memories of escaping his two Taliban abusers keep him from getting involved in personal relationships other than his family. The moment he realizes the flirty brunette is his mate, he vows to protect them both by staying clear of her wiles, no matter how much he craves to make her his.

When separate vandalism incidents appear to be direct threats against Roz, there is no way Drake will refuse to protect her, no matter the risk his involvement may pose to losing his shaky control. Will succumbing to each other offer a chance for redemption and freedom, or will the gamble cost them both everything?

DISCLAIMER: This steamy, contemporary Western romance contains explicit sexual scenes, and elements of mystery, suspense, and power exchange. Please do not buy this book if any of these offend you.

#Giveaway: Eat Your Heart Out by @mylifeasadate @RABTBookTours

 

BOOK 2 IN STARTING OVER SERIES

ROMANTIC WOMEN’S FICTION/ ROM COM/ CHICK LIT

Publisher: THE WILD ROSE PRESS

Guess the release date of Shirley's new rom com, Eat Your Heart Out, about two foodie friends.

Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card and an e-copy of Eat Your Heart Out.

Everyone who correctly guesses the date will get one entry into the draw.

Bonus entries (following Shirley on various socials) will up your chances to win.

This book is so brand new it doesn’t even have a cover yet!

Enter now, promo ends January 13th

#ReleaseBlitz for Off the Cuff by @KI_Lynn_ and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Off the Cuff

Author: K.I. Lynn
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 11, 2021

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I spilled a cup of coffee on the President of Acquisitions. 

He deserved it. 

Not the brightest idea, but I’d had a bad day, and now he’s getting back at me. 

For nine weeks I’m to be his assistant, and there’s nothing I can do about it. 

It’s punishment. 

Every moment we’re near each other it’s a constant battle of wills, but I refuse to go down. 

If only he wasn’t so good looking. 

If only my fantasies didn’t invade our arguments. 

Everything is off the cuff, including him pinning me to the wall. 

Now he wants something else from me. 

A date. 

There’s just one problem--he doesn’t know I have a child.

#ReleaseBlitz for And Then There Was Her by Jenika Snow @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: And Then There Was Her

Series: And Then There Was #1

Author: Jenika Snow

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 11, 2021

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My job had taken me into the city. 

I’d taken myself into a bar afterward. 

I’d only gone there for a drink, but then I saw her, sitting on that stage, singing her heart out, her words sad and sorrowful, her voice beautiful and calling to me. 

I wanted to know more about her right then and there. 

And after that night, after I took her back to my hotel, after we’d both been lost in pleasure, she left, no goodbye, not last name or phone number given to me so I could find her again. 

Now, three months later, after trying to figure out where she was, searching the city, all but being a stalker, I was still nowhere close to finding out who Adele was. But that would change, because I was headed back to the city for work. My plan was simple. 

Scour the city, go to every bar… find her, because leaving without making her mine was not an option.

#ReleaseBlitz for Professor Perfect by Alana Jade @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Professor Perfect

Author: Alana Jade
Genre: Sweet Professor/Student Romance

Release Date: January 8, 2021

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One night in Vegas. 

That’s all it took. 

One glance stole my breath. One touch lit me on fire. 

We live on opposite sides of the country, so one night of fun should be okay, right? 

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, and now it’s time to move on. 

But our chemistry was unforgettable. 

And erasing Jackson from my mind is impossible. 

But then my Vegas fling suddenly flashes before my eyes. 

Not from a memory, but because my new university professor is none other than Jackson West. 

Our connection is still as strong as the night we met. The air changes whenever we’re near. So there’s only one of two things I can do… 

Ignore my new professor, keep it strictly professional. 

Or, find out if we can keep this a secret. 

I don’t know which path to take. 

But I also don’t know if I can stay away…

#BookReview: Alone in the Woods by @rebeccabehrens @SourcebooksKids

Synopsis: From the author of The Disaster Days comes a thrilling survival story about two former best friends who must work together to stay alive after getting lost in a remote national forest.

Jocelyn and Alex have always been best friends...until they aren't. Jocelyn's not sure what happened, but she hopes the annual joint-family vacation in the isolated north woods will be the perfect spot to rekindle their friendship.

But Alex still isn't herself when they get to the cabin. And Jocelyn reaches a breaking point during a rafting trip that goes horribly wrong. When the girls' tube tears it leaves them stranded and alone. And before they know it, the two are hopelessly lost.

Wearing swimsuits and water shoes and with only the contents of their wet backpack, the girls face threats from the elements. And as they spend days and nights lost in the wilderness, they'll have to overcome their fractured friendship to make it out of the woods alive.

#BookReview: They Threw Us Away (The Teddies Saga #1) by Daniel Kraus

Synopsis: "Buddy wakes up in the middle of a garbage dump, filled with a certain awareness: he’s a teddy bear; he spent time at a Store waiting for his future to begin; and he is meant for the loving arms of a child. Now he knows one more thing: Something has gone terribly wrong.

Soon he finds other discarded teddies—Horace, Sugar, Sunny, and Reginald. Though they aren’t sure how their luck soured, they all agree that they need to get back to the Store if they’re ever to fulfill their destinies. So, they embark on a perilous trek across the dump and into the outer world. With ravenous rats, screeching gulls, and a menacing world in front of them, the teddies will need to overcome insurmountable challenges to find their way home.

#ReleaseBlitz for Whatever You Need by @sandyjones23 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Whatever You Need

Series: Whatever It Takes #2

Author: S. Jones

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 11, 2021

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A one-night stand wouldn't hurt, right? That's what I told myself while I was stranded at the hotel bar in the middle of a snow storm. I thought indulging in a night of passion with the good-looking detective would be a great idea. I couldn't have been more wrong. 

Apparently, seeing him again was inevitable, especially when fate kept putting him in my path. 

I didn’t have time for a relationship. I had a business to run and obligations to honor. But as it turned out, resisting him required more restraint than the set of handcuffs that brought us together in the first place. 

I convinced myself that it was the perfect arrangement. He wasn’t looking for a commitment and I wasn’t in a position to give him one. That was already promised to someone else. 

We might have agreed to keep things simple, but sometimes rules are destined to be broken. 

He told me he would give me Whatever I Need. How can I bring myself to tell him what I need is for him to let me go? 

#ReleaseBlitz for Mafia Prince by @authorvicarter and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Mafia Prince

Series: Young Irish Rebels #1

Author: Vi Carter

Genre: Dark Irish Mafia Romance

Release Date: January 11, 2021

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Jack 

I’m the son of Liam O’Reagan, next in line to wear the crown. 

And when I prove myself worthy, I will RULE over the Irish Mafia. 

I don’t have time for distractions—much less time for a woman who has always been the bane of my existence. 

When Maeve comes back into my life, I fight like hell to resist the pull she has on me. 

An attraction that has only grown stronger with time. 

But, when trouble lands her at my feet, I take the opportunity to have what I truly want. 

I offer her a deal. I’ll help her, but the cost will be one night in my bed. 

One night of submission. 

One night to have her completely at my mercy. 

If only I had known my battle with Maeve would start a war. 

Maeve 

Jack is the only one who can help me. 

Too bad, he hates me. 

But I have no choice but to go to him. 

It turns out, hate is a powerful motivator, and I just handed him a way to punish me. 

He offers me his help—for a price. Everything in his world has a price. 

One night in his bed. 

He’s everything a woman would want, so this should be easy. Only, I’m a virgin, and he terrifies me. 

I should run, but I won’t. 

I can’t. 

I just pray this one night doesn’t destroy us both.

#CoverReveal for Adoration: Isn't What It Seems by @Evawinners and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Adoration: Isn't What It Seems

Series: Love Isn't What It Seems #2

Author: Eva Winners

Genre: Contemporary Steamy Romance

Cover Design: Adval Designs

Release Date: February 11, 2021

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From the moment Liberty laid eyes on Alexander, she knew he wasn’t her type. 

The arrogant, frigid and pompous billionaire was a sure recipe for heartache. She didn’t need any more of that; she had plenty of it when Callen left her at the altar. 

Yes, Alexander was hot as sin and made her heart race. But she couldn’t stand him. Right? 

Then sudden loss of her sister forces her to get her shit together. She begs him for a job and things between them quickly start to shift. The passion burning between them is undeniable but there are secrets all around them that could break their fragile bond. 

Will they be able to overcome their past and leave all their fears behind?

#CoverReveal for Hope's River by @MargaretMAuthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Hope's River

Series: Hope River #1

Author: Margaret McHeyzer

Genre: Small Town Second Chance Romance

Cover Design: Outlined with Love Designs

Release Date: February 8, 2021

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Working with my hands has always been my passion, so now I flip houses for a living. I love what I do. 

I was happy where my life was heading. 

Although I knew he wasn’t the one, I was even content with my long-term relationship, until suddenly I wasn’t. 

I needed a change, so I got in my truck and asked the universe to help a sister out. It was then that I stumbled upon a cute small town called Hope River. Ironic really... 

Not only did the name of the town hold significance to my past, but it led me to find something I thought was once lost. 

*A stand alone, second chance, small town romance.

#BookBlitz: Crowning Keys (The Markings #2) by Catherine Downen @YABoundToursPR

Crowning Keys 
(The Markings #2) 
Genre: Fantasy 
January 2021 

Summary:

Adaline has reached Libertas, but it isn't the freedom she had imagined. A war is brewing between the gifted and the non-gifted, a line of separation that is slowly crumbling away.

Adaline and Alexander must learn how to use their gifts to fulfill the prophecy that declares them the saviors. But there is so much Adaline doesn't know about her past and her future. While she feels in control of her actions, she soon learns that she's at the will of another one of her father's plans.

In this thrilling and emotional novel, Adaline rises to her new titles: the Princess of Libertas and the Savior of The Gifted.

"Maybe it’s in our blood to be fighters, but maybe we’ve never known to be anything else."

Safe by Jessica Frances #blitz with @XpressoTours $20 Amazon gift card

Safe
Jessica Frances
(In Midsummer #5)
Publication date: January 8th 2021
Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Mystery, Romance

One big day. One missing groom. One answer. One life-changing event. One life-threatening disaster. Multiple targets.

Conner:

I never pictured myself getting married, but then I met Rocky and knew I found my perfect match. So, why are so many people determined to ruin our happiness? Why can’t we just have some peace and quiet? And why has Rocky disappeared on our wedding day?

Rocky:

I never thought I would get married again, but that was because I never knew what true love really was until Conner. I never had a true partner who was always there for me. And now I can’t wait to be married to him. I can’t wait to start the rest of our lives together. But, just like our entire relationship has had hurdles, why should this event run smoothly for us?

Between sabotage, grabby fans, exes, and an unwanted wedding planner, our wedding is looking more impossible by the minute. However, we’re both determined enough to get down that aisle and say I do. We will be married, and not even a crazed killer will stop us.

I hope. Hell, are we going to survive this wedding?

#BookReview: The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose #1) by @ma_carrick @Netgalley

Synopsis: Nightmares are creeping through the city of dreams...

Renata Viraudax is a con artist who has come to the sparkling city of Nadezra -- the city of dreams -- with one goal: to trick her way into a noble house and secure her fortune and her sister's future.

But as she's drawn into the elite world of House Traementis, she realizes her masquerade is just one of many surrounding her. And as corrupt magic begins to weave its way through Nadezra, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled -- with Ren at their heart.

Darkly magical and intricately imagined, The Mask of Mirrorsis the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy, a rich and dazzling fantasy adventure in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord must unite to save their city.

#BookReview: Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) by Stephenie Meyer

Synopsis: When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun.

This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?

#ReleaseBlitz for Arrogant Single Dad by @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Arrogant Single Dad

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: Alyse Zaftig

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 10, 2021

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.

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I can’t believe I’ve fallen in love with a single dad. 

I’m not looking for anything serious when I fall into Logan Simpson’s bed. He’s the former basketball team captain and my high school sweetheart. We broke up when we went to different colleges. He has a business and a three-year-old girl named Annabelle now. His ex-wife is out of the picture, and somehow we end up tangling the sheets together. 

Now I’m pregnant and don’t know how to tell him the news. 

*Arrogant Single Dad is a contemporary single dad romance inspired by Stuck-Up Suit.