#ReleaseBlitz: The Book of Bastards by @ransomstephens @RABTBookTours

 

Fantasy

Date Published: January 14, 2021

Publisher: The Intoxicating Page

Welcome to The Gold Piece Inn, where you can drink, gamble, and play!

Or hide.

Cursed on the day the king is assassinated, Dewey Nawton is compelled to protect the widowed queen, but protection means different things to different people (and different curses).

Kings have dictated every role Queen Dafina has ever played. Now, a halfling innkeeper assigns her the role of serving lass. But is The Gold Piece Inn just another tavern? Could it be an orphanage? … surely, it’s not a brothel.

Oh yes, she’s fallen from grace, but will that stop her from leading a handful of pirates and a dozen bastards to avenge her king and rescue Glandaeff’s faeries, elfs, and mermaids (and merbutlers!) from a brutal tyrant?

Dewey has a secret. Dafina has a secret. The Bastards have two secrets.

Is there even a sip of moral justice in all this bawdiness?

Hard Code by Misha Bell #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $50 Amazon gift card

 

Hard Code
Misha Bell
Publication date: January 12th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

My new assignment at work: test out toys. Yup, that kind.

Well, technically, it’s to test the app that controls the toys remotely.

One problem? The showgirl who’s supposed to test the hardware (as in, the actual toys) joins a nunnery.

Another problem? This project is important to my Russian boss, the broody, mouthwateringly sexy Vlad, a.k.a. The Impaler.

There’s only one solution: test both the software and the hardware myself… with his help.

The Winter Heals by @Marie_McGrath_ #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

The Winter Heals
Marie McGrath
(Honey Cove, #2)
Publication date: January 12th 2021
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

It was almost impossible to heal when everyone was out to get you.

Shelby Rowe was stuck between two worlds—the one she wanted and the one everyone else wanted for her. As the daughter of a prominent family in Honey Cove, Shelby’s life was out of her control. Her friends, interests, and even her love life was controlled by others.

When a new girl moves to town, Shelby’s life was turned upside down as she gets a glimpse of what life could be like—no obligations, no pressure. As the Christmas break begins, Shelby is left stuck between what is expected and what she feels is right. Split in half, Shelby has to make decisions to correct her life and heal her spirit.

Will she allow others to control who she is? Or will she finally go out on her own?

#BookBlitz: Brother Bears' Tragic Day by Keri Margaret O'shea @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

Children's Book

Date Published: January 28, 2020

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers

Cornelius and Oliver, the Bartholomew cubs, awoke six weeks after George the groundhog saw his shadow. They awoke to a stream of light radiating through the cave while chickadees and nuthatches were singing and while the spring peepers peeped. They rejoiced. "Spring has sprung!" The brothers could not wait to play together among abundant food choices like roots, berries, meat, fish and succulent plants. They longed to use their strong claws to rip open logs for insects and grubs. They had the most wonderful thoughts until.......

#BookReview: The Shadow Threat (House of El #1) by @claudiagray Eric Zawadski (Illustrator) @DCComics

Synopsis: Zahn is one of Krypton's elites: wealthy, privileged, a future leader. Sera is one of Krypton's soldiers: strong, dedicated, fearless. Their rule - bound society has ordained that their paths should never cross.

But groundquakes are shaking the planet's surface. Rebellious uprisings are shaking the populace. Krypton's top scientists — Jor-El and Lara — conduct a secret experiment that is meant to reform their planet from the cellular level up. Zahn and Sera must join forces to investigate the hidden dangers truly threatening Krypton. In the process, they form a bond that will endure past the end of the world.

#BookBlitz: Loving Modigliani by @LindaLappin1 #Giveaway @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

The Afterlife of Jeanne Hébuterne

Paranormal Ghost and Love Story

Historical Paranormal Fiction, Magical Realism, Fantasy Fiction, Literary Fiction

Published: December 2020

Publisher: Serving House Books

A ghost story, love story, and a search for a missing masterpiece.

PARIS 1920 Dying just 48 hours after her husband, Jeanne Hebuterne--wife and muse of the celebrated painter Amedeo Modigliani and an artist in her own right -- haunts their shared studio, watching as her legacy is erased. Decades later, a young art history student travels across Europe to rescue Jeanne's work from obscurity. A ghost story, a love story, and a search for a missing masterpiece.

Loving Modigliani is a genre-bending novel, blending elements of fantasy, historical fiction, gothic, mystery, and suspense.

#BookReview: Balcony of Fog by Rich Shapero

Synopsis: A toiler from post-nuclear America meets a mysterious woman who escapes with him to the cloud realm, where sublimity and nightmare mix to illuminate the tension between the power of love and the love of power.

#ReleaseBlitz for Change of Course by Sierra Hill @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Change of Course

A MM Professor/Student Novel

Series: Change of Hearts #3

Author: Sierra Hill

Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: January 13, 2021

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From the moment the man walked into the bar, I knew he was still in the closet. But that didn’t stop us from sharing an incredible night together. 

Our easy, one-night hookup went from no-strings-attached to a tangled mess on the first day of the semester, when I locked eyes with the mystery man from the bar... who also happens to be my new Art History professor. 

Lucas Mathiasson is everywhere I turn and the harder we try to resist, the closer we’re pulled together. Until our weekend in Vegas. Then all bets – and rules – are off. 

But lessons in love can’t be taught from a syllabus. They have to be experienced. 

And not all love is easy. Not all rules are meant to be broken. And not all men are created to live life in the open. 

Falling for my professor wasn’t part of the plan... but how do you let go of the man who taught you how to love?

#ReleaseBoost for Rowdy by @dmdavisauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Rowdy

Series: Black Ops MMA #2

Author: D.M. Davis

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: January 7, 2021

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D.M. Davis’ ROWDY is a messy, meant-for-me, sexy, contemporary romance and Book Two in the Black Ops MMA series. 

ROWDY: 

You think this is a love story. You’re wrong. It’s a massacre. 

A massacre of who I think I am, 

where I come from, 

and who I thought I’d have a future with. 

One wouldn't have me. 

The other couldn't. 

Both stole my heart. 

You think you know me. You have no idea. 

REESE: 

He thinks I'm a lion. 

I'm really a mouse, 

afraid of the demons nipping at my heels. 

No one can touch me. 

No one except him. 

I don't fear his touch. 

I crave it. 

Darkness is my enemy, 

yet his shadow doesn't scare me. 

He's the only dark I'm not afraid of. 

When their pasts threaten to topple their future, can the lion and her beast prevail, or will the darkness overtake them? 

For maximum enjoyment, it is suggested the Black Ops MMA Series be read in order to fully experience the world and the characters that inhabit it. 

Black Ops MMA Series: 

NO MERCY | ROWDY | CAPTAIN (coming Mar 2021)

#CoverReveal for With This Ring by @NatashaKnight13 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: With This Ring

Series: To Have and To Hold Duet #1

Author: Natasha Knight

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Cover Design: CoverLuv

Photo: Wander Aguiar

Release Date: February 2, 2021

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When I rescued Scarlett De La Cruz from her tower it’s not like her prospects were looking so great. 

You’d think she’d show a little gratitude. Thank me for putting my ring on her finger and marking her as mafia property. 

My property. 

I’ll keep her safe. And the trade-off isn’t so bad. Most women would jump at the chance to sleep in my bed. 

Not Scarlett, though. 

My Cartel Princess has a big mouth and an even bigger attitude. But it’s her furious caramel eyes that keep me coming back for more. That and the way her body bends to mine like it already knows it belongs to me. 

Scarlett is my enemy. She’s also the one woman I can’t keep my hands off. 

But if I don’t keep my head on straight, everything I’ve worked for all these years will have been for nothing.

#CoverReveal for STRAYS by Cora Brent @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: STRAYS

Author: Cora Brent

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Wicked by Design

Photo: Eric Battershell

Release Date: January 27, 2021

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A man like me isn’t cut out to be a dad. 

And if this kid had another option I wouldn’t try to be one now. 

But for once I’m going to step up. 

I’ll right the worst of old wrongs. 

I’ll pretend this last name of mine is something decent instead of a legacy of hard-core criminals. 

I don’t know if I’ll ever be free of my sins. 

I do know it wouldn't be wise to get close enough to find out. 

Into this chaos walks Isabella Gentry. 

She was warned to keep her distance from me. 

I was the one who warned her. 

She’s beautiful. She’s headstrong. She’s spoiled as hell. 

And she’s my freaking roommate. 

Half of me wants to turn her world upside down in the cruelest way imaginable. 

The other half wants to worship the ground she walks on. 

This can go one of two ways. 

Either I’ll decide to be the worst version of myself. 

Or I’ll surrender the past in order to build a future. 

And maybe along the way I’ll prove something. 

That the guy everyone loves to hate might be redeemable yet...

Pas de Trois by Brynn Ford #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $15 Amazon gift card

Pas de Trois
Brynn Ford
(The Four Families, #3)
Publication date: January 12th 2021
Genres: Adult, Dark Romance, Romance

Blood taken requires blood given. But whose will spill?

The four families would seek retribution for the blood I spilled. They were coming for me and I couldn’t escape their wrath. But my master saved my life with unspoken promises of protection from their revenge. He was a man I thought I couldn’t trust, but I had no choice.

Secrets were about to be revealed that would change everything. Armed with the truth, I was ready to fight for a future with the man I loved that I never thought would be possible.

I was ready to fight for our freedom.

I was ready to take on power that didn’t exist before.

I was ready to transform from slave to queen and become the woman I had to be to survive.

There was more on the line now than ever before. Three lives hung in the balance. Decisions were being made about our fates for things that were beyond our control, but it was time for me to take destiny into my own hands.

There was hope for us where there was none before.

I would take it and run with it.

Content Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, violence, and mature themes including scenes where consent is not sought or given. The author in no way condones such heinous acts, but rather seeks to immerse the reader in the true horror of the characters’ experience. This book also contains a traumatic birth scene. This is your trigger warning – reader discretion is advised.

Series Note: “Pas de Trois” is the third and final book in the Four Families trilogy. It is not a standalone and the books must be read in order. Start with book one—”Counts of Eight”—and then read book two—”Dance with Death”—before reading this book.

Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection #blitz with @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection
Devon Monk, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Faith Hunter, R.J. Blain
Publication date: January 12th 201
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy

When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong.

Venture into a thrilling spinoff tale from the world of Jane Yellowrock; join vacationing gods in what appears to be a quiet, ordinary town; visit a supernatural hotel where the bedbugs could very well eat you; and dive into the zany, deadly world of the Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series.

In this collection of all-new urban fantasy novellas and other stories, no job is too big or too small — if the price is right.

#ReleaseBlitz: The Secrets of Cohchester Hall by @BarnesSophie @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

Paranormal Regency Romance

Release Date: January 12, 2021

As one of six possible candidates vying for Viscount Sterling's hand, Lady Angelica has been invited to stay at his grand manor for a week-long house party. But an unpleasant feeling lurks within Colchester Hall. It's almost as if someone's watching Angelica just beyond the edge of her vision. And while she tries to explain the chill creeping up behind her as merely a draft, she can't shake the feeling that something disturbing might be at play.

When Sterling decides she's the woman he wants, can Angelica accept her new home and the sinister secrets she fears it might hold, or will she give up on true love because of what could prove to be nothing more than her own imagination?

NOTE: This novella was previously included in the anthology, Wicked Liasons

#CoverReveal: Star-Crossed Dragons by @ccannonauthor @YABoundToursPR

 

COVER REVEAL! 

Star-Crossed Dragons

YA Fantasy 

Entangled Publishing 
Release Date: February 1, 2021

Ice-princess, Sara Sinclair, is the most un-Blue Blue Dragon of her Clan. And now her parents signed a marriage contract to an absolute asshat. Sara has no interest in being one half of a snobby Blue power couple. In fact, all she can dream about is biting her obnoxious fiancé’s head off and burying him in the garden. 

Since that can’t happen, her future seems like a lost cause, until she meets Ian, a fire-breathing Red Dragon—who is everything her fiancé is not.

Now Sara’s jumped from the frying pan into the fire because dating outside of your Clan is against Directorate law. Ian could be thrown in jail or executed without a trial. But now that she knows what love feels like, she can’t imagine being with anyone else.

Talk about a rock and a hard place…

#ReleaseBlitz for Stolen Hearts by @MollyOKwrites and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Stolen Hearts

Author: M. O'Keefe

Publisher: Dangerous Press

Genre: Dangerous Romance

Release Date: January 12, 2021

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The flare of a cigarette, the sound of a stranger’s voice, and the handsome Irishman in the shadows--I wanted it all, but I wasn’t allowed to want. 

Ronan was danger and beauty, murder and mercy. To me, he was a mystery, but he was also the only man who ever knew me. 

In that single stolen moment before I had to give my life to someone else, I imagined myself with him, the man with scars and bruises. The one who knew what hurting meant far more than I did at that time. 

Instead I was given to another man, one who broke my soul right along with my bones. 

Through it all, there was always that memory of the man in the shadows, the one who said--not in words--that I was strong, that I could endure, that I was more than just a princess in a ballgown. 

Now Ronan is the only man who could keep me safe from two warring families that wanted my blood. The spark that started two years ago burned brighter with each touch, each glance, each kiss. He woke me from the nightmare, giving me life with soft touches and sharp words. 

Two years ago, Ronan gave me strength, but he took something in return. I never gave him my heart, but hearts like mine are made to be stolen.

#ReleaseBlitz for Housewife Chronicles by @jennifersnow18 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Housewife Chronicles

Author: Jennifer Snow

Genre: Dark Comedy/Women's Fiction

Release Date: January 12, 2021

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Her husband's affair coming to light two weeks before his death should have been the worst thing to happen to Beth Cartwright that year. But being a widowed, single mom in a community of upper-class housewives is proving to be far more difficult.

Living next door to her husband's mistress and her former yoga instructor-Gina Thompson, has Beth wanting to pack up her teenage kids and get the hell out of the neighborhood. But when she becomes a suspect in her husband's death, she needs to rely on her husband's mistress and the rest of her quirky neighborhood friends to keep her out of jail.

Housewife Chronicles is a dark comedy with a hint of mystery and a focus on unlikely female friendships.

#ReleaseBlitz: Center Stage by @wayneavrashow @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet

 

Political Thriller

Release Date: January 12, 2021

Publisher: RealClear Publishing

If politics is a game, who better to play it than a master showman like a mega-rock star?

America has adored rock star Tyler Sloan for decades, and when he decides to leave the Las Vegas stage to run for a seat on the United States Senate, it’s assumed that he’ll run an unconventional campaign. He exceeds expectations—and more.

No stranger to politics, Sloan’s estranged father was a California governor who narrowly lost his presidential campaign. It’s this experience—and his performance skills—that render a show-stopping performance as an independent candidate for Senate. He expresses disdain for the two-party system and dismisses special interests and lobbyists. Slaon immediately finds himself caught in a political ca paign fraught with scandal, corruption, and conflicting loyalties personally, politically, and romantically.

Will Sloan be able to handle political turbulence and reckon with his own past while navigating the polls? As the countdown to election day begins, Tyler Sloan is focused on winning and taking center stage.

#BookReview: Hard Times by Les Edgerton

Synopsis: In 1930s East Texas, fourteen-year-old Amelia Laxault's father insists she marry Arnold Critchin, a local boy who assaulted her on their first date. When Arnold's alcohol-fueled brutality devastates their family, his ineptitude with crops destroys their farm, and his poorly run moonshine business lands him in prison, Amelia struggles to feed her four children as the Depression worsens and a secret from her past looms large.

Three hundred miles away, Lucious Tremaine tangles with a white police officer. Fleeing to Houston, a second altercation leaves him with a gunshot wound. Desperate and weak, he makes his way into the backwoods.

As Lucious encounters increasing obstacles and Amelia's challenges escalate with Arnold's return from prison-and a visit from her first love, who is now the local sheriff- an explosion looms. Will Lucious make it to Houston? Can Amelia save her children from both starvation and Arnold's increasing, vengeful violence? As the odds stack up and the food runs out, Amelia must summon all her courage, strength, and ingenuity to attempt to save her family.

#TeaserTuesday: Cinnamon & Sugar by @rwrichard_ @RABTBookTours #Giveaway

 

New Adult, Interracial Romance

Date Published: January 18, 2021

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Humphrey Bertrand's genius-level IQ can't help him find his moral compass. His family is filled with racial conflicts and he struggles to find his own way. But he cannot let anyone drown, regardless of their skin color.

Alicia Bloom, a gifted valedictorian and poet runs away from an abusive situation. While she is thankful to Humphrey for saving her life she doesn't want to be tied to anyone.

When an attempt on her life forces them to hit the road together to stay one step ahead of a murderous maniac they wonder if their dreams of a future will be put on hold permanently.