#CoverReveal for Merciful Vows by @thevanessaluisa and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway

Title: Merciful Vows

Series: The Giannotti World #1

Author: Vanessa Luisa

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Cover Design: Tash, Outlined with Love Designs

Release Date: May 25, 2021

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It's impossible to shield your heart from a man who knows you so well. A man who is your husband. The father of your children. The love of your life. A man like Giulio Giannotti.

I thought we would last forever...but we won't. Not when he doesn't believe our abducted child is still alive. Not if I continue to lose myself in this chaotic hope. Not until our daughter is found.

It scares me...the stark reality of how cruel life can be to us, how twisted secrets turn to sacrifice and how there's always someone in the misty shadows lurking...watching.

Tonight marks six months since we lost it all. It should bind Giulio and me closer together, yet the moment his hot gaze lands on mine, it's all over. The pact I made with myself to reserve all my nerves shatters into a million pieces as those eyes burn straight through me.

They're heavenly fire. And it's as if he can see me. All of me...

If this is supposed to be the end of us, then why does it feel like it's only just the beginning?

Merciful Vows is a bittersweet second chance romantic suspense standalone and the first book in the emotionally gripping interconnected world set in Seattle: 'The Giannotti World'.

#BookBlitz: The Mix-Up by @melanie_munton @XpressoTours #Giveaway

The Mix-Up
Melanie Munton
(Southern Hearts Club, #3)
Publication date: April 6th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

She thought she accidentally slept with her boss…
Then she met his twin brother.

Real talk: I slept with my boss. Back before he even was my boss. Back when I had no clue who he was.

Real talk: My boss is an arrogant jerk. I hate him. If we didn’t work so well together, I would have told him exactly where he could shove his pompous attitude a long time ago.

Turns out…my boss has a twin. Identical twin.

Now I know why he’s always acted like our one night together never happened. Why he acted like he’d never met me before when I started working for him.

It wasn’t him that night. It was his brother.

A brother who’s just as gorgeous as my boss and a hell of a lot nicer.

Real talk: I’m kind of…bothered that it wasn’t my boss that night.

But that’s before certain revelations about that night come to light.

#ReleaseBlitz for I Pucking Love You by @ReadPippa and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (I Pucking Love You box)

Title: I Pucking Love You

Series: Copper Valley Thrusters #5

Author: Pippa Grant

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: April 8, 2021

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You know those stories where an adorably misunderstood clumsy girl needs a fake date to a wedding so she asks her brother’s best friend and they accidentally fall in love?

I wish that was the kind of life I lead, but it’s not.

I don’t need a date to a wedding. I need a date to a funeral.

Clumsy sometimes fits, but then, that’s true for all of us, right? But adorable? No. Misunderstood? Nope again. I’m just your average girl, standing in front of a funeral invitation, asking it to be a winning lottery ticket instead.

And I don’t have a brother, or a best friend with a brother available, which means I’m stuck with Tyler Jaeger.

Sure, he’s a professional hockey player who also knows advanced calculus, but let’s say we’re not compatible and leave it at that. I should know. I am a matchmaker.

Not a very good one, but that’s beside the point.

I know a mismatch when I see one.

Still, Tyler’s what I’ve got, and I am not going to this funeral solo, so he’s what I’ll take.

After all—what could go wrong at a funeral?

I Pucking Love You is a hilariously wrong romantic comedy about the world’s worst matchmaker, a hockey player with a problem he doesn’t want to talk about, and an awkward date-of-convenience that everyone would prefer to forget. It comes complete with a cat working his way through his nine lives, all the sexy times, fish and chips, and a swoony happily-ever-after.

#BookReview: Pride and Prejudice: Illustrations by Marjolein Bastin by Jane Austen, Marjolein Bastin (Illustrations)

Synopsis: Gems of literature in a luxurious and unique design by Marjolein Bastin.

The Marjolein Bastin Classics Series is a chance to rediscover classic literature in collectible, luxuriously illustrated volumes. For the first time ever, the internationally celebrated artwork of Marjolein Bastin graces the pages of a timeless classic, Pride and Prejudice, the enduring story of the Bennet sisters and their quest for suitable marriages. Beyond bringing these stories to life, Bastin’s series adds elaborately designed ephemera, such as four-color maps, letters, family trees, and sheet music. Whether an ideal gift for an Austen or Brontë devotee or a treat for yourself, The Marjolein Bastin Classics Series, as a set or individually purchased, is perfect for anyone who feels a connection to these enduring literary gems.

#ReleaseBlitz for A Passion for Pleasure by @ninalaneauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: A Passion for Pleasure

Series: Daring Hearts #2

Author: Nina Lane

Genre: Victorian Historical Romance

Release Date: April 7, 2021

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A marriage of convenience ignites both passion and risk...

A brilliant pianist and notorious rake, Sebastian Hall indulges his passion for music and women with equal aplomb. But now that his elder brother has married, his father insists he pursue a respectable path and find a suitable wife.

As a girl, Clara Whitmore quietly loved her piano teacher from afar. Yet her youthful crush cannot compare to the powerful desire she feels when she unexpectedly encounters Sebastian again. Could the man who once dominated her dreams become the husband she hopes for...and save her from the fate she most fears?

* An earlier edition of this book was published under the name Nina Rowan by Grand Central Publishing.

#BookReview: Cemetery Boys by @aidenschmaiden

Synopsis: Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.

When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.

However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian Diaz, the school’s resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly into death. He’s determined to find out what happened and tie up some loose ends before he leaves. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help Julian, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.

#CoverReveal for Say You Hate Me by Amanda Richardson @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Say You Hate Me

Series: Love at Work #4

Author: Amanda Richardson

Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers Office Romance

Cover Design: E. James Designs

Release Date: May 11, 2021

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Natalia

My love life would be almost comical if it weren’t so depressing. Why can’t romance be like it is in the novels I love? I stupidly assume things can’t get any worse, but then I get fired from my job. Good one, universe. Now I have no choice but to work for my brother and his surly business partner, Anderson.

We can’t seem to get on the same page about anything. He’s judgmental and rude, and I can’t stand him. To make matters even more trying, he’s ridiculously hot.

Anderson

I never agreed to bring on a new marketing manager, and certainly not her. My business partner leads with his heart, and when he hires his sister, her ability to crawl under my skin is insurmountable.

So, why does she make my heart race every time she’s close? When things escalate, I lose all semblance of control, which just makes me angrier. I can’t keep my hands off her, even though she makes me crazy.

Hatred can drive a person insane, but so can love.

The Love at Work Series consists of interconnected standalones, all having to do with falling in love at work. They can be read in ANY order!

#ReleaseBlitz for Billion Dollar Chance by Linnea May @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Billion Dollar Chance

Author: Linnea May

Genre: Second Chance Billionaire Romance

Release Date: April 5, 2021

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I’m richer than the richest, and my voice has the power to override laws. But to get here, I had to push her out of my life.

Now she’s back—and she needs my help.

Ella Whitt. My college fling, the ex who vanished and turned into nothing but a piercing regret.

Until she resurfaces when I least expect it.

She’s still just as brazen, bewitching and excruciatingly irresistible—still the same addictive flame that charred me all those years ago. One look and I’m smitten all over again.

But she’s in trouble, and I’m the only one who can help her. As a friend, of course, for old times’ sake. Nothing more.

Ella can never know about my voracious need for her, because I forbid myself to act on it. Nothing good can come from hooking up with your ex, especially when she's still as flaky, devious and annoyingly idealistic as she was all those years ago.

And she can never know about the pact I made with my college friends—a pact to find a wife and secure my wealth in my name.

Because it definitely won’t be her.

Ella is a mistake I will not make again. Except for this one time...

#BookBlitz: Scorn of Secrets by @BrandyTruly @XpressoTours #Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card & ebook copy of Scorn of Secrets

Scorn of Secrets
B. Truly
Publication date: April 27th 2021
Genres: Coming of Age, Romance, Young Adult

I must keep it locked away—the memory of my darkest secret….

When the rising tides of my life peak, I’m left struggling with the currents of the storm. The first dilemma is my dad’s gambling debt. Mama bounces back quickly from the ramifications it causes. She proves this by getting a new man. Her Rico Suave is just the tip of the iceberg—she moves us across state to live with him and his two sons.

My outgoing, older sister fits right in—she’s the total opposite of me. I am Madison Guillory, the shy, quiet type. Taught to make the best of even the worst situations, I contemplate giving my new family a chance.

Living with my future stepbrothers is interesting, to say the least. They’re like night and day. I have more in common with the laid-back brother, and we become instant friends. I’m adjusting to Taylor High, and the arrogant brother is even starting to grow on me. Maybe everything will work out after all.

My life finally seems to be falling into place until a dreadful night shatters my dreams. My world is flipped upside down because of the consequences I must now bear.

The memories of that night lurk in the shadows to torment me. If I think of what happened, I’ll succumb to my fear. His face has scorned me. No one will believe me if I confess, not even my own sister. I hold the key to my darkest secret, desperate to keep it locked away.

#ReleaseBlitz for Sully by Penelope Black @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Sully

Series: The Brotherhood #3

Author: Penelope Black

Genre: Reverse Harem Romantic Suspense

Release Date: April 7, 2021

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“Do you believe in the butterfly effect?”

There comes a time in your life when you’re faced with a choice. One that has the potential to alter the course of your life. I answered my mother’s call that day and everything changed.

The path I chose was a turnpike masquerading as a meadow, and the tolls I paid have been grave.

So I made a promise to myself that I will have my vengeance.

And with my dark Irish gods at my side, I will wreak havoc on everyone who had a hand in the destruction of the girl I used to be.

I was remade in the cabin in the woods. And I was forged in the warehouse fire. And like a phoenix, I will rise anew.

By the time I’m done, my path will be littered with the heads of my enemies.

But not before I claim what’s rightfully mine.

#ReleaseBlitz: Getting to Forever by @taraeldana @RABTBookTours

 

KinkLink Series, Book Three

Steamy Romance / Romantic Comedy

Date Published: April 6, 2021

Amanda (Mandy) Gilchrist was just baffled by her colleague. One minute he was her rock and the next he couldn't get away from her fast enough...only to land himself in jail. Her bosses now hate him and wouldn't help him cross the street let alone post bail so it was up to her — except someone got to him first. What the heck was going on?

By now he must realize he needs her help… And it’s going to cost him because this time she’s not going to turn a blind eye. Mandy’s going to make sure David sees her skills as a PI and as a woman too — one he’s got ‘tied up inside and out’.

Because he may not know it yet but they’re both looking for exactly the same thing.

David aka Hack Varetti is in deep shit. A little finagling with the FBI and maybe he'll get his life back on track but there’s no guarantees. Making the wrong associations only landed him in the clink, but now he's got a second chance --- to fix his life. And to take care of her.

Because Mandy doesn't know it yet, but she needs something only he can give her, and he can't wait to show her how a Dom brings his Sub to fulfillment because it's something she'll never forget.

Even though the last thing he wanted to do was involve her in his mess, afraid she’d get hurt. He knew, if he wanted her to trust him again, he was going to have to work for it.

Everyone's got to learn the ropes sometime...

#ReleaseBlitz for Kansas by @klsavage_author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Kansas

Series: Ruthless Kings MC: Atlantic City #2

Author: K.L. Savage

Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense/Organized Crime

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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Instincts are all we have to rely on.

And mine were spot on.

There are a few things I don’t like to talk about in life.

My father.

And Kansas.

I hate him, and I hate that godforsaken state.

To this day, I haven’t loved because there’s a fear.

An inkling.

An instinct that I will be just like him.

I convinced myself our blood was rotten, tainted, and sour.

I believe I didn’t have the ability to be faithful or loyal.

But then after a blizzard, a sailboat washed to shore.

And she was there.

She’s here at the clubhouse now.

Violet Winston.

A name that matches the fields of lavender of her eyes.

I have no right to want her.

I can’t love her.

I’ll ruin her.

The more I get to know her, the harder I fall.

Usually, there’s a calm after the storm.

But not this time.

Between her father being a drug dealer.

The drugs hidden in the boat.

And the man that wants his drugs.

We are about to feel the havoc of a hurricane.

Truths hit us out of nowhere and they hurt worse than a lie ever did.

Love tests us and rips us open. Friendships are lost. Loyalty is damned.

I’m not in Kansas anymore.

But Jersey hurts just the same.

#ReleaseBlitz for Marked by @EvaWinners and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Marked

Series: Russian Sinners #1

Author: Eva Winners

Genre: Mafia Romance

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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Her father promised me life on the legal side if I saved his only daughter.

I was her last hope.

Something about this rich, spoiled princess captured me from the moment I laid my eyes on her. This green eyed beauty made me want things I never had.

She was untouchable. If I was decent, I’d keep my distance. But God knew I was the worst kind of sinner.

She shouldn’t have wanted my touch. Now she was mine.

When a Russian rival mafia came for her seeking revenge and old, forgotten secrets are revealed, her life became marked.

Would she stay in my world or go back to her carefree, privileged life?

Marked, book 1 in Russian Sinners series is a standalone read. No cliffhangers, no cheating and lots of steamy scenes.

#BookTour: You Were Made For Me by @JennaGuillaume @mediamastersbks #Giveaway

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YA author Jenna Guillaume is back with a fun and modern feminist twist on the 1985 pop cult film Weird Science.

Sixteen-year-old Katie Camilleri can’t believe she’s accidentally created a teenage boy. A boy six-feet tall with floppy hair and eyes like the sky on a clear summer’s day. A boy whose lips taste like cookie dough and whose skin smells like springtime. A boy completely devoted to Katie. But silly musings and kitchen antics with her best friend, Libby, have definitely taken a whimsical twist into something bigger than Katie could have ever daydreamed. Turns out the consequences of fumbling a human being into existence are rather complicated. More importantly, does Guy, the golden Adonis Katie’s created, like her because he wants to, or because he has to? And will he be Katie’s very first kiss?

From the author of What I Like About Me comes a hilarious feminist twist on a classic narrative, loaded with laughs, mishaps, and plenty of 80s and 90s pop-culture callbacks. Jenna Guillaume’s entertaining romantic comedy novel features a humorous and relatable voice and will appeal to fans of Jenny Han.

#ReleaseBlitz for Beneath the Hood by Emily McIntire @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway

Title: Beneath the Hood

Series: Sugarlake #3

Author: Emily McIntire

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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Blakely

My life is a stage.

Followed by millions, and loved by none.

And me, the captain of control, steering my image through choppy waters.

Making sure I stay on top.

No one ever sees me.

No one ever looks.

Until him.

But he's everything impossible, and a thousand shades of wrong.

Falling for him would ruin everything I've worked for.

So why can't I stay away?

Jackson

My life is a back-up plan.

Surrounded by friends, and loved by none.

And me, the king of heartbreak, gluing my pieces back together.

Making sure they stick.

No one ever sees me.

No one ever looks.

Until her.

But she's everything off-limits, and a thousand shades of sin.

Falling for her would ruin everything I've worked for.

So why won't she stay away?

#ReleaseBlitz for In the Cards by @authorakevans and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: In the Cards

Series: Road Trip Romance #8

Author: A.K. Evans

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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Zoe Fitzgerald has been cleaning up after her sister for years. As much as she wants to walk away, she can’t. Because her innocent niece and nephew are betting on her to keep them safe. Knowing she could be called upon at any moment means love isn’t on the horizon for Zoe. She’d never expect someone to willingly walk into the train wreck that is her life.

Being a police officer who serves the community on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Dex Taylor is no stranger to crime. While he’s seen his fair share of bad situations, it’s two terrified children who nearly bring him to his knees. And it’s their aunt that steals his heart.

After her sister’s latest disaster, Zoe is determined as ever to save these kids for the last time. What she wasn’t expecting was the handsome officer’s willingness to help. While she appreciates his efforts, Zoe isn’t stupid. Dex is simply a good man with a big heart.

A real relationship isn’t in the cards… is it?

#ReleaseBlitz for Captive Bride by @AltaHensley and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Captive Bride

Series: Secret Bride #1

Author: Alta Hensley

Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance/

Psychological Thriller

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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You will take this bride.

To have and to hold from this day forward.

Till death do you part.

This will be your solemn vow.

You have no choice.

Trapped in a twisted and dark courtship with a secret woman who needs my strength to survive, I will be wed.

Walking the thin line between lunacy and reality, I am now the protector of my future captive bride.

So, I have no choice but to recite the vows.

I take thee.

In this arranged matrimony.

Until we are parted by death.

***Captive Bride is a dark psychological thriller. If you dare… join me in the march down the aisle.

#BookTour: Kisses and Croissants by @asjouhanneau

Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Mia, an American girl at an elite summer ballet program, has six weeks to achieve her dreams: to snag an audition with one of the world’s best ballet companies. But there’s more to Paris than ballet—especially when a charming French boy, Louis, wants to be her tour guide—and the pair discover the city has a few mysteries up its sleeve.

In the vein of romances like Love and Gelato, this is the perfect summer adventure for anyone looking to get swept away in the City of Love. 

#BookBlitz: The Text God by @whitneydineen @mjsummersbooks @XpressoTours #Giveaway 2x $25 Amazon gift cards

The Text God: Text and You Shall Receive …
Melanie Summers & Whitney Dineen
(An Accidentally in Love Story #2)
Publication date: April 1st 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

Text and you shall receive…

Jen Flanders moved to New York to be an artist. This translates into walking dogs for money, practicing yoga for sanity, and hitting up her friends at a local bakery to supplement her diet. Rent is due and she’s running out of cash. After begging the universe for a sign that help is on the way, her phone pings with an incoming text. GOD: You can do it; I believe in you!

Gabriel Oliver Daly agreed to mentor a friend’s younger sister. Unbeknownst to him, after losing her phone, said sister uses her dog walker’s phone to text him about a job offer. He responds enthusiastically.

Jen can’t believe GOD is actually texting her! But who is she to question the ways of the universe? On the first day of texting, GOD gets her a job that will keep her afloat. On the second and third days he offers even more help.

Gabriel starts to think his friend’s sister might be too flighty to make it in the legal jungle of New York. Why exactly does she need a survival job? Wasn’t she supposed to be interviewing for a position as a junior lawyer? And why is she texting him random (not to mention very personal) stuff all the time?

When they finally meet, Jen realizes GOD isn’t a deity but a divinely handsome lawyer. A complete stranger has answered all her prayers. After all, God does move in mysterious ways.

#SaleBlitz for the Shooting Stars Series Boxset by @auroraroseR and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Shooting Stars Series Boxset

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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Fighting To Breathe

Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf were young when they fell in love. They never imagined the future could hold anything other than together-forever.

When Lea’s father dies in a tragic fishing accident, she's crushed under the weight of her grief and catches a glimpse of another type of future, one she knows she's not strong enough to face.

Austin is angry. For the past fifteen years, he's believed the woman he loved with every ounce of his soul left him without so much as a backwards glance.

When Lea unexpectedly returns to their hometown, all the years of heartache inside Austin bubbles to the surface and presents itself as blinding rage.

Faced with the truth about the past, a newly discovered secret, these former lovers will learn that if they want to have any chance at the future they’d given up on all those years ago, they will have to rescue one another from drowning in pain so debilitating it will leave them both fighting to breath.

Wide Open Spaces

That moment your life changes.

That moment that changes your life.

That moment you love someone more than you love yourself.

That was the moment we gave our son up for adoption and the moment I was left bare. A wide-open space that would forever be empty.

There are moments that define you as a person, moments that prove just how strong you are, moments you push yourself to keep going forward when all you really want to do is give up. It was in one of those moments when I reached out and found him waiting for me.

When Shelby Calder left home fifteen years ago, she never planned on returning to the Alaskan town she left behind. But after the death of her grandfather and a bitter divorce, she hopes going home will be a fresh start for her and her ten-year-old son.

Zach Watters has made a lot of mistakes in his life. But when he sees Shelby Calder, looking more beautiful than ever, standing outside her childhood home, he promises himself that letting her go won't be a mistake he ever makes again.

Some things never change and love is one of them.

One Last Wish

Finding out my husband, my best friend, only had months to live was devastating.

Sitting out under the star-filled sky, listening to him wish on star after star, night after night, almost killed me.

He never wished to get better.

He wished for me to be happy.

He wished for me to find the strength to move on.

I told him his wishes were pointless, because happiness wouldn’t exist without him.

I found out soon after he passed away that I was pregnant.

But I had no idea his final wish would bring me something I never thought I’d find again.