Charming and unconventional Scottish detective Al MacBharrais returns in the second installment of the magical murder mystery series Ink & Sigil.
This title will be released on August 10, 2021.
Thursday, August 05, 2021
#BookReview: Paper & Blood (Ink & Sigil #2) by @kevinhearne
Charming and unconventional Scottish detective Al MacBharrais returns in the second installment of the magical murder mystery series Ink & Sigil.
This title will be released on August 10, 2021.
#BookTour: A BLOOD OF KINGS by @LyrianRastler and @OConnorBooks @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway
Ryn has fallen. Ester could be dying. Bonner is too far away to help.
No matter how Declan Idrys looks at his situation, he comes to the same conclusion every time: He is about to die at the hands of the first dark elf seen in 700 years. Fate, fortunately, is not so cruel, though, and after barely surviving this initial encounter with the er’endehn of Eserysh, Declan and his friends find themselves in a tentative truce with the war-loving elves. They share a common enemy, after all, and their mutual hate for the Endless Queen and her growing legions is enough for the two groups to set aside their mistrust for one another, if only for now.
Sehranya, however, is not one to rest easy while her enemies join forces, and Declan and his companions soon find themselves assaulted by new horrors as they set out to make at last for the legendary city of Ysenden in truth.
But the queen has made a mistake. Within Declan the slumbering might of his line is at last stirring, prodded into life by the guiding hands of Bonner yr’Essel. Fire. Power. Strength. Sehranya will rue the day she did not throw everything she had into slaying the one of King’s blood....
Let award-winning voice artist Nick Podehl capture your imagination as you dive into the much-anticipated next installment of The Shattered Reigns, a best-selling fantasy series written by two authors at the top of their game.
Wednesday, August 04, 2021
#ReleaseBlitz for Until Kelly by @VQAuthor @boomfactorypub and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Until Kelly
A Happily Ever Alpha World Novel
Author: Vera Quinn
Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing, LLC
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 6, 2021
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Kelly
I know I am safe now.
I wanted a fresh start, beware of what you wish for.
I have regrets but things became complicated.
What did Kelly do, I ran?
No one can run forever.
In Comfort, Texas I met the man who makes me forget my past but how long can I keep up with the lies. How long before my past catches up to me and destroys us all?
Trask
How much do you really need to know about someone before you fall in love with them?
Can there really be love at first sight?
I didn’t believe in it and I didn’t believe in love at all.
Until Kelly is part of Aurora Rose Reynolds's Happily Ever Alpha World. If you loved Until Sage, then you will want to read Until Kelly.
#CoverReveal for What Happens In The End by @AutumnGrey26 and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: What Happens In The End
Series: Blue Oak Bay #1
Author: Autumn Grey
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Release Date: May 26, 2022
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The truth will set them free…or ruin them completely…
He may only be seventeen, but Mason James has enough romance-inflicted scars to last a lifetime. So, when his family relocates to a small town in California, he’s more than ready for a fresh start. And this time, he’ll stay far away from boys who aren’t out of the closet. But all it takes is one look at his charming new classmate to make him reconsider everything…
Asher Turner is a master at hiding his true self. Behind every smile lays the fear of being outed for who he really is. He’s learned—the hard way—that letting anyone into his heart can only end in pain. He knows he should stay away from the quiet, intense boy at school. But…he can’t…
Their demons threaten to keep them apart. Their attraction (and maybe fate) throws them together again and again. When all is said and done, will love be their salvation, or their downfall?
What Happens in the End is a sometimes sexy, sometimes angsty, always emotional, MM, contemporary coming-of-age romance. Happily ever after guaranteed. Preorder today and get ready to experience first love all over again.
#ReleaseBoost for Her Noble Protector by @CaitlynOLearyNA and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Her Noble Protector
Series: Night Storm #7
Author: Caitlyn O'Leary
Genre: Romantic Military Suspense
Release Date: July 31, 2021
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Her worst nightmare had come true—somehow she had been kidnapped and forced to kill her captor to get away.
Finally home in Arizona, Lisa Garcia was scared all the time. She jumped at every sound and shadow, too scared to even leave her home. How could someone who used to ride the rapids and trek the wilds of Alaska be reduced to this?
Navy SEAL Raiden Sato had forgotten more missions than he could remember. But this last one would stick in his mind forever. Lisa Garcia. How could he ever forget her? Tough, strong, compassionate, beautiful, the woman was a force of nature. But Raiden couldn’t help remembering how she’d been when they’d parted. She’d seemed broken. He needed to know how she was now.
When Raiden took leave to check on Lisa in Arizona, he was shocked at the woman he found. The kick-ass wilderness guide was gone, replaced by a woman still mired in trauma. She was positive that someone was out to get her. Determined to help her, Raiden was positive that he could heal her with time, patience, and perhaps even love.
But what happens when Lisa is right, and somebody really is out to get her?
This is an action, adventure, romantic, stand-alone novel.
#ReleaseBoost for Taken to Lemora by @estephensauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Taken to Lemora
A Grumpy Alien Romance
Series: Xiveri Mates #6
Author: Elizabeth Stephens
Genre: Sci-Fi Alien Romance
Release Date: July 29, 2021
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Raingar
My horns itch and I hate it. I’m a Lemoran clan chief and I hate that I’m being forced to schmooze with the other Quadrant dignitaries.
Looking for a way out, I run into flesh peddlers. Pagh! I hate flesh peddlers and I’m not interested in what they’re selling!
Until I see her…
Half human, Essmira’s soft, and I hate that she’s so easy to break. I hate that her beauty makes my horns and heart both ache. And most of all, I hate that she has no idea that she’s my mate.
Essmira
A female must always smile. She must always aim to please. She must always obey.
A pleasure female, that’s what I’ve spent my whole life training to be. Now that I’ve been purchased by a Lemoran clan chief, I’m more than happy to please him. But his pleasure might be out of my reach.
Because he doesn’t want me to be a pleasure female anymore. He wants me to be…me.
Taken to Lemora is a full length (85k word) SciFi alien romance that features one grumpy alien and a hybrid human female just discovering freedom and eager to grab it by the horns. Literally. Lemora is the not-too-distant neighbor of Voraxia and while this book cameos a couple familiar faces, it can be read as a standalone.
#BookReview: Bea's Witch by Daniel Ingram-Brown
On the eve of her twelfth birthday, Beatrice Crosse runs away from her adoptive home only to encounter the ghost of England's most famous prophetess. The witch offers her treasure, but can she be trusted?
Bea must wrestle her past to discover the witch’s secret and find her way home.
"A deft blending of historical, fantasy, contemporary and adoption fiction. I was genuinely transported."
Dr Rachel Connor, Novelist and Dramatist
"A heart-warming coming-of-age story, with an added sprinkling of magic."
Hannah Seat, Early Years Lecturer and Adoptee
#BookReview: Foretold (The Scryers #1) by Violet Lumani
It’s the price of living with her OCD and extreme anxiety. In every situation, Cass imagines the worst possible fate for everyone in her life. Her dad in a pool of blood after a break-in. Her beloved older neighbor, homeless. A splinter in her finger turned to gangrene.
But this time, it’s not her imagination. The boy next door, Colin, is destined to die. Cass has foretold a real death before; she knows this is a true vision.
Desperate to save Colin's life, Cass immerses herself in a secret organization of soothsayers that promises to teach her how to change the future she foresees. But as she descends into their hidden world of divinatory magic and predictive technology, she discovers there's always a price to pay for unraveling fate's strands. And cheating death will cost her everything.
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
#ReleaseBlitz for Mark of the Fallen by Eve Archer @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Mark of the Fallen
A Devilish Fated Mates Paranormal Romance
Series: Dark Fallen Angels #1
Author: Eve Archer
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: August 5, 2021
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I thought I made a deal with the devil. Turns out he’s a fallen angel. Very fallen.
Not only is Dominick Vicario tall, dark, and wickedly attractive, he’s also the head of the world’s most powerful underworld family. And the leader of the Fallen—former heavenly Watchers banished to earth who’ve become wealthy playboys.
When I meet him, my life is circling the drain. My job is going nowhere, my boyfriend is a jerk, and I’m in debt up to my eyeballs.
So, when the dangerously seductive mafia don offers me a deal that will solve all my problems, I take it. All I have to do is spend the rest of the summer with the mysterious billionaire. A couple of months jet-setting on private planes and yachts isn’t too high a price to pay, right?
But Dominick believes I’m destined to be his mate—and the key to all the fallen angels being restored to their rightful place in the celestial order.
And it doesn’t matter if I think he’s crazy. He’s convinced I’m his for eternity. And so are the demons chasing us.
Can I escape from his immortal curse? Or will his dark past come back to haunt us both?
Mark of the Fallen is a devilishly steamy, fated mates paranormal romance with a mafia twist. This is book 1 in the Dark Fallen Angels trilogy, it’s a full-length novel, and it ends on a cliffhanger.
#ReleaseBlitz for The Defender by @gina_azzi and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($15 Amazon gift card)
Title: The Defender
Series: Boston Hawks Hockey #5
Author: Gina Azzi
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: August 5, 2021
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As Boston's most eligible nanny, I'm nurturing, trustworthy, and professional. Until my one-night stand turns out to be my new boss.
Hawks defenseman James Ryan is Boston's most eligible single-dad. He's solemn, gorgeous, and an incredible father. But I'm drawn to him for other reasons.
James's eyes reflect the same grief and hurt I'm drowning in. His twins struggle with the same pain that once destroyed me. Living with the Ryan family and caring for James's twins are both a salve and a curse.
Soon, what made us click one summer night over whiskey is wreaking havoc on our commitment to remain professional. Our friendship blossoms into something more. Something searching, healing, and unbelievably complicated.
Falling in love with Milly and Mason Ryan is easy. Falling in love with their father is something I never saw coming.
If I give my heart to James, will he put it back together? Or will I end up more shattered than I already am?
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The Defender is a deeply emotional, single dad romance, with sensitive subject matter.
#CoverReveal for Crave by Stacy Stone @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Crave
Series: Full Moon #4
Author: Stacy Stone
Genre: Rockstar Romance
Cover Design: Pretty Little Design Co.
Photo: Michelle Lancaster
Release Date: August 27, 2021
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Valèrie
I scored my dream job at Stars Magazine.
And even though I have to work for a jerk boss,
I give it my all like I always do.
Even when I’m forced to work for Full Moon
and see Max, the lead singer, again,
I’m positive I can do this.
Apparently, he’s got his mind set on winning me back,
but I haven’t forgotten what happened the last time.
Max
Everyone thinks I have it all together.
But there’s one misstep I always regretted.
My choice for fame cost me the love of my life.
We’ll only be working together for a few weeks,
so I don’t plan to waste a single minute.
But one thing’s for sure:
she’s not letting me win without a fight.
CRAVE is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books in the Full Moon series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with TRUST and FATE as the characters do interconnect.
#BookReview: Faking Reality by @SaraFujimura
Dakota McDonald swore after “The Great Homecoming Disaster” that she’d never allow her romantic life to be a plot line in her parents’ HGTV show again. But when the restaurant run by the family of her best friend (and secret crush), Leo, is on the line, Dakota might end up eating her own words.
Leo Matsuda dreams of escaping his small town Arizona life and the suffocating demands of working in his family’s restaurant, but the closer he gets to his goal—thanks to the help of his best friend (and secret crush) Dakota—the more reasons there are for him to stay.
#BookReview: Heard It in a Love Song by @tgarvisgraves
Love doesn’t always wait until you’re ready.
Layla Hilding is thirty-five and recently divorced. Struggling to break free from the past—her glory days as the lead singer in a band and a ten-year marriage to a man who never put her first—Layla’s newly found independence feels a lot like loneliness.
Then there’s Josh, the single dad whose daughter attends the elementary school where Layla teaches music. Recently separated, he’s still processing the end of his twenty-year marriage to his high school sweetheart. He chats with Layla every morning at school and finds himself thinking about her more and more.
Equally cautious and confused about dating in a world that favors apps over meeting organically, Layla and Josh decide to be friends with the potential for something more. Sounds sensible and way too simple—but when two people are on the rebound, is it heartbreak or happiness that’s a love song away?
This title will be released on November 2, 2021.
Monday, August 02, 2021
#CoverReveal: Disavow by Bella Di Corte @XpressoTours
Disavow
Bella Di Corte
Publication date: November 5th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
He was my only oath.
Aniello Assanti was a monster dressed in a gentlemen’s suit.
He was everything I should’ve feared and run away from. A walking nightmare. He belonged to an organization that valued money over life; power over free will; codes over love.
And if that wasn’t enough of a deterrent, he was strictly forbidden.
I, Rosalia Lombardozzi, solemnly vow…no fraternizing with the men who belong.
I worked for the same organization, and even with that oath forever marking my tongue, I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. Something existed between us that not even the fire of disloyalty could turn to ash.
Some called it obsession. I called it love.
The world we lived in called it an act of betrayal. To disavow meant certain death.
When the heart takes an oath, though, it is more sacred than any vow spoken—it’s the one thing worth living and worth dying for.
#CoverReveal for Nightshade by @KeriLake and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Nightshade
Author: Keri Lake
Genre: Dark Gothic Paranormal Romance
Cover Design: Hang Le
Release Date: October 25, 2021
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My father called them messengers.
He once told me they walked among us, and that somewhere in this dark and godless city, there shined a faint sliver of hope. I had only to look for the signs.
Well, I’ve spent my whole life investigating the inexplicable, and all I've found are the unsettling vestiges of iniquity - the evidence of another world shrouded by the obscure. Purgatory to some, where depravity hides in shadows, and girls like me are little more than delicious bites of temptation.
Others call it Nightshade.
This peculiar place is where I first met the cold and callous recluse living in a decaying cliffside cathedral. Jericho Van Croix is the epitome of everything I’ve been told to fear. A raven-winged harbinger who wears intrigue like a warm black cloak. An enigma that I’m determined to unravel – even if it means getting closer than I should.
One touch is forbidden. Even so much as a kiss would be my demise. But the sin on his lips burns me up like a wild flame, and his growing infatuation weakens my resolve.
Giving him what he wants, though, will mean no chance for redemption, or escape. What's worse is, the signs I’ve followed yet failed to see all these years begin to unmask a terrifying reality:
That falling may be my only saving grace.
#BookReview: The Trials of Adeline Turner by @AngelaTerryLit
Thirty-three-year-old corporate attorney Adeline Turner has built her adult life around stability. Her professional life is thriving, but her personal life . . . not so much. Deep down she wants more, but finds it’s easier to brush aside her dreams and hide behind her billable hours. That is until a new client and a chance encounter with her high-school crush have her taking leaps she never planned. Suddenly unadventurous, nose-to-the-grindstone Adeline finds herself moving across the country from her predictable life in Chicago to San Francisco, falling into messy romantic situations, and trying to unravel an office-sabotage plot before it ruins her career.
Without the safety net of her old life in Chicago, Addie must become her own advocate and learn that people aren’t always who they seem. Which makes her wonder if the key to having the future she desires lies in uncovering the truth of the past.
#BookReview: Fish Heads and Duck Skin by Lindsey Salatka
It takes the friendship of an elderly tai chi instructor, a hot Mandarin tutor, and several mah-jongg-tile-slinging expats to bring Tina closer to a culture she doesn't understand, the dream job she never knew existed, and the self she has always sought. Fish Heads and Duck Skin will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered who they are, why they were put here, and how they ever lived before eating pan-fried pork buns.
#ReleaseBlitz for Savage Tracker by Maggie Cole @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Savage Tracker
Series: Mafia Wars #5
Author: Maggie Cole
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 1, 2021
Release Date: August 1, 2021
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Wanting anything resembling what I had should suffocate me.
Meeting my neighbor, Obrecht Ivanov, confuses me. The moment he walks through my door, I desperately want him to command me to kneel. I swore I would never return to anything like life with my ex-husband. So why do I feel as if I can’t breathe?
Each passing day that I don’t cave into my desires, the tension in my soul exponentially tightens. I convince myself to go take care of it and stop the itch once and for all. Just one time and then I’ll be fine.
It’s bad enough my ex-husband is doing everything in his power to find me. The choice I make puts me in a dangerous and vulnerable position. It’s a good thing Obrecht is always watching me.
He’s my savage tracker…
Savage Tracker is the jaw-dropping fifth installment of the Mafia Wars series. It’s an interconnecting stand-alone Dark Mafia Romance, guaranteed to have an HEA.
#ReleaseBlitz for Leaving Home by @SamanthaSkyeAu1 and @GiveMeBooksPR
Title: Leaving Home
Series: Boston Billionaires #3
Author: Samantha Skye
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: August 2, 2021
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What happens when the good guy falls for the bad girl...
Frankie has dealt with a lot in her life and when it all becomes too much she needs to run before the terror and evil consumes her. Fleeing from the terrible situation her family put her in, she thinks she has escaped.
Marco is juggling it all, working long hours, building his business empire and doing right by his family. He is known to be the good guy, empathetic, the caring one and every single woman in the city wants him.
With evil nipping at her heels and danger at every corner, Frankie needs to focus on her safety if she wants a chance at a normal life. But then Marco steps into her path and all bets are off before the target moves to his back and now they are both in trouble.
Sunday, August 01, 2021
#BookBlitz: Begin Again, Again by Eve Dangerfield @XpressoTours #Giveaway $50 Amazon gift card
Begin Again, Again
Eve Dangerfield
(Rebirth Series, #1)
Publication date: August 4th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
The chemistry’s right, the timing’s so wrong…
True love is never convenient…
What do Bethany Myers and infatuation have in common? They’re both bright, beautiful and refuse to conform.
What do Byron Thomas and denial have in common? Just about everything. But don’t worry about it.
Ex-party girl Beth moved to Melbourne for a fresh start—which was immediately derailed by the city’s COVID lockdown. After an isolated winter, summer has arrived and Beth (and her body) is crying out for connection. But the rules have changed and being vulnerable feels risky…
A pro-footballer turned electrician, Bryon has plenty of secrets and even more regrets. He’s the glue holding his dysfunctional family together and he wants things to stay simple—something Beth makes impossible.
After a roadside encounter Bryon and Beth’s worlds collide. What was supposed to be a hook up becomes a full-on summer romance. As they question their future, both together and apart, they learn you don’t come of age once but again and again.
Begin Again, Again is a return to the world of romance novels for critically acclaimed author Eve Dangerfield.
