#BookReview: These Hollow Vows (These Hollow Vows #1) by @writerlexiryan @ClarionTeen

Synopsis: From New York Times best-selling author Lexi Ryan, Cruel Prince meets A Court of Thorns and Roses in this sexy, action-packed fantasy about a girl who is caught between two treacherous faerie courts and their dangerously seductive princes.

Brie hates the Fae and refuses to have anything to do with them, even if that means starving on the street. But when her sister is sold to the sadistic king of the Unseelie court to pay a debt, she'll do whatever it takes to get her back—including making a deal with the king himself to steal three magical relics from the Seelie court.

Gaining unfettered access to the Seelie court is easier said than done. Brie's only choice is to pose as a potential bride for Prince Ronan, and she soon finds herself falling for him. Unwilling to let her heart distract her, she accepts help from a band of Unseelie misfits with their own secret agenda. As Brie spends time with their mysterious leader, Finn, she struggles to resist his seductive charm.

Caught between two dangerous courts, Brie must decide who to trust with her loyalty. And with her heart. 

#BookBlitz: Mister Know It All by @AmelieSWrites @XpressoTours #Giveaway Signed copy of Mister Know It All + swag $25 Amazon gift card

Mister Know It All
Amélie S. Duncan
(Cocky Hero Club)
Publication date: August 8th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance

A romantic comedy set in the world of Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s Stuck Up Suit

What’s a girl to do when she discovers that her boss/boyfriend (I don’t need a lecture, thank you very much!) is a cheating windbag?

Dump him and quit her job, of course.

After that, it was supposed to be the Summer of Me—a totally self-indulgent few months.

Except that I met a drop-dead gorgeous Viking with a bossy attitude.

We clashed on his arrogance and crassness, but geek bonded over Star Wars and Star Trek.

He offered himself as a no-strings-attached candidate for my get-my-groove-back sex plan, and I left because he already had a girlfriend, even if they were on a break.

But I couldn’t stop thinking about him.

I really, really needed to find someone less complicated, but he infiltrated my thoughts.

He was hot, after all (And his towel might have slipped on purpose.) Seriously hot.

No matter how many times I decided not to pursue anything with him, he kept showing a softer side of himself.

But we couldn’t keep going like that, neither here nor there.

Some decisions had to be made.

One that could change everything.

If someone had told me how my Summer of Me would end? I’d never have believed them.

But I regret nothing.

#CoverReveal for Kings of Blood & Money by @KerDukeyauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Kings of Blood & Money

An Underworld Kings Series Standalone

Author: Ker Dukey

Genre: Mafia Romance

Cover Design: Yoly Cortez, Cormar Covers

Release Date: October 8, 2021

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This is not a story of love.

This is a story of revenge and the bond created from it.

Noah

The Gallo family took everything from us.

They killed my mother and sister, leaving me and my twin brother fighting for our lives.

My father was supposed to be there that night. He should have been there. Should have protected them—us.

When you strip a man of all he cares about, you’re left with a soulless entity seething with primal rage. He promised to turn Gallo's bloodline to dust to get his retribution.

And he did.

All but one.

Freya

I was seven years old when I was taken in the night. I don’t remember much of life before that.

All I know now is the glaring eyes of a boy who hates me, and the comfort I find in the boy whose face mirrors his.

I’m not part of this family, but they’re all I have comparable to one.

To hate is easy.

And I do hate them.

But to love even in hate is what hardens you, strengthens you, gives you reason.

The truth is I shouldn’t love them, that all these years are leading somewhere I won’t want to go.

But I do…

Love them.

I love them both.

The only question left now is, do they love me?

#CoverReveal for Vows of a Mobster by @EvaWinners and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Vows of a Mobster

Author: Eva Winners

Genre: Mafia Romance

Cover Design: EVE Graphic Design

Release Date: September 7, 2021

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The truth is never what it seems. Neither are the people, regardless of who they are.

✅ Mafia romance

✅ Age Gap

✅ Murder mystery

✅ Steamy sex

✅ Violence

I knew the past would come back to haunt me. It was only a matter of time before my world came crashing down.

The only thing I didn’t expect was Mateo. The head of the Italian mafia. We were never meant to cross paths; our worlds vastly different.

His green gaze captured me, his touch burning through my defenses. The words he whispered melted away all the years of loneliness. But the secret I kept could get me killed. If he spared me, his rivals wouldn’t. As my secrets unravel, it could cost me everything and everyone I loved.

#BookReview: The Calm Within by @crysblantonauth

Synopsis: When you are lucky enough to find love, take it in both hands and hold onto it like it’s your lifeline.

Don’t let go. 

Don’t let it slip through your fingers.

My name is Kinsley Carmichael. I’m one of the fortunate ones, I found my true love. 
I experienced it, felt it, tasted it. 
He was my best friend, my soul-mate. 
Life without him would be incomplete.

So what happens when that love is taken away? 

Is it possible to come back from something like that? 

Is it possible to want to move on?

Can a person be granted more than one chance of an all-consuming love in one lifetime? 

I’m not sure, and I don’t know if I have the strength to find out.

This is my story… in all of its tragic glory.

#BookReview: Lies My Memory Told Me by Sacha Wunsch

Synopsis: From thrilling debut voice Sacha Wunsch comes a heart-stopping psychological mystery in a world where memories can be shared—and one girl can’t trust any of them.

Enhanced Memory changed everything. By sharing someone else’s memory, you can experience anything and everything with no risk at all: learn any skill instantly, travel the world from home, and safeguard all your most treasured secrets forever. Nova’s parents invented this technology, and it’s slowly taking over their lives. That’s where Nova comes in. She can pick up the slack for them—and she doesn’t mind. She knows Enhanced Memory is a gift, and its value outweighs its costs.

But Kade says Nova doesn’t even know the costs. Kade runs a secret vlog cataloging real experiences, is always on the move, and he’s strangely afraid of Nova—even though she feels more comfortable with him than she ever has with anyone. Suddenly there are things Nova can’t stop noticing: the way her parents don’t meet her eyes anymore, the questions no one wants her to ask, and the relentless feeling like there’s something she’s forgotten.

But there’s danger around every corner, and her own home might be the most dangerous place of all.

This title will be released on October 19, 2021. 

#ReleaseBlitz for Creative Casanova by @authorKStreet @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Creative Casanova

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: K. Street

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 8, 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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“What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?”

When Ryder DeLuca posed that question to me at my cousin’s wedding reception, the last thing I expected was to end up in his bed.

I was the kind of woman who lived inside the lines—until I broke the rules for a smooth-talking, creative Casanova.

I really shouldn’t have been surprised when I woke up alone in his hotel room.

Three years later, our worlds collided once more, and this time, I wasn’t only caught off guard by Ryder’s sexy, dimpled smirk, but also by the little boy standing at his side.

A little boy he never mentioned, who looked just like him and was old enough to be one of my kindergarten students.

The minute Ryder extended his hand to introduce himself, it was clear I had simply been another notch on his bedpost.

Anyone in my shoes would have assumed the same thing I did—that Ryder DeLuca was nothing more than a womanizing jerk.

Then again, you know what they say about assuming, don’t you?

Both of us were marred by a past we couldn’t change, but with a little help from fate, two geriatric cupids, and a dog named Turtle, we just might get our second chance.

Creative Casanova is a one-night stand/sudden guardian/second chance romance inspired by Playboy Pilot.

#ReleaseBlitz for Mister Know-It-All by @ASDuncanWrites @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Mister Know-It-All

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: Amélie S. Duncan

Genre: Romantic Comedy

Release Date: August 8, 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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What’s a girl to do when she discovers that her boss/boyfriend (I don’t need a lecture, thank you very much!) is a cheating windbag?

Dump him and quit her job, of course.

After that, it was supposed to be the Summer of Me—a totally self-indulgent few months.

Except that I met a drop-dead gorgeous Viking with a bossy attitude.

We clashed on his arrogance and crassness, but geek bonded over Star Wars and Star Trek.

He offered himself as a no-strings-attached candidate for my get-my-groove-back sex plan, and I left because he already had a girlfriend, even if they were on a break.

But I couldn’t stop thinking about him.

I really, really needed to find someone less complicated, but he infiltrated my thoughts.

He was hot, after all (And his towel might have slipped on purpose.) Seriously hot.

No matter how many times I decided not to pursue anything with him, he kept showing a softer side of himself.

But we couldn’t keep going like that, neither here nor there.

Some decisions had to be made.

One that could change everything.

If someone had told me how my Summer of Me would end? I’d never have believed them.

But I regret nothing.

Mister Know-It-All is a steamy enemies to lovers romantic comedy inspired by Stuck-Up Suit.

#BookReview: The City Beautiful by @adenpolydoros

Synopsis: "The City Beautiful is the haunting, queer Jewish historical thriller of my darkest dreams." —Dahlia Adler, creator of LGBTQ Reads and editor of That Way Madness Lies

Death lurks around every corner in this unforgettable Jewish historical fantasy about a city, a boy, and the shadows of the past that bind them both together.  
 
Chicago, 1893. For Alter Rosen, this is the land of opportunity, and he dreams of the day he’ll have enough money to bring his mother and sisters to America, freeing them from the oppression they face in his native Romania.
 
But when Alter’s best friend, Yakov, becomes the latest victim in a long line of murdered Jewish boys, his dream begins to slip away. While the rest of the city is busy celebrating the World’s Fair, Alter is now living a nightmare: possessed by Yakov’s dybbuk, he is plunged into a world of corruption and deceit, and thrown back into the arms of a dangerous boy from his past. A boy who means more to Alter than anyone knows.
 
Now, with only days to spare until the dybbuk takes over Alter’s body completely, the two boys must race to track down the killer—before the killer claims them next.

This title will be released on September 7, 2021. 

#BookTour: BREAKAWAY by @CraigAlanson @JeanBookNerd #Giveaway

The Expeditionary Force saga continues with Breakaway, the eagerly awaited sequel to number-one Audible-ranked and New York Times best-selling Brushfire, from an epic sci-fi writer at the top of his game. Join the millions of listeners who have enjoyed R.C. Bray’s hilarious portrayal of Joe, Skippy, The Merry Band of Pirates and so many other unforgettable characters.

The Merry Band of Pirates offered the bad guys a ceasefire. We won’t mess with them, if they don’t mess with us. Easy, right?

No.

The aliens chose to do things the hard way. So, the Pirates are racing around the galaxy to clean up the threat to Earth. The infant UN Navy has their own mission with the Alien Legion: get humanity some allies in the fight. And the Ethics & Compliance Office might have to do something...ethical. Unless they can find a way around it.

#ReleaseBlitz for Restraint by @LaramieBriscoe and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Restraint

Series: Heaven Hill Generations #5

Author: Laramie Briscoe

Genre: Age-Gap MC Romance

Release Date: August 8, 2021

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Restraint

noun - the action of keeping something under control

Caelin Blackfoot

For eight years Justice Walker has been the woman haunting my dreams. Now she's grown, and it's no longer a dream.

It's reality.

#CoverReveal for Beneath the Fallen Stars by @Author_K_Ryan @AuthLaceyBlack and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Beneath the Fallen Stars

Authors: Kaylee Ryan & Lacey Black

Genre: New Adult Romance

Cover Design: Opium House Design

Release Date: August 17, 2021

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Shayne

I’ve never had anyone look at me the way he looks at me, like I could be his whole world.

Ford is different from other guys. For starters, he doesn’t know about my troubled past—the one this small town won’t let me forget, no matter how hard I try. Being with him, I can be myself. Without judgment. Without pretending. He’s unlocked a part of me I wasn’t sure still existed.

Just as quickly as we find each other, it’s time to say goodbye. Ford might feel a world away, but reading his letters and sharing starry nights with him keeps us close until I can be back in his arms.

Ford

From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I needed more time.

While on leave with my best friend from the Army, I finally meet his cousin, Shayne. She’s unexpected—in the best of ways. I quickly realize she could be exactly who I need her to be—my everything.

As long as my life belongs to the military, I can only offer her promises and distance. Maybe getting in involved while enlisted is a mistake, but I’m not ready to let her go. From afar, we find something neither of us was looking for, and it’s all possible beneath the fallen stars.

#BookReview: We Can Be Heroes by @kyriemccauley

Synopsis: Kyrie McCauley, author of If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about a trio of girls fighting for each other in the aftermath of a school shooting and the lasting bonds of friendship. Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby and Mindy McGinnis.

“Welcome to Bell, proud home of Bell Firearms for two hundred years, and where five months ago, the teen heir to the Bell fortune took his father’s guns to school and killed his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra Queen.” —WE CAN BE HEROES PODCAST

Beck and Vivian never could stand each other, but they always tried their best for their mutual friend, Cassie. After the town moves on from Cassie’s murder too fast, Beck and Vivian finally find common ground: vengeance. They memorialize Cassie by secretly painting murals of her around town, a message to the world that Cassie won’t be forgotten. But Beck and Vivian are keeping secrets, like the third passenger riding in Beck’s VW bus with them—Cassie’s ghost.

When their murals catch the attention of a podcaster covering Cassie’s case, they become the catalyst for a debate that Bell Firearms can no longer ignore. With law enforcement closing in on them, Beck and Vivian hurry to give Cassie the closure she needs—by delivering justice to those responsible for her death.

#BookReview: Major Detours by @zacharysergi

Synopsis: Choose your path forward in this mystical interactive YA about the powers of friendship, self-discovery, and tarot.

It's the summer before college and four best friends—Amelia, Chase, Cleo, and Logan—are on the first leg of their road trip inspired by the unique tarot deck that Amelia inherited from her grandmother. However, their trip full of visiting occult shops, bonding and sightseeing, takes a major detour as the friends discover that their tarot deck is more valuable—and coveted—than they could've ever imagined. As the friends race to finish this mystical scavenger-hunt across the West coast and uncover the mysteries of their tarot deck, it is you who will decide where to go next and how the story will end. With four possible final and romantic endings, you will get to make actual choices to further the friends’ road trip adventure in this unique interactive novel.

​Will you uncover the mysteries of the tarot deck and the legacy left behind? Will you help Amelia and Chase learn and grow? And will you unravel the secrets these friends keep from each other—and from themselves? 

This title will be released on September 7, 2021.

#BookTour: Seph by E. Sandborn @rabtbooktours

Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Date Published: 06-08-2021

Publisher: Sandpaper Press

 

Three thousand years ago the three races of Vinge, Human, Dak’or, and Fingalin, fled into space at the destruction of their planet. Now The Alliance between the three governments is at its breaking point. Between racial tensions caused by the elitist and wealthy Fingal trying to claim a divine right to rule, a deadly new quarantine-resistant plague that is sweeping through the primarily Drak’or outer colonies, and lack of funding and success in terraforming efforts, the treaty seems to be at an end. As people begin to turn to religion to save them, The Descendents, a powerful religious sect worshiping the Goddess Vyanna, readily fill the void.

Now the crew of a small mercenary vessel, captained by a man calling himself the devil, are on a relief mission to replace equipment for Deep Space Initiative Station 3122’s failed life support. Lieutenant Commander James Aiunys, the newest member, and tactical officer of the legendary crew is shocked when they are unexpectedly pulled out of hyperspace, and informed that the quarantine zone has been expanded to include the station. The mysterious Drak’or captain is undeterred. In a feat that seems more like magic than science, he turns the battle on its head, defeating one of the most powerful warships in the galaxy, leaving it paralyzed in space.

Upon their arrival however, the station is not what they had expected. The crew becomes concerned when they discover the station empty, an eerie resemblance to another station they had visited at the bequest of strange women with silver hair who smelled of apple blossoms.

When the power core fails during their investigation, The Captain is once again forced to do the impossible, leaving James with more questions than answers. With the government collapsing into chaos, the crew of The Shade find themselves on the run, caught in the middle of a sinister plot that will change the galaxy forever.

But there are darker shadows than the machinations of mortals lurking in the far corners of civilization. Brought face to face with their own humanity in a conflict older than the concepts of good and evil. They are forced to question everything they understood about themselves, religion, and even the very fabric of reality.

#ReleaseBlitz for Whistler by @klsavage_author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Whistler

Series: Ruthless Hellhounds MC #2

Author: K.L. Savage

Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense/Organized Crime

Release Date: August 6, 2021

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There's a whistle in the wind.

And the sound doesn’t just belong to me.

I became my own version of The Greatest of the Great when an injury stole my dream.

I found a healthy alternative for my rage so I can still swing my bat.

If someone has the unfortunate curse of being on the other end of my swing, they’ll hear a whistle before they die.

And it’s how I’ll kill any men who dares raise a fist to a woman.

It’s the vow I made a long time ago, but when I meet Charlie, I learn a vow won’t ever be enough.

The second I speak to her, I know. When I shake her hand, I feel her screams in my bones.

The way she acts sets off every alarm inside me.

She’s horrified.

She flinches at every move and sound, every promise.

And her husband is to blame.

Physical, mental, and emotional abuse, yet she finds a way to love him.

That’s when I learn it isn’t about love for her, it’s about survival.

While she figures out a way to live, I figure out way to get her out of there.

And I’m nearly too late.

Loving her means defeating him.

She has no idea what kind of man he truly is. He’s got a secret.

And I’m going to set it free.

Charlie is stronger than she realizes, but the moment she does…

I hear a whistle in the wind.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Edge of Serenity by Kristin Turnage @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Edge of Serenity

Series: Edge #2

Author: Kristin Turnage

Genre: Brother's Best Friend Romance

Release Date: August 6, 2021

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Josslyn Davis isn’t your typical Southern belle. If you ever call her that, she’ll probably punch you in the throat. Dresses make her itch, and being polite hurts more than shoving a drill bit through her skull. She’s the redheaded wildfire that you don’t want to mess with.

She loves to be outside and work on her family’s bee farm, taking pride in doing things herself. But, over the last few months, she’s felt like the biggest failure of all time. After getting evicted, she had nowhere else to go except to move in with her brother’s two best friends. The only problem is she’s madly in love with the one sleeping on the other side of their adjoining bathroom. The one who doesn’t remember their drunken night together.

Mackay Graves has been cursed since he was a young boy, a family gift passed down from his father, the same man that made Mac do things no child should do. Always alone with his emotions, he grew up with the pain of being abused by his father. And now, his dad is trying to worm his way back into his life.

Apart from his father, his best friend’s little sister has moved into his house, the same woman he’s been secretly in love with. His solution is to ignore his emotions, brushing off his father and swallowing his feelings for Joss, not wanting to ruin the “family” he gained when moving to Oaks. But with her living in the room next door, his feelings have become unpredictable, wreaking havoc on his life.

Both dealing with unprecedented circumstances, Joss trying to bury her feelings for Mac and straighten out her life, and Mac ignoring the fact that his family dynamic is shifting, their lives start to spin out of control.

What will happen when life forces them to be alone together, confronting the feelings that are trapped inside? One day can’t change their destiny, or can it?

- Content Warning: This book contains sensitive subject matter that relates to abuse and loss of a loved one. Reader discretion is advised.

#ReleaseBoost 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.

#ReleaseBlitz for Vengeful Soul by @authoremmacreed and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Vengeful Soul

Series: Dirty Souls MC #3

Author: Emma Creed
Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: August 6, 2021

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‘Bound not by blood but loyalty.

We live, we ride, and we die by our own laws’

I’m a different breed of Dirty Soul. I’m no team player, and I sure as hell ain’t ever worried about fitting in. For as long as I can remember vengeance has been my only motivation.

Now I’m closer than ever, and the man who took everything from me is gonna pay with his life.

For years I’ve ridden nomad, kept my head low and got the job done. I never ask questions.

I never care...

Until Grace.

The clever mouthed brat makes me question everything I was sure of, she’s an inconvenience, a distraction and a curse

So why is every instinct inside me, telling me I need to protect her?

Vengeful Soul is the third book in the Dirty Souls MC series.

#ReleaseBlitz for Learning to Love by Trinity Wood @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($50 Amazon gift card)

Title: Learning to Love

Series: New Zealand Sailing #1

Author: Trinity Wood

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: August 5, 2021

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New Zealand Romance with Spice

Sam Northcroft needs to win.

Every single time.

On the water, on the Olympic sailing stage, or on land.

He’s got something to prove.

Ellie Tennyson can’t lose.

Not this time.

Between teaching four year-olds and playing grown-up, her dating life is flatter than a can of soda left out overnight.

She’s got something to prove.

Sparks fly between broody introvert Sam and bubbly Ellie when they meet at a house party on Auckland’s North Shore, but will his past and relentless pursuit of winning threaten their future?

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LEARNING TO LOVE is the first book in the New Zealand Sailing series, and can be read as a stand-alone. This steamy book features a K-drama-loving artless preschool teacher, a cinnamon roll athlete hero with a lot to learn, and the most meddling group of friends ever. In the City of Lovers, HEA is guaranteed.