#BookReview: The Night Mother (Vol. 1) by Jeremy Lambert

This title will be released on October 8, 2024.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Endless night befalls a sleepy seaside town, leaving it to young Madeline Tock to save her community from a threat known only as the Night Mother . . .

The moon is stuck like a broken clock in the midnight sky, the sun a distant memory. No one in this quiet seaside town can remember how long this unnatural darkness has lasted. No one, that is, except for the curious girl who lives in the graveyard, caring for the dead: twelve-year-old Madeline Tock. In gratitude, the departed whisper their worries to her, sounding just like her overprotective but loving father: beware this endless night and she who causes it.

Because there’s someone else who can hear the whispers, too . . . someone whose gown is a map of the cosmos, hair a tangled constellation, eyes like the lights of faraway stars. The Night Mother. Her elemental duty is to gather the souls of the dead in her lantern, then send them to their eternal rest as beautiful moonlight. But when her hunger for power drives her to take souls from the living, Madeline bravely stands up to defend her town and those she loves. Can Madeline help bring back the sun, or will she be lured by the starry promises of this mysterious woman?

Written by Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Goosebumps) and richly illustrated by Alexa Sharpe (Lumberjanes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Uncanny Magazine), The Night Mother is a lush gothic tale perfect for readers of all ages who relish in the wonder of the night sky.

#BookReview: The Fallen Fruit by @Shawntelle @HarperCollins

This title will be released on September 3, 2024.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Combining history and fantasy, a sweeping multi-generational epic in the vein of Kindred and The Time Traveler's Wife about a woman who travels through time to end a family curse that has plagued her ancestors for generations.

On a rainy day in May 1964, history professor Cecily Bridge-Davis begins to search for the sixty-five acres of land she inherited from her father’s family. The quest leads her to uncover a dark secret: In every generation, one offspring from each Bridge family unit vanishes—and is mysteriously whisked back in time. Rules have been established that must be followed to prevent dire consequences:

Never interfere with past events.

Always carry your free Negro papers.

Search for the survival family packs in the orchard and surrounding forest. The ribbon on the pack designates the decade the pack was made to orient you in time.

Do not speak to strangers unless absolutely necessary.

With only a family Bible and a map marked with the locations of mysterious containers to aid her, Cecily heads to the library, hoping to discover the truth of how this curse began, and how it might be ended. As she moves through time, she encounters a circle of ancestors, including Sabrina Humbles, a free Black woman who must find the courage to seize an opportunity—or lose her heart; Luke Bridge, who traverses battlefields, slavery, and time itself to reunite with his family; Rebecca Bridge, a mother tested by an ominous threat; and Amelia Bridge, a young woman burdened with survivor's guilt who will face the challenge of a lifetime—and change Cecily's life forever. It is a race through time and against the clock to find the answers that will free her family forever.

Shawntelle Madison’s historical fiction debut is an enthralling, page-turning family saga about the inevitability of fate, the invincibility of love, and the indelible bonds of family.

#BookBlitz: Breaking the Ice by @whitneydineen @XpressoTours $50 Amazon gift card

Breaking the Ice
Whitney Dineen
(Love on Thin Ice, #1)
Publication date: August 22nd 2024
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

What do an entitled billionaire and small-town ice-skating coach have in common?

Ellie
My life is not turning out like I thought it would.

My mom’s arthritis has gotten so bad that I had to move in with her. I’m making ends meet by giving ice skating lessons at the arena in Maple Falls. I’d be in serious trouble had the Harts not given me that job.

Which makes it impossible to say no when they ask me to let Troy’s obnoxious billionaire brother stay in the cabin on my mom’s property during the charity hockey event they’re running.

Zach
First the tabloids call me out for being a cheapskate and then Yolanda Simms takes to national television to tell everyone what a vicious heartbreaker I am?

Yeah, my life has been better.

My brother thinks I can fix my bad press by coming to Maple Falls and donating big to his new charity endeavor. Too bad he didn’t mention the woman who owns the cottage I’ll be staying at hates me with a passion.

He also didn’t mention she’s everything I’ve ever looked for in a woman…

#BookBlitz: Paws and Premonitions by Pamela McCord @XpressoTours $25 Amazon gift card

Paws and Premonitions
Pamela McCord
(Erin Bailey in Franklin Paranormal Mystery, #2)
Publication date: August 10th 2024
Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery, Paranormal

Another murder! Erin Bailey has already been there, done that. Just weeks ago, Erin was embroiled in solving the murder of her benefactor. That little adventure almost led to Erin’s premature death. Now, another ghost…long story…has approached Erin asking for her help to solve his murder. When would she ever get to relax and enjoy her new life in Franklin, Tennessee? Once again, Erin enlists her reluctant team: Susie, her best friend, Ryan, her detective boyfriend, and DC, her, um, private investigator, and the not-so-reluctant Peekaboo, the talking cat who was responsible for Erin’s entry into the ghost world, to help uncover the person who killed Timothy, a sweet little old gentleman who lived across the street from Erin. As of now, everyone thinks Tim died in his sleep of natural causes. Now it’s up to Erin and her friends to solve Timothy’s murder so his spirit can go into the light.

#CoverReveal for Whistle by Cambria Hebert @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Whistle

Series: Westbrook Elite #8

Author: Cambria Hebert

Genre: MM College Sports Romance

Tropes: Age Gap, Coach/Swimmer, Forbidden

Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst

Cover Design: Cover Me Darling

Release Date: September 13, 2024

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Ever since my twin sister was murdered and I blamed my best friend,

my life has been nothing but an epic downward spiral.

Once a swimmer for the most prestigious West Coast college,

I never in a million years thought I'd end up here.

Abandoned. Locked up. Alone.

In a moment of weakness, I call the guy who was more of a brother to me than anything,

the guy I betrayed.

Shockingly, he flies cross country to bail me out. But he isn't alone.

In tow is his new swim coach. A whistle-blowing tyrant who makes me crave to push every button he's ever had and toss his list of rules into the bottom of the pool he loves so much.

But I can't because now he's my coach too.

It's Coach Resch and the team who hates me or a four-by-four cell.

So off to Westbrook I go to do my sentence like the good boy I'll never be.

Coach thinks he can handle me, but he’s never met my particular brand of wild.

Whistle is a Westbrook Elite standalone novel, a college sports romance

featuring a coach/athlete relationship and an age gap.

#CoverReveal for Tainted Crown by Jo McCall @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Tainted Crown

Liam and Katherine's Story

Trilogy: Kavanaugh Crime Family #2

Author: Jo McCall

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Second Chance Romance/Forced Marriage

Cover Design: Raven Ink Designs

Release Date: September 27, 2024

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KATHERINE

I have lost everything.

The life I dreamed of.

The love I cherished.

It was all snatched away from me in an instant.

But it also gave me my greatest treasure.

My daughter.

Yet fate took her from me as well.

Leaving me with nothing but emptiness.

Resentment.

Revulsion.

Even now, reunited after all these years, the shadows still haunt my thoughts.

And the man I once loved stalks my footsteps.

Liam Kavanaugh.

The man I was supposed to marry.

The man I loved.

He wants me back, but I can’t risk that kind of pain again.

Even after all these years he still holds my heart in his hands.

A heart he could crush without hesitation.

Even when danger looms over me, I refuse to seek comfort in his embrace.

Arms that once held me with tenderness.

Because the boy I once knew has transformed into a dangerous and unpredictable man.

And if I allow myself to fall for him again, he will consume me whole.

LIAM

Katherine McDonough was my life.

The love that singers sang about

And the tragedy that Shakespeare warned about.

She was meant to be my wife.

Mother of my children.

My entire world.

But she ran.

Or so I was led to believe.

The betrayal still stings when I think of everything I could have had

But fate brought me a family that I would never give up.

There is no going back and changing the past

But I can make sure we have a future.

Even if I have to force her to marry me.

She only remembers the naive boy I once was.

The one who would worship at her feet.

Now I am a man.

One who would burn down cities to have her at my side

And lay her enemies at my feet.

Because in my world we have only one saying…

Fola roimh gach ní eile

Blood before all else.

And Katherine McDonough is the one who gives life to the blood in my veins.

*Tainted Crown is a Dark Irish Mafia Romance that may have triggering concepts for some. I recommend visiting www.jomccallauthor.com/tainted-crown/ for a list of those triggers.

This book is part of an interconnected world, but can be read as a complete standalone. However for best consumption I recommend reading Stolen Obsession: An MFM mafia romance, first.

#ReleaseBlitz for Taste of Surrender by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Taste of Surrender

Series: Forbidden #4

Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams

Genre: MM Romance

Tropes: Brother's Best Friend/Rock Star/Forbidden

Second Chance/Secret Relationship

Release Date: August 23, 2024

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Jasper Bennett has always thought his crush on Malachi Danvers, his older brother’s straight best friend, was one-sided. But everything changes during a family camping trip when Malachi confesses his own hidden feelings for Jasper.

After a taste of what could be, Jasper and Malachi can’t get enough of each other. From stolen kisses to sneaking into bedroom windows, they embrace their forbidden romance until both of their hearts shatter when Malachi receives the news his band, Surrender, has scored a shot at fame in Los Angeles through a reality competition.

Caught between his feelings for Jasper and Surrender’s big break, Malachi decides to chase his dreams out west, expecting Jasper to wait for him until he returns to Boston. Instead, Jasper has aspirations too, and jets off to Paris for culinary school.

With the distance between them and no one knowing Malachi is bisexual, they realize there isn’t much of a future for their relationship. That is until years later when Jasper’s brother offers him a job as Surrender’s chef for their upcoming tour.

Not able to pass up the opportunity of a lifetime, Jasper accepts the position. Once they’re reunited, Jasper and Malachi have to address their unresolved feelings. Leaving them to decide if a second chance at love outweighs the risks of exposing their secrets or if it’s time to surrender what they once shared.

#BookReview: Hush Hush (Hush Hush Duet #1) by Lucia Franco

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

A new, seductive forbidden romance that caters to Manhattan's elite...

I knew the rules:

Never reveal my true identity.
Play the game, give the illusion. 
Don’t get close to the clients. 

The dark and glamorous lifestyle of the rich and shameless open my eyes to a lavish world of sin and wealth, and a man I can’t have. 

A man I desperately want—James Riviera. 

We're treading a fine line as we live the ultimate double life until we make a startling discovery that tests both our loyalties. 

I only had to follow the rules, but rules are meant to be broken.

#BookReview: Camera Shy (Lessons in Love #1) by Kay Cove #PageandVine

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

In this special limited edition hardcover, a body positive, neighbors-to-lovers romance about a curvaceous beauty who strikes an unlikely bargain with the handsome photographer next door.

"A man is going to treat you how you treat yourself. So please, for the love of God, act like a queen."

I was expecting a ring on my thirtieth birthday. What I didn't see coming was my boyfriend and business partner dumping me because he couldn't bear the idea of our bland sex life for the rest of our lives.

When an opportunity arises to spend my summer in Las Vegas, I stumble upon my hot new neighbor and his photography studio. We strike a simple deal.

He's the teacher, and I'm his student.

My lesson is learning to love the body I have. In exchange, I'm going to save his business. I have exactly one summer to unearth the most confident version of myself before I go home and return to reality.

But after a passion-fueled summer, I'm not sure of who I am anymore, and it's clear that the worst heartbreak of my life might still be yet to come.

#BookReview: Us in Ruins by @byrachelmoore @HarperCollins

This title will be released on September 3, 2024.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.

#BookReview: Confounding Oaths (Mortal Follies, 2) by Alexis Hall

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone wrong, diving into a world of malicious fey, enigmatic cults, and treacherous magic in this irresistible romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.

The year is 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to orchestrate a successful coming-out for his younger sister, Mary. Despite his best efforts, he is thwarted by the various interventions of a ragtag regiment of soldiers, a mysterious military cult, and a malicious fairy godmother.

When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, the dandyish Mr. Caesar is forced to work with the stolidly working-class—yet inescapably heroic—Captain James to rescue her. While Mr. Caesar is no stranger to dallying with soldiers, until now he's never expected one to stay. Or wanted one to. But even if the captain felt the same, there'd be no chance of anything lasting between them. After all, he and Mr. Caesar come from different worlds.

And lately, other worlds are the last thing either of them want to be dealing with . . .

#BookBlitz: Gay AF by Jay Claypool @RABTBookTours

The Military Career of a Georgia Drag Queen

Biography / LGBTQ

Date Published: February 13, 2024

Publisher: MindStir Media

Meet Jay Claypool, and his alter ego Dixie Crystal. On his own from an early age, and embracing his sexuality and the performance art of drag, Jay recounts his early years as a nightclub performer, the 9-11 tragedy; and how it propelled him into a 20 plus years military career in the United States Air Force. A collection of stories that are hilarious, heartbreaking; and at times surreal, Gay AF is the autobiography of an entertainer who has persevered through the often-changing legal landscape and demanding service reorganizations within the DoD. Jay finds himself working within some of the most elite Air Force organizations, planning and executing unique no-fail missions; and Dixie Crystal is always along for the adventure.

#BookTour: My Second Life by Simon Yeats @RABTBookTours

Memoir

Date Published:   July 5, 2023

 

 

 

We all have two lives. We only get to experience living in the second after we realize we only have just one.

Simon Yeats had his first real scare in life when he was attacked by a kangaroo when he was seven years old. His first brush with the cliff-face edge of death came when he was 12. His father drove his family down the dangerous, 4WD only Skipper's Canyon dirt road in New Zealand in a rented minivan.

Including the occasions he was almost involved in two different plane flight crashes, in the same night, there have been at least a half dozen more times when the author has come within a moment's inattention of being killed.

However, none of those frightening incidents compare to what he experiences after his son is abducted to South America.

This memoir is the story of how Simon used the traumatic experiences of his life to give him strength to forge on during an incomprehensible 13 year fight to be a father to his son.

What did it take for him to get to his second life?

It took him to truly understand what fear is.

#BookReview: Morgana and Oz (Vol. 1) by @miyuliart @webtoonofficial

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

What happens when a struggling witch meets an angsty vampire? Either love or war.

Morgana belongs to a long line of witches, and Oz to the rival vampire clan. After a chance encounter . . . and maybe a few stray spells . . . these two need to find a way to work together, or risk all-out war between coven and clan.

It's a Romeo and Juliet story where a boy and a girl from two rival clans, one a vampire and one a witch, meet cute, like each other, but then the girl makes a serious mistake and turns the boy into a cute kitty.

Collecting episodes 1-19 of the hit fantasy WEBTOON series.

This title will be released on September 3, 2024.

#ReleaseBlitz for Tempting Devil by T.K. Leigh @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Tempting Devil

Series: Saint Trilogy #2

Author: T.K. Leigh

Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Stalker/Age Gap/Revenge

Morally Grey Hero/Hidden Identity

Release Date: August 22, 2024

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After five years, I’m finally about to get everything I’ve dreamed of — revenge against the men who destroyed my life.

There’s just one tiny complication — Imogene Prescott.

She was only supposed to be a tool. Someone I’d use, then toss out with the trash I thought she was.

She wasn’t supposed to get under my skin.

She wasn’t supposed to give me a reason to live.

But she did.

Now I have a choice to make — love or revenge.

But no matter what I chose, I fear it won’t be enough to protect her from the dangerous truth I’ve hidden from her.

Confucius warned to dig two graves when embarking on a journey of revenge.

I didn’t plan on one of those graves belonging to her.

#ReleaseBlitz for Falling in Reverse by Hazel Grace @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Falling in Reverse

Series: Seduce & Destroy #1

Author: Hazel Grace

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Reverse Harem, Rival Towns, Enemies to

Lovers/Idiots to Lovers, Hand Necklace, Street

Racing, Alpha Male, Stepbrother, He Falls First

Release Date: August 22, 2024

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She calls me Pretty Boy.

I call her mine.

From the first time I saw Bay Astor, that was it.

I wanted her.

Nothing would stand in the way of owning her the same way she possessed my thoughts. Not even a rivalry against the faceless gang that ran her part of town.

I’m the Prince of The Landings and she’s the South Shore runner with a love for burning rubber and fast cars, who won’t stop running product through my streets. We’re constantly at odds.

Nothing is more infuriating than her.

Truly the biggest pain in my ass…and I’m not the only one who’s noticed.

My best friend wants her as badly as I do, smitten as hell. And my other buddy thinks she’s the devil respawned, out to destroy us and everything we’ve built.

We’re just a bunch of stupid idiots who can’t figure out what to do with her.

But I’m looking to find out.

Bay Astor can run. She can hide. Hell, she can even deny that she wants me—which is a lie. I’ve never had a problem chasing her before.

Even if it costs me everything.

#CoverReveal: Beautiful Dark Temptation by Roxas Winters @XpressoTours

Beautiful Dark Temptation
Roxas Winters
Published by: Evernight Publishing
Publication date: September 27th 2024
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Dark Romance, LGBTQ+, Romance

Tomás

I’ve lost everything.

Forced into a prison masking as a school, I find myself in the crosshairs of more than one killer. My savior? The arrogant prick who wants to control me. Kieran is a nightmare wrapped in a seductive package and when he sets his sights on me I don’t know whether to fight him or kiss him.

Kieran

I am the eldest bastard of one of the four founders of Arcadia University, and I will do anything to see my family fall.

The secrets I’ve kept hidden behind my heart now threaten to bury me alive with the arrival of Tomás. He consumes my space, my thoughts, my nightmares. I hate him for how he makes me feel. This toxic attraction between us forces me to question what matters most—vengeance, power, love. But Tomas doesn’t fit into my world of lies and violence and I’m not ready to lose it all for a beautiful dark temptation.

#ExcerptReveal for The Rocker's Muse by Penelope Ward @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Rocker's Muse

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Rockstar/15-Year Age Gap/Small Town

Found Family/Slow Burn/Forbidden

Release Date: August 26, 2024

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

No one but me knew why I was actually in the California desert that day.

Nestled deep within the desolate, rocky area was a recording studio.

When a door suddenly opened, a man mistook me for someone he was supposed to be interviewing for a job.

The next thing I knew, I was whisked inside.

The position? An assistant on the upcoming tour for one of America’s most famous rock bands.

Pretty exciting opportunity for a twenty-two-year-old, just out of college.

Not surprisingly, I bombed the interview.

When I ended up mistakenly walking into the men’s room on my way out, I struck up a conversation with a stranger—not realizing it was the lead singer, Tristan Daltrey.

He seemed to like the fact that I had no idea who he was, that I saw him as a normal person.

That night, I got a call offering me the job.

So began my complicated story with Tristan.

Millions of women loved him.

Yet for some reason, after the shows, he only wanted to hang out with me.

Late-night talks. Casual dinners in his hotel room.

I wasn’t supposed to be fraternizing with the band’s frontman.

Despite our fifteen-year age difference, Tristan and I had a connection.

But I had a secret.

One that would eventually lead to my leaving the tour.

And one that would lead Tristan and the band straight to the small town where I came from.

#CoverReveal: The Stars Rain Down by Glenn Thomas @RABTBookTours

 

Who Owns You?,  Book One

 

Science Fiction

Date to be Published: October 11th

 

Set in the early 23rd century, THE STARS RAIN DOWN follows an android woman pursuing a renegade human. At the same time, he searches for his missing wife and child, abducted by alien pirates, and sold into slavery. Special Agent Catherine Mercer, an artificial intelligence and agent of Interplanetary Security (think FBI in space), is given the assignment to pursue and apprehend Rick McCabe, a freighter pilot suspected of illegally smuggling passengers to the free colony of Aranae, some 1300 light years from Earth. Rick, on the other hand, on route to Aranae, was attacked by pirates and separated from his pregnant wife, Sarah, who was captured. But, having come under the suspicion of IPS of illegally transporting passengers, Rick goes rogue and sets off to find Sarah while evading Catherine trying to capture him. Rick and his tech-savvy partner QR follow a trail of clues and tips that lead from one planet to another, from one hostile slave owner and alien race to more pirates and unsavory characters. Along the journey, Catherine learns that being human is more than possessing a flesh and blood body. The transitory body holds an eternal spirit that yearns to be free.

 

#ReleaseBlitz for Burden to Bear by A.K. Evans @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Burden to Bear

Series: Road Trip Romance #17

Author: A.K. Evans

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Neighbors to Lovers/Slow Burn/Small Town

Opposites Attract/Soon-to-be Single Mom

Release Date: August 20, 2024

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Mia Shepherd thought everything was finally falling into place—great job, handsome boyfriend, and a new home in Connecticut. Sadly, just weeks after making her move, Mia’s life is turned upside down.

She’s pregnant, and her boyfriend wants nothing to do with her or their baby.

Brock Benson thought he met the woman of his dreams when Mia moved in next door to him. That is, until Mia introduces him to her boyfriend. With her being tied to another man—even one that’s not good enough for her—Brock keeps himself at a distance.

As the months tick by, it becomes clear Mia is pregnant. Brock is neighborly, stepping up to help when Mia needs it.

Then her ex returns, bringing trouble Mia does not need in her life.

That’s when Brock steps in. It might not be his burden to bear, but Brock has fallen hopelessly in love with Mia. And he’ll do anything for her and her baby.