#BookReview: You're Dead to Me by @amychristinepar

Gossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying.

Ruby is a scholarship senior at elite Oleander High School with a chip on her shoulder and an attitude to match—which she puts to good use as the infamous local anonymous gossip blogger ReputationKiller. When she’s outed as the voice behind the account, the entire town turns against her.

But after she’s scared witless by a vision of her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress, she is faced with an awful truth. Someone out there doesn’t just hate her—they want her dead.

With less than a week until the prom, Ruby starts investigating. Turns out Oleander Bay isn’t the picture-perfect resort town it purports to be. With so many secrets, scandals, and people hell-bent on covering them up at all costs, the murderer could be anyone. Can Ruby beat the clock counting down to prom—and her death—and survive the night?

#BookBlitz: Mr. Not Your Savior! by @alinajacobswrites @XpressoTours #Giveaway Paperback copy of Mr. Not Your Savior!

Mr. Not Your Savior!
Alina Jacobs
(The Seattle Svenssons, #2)
Publication date: August 5th 2025
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

When your mean boss asks you if you’re ready to admit defeat—and move out of his car…you wonder where you went wrong in life.
Two weeks ago, I was an optimistic office girl with a Pinterest vision board and a dream.
Now? I’m standing in a billionaire’s penthouse office, trying not to throw a donut at his smug, perfect face.
McCarthy Svensson is my new boss-slash-personal tormentor.
Though he thinks he’s my only protector.

He’s wrong. He’s way worse than the merry-go-round of ex fiancés who may or may not be stalking me, including ex-fiancé number one of three, who fakes his death then pops up out of a casket. Alive.
Yes, I have a messy dating life.
I like to think it makes me unique and quirky!
He doesn’t seem to think so.

When he growls, “I’m not helping you until you admit you need me,” I slam a binder against his chest and smile sweetly.
“Pick your fake girlfriend, buddy. Deadline’s midnight.”
He smirks. “As long as she’s nothing like you.”
Cool.
Now all I have to do is convince this ice-cold bastard that I’m exactly what he needs…

No not like that! I’m trying to save his reputation and my job.
And I’m not saving either if I keep letting him finger me in the back seat of his limo…gulp.

Stalkers, hot but toxic bosses, a granny with a flamethrower… This full-length, stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy with all of the crazy laughs and of course the perfect happily ever after!

#BookBlitz: Trouble in Heaven by #JCWorthington #RGRyan @RABTBookTours @RGRyan777 #Giveaway

Fantasy / Fiction / Spirituality

Date Published: 11-17-2024

Publisher: Made for Success

In the beginning The Alpha created the heavens and the earth. This story takes place before that.

#BookDiscussion: Do You Read One Book at a Time or Several?

Let’s settle this once and for all—are you a one-book-at-a-time reader or do you have multiple books going at once? I tend to juggle several because my mood changes faster than my TBR shrinks. Tell me your style in the comments and share how you keep track of them all (or if you just wing it).

#BookTour: The Devil's Ward (The Devil's Archive) by @dharshainig @rrbooktours

A little taste for the spooky season to come! Check out The Devil's Ward by Dharshaini G!

The Devil's Ward (The Devil's Archive) 

Expected Release: Aug 2, 2025

Genre: Mystery/Thriller/ Horror

Big brother-little sister bond

Mystery-thriller

Creepy hospital

The killer is back

Asian MC

Folklore

She was ten when her brother vanished. Now he’s calling—and so is his killer.

Signal meets The Haunting of Hill House in this chilling mystery thriller.

Shadows haunt the corridors of Deacon Hospital. Seventeen years ago, patients were murdered. Dr. Tharn, the prime suspect, vanished.

But Tara knows the truth. Her big brother was framed—and murdered. Now a doctor herself, she starts work at Deacon Hospital with one mission:

To find the killer that stole him.

During a busy night shift, her work phone glitches…and rings its own number.

Tharn answers—seventeen years in the past, just weeks before his death. He's holding the same battered work phone.

For Tara, this is a chance. To rewrite the past and save her brother.

But in her present, the bodies are piling up again.

The killer is back.

And they can’t wait to meet her.

#CoverReveal: Ghost Whispers (Blakewell Mages #1) by @_brittanyarden_ @rrbooktours

We're proud to present this gorgeous cover with all of you today. Ghost Whispers is available for pre-order now!

Ghost Whispers: Blakewell Mages Book One

Expected Release Date: October 1, 2025

Genre: Romantasy/ Urban Gothic Setting

Found Family

Enemies to Reluctant Allies (with romantic tension)

Magical Murder Mystery

Love Triangle (slow burn)

Forbidden Magic

Bargain with Death

Touch-Starved Love Interest

Powerful Heroine Coming Into Her Magic

Ghosts with Unfinished Business

Gothic Urban Setting

Protective Love Interest

Secret Past

Only One Who Can See Him (Death)

She bargained with Death. She didn’t expect him to be beautiful.

Sonia Byrd sees ghosts—and they whisper their deaths into her bones.

It’s a dangerous gift in a city ruled by mage politics and bloodlines. A gift that makes her a target. When a murdered mage’s ghost starts haunting her, Sonia’s hunt for answers leads her straight into a forbidden House of magic, the ruins of her own past, and the arms of a grumpy, infuriatingly attractive mage-detective who keeps secrets like they’re sacred texts.

But the dead aren’t the only ones watching her.

There’s something older—darker—lurking in the veil between worlds. A dangerous being who calls himself Death. And he wants her. For her magic. For her blood. For something she doesn’t understand.

Now Sonia’s caught between two men with power—and hunger—that could destroy her. As the bodies pile up and ghosts begin to scream, Sonia must decide who to trust, who to betray…

And whether her heart can survive the war between the living and the dead.

Perfect for fans of slow-burn romance, forbidden magic, and morally grey love interest who whisper your name like a prayer.

#AudiobookReview: Corrupting the Innocent (The Mafia Academy #2) by @authorprayne

The second installment of The Mafia Academy Series—a forbidden romance set at a boarding school for the sons and daughters of the most powerful mafia lords...now with exclusive bonus content!

Sofia Moretti

For years, I’ve harbored a secret love for my best friend’s older brother. Yet, he’s never shown any sign of sharing my feelings.

My fantasies will remain just that—fantasies. For two reasons. First, he’s arranged to marry the cunning and cold-hearted Aurora Salucci. Second, Antonio always does what his duty demands, and if his father wants him married to Aurora, he’ll marry her.

Forced to watch her parade him all over Sicuro Academy, I do my best to push Antonio from my mind and hope I can move on from someone who will never be mine…

Antonio La Rosa

My life has been a series of duties—to the mafia, to my father, but never to myself. Aurora and I are a good match as far as mafia politics go, but she’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a wife with her hard edges and being about as malleable as granite.

Then there’s Sofia Moretti, my little sister’s best friend. I never looked at her with anything other than sisterly affection, until recently. Now she consumes my every thought. My every desire. Her innocence beckons me, and I yearn to be the one who taints it.

But I have a duty. And right now, the family needs me to uncover the traitor plotting against us… and that traitor may be closer than I ever imagined.

#BookReview: The Shutouts by Gabrielle Korn

A brilliant queer dystopian novel from the author of Yours for the Taking, following a cast of characters on the margins of a strange and exclusive new society.

The year is 2041, and it's a dangerous time to be a woman driving across the United States alone. Deadly storms and uncontrollable wildfires are pummeling the country while political tensions are rising. But Kelly's on the road anyway; she desperately needs to get back to her daughter, who she left seven years ago for a cause that she's no longer sure she believes in. 

Almost 40 years later, another mother, Ava, and her daughter Brook are on the run as well, from the climate change relief program known as The Inside Project, where they've spent the past 22 years being treated as lab rats. When they encounter a woman from Ava’s past on the side of the highway, the three continue on in a journey that will take them into the depths of what remains of humanity out in the wilderness. 

At the same time, way up North, weather conditions continue to worsen and a settlement departs in search of greener pastures, leaving behind only two members, drawn together by a circumstance and a mystery they are destined to unravel together. 

Set in the world of Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking, The Shutouts tells the captivating story of those who have been shut out from Inside, their fight to survive, and an interconnectedness larger than all of them.

#CoverReveal: Kennedy Sloane Gets Scooped by @cailaklaisswrites @RABTBookTours

 

Contemporary Women's Fiction/Contemporary Romance

Date Published: November 6th, 2025

Publisher: Acorn Publishing

Faster than details break in a news story, Kennedy Sloane gets scooped.

On a rainy Manhattan afternoon, career-obsessed writer and news producer Kennedy loses the interview that was guaranteed to catapult her to senior producer status. Hours later, revered and feared book editor Muffin Evans, aka the Manuscript Eater, shelves the publication of her promising debut novel.

Over a night of tears and too many glasses of wine, Kennedy responds to an internet ad for a villa on the picturesque island of Hilton Head. She books a five-week “hiatus from life,” to focus on herself, free from distractions.

However, soon after arriving on the island, J.P. Long catches Kennedy’s hesitant eye. Despite a series of serendipitous encounters around the romantic oasis, Kennedy knows there’s no room in her life for a charming professional golfer turned businessman who is battling his own personal and professional insecurities.

But maybe he’s worth the trouble.

If there’s one thing Kennedy’s learned, it’s that life rarely happens as expected, and sometimes, the best stories unfold when you stop chasing the perfect headline.

 

Midweek Book Fix: Fresh Reviews + Your Next Perfect Read

Hello, bookish friends! It’s Wednesday—time for your midweek literary pick-me-up from Crossroad Reviews. Grab a cozy corner (and maybe a cup of something cold to beat the heat) and take a moment to catch up on what’s fresh on the site:

#BookBlitz: Wolfsbane Hall by @hazelstlewis @XpressoTours Paperback copy #Giveaway

Wolfsbane Hall
Hazel St. Lewis
Publication date: August 13th 2025
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

Phantom meets Clue:

She’s forced to murder to survive—until it’s her turn to die.

At Wolfsbane Hall, a secretive 1930s San Francisco murder mystery club, actress Celestine Sinclair plays a deadly role: executing victims who can only return to life once their murders are solved. Haunted by guilt yet bound by unwavering loyalty, she obeys the orders of the Specter—the club’s unseen mastermind and source of its magic.

But when his nemesis seizes control and poisons her, the game changes. The only way to survive? Solve the night’s mystery and unmask the Specter—an identity that has remained hidden for centuries. Even worse, the three prime suspects are the men closest to her: her lover, her enemy, and her best friend. One of them has betrayed her, and she has only hours left to uncover the truth.

The clock is ticking, the stakes are fatal, and this time, death will last forever.

#BookBlitz: Fake-Off with Fate by @whitneydineenauthor @XpressoTours 2- $25 Amazon gift cards #Giveaway

Fake-Off with Fate
Whitney Dineen
(Love in Maple Falls)
Publication date: August 13th 2025
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

She’s a closet designer for the rich and famous and he’s a broken-hearted captain of a pro-hockey team. Neither of them is looking for love.

Ashlyn
An unexpected trip home to Maple Falls gets even more surprising when I inadvertently become acting mayor.
Add a huge crisis and a smoking hot hockey player, and I’m in over my head before I know it.

I’m only here for a short time, so I will not fall for Mr. Tall, dark, and adorable. I don’t care how helpful and kind he is. Long-distance never works, so the answer is no.

Jamie
I’m sick of the press hounding me about my last relationship, so when the opportunity arose to captain a new hockey team in smalltown Washington, I jumped at it.

Too bad I didn’t ask more questions before moving here, like, “Are there bears, and will they be living in my backyard?”

Then there’s Ashlyn. The last thing I expected was to meet a funny, sassy, and good-hearted woman like her. I swore off love after my last heartbreak, but my heart is acting like it missed the memo.

There’s no way I’m going to pursue her. Unless of course, fate has intervened, and we were meant to be…

***
Fake-Off with Fate is a slow-burn, friends to love, fake-dating small town hockey romcom in the Love in Maple Falls series. Add a town conflict, missing mayor, and bear infestation and you will be laughing and cheering your way to a happy ending!

Welcome back to Maple Falls—the small town where hockey players fall in love! This is a multi-author series of seven full-length books that could be read as standalones, but we think you’ll enjoy them best in order.

#BookReview: How to Steal a Galaxy (Chaotic Orbits #2) by Beth Revis

A high octane sexy space heist from New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis, the second in a novella trilogyAda had no intention whatsoever to continue working for the rebel group that hired her to retrieve the government’s plans for a nanobot climate cleaner if they weren’t willing to pay her for it, but then they offer a different an undercover mission to a charity gala where Rian will be in attendance. Rian, meanwhile, has volunteered his services for the gala believing that the rare items up for auction will attract Ada’s eye. Hoping to catch her in the act and pin her with a punishable crime, Rian has no idea that Ada’s real mission is to convince him to join the rebels. And the rebels have no idea that Ada’s decided that kidnapping Rian is the most efficient means to an end.How to Steal the Galaxy continues the sexy, rip-roaring good time that Beth Revis began in Full Speed to a Crash Landing, with the return of Ada, Rian, and all the tension, twists, and turns that made the first novella so much fun.

#BookReview: The Last Creation (The Last She #3) by @h.j.nelson

The final installment of The Last She series finds Ara, Kaden, and Sam reunited . . . only to face their toughest adversary yet: the Creation, a selection of clones who are hell-bent on destroying humankind. It’s up to the three of them to save what’s left of humanity before it’s wiped out . . . again.

In the final installment of H.J. Nelson’s dynamic The Last She series, Ara, Kaden, and Sam risk everything to save what’s left of the world when it’s threatened by the Creation. 

Ara and Kaden are above ground. Now that they know the truth, they want nothing more than to move forward. To find their way in this new world, together. They also want to find their way back to Sam, who is both alive and back with the clan. They all want their happy-for-now ending.

The Creation have other plans. They, too, want to exist above ground—but in a world that does not include humans. The battle will happen and only one side can win. Will Ara be the last one standing again, or can she, Kaden, and Sam save what’s left of humanity?

#PreOrderBlitz: Never Stay Broke by @jrutakangwa @RABTBookTours

Nonfiction, Self-Help, Personal Finance

Date Published: September 9, 2025

You’re not broken. The system is just built backwards.

This book is for the person who’s done everything they were told—study hard, work harder, stay positive—and is still asking: Why does it feel like I’m always starting from zero?

Never Stay Broke is a clear, honest guide for figuring out what actually works when things aren’t working. It won’t promise millions or magic. It gives you a way forward—whether you need to make it to the next day, next week, next month, or the rest of your life without looking back.

It’s not about motivation. It’s not about mindset. It’s about movement—small, smart, stacked decisions that build into something you can stand on.

 

Inside, you’ll find:

 

• What to do when you have no time, no credit, and no help

• How to stretch what you have without shrinking your future

• How to turn one move into momentum, then turn that momentum into freedom

• How to stop feeling like you’re catching up, and start acting like you’re in control

 

No fluff. No pity. Just the truth about what it takes to move from survival to security—and beyond.

 

If you’ve ever thought, “I can’t keep living like this,” but didn’t know what to do next, start here.

 

#CoverReveal: The Sinuous Bargain of a Cowardly Prince (The Shadowed Throne Chronicles #1) by @eatingher_words @rrbooktours

We're proud to present the beautiful cover for The Sinuous Bargain of a Cowardly Prince by Kayliani Shi. Be sure to pre-order a copy today!

The Sinuous Bargain of a Cowardly Prince (The Shadowed Throne Chronicles #1)

Expected Release Date: Oct 21, 2025

Genre: Romantasy

Tropes:

-enemies to lovers

-anti-chosen one

-rejected fated mates

-friends to lovers

-he falls first

-teacher/master x student

-strong fmc

-soft, kind mmc

-high stakes

-forbidden romance (between an elf and a human)

-hero's journey/ the quest

She was his chance for redemption.

He was her key to freedom.

Prince Ramiel Faundor is a bastard. His entire existence is the second best-kept secret in a kingdom built on blurred lines. But when his dragon-slaying brother dies in battle, Ramiel must stand in his place in the kingdom's coronation duel. There's just one problem: thanks to the king's intimidation, no noble or soldier dares to train him.

Ether Malaphon is a cutthroat elven warrior. Her hatred for humanity is etched into her soul, second only to her resentment for the fairies who killed her parents. Her world unravels when she's dragged from her village to be sacrificed to a long-dead monarch. But fate intervenes when a certain desperate prince strikes a bargain that might save her life. If he rescues her, she must agree to train him for his duel.

As time runs out and enemies close in, Ramiel and Ether must navigate dark curses, buried secrets, and a history determined to repeat itself. But in a kingdom shaped by betrayal, victory may come at the ultimate cost.

#ReleaseBlitz: Beneath the Midnight Sky ((Raven Creek Book 1) by @kelseylee.author @rrbooktours

We're thrilled to announce that Beneath the Midnight Sky by Kelsey Lee is now available for your reading pleasure!

Beneath the Midnight Sky ((Raven Creek Book 1)

Release Date: Aug 12, 2025

Genre: Dark Cowboy Romance

-possessive + obsessive MMC

-consent king

-black cat FMC//golden retriever MMC

-forced proximity

-stalking + intrusive MMC

-found family

-spice with plot

Aspen

I’ve finally escaped the everyday hell I’ve dealt with since I was a child. Moving to the small Colorado town of Raven Creek to build a new life felt like the best idea at the time. One of peace, calm nights, and good friends. But when I introduce the hot as sin cowboy as my fake boyfriend for one night, everything shifts. The question is, is it for better or worse?

Rowan

I’ve spent my entire life taking care of my family and our ranch. That all shifts the moment I see her across the bar. Rescuing her from another man was the easy part, but when she says I’m her boyfriend? It all just feels right—I’m hooked. Some may even say obsessed. But I don’t care. I’m willing to do whatever I have to, to ensure she remains mine.

Please note this is a dark romance with morally grey characters and questionable morals.

#BookReview: Invisible Strings by Kristie Frederick Daugherty

An anthology of brand-new poems inspired by Taylor Swift songs, from a powerhouse group of contemporary poets, including Kate Baer, Maggie Smith, and Joy Harjo.

Let the decoding begin!

With a record-breaking four Grammy awards for Album of the Year, Taylor Swift stands alone in the world of pop music. One of the most talented lyricists of all time, her music captivates millions of fans throughout the globe with the narrative depth and emotional resonance of her songwriting.

In Invisible Strings, poet, professor, and dedicated Swiftie Kristie Frederick-Daugherty has brought together 113 contemporary poets, each contributing an original poem that responds to a specific Taylor Swift song.

In a spirit of celebration and collaboration, poets have taken a cue from Swift’s love of dropping clues and puzzles for her fandom to decode, as each poem alludes to a song without using direct lyrics.

The collection showcases a diverse and accomplished array of writers including the 23rd US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, Pulitzer Prize winners Diane Seuss, Yusef Komunyakaa, Carl Phillips, Rae Armantrout, and Gregory Pardlo, National Book Critics Circle Award winners Mary Jo Bang and Laura Kasischke, and bestselling poets Maggie Smith, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Kate Baer, Amanda Lovelace, Tyler Knott Gregson, and Jane Hirshfield.

Swifties will experience the profundity and nuance of Swift’s lyrics through these poems, while having fun matching the poems to songs from all of her eras—vault tracks included! For poetry lovers, this one-of-a-kind anthology is an unparalleled collection of new work from today’s most lauded and revered poets.

#BookReview: The Lost Pack by Sophie Davis @seesophiewrite

A fallen pack. A stolen throne. An Alpha’s daughter with vengeance in her heart.

The twin comets were meant to bring peace to the Ophiuchus Wolf Pack. Instead, they unleashed chaos. Drake Aspen, once the privileged daughter of the Alpha, loses everything in a single night—her family, her freedom, her pack. Now, imprisoned in the Snake Mountains under the rule of a ruthless usurper, Drake is no longer a leader but a pawn.

With Penn Williams, the pack’s enigmatic Beta, assigned to guard her every move, the lines between enemy and ally blur. There's an undeniable spark between them, but Drake knows better than to trust him—he's hiding deadly secrets.

As whispers of an ancient prophecy grow louder, Drake must make a choice: uncover the truth, rally a rebellion, or lose her pack forever. Her fate—and her heart—hang in the balance.

Betrayal is inevitable. Vengeance is close. But will it be enough to save them all?

#ReleaseBlitz for Other Woman Drama by @GiveMeBooksPR #GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Other Woman Drama

Series: Content Advisory #4

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Mafia Romance

Tropes: One Bed/Enemies to Lovers

Other Woman Drama/Single Dad

Grumpy x Sunshine

Release Date: August 12, 2025

BLURB

Piers “Webber” Webb knew two things for certain.

One, he needed to stay the hell away from Silver Donahue. Two, he didn’t think there was a chance in hell that he could.

He tries, though.

For a solid year, he does his best to be dismissive to the point where he appears cold and threatening.

But when Silver finds herself in danger, he forgets why he was giving her the cold shoulder to begin with.

The thing is, Silver didn’t forget.

***

Silver Donahue was so deeply in love with Piers Webb it was disheartening. Especially knowing he didn’t like her back.

She’s determined to live her life, but with Webber always on the edge of her existence, she knows it’s futile.

But she tries.

The thing is, there’s no way you can ignore Piers Webb when he’s aiming that dark and deadly gaze your way.

She’s determined to keep him at a distance, until one night she has to pick him up on the side of a deserted road in the middle of nowhere. That one moment of need on his end is all she needs to realize a few things.

He’s as scary as he wants her to believe, and killing a man and disposing of a body is a daily practice for him.

She should run so far in the opposite direction, because he has so many red flags, even a toddler wouldn’t be able to ignore them.

But she’s always proven she makes bad decisions.

But Piers Webb is going to be the best bad decision she’s ever made.