#BookReview: The Isle of Ever (Isle of Ever, #1) by @jencalonita @sourcebookskids

Bestselling and beloved author Jen Calonita delivers the first in a brand new series featuring a girl who will inherit a mysterious fortune if she can break a centuries-old curse!

Days after her twelfth birthday, Everly "Benny" Benedict learns she's the heir to a fortune! But to collect the inheritance, she first has to play—and win—a game. Following clues that her ancestor left, Benny must locate a small island that vanished long ago, according to legend.

She has only two weeks to play the game and find the island. If she's successful, she'll break a two-hundred-year-old curse. If she fails, the fortune will be forfeited. And if she's not careful, she'll cross paths with someone else who is after the island's secrets, and who will stop at nothing to get them. Because, as it turns out, there's far more than a fortune at stake.

This title will be released on March 25, 2025.

#ExcerptReveal for The Drummer's Heart by @PenelopeWardAuthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Drummer's Heart

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Rockstar Hero/"My Wife"/Small Town

Close Proximity/Slow Burn/One Bed

Release Date: February 23, 2025

BLURB

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

Don’t say her name.

That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.

My ex, Nicole.

The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.

After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.

Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.

She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.

Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.

With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.

Of course, I couldn’t refuse.

But there was a catch.

Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.

She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.

So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.

Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?

It was complicated.

And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.

#ReleaseBlitz for Pretty Little Threats by @dariaquinnauthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Pretty Little Threats

Series: Princes of NYC #1

Author: Daria Quinn

Genre: Dark Romance

Tropes: Morally Gray Billionaire/Possessive Hero

Enemies to Lovers/Forced Marriage

Release Date: February 20, 2025

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A dark secret. A corrupt marriage. And a beast who might just fall for the beauty.

DARE

Power. Control. Darkness.

I’ve built an empire with those three things, and I’ll destroy anyone who tries to threaten it.

When Rose Miller’s father announces her arranged marriage to a man far worse than me, I step in. She needs my protection. But she doesn’t know the price of my help.

We share a secret, one that could ruin us both. A crime that ties us together in ways she doesn’t understand.

I’ll marry her, keep her safe, but make no mistake, she won’t just be my wife. She’ll be mine, body and soul.

ROSE

I’ve spent my life following every rule my father set. But when he tries to give me to a monster, I realize I’ve been trapped in a gilded cage.

Dare Richardson might be the only one who can protect me, but he's ruthless. A dangerous beast I’ve always despised.

The truth is, we’re both running from something darker than either of us, and when he offers me a way out, I can’t help but accept.

The man I once swore to hate is now my husband.

And the beast within him? He’s the only one who can set me free.

This is a dark contemporary MF romance. It is the first standalone in the Princes of NYC series.

#BookBlitz: The Murder, The Baker, The Handsome Heartbreaker by Alex August @RABTBookTours @astragalex #Giveaway

 

Romance and Mystery

Date Published: 01-07-2025

 

 

When Catherine Greene moved back to her tiny home town, she never expected to meet a man like Derrick Walker. Then again, she didn't plan on opening her patisserie next to a dive bar, either. No matter Cat’s plans, there are fireworks the night they meet. Turns out those fireworks were gunshots, and when Derrick is arrested for murder, Cat takes it upon herself to do what the police and prosecutors haven’t done — find the real killer.

'Seven Deadly Sins' #BookTag: A Fun Way to Reflect on Your Reading Habits

'Seven Deadly Sins' Book Tag: A Fun Way to Reflect on Your Reading Habits

Book tags are a fun and creative way to engage with the book community, and one tag that’s been making the rounds is the Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag. Inspired by the traditional seven deadly sins—Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Lust, and Gluttony—this tag offers a unique way to reflect on your reading habits and preferences. So let’s dive in and explore the tag, and I encourage you to share your answers too!