#BookReview: In the Shadow of the Cities by Laurel Solorzano

Synopsis: Scarlett would never kill her best friend, perhaps a Citizen if the situation called for it, but never Rhys. There are quite a few rules in the training center, but a few are the kind that are never broken.

1. Greens are not sent into Cities without officially being promoted to Blue.
2. Blues don’t kill each other.

So why is Scarlett being sent into a City without the proper training? And why does a bizarre, elderly male say Scarlett will kill Rhys? In the Shadow of the Cities details Scarlett’s life in the training center before she is pulled unexpectedly into City life. Without the proper training, she is confused about these things called “families” and why the Citizens aren’t grateful that she is keeping them safe.

In this dystopian novel, In the Shadow of the Cities, the story is told not from a Citizen’s point of view but from a Guard’s. Why do the guards seem to tirelessly obey the government? How can they gun down Citizens mercilessly? Find out as you follow Scarlett on her journey into the Cities. 

This title will be released on July 13, 2021. 

#ReleaseBoost for Her Dirty Jocks by @mikalaneauthor and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway

Title: Her Dirty Jocks

Series: Men at Work #12

Author: Mika Lane

Genre: Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance

Release Date: June 17, 2021

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I have to tutor three hot college student athletes to earn extra cash. But they’re the ones who end up teaching me… how to be dirty.

I needed money for school.

Three hot jocks needed to pass math.

You could say I made the team.

One has very hard… muscles.

Another knows how to… score.

And the third throws a real curve… ball.

And while guys like that never gave me the time of day, when they found they needed me, they started paying attention.

I became the center of their universe.

I might teach them math.

But they’ll teach me something much more… valuable.

#ReleaseBlitz for Frying Night by @christianson_tl and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (5 signed paperbacks of Cracked Open)

Title: Frying Night
Series: Dragon Born Academy #4

Author: T.L. Christianson

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Release Date: June 23, 2021

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Abductions, alien worlds, portals, bondmates, and dragons.

I thought that my biggest problem was the unfinished bond between me and my dragon mate, Ashe… but instead, we have an even bigger problem.

We’ve done the impossible and crossed through a portal into the world of dragons – the same place where my mother’s been trapped for the past fifteen years.

With this lavender sky, orange sun, and a freaking planet hanging above us, it’s clear that we’re no longer on Earth. Our biggest problem is finding our way back… right?

WRONG.

There are deadly animals and wild dragons on this alien world, not to mention the Abraxas.

The Abraxas are the humans that live here… yup, humans. They’ve known about our world for millennia… and they’ve been abducting women from our Earth for a very, very long time.

One of the kidnapped girls has asked me to bring her back to Earth with us. No problem, right? Except I find resistance in an unlikely place. My bondmate, Ashe, is against helping her. But how can I leave her here?

Besides the growing rift between Ashe and me, we still need to find my mother. If she couldn’t get how, however will we?

#ReleaseBlitz for The Rule Maker by @gina_azzi and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Rule Maker

Series: Boston Hawks Hockey #4

Author: Gina Azzi

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: June 23, 2021

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NHL Boston Hawks captain Austin Merrick used to be my boy-next-door. Now, he’s the man on my mind.

Our paths haven’t crossed in over a decade when I find myself back in Boston, desperate to save face in front of my ex-fiancé. With a devilish smirk and wicked blue eyes, Austin steps back into my life to be my plus one for a summer filled with weddings and events.

Should be fun and effortless, right?

Then why the need for rules?

And why do I crave his touch at the small of my back and wish for his kiss on a moonlit beach?

Suddenly, things begin to feel complicated, messy, and real. When I look at my first friend, I don’t see the boy-next-door, but the man I want to spend forever with.

If Austin learns the depth of my feelings, will he give us a real chance? Or are some rules better left unbroken?

#ReleaseBlitz for The List by @FeliceStevens1 and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The List

Series: Second Chances #1

Author: Felice Stevens

Genre: MM Romance

Release Date: June 16, 2021

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Oops. He did it again.

Elliot Hansen has a terrible habit of falling in love with every man he dates.

His friends have had enough and make a list of Elliot’s perfect man.

That V…

Those abs....

Shouldn’t a boyfriend be more than the sum of his parts?

But when sexy detective Winston Rogers bursts into his bedroom to arrest a burglar, Elliot knows he wouldn’t mind checking one or two things off that list with him.

What if you had it all?

Five years after the death of his husband, Winston Rogers is single and determined to stay that way.

He throws himself into his job—the more dangerous the assignment, the better.

He can’t face another risk to his heart.

But then a routine arrest in his neighbor’s bedroom leaves Win searching for more than evidence as the man’s sweet smile and vulnerable eyes strike a chord inside him Win had thought gone forever.

Why not enjoy each other with no strings attached? Win and Elliot decide to make their own list.

Rule #1: Strictly friends with benefits.

Rule #2: No doing anything stupid like falling in love.

Rule #3....

See Elliot and Win ignore Rules #1 and #2.

#BookReview: The Tragedy of Dane Riley by Kat Spears

Synopsis: Dane Riley's grasp on reality is slipping, and he's not sure that he cares. While his mother has moved on after his father's death, Dane desperately misses the man who made Dane feel okay to be himself. He can't stand his mother's boyfriend, or the boyfriend's son, whose favorite pastime is tormenting Dane. Then there's the girl next door: Dane can't quite define their relationship, and he doesn't know if he's got the courage to leave the friend zone.

An emotional novel about mental health, and dealing with grief and growing up, The Tragedy of Dane Riley is the story of a teenager looking to make sense of his feelings in the wake of tragedy, and finding the strength he needs to make life worth living.