#BookReview: The Bone Knife (Dauntless Path #1.5) by @BooksByIntisar

Synopsis: Rae knows how to look out for family. Born with a deformed foot, she feigns indifference to the pity and insults that come her way. Wary of all things beautiful, Rae instantly distrusts their latest visitor: an appallingly attractive faerie. Further, his presence imperils the secret her sister guards. But when the local townspeople show up demanding his blood, Rae must find a way to protect both her sister’s secret and their guest. Even if that means risking herself.

The Bone Knife introduces Rae, the heroine of The Theft Of Sunlight (March 2021). Look for The Bone Knife at the back of your copy of Thorn (HarperTeen/Hot Key 2020). 

#ReleaseBlitz for Finding You by @elliot_daphne and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Finding You

Series: Havenport #2

Author: Daphne Elliot

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: June 24, 2021

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Explosive chemistry and fake relationships don’t mix. Someone really should have told them that sooner…

Declan Quinn does not need a girlfriend, no matter what his matchmaking mother thinks. He’s perfectly happy with his life just the way it is - uncomplicated and quiet. But there’s nothing uncomplicated about his sexy new neighbor… or the way she makes him feel.

The last thing on Astrid Wentworth’s agenda is romance. But Declan wants a fake girlfriend to keep his well-meaning family at bay, and she needs a fake boyfriend for an upcoming work event. It’s the perfect solution. Unless she makes the mistake of falling for the hot, long haired, grumpy fisherman, that is…

It was supposed to be a simple, platonic arrangement. It soon became anything but. At this point, they’ve stomped all over the line between real and pretend. So…now what?

Author’s Note: Finding You is a full-length, standalone, steamy, small town, slow burn, contemporary romance featuring explosive chemistry and a guaranteed happily ever after. May contain adult language, spicy sexy times, a dog who thinks she’s a cat, sledgehammers, burning Christmas trees, and assault by stiletto. Download today and let the good times roll.

#ReleaseBlitz for Poison Laced Truths by @cmradcliff and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Poison Laced Truths

Series: In Vein #4

Author: C.M. Radcliff

Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance

Release Date: June 24, 2021

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Ander has run out of options.

He has starved every relationship in his life while he continued to feed his addiction.

Hadley is gone. His mom kicked him out.

He’s officially hit rock bottom and he knows that there’s only one way out.

Going back into treatment is his Hail Mary and he has no choice but to get clean and stay clean.

After ending things with Ander, Hadley needs to find herself again.

When she looks in the mirror, she doesn’t recognize herself anymore.

She has turned into the one thing she feared and it’s all because of him.

She’s a liar, with a secret.

And when Ander finds out, their lives will be changed forever.

Love doesn’t conquer all, but it’s more forgiving than we think.

When the poison runs dry, will Hadley’s truth be enough to save them?

#BookBlitz: Imprisoned by @BellaEmyWrites @XpressoTours #Giveaway $10 Amazon gift card

Imprisoned
Bella Emy
(The Everyday Heroes World)
Publication date: June 24th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

I met her first.
I loved her first.
But my best friend swept her away, and since then, my heart’s been imprisoned.

I promised myself I would let my feelings for her go, let all of her go, and let them live their happily ever after.
But now he’s gone, and I’m left picking up the fractured pieces of her broken heart.

Suddenly, my life’s been derailed, thrown off course, off track.
I promised myself I wouldn’t let my feelings for her come surfacing back.

But seeing her again?

I don’t know if I can keep that promise.
She’s thrown me off the path I set forth for my imprisoned heart.
But now, am I forced to break that promise I made to myself so long ago?

Bella Emy’s Imprisoned is a steamy second chance contemporary romance written in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heroes Worlds Project.

#BookBlitz: Code Red by @NR_Walker @XpressoTours #Giveaway $40 Amazon gift card

Code Red
N.R. Walker
Publication date: June 24th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance

The brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadow.

Maddox Kershaw is the main vocalist of the world’s biggest boy band. He’s at the top of every music chart, every award show, every social media platform, and every sexiest-man-alive list. He’s the bad boy, the enigma, the man everyone on the planet wants a piece of.

He’s also burned out and exhausted, isolated and lonely. Not in a good headspace at the start of a tour.

Roscoe Hall is Maddox’s personal manager. His job is high-flying, high-demand, high-profile, and he loves it. Maddox has consumed his entire life for the past four years. Roscoe knows him. He sees the real Maddox no one else gets to see.

He’s also in love with him.

When the tour and stress become too much, when the world begins to close in, Roscoe becomes Maddox’s lifeline. But as Maddox knows already, and as Roscoe is about to learn, the brighter the spotlight, the darker the shadow.

#BookReview: The Last Graduate (The Scholomance #2) by @naominovik

Synopsis: A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her formidable powers uncovers yet more secrets about the workings of her world in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education, the start of Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking crossover series.

At the Scholomance, El, Orion, and the other students are faced with their final year—and the looming specter of graduation, a deadly ritual that leaves few students alive in its wake. El is determined that her chosen group will survive, but it is a prospect that is looking harder by the day as the savagery of the school ramps up. Until El realizes that sometimes winning the game means throwing out all the rules . . .