#BookBlitz: Played by @CaraDeeWrites @XpressoTours #Giveaway Signed copy of book 1, Auctioned

Played
Cara Dee
(Auctioned, #4)
Publication date: July 15th 2021
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense

The Auctioned Series is a journey packed with action, nail-biting suspense, family, and love. In Gray and Darius’s fight for freedom and a future where they aren’t haunted by the ghosts of their pasts, they’ll make you laugh, cry, possibly yell at your e-reader, and swoon just a little bit.

One last mission. One last operation—and the stakes had never been higher. Truth be told, Darius was exhausted. He didn’t want his past mingling with the life he was building with Gray and the kids, but he had no choice.

They were facing their biggest threat yet, and in order to even stand a chance, Darius had to revert to the man he’d once been. He had to set aside fatherhood and love and be the grunt, the private contractor, the soldier who went deep behind enemy lines.

It was time to rally the troops. With Gray by his side, Darius cashed in the last of his favors and put together a crew that would hopefully help them bring an end to this chaotic year. The desert waited for them. Again. So did Las Vegas.

The problem with Vegas…?

Just when you thought you knew how to play the game, it played you.

This story takes place in Cara Dee’s Camassia Cove Universe, a fictional town where all books/series’ stand on their own, unless otherwise stated. The Auctioned Series should be read in the following order: Auctioned, Stranded, Deserted, Played, and Finished.

#BookReview: Back in the Burbs by @TracyWolff @averyflynn

Synopsis: Ever have one of those days where life just plain sucks? Welcome to my last three months—ever since I caught my can’t-be-soon-enough ex-husband cheating with his paralegal. I’m thirty-five years old, and I’ve lost my NYC apartment, my job, my money, and frankly, my dignity.

But the final heartache in the suck sandwich of my life? My great-aunt Maggie died. The only family member who’s ever gotten me.
Even after death, though, she’s helping me get back up. She’s willed me the keys to a house in the burbs, of all places, and dared me to grab life by the family jewels. Well, I’ve got the vise grips already in hand (my ex should take note) and I’m ready to fight for my life again.

Too bad that bravado only lasts as long as it takes to drive into Huckleberry Hills. And see the house.
There are forty-seven separate HOA violations, and I feel them all in my bones. Honestly, I’m surprised no one’s “accidentally” torched the house yet. I want to, and I’ve only been standing in front of it for five minutes. But then my hot, grumpy neighbor tells me to mow the lawn first and I’m just...done. Done with men too sexy for their own good and done with anyone telling me what to do ever again. 

First rule of surviving the burbs? There is nothing that YouTube and a glass of wine can’t conquer. 

#CoverReveal for Whistler by @klsavage_author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Whistler

Series: Ruthless Hellhounds MC #2

Author: K.L. Savage

Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense/Organized Crime

Cover Design: Lori Jackson Designs

Photo: Wander Aguiar

Model: Andrew Biernat

Release Date: August 6, 2021

BLURB

There's a whistle in the wind.

And the sound doesn’t just belong to me.

I became my own version of The Greatest of the Great when an injury stole my dream.

I found a healthy alternative for my rage so I can still swing my bat.

If someone has the unfortunate curse of being on the other end of my swing, they’ll hear a whistle before they die.

And it’s how I’ll kill any men who dares raise a fist to a woman.

It’s the vow I made a long time ago, but when I meet Charlie, I learn a vow won’t ever be enough.

The second I speak to her, I know. When I shake her hand, I feel her screams in my bones.

The way she acts sets off every alarm inside me.

She’s horrified.

She flinches at every move and sound, every promise.

And her husband is to blame.

Physical, mental, and emotional abuse, yet she finds a way to love him.

That’s when I learn it isn’t about love for her, it’s about survival.

While she figures out a way to live, I figure out way to get her out of there.

And I’m nearly too late.

Loving her means defeating him.

She has no idea what kind of man he truly is. He’s got a secret.

And I’m going to set it free.

Charlie is stronger than she realizes, but the moment she does…

I hear a whistle in the wind.

#CoverReveal for The Edge of Serenity by Kristin Turnage @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Edge of Serenity

Series: Edge #2

Author: Kristin Turnage

Genre: Brother's Best Friend Romance

Cover Design: Sarah Kil, Creative Studio

Release Date: August 6, 2021

BLURB

Josslyn Davis isn’t your typical Southern belle. If you ever call her that, she’ll probably punch you in the throat. Dresses make her itch, and being polite hurts more than shoving a drill bit through her skull. She’s the redheaded wildfire that you don’t want to mess with.

She loves to be outside and work on her family’s bee farm, taking pride in doing things herself. But, over the last few months, she’s felt like the biggest failure of all time. After getting evicted, she had nowhere else to go except to move in with her brother’s two best friends. The only problem is she’s madly in love with the one sleeping on the other side of their adjoining bathroom. The one who doesn’t remember their drunken night together.

Mackay Graves has been cursed since he was a young boy, a family gift passed down from his father, the same man that made Mac do things no child should do. Always alone with his emotions, he grew up with the pain of being abused by his father. And now, his dad is trying to worm his way back into his life.

Apart from his father, his best friend’s little sister has moved into his house, the same woman he’s been secretly in love with. His solution is to ignore his emotions, brushing off his father and swallowing his feelings for Joss, not wanting to ruin the “family” he gained when moving to Oaks. But with her living in the room next door, his feelings have become unpredictable, wreaking havoc on his life.

Both dealing with unprecedented circumstances, Joss trying to bury her feelings for Mac and straighten out her life, and Mac ignoring the fact that his family dynamic is shifting, their lives start to spin out of control.

What will happen when life forces them to be alone together, confronting the feelings that are trapped inside? One day can’t change their destiny, or can it?

- Content Warning: This book contains sensitive subject matter that relates to abuse and loss of a loved one. Reader discretion is advised.

#CoverReveal for the Ruthless Royals Duet by Amanda Richardson @GiveMeBooksPR

RUTHLESS CROWN

Releasing August 17

Their names are whispers in the hallways.

Hunter, Ash, Ledger, and Samson.

The Kings.

Four of the most beautiful men I’ve ever seen, with cruel agendas and an even crueler reign over Ravenwood Academy.

Wreaking havoc in our small, New England town, no one asks questions.

For the most part, people ignore or avoid them.

After all, they’re royalty here.

Because one of them—the cruelest one—is the headmaster’s son.

And my new stepbrother.

They can try to torment me.

They can try to break me.

But they have no idea what I’ve endured.

They’re used to getting whatever their ruthless, little hearts desire.

Maybe I should keep my mouth shut.

Maybe I should let them win.

But I’m not afraid of getting my hands dirty.

Lord knows I’m used to it by now.

My name is Briar Monroe, and these Kings are about to find out just how fucked up this Queen can be.

Part Mean Girls, part Cruel Intentions, Ruthless Crown is full-length high-school bully reverse harem romance. It is book one of the Ruthless Royals duet, and while it doesn’t end with a true cliffhanger, there are unanswered questions. Book two will be releasing in a month. It is advised to read them in order. *Please note Ruthless Crown contains explicit language, bullying, and flashbacks of abuse/trauma. It also features four hot AF guys who would do anything to protect their feisty Queen. The duet will have a HEA.

#BookReview: Constellations of Scars by @MEskueOusley

Synopsis: Not all gifts are a blessing. Some are a curse.
When Amelia turned 12, she began growing pearls. Every month, a crop of beautiful pearls bursts from the skin on her back. Her mother, Denise, believes her daughter is blessed, and sells the pearls to put food on the table. Amelia sees her condition as a curse. As the pearls form, her body aches and her skin grows feverish. The harvest of pearls brings temporary relief from the pain, but leaves her back marred by scars. Denise hides Amelia away from the world, worried that Amelia’s gift will be discovered and she will be abducted for the wealth she can provide. Now a young woman, Amelia realizes she has become her mother’s captive, and plans her escape. When she runs away from home, she finds a new family in a troupe of performers at a museum of human oddities. She soon discovers the world is much more dangerous than her mother feared.