#CoverReveal: Gauntlet by @CaryDenault @XpressoTours

Gauntlet
C.L. Denault
(The Prodigy Chronicles, #3)
Publication date: August 25th 2021
Genres: Dystopian, Romance, Science Fiction, Young Adult

In 2160, humanity is divided. The ruling class of prodigies dictates law and order for all, while normals fight to survive. Only the Councils in charge of advanced Core cities can decide the fate of a traitor.

A life of luxury is Willow Kent’s destiny. As long as she plays within the boundaries of the Core’s game, she can have anything she wants. Anything except for her friend Kane to avoid execution. Driven by guilt, she negotiates a secret Meta-X exchange to free him. But when a new threat emerges—one even her rare skill level cannot withstand—the stakes become dangerously high. To save Kane, she must navigate the slippery political terrain that surrounds her House, her mysterious Guardian, and the corrupt, unforgiving Council.

The most lethal terrain, however, lurks inside her own mind. Can she overcome her skillset before its savage intentions spiral out of control?

#BookBlitz: The Shadow Queen by @krea_author @XpressoTours #Giveaway $15 Amazon gift card

The Shadow Queen
K. Rea
(The Wolfrik Trilogy, #2)
Publication date: July 22nd 2021
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy

A SMOLDERING COURT.
A DIVIDED PEOPLE.
A WARNING FROM THE GODDESS.

With the Court of Shadows in ruins, Evelyn Wolfrik has one goal – to rebuild.
After an encounter with the God of the Forest himself and a summons from the Court of Light, Evelyn’s future seems anything but certain.

Leaving the forests, her pack, and fledgling Court behind, Evelyn travels to the white mountains of the Court of Light. Deep in the mountains, navigating not only a frigid court but also challenges and trials she never could have foreseen, she risks losing more than just her crown.

#BookReview: Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage

Synopsis: A propulsive, scorching modern gothic, Yes, Daddy follows an ambitious young man who is lured by an older, successful playwright into a dizzying world of wealth and an idyllic Hamptons home where things take a nightmarish turn.

Jonah Keller moved to New York City with dreams of becoming a successful playwright, but, for the time being, lives in a rundown sublet in Bushwick, working extra hours at a restaurant only to barely make rent. When he stumbles upon a photo of Richard Shriver—the glamorous Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and quite possibly the stepping stone to the fame he craves—Jonah orchestrates their meeting. The two begin a hungry, passionate affair.

When summer arrives, Richard invites his young lover for a spell at his sprawling estate in the Hamptons. A tall iron fence surrounds the idyllic compound where Richard and a few of his close artist friends entertain, have lavish dinners, and—Jonah can’t help but notice—employ a waitstaff of young, attractive gay men, many of whom sport ugly bruises. Soon, Jonah is cast out of Richard’s good graces and a sinister underlay begins to emerge. As a series of transgressions lead inexorably to a violent climax, Jonah hurtles toward a decisive revenge that will shape the rest of his life.

Riveting, unpredictable, and compulsively readable, Yes, Daddy is an exploration of class, power dynamics, and the nuances of victimhood and complicity. It burns with weight and clarity—and offers hope that stories may hold the key to our healing.

#ReleaseBlitz for Rainbow by @klsavage_author and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Rainbow

Series: Ruthless Kings MC: Baton Rouge Chapter #1

Author: K.L. Savage

Genre: Dark MM Romantic Suspense/Organized Crime

Release Date: July 20, 2021

BLURB

Fire is the reason why my life changed.

And I’m the reason why fire doesn’t stand a chance.

I’m a smokejumper.

I save those who can’t be saved.

But somewhere along the way, smoke has blinded me.

I’ve forgotten there is more to life than saving lives, but I can’t press pause.

A category five hurricane heading straight toward us changes everything I ever thought I knew about myself.

For instance, Ryan Hathaway.

Paramedic from Vegas. Sexier than sin. Sassy.

A man.

I’ve never wanted a man.

But I want him.

And he makes me feel the hottest I’ve ever felt.

Fire can’t even compare to him.

Only thing is, he doesn’t do straight guys. It’s his rule.

What I love about rules is that they are made to be broken.

And I’m going to make him rewrite everything he thought he knew.

Nothing is ever black and white, though.

It’s the details that live in the shades of grey that we need to watch out for.

The hurricane dislodges one of my MC brother's hate and hits us harder than the storm does.

Wind. Rain. Blood. Death.

The storm is far from over and our lives are at stake.

I live my life to the fullest and I won’t die with regrets.

Ryan is the blaze I never want to fight.

If we go down, we will burn together.

Extinguishing us is not an option.

Because after a storm, there’s always a rainbow.

I’ll be damned if I don’t finally see what’s at the end.

#CoverReveal: It Never Occurred to Her by @michelle_jester @XpressoTours

It Never Occurred to Her
Michelle Jester
Publication date: October 29th 2021
Genres: Adult, Contemporary

For two years Gabriel has followed every lead, no matter how small, in the hope of finding his wife who has been kidnapped. He and the police always seem to be one step behind, until investigators give him information that helps him launch the plan to find her.

When Lena looks up into the eyes of her husband, who she hasn’t seen in two years, she is humiliated and wants nothing more than to run before he recognizes her. And so she does. It’s only when she faces a desperate situation that she is forced to return and ask for his help.

As fate twists its way through both of their lives, they realize it doesn’t matter how much they have prepared to face the realities of losing someone, or finding them again, redemption is in letting go of the past, and finding a future just off the beaten path.

#BookReview: Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

Synopsis: Ellerie Downing lives in the quiet town of Amity Falls in the Blackspire Mountain range--five narrow peaks stretching into the sky like a grasping hand, bordered by a nearly impenetrable forest from which the early townsfolk fought off the devils in the woods. To this day, visitors are few and rare. But when a supply party goes missing, some worry that the monsters that once stalked the region have returned.

As fall turns to winter, more strange activities plague the town. They point to a tribe of devilish and mystical creatures who promise to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand and impossible, for just a small favor. But their true intentions are much more sinister, and Ellerie finds herself in a race against time before all of Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves go up in flames.