#BookReview: Foretold (The Scryers #1) by Violet Lumani

Synopsis: Cassandra sees death and devastation all around her. In vivid detail.

It’s the price of living with her OCD and extreme anxiety. In every situation, Cass imagines the worst possible fate for everyone in her life. Her dad in a pool of blood after a break-in. Her beloved older neighbor, homeless. A splinter in her finger turned to gangrene.

But this time, it’s not her imagination. The boy next door, Colin, is destined to die. Cass has foretold a real death before; she knows this is a true vision.

Desperate to save Colin's life, Cass immerses herself in a secret organization of soothsayers that promises to teach her how to change the future she foresees. But as she descends into their hidden world of divinatory magic and predictive technology, she discovers there's always a price to pay for unraveling fate's strands. And cheating death will cost her everything.

#ReleaseBlitz for Mark of the Fallen by Eve Archer @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Mark of the Fallen

A Devilish Fated Mates Paranormal Romance

Series: Dark Fallen Angels #1

Author: Eve Archer

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: August 5, 2021

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I thought I made a deal with the devil. Turns out he’s a fallen angel. Very fallen.

Not only is Dominick Vicario tall, dark, and wickedly attractive, he’s also the head of the world’s most powerful underworld family. And the leader of the Fallen—former heavenly Watchers banished to earth who’ve become wealthy playboys.

When I meet him, my life is circling the drain. My job is going nowhere, my boyfriend is a jerk, and I’m in debt up to my eyeballs.

So, when the dangerously seductive mafia don offers me a deal that will solve all my problems, I take it. All I have to do is spend the rest of the summer with the mysterious billionaire. A couple of months jet-setting on private planes and yachts isn’t too high a price to pay, right?

But Dominick believes I’m destined to be his mate—and the key to all the fallen angels being restored to their rightful place in the celestial order.

And it doesn’t matter if I think he’s crazy. He’s convinced I’m his for eternity. And so are the demons chasing us.

Can I escape from his immortal curse? Or will his dark past come back to haunt us both?

Mark of the Fallen is a devilishly steamy, fated mates paranormal romance with a mafia twist. This is book 1 in the Dark Fallen Angels trilogy, it’s a full-length novel, and it ends on a cliffhanger.

#ReleaseBlitz for The Defender by @gina_azzi and @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($15 Amazon gift card)

Title: The Defender

Series: Boston Hawks Hockey #5

Author: Gina Azzi

Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: August 5, 2021

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As Boston's most eligible nanny, I'm nurturing, trustworthy, and professional. Until my one-night stand turns out to be my new boss.

Hawks defenseman James Ryan is Boston's most eligible single-dad. He's solemn, gorgeous, and an incredible father. But I'm drawn to him for other reasons.

James's eyes reflect the same grief and hurt I'm drowning in. His twins struggle with the same pain that once destroyed me. Living with the Ryan family and caring for James's twins are both a salve and a curse.

Soon, what made us click one summer night over whiskey is wreaking havoc on our commitment to remain professional. Our friendship blossoms into something more. Something searching, healing, and unbelievably complicated.

Falling in love with Milly and Mason Ryan is easy. Falling in love with their father is something I never saw coming.

If I give my heart to James, will he put it back together? Or will I end up more shattered than I already am?

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The Defender is a deeply emotional, single dad romance, with sensitive subject matter.

#CoverReveal for Crave by Stacy Stone @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Crave

Series: Full Moon #4

Author: Stacy Stone

Genre: Rockstar Romance

Cover Design: Pretty Little Design Co.

Photo: Michelle Lancaster

Release Date: August 27, 2021

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Valèrie

I scored my dream job at Stars Magazine.

And even though I have to work for a jerk boss,

I give it my all like I always do.

Even when I’m forced to work for Full Moon

and see Max, the lead singer, again,

I’m positive I can do this.

Apparently, he’s got his mind set on winning me back,

but I haven’t forgotten what happened the last time.

Max

Everyone thinks I have it all together.

But there’s one misstep I always regretted.

My choice for fame cost me the love of my life.

We’ll only be working together for a few weeks,

so I don’t plan to waste a single minute.

But one thing’s for sure:

she’s not letting me win without a fight.

CRAVE is a complete stand-alone and can be read without reading any of the other books in the Full Moon series, but if you prefer to read in order, start with TRUST and FATE as the characters do interconnect.

#BookReview: Faking Reality by @SaraFujimura

Synopsis: My Big Fat Greek Wedding meets Some Kind of Wonderfulmeets Kara McDowell’s Just for Clicks with diverse characters, perfect for readers looking for feel-good YA romance and those who like “clean teen” reads

Dakota McDonald swore after “The Great Homecoming Disaster” that she’d never allow her romantic life to be a plot line in her parents’ HGTV show again. But when the restaurant run by the family of her best friend (and secret crush), Leo, is on the line, Dakota might end up eating her own words.

Leo Matsuda dreams of escaping his small town Arizona life and the suffocating demands of working in his family’s restaurant, but the closer he gets to his goal—thanks to the help of his best friend (and secret crush) Dakota—the more reasons there are for him to stay.

#BookReview: Heard It in a Love Song by @tgarvisgraves

Synopsis: From the bestselling author of The Girl He Used to Know comes a love song of a story about starting over and second chances.

Love doesn’t always wait until you’re ready.

Layla Hilding is thirty-five and recently divorced. Struggling to break free from the past—her glory days as the lead singer in a band and a ten-year marriage to a man who never put her first—Layla’s newly found independence feels a lot like loneliness.

Then there’s Josh, the single dad whose daughter attends the elementary school where Layla teaches music. Recently separated, he’s still processing the end of his twenty-year marriage to his high school sweetheart. He chats with Layla every morning at school and finds himself thinking about her more and more.

Equally cautious and confused about dating in a world that favors apps over meeting organically, Layla and Josh decide to be friends with the potential for something more. Sounds sensible and way too simple—but when two people are on the rebound, is it heartbreak or happiness that’s a love song away?

This title will be released on November 2, 2021.