#BookReview: Not Yours to Keep by Zelly Ruskin

Called a “sensational debut” by Rea Frey, this psychological thriller delves into themes of reproductive rights and healthcare, confronting the complexities that define family—or the risks that lose it all.

Billie Campbell, a Massachusetts adoption specialist grappling with fertility issues, dreams of adopting a baby, but not just any baby—her pregnant client’s baby. While her longing threatens to send her down a dark path, her husband, Tyler, is keeping he’s full of doubts about becoming a father, and he’s also trying to figure out who is sending him upsetting anonymous texts and photos. On the other side of town, Anne, a woman scarred by childhood abuse, obsesses with a second chance at becoming a family with the two people she regrets ever having let go the baby she gave up for adoption twenty years ago and the man of her dreams.

Their lives become entangled when the client’s newborn is abducted, and Billie becomes a prime suspect.

Amid the chaos unleashed by the abduction, Tyler uncovers a link between the person tormenting him and the abduction—but now Billie has disappeared too. The race to find both her and the baby is on; but will they find them before it’s too late?

#CoverReveal for Easier to Breathe by K.E. McIntyre @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Easier to Breathe

Series: Nags Head #1

Author: K.E. McIntyre

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Second Chance at Love

Close Proximity/Found Family

Cover Design: Leah Francic

Release Date: November 26, 2024

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Annie

They say death isn’t an end, but a new beginning. When my husband fell ill, I honestly believed that if I loved him enough, he would survive. When he died, I lost everything. Faith, hope and joy were gone. I lost myself in grief and lived in my depression. Yet, I found it comforting. Until the day I received my husband’s last request.

I would soon realize that his last wish would not only crush me but heal me in ways I never thought possible. His death is what would bring me back to life.

Hawk

She came to us broken and so full of sorrow, it seeped from her bones. She was a lost soul that never asked to be found. When I first saw her, something called out to me, pulled me to her and tethered me around her. I wanted to keep my distance because she needed time to heal and room to breathe. But my soul found hers and I knew from that first sight, she was meant to be mine.

That’s why I’m making it my mission to help her find the light in the darkness that consumes her. I will do anything to pull her from the grief that has taken her under.

#CoverReveal for War by Ker Dukey @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: War

Series: Kings of Sin #2

Author: Ker Dukey

Genre: Dark MC Romance

Tropes: Rival Clubs/Forbidden/Revenge

Cover Design: Cover Couture Book Cover Designs

Release Date: November 25, 2024

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I planned to get an in, to the Kings of Sin Clubhouse.

Stay under the radar.

Learn information.

Survive.

I came for vengeance.

Not friendship. Not a family. Not love

Yet here I am, drowning in all of those things.

Callan ‘Pain’ Cox was supposed to be the enemy.

But I’ve become addicted to his touch—taste—punishment.

With my secrets laid bare, those around me continue to hide theirs.

Betrayal comes in many forms, but nothing cuts deeper than when it’s from someone you least expect.

I came for vengeance.

I start a war.

#BookReview: Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1) by Jeffery Deaver & Isabella Maldonado @AmazonPub

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ABOUT THIS BOOK:

As a wave of murders grips Southern California, an unlikely pair must untangle the mysterious patterns of an elusive killer. A propulsive new series by New York Times bestselling author Jeffery Deaver and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Isabella Maldonado.

Carmen Sanchez is a tough Homeland Security agent who plays by the rules. But when her sister is attacked, revealing a connection to a series of murders across Southern California, she realizes a conventional investigation will not be enough to stop the ruthless perpetrator.

With nowhere else to turn, Sanchez enlists the aid of Professor Jake Heron, a brilliant and quirky private security expert who, unlike Sanchez, believes rules are merely suggestions. The two have a troubled past, but he owes her a favor and she’s cashing in. They team up to catch the assailant, who, mystifyingly, has no discernable motive and fits no classic criminal profile. All they have to go on is a distinctive tattoo and a singular obsession that gives this chillingly efficient tactician his nickname: Spider.

Over the next seventy-two hours, Sanchez and Heron find themselves in the midst of a lethal chess match with the killer as they race to stop the carnage. As the victims mount, so do the risks. Because this spider’s web of intrigue is more sinister—and goes far deeper—than anyone could possibly anticipate.

#ReleaseBlitz for Trash the Dress by A.B. Medley @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Trash the Dress

Author: A.B. Medley
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Grumpy/Sunshine, Surprise Pregnancy

He Falls First

Release Date: November 8, 2024

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One woman’s trashed dress is another man’s gift.

Scarlett Shepard knows something is off. With her wedding day fast approaching, she chalks it up to nerves. But when her fiancé’s mistress stands up and objects at the ceremony, the wedding is definitely off.

Before she can get herself out of the church, her gaze connects with Zander Bailey, her grumpy but hot photographer hired by the groom’s family. Much to her surprise, he follows her outside with a proposal of his own.

A photoshoot—to trash her dress.

Accepting his offer, she tries to remain lighthearted in the wake of the heartbreak weighing her down, and suddenly this fun distraction turns into a not-so-innocent night of passion between them.

Weeks later, when what Scarlett believed to be food poisoning turns out to be a surprise neither of them expected, they are both forced to reconcile their past and their own jaded hearts to become parents.

Scarlett won’t accept Zander’s affection out of obligation or a sense of duty, which forces him to face a deep-rooted fear he hasn’t vocalized—his love not being enough.

Can Scarlett and Zander choose love when there are three hearts at stake?

#BookBlitz: The Man by @avishaiel @XpressoTours

The Man
Avishai El
Publication date: November 12th 2024
Genres: Adult, Thriller

An AK-47 and a series of premonitions.

Will it be too late? What is he doing here? Is she safe?

Vaughan Mystique is on the run of a lifetime. Will she live?