#TeaserTuesday: Beneath the Skin by Mikala Ash @RABTBookTours

 

(Empire of the Sky 5)

 

Steampunk Romance

Date Published: 11/29/24

Publisher: Changeling Press

 

Soulmates? Or simply lovers? Selena and Nancy hope their paramours can see beneath the skin.

 

Selena Whiteheart has her hands full. The malignant witch, Lady Neva, has kidnapped her lovers, Jacob McCleary and Captain Kit Colby. While keeping her Home Office handler, Harry Kincaid, satisfied in every way, Selena vows to rescue them, but first she must contend with a mesmerised assassin.

Meanwhile Nancy Lea, envoy in human form of the goblin king, Mon Ilson, Emperor of Space, has failed in her bid to secure peace. Queen Victoria has sent her packing with a flea in her ear. With her lover and protector, Captain Jaimee Dalgliesh, she returns to the moon to report. With three days to kill, Nancy teaches Jaimee the joys of weightless lovemaking. However, Jaimee comes face to face with a real goblin. Can he overcome his visceral disgust and love the soul beneath Nancy's stolen skin?

The soul of Agent Felicity Cressy, murdered by Lady Neva, finds a safe haven in Nancy's mind. Will Mon Ilson return her to her body, and what does he expect in return?

#ReleaseBlitz for Merry with Me by Kaylee Ryan @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Merry with Me

A Kincaid Brothers Series Companion Novel

Author: Kaylee Ryan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town, Grumpy/Sunshine

Standalone Holiday Romance

Release Date: November 26, 2024

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NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylee Ryan brings you a new grumpy-sunshine standalone holiday romance

Blakely

When my boss tells me I’m taking over the planning of the annual Christmas gala, I can barely contain my excitement. Not only is it a huge opportunity, but I also love all things Christmas.

I’m on cloud nine until I realize I have to work closely with the grumpy doctor, who is my opposite in every way. He loathes the holidays. At least that’s what he says. His eyes tell me a different story.

That’s why I make it my mission to make him fall in love with Christmas. That’s our family motto after all. I’ll make him love the holidays harder than ever before. How hard can it be?

Oliver

My contract states I have to serve on a committee. When I fail to submit which committee I’d like to work on, I’m assigned the Christmas gala. Me… the guy who detests the holiday.

In years past, I let the marketing manager handle it all. I was there if she needed me. She never did. I expected more of the same this year, but it turns out, I get more than I bargained for. I didn’t anticipate her. Miss Ray of Sunshine, assistant manager.

That’s how I find myself attending holiday events and attaching myself to her any way I can. She’s trying to make me fall in love with Christmas. Instead, I’m falling in love with her.

#ReleaseBlitz for Church Girl by Naima Simone @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Church Girl

Author: Naima Simone

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Opposites Attract, Grumpy/Sunshine

Nanny/Single Dad, Runaway Bride, Tattoo Artist

Publisher: Afterglow Books by Harlequin

Release Date: November 26, 2024

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She’s a preacher’s daughter, a runaway bride and now the (not quite) qualified nanny for a sexy tattoo artist with a beautiful daughter—and a dirty mouth.

What’s a bad boy to do with a woman like her?

Everything…

Aaliyah Montgomery isn’t just ditching her wedding. She’s also fleeing her suffocating small town and her family’s expectations. She’s got plans—for college, for finding herself. But landing a job in Chicago that fits her schedule isn’t easy. Good thing Von Howard is desperate to find a live-in nanny. Bad thing that he’s a gritty, grumpy, gorgeous tattoo artist carrying as much baggage as he has ink.

Von’s new hire is inexperienced and a fire hazard in the kitchen. She’s also all thick curls, thicker curves, and a distracting mix of innocence and sensuality. After the upheaval of a divorce, he just needs a nanny, not a sneaky link. Meanwhile, Aaliyah is bonding with his seven-year-old and showing an unexpected flair for tattoo art. Who could resist?

Yet deep down, Aaliyah’s still running—from her feelings and her fear of losing herself to someone else’s expectations again. Even as their pasts return to haunt them, their undeniable heat says maybe it’s time to stand and fight for a love they didn’t see coming.

#ReleaseBlitz 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

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.

#ReleaseBoost for The Rivals of Copper County by May Archer @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Rivals of Copper County

Series: The Copper County Series #2

Author: May Archer

Genre: Gay Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Second Chance

Enemies to Lovers/Demi-Sexual Rep

Childhood Best Friends/Single Dad

Release Date: November 19, 2024

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My childhood friend. My biggest rival. The only man I’ve ever wanted.

If there were a prize for the most contented man in Copper County, I’d win it every time. I’ve got my business. My son. My family. My friends… and no romantic prospects, sure, but only because I don’t need any. My life’s great as it is. Seriously. Could not be better. I’m practically bleeding serenity over here.

At least until Jasper Wrigley shows up in Copper County after twenty years–as my son’s temporary hockey coach, no less, though the man could barely lace up his skates back in the day–and throws my carefully ordered life into chaos.

Once upon a time, magnetic, confident Jasper was my best friend and greatest rival, and his summer visits to town were the best part of my year. Our competitions were fierce. Our dares were thrilling. We talked about everything under the sun, and he made me believe in the possibility of a bright, hazy future somewhere just out of reach.

But then he left, and I grew up. Now the last thing I need is Jasper back in my space, provoking me, challenging me, and making me question… freaking everything.

Like whether my life’s as perfect as I claim.

Like whether I’m as straight as I think.

Like whether there might be something better than “contentment” out there for me if I’m brave enough to look for it.

And whether the man who was always my greatest rival… might just be the love of my life.

#ReleaseBlitz for Spike's Perdition by Andi Rhodes & Lacy Rose @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Spike's Perdition

Series: Saints Purgatory MC #7

Authors: Andi Rhodes & Lacy Rose

Genre: MC Romance

Tropes: One Night Stand/Unplanned Pregnancy

Release Date: November 26, 2024

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There isn’t a person in the world who hasn’t committed a sin. Some sins are worse than others, but seven of them are deadly. But those seven worst of the worst? They’re what drive Saints Purgatory MC to keep fighting.

Spike…

A crappy start in life left a bitter taste in my mouth. Instead of focusing on school, all my attention centered around cars and motorcycles. They were the only constant in my life. Machines might break down, but they can be brought back from the brink of death and rebuilt into something magnificent.

My mentor taught me how to listen to what the vehicle needed, believing that vehicles have their own souls. Everything I know about engines and bodywork, I know because of him. All of the knowledge I gained couldn’t prepare me for the night I messed with the wrong bike. I managed to prove I was fixing the problem, not destroying his property, and ever since then, I’ve been a part of a family—not by blood, but one born of loyalty and comradery.

I read engines better than I do people. I leave that to my brothers which is exactly how I end up in a situation where I have to differentiate between the sincerity of one and the lies of another. Will I figure it out in time or am I doomed to perdition?

Ivory…

I’m not a woman who has one-night stands, but the wild and carefree me never backs down from a dare. A girls’ night at the local bar turns into something so much more than I ever thought possible when my boundaries are tested by a sexy biker who smells like motor oil and looks like the main character of my favorite MC show.

It was an explosive night, but sneaking out before he woke up doesn’t add to the mystery like I hoped it would. Now he thinks I’m ashamed of him and our night together, but he couldn’t be more wrong. There are forces at play he doesn’t know about, but if I tell him, we’re both at risk. I try to stay away, however fate has other plans, and we continue to cross paths.

The threats are mounting, and he doesn’t understand why I’m so hesitant to take a leap with him. Will he toss me aside once he finds out the truth, or will he be my savior?

He is Saints Purgatory, and he’s a sinner who takes out the sinful.