Wednesday, January 29, 2025

#CoverReveal: Lost by L.M. Preston @RABTBookTours

 

 

The Mistfits Series, Book 1


Fantasy

Date Published: October 1, 2025

Publisher: Phenomenal One Press


 

Penelope Pawn had an addiction. She liked candy, sword-fighting shadows, and boys. Still, something was seriously wrong and she couldn’t put her finger on it. Being homeless wasn’t as bad for her as it was for most. She had a way of collecting kids that turned into family, like brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, every time another kid agreed to come with her to the hiding place she’d created, a rush of power would surge through her like she’d consumed a drug, sealed a deal, or done something wrong. There was one guy, though, who wouldn’t come. When Terek showed up at her doorstep, a place well hidden from most others, and demanded she heed his warning, it was the first time she feared an enemy's strength. Was he a challenge that could become her savior, revealing the truth of her past to her? Could this boy show her how to repair the fiber of the world she’d unknowingly ripped apart, causing a catastrophic end to the home she’d built for herself and the lost ones?

 

#BookTour: Trifold Mirror by Chidiebere Eze @RABTBookTours


 

Poetic Reflections on the One Who Saved Me

 

Faith-Based, Inspirational Poetry

Date Published: 08-11-2024

Publisher: God Manifest Publishing


 

TRIFOLD MIRROR is a collection of personal, insightful poems that reflect on the intentionality and individuality of the author's relationship with God. The poems apply biblical principles, which help demystify the complexities of Christian doctrines and empower readers to study the Word of God for themselves.

This contemporary collection is inspired by the Holy Spirit and addresses different life stages (as seen in the "hood" section - which features dark pages in the book). Each poem has its own personality, emotion, teaching, and Bible verse to reinforce the poem.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

#BookReview: Grow Your Own Food, Lady Muck Style by Catherine Saunders



"This gloriously funny book is the perfect read for a cold winter’s evening!" KG Magazine★ In this laugh-out-loud collection of light-hearted gardening stories - which first appeared as magazine articles – Catherine (aka Lady Muck) takes you on a joyous journey of the ups and downs of growing your own food.

★ Packed with solid growing tips and advice - plus hilarious, relatable moments for beginners and expert gardeners alike - you will love this beautifully illustrated book.

★ This isn’t just a gardening book. It’s an inspiring story and celebration of resilience. Catherine got into growing her own food as a therapy after severe illness left her disabled for many years. However, with the help of her family, she started to recover and turned to gardening - finding strength, joy and purpose in nurturing plants. And it was fun.

★ Lady Muck is the lovable gardening character she created to share that fun. To show that growing food doesn’t have to be difficult or dull - especially when you grow the ingredients to make your own cocktails - and to share her love and knowledge of all things green with others.

What You’ll Find 20 chapters of funny gardening stories featuring Lady Muck, her digger in crime, Lord Muck, and other entertaining characters. Each chapter contains story-specific, tried-and-tested advice to show you how to grow edible plants in the space you have available – from gardens, balconies, backyards and allotments to patios, windowsills and containers. From vegetables and herbs to fruits and microgreens! Readers’ favourites 

♥ Home Alone ♥ With fun-loving Lady Muck as your gardening guide, you’ll discover how to create your own cocktail herb bar and botanical gin garden for the complete happy hour experience! Enjoy reading about the garden party Lady Muck threw to test those home-grown, herb-infused cocktails...

♥ Gloriously Green ♥ Every seasoned gardener knows that we all make mistakes when we start growing. Just ask Lady Muck about poor Toby, Ted, Tim, and their poor tomato siblings - may they rest in peace. But now, with Lady Muck as your guide, learn how to grow edible plants - without any disasters!

♥ We Are Not Amused ♥ It all started with the broad beans going on strike after being taunted by the skinny leeks. Dissent then swiftly spread to Lady Muck’s old English apple tree which refused to grow near the French beans. So, if you want to avoid calling in a veggie dispute expert, discover the wonders of crop rotation and companion planting to keep your plants and soil healthy year after year.

♥ Mini Mucks ♥ Discover how to get kids involved in gardening, Lady Muck Style. Have a fun afternoon planting strawberries for jam, or put together some grow-your-own tomato pasta pots. However, watch out for young Finn emptying a jar of strawberry jam straight into a plant pot in an attempt to cut out the middle man! Well, he always was a smart cookie.

♥ Juice Fest ♥ Grow juicing staples such as parsley, mint, carrots, beetroots, cucumbers, kale, and spinach - so, if you ever have to shadow your kids for three days at the Isle of Wight Festival - wearing a wig, a trilby, a pair of Jackie O Ray-Bans to avoid being spotted, you will have a detox garden ready when you get home!

★ Plus check out the other books in the Lady Muck Style Series - a beautiful Gardening Planner & Journal and a super Gardener's Big Puzzle Book - Ideal gardening gifts for all occasions - birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries, Mother's day, Father's day, Christmas stocking fillers.



#ReleaseBlitz for Beauty and the Villain: The Complete Duet by V.F. Mason @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Beauty and the Villain
The Complete Duet
Author: V.F. Mason
Genre: Dark Romance
Tropes: Age Gap/Enemies to Lovers/Billionaire
Release Date: January 24, 2025


BLURB

Princesses aren’t supposed to fall for the villains…
My life seems perfect from the outside.
Loving parents. Amazing friends. A future full of opportunities.
Until my father’s ex-best friend captures me.
He’s scarred. Much older. Dangerous.
A man who vowed to exact revenge on my family for what they did to his.
The price for their betrayal?
My freedom.
He won’t stop until he corrupts every part of me.
To get away from him I need to find the truth.
Except…
The truth doesn’t set me free.
It shatters everything around me.
And the only person I can turn to… is the villain who becomes obsessed with me.

#BookBlitz: It's Not Burnout It's Betrayal by Lora Cheadle @RABTBookTours


 

Five Tools to FUEL UP & Thrive


Business, Motivational

Date Published: January 21, 2025



According to the World Health Organization, burnout costs the U.S. over $500 billion annually. 

But what if it's not just burnout that’s leading to exhaustion and overwhelm? What if it's a sense of betrayal stemming from unmet expectations instead? 

The shocking truth is that, like burnout, a sense of betrayal can lead to disillusionment, resentment, and disconnection from others. Dissatisfaction will prevail until the root cause of those symptoms is identified and the correct solution applied.

This book provides readers with five tools to identify, manage, and prevent the root cause of burnout and feelings of betrayal. Thus, readers can rekindle enthusiasm, increase resilience, and stay engaged and innovative for the long haul.

Whether it's workplace culture, leadership, or work-life balance that's suffering, the FUEL UP Burnout Recovery Protocol will help. Learning to self-reflect, identify the root-cause of dissatisfaction, set and maintain boundaries, and advocate for yourself and the ideas that matter most are essential skills for leaders, managers, and employees alike.

Instead of quiet-quitting, or struggling to recruit or retain quality employees, you can develop the mindset and the skill set to thrive, and help others thrive, at work.

#TeaserTuesday: Heart of a Lion by Kira Stone @RABTBookTours


 

Gay Dark Fantasy Romance

Date Published: January 31, 2025

 

 

It takes a guardsman with the heart of a lion to love the hunt master and survive the wrath of the duke.

 

A chance encounter lands young Curran a coveted position as Duke Luthias’s personal guard, but his seeming good fortune soon sours as the evil and deception woven into the castle walls takes its toll.

Tanis, the lover the duke makes Curran surrender as part of his oath of loyalty, is the only man he can trust to help him stop the duke’s ill-fated campaign to punish the northern marauders. But Tanis has secrets of his own, and as much as he loves Curran, they could lose much more than their lives if he gets involved now.

When the raiders retaliate for the duke’s acts of war by laying siege to his castle, all three men are forced to take refuge within the fortified walls. Who lives and who dies will depend on one man having the heart of a lion.