#BookReview: All the Pretty Things by Emily Arsenault

Synopsis: For fans of Sadie and The Cheerleaders comes an all new thriller about a boy who turns up dead under suspicious circumstances and the one girl who may be the key to solving the mystery of his untimely death.

For Ivy, summer means roller-coaster season, spinning cotton candy at the Fabuland amusement park, and hanging out with her best friend, Morgan. But this summer is different.

One morning, Morgan finds a dead body. It's their former classmate and coworker Ethan. To make matters worse, Morgan is taken to a hospital psych ward only days later, and she's not saying much--not even to Ivy.

The police claim that Ethan simply took a bad fall, but Ivy isn't convinced and realizes it's up to her to get answers. What she finds is unsettling--it's clear that some people aren't being honest about Ethan's last night at Fabuland. Including Morgan. And the more secrets Ivy uncovers, the closer she gets to unraveling dark truths that will change her life forever.

#CoverReveal: A Touch of Malice by @ScarlettStClai1 @XpressoTours

A Touch of Malice
Scarlett St. Clair
(Hades & Persephone #3)
Publication date: April 2021
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Mythology, Romance
Persephone and Hades are engaged. In retaliation, Demeter summons a snowstorm that cripples New Greece, and refuses to lift the blizzard unless her daughter calls off her engagement.
When the Olympians intervene, Persephone finds her future in the hands of ancient gods, and they are divided. Do they allow Persephone to marry Hades and go to war with Demeter or prohibit their union and take up arms against the God of the Dead?
Nothing is certain but the promise of war.

#CoverReveal for Experimental Marine Biology by @Susannah_Nix @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Experimental Marine Biology
Series: Chemistry Lessons #5

Author: Susannah Nix

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Ebook Launch
 Release Date: June 15, 2020

Blurb

“Just friends” is all Brooke and Dylan have ever been. (Except for that one night in high school, but they don’t talk about that.) Growing up, he was her protector. Her confidante. The one guy she could always trust.

Now she’s a marine biologist working toward her PhD in California, and he’s an underwear model in New York. Dylan’s only in town for a few days, crashing on Brooke’s couch and repaying the favor by acting as her date to a friend’s wedding.

It was totally an accident she saw him naked.

After that, “just friends” goes out the window in favor of friends with benefits.

It’s all going great…until it isn’t.

Dylan’s got a ticket back to New York at the end of the week, and Brooke may have accidentally broken his heart. Can they navigate these uncharted relationship waters? Or has she tanked her oldest friendship?

#BookReview: My Way to You (Creek Canyon, #1) by Catherine Bybee

Synopsis: A woman’s journey through tragedy leads to the discovery of love in a novel about hope and survival by New York Timesbestselling author Catherine Bybee.

When a wildfire nearly destroys Parker Sinclair’s family home, it’s just one more disaster to add to her mountain of stress. For the past two years, she has shouldered the responsibility of raising her younger brother and sister after their parents’ untimely deaths. Forced to leave college for a crappy job that barely pays the bills, Parker manages her family property, which consumes every aspect of her life. Now winter is coming and the forecast isn’t spreading sunshine on the dark cloud over her head. The last thing Parker needs is a mudslide destroying everything she has worked so hard to maintain.

Colin Hudson’s job as a public works supervisor is to protect Parker’s property and neighborhood from further damage. But it’s a little hard when the owner of the land is a control freak who tries to do everything herself. The hardworking, attractive young woman is far from the “hot mess” she claims to be. In fact, her tight grip of control is one of the things that attract him the most. It’s also the hardest to crack. Now Colin’s working overtime to help Parker open up her heart, trust him, and let him in.

As Parker and Colin work together to keep her home and neighborhood safe, they may be in for another disaster. Or they may just realize that sometimes it takes destruction to create something new.

#CoverReveal for Uber Bossy by @authormarikaray @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Uber Bossy

Series: Jobs From Hell #2

Author: Marika Ray

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Rachel Connolly

Release Date: May 21, 2020

Blurb

Number one rule of ride sharing as a female driver? Don’t fall for the mysterious man riding in the backseat.

Lenora
I came across crazy people on the daily giving rides to strangers for a living. I carried pepper spray and I wasn’t afraid to use it. But one gorgeous male in a fake mustache and a story he wasn’t willing to share, and I was ready to climb in the backseat to peel his layers. He’s a distraction I don’t need as I graduate online college and try to get my first professional job so I can move out of my parents’ house before I’m thirty. I’m so close to realizing my dreams I can taste it.

Jayden
I should have never hit on my driver. Even if she was the hottest thing I’d seen in cutoff jean shorts in maybe forever. I wasn’t in Auburn Hill for personal reasons and getting involved with the locals came ill-advised as I set up my new business. I probably shouldn’t know she curses like a sailor in bed considering I wind up interviewing her for a position in my company. Now I’m thinking of all kinds of positions I can put her in. Maybe she’ll settle for being an employee with benefits…
But none of that matters now. Because I fired her.

In front of the whole town.

On her first day.
Pretty sure there’s no coming back from that.

#CoverReveal for The Long Con by @LexxiJamesBooks @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($25 Amazon gift card)

Title: The Long Con

Author: Lexxi James

Genre: Romantic Suspense/Romantic Mystery
Cover Design: Hang Le
Model: Robert Tulvan
Release Date: May 12, 2020

Blurb

Take one wealthy, ball-busting businesswoman.

Add a handsome stranger who’s too good to be true.

Will her instincts deceive her, or can she spot a con?

Trust issues are the trademark of empire heiress Jaclyn. That is, until not-so-regular guy Richard rolls through her wealth-building world. With his impeccable timing and tried-and-true charm, she’s tempted to take an unprecedented chance. But for a woman who believes everyone’s on the take, one question remains.

Will Jaclyn Long fall for the ultimate con?

The Long Con is a sexy, sassy, stand-alone romantic suspense.

Warning: Full Steam Ahead. Lexxi James Books are seductive, suspenseful romances filled with fun, sensual, and sizzling high-heat love scenes.

#BookReviews: The Twin by Natasha Preston

Synopsis: Ivy and Iris haven;t lived together for years - when their mother and father divorced, each parent got custody of one twin. But after a tragic accident takes their mom's life, the devastated sisters are reunited, and Iris moves in with Ivy and their dad. Iris takes their mom's death especially hard. She barely talks, spending hours alone in her room. Ivy can't stand to see Iris so sad. She promised Iris that she can share her life now. After all, they're sisters. Twins.

It's a promise that Iris takes seriously. And before long, Ivy's friends, her teachers, and even her boyfriend fall under Iris's spell. Soon Ivy begins to think there's something wrong with her twin. It's almost like Iris is out to get her. Ivy tells herself she's being paranoid. It's not like she's in any danger from her twin...