#CoverReveal for Tainted Crown by Jo McCall @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Tainted Crown

Liam and Katherine's Story

Trilogy: Kavanaugh Crime Family #2

Author: Jo McCall

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Second Chance Romance/Forced Marriage

Cover Design: Raven Ink Designs

Release Date: September 27, 2024

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KATHERINE

I have lost everything.

The life I dreamed of.

The love I cherished.

It was all snatched away from me in an instant.

But it also gave me my greatest treasure.

My daughter.

Yet fate took her from me as well.

Leaving me with nothing but emptiness.

Resentment.

Revulsion.

Even now, reunited after all these years, the shadows still haunt my thoughts.

And the man I once loved stalks my footsteps.

Liam Kavanaugh.

The man I was supposed to marry.

The man I loved.

He wants me back, but I can’t risk that kind of pain again.

Even after all these years he still holds my heart in his hands.

A heart he could crush without hesitation.

Even when danger looms over me, I refuse to seek comfort in his embrace.

Arms that once held me with tenderness.

Because the boy I once knew has transformed into a dangerous and unpredictable man.

And if I allow myself to fall for him again, he will consume me whole.

LIAM

Katherine McDonough was my life.

The love that singers sang about

And the tragedy that Shakespeare warned about.

She was meant to be my wife.

Mother of my children.

My entire world.

But she ran.

Or so I was led to believe.

The betrayal still stings when I think of everything I could have had

But fate brought me a family that I would never give up.

There is no going back and changing the past

But I can make sure we have a future.

Even if I have to force her to marry me.

She only remembers the naive boy I once was.

The one who would worship at her feet.

Now I am a man.

One who would burn down cities to have her at my side

And lay her enemies at my feet.

Because in my world we have only one saying…

Fola roimh gach ní eile

Blood before all else.

And Katherine McDonough is the one who gives life to the blood in my veins.

*Tainted Crown is a Dark Irish Mafia Romance that may have triggering concepts for some. I recommend visiting www.jomccallauthor.com/tainted-crown/ for a list of those triggers.

This book is part of an interconnected world, but can be read as a complete standalone. However for best consumption I recommend reading Stolen Obsession: An MFM mafia romance, first.

#ReleaseBlitz for Taste of Surrender by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Taste of Surrender

Series: Forbidden #4

Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams

Genre: MM Romance

Tropes: Brother's Best Friend/Rock Star/Forbidden

Second Chance/Secret Relationship

Release Date: August 23, 2024

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Jasper Bennett has always thought his crush on Malachi Danvers, his older brother’s straight best friend, was one-sided. But everything changes during a family camping trip when Malachi confesses his own hidden feelings for Jasper.

After a taste of what could be, Jasper and Malachi can’t get enough of each other. From stolen kisses to sneaking into bedroom windows, they embrace their forbidden romance until both of their hearts shatter when Malachi receives the news his band, Surrender, has scored a shot at fame in Los Angeles through a reality competition.

Caught between his feelings for Jasper and Surrender’s big break, Malachi decides to chase his dreams out west, expecting Jasper to wait for him until he returns to Boston. Instead, Jasper has aspirations too, and jets off to Paris for culinary school.

With the distance between them and no one knowing Malachi is bisexual, they realize there isn’t much of a future for their relationship. That is until years later when Jasper’s brother offers him a job as Surrender’s chef for their upcoming tour.

Not able to pass up the opportunity of a lifetime, Jasper accepts the position. Once they’re reunited, Jasper and Malachi have to address their unresolved feelings. Leaving them to decide if a second chance at love outweighs the risks of exposing their secrets or if it’s time to surrender what they once shared.

#BookReview: Hush Hush (Hush Hush Duet #1) by Lucia Franco

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

A new, seductive forbidden romance that caters to Manhattan's elite...

I knew the rules:

Never reveal my true identity.
Play the game, give the illusion. 
Don’t get close to the clients. 

The dark and glamorous lifestyle of the rich and shameless open my eyes to a lavish world of sin and wealth, and a man I can’t have. 

A man I desperately want—James Riviera. 

We're treading a fine line as we live the ultimate double life until we make a startling discovery that tests both our loyalties. 

I only had to follow the rules, but rules are meant to be broken.

#BookReview: Camera Shy (Lessons in Love #1) by Kay Cove #PageandVine

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

In this special limited edition hardcover, a body positive, neighbors-to-lovers romance about a curvaceous beauty who strikes an unlikely bargain with the handsome photographer next door.

"A man is going to treat you how you treat yourself. So please, for the love of God, act like a queen."

I was expecting a ring on my thirtieth birthday. What I didn't see coming was my boyfriend and business partner dumping me because he couldn't bear the idea of our bland sex life for the rest of our lives.

When an opportunity arises to spend my summer in Las Vegas, I stumble upon my hot new neighbor and his photography studio. We strike a simple deal.

He's the teacher, and I'm his student.

My lesson is learning to love the body I have. In exchange, I'm going to save his business. I have exactly one summer to unearth the most confident version of myself before I go home and return to reality.

But after a passion-fueled summer, I'm not sure of who I am anymore, and it's clear that the worst heartbreak of my life might still be yet to come.

#BookReview: Us in Ruins by @byrachelmoore @HarperCollins

This title will be released on September 3, 2024.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

Margot is on the quest to uncover and reassemble an ancient—and cursed—vase, with the help of a boy who went missing in 1932, because it's the only way to put back together her broken heart in this stand-alone adventure rom-com, perfect for fans of What the River Knows and The Lost City.

The mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia hasn’t been seen since 1932, but Margot Rhodes is determined to change that.

Drawn by the vase’s supposed magical properties, Margot embarks on her school’s archaeological trip to Pompeii. Sure, it’s her first time holding a shovel, but she’s got something no one else does: lost teenage explorer Van Keane’s journal.

Poring over the poetic entries that serve as a map to the vase’s missing shards, Margot finds herself falling in love with the boy who wrote it a century ago. She’s shocked when her search leads her to a statue that looks exactly like Van, and then the statue comes to life.

Catapulted into the present, Van is nothing like the wordsmith Margot imagined. He’s all sharp edges, intent on retrieving the relic for all the wrong reasons. But it takes two to survive Venus’s death-defying challenges, and, together, Margot and Van must excavate the treasure—and their buried pasts—before their story ends in ruins.

With a blend of humor, magic, and love, Rachel Moore crafts another stand-alone adventure rom-com full of double- and triple-crosses, hilarious shenanigans, and frustration-fueled banter, where the best treasure is true love.

#BookReview: Confounding Oaths (Mortal Follies, 2) by Alexis Hall

ABOUT THIS BOOK:

A nobleman must work with a dashing soldier to save his sister from a mystical bargain gone wrong, diving into a world of malicious fey, enigmatic cults, and treacherous magic in this irresistible romance from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material.

The year is 1815, and Mr. John Caesar is determined to orchestrate a successful coming-out for his younger sister, Mary. Despite his best efforts, he is thwarted by the various interventions of a ragtag regiment of soldiers, a mysterious military cult, and a malicious fairy godmother.

When Mary is cursed by the fair folk, the dandyish Mr. Caesar is forced to work with the stolidly working-class—yet inescapably heroic—Captain James to rescue her. While Mr. Caesar is no stranger to dallying with soldiers, until now he's never expected one to stay. Or wanted one to. But even if the captain felt the same, there'd be no chance of anything lasting between them. After all, he and Mr. Caesar come from different worlds.

And lately, other worlds are the last thing either of them want to be dealing with . . .

#BookBlitz: Gay AF by Jay Claypool @RABTBookTours

The Military Career of a Georgia Drag Queen

Biography / LGBTQ

Date Published: February 13, 2024

Publisher: MindStir Media

Meet Jay Claypool, and his alter ego Dixie Crystal. On his own from an early age, and embracing his sexuality and the performance art of drag, Jay recounts his early years as a nightclub performer, the 9-11 tragedy; and how it propelled him into a 20 plus years military career in the United States Air Force. A collection of stories that are hilarious, heartbreaking; and at times surreal, Gay AF is the autobiography of an entertainer who has persevered through the often-changing legal landscape and demanding service reorganizations within the DoD. Jay finds himself working within some of the most elite Air Force organizations, planning and executing unique no-fail missions; and Dixie Crystal is always along for the adventure.