#ExcerptReveal for The Drummer's Heart by @PenelopeWardAuthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: The Drummer's Heart

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Rockstar Hero/"My Wife"/Small Town

Close Proximity/Slow Burn/One Bed

Release Date: February 23, 2025

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From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE novel…

Don’t say her name.

That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.

My ex, Nicole.

The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.

After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.

Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.

She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.

Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.

With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.

Of course, I couldn’t refuse.

But there was a catch.

Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.

She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.

So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.

Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?

It was complicated.

And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.

#ReleaseBlitz for Pretty Little Threats by @dariaquinnauthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Pretty Little Threats

Series: Princes of NYC #1

Author: Daria Quinn

Genre: Dark Romance

Tropes: Morally Gray Billionaire/Possessive Hero

Enemies to Lovers/Forced Marriage

Release Date: February 20, 2025

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A dark secret. A corrupt marriage. And a beast who might just fall for the beauty.

DARE

Power. Control. Darkness.

I’ve built an empire with those three things, and I’ll destroy anyone who tries to threaten it.

When Rose Miller’s father announces her arranged marriage to a man far worse than me, I step in. She needs my protection. But she doesn’t know the price of my help.

We share a secret, one that could ruin us both. A crime that ties us together in ways she doesn’t understand.

I’ll marry her, keep her safe, but make no mistake, she won’t just be my wife. She’ll be mine, body and soul.

ROSE

I’ve spent my life following every rule my father set. But when he tries to give me to a monster, I realize I’ve been trapped in a gilded cage.

Dare Richardson might be the only one who can protect me, but he's ruthless. A dangerous beast I’ve always despised.

The truth is, we’re both running from something darker than either of us, and when he offers me a way out, I can’t help but accept.

The man I once swore to hate is now my husband.

And the beast within him? He’s the only one who can set me free.

This is a dark contemporary MF romance. It is the first standalone in the Princes of NYC series.

#BookBlitz: The Murder, The Baker, The Handsome Heartbreaker by Alex August @RABTBookTours @astragalex #Giveaway

 

Romance and Mystery

Date Published: 01-07-2025

 

 

When Catherine Greene moved back to her tiny home town, she never expected to meet a man like Derrick Walker. Then again, she didn't plan on opening her patisserie next to a dive bar, either. No matter Cat’s plans, there are fireworks the night they meet. Turns out those fireworks were gunshots, and when Derrick is arrested for murder, Cat takes it upon herself to do what the police and prosecutors haven’t done — find the real killer.

'Seven Deadly Sins' #BookTag: A Fun Way to Reflect on Your Reading Habits

'Seven Deadly Sins' Book Tag: A Fun Way to Reflect on Your Reading Habits

Book tags are a fun and creative way to engage with the book community, and one tag that’s been making the rounds is the Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag. Inspired by the traditional seven deadly sins—Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Lust, and Gluttony—this tag offers a unique way to reflect on your reading habits and preferences. So let’s dive in and explore the tag, and I encourage you to share your answers too!

#BookReview: The Magician's Daughter - A Memoir by Katy Grabel

The Magician’s Daughter – a Memoir is a coming-of-age story set within the motion and light of a traveling magic show. Fourteen-year-old Katy has a craving for grandeur and an imaginary world in her bedroom. She is the daughter of Lee Grabel—a former professional magician stuck behind a desk in the suburbs—who yearns to rekindle the lost fame of his former magic show. When he decides to hit the road again in a grand bid to be a Las Vegas headliner, Katy is delighted to enter the leagues of show biz as his stage assistant. With a floating piano, vanishing horse, and other wonderments, the Grabel family and their crew go on tour across the Western states. Trouble ensues with wayward roadies, stage mishaps, and the increasing unhappiness of her mother, The Beautiful Helene, who is disenchanted with the magic show even as she runs it with military precision from her stage-right table. In cities far and wide, tensions mount and betrayal is in the air. Through error and misstep, Katy must find herself outside the show’s intoxicating spotlight. Meanwhile, the Grabels and their crew are getting closer to their booking at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where the fate of the show will be determined. Never before has a daughter of a great magician written with such candor and beauty about this backstage world, where all outlandish dreams are possible, and the magic continues after the show leaves town.

#CoverReveal: The Imminent Return of History (Vials of Fate Book 2) by @catalinamateiwrites @RRBookTours

We're thrilled to share the cover for the next book in Catalina Matei's Vials of Fate series, The Imminent Return of History!

The Imminent Return of History (Vials of Fate Book 2)

Expected Publication Date: April 15, 2025

Genre: Dark Fantasy

Dragons

Fated mates

War

Found family

Hidden truths

Banter

Strong FMC

Dual POV

Magical creatures

In a world shaped by the rippling effects of war, free will became the chain that tied a king's vanity to his greed. Having survived her trials, Tiadola discovered that appearances were deceiving. As secrets unravel, she must navigate the darkness clouding her mind while fighting for a chance at happiness with Zadrohn. History repeats itself as magic and power intertwine, shifting the tides in King Tuddn's favour. The looming war between humans and Soronians is inevitable, and every conflict demands a victor. Outnumbered and overpowered, yet resolute, can Tiadola and Zadrohn secure the human nation's independence, or will their efforts crumble under the weight of forces beyond their control?

#BookReview: This Vicious Grace (The Last Finestra, #1) by Emily Thiede @ektwrites

Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches.

Now, with only weeks left until a hungry swarm of demons devours everything on her island home, Alessa is running out of time to find a partner and stop the invasion. When a powerful priest convinces the faithful that killing Alessa is the island’s only hope, her own soldiers try to assassinate her.

Desperate to survive, Alessa hires Dante, a cynical outcast marked as a killer, to become her personal bodyguard. But as rebellion explodes outside the gates, Dante’s dark secrets may be the biggest betrayal. He holds the key to her survival and her heart, but is he the one person who can help her master her gift or destroy her once and for all?

Emily Thiede's exciting fantasy debut, This Vicious Grace, will keep readers turning the pages until the devastating conclusion and leave them primed for more!