Tuesday, August 12, 2025

#TeaserTuesday: One Year in Paris by @horsnells @RABTBookTours #Giveaway


 


Contemporary Romance

Date Published: 07-25-2025

Publisher: Lipstick Publishing



When Annalise Garner arrives in Paris to study art, she’s chasing quiet—far from her Southern roots, far from expectations. What she doesn’t expect is to meet Jett Hunter, a star American soccer player with green eyes, a bruised past, and a future under a constant spotlight.

Jett lives for the game. Annelise lives for the canvas. But when fate intertwines their worlds on a rain-soaked street in the City of Lights, neither is prepared for the slow-burn connection that follows.

As their hearts tangle between café tables and gallery walls, the intrusion of the press and career choices threaten to pull them apart.

Jett faces pressure to return to New York.

Annalise wrestles with who she is beyond her art.

And just when they start to find their rhythm, a devastating injury changes everything.

Set against the romance of Paris and the quiet beauty of rebuilding a life, One Year in Paris is a tender story of love that endures the noise, finds strength in the silence, and blooms where it’s least expected.

#TeaserTuesday: Pain by @marteekakarland @RABTBookTours @changelingpress




(Kiss of Death MC)

 

Motorcycle Club Romance, Suspense, Age Gap

Date Published: August 22, 2025

 



Redemption doesn't come free. And sometimes, the price is paid in blood.

 

Pain -- When I walked out of Terre Haute Prison, I wasn't the same man who went in. I've got blood on my hands, but I'm determined to pay my debt and take back what's left of my life. Once I'm home, inside the walls of the motorcycle club that welcomed me when I had no one, I have more hope than I dared to have the whole time I was incarcerated. Problem is, the past doesn't stay buried. When I recognized Nadine, a young woman from my past, and got to know the woman she'd become, I'd convinced myself there's no way to be worthy of a woman like her. Until she's put squarely in the crosshairs of a situation she knows nothing about. That's when it's time to earn my road name and bring her enemies a world of hurt.

Nadine -- I know better than to fall for an ex-con. I've seen the worst of humanity from inside prison walls where I work as a nurse. But something about Dr. Raven, or Pain, as they call him, gets under my skin. There was a time when he was my hero, the person I wanted to be most like. I admit I might have a huge case of hero worship and the tiniest little crush on him. I don't know the rules in his world outside the prison, but I know I need to learn fast. Especially since corrupt cops seem to be hell-bent on cutting in on the Kiss of Death territory. It sometimes feels like I'm fighting just to breathe. But the scariest part? It's not the blood, the bullets, or the bodies. It's that I might actually be falling in love with Ford "Pain" Raven.

 

A gritty, steamy romance featuring a protective alpha, a fierce heroine who refuses to break, and the family you choose when the world tries to tear you apart.

Monday, August 11, 2025

#ReleaseBlitz: City & Shadow by @rozmaclaren @rrbooktours



City and Shadow by Roz MacLaren is now available on Amazon and most retailers! This looks amazing and the cover is just gorgeous!

City and Shadow (The Mirrordom Legends #3)
Release Date: Aug 11, 2025
Genre: YA Dark Fantasy

• She falls first
• Touch her and die
• Found family
• Good vs. evil
• Twins
• Friends to lovers
• Morally grey characters

“At first, they tried to co-exist. The Good and their Mirror. The firstborn and the twin that emerged immediately after...”

In a world where every person has a Mirror twin capable of doing only bad things, Quiver is the only one born Mirrorless. Along with his best friend, City, the two must navigate a society ruled by a tyrannical queen and threatened by a dangerous rebel. And, when City’s Mirror escapes from her island prison, a chain of events is set in motion that thrusts Quiver, City and her Mirror into a dangerous struggle for power and survival.

Trigger warnings:

This book contains on and off-page deaths (including of parents and family members); violence (including depictions of murder, blood, threats of violence and weapon use), graphic descriptions of spiders and snakes; childhood trauma (including depictions of bullying and abandonment) and mild language. Reader discretion is advised.

#BookReview: Crystal Iris by Blair M. Shadows



Get ready to immerse yourself in a magical romance series filled with mystery, modern conflicts, and a love story that will leave you craving more.

Professor Iris De Loughery’s life takes an unexpected turn on the night of her thirtieth birthday. A mysterious gift from her estranged father shatters her understanding of reality, propelling her on a journey of self-discovery alongside a dive into the spectral unknown. As she grapples with her shifting relationships, the Harvard art history professor’s challenges intensify when she crosses paths with Hoyt, another prism possessor. Navigating her newfound feelings will be the least of her worries in this captivating series.

Perfect for fans of elemental magic, paranormal mysteries, urban fantasy, and magical realism. If you love slow-burn romance, complex relationships, and thrilling twists, Crystal Iris will keep you hooked from start to finish.

Author’s Note: This book includes mature themes, steamy romance, explicit content, and adult language. Recommended for new adult readers and above.

Reader beware—a book hangover is inevitable. Grab your copy today and unlock the magic within! — Leblon Publishing



#BookReview: Falling Into Place by @authorallisonashley




Finding a date for a reclusive bachelor is her job. It’s also a risk when she becomes the perfect match in an emotional and hopeful romance by the author of If Tomorrow Never Comes.

Accountant and freelance personal stylist Carly Porter, daughter of a compulsive gambler, knows the personal cost of a bad bet. But when she partners with her best friend, Sasha—publisher of a floundering fashion magazine—Carly can’t resist. The highly publicized makeover of an Oklahoma City bachelor could boost sales and be Carly’s ticket to her dream profession. The bachelor in question is none other than Sasha’s older brother, Brooks.

Hardly the party boy Carly remembers from high school, Brooks is now an antisocial, work-obsessed physician still struggling with a devastating loss. But if it means helping his sister, he’s in. It’s Carly’s job to get him out of those lived-in scrubs, style him to the nines, and bring Brooks back to life. But so far, the only real connection is between Brooks and Carly—and falling for a client could cost Carly the career she’s worked so hard for.

To move forward, they’ll both have to overcome their painful pasts. And whatever the risk, maybe even take a chance on love.


#MinieReader: Why I Returned My Boox Palma 2 and Switched to an iPhone 16e





Why I Returned My Boox Palma 2 and Switched to an iPhone 16e

So, I thought I was finally joining the cool e-ink crowd when I picked up a Boox Palma 2.
Spoiler alert: I didn’t keep it.

For something that costs over $300, I expected smooth sailing. Instead, I got glitch city. Every time I tried to do… well, basically anything, I had to refresh the screen. And not in a “quick tap and done” way—more like the device kept making me stop and reset my patience level. It was frustrating enough that I stopped wanting to read on it.

Then, life intervened. I went with my husband to the AT&T store and—surprise!—found out they still had the iPhone 16e on sale for just $0.46 a month. At that price, I couldn’t say no. I grabbed one, slapped on a red-filter screen protector, and honestly? This setup has been a dream.

Everything is in color, it’s fast, it actually works, and I haven’t once had to refresh my screen just to turn a page. Sometimes the best upgrade is the one you stumble into by accident.




#BookBlitz: Doomsday Planet by #WilliamBurke @RABTBookTours #Giveaway




Sci-Fi / Action - Adventure

Date Published: 07-09-2025

Publisher: Severed Press



The world’s richest man just made a killer deal with an alien species; he sold them the human race! Now four warriors from Earth’s past must battle to save its future on… THE DOOMSDAY PLANET.