#BookReview: The Kidnap Years by David Stout

Synopsis: The astonishing true history of the kidnapping open-season that terrorized America

The Great Depression was a time of desperation in America--parents struggled to feed their children and unemployment was at a record high. Adding to the lawlessness of the decade, thugs with submachine guns and corrupt law-enforcement officers ran rampant. But amidst this panic, there was one sure-fire way to make money, one used by criminals and resourceful civilians alike: kidnapping.

Jump into this forgotten history with Edgar Award-winning author David Stout as he explores the reports of missing people that inundated newspapers at the time. Learn the horrifying details of these abduction cases, from the methods used and the investigative processes to the personal histories of the culprits and victims. All of this culminates with the most infamous kidnapping in American history, the one that targeted an international celebrity and changed legislation forever: the Lindbergh kidnapping.

The Kidnap Years is a gritty, visceral, thoughtfully reported page-turner that chronicles the sweep of abductions that afflicted all corners of the country as desperate people were pushed to do the unthinkable.

#ReleaseBlitz for Let Loose for Me by Georgia Coffman @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway ($25 Amazon gift card)

Title: Let Loose for Me
Series: Naked Heat #2

Author: Georgia Coffman

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 7, 2020

Blurb

It's hard to find Prince Charming, especially in Vegas where fairy tales are ruined with tequila shots and bad choices...  

Ty

I'm no one's happily ever after. I'm the guy with various one-night stands on his bucket list. My job makes it easy to give each fantasy a check mark. It's why Emma hates me, but I know the truth—she secretly wants me. All the good girls do. I'd like nothing more than to loosen her tight ponytail and dirty her tidy apartment.

But she wants forever, and no matter how addicted to her I become, I'm broken beyond repair. Emma deserves more than only half of me.

Emma

After a not-so-amicable breakup, I long for a nice guy who understands my desire for order and cleanliness in every facet of my life. I tell myself I will not let Ty disrupt it all with his sexy moves on and off stage. That I despise his flirty smirks and tattoos. But when they start making me blush, I question everything—even my own sanity. Because I must be crazy to give in to Ty, right?

As a Vegas stripper, he oozes sensuality, not marriage vows, and I know I should stay far away.

But one night in Sin City, hatred turns into lust. When the sun rises, the question remains… is there enough magic in Vegas to turn lust into long-lasting love?

*Let Loose for Me is Book 2 in the Naked Heat series. Each book is a standalone contemporary romance.

#ReleaseBlitz: Scoring Off the Ice by @staceylynnbooks

Sometimes scoring off the ice leads to the greatest rewards.

Scoring Off the Ice, an all-new sexy, single dad sports romance by Stacey Lynn, is available now! 

Sometimes scoring off the ice leads to the greatest rewards.

I’ve had only one goal in life since I first strapped on a pair of skates—make America’s pro hockey league.

I left Denmark. I made it to the top. Now, I’m determined to be the best. No distractions. I eat, sleep, and breathe hockey.

Until my birthday when my teammates convince me to live a little. But living a little takes on a whole new meaning when less than a year later I’m confronted with a crying baby on my doorstep, drooling on a note that declares he’s mine.

Suddenly, I'm a single dad in way over my head. There is no playbook for situations like this.

Luckily, I have Paisley. My gorgeous neighbor, my long-time crush, and now—my savior. She’s there any time I need her. Helping. Guiding. Gazing at me with those green eyes that make me feel capable of this after all.

With her at my side, I’m quickly learning there’s more to life than winning a hockey game.

#BookReview: Perfect Distraction by @AllisonAuthor

Synopsis: Lauren Taylor isn't thinking about love, especially not with the impossibly attractive man she accidentally spilled coffee all over. He's out of her league and she's focused on finishing her oncology pharmacy residency. She's sworn off men who are too handsome for their own good, anyway.

Andrew Bishop can't stop thinking about the gorgeous redhead who crashed into him and then disappeared, even though he should have way more on his mind - like dealing with his Hodgkin Lymphoma diagnosis and finishing out his last year in law school. When Andrew and Lauren run into each other at the cancer center where she's working and he's being treated, they try to keep it professional. They can be friends, and nothing more.

But sometimes life has other plans…

#ReleaseDayBlitz - DEADLY SURRENDER by @katiereus @InkslingerPR

Love all things romantic suspense? Don't miss DEADLY SURRENDER, the latest Sin City novel from New York Times bestselling author Katie Reus! Be sure to grab your copy today!

About DEADLY SURRENDER

Getting too close could end their friendship…

Good old-fashioned heartbreak sent Grace running to Las Vegas for a new start. There, she has the support of a college buddy and her social group, which includes Logan…funny, sexy, protective Logan MacNeil. They’ve become close friends, but that’s all Grace is willing to offer. Logan’s a known player, and Grace has been hurt enough for one lifetime, thanks. Getting left at the altar will do that to a woman.

Being apart could end their lives…

Logan’s reputation is more than a little exaggerated, and he’s never cared. Until Grace. She’s worth risking his heart again, if he can convince the brave, independent woman he’s not the playboy he seems. Right now she needs a friend…and a protector. Someone has already targeted them both—twice. Logan suspects he gained an enemy for his part in his boss’s recent failed business deal. But until he’s sure, he’s keeping Grace close. Achingly, torturously close… And when things turn deadly, he’ll lay everything on the line to make her his.

#BookBlitz: Darkness by @lcmawson @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Darkness
L.C. Mawson
(Freya Snow, #15)
Publication date: March 27th 2020
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy
Freya thought her fight was over.
She was wrong.
After finally defeating Lord Uther, Freya fell into a holding pattern. With her husband and daughter gone, there was nothing for her to do except wait for change.
But when her girlfriend lights a rescue beacon, it becomes apparent that all is not as quiet as Freya thought.
And saving those she cares about might mean facing the darkness that has always plagued her…
DARKNESS is the fifteenth and final book in the Freya Snow urban fantasy series, which starts out as YA and follows Freya’s magical adventures through to university and into adulthood. If you like kick-ass, sarcastic heroines, immersive magical worlds beneath our own, and love that crosses the lines of magical feuds, then you’ll be instantly hooked on L.C. Mawson’s fast-paced urban fantasy series.

#ReleaseBlitz for Wicked Liars by @lauraleebooks @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Wicked Liars
Series: Windsor Academy #1

Author: Laura Lee

Genre: High School Bully Romance

Release Date: April 3, 2020

Blurb

Liars.

Every last one of them.

The kings and queens of my new high school.

The father and stepmother I never knew. 

Each has more wealth and privilege than I could’ve ever imagined.

Each has a pile of wicked dirty secrets they’d do anything to protect.

These people have grown accustomed to getting what they want, and what they want is to make my life a living hell.

Too bad for them, you can’t break someone who’s already broken.

Too bad for them, I won’t give up without a fight.

Too bad for them, I’m going to make them pay...even if  it’s the last thing I do.

*Wicked Liars is book one of the Windsor Academy series. This is a dark high school bully romance that may contain triggers for sensitive readers. Due to mature subject matter, it is recommended for readers 18+ only. 

#ReleaseBlitz for Her Tempting Protector by @CaitlynOLearyNA @GiveMeBooksPR #Giveaway (3 x $20 Amazon gift cards)

Title: Her Tempting Protector

Series: Night Storm #2

Author: Caitlyn O’Leary

Genre: Romantic Military Suspense

Release Date: March 31, 2020

Blurb

CAN HE GET THEM TO SAFETY IN TIME?

Navy SEAL, Cullen Lyons, knew the moment he saw Dr. Carys Adams treating her patients in an African war zone that she was stubborn, selfless and extraordinary. Ignoring the danger surrounding her, she concentrated on keeping the young mother and newborn alive. Now it was Cullen’s job to evade the brutal rebel forces who had targeted Carys and the young family and get them to safety.

HOW WILL THEY SURVIVE?

Carys knows that a three day journey to Khartoum could kill her patients, but staying in hiding would sign their death warrant. She had never met a man like Cullen Lyons, every instinct told her that she could trust him, that she had finally found someone she could lean on, but what if she was wrong? Was he really the hero he seemed to be?

#ReleaseBlitz for Crushed Ruby by @jblytheauthor @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Crushed Ruby

Series: Broken Gems #2

Author: Jane Blythe

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: April 6, 2020

Blurb

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life.

Ruby Hatcher escaped human traffickers, and she has her life back, but a nagging voice at the back of her mind keeps telling her the world would be a better place without her in it. When a home invasion throws her together with Detective Judah Willow, she learns that she's not as alone as she thought.

Judah wants to ask Ruby out, but he knows about her traumatic past and won't push her into doing something she isn't ready for. But when Ruby gets mixed up in his latest case, he is determined not only to keep her safe but also to prove to her that not all men treat women like property. Earning her trust and her heart will push him to confront his own turbulent past, but if it helps Ruby, it's worth it.

#ReleaseBoost for Pained by @VeraHollins @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Pained

Series: Bullied #2

Author: Vera Hollins

Genre: Dark High School Romance

Release Date: March 31, 2020

Blurb

Two months have passed since the day I pushed Hayden away. Two months since I found out he loved me and wanted to be with me. I’ve been trying to move on and forget about him, but my heart refuses to listen.

Hayden had almost died saving me. Half of me wants to forgive him for everything and give him another chance. The other half prevents me from doing so, distrusting him and ignoring my heart's desires. Hayden is dark and complicated, and as the days pass, he gets further away from me, ignoring me whenever our paths cross.

I have less than a year before I go to college, and I won't see him ever again. I have to believe I will get over him and move on with my life. I have to believe in my future without him. 

Unless he didn't really move on, and our masks are about to fall.