Friday, March 17, 2023

#BookReview: In an Orchard Grown from Ash (Argyrosi #2) by Rory Power






Synopsis: Twisted political games and heart-rending relationship drama abound in this stunning conclusion of a mythic epic fantasy duology.

The Argyros family is torn asunder, their nation betrayed and taken over by former allies, and twins Rhea and Lexos are left standing on opposite sides of the now full-blown rebellion. Will they be able to reconcile--or will there only be a reckoning?


#ReleaseBlitz for Flash by Andi Rhodes @GiveMeBooksPR








Title: Flash
Series: Soulless Kings MC #9
Author: Andi Rhodes
Genre: MC Romance
Trope: Second Chance Romance
Release Date: March 16, 2023


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Flash…
Jaci was the love of my life back in high school. We were going to conquer the world together. And then her family up and moved, and she was gone. No goodbye, no warning… nothing. It took a lot of booze and drugs to numb the pain and get me to the point where I could move on. And I did… move on, that is. Until one fateful night I screw up and my mission for the club goes horribly wrong, causing a lot of irrevocable damage.

The Soulless Kings’ issue me an ultimatum: go to rehab or have my patch removed. Neither is an option I’m interested in, but rehab is the lesser of two evils. Or so I thought… until I walk in to meet with the counselor and it’s a woman I thought I’d never see again. Now that she’s back, can I get clean or will I burn the world down just to avoid her?

Jaci…
My parents ripped me from the only life I knew and the boy I loved. All because, in their eyes, I committed the ultimate sin. But they made sure it was taken care of, and I walked away missing everything that made me a woman. I’ve always tried to look on the bright side,and this was no different. I used my pain to finally stand up for myself against my parents and make something of myself.

As a drug and alcohol counselor, I’ve helped a lot of people. I’ve also missed the mark with more than a few, but I learn from those clients and do better the next time. Until the next time is him, the boy I loved who is now a man with a coke habit. Once we both get over the shock of seeing each other again, all of my old feelings come rushing back. I loved him in high school, and I love him still. But can we get over all the hurt and pick up where we left off, or will we remain bitter and become angrier because of the two people who caused the most havoc?

#PreorderBlitz for Scandals of the Father by @zoeblakebooks and @GiveMeBooksPR









Title: Scandals of the Father
Series: Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy #1
Author: Zoe Blake
Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance
Tropes: Billionaire/Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity/Age Gap
Release Date: March 31, 2023


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Being attracted to her wasn't wrong… but acting on it would be.

As the patriarch of the powerful and wealthy Cavalieri family, my choices came with consequences for everyone around me.
The roots of my ancestral, billionaire-dollar winery stretch deep into the rich, Italian soil, as does our legacy for ruthlessness and scandal.

It wasn't the fact she was half my age that made her off limits.
Nothing was off limits for me.
A wounded bird, caught in a trap not of her own making, she posed no risk to me.
My obsessive desire to possess her was the real problem.
For both of us.
But now that I've seen her, tasted her lips, I can't let her go.
Whether she likes it or not, she needs my protection.

I'm doing this for her own good, yet she fights me at every turn.
Refusing the luxury I offer, desperately trying to escape my grasp.
I need to teach her to obey before the dark rumors of my past reach her.
Ruin her.

She cannot find out what I've done, not before I make her mine.

If you love the dark and twisted romantic suspense of Natasha Knight, A. Zavarelli, Charmaine Pauls, and Anna Zaires you will love this series!

Lose yourself in the steamy, enemies to lovers drama of the Cavalieri men.

#BookBlitz: Filthy Punk by Saint Bryde @XpressoTours #Giveaway $50 Amazon gift card





Filthy Punk
Saint Bryde
Publication date: March 15th 2023
Genres: Contemporary, Erotica, Romance

Neve
The one thing my overbearing mother can’t control is my online presence. On NSFW Twitter, I can explore my sexuality and express a side of myself no one else knows—except Zombi. I’ve never even seen a picture of him, but I can imagine him through his texts. Dark, dirty, and commandeering, he’s covered in piercings and listens to the Cranberries. He is a safe space in which I can be accept for who I am.

But I never expected that Zombi would be the very punk my mother has always warned me against, Dominic, someone who I haven’t seen since my adolescence. A holiday dinner turns into a tense and humiliating event. How can I get pay back and make Dominic feel as tortured and turned on as I feel?

Zombi
I’ve been estranged from my family for the last six years, and when my sister’s begging me to come home for a dinner party, I have no intention of going. My band’s just made a huge mistake and I need a distraction. But Neve Bellmere will be there, and I’m in the mood to make a prissy girl like her squirm because she is just as jaded and fake as the rest of my family.

When I discover Neve is the same girl who sends me lewds, this night can only end with her in my bed. But will she want me after how mean I’ve been to her? Or does she love the humiliation?

NoteFilthy Punk is an insta love OTT erotic romance with little plot, so if you’re looking for a quick spicy read this is for you! You can find content warnings on the author’s website.


#ReleaseBlitz: The Other Shoes of Larry Martin by @pavane_ravel @RABTBookTours @larrymartinbook #Giveaway






 

Book Two: On Becoming Laurie Roberts (Larry Martin Novel Series)

 

Literary Fiction

Date Published: MARCH 17th 2023

Publisher: Pavane Revel Press


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Readers will highly enjoy Book Two of The Other Shoes of Larry Martin, a novel series with more political intrigue, family drama, and suspense. Another Best-Seller by Author Pavane Ravel!


Larry Martin, in his quiet, kind, and mystical way, continues his journey to a new life, a new vision, and a new understanding. Larry has become a rising star in the world of progressive journalism. While only a few short months after being homeless, jobless, and friendless, Larry has acquired a family and friends. He’s fallen in love with a brilliant and beautiful woman who loves him in return.

Even though Larry is now the most important journalist for a major liberal website in New York City, he has taken on a second full-time position at a prestigious architectural firm in Atlanta. Yet, in spite of all his good fortune, this kind, talented, and generous young man is soon to face insidious lies, outrageous betrayal, and horrific danger, and that is only the tip of the dramatic iceberg!

 

Now Awarded A 5-Star Reader’s Favorite 2023 Editorial Book Review!

#BookBlitz: Castelon by @alyssawrote @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card





Castelon
Alyssa Roat
(The Wraithwood Trilogy, #3)
Publication date: March 15th 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Fifteen hundred years of Arthurian legend come to a head in the final installment of The Wraithwood Trilogy.

The sword of legend, ancient magic, and a dead man’s secrets-together they could save Brinnie’s world or end it forever.

Brinnie barely escaped Mordizan with her life. Battered and broken in body and soul, she knows she’s running out of time. And though she has discovered the identity of Mordred’s bane, no one knows where to find the legendary weapon.

To discover the truth, she and Marcus must journey to Castelon and seek the aid of the Council. However, their actions at Mordizan brand them as enemies and war criminals. Between Mordred’s armies engaged in full-scale war and the political machinations of the Council, Brinnie struggles to balance the battlefield and the courtroom while estates fall before Mordred’s wrath.

As magic ravages her own body, threatening her survival, the allure of ancient, forbidden power grows brighter. And only one man holds the knowledge of the weapon that could destroy Mordred once and for all-a man they buried in the gardens of Wraithwood.

Thursday, March 16, 2023

#BookReview: Tsalmoth (Vlad Taltos #16) by @StevenBrust @TorBooks






Synopsis: First comes love. Then comes marriage…

Vlad Taltos is in love. With a former assassin who may just be better than he is at the Game. Women like this don’t come along every day and no way is he passing up a sure bet.

So a wedding is being planned. Along with a shady deal gone wrong and a dead man who owes Vlad money. Setting up the first and trying to deal with the second is bad enough. And then bigger powers decide that Vlad is the perfect patsy to shake the power structure of the kingdom.

More's the pity that his soul is sent walkabout to do it.

How might Vlad get his soul back and have any shot at a happy ending? Well, there’s the tale…

This title will be released on April 25, 2023.

#CoverReveal: The Rise of the Witch by Elle Rossi @XpressoTours




The Rise of the Witch
Elle Rossi
Publication date: June 2023
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

Elemental witches have been oppressed and controlled for untold millennia by jealous humans who fear the power of their blood. Even those witches who believed in purity were persecuted, as mixed-element babies were killed, tested, and experimented on in a desperate attempt to keep their powers at bay.

Laws and regulations have been implemented to keep the Elementals from truly blending, to keep fire from marrying water, air from uniting with earth, but these laws cannot stop hearts from connecting. Love knows no boundaries and sometimes rules are broken for a greater purpose—to allow a being of power and chaos to be born into this world.

I am Ailynn. And I am that being—the first chaos witch. Birthed with the combined power of all five elements, I stand against those who would seek to keep us apart.

I will not be caged. I will not be silenced. I am here, and I will not be forgotten.

#CoverReveal for Devious Kingpin by @EvaWinners @GiveMeBooksPR







Title: Devious Kingpin
Series: Kingpins of the Syndicate #2
Author: Eva Winners
Genre: Mafia Romance
Trope: Enemies to Lovers
Cover Design: Eve Graphic Designs
Photographer: Michelle Lancaster
Model: JJ
Release Date: April 12, 2023


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Dante DiLustro.
Persistent. Stubborn. Deadly.
The devil.

Juliette Brennan.
Tenacious. Beautiful. Formidable.
The minx.

She never expected his persistence, nor the way her body warmed each time the devil came around, which only made her fight the attraction that much harder.

She had vengeance to deliver and now there was blood on her hands. She had her secrets and she intended to keep them. Let the world think she was crazy, out of control. It made her real sins easy to hide.

One visit to Las Vegas sent it all spiraling to hell. There was a reason Dante was considered the Devious Kingpin.

But one thing was certain. This Juliette didn’t need a Romeo and she certainly wasn’t a damsel in distress.

#BookBlitz: The Rebirth by V.P. Evans @XpressoTours #Giveaway Ebook copy of The Rebirth



The Rebirth
V.P. Evans
Publication date: March 16th 2023
Genres: Adult, Suspense, Thriller

A traumatized father seeks justice for his son’s death.

A fallen man seeks atonement for his mistakes.

A cryptic path hides all the answers.

And so much more …

For the past decade, Mark has been living like an alcoholic druggy, loathing himself for not having the power to protect his son from the hands of these goddamn monsters.

For the past decade, Jason has been living a reclusive life, doomed by his enemies to spend the rest of his bland days in isolation till the illness seizes his last breath.

For the past decade, Mark and Jason haven’t seen each other.

But everything is about to change …

A murder brings them together tonight, trapped among the streets of Chicago in the search for redemption by following a mystical path that could unlock the darkest scandal in history. As the path unrolls secrets buried in works like these of Nietzsche, Plato, and Aristotle, the shadiest aspects of the human soul come to the surface, and soon both men realize that those who are hunting them, closing by with each passing minute, are equally dangerous with the ghosts of the past …

#BookBlitz: Rookie Dad by D.H. Collins @RABTBookTours @BookBuzznet




 

What to Expect During Your Partner’s Pregnancy


 Nonfiction > Pregnancy & childbirth

 Date Published: February 21, 2023

 

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Become a better partner and future father as you gear up for the biggest game of your life — Keep reading to get a play-by-play on how you can become your partner’s best teammate!

So, you just found out you’re having a baby with the love of your life. What now?

Moms-to-be are given unlimited resources on how they can properly and confidently navigate their first pregnancy from Week 1. Dads-to-be, however, are left wanting.

It comes as no surprise that most pregnant women are left to their own devices while their partners simply tag along with confused looks on their faces.

But not anymore!

“The Rookie Dad’s Guide to Fatherhood: What to Expect During Your Partner's Pregnancy and Beyond” gives you real-world guidance on how to be the best expectant father there is!

From finding out you’re having a baby to childbirth, this guide mixes valuable insights with good humor when covering ALL important stages — from choosing a doctor to the experience of labor, what it will cost, and so much more!

Here’s what’s in store:

● Answers to all your most pressing questions: Never be clueless again! Get practical advice and insights to better understand what your partner is going through physically, mentally, and emotionally so you can better support them through it all.

● Expect the unexpected: Most pregnancies don’t always go according to plan. To be the best partner and future father you can be, you’ll get a preview into how pregnancies can unfold in real life and how you can tackle them proactively without losing your cool or sense of humor.