#BookReview: How To Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy

Synopsis: An overachieving teen witch vies for a prestigious scholarship at her elite high school in this contemporary YA fantasy for fans of Never Have I Ever and Sabrina the Teen Witch!

Magically brilliant, academically perfect, chronically overcommitted...

Shay Johnson has all the makings of a successful witch. Now that she's a junior at T.K. Anderson Magical Magnet School, she's one step closer to winning the full-ride Brockton Scholarship--her ticket into the university of her dreams. Her main competition? Ana freaking Alvarez. The key to victory? Impressing Mr. B, drama teacher and head of the scholarship committee.

When Mr. B persuades Shay to star in this year's aggressively inclusive, racially diverse musical--at their not-quite-diverse school--she agrees, wearily, even though she'll have to put up with Ana playing the other lead. But with rehearsals underway, Shay realizes Ana is...not the despicable witch she'd thought. Perhaps she could even be a friend--or more. And Shay could use someone in her corner once she finds herself on the receiving end of Mr. B's unpleasant and unwanted attention. When Shay learns she's not the first witch to experience his inappropriate behavior, she must decide if she'll come forward. But how can she speak out when the scholarship--and her future--are on the line?

An unforgettable debut, How to Succeed in Witchcraft conjures up searing social commentary, delightfully awkward high school theater, and magical proclamations of love.

#ReleaseBlitz for Elite Connections: An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Elite Connections

An LGBTQ Romance Charity Anthology

Genres: MM, FF, LGBTQIA+ Romances

Release Date: April 26, 2024

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Every need met. Every desire fulfilled.

Welcome to Elite Connections, the secret, exclusive service where money is no object and your every wish is guaranteed to come true.

Fake dates, arranged marriages, or just some company for the night, whatever it is, with Elite you are covered.

Benefitting Outright International, an organization that works to amplify inclusion and equality across the world, and Lambda Legal, fighting for the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Elite Connections is a queer charity anthology containing MM, FF, and other LGBTQ+ romances and will be available for a limited time only. All proceeds will be split between the chosen charities.

With stories from:

Ana Ashley - BA Tortuga - Colette Davison

Emily Silver - Erin Zak - Jax Calder

Kelex - Frances M. Thompson - Jodi Payne

Rhys Everly - Sarah Zane

Saxon James - V.L. Locey

#BookReview: To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods, #1) by Elizabeth May

Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone, this Imperial Russia-inspired romantasy launches a new dark fantasy duology of gods, politics, and deadly magical powers from a Sunday Times bestselling author

To cage a god is divine.

To be divine is to rule.

To rule is to destroy.

Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera’s mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire―no matter the cost.

With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn.

While Sera reunites with her estranged lover turned violent rebel leader, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina’s secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire―or bring it all down.

#BookTour: Red Kingdom by @RachelLDemeter @RABTBookTours #Giveaway

 

Fairy Tale Retellings, Book Two (standalone)

Historical Romance (Medieval)

Date Published: 04-10-2024

 

 

Little Red Riding Hood reimagined with a dark and realistic twist.

Princess Blanchette’s world shatters when the Black Wolf tears apart her castle and everything she holds dear. All she clings to is the vow she made to her grandmother on her deathbed.

Hailed as the people’s champion, Sir Rowan Dietrich liberates the capital in a quest for vengeance. He takes Winslowe Castle with an army at his back and his wolf, Smoke, at his side.

United by a shared cause and powerful attraction, Rowan and Blanchette embark on a journey of self-discovery and redemption—a path filled with loss, transformation, and ultimately, the healing power of love.

Can Norland’s resplendent princess, with her captivating beauty and spirit, tame the fabled Black Wolf?

Inspired by the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood, Red Kingdom is a passionate historical romance about the enduring quest for love and the longing for a world at harmony.

*Red Kingdom is a standalone installment in a series of reimagined classic fairy tales. Due to adult content and themes, it is not intended for readers under the age of 18. 

Help the Houseless!

It has been almost 5 months since we have been houseless. It hasn't been to bad until now.  As Florida heats up the car heats up even more.  And that means we are spending more money getting out of the car to stay cool.  But unfortunately there are no long term solutions to our situation.  We just don't make enough to afford rent in this area so we are just attempting to survive at this point.  

#BookReview: So Not Meant to Be (Cane Brothers #2) by @AuthorMegQuinn @Read_Bloom

Synopsis: From author Meghan Quinn, comes a fresh take on a romantic comedy classic, When Harry Met Sally. This steamy, laugh-out-loud, enemies to lovers romance is about an annoyingly handsome coworker and the woman who refuses to be charmed by him.

Am I friends with JP Cane?

Ha! That's laughable.

Besides the fact that he’s adopted some far-fetched notion from the movie When Harry Met Sallythat says men and women can't be friends and work together, it’s safe to say we're not friends. He's annoyingly loud, obnoxiously handsome, and has made an art out of poking all my hot buttons . . . multiple times a day.

So you can imagine how disgruntled I am when I not only have to fly to San Francisco with him for work, but stay in the same penthouse. Yup, we're sharing the same air, twenty-four-seven. We're talking full-fledged working roommates.

The man doesn't know what it means to wear a shirt, thrives off protein bars, and you guessed it, moans loud enough for people to believe he's Meg Ryan in a restaurant.

Spoiler Alert: I WON'T be having what he's having.

Tack on his continuous flirting and his polished good looks, and I'm caught staring down the barrel of a seductive temptation that makes it hard for me to sleep at night.

But guess who can control herself? This girl.

Because if there is one thing I know for certain, it's that JP Cane and I are so not meant to be.

#ReleaseBoost for Wicked Vows by Jo McCall @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Wicked Vows

Trilogy: Sovereign Brotherhood #2

Author: Jo McCall

Genre: Russian Mafia Romance

Tropes: Arranged Marriage/Enemies to Lovers

Touch Her and Die

Release Date: April 15, 2024

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He’s the head of the most feared crime family in New Orleans–

And I was supposed to be his bride…

I’ve spent the last few years running as far as I could to get away from him.

Only to have him find me, drag me down the aisle and make me say “I do”

Kenzo Nakamura.

The devil in an Armani suit.

Head of the Yakuza and my fiance.

The match had been arranged long before I was born.

A blood oath between our fathers.

At eighteen, he came to collect.

But before he could force me down the aisle, I ran.

Fast and far.

I should have known I could never outrun him.

He haunts my every step.

An elusive figure I can’t escape.

Every turn, he is there.

I never truly escaped him.

We’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse.

And he’s finally done playing with his prey.

He says he owns me.

That he will punish me for running away.

He expects me to be docile.

Meek.

I’m anything but.

The head of the Yakuza has let a viper into his bed.

And I’ll strike before I let him ruin me.