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Friday, October 14, 2022

Release Blitz - HEROES & HELLFIRE by Lashell Collins

HEROES & HELLFIRE by Lashell Collins

Release Date: October 14th

A firefighter has been murdered, sparking a feud among first responders throughout the city. Now Detective Isaac Taylor must find the killer and restore the peace. But when an unexpected issue threatens his wife, Ike's focus is split in two.
Sidney Taylor knew this day could come, and she's prepared to do whatever it takes to keep her husband out of the line of fire. But when her Air Force Major brother finds himself in deep trouble, Sidney must do what she can to protect both the men she loves.
With the added threat of his psychic abilities becoming fodder for the national news, and the uncomfortable tension at home, Isaac is determined to make things right. But will he and Sidney get back on the same page before it's too late or will the heat destroy them all?

Release Date: October 13

They call me a soldier of fortune. I go where the money takes me.

Lauren Vos, an FBI agent, and I were an odd pairing, having met years ago on another job.

Against my better judgment, I let her under my skin.

She got to me in a way no other woman had before, but it still didn’t stop her from stepping over my lifeless body the first chance she got.

The day she left me for dead changed me in too many ways to count.

Now that our paths have crossed again, all I can think about is revenge.

The problem with punishing Lauren Vos is that instead of running as far from me as she can, she enjoys the way I treat her.

Her need for degradation may be the death of us both.

The Mission Mercenaries series is a Cerberus MC spin-off. Expect crossovers to happen!

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4 Stars

Wow!!! Hang on to your hat and get ready for a very dark, tortured souls, enemies to lovers, romantic suspense novel that is and addictive page turner. Sparks of chemistry sizzle right off the pages. Ms. James gives us the start of a whole new world with a side glimpse of her Cerberus MC.

Lauren and Angel have both survived things that no child should ever have to. Thus forming them into the hardened individuals that they are. He works as a mercenary, she is an FBI agent and both take on the jobs nobody wants. Putting themselves in the lines of danger at every turn.

They have a history and it isn't a pleasant one by any means. When the cross paths this time, it's hard to tell which one of them might survive the explosion. The more time they spend together you can see behind the volitility that it's possible there might be more deep down.

Will these two kill each other or will two broken souls find a way of healing each other with an understanding deeper than any therapy session.

Not a book for the faint at heart. It is a well written novel with dark content that will have many triggers for some, almost like a train wreck you can't stop watching happen. I look forward to what is next in the series.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

Let's see...where to begin...

I'm inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we're doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master's degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there's usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I'm not writing; I'm reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I'm reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it's gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Release Blitz & Review - MERGING WRIGHT by L.B. Dunbar

MERGING WRIGHT

by L. B. Dunbar

It takes a village, or in the case of this jaded silver fox, he needs a wife to save one.

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“I need you to marry me.”

Jane Fox

My boss cannot be serious. The ridiculously handsome man I hate-to-crush on has just proposed I pretend to be his wife for a funeral. A funeral! Only, when he dangles a much-coveted position in exchange for my time, I can’t refuse. Who am I kidding, though? I seem to have a habit of not saying no to Mr. Wright.

Machlan Wright

Things spiral out of control the second we reach my small town. A place I swore I’d never return has suddenly become my inheritance. As in, I’ve inherited an entire town! Only, there’s one condition: my hot, top executive pretending to be my wife must marry me for real. What could possibly go wrong? <insert sarcasm>

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Join Jane and Mach as they road trip to a lovely mountain town where memories haunt and relationships build. And it takes (the restoration of) a village for this marriage of convenience to question the past and change the future.

L.B. Dunbar brings you a second standalone in Road Trips & Romance.

**Note, the Fox sisters are siblings of Garrett Fox from Wine&Dine, an original #sexysilverfox.

4.5 Stars

I am loving this series and these sexy silver foxes who have a little bit of soul healing that needs tending to. Pulling them from their normal of work and more work seems to be the key. The journey of healing brings many emotions and it's hard seeing such a strong force fight with those emotions.

Mach left his past in the dust when he left his home town all those years ago. Never to return, the losses that happened there were just to much to handle. Sure he thinks he has moved on, becoming a very successful business man. A serial dater who never let anyone get too close, he was certainly never going there again. When news of his grandfather's death comes with a warning of returning home and bring a wife, he knows something is up, but what. Who will he take as his wife?

Jane has spent the last 8 years of her life working her ass off in the hopes of partnership. She loves the work she does but sometimes feels her work goes unnoticed. After a long relationship that was anything but what she thought it was, she isn't quick to jump back in. She has silently been crushing on her boss for years but knows he would never cross that line. Will she cross this line again and be what he needs?

The chemistry and banter between Mach and Jane jump from the pages giving this emotional book the full circle and drawing the reader in. Will they be able to play pretend and not let their hearts get involved? Can they save the small town from demise of another huge factory taking over? Could mending the town also mend old wounds, and make the heartbeat again?

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

Release Blitz & Review - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY by Tia Louise

For Your Eyes Only by Tia Louise is now live!

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

By Tia Louise

Can you love what you can't touch?

No touching.
It's the only rule in this business, and trust me, with my money and power, "hands off" is not a problem.
I don't need the women I employ to satisfy my needs...
Until her.
She's different than the other girls, innocent, intoxicating, impossibly seductive.
I can't take my eyes off her, and it's not long before hot looks turn to hotter touches.
I'm the boss, after all, I call the shots.
And nothing's more fun than breaking the rules.

I came to this country to pursue my dream... but it was a lie, a scam that quickly fell apart.
Desperate, I took the only job I could with no work visa.
They promised no one would know.
They promised no touching.
Until I saw him.
Dark scruff shading an arrogant grin, lean muscles stretching expensive fabric, eyes like twilight sending electricity from my stomach to my toes.
He's my boss, but the way he watches makes me do dirty things.
For his eyes only, I'm uninhibited, experienced, a seductress.
Only, our game turns dangerous when a watcher threatens everything, and my hands-on hero vows to save me.

(𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗-𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘, 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀, 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲. 𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿.)

Release Blitz - SILVER LINING by Aleatha Romig

Release Date: October 12

“Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ~ Rumi

Lena Montgomery’s time and energy is spent making her dreams of wealth and power a reality, no matter who she leaves in her wake. She’s taken risks, climbed the ladder, and doesn’t intend to take a step back. Her hardline is involving herself with employees, and the last thing on her mind is blurring the lines with a man twelve years her junior.
As danger nears, it’s not her mind that wants to break her own rule; it’s her body.

What happens when the lines are blurred?
Are you ready for Lena’s story?
Hold on tight.

Have you been Aleatha’d?

From New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes a brand-new age-gap, forbidden romance, contemporary romantic-suspense novel in the world of high finance, where rules become blurred.

Release Blitz - DESCEND TO DARKNESS by Heather Graham

In the dark and the light, the fight is on.

Descend to Darkness, an enthralling paranormal romantic suspense from New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham is now available!

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…

Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in. She knows that she must stay calm and go back in her mind to find out how she got where she is…and where she might be.

Meanwhile, an eerie phone call comes in at Krewe headquarters, warning them all that Angela has been kidnapped, describing her ordeal, and lamenting the fact that she can't be saved.

But there is no such thing with the Krewe. In the dark and in the light, the fight is on.

Angela determines that she might know what has happened to her, and she is prepared when her kidnapper can't resist the temptation to check in on her.

By following his wife's expertise with research, Jackson discovers what just might be happening—and in the darkness of night and the silence of the graveyard, he'll risk everything to find the woman he loves.

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

Cover Reveal - DEADLY PURSUIT by Nicole James

Title: Deadly Pursuit

Series: Tri Star Securities #1

Author: Nicole James

Genre: Military Romance

Cover Design: Lori Jackson

Release Date: October 20, 2022

Ex-Navy SEAL Chris Draper is CEO and founder of the Texas based company, Tri Star Security, an ex-military rescue and protection service. Clients turn to Tri Star when no one else can help them. When Tri Star's office manager, Lani Cantrell goes missing, a Mexican Cartel is the prime suspect. Chris and his team will pull out all stops to find and rescue her before she's killed in retaliation for her brother's deeds. The dangerous mission will require the team to cross international borders and use all the special ops skills and tactical training they have.

For Chris, maintaining a calm, detached, professional demeanor is everything, but Lani is more than an employee, she's the love of his life, and this job is personal.

He'll tear apart the cartel and burn the city to the ground to save his woman.

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Release Blitz - MATCHMAKING THE CEO by Layla Hagen

Release Date: October 7

What’s a girl to do when her life implodes but start all over again?

I won’t let anyone get in the way. Not

a grumpy CEO, or his matchmaking grandmother.

Unemployed and heartbroken, I begin my own event-planning

business. My first client wants me to plan her ninetieth birthday party at her

grandson’s estate in Martha’s Vineyard.

As I prepare to throw her the celebration of a lifetime,

I run into a huge problem. Jake Whitley is insufferable.

He insists we travel on his private plane and immediately

pushes all my buttons—and I push his right back. The problem? He looks so hot in

his custom-made suit that I want to wipe that smirk off his face with a kiss.

It’s when illness strikes his grandfather and Jake

decides to move from New York to Boston to run the family business that I see a

chink in his armor.

Instead of pushing each other’s buttons, we’re sharing

lots of gelato.

Instead of fighting, we’re kissing.

Then my ex starts trouble, and I see yet another side of

Jake that’s protective and caring.

Two things I’m sure of: Jake Whitley is an amazing

kisser… and he can’t be mine.

But

Jake has other ideas. And so does his grandmother.

Release Date: October 7

Aleksandr Ivanov was my person. We helped each other through the worst of our childhoods. I thought we were meant for each other; then he ghosted me.

That’s when I learned that the only person I can count on is me.

Fourteen years later, the NHL superstar reappears in my life with an outrageous request: pretend to be his wife and help him adopt his orphaned niece, Stella. The twist? Apparently we’ve been married since I was sixteen.

I can’t commit to the relationship he’s asking for, but when I accidentally screw up his childcare arrangement before he leaves for the Stanley Cup playoffs, I end up as Stella's nanny for a couple weeks.

I shouldn’t put my life on hold to help him. I shouldn’t fall hard for his precocious niece. And I definitely shouldn’t let him into my bed, or more importantly, into my heart. Because if I do those things, I might start wanting things I can’t have.

There is no happy ending for us: I’ve got a company to run, and a contract to start filming a television show in Los Angeles. He can’t leave New York, and staying with Aleksandr would mean giving up everything I’ve worked so hard for.

Most importantly, I can’t put my very fragile heart right back into the hands of the one person who already destroyed it.

Release Blitz - THE BRAWL by Willa Nash

The Brawl by Willa Nash is now live!

On Ronan Thatcher's first week in Montana, he spots the most beautiful woman in the world. Love at first sight? Nah. He doesn't believe in love. But he wouldn't mind a date or two with the local beauty. Ronan is the type of man who gets what he wants, and he wants Larke Hale.

Except Calamity's sweetheart has sworn off men. The last time Ronan was rejected was, well . . . never. Yet Larke dismisses him without even batting those pretty brown eyes.

Bruised ego in check, he's about to walk away when a teenager marches into his office and asks to hire Ronan as her lawyer. Something about a bad grade and a ruined grade point average that will inevitably destroy her future. He's about to lecture the kid for being melodramatic until he learns that the teacher she wants to sue is Larke.

Suddenly this frivolous lawsuit seems like a bright idea. Ronan wants Larke's attention and this is guaranteed to snag it. So let the brawl begin.

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Willa Nash is USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Devney Perry's alter ego, writing contemporary romance stories for Kindle Unlimited. Lover of Swedish Fish, hater of laundry, she lives in Washington State with her husband and two sons. She was born and raised in Montana and has a passion for writing books in the state she calls home.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Cover Reveal - OFF LIMITS by Chelle Sloan

Chelle Sloan has revealed the cover for Off Limits!

Releasing November 17, 2022

Professional football has an intense rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences. The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.
I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I don’t think I ever stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not; a light-hearted, wild child who shines brighter than the sun. Since that one fateful night in college, she’s had me under her spell—a spell I can’t break.
Not that it makes a difference. Not when she’s the sister of my best friend and the team quarterback. In his eyes, no one is good enough for Brenna—not even me.
I’ve never been one to break rules, but when it comes to Brenna, I’m not just breaking them. I’m taking a sledge hammer to them, and I don’t care. I love her, and by some miracle, she loves me too.
To be together, we have to rewrite the book. But can we? Or will we have to pick between playing by the rules or following our hearts.

Release Blitz & Review - MY BROTHER'S FORBIDDEN FRIEND by Piper Rayne

My Brother's Forbidden Friend by Piper Rayne is now live!

I’ve gone from crushing on my brother’s best friend to wanting to crush him.

Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them.

But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most. When I was five years old, grieving the loss of my mother, he showed me how big his heart is, and I’ve never forgotten.

He comes from the richest family in town. Cam’s bad boy gorgeous, flirts like he has a Doctorate in charm, and he’s my brother’s best friend. That last part is where it gets tricky and the sole reason we’ve never crossed the line.

Now, his parents have cut him off to force him to prove himself. I never thought he’d open a competing business to mine. So, I do what I do best, shove all my feelings aside and ready myself to crush him. Game on.

Two broken souls. One chance encounter.

Broken Wings by Chelle Bliss is now live!

Logan "Crow" Taylor had every intention of not getting involved in trouble after gaining his freedom and rejoining his motorcycle club. But when the rough and rowdy biker crosses paths with a single mother in need of help and his protection, he can't turn his back and walk away.

Download today on Amazon, Apple Books, Audible, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play!

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Narrated by: Jason Clarke & Samantha Brentmoor

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4 Stars

This is the third book in the Open Road Series and brings us Crow, Birdie an sweet little Mia.

This is a beautiful story of starting over, finding your path and a chance a happiness when you are certain you don't deserve the things you see everyone else having. Healing is the first step in this process of beleiving this happiness is for you. Accepting the help and love of family, whether blood or chosen they have your back and are standing ready to help you when they can.

Quick chemistry between these characters brings the emotions off the pages. The sweet little girl that is way to mature for her little body but she adds a fun witty humor to the story. I was happy to see these wonderful people get their happily ever after and a real chance to have a life they deserve.

Another wonderful book from Ms Bliss.

*** Advanced copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***

Chelle Bliss is the Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of Men of Inked Series and Misadventures of a City Girl.

She's a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, coffee fiend, ex-high school history teacher, and currently lives near the beach even though she hates sand. Chelle loves spending time with her two cats, alpha boyfriend, and chatting with readers.