#BookBlitz: Wicked Knight by @fionaainamurphy and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: His Vicious Vow

Series: Vicious Vegas #1

Author: Fiona Murphy

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

Tropes: Age Gap Romance

Release Date: April 21, 2023

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The barely old enough to drink girl I’m forced to marry is an anime loving, manga reading, selective mute brat who wears too much eyeliner that highlights the anger in her eyes. Neither of us want this marriage but it will happen. I’ve worked too hard for too long not to do whatever it takes to run Vegas on behalf of the Outfit.

I’m not surprised when Carina runs. What I wasn’t ready for is how much I want to catch her. Not because I have to marry her, because I want to—want her. I want her for her. Panic attacks, eye liner, curvy gorgeous body and all. The problem comes with convincing her.

Carina may take some to believe me, believe in me. I’m not worried. We have all the time in the world because she belongs to me and I’m never letting her go.

***This features rough sexual scenes and a young woman using substance to self-medicate. And a ‘warning’ I never thought I would have to include is there is pregnancy in the book. If such things offend you please do not buy. This is a standalone that takes place in the Sabatini world. Milos and Celia from Beautiful Broken Obsession also appear as Carina is Celia’s sister. You need not have read any other book to enjoy this. If you want to, the book that leads directly into this is HIS: Luca. ***

#BookBlitz: Wicked Knight by @diana_hicks @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Wicked Knight
Diana A. Hicks
(Knight Duet, #1)
Publication date: April 18th 2023
Genres: Adult, Romance

Sinfully gorgeous Professor Luca Gallo has zero tolerance for the remarkably spoiled Donata Salvatore. The last time their paths crossed, she almost ruined his life with her lies. Now she’s in his classroom asking for favors and an easy grade. Professor Gallo has a lesson for Donata. One he’ll make sure she never forgets.

#BookReview: The Beauty of Rain by @writerjamiebeck @AmazonPub

Synopsis: Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in a powerful novel by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck. Winning the lottery changed Amy Walsh’s life, but the cost was greater than she could bear. In the aftermath, she struggles to find joy and purpose. Only one thing feels certain now―she will never spend one cent of the prize money on herself.

 Worried, her older sister, Kristin DeMarco, invites Amy to live with her family while she heals. Unfortunately, this arrangement leads to trouble for Divided focus affects her career. Her daughter prefers Amy to her. And Amy’s unsolicited opinions provoke tension between Kristin and her husband. Meanwhile, Amy is making drastic plans of her own, which include giving away all her money. But first she must convince Kristin not to squander her most valuable asset―time with her family. As the sisters help each other reimagine their futures, life’s unpredictability sends them to surprising places that test their love and resilience. Will they learn to live in the now, before it’s too late?

This title will be released on July 18, 2023.

#ReleaseBlitz for Cocky Veteran by @tifffanilynn74 @CockyClub and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Cocky Veteran

A Cocky Hero Club Novel

Author: Tiffani Lynn

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 16, 2023

Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.

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After losing his parents as a child, family is everything to Air Force Veteran Farris Pearsal. Returning home to Florida, he’s looking to settle down and hopefully have a family of his own. First he has to figure out life as a civilian. His brother wants him to work for Sunset Security, but he’s determined to earn his own way. A curvy waitress who turns his world upside down wasn’t in the plans.

Between cleaning up the mess her crazy ex left and taking care of her ailing father, Toni Armstrong is struggling to keep her head above water. Her father is battling dementia and has no memory of losing everything when the FBI seized their business, but Toni lives with the fallout. She wants to let Farris in but doesn’t know how.

They both have baggage.

Maybe together they can have it all.

#ReleaseBoost for Only Exception by K.E. McIntyre @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Only Exception

Series: Sullivan Farms #2

Author: K.E. McIntyre

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Small Town/Enemies to Lovers

Release Date: April 11, 2023

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Ash

Love has power. It has the power to rule us, hurt us, and change us. It has the power to change who we fundamentally believe we are. It’s a shock to the system and I refuse to sign up for it. I don’t need or want to be molded into something I’m not.

Unfortunately, change can happen so unexpectedly that there are only two choices. You can embrace it, nurture it, and protect it. Or you can reject it, run the other way, and never look back.

Sam Sullivan is the change I never saw coming. He breaks down the walls I’ve spent a lifetime building. He’s the love letter that rewrites the hate I feel for him.

In life, change is inevitable. But when it comes to loving the one you hate? It’s inescapable.

Sam

Childhood is a strange time. Some might call it the good ol’ days while others remain too focused on the mistakes they’ve made to consider it anything else than memorable. Mistakes can haunt us, torture our hearts, and make us long for the opportunity to right our wrongs.

When opportunity comes knocking, we have the choice to open the door and greet it without reservation.

Asher Fitzpatrick holds my opportunity for redemption in the palm of her hand. She holds the power to make me a better man. To teach me how to love deeper and laugh harder. To show me that through forgiveness, the most unlikely of changes can happen.

#BookReview: After the War by Anita Frank

Synopsis: May, 1945. When bells ring out for Victory in Europe, young wife and mother Gwen wonders if her world is about to change. 

Six years ago, she married Jack – not out of love, but to keep a secret. On their wedding night, hoping to atone for events in his past, Jack promised he would leave for the war the following day and never return. 

But Jack is coming home, unable to keep the promise he so faithfully made, and full of hope that he may at last win a place in Gwen’s life and her heart. 

As events of the past return to haunt them, threatening all they hold dear, Jack and Gwen find themselves facing their greatest battle yet. 

To win, they will have to stand together and fight as one. 

In this sweeping historical story with huge heart, Anita Frank weaves a glorious tale of love and loss, secrets and promises.

#BookBlitz: Queen of Roses by Briar Boleyn @XpressoTours #Giveaway Amazon gift card

Queen of Roses
Briar Boleyn
(The Once and Future Morgan Le Fay, #1)
Publication date: April 15th 2023
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance

A doomed love, a dangerous mission, and a kingdom on the brink of war…
A cast-off princess…

Born into a life of duty and sacrifice, Morgan Pendragon’s destiny has never been her own. Rumored to carry the tainted blood of the fae in her veins, her birthright is stolen from her when she is a mere child. Growing up in the shadow of her brother the king, she has been promised to the goddesses when she comes of age. So, when her brother commands that she seek out a fae weapon of legendary power, Morgan seizes the chance to break free from the chains of her fate.

A dangerous temptation…

As she travels, Morgan finds herself drawn into a strange group of outcasts, led by a dark and enigmatic warrior whose sharp wit and fierce beauty set her heart ablaze. But while Morgan struggles to reconcile her desires with her duty, she and her new comrades discover dangers that await them beyond anything in their wildest nightmares.

A slumbering kingdom awoken by blood…

Believed to have vanished generations ago, a fae kingdom dreaded by mortals is ascending once more, bound to reclaim what was lost by violence and bloodshed. As the fae world, with its intricate web of lies and mysteries, is slowly revealed to Morgan, she is led to the terrible realization that the secrets she carries in her blood make her a greater threat than she could ever have imagined.

The first in an action-packed new series brimming with magic, danger, and spellbinding slow-burn romance, Queen of Roses is perfect for fans of Holly Black, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Sarah J. Maas.

#CoverReveal: Call Sign: King by @lbgrantauthor @XpressoTours

Call Sign: King
Livia Grant
(Black Sky Ops, #2)
Publication date: May 8th 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

He got cocky. Let his guard down.

Now the love of his life is paying the price.

For a moment he’d forgotten there were men who wanted him dead. Men who lived their lives in the dark, who could reach out of the shadows he used to live in, and he’d been naive to think the light inside her would keep her safe.

She was too bright to hide away though, made for the spotlight, and he’d felt warmer just by being near her… then everything went cold so fast.

In a breath she was gone, in the hands of his enemies, and he’d seen first hand what happened to women who crossed paths with the Volkov Bratva. They’d touch her, hurt her. She’d be afraid, suffering.

All because of him. All in the name of vengeance.

But that was their mistake, because in the maddening darkness her absence has put him in, a beast was sleeping… and they woke him up. Now everyone will pay.

Black Sky Ops – Danger for Hire

This network of global mercenaries stay in the shadows, going on the impossible missions no one else will take. The elite soldiers of Black Sky Ops aren’t afraid to break the rules as long as it’s for the greater good — and the paycheck is high enough. But sometimes the line between right and wrong gets blurry, especially when protecting the people they love.

Note: The Black Sky Ops series is made up of full length novels with no cliffhangers and guaranteed happily-ever-afters. Each book is a standalone and the series can be read in any order.

#ReleaseBlitz for Heart of Gold by @AuthorAmieKnigh and @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Heart of Gold
A Heart Series Spin-Off Novella

Author: Amie Knight

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Lifelong Friends to Lovers College Romance

Release Date: April 14, 2023

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I was eight the first time I saw her.

Ramsay Katherine Walker.

She was the prettiest girl I’d ever seen.

But eight-year-old Ramsay had nothing on grown-up Ramsay.

And now that we were in college, I was finding it harder and harder to hide my feelings.

But how do you tell your best friend in the world that you’re in love with them?

If you’re me, you don’t.

But with college guys pawing at my girl, I know I can’t wait any longer.

I can only hope she feels the same way.

#BookBlitz: Grand Gestures by Lynne Hancock Pearson @tea4lynne @XpressoTours $20 Amazon gift card

Grand Gestures
Lynne Hancock Pearson
Publication date: April 15th 2023
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

She will grit her teeth and smile at the snobby and suspicious CFO if it means landing the contract. But she won’t put on a dress and definitely not heels.

Event planner Jane Beckett has big dreams for her small company and is bending over backward to accommodate demanding clients. Jane doesn’t have to like them. She doesn’t have to spend her free time with them. But she wants to tease the grumpy pencil-pushing executive who always seems to be in her way, muss up his hair and show him that there’s more to life than boardrooms and bottom lines. That is, when she doesn’t want to yell at him. Or punch him.

Liam Cross believes every woman has a hidden agenda, one that involves taking advantage of big hearted, clueless billionaires like his best friend and co-worker. He’s watching Jane and her sister to ensure that party-planning is all that’s going on. Even though she manages to steal his assistant, he likes what he sees in the smart-mouthed brunette, admires her stubborn independence, and wants to help her fledgling firm succeed despite his misapprehensions.

Paintballs, punches, and sparks fly when inflated egos and miscommunication threaten relationships between friends, family, and partners.

#BookBlitz: I Used to be Fun by @mjsummersbooks @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

I Used to be Fun
Melanie Summers
Publication date: April 14th 2023
Genres: Adult, Women’s Fiction

“Insightful, entertaining, and satisfying. A deliciously dishy look at a typical American family behind closed doors.” ~ USA Today Bestseller Whitney Dineen

“A life-affirming emotional rollercoaster. Perfect for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette!” ~ USA Today Bestseller Kate O’Keeffe

 

A richly satisfying family dramedy for any woman who has asked, “Whose life is this?”

Jessica Holloway is miserable. As mom to two ungrateful, almost-grown children and wife to one appreciative-but-needy husband, she has all-but-abandoned the extraordinary—and extraordinarily fun—woman she used to be.

She may be smiling while she volunteers at the school’s dog wash fundraiser, but inside, she’s seething. Having traded her future as a high-powered attorney for motherhood nearly two decades ago, she’s now desperate to reconnect with the woman she once was.

Pushed to her breaking point, Jessica is secretly terrified at what she might do.

Go on strike permanently?

Take the dog and run away to Mexico?

Tell her mother-in-law what she really thinks of her?

Whatever it is, it’s going to be a disaster. Because this time, Jessica will stop at nothing to get her power back – no matter the cost.