Friday, September 13, 2024

#BookReview: Monstrous Nights (The Witch's Compendium of Monsters #2) by @gen_dimova @torbooks



ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Dive into the breakneck conclusion to the Slavic folklore-inspired Witch's Compendium of Monsters series, which began with Foul Days

With her magic reclaimed and her role in the community of Chernograd restored, Kosara’s life should finally be back to normal—but, of course, things can’t possibly be that simple.

She is now in possession of twelve witch’s shadows, which belonged to a series of young, magically powerful women lured into the deadly marriage with the Zmey that Kosara only narrowly escaped as a young woman. Holding them may grant her unprecedented power, but that doesn’t mean they’re always willing to do her bidding.

Across the wall in Belograd, Asen chases the only lead on his latest case, one of several unsolved witch murders, even against the orders of his direct superior and the mayor. He’s convinced the smuggling kingpin Konstantin Karaivanov is behind them, and follows his trail to an underground monster auction—which leads him right back to Chernograd.

There, sinister events follow one after snow falls in midsummer, a witch with two shadows is found dead, monsters that should only appear during the Foul Days have been sighted, and cracks appear in the sky that only Kosara seems able to see. The barrier between worlds thins... and Kosara can’t help but feel her actions are the cause.

#BookReview: Until the Last Page (Wanderer of Pages, 1) by @CGadouryAuthor @inimitablebook1



ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Discover what happens when a young woman unexpectedly finds herself inside a book of fairytales where she is charged with breaking a frog prince's curse and searching for a way home.

Every good fairytale begins with "Once Upon a Time," or they're supposed to at least. But for twenty-five year old Josephine Hart, her "Once Upon a Time" began with her literally crash landing inside a book of fairy tales and nearly crushing a frog—who is actually a prince. An annoying, snarky frog prince named Aneurin, seeking the kiss of true love to break his curse. He vows that if Jo agrees to help him find his princess, he will get her home.

With every turn of the page, their adventure leads them deeper into fairytales familiar to Jo. Through their journey, they discover that despite their initial clashing, they're both exactly what each other needs. It is only when they encounter a devious man with a talent for spinning straw into gold that they realize just how quickly their plot can take an unexpected twist.

#ReleaseBlitz for Wild Weekend by Sadie King @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Wild Weekend
Series: Wild Heart Mountain
Wild Riders MC #11
Author: Sadie King
Genre: Steamy Contemporary Romance Novella
Tropes: Weekend Fling/Surprise Pregnancy/Opposites
Attract/Found Family/Curvy Girl/Ex-Military Hero
Release Date: September 12, 2024


BLURB

A weekend fling, a secret pregnancy and an ex-military biker who crosses the country to claim his woman.

I don’t expect to find a curvy Goddess in my motel room shower. And I certainly don’t expect her to knock me out with a shampoo bottle.
Our fling begins explosively and ends just as quick.
It was supposed to be one weekend only, but I can’t stop thinking about the curvy Goddess with the sharp right hook.
But when I cross the country to claim her, Stella’s disappeared.
When I finally track her down, she’s got a surprise for me.
I’m a man who always does what’s right and I’ll do right by Stella.
Until I find out her dark secret that questions everything I stand for…

Wild Weekend is Judge’s story. A fling turns into love when opposites attract. With a secret pregnancy, a curvy girl and an obsessed ex-military biker who will do anything to claim his woman.

#BookBlitz: The Friend Face Off by Grace Worthington @XpressoTours #Giveaway $20 Amazon gift card

The Friend Face Off
Grace Worthington
(Love on Thin Ice, #3)
Publication date: September 12th 2024
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance, Sports

Getting involved with your brother’s best friend is risky enough. But when he’s a hockey player? It’s a whole new level of bad idea.

As a ravenous reader, I’ve got a secret: I’m obsessed with hockey romances.

But let me tell you, real life hockey players are nothing like my book boyfriends.

So I threw down the gauntlet on BookTok. I challenged any single guy out there to prove me wrong. Can a real hockey player be as romantic as the ones in my favorite stories?

Enter Dawson Hayes, a goalie with a point to prove and my brother’s best friend. He’s confident he can win me over and take me on the most romantic date of my life.

But there’s a catch: for me to accept, I have to pretend that he’s my fake boyfriend. Now everyone in my small town thinks that Dawson and I are having a fall fling. Even if it’s a fling that can’t last.

Worst of all, I’m starting to believe this fling is real. I’m falling for my brother’s best friend.

 

DAWSON

The first time I met Emmy, her brother warned me to stay away. As hockey teammates, that made her totally off-limits.

But now I’m back in Emmy’s small town to play in a charity hockey match, and I can’t resist her dating challenge: to find out if any man can be more romantic than the book boyfriends she adores.

Emmy and I are both fiercely competitive, and I’m determined to win her over.

When the moment of truth comes, the chemistry between us turns into something neither of us expected:
A romantic face-off between friends who are insanely attracted to each other.

Now, I’m out to prove to her that you should never judge a book by its cover—or a hockey player when it comes to love.

The Friend Face Off is part of the Love on Thin Ice sweet small town hockey romcom series. It’s a brother’s best friend, closed door hockey romcom with fake dating, friends to lovers and You’ve Got Mail vibes. It’s a small town romance with all the sizzle and chemistry, but none of the spice.

#BookTour: Through Fire & Ruin by Jennifer Becker & Alice Karpiel @RRBookTours1


To celebrate the release of Beyond Ember & Hope on September 14th, we're going back to the beginning to the start and touring Through Fire & Ruin all this week! There are pre-order incentives if you order Beyond Ember & Hope now, and this book one is on sale for only $0.99 until release day when the trilogy is complete!

Through Fire And Ruin Publication Date: May 2022 Genre: NA Fantasy Romance
Slow burn
Sizzling banter
Enemies-to-lovers
Reluctant allies
Masquerade ball
Forced proximity
One bed
He fell harder
LGBTQ+ characters
Multiple POVs & romances
Fae, witches, badass humans
Thrilling plot twists
Corrupt politics
Some lies are ruin For centuries, humans have been at the mercy of the fae. With the border between Earth and Liraen spelled shut, humans have no desire to entangle themselves with the fae world again. But what if they are humanity's only hope? LORA has been warned of the fae her entire life. Yet when a deadly virus sweeps Earth, Lora risks everything to find a cure. Spinning the perfect lie, she makes a deal with Eyden, a mysterious fae trader. As Lora struggles to keep the promises she has made to both her family and Eyden, she is forced to dig deeper into the twisted world of Liraen - her web of lies unravelling. AMIRA has spent years trapped by her brother in her childhood palace. Her engagement to the soon-to-be High King of Liraen is her only hope for the freedom she has been longing for. As the future Queen, she seeks to finally leave her painful past behind. But she soon discovers that the palace holds dark secrets - bringing up memories Amira had long since tried to erase. 
  As power games are woven, promises are broken, and desperate lies are revealed, Lora and Amira both find themselves at crossroads. Will they risk it all and face ruin?