#BookReview: Ironspark by C.M. McGuire

Synopsis: A teen outcast must work together with new friends to keep her family and town safe from murderous Fae while also dealing with panic attacks, family issues, and a lesbian love triangle in C.M. McGuires's kick-butt paranormal YA debut, Ironspark. 

For the past nine years, ever since a bunch of those evil Tinkerbells abducted her mother, cursed her father, and forced her family into hiding, Bryn has devoted herself to learning everything she can about killing the Fae. Now it’s time to put those lessons to use.

Then the Court Fae finally show up, and Bryn realizes she can’t handle this on her own. Thankfully, three friends offer to help: Gwen, a kindhearted water witch; Dom, a new foster kid pulled into her world; and Jasika, a schoolmate with her own grudge against the Fae.

But trust is hard-won, and what little Bryn has gained is put to the test when she uncovers a book of Fae magic that belonged to her mother. With the Fae threat mounting every day, Bryn must choose between faith in her friends and power from a magic that could threaten her very humanity.

#BookReview: Rubber Duckie Shifter Next Door by @MiaHarlanBooks

Synopsis: She’s a hot mess. He’s a rubber duck.

When I become the guardian of my friend’s rebellious kids, I feel like I’m drowning. That’s when he floats into my life and throws me a lifeline.

The moment our eyes meet over the fence, the connection’s undeniable. Sig isn’t just my hot dreamy neighbor. He owns a sprawling water park and he has an effortless way with kids.

But beneath his perfect exterior lies a quirky the man of my dreams spends his days as a floating bath toy.

Can I really fall head over heels for a rubber duckie? Only time (and a lot of bath time fun) will tell.

#ReleaseBlitz for Pack Reject by Merri Bright @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Pack Reject

Series: The Splintered Bond #1

Author: Merri Bright

Genre: Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance

Tropes: Reverse Harem/Soulmates

Touch Her and Die

Release Date: June 26, 2024

BLURB

I’m the pack reject. The prey. 

 

For years, I've kept myself safe from my small pack's males, hiding in sewers and sleeping in trees to keep their teeth out of my neck. They don’t really want me, just the power and prestige that comes with winning the Hunt. I only want to survive. 

 

In three days, at the Enforcer Games, I'll have one chance to escape. But when the Games begin, and the most powerful shifters in the world arrive at my packlands and scent me, a new Hunt begins. 

 

They’re the princes of our world. And they're willing to break the rules to get me.

 

Pack Reject is the first book in a new reverse harem paranormal wolf shifter series from Amazon Top 50 and Vella bestselling author Merri Bright. Fated mates who are driven to reject each other, powerful enemies in unlikely places, and a fierce heroine who will change the world...if she can survive the Hunt.

This is a slow burn, medium-dark romance with a cliffhanger, fated/rejected mates, possessive MMCs, a morally gray, unhinged MMC, and a badass/traumatized FMC. Please read the content advisories in the Author's Note.

#BookReview: Mind Games by Nora Roberts @StMartinsPress @lexilikestoread

Synopsis:  The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Identity presents a suspenseful new novel of tragedy and trauma, love and family, and the evil that awaits.

As they do each June, the Foxes have driven the winding roads of Appalachia to drop off their children for a two-week stay at their grandmother’s. Here, twelve-year-old Thea can run free and breathe in the smells of pine and fresh bread and Grammie’s handmade candles. But as her parents head back to suburban Virginia, they have no idea they’re about to cross paths with a ticking time bomb.

Back in Kentucky, Thea and her grandmother Lucy both awaken from the same nightmare. And though the two have never discussed the special kind of sight they share, they know as soon as their tearful eyes meet that something terrible has happened.

The kids will be staying with Grammie now in Redbud Hollow, and thanks to Thea’s vision, their parents’ killer will spend his life in supermax. Over time, Thea will make friends, build a career, find love. But that ability to see into minds and souls still lurks within her, and though Grammie calls it a gift, it feels more like a curse―because the inmate who shattered her childhood has the same ability. Thea can hear his twisted thoughts and witness his evil acts from miles away. He knows it, and hungers for vengeance. A long, silent battle will be waged between them―and eventually bring them face to face, and head to head…

#ReleaseBlitz for Crow's Revenge by Nikki Landis @GiveMeBooksPR

Title: Crow's Revenge

Series: Devil's Murder MC #5

Author: Nikki Landis

Genre: MC Paranormal Romantic Suspense

Tropes: Forced Proximity/Revenge/Kidnapping

Found Family/One Bed/Fated Mates

Release Date: June 26, 2024

BLURB

For six months, Crow has been consumed with vengeance.

It’s become the driving force for nearly every decision in the club ever since his father, the former president Rook, was murdered.

But when the woman he loves is kidnapped, and a vicious, unpredictable enemy takes Bella, he’ll have to join forces with unlikely allies.

Nothing will prevent him from rescuing her, even if he must travel into the heart of his enemy’s territory and face the beast head-on.

Revenge is served in ways he could never imagine.

What happens when your enemy isn’t your enemy?

What if everything Crow believed to be true was a distortion of the facts, twisted to manipulate his father in a game of lies?

The past exposes painful truths when he receives an unexpected visitor. Can he forgive the wrongs that destroyed his parents and nearly ripped his club apart?

Now all the cards are on the table, the hand has been dealt, and Crow will have to win the game before he loses Bella, his club, and his sanity.

Crow must be read before Crow's Revenge. It's also highly recommended to read Talon first. For best enjoyment, the series should be read in order.

Crow's Revenge is a full-length, dark romance with a paranormal twist, violence, biker slang, forced proximity, revenge, torture, and a possessive, protective outlaw president willing to risk everything to protect his club, his sister, and the woman he loves.

#BookReview: Instant Karma (Fortuna Beach, #1) by Marissa Meyer

Synopsis: Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. 

Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals.

When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals—not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed, love and hate . . . and fate.

#BookBlitz: Masterpiece by Jay Morris, JD, PhD @RABTBookTours @jaybmo

 

Christianity, Spirituality, Inspirational

Date Published: September 15, 2023

Publisher: Credo House Publishers

 

 

We all must ask crucial questions about our life here on earth. Am I experiencing life the way God, the Master Creator, designed my life to be lived? Or am I living a lesser, devolving life of my own choosing?

We, God’s ultimate creations, can only understand our purpose in life if we learn to see ourselves through the eyes of our Creator. This book provides practical steps on walking with the Holy Spirit. It will transform your soul if you follow the instructions.

 

Praise for Masterpiece

"This book will transform your life into the original masterpiece you were created to be. It teaches you how to unleash the power of the Holy Spirit so you can develop unshakeable faith and spiritual discernment when you commit to doing the work that your spirit requires. Dr. Morris takes you deep into self-reflection as you imagine the possibilities for your life when you completely surrender to the Holy Spirit."

Karen Hinds, CEO of Workplace Success Group

 

"If you are interested in next-level living, then you must take this reading journey into the Holy Spirit. This book helps us understand how the Holy Spirit shows up and works within our lives. Dr. Morris provides the reader with keen clarity on how to reap the fruit of the Spirit in an exceptional and timely way. This book is a spiritual gift to the soul."

Jen Olson, Co-Founder/Principal KGO