Wednesday, October 02, 2024

#BookReview: Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie #3) by @Nishawrites @avonbooks



ABOUT THIS BOOK:
The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma’s beloved Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy—an ode to Twelfth Night—is the perfect friends to lovers romp featuring an accidental wedding, meddling families, and plenty of sizzling chemistry.

Veera Mathur has been through a lot in the past year. Both of her friends found soul mates, the man she fell in love with got engaged to another woman, and her father fired her before selling the family company. When her twin sister, Sana, tells her there is no way of getting her old life back, Veera feels lost at a single, unemployed mess with a bad tattoo and tons of talent, but nowhere to go.

Deepak Datta hasn’t had the best luck either. To secure enough board votes for the CEO position at his family's company, Illyria Media, he’s ready to marry board member and famous beauty influencer, Olivia Gupta. That is until he wakes up to a get ready with me video announcing their separation. Despite his immediate relief, Deepak needs to do something fast to repair his image.

After a series of convenient mishaps bring them together again—including a literal shipwreck, way too many drinks, and a sunset elopement on the beach—Deepak and Veera realize their accidental wedding might be the solution to their career aspirations. Together, they plot against the very company that ruined their lives in the first place.

As they try to convince the world their friendship was a ruse for romance they’ve felt all along, the line between fake and real begins to blur. Now Veera and Deepak must ask themselves the terrifying question that has haunted them since the first time they will love ruin everything?

With her signature humor and heartfelt storytelling, Nisha Sharma writes a messy, spicy romance about identity, family honor, and love. In Marriage & Masti, readers are sure to love the highly anticipated finale of this beloved trilogy.

#BookBlitz: A Hush at Midnight by Marlene M. Bell @XpressoTours #Giveaway

A Hush at Midnight
Marlene M. Bell
Publication date: October 1st 2024
Genres: Adult, Mystery

Former Celebrity Chef Laura Harris used to be famous for her show-stopping pastries and mouth-watering desserts. Now, she’s attracting a different kind of attention.

Laura’s been accused of murder.

But how could this petite pastry chef brutally smother small-town matriarch Hattie Stenburg to death? And what could be her motive? Hattie was beloved in her little Texas community – a wise humanitarian who Laura considered a confidant and mentor.

Perhaps it has something to do with a last-minute change to Hattie’s will – bestowing the Stenburg fortune and its history-steeped estate to Laura, instead of Hattie’s surviving relatives. Or maybe it has something to do with the sinister secrets Laura uncovers as she desperately tries to clear her name – secrets that could rock the foundations of this close-knit community.

Only one thing seems clear: The real murderer remains one step ahead of both Laura and local law enforcement, leaving a trail of taunts warning Laura to leave Texas or face deadly consequences. She’s in the way – and that means it could already be too late.

An amateur sleuth sets out to solve a small-town murder in A Hush at Midnight, a mystery by Marlene M Bell, author of the “couldn’t put it down” Annalisse Series.

#ReleaseBlitz for Obsession by Lisa Lang Blakeney @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Obsession
Series: The Middleton Series #1
Author: Lisa Lang Blakeney
Genres: Mafia Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Billionaire/Age Gap/Opposites Attract
Release Date: September 27, 2024


BLURB

I can have anything I desire…but all I want is her.

Hunter Middleton
My name strikes fear when most men hear it, especially in the underbelly of the city.
Self-made billionaire.
Alpha Asshole.
Ruthless Negotiator.
Owner of a notorious Los Angeles Nightclub where life and death deals are made, and street justice is served.

Driven by a family tragedy that has haunted me all my life, I’ve never had any interest in a serious romance until the fateful night I clashed with a new spunky server with the face of an angel.
She has no clue who I am.
Her employer.
And I have no idea who she’s going to be.
My addiction.

Despite all our differences and the danger closing in on us, I’m ready to claim her after one interaction. There’s something about her I cannot resist, and we begin a rollercoaster ride of passion and danger, fueling my…obsession.

OBSESSION is a steamy, possessive, age-gap, suspenseful romance from USA Today bestselling author Lisa Lang Blakeney.

WARNING: Contains a ruthless billionaire with dirty intentions.

#ReleaseBlitz for Raptor by Brooke Summers @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Raptor
Series: Fury Vipers MC
Dublin Chapter #2
Author: Brooke Summers
Genre: MC Romance
Tropes: Heroine in Danger/Secret Baby/Age Gap
He Falls First/Touch Her and Die/Second Chance
Release Date: September 26, 2024


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He can't get her out of his mind. She is drowning in her own self doubt and secrets.

Raptor thought it would just be a few steamy nights and nothing more—but he can't seem to get Mallory out of his mind.

But she lives in Ireland and he lives in New York; how could they ever be more?

He can't and won't abandon his brothers, his family for love. Or can Raptor have it all?

When the woman he can't seem to forget disappears into thin air. He'll tear apart Ireland to find her.

Mallory has always had to take care of herself; alone most of her life.

She never wanted to be a bother to anyone. She'll shoulder the weight of their choices on her own; refusing to trap Raptor into a life she believes he does not want.

But Mallory has other secrets, darkness is stalking her at every corner.

So she does the only thing she can—disappear.

Can Mallory learn to lean on Raptor and save her family?

Can Raptor save Mallory before time runs out?

#BookReview: A Pirate's Life for Tea (Tomes & Tea #2) by Rebecca Throne



ABOUT THIS BOOK:
While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story. 

On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves. It's quite the embarrassment to Diarn Arlon, the powerful lord of the Nacean River, and he'll conscript anyone to bring her to justice. Especially Kianthe, the elemental mage who just crashed his party, and her somewhat-scary fiancĂ©e. 

Begrudgingly, the couple joins forces with Bobbie, one of Arlon's constables--who happens to be Serina's childhood friend. Bobbie is determined to capture the pirate before anyone else, but it would be a lot easier if Serina didn't absolutely loathe her now.

As Kianthe and Reyna watch this relation-shipwreck from afar, it quickly becomes apparent that these disaster lesbians need all the help they can get. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna's favorite past time. The dragon eggs may have to wait.

#ReleaseBlitz for Whistle by Cambria Hebert @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Whistle
Series: Westbrook Elite #8
Author: Cambria Hebert
Genre: MM College Sports Romance
Tropes: Age Gap, Coach/Swimmer, Forbidden
Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst
Release Date: September 13, 2024


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Ever since my twin sister was murdered and I blamed my best friend,
my life has been nothing but an epic downward spiral.
Once a swimmer for the most prestigious West Coast college,
I never in a million years thought I'd end up here.
Abandoned. Locked up. Alone.
In a moment of weakness, I call the guy who was more of a brother to me than anything,
the guy I betrayed.
Shockingly, he flies cross country to bail me out. But he isn't alone.
In tow is his new swim coach. A whistle-blowing tyrant who makes me crave to push every button he's ever had and toss his list of rules into the bottom of the pool he loves so much.
But I can't because now he's my coach too.
It's Coach Resch and the team who hates me or a four-by-four cell.
So off to Westbrook I go to do my sentence like the good boy I'll never be.
Coach thinks he can handle me, but he’s never met my particular brand of wild.

Whistle is a Westbrook Elite standalone novel, a college sports romance
featuring a coach/athlete relationship and an age gap.

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

#BookTour: Dear Riley Rose, by Caroline Rose @RABTBookTours



Memoir

 

 

I’d like to tell you a story. It’s a fairy tale of sorts…


At the age of twenty-seven, Caroline Rose was finishing her first year of medical school and in the best shape of her life when she was shockingly diagnosed with a highly aggressive, incurable, stage IV cancer.

At the age of one, Riley, a Great Dane/Labrador mix, was rescued from inhumane abuse. An Internet search of rescue dogs during Caroline’s first remission led her to a picture a large broken dog with empty eyes that resembled her own. One impulsive decision later, Riley became a Rose.

This is the story of two lost souls coming together as one and their journey together through family, love, loss, pain, and hope.

Dear Riley Rose radiates the humor of Riley’s antics during even the toughest of times and illustrates the courage it takes for every being to rise up and choose life in the face of adversity.

Love heals us. Hope carries us. But is that enough for us to believe in a happy ending?