Sunday, October 27, 2024

#BookReview: Into a Wicked World (A Wholesome Romance in Oz #1) by @JordanRileySwan



Lions, and tigers, and an emotionally unavailable woodsman, oh my. 

When Dorothy Gale said she wanted to get as far away from her narcissistic mother as she possibly could, she didn’t mean an entirely new world altogether. Mystically transported to the Land of Oz, the Kansas college student must navigate the dangers of angry trees, poisonous poppies, and wicked witches, all on her quest to find the Wizard who might be able to get her home.

It doesn’t take Dorothy long to assemble a group of unlikely allies—including a talkative-yet-naïve scarecrow, a princely lionman, and a woodsman whose looks are as sharp as the magical axe on his hip. But when the seemingly cold-hearted woodsman escorting Dorothy through Oz begins to warm her own heart, she starts wanting more than just a return trip to Kansas. 

Enchanted by a curse that has earned him the nickname Tinman, Nick Chopper just wants to live his lonely life safe in the Blue Forest with the nonjudgmental Fighting Trees and the occasional trip into town for some Munchkin desserts. But his routine is about to be blown away when Glinda the Good orders him to escort a whirlwind of a woman, who has just flown in from a faraway land, to the bustling Emerald City. 

Every moment with Dorothy makes his curse harder and harder to bear. But being around her starts to feel worth the pain, and Nick slowly begins to hope that Dorothy will find that home is where the tin heart is…



#CoverReveal for Butcher by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Butcher
Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MMF Sports Romance
Tropes: Hockey Romance/Bi-Awakening
Friends to Lovers/Fling to Lovers
Cover Design: Nicole, Indie Sage
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Release Date: November 22, 2024


BLURB

My life has revolved around hockey for as long as I can remember. Early morning skates, grueling training camps, and endless road trips. There’s never been distractions, no dating, and definitely no one finding out the secret I’ve kept to myself.

I always figured I’d wait until I hung up my skates to explore my sexuality outside the rink.

But they changed me.

After a night out celebrating a championship win, I find myself in a hotel room with Levi Sexton, my straight teammate and son of a small-town pastor, and Kaylee Peters, the stunning bombshell my captain introduced us to. What begins as a no-strings-attached good time turns into a lot more than what we all thought it would.

Once the three of us decide to make things official, Levi and I have to pretend we’re just friends, but he has a secret of his own. One that could shatter everything if his judgmental family ever found out. When Kaylee faces a sudden health crisis, it shocks us to our cores, and suddenly, our relationship feels like it’s skating on thin ice.

I don’t know if we’ll make it through unscathed, but one thing’s for sure: I’m not ready to lose either of them.

Not now.

Not ever.

My name is Austin Butcher, and while I’m always ready to drop the gloves on the ice, there’s a deeper love stirring within me for Levi and Kaylee—the two people who bring out my softer side.

This is our story.

#CoverReveal for Ruthless Love by Selena Sanders @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Ruthless Love
Series: Azure Ridge #1
Author: Selena Sanders
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Marriage in Trouble/Small Town
Second Chance/Touch Her & Die Vibes
Cover Design: Y'All. That Graphic.
Release Date: January 3, 2025


BLURB

My soon-to-be ex-husband tangled his fist in my hair and asked me if I’d like to be taken care of one more time…

I said yes, because I’d never seen that kind of passion in Cain Miller’s eyes before. Not in the previous six years we’ve been married – that’s for sure.

It’s why we’d decided on the trial separation, that’s now turned into legal documents that we’re scheduled to sign in two weeks.

Before that encounter, I was content running my bookstore, Enchanted Chapters, and minding my own business. Since then, I can’t stop watching for his Willow County Sheriff's SUV to come rolling by when he’s on-shift.

Life after Cain was carefully laid out. I had plans, and they did not involve the man with the badge. Little did we know that one encounter would change our lives.

Is the relationship we thought was over just now getting started?

#BookReview: A Fate Inked in Blood (Saga of the Unfated, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen



A shield maiden blessed by the gods battles to unite a nation under a power-hungry king—while also fighting her growing desire for his fiery son—in this Norse-inspired fantasy romance from the bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom series.

Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband’s back.

Freya’s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region’s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess’s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden’s fate.

Believing he’s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.



#BookBlitz: Marrying the Mechanic by @ShannaHatfield @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Marrying the Mechanic: A Small-Town Clean Romance
Shanna Hatfield
(Summer Creek, #7)
Publication date: October 24th 2024
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

A heartwarming journey of love, growth, and the bonds that tie hearts together even when life leads down unexpected paths.

Mechanic Jace Easton grapples with the sudden changes happening around him. His younger sister, Tassie, has always relied on him, but now she’s off traipsing around the globe with the prince of her dreams. As Tassie prepares to step into her future, Jace is confronted with the harsh truth that she has matured, and so has her best friend, Deena. The deepening attraction he feels for Deena—a pull that becomes increasingly difficult to ignore—leaves him further unsettled and struggling to accept his new reality.

Deena Durant may earn her living welding farm equipment, but her true passion lies in crafting metal sculptures. Alongside her artistic dreams, she clings to the hope that Jace might eventually see her as more than his sister’s friend. Until then, she conceals her feelings and does her best to encourage him as everything familiar shifts into unchartered territory.

When Jace and Deena work together to help Tassie’s dreams come true, will they discover their own path to true love?

Marrying the Mechanic is a celebration of unexpected love, personal growth, and the power of relationships in a wholesome, small-town romance.

#BookBlitz: Pity Present by @whitneydineen @XpressoTours #Giveaway $25 Amazon gift card

Pity Present
Whitney Dineen
(Pity Series #5)
Publication date: October 24th 2024
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

Molly
I haven’t beeninterested in dating since my ex dumped me for a new girl at his law office. Since then, I’ve thrown myself into my work as a hotel gift shop designer. While being single isn’t what I expected, there’s truth to that old saying, “Once bitten, twice shy.” And the bite of a cheater stays with you.

Christmas can be a particularly vulnerable time, which is why I accepted a job right before the holidays. I had no idea the lodge that hired me was also hosting a singles’ event. Imagine my surprise when they had a last-minute cancellation and asked me if I wanted to join them.

Blake
When I left LA for my dream job in Chicago, I never dreamed by first assignment would be spending two weeks in Elk Lake, Wisconsin, covering the Midwestern Matchmaker’s new venture to set up Chicagoland singles. I’m a sports journalist for Pete’s sake, not some airheaded twit who writes about the lovelorn.

Unfortunately, the job I transferred for isn’t open yet, so here I am. In Wisconsin. Living my worst nightmare. There is no way anybody is going to find love at this thing. No way.

So, imagine my surprise when the most awkward woman in the world trips over me …

Saturday, October 26, 2024

#ReleaseBlitz for Tyrant by Sapphire Knight @GiveMeBooksPR




Title: Tyrant
Series: Kings of Carnage - Alabama #1
Author: Sapphire Knight
Genre: MC Romantic Suspense
Tropes: One Bed/Forced Proximity/Morally
Grey Hero/Protective Alpha/Opposites Attract
Release Date: October 25, 2024


BLURB

She was hiding something.
I should’ve known it from the moment I saw her on the side of the road.
Hitchhiking.

She was running from someone.
A monster she called him.
She had no idea one was right in front of her.

She was broken inside.
Yet, her demons called to mine.
I vowed to be her hero, but I’d play the villain to anyone who hurt her.