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Review Tour: The Perfect Lap (Racing Hearts in Serenity) by Sedona Hutton with a giveaway, an excerpt, and a review

 

The Perfect Lap
by Sedona Hutton

 

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GENRE: Contemporary Romance

 

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BLURB:

 

His job is to drive fast. Hers is to put the brakes on him. When sparks fly, will love cross the finish line?

 

AJ Ryan is a publicity nightmare. After a questionable photo surfaces and his biggest sponsor threatens to pull out, the NASCAR champion admits it might be time to hit the brakes. Thankfully, his new no-nonsense image consultant knows just where to start… too bad she revs his engine so loudly he can barely think straight.

 

Ella Fisher’s career is a welcome distraction from her poor taste in men. Fresh off another easily avoidable heartbreak, rehabbing AJ’s career is just the diversion she needs. But when the pulse-pounding client actually listens to her advice, Ella wonders if there’s more to the man behind the hot mess.

 

When Ella is granted guardianship of three boisterous children under the misconception that she and AJ are a couple, AJ surprises her by going along with the charade. Before long they find themselves in a make-shift family that feels more real than pretend.

As their professional relationship takes a hard turn for the personal, a single overheard conversation could make it all go up in flames. Will Ella and AJ’s romance hit the wall, or will love take the checkered flag?

 

The Perfect Lap is the second standalone novel in the Racing Hearts of Serenity romance series. If you like bad boys with a heart of gold, strong women, and love stories with a new age twist, then you’ll adore Sedona Hutton’s fun, sexy tale.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

“I bet you have a beautiful smile,” he drawled, then lowered his mouth to hers.

 

She should have pulled away—she didn’t know this man from Adam. But everything inside her protested. After gazing into each other’s eyes, she felt like she knew him intimately.

 

His lips were warm and tingly, his kiss pure perfection…and he drew back way too quickly. He blinked those deep blue eyes and gave her a lazy grin. “I knew it.” He rubbed the pad of his thumb over her lower lip. “Beautiful.”

 

That’s when she realized she was smiling.

 

He rose, and she gave him a quick once over, taking in the sexy stubble on his face, the taut muscles of his chest, his lean physique. As good old-fashioned lust rolled through her like a quick-moving thunderstorm, she silently bemoaned her situation. This was a hell of a time to have a newly implemented man-ban.

 

“Keep smiling.” Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he winked at her. “It suits you,” he added in that low, sexy drawl. Then he sauntered off.

 

Her breath caught as she spun around to gape at him. He’d just kissed her and now he was leaving? She contemplated calling him back, then reconsidered. She had other fish to fry.

 

Even so, she couldn’t stop herself from tracking his every move as he swaggered toward the party, his backside looking every bit as fine as the rest of him. Pressing a hand to her chest, she let out a slow exhale. Even though she was one-hundred percent committed to her man-ban, she could admit—at least to herself—that the sexy, charming stranger had intrigued her.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Author Sedona Hutton finds inspiration in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, where she lives with her husband and curly-coated retriever. In addition to writing, she’s a Reiki Master and a certified Chopra Center Meditation instructor. She enjoys reading, yoga, gardening, and experiencing the great outdoors on boats, motorcycles, and Jeeps. Sedona pens a “Peace, Love, & Joy” blog on her website. Visit her at www.SedonaHutton.com, Twitter @SedonaHutton, Facebook @SedonaHuttonAuthor, and Instagram @SedonaHutton.

 

Sedona’s debut novel, Cloud Whispers, was a Finalist in the 2018 Readers’ Favorite Contest, an Official Selection in the 2018 Summer eBook Awards for New Apple Literary, and Shortlisted for the Books Go Social Best Book of 2018.


Links:
Website: https://www.sedonahutton.com/


Blog: https://www.sedonahutton.com/blog


Twitter: https://twitter.com/SedonaHutton

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SedonaHuttonAuthor/

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sedonahutton/


Amazon page: www.amazon.com/author/sedonahutton

 

Goodreads Author page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17837575.Sedona_Hutton

 

Short link to Goodreads Author page: https://bit.ly/2GxDDQ7

 

 

Book purchase links:

Amazon Purchase Link for Cloud Whispers: https://goo.gl/N9aC38


Amazon Purchase Link for Nora’s Promise: https://tinyurl.com/y7vqz3t9


Amazon Purchase Link for The Perfect Lap: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Lap-Racing-Serenity-Romance-ebook/dp/B07R92KSFX

 

 

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GIVEAWAY

 

Sedona Hutton will be awarding a $30 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

Rafflecopter:

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3058/


Enter to win a $30 Amazon/BN GC 

 

 

Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 

 

Review Tour: Gore in the Garden (A Washington Whodunit) by Colleen J. Shogan with a giveaway, an excerpt, and a review

 

Gore in the Garden
by Colleen J. Shogan

 

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GENRE: Mystery

 

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BLURB:

 

After her boss narrowly escaped political defeat, Kit Marshall is settling into life as a busy congressional staffer. While attending an evening reception at the United States Botanic Garden, Kit’s best friend stumbles upon the body of a high-ranking government official. The chairwoman of a congressional committee asks Kit to investigate, and she finds herself once again in the thick of a murder investigation. The complications keep coming with the unexpected arrival of Kit’s younger brother Sebastian, a hippie protestor who seems more concerned about corporate greed than the professional problems he causes for his sister. To make matters even worse, the romantic lives of Kit’s closest friends are driving her crazy, diverting her attention from the mystery she’s been tasked to solve.

The search for the killer requires her to tussle with an investigative journalist right out of a noir novel, a congresswoman fixated on getting a statue of James Madison installed on the Capitol grounds, and a bossy botanist who would do anything to protect the plants he loves. When the murderer sends a threatening message to Kit via a highly unusual delivery mechanism, Kit knows she must find the killer or risk the lives of her friends and loved ones.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

Sebastian, Doug, and I drifted back to the sidewalk outside the butterfly garden. “Tell me more about your friend Meg,” said Sebastian. His eyes sparkled with interest.

 

“She’s not dating these days,” I said quickly. “Let’s not go there.”

 

“Meg is attractive,” said Doug. “But I’m not sure she’s your type. I don’t see her taking to the streets anytime soon to protest the world’s injustices.”

 

“Not unless the protest was taking place inside Nordstrom’s,” I said. “If you could arrange that location for a demonstration, then you persuade her to make an appearance.”

 

Doug and Sebastian both chuckled. But their laughter was interrupted suddenly by a bloodcurdling scream from inside the conservatory.

 

“That sounds like Meg!” I exclaimed. “Come on.”

 

We rushed over to the entrance, pulled open the door, and entered the garden court. Meg was standing next to the blooming corpse flower. I didn’t even notice the odor because I was fixated on her terrified face.

 

I ran to her and put my hands on her shoulders. “Meg, what’s wrong? It looks like you’ve just seen a ghost.”

 

“Worse than that,” she sputtered, gesturing wildly behind her.

 

“Is something wrong inside the tropical rain forest?” I asked.

 

“You could say so,” Meg gasped. “Someone’s dead.”

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Colleen J. Shogan has been reading mysteries since the age of six. She conceived of the plot of her first novel one morning while taking a walk in her suburban Washington, D.C. neighborhood. A political scientist by training, Colleen has taught American politics at numerous universities. She previously worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative staffer in the United States Senate. She’s currently a senior executive at the Library of Congress.
Colleen lives in Arlington, Virginia with her husband Rob and their beagle mutt Conan. She is a member of Sisters in Crime. "Stabbing in the Senate" was awarded the Next Generation Indie prize for Best Mystery in 2016. "Homicide in the House" was a 2017 finalist for the RONE Award for Best Mystery. “Calamity at the Continental Club” was a 2018 finalist in the “best cozy mystery” at Killer Nashville.

 

https://www.facebook.com/washingtonwhodunit/

 

https://twitter.com/cshogan276

 

www.colleenshogan.com

 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gore-in-the-garden-colleen-shogan/1131993549

 

https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/gore-in-the-garden

 

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/936838

 

https://www.amazon.com/Gore-Garden-Washington-Whodunnit-Book-ebook/dp/B07S4F8XZZ/

 

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GIVEAWAY

 

Colleen J. Shogan will be awarding a $50 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

RAFFLECOPTER:

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3103/


Enter to win a $50 Amazon/BN GC

 

Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 

 

Blog Tour: 13 Steps to the Cellar by Teresa Mathews with a giveaway, 99 cents for a limited time

 

13 Steps to the Cellar
by Teresa Mathews

 

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GENRE: Mystery

 

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BLURB:

There were thirteen steps to the cellar. They were steep and they were narrow—but was a fall down them enough to have caused the twenty-seven deep lacerations to her aunt’s head?

 

Callie Harris travels from her home in Alabama to her aunt’s former mansion in Maine to unravel the haunting forty-year-old mystery of Dr. Laverne Harris Doss’ brutal death.

 

Why wasn’t a murder weapon found? Was her uncle justly convicted of the killing? Was his mistress involved? Or was the murderer the bearded stranger rumored to have arrived by train that night?

 

In the charming town of Richmond, located on the banks of Maine’s historic Kennebec River, Callie uncovers the community’s darkest secrets—a botched police investigation, a betrayed widow’s lie, a dead woman’s blackmail, and a wealthy philanthropist’s shame. The web of intrigue extends far beyond Callie's suspicions and its connection to her personal story pierces her to the core.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

A man hovered over the crumpled body of the woman at the bottom of the cellar stairs. An awful, guttural sound forced its way up from deep in her lungs. A
cavernous head gash bled profusely, the blood pooling, forming a red halo around her auburn hair. Her glassy, fixed eyes looked up at Callie, pleading for help. I must
stop the bleeding, Callie cried. She hurried down the stairs, her feet heavy, her heart pounding. Why can’t I breathe? Why can’t I reach her? Why won’t my feet move
faster? She was only steps from her aunt when the grimacing man turned toward her, then looked back to Laverne and raised his hand for a final blow.

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Teresa Mathews is a graduate of The University of South Alabama. She’s a member of the Mobile Writers Guild and serves on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Nursery and Landscape Association.

 

An avid gardener and artist, she has multiple book covers to her credit. Several years ago after visiting the site of her real-life aunt’s murder, Teresa discovered another passion–storytelling. Although inspired by an actual tragedy, Thirteen Steps to the Cellar is fiction.

 

Raised on the Gulf Coast, Teresa, her husband, and son now live on a farm with a second home on the sparkling white sands of Fort Morgan, Alabama.

 

https://instagram.com/teresamathewsauthor


https://www.teresamathews.com


www.amazon.com/author/teresamathews

 

www.facebook.com/TeresaMathewsauthor

 

http://tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Mathews_Teresa/13-steps-to-the-cellar.htm


http://tirgearrpublishing.com/authors/Mathews_Teresa

 

THE BOOK IS $0.99 DURING THE TOUR

 

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GIVEAWAY

 

Teresa Mathews will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

Rafflecopter:

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3131/

 

Enter to win a $25 Amazon/BN GC

 

 

Blog Tour: Alice: A Memoir by Alice Gilmore with an excerpt and giveaway

 

Alice, a Memoir
by Alice Gilmore

 

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GENRE: Non-fiction

 

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BLURB:

Few, if anyone, could have had a life like Alice Gilmore. It was almost unbelievable yet carried on under the cover of a respectable middle-class existence.

 

You might strongly disapprove of what she did, but Alice was determined. She overcame insurmountable obstacles to keep the love she longed for.

 

Her single-minded fight to live out her love makes a gripping, riveting story that one eminent literary person called ‘staggeringly readable’. It is shocking. Her methods will upset some, but are you with her or against her? Your decision.

 

This is no misery memoir. It’s a story told with joy, wit and fervour – the astonishing story of the overwhelming love Alice Gilmour was determined to live out.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

I am going to tell you our story, my darlings. It is really only for you three and one other (you know who) but I can’t help hoping that the world will read it, which is why I shall probably publish it. But not for some years. When you’re fully grown up and have flown the nest. God knows what they will make of it, the world I mean, whoever they are, but I am not suggesting that any rules or taboos should be changed by our story, or new rules made. Leave all that alone. Our story, perhaps I should say my story, just is. You could tritely call it the exception that proves the rule. Perhaps that is just what it is: unique. I doubt that but it is certainly extraordinary. I have carefully chosen those words. Any old event of yawning banality is called ‘amazing’, ‘fantastic’, ‘unbelievable’, ‘fabulous’ in our current jargon. Whatever else people may call my story it is certainly extraordinary.

 

It is, above all, a love story, an all-consuming love story, though I have never felt consumed by love, rather continually renewed. But isn’t that what love should do to you?

Consume you and renew you constantly like the phoenix. And it brought with it another constant emotion: fear. And pain. The fear of pain. The fear of the pain of losing it, this wonderful state. The word love doesn’t fully express what I/we felt. Another word that is more or less totally debased.

 


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

If you want to know about my life and background read this book. I can scarcely add to what I have written about myself in there. I earnestly hope that the rest of my life is too uneventful to even consider writing anything else, I am no novelist. The life I have described was full enough and rich enough for me. God knows what I would come out with if I had to invent. If you find you need a good chef I shall consider anything not too energetic – which rules out most jobs in the kitchen.

 

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/100110001-alice-gilmore

 

https://www.facebook.com/alice.gilmore.92775

 

https://twitter.com/AlicetheWife1

 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alice-a-memoir-alice-gilmore/1131732791


https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/940716


https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/alice-a-memoir


https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Memoir-Gilmore-ebook/dp/B07S8HK65K/


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GIVEAWAY

 

One randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.

 

Rafflecopter:

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3127/

 

Enter to win a $50 Amazon/BN GC

 

Blog Tour: April in the Back of Beyond by p.m. terrell with an excerpt and a review

 

 

April in the Back of Beyond
by p.m.terrell

 

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GENRE: Romantic Suspense/Ghost Story

 

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BOOK TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TpMk4StYI

 

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BLURB:

Writer Hayley Hunter has arrived in Ireland to complete a book on Irish history. When she discovers the old carriage house she is renting is haunted, she is determined to uncover the truth behind the burned ruins of a nearby manor house and the abandoned British barracks it overlooks. With the assistance of Shay Macgregor, an Irish historian, her quest will take her to 1919 and the Irish War for Independence, exposing the murders of two young men and why their mother, April Crutchley, refuses to leave the back of beyond even in death. With a budding romance and the opportunity to begin life anew, Hayley finds her own life is now in jeopardy as she gets closer to a truth the villagers have long sought to bury.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

When I heard the soft sobs, I realized I had drifted off once more and in my half-awakened state, I thought the cries were connected to my discordant dreams. I lay there with a groan on my lips not quite ready to spill out and wishing I could simply sleep peacefully before it was too late and I would be forced to arise for the long day ahead. I felt the bedcovers slip away from my bare shoulders and I fought to open my eyes.

 

When they finally did open, I discovered that I was completely uncovered. The bedcovers had been pulled to the foot of the bed and were shivering inches from my feet as they lay heaped into an unkempt triangle about three feet in height. I blinked once and then twice, my mind not grasping what my eyes were witnessing, for surely it must be a trick of the eyes to think the covers were still moving.

 

It was then that I realized the soft sobs had continued even after I had fully awakened and they were not part and parcel of my overactive dream state but they were real and they were coming from the direction of the blanket.

 

“You don’t understand,” came the sound of a woman’s voice, wracked with anguished sobs. “They are still here.”

 

“No, sweet darling,” returned a weary man’s voice that sounded so close I nearly jumped out of my skin. “They are with God now.”

 

“I’m telling you they are not,” the woman answered, her weeping growing more tormented. “They’ve never left. They’re still here.”

 

Within the space of a single heartbeat, I saw myself just a few nights ago, convinced the voices came from outside my window. Then I was pulled into the present to fight the horrifying realization that I was sharing my bed with two apparitions.

 

I slid my feet away from the covers in excruciatingly slow progress, afraid at any moment my movements would alert the phantoms of my presence. I tucked my feet and knees close to my torso as I came to an uneasy seated position, almost fetal in an attempt to occupy as little space as possible.

 

The room had become an icebox despite the radiators and I found myself shivering almost in tandem with the blanket. I had no idea how long I sat there, curled against the headboard and pillows, watching the foot of the bed and listening to the disembodied voices that filled the air. But then something seemed to snap inside me, fully awakening me to the present time and despite my fear, despite my trepidation, I grew impatient with myself. I reached a trembling hand toward the bedcovers, intent on pulling them over me to fight the chill as well as reassure me that they were not wet.

 

But at the precise moment I felt the dampness under my fingers, the sobbing stopped, replaced by a gasp that was not my own. I yanked the covers to the side, determined to discover what mechanical device lay beneath. The material jerked away from me as though I was engaged in a tug-of-war and the gasp was replaced with a woman’s blood-curdling scream and a man’s shouts.

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

p.m.terrell is the pen name for Patricia McClelland Terrell, the award-winning, internationally acclaimed author of more than 23 books in multiple genres, including contemporary suspense, historical suspense, computer instructional, non-fiction and children’s books.

 

Prior to writing full-time, she founded two computer companies in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area: McClelland Enterprises, Inc. and Continental Software Development Corporation. Among her clients were the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Secret Service, U.S. Information Agency, and Department of Defense. Her specialties were in the detection of white collar computer crimes and computer intelligence.

 

A full-time author since 2002, Black Swamp Mysteries was her first series, inspired by the success of Exit 22, released in 2008. Vicki’s Key was a top five finalist in the 2012 International Book Awards and 2012 USA Book Awards nominee, and The Pendulum Files was a national finalist for the Best Cover of the Year in 2014. Her second series, Ryan O’Clery Suspense, is also award-winning. The Tempest Murders (Book 1) was one of four finalists in the 2013 International Book Awards, cross-genre category. Her historical suspense, River Passage, was a 2010 Best Fiction and Drama Winner. It was determined to be so historically accurate that a copy of the book resides at the Nashville Government Metropolitan Archives in Nashville, Tennessee. Songbirds are Free is her bestselling book to date; it is inspired by the true story of Mary Neely, who was captured in 1780 by Shawnee warriors near Fort Nashborough (now Nashville, TN).

 

She was the co-founder of The Book ‘Em Foundation, an organization committed to raising public awareness of the correlation between high crime rates and high illiteracy rates. She was the founder of Book ‘Em North Carolina, an annual event held in the town of Lumberton, North Carolina, to raise funds to increase literacy and reduce crime and served as its chairperson and organizer for its first four years. She also served on the boards of the Friends of the Robeson County (NC) Public Library, the Robeson County (NC) Arts Council, Virginia Crime Stoppers and became the first female president of the Chesterfield County-Colonial Heights Crime Solvers in Virginia.

 

For more information, book trailers, excerpts and more, visit the author’s website

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Website: https://pmterrell.com/


Twitter: @pmterrell


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmterrell.author/


Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pmterrell/

 

https://www.amazon.com/April-Back-Beyond-p-m-terrell/dp/1935970461

 

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GIVEAWAY

 

p.m.terrell will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

RAFFLECOPTER CODE:

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3120/

 

Enter to win a $25 Amazon/BN GC -

 

Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 

 

Blog Tour: Soul Reader by Lisa Zajkowski with a giveaway, an excerpt, and an interview

 

Soul Reader
by Lisa Zajkowski

 

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GENRE: Paranormal Romance

 

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BLURB:

When skeptic Marvin meets artistic Natalie in a coffee shop on a cold October morning, the two fall fast in love, but nothing is ever as easy as it feels.

Natalie believes that a divine something is guiding her life for her greater good, and it seems to be true. She lands her dream job and she and Marvin marry at a beachside castle. However, the ease and flow of their lives start to change. At the same time that Natalie becomes pregnant, Marvin experiences strange symptoms and visits his doctor.

When faced with a diagnosis that changes everything and odd dreams of the child that hasn’t yet been born, will Marvin let go of his skepticism or will he miss out on a lifetime with his loving family?

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

Marvin heads into his oversized master bath to start the shower. He is sensitive when it comes to nature, so he has a top of the line water purification system that allows him to use the ocean water in his home. It siphons water from the ocean, removes the salt and impurities, and leaves him with the smoothest, cleanest water in town. He is hopeful that the city will one day take advantage of such a resourceful product, but he isn’t surprised that they haven’t. The water is silky and hot as it rains down on his body. His showerhead is automated with voice command, so he can tell it if he wants jet stream, raindrops, massage or pulsating. Marvin’s home may be more modest than most in the area, but he never held back on the luxuries of things he liked. He turns the steam feature on as he shuts the water off and grabs his towel. He loves standing in the steam, with it smelling the way only steam in a clean shower can smell. He has always been very in touch with his senses and felt them all deeply: touch, taste, smell, hearing, vision, and the unspoken sixth sense. He is unconsciously aware of his intuition because his analytical mind has yet to bring it forth; however, it will happen when the timing is right. He steps out of his steamy fortress, his hair awry, and drapes his towel over the shower door. As he steps in front of the mirror, admiring his sculpted body, he wonders if Talie might be up, if she was even awake.


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Lisa M. Zajkowski has an exhilaration for life while exploring all areas from the ethereal to the ordinary, and she appreciates learning something from every aspect. Her main theme in life is fun, as she indulges in laughter and looks for the positive in every situation. She also thrives on pushing the boundaries of the body while enduring in the sport of Triathlon, having completed a Half Ironman. However, it’s her first love of running that brings her an immense sense of liberation and connectedness with the beauty of the world. Lisa loves connecting with people, and being a massage therapist allows her to do this as she enjoys helping people facilitate healing within their innate body systems. She is comforted in the softer side of life while cuddling with her dogs and cat, and desires to own a horse ranch. Lisa revels in the freedom of being fluid in her writing, taking pleasure in all genres of authoring. She is currently working on Drama, Sci-Fi, and Horror novels.

 

http://lisazajkowski.com/


https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Reader-Lisa-Zajkowski/dp/1733593934/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1556567737&sr=8-1-fkmrnull

 

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GIVEAWAY

One randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card.

 

Rafflecopter:

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f3099/


Enter to win a $50 Amazon/BN GC 

 

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Interview:

 

What are four things you can’t live without? Sunshine, the ocean, creative outlets, running.


What is your favorite television show? Once Upon A Time (off air for over a year now)


If you could be any character, from any literary work, who would you choose to be? Why? I would be the model athlete that is depicted in “Be Iron Fit” by Don Fink. Triathlon is my heart and passion, yet I’m not a model athlete. Meaning, sticking to strict training schedules and waking up when it’s dark out. I would love to have that kind of discipline and perhaps when I start training for a Full Ironman, I will. But for now, in-between big races, I’m just maintaining lackadaisically. I greatly admire the dedication and discipline that follows suit with such rigorous training.


What have you got coming soon for us to look out for? I’m working on a sci-fi/horror that I’m really excited about.


What books or authors have most influenced your own writing? Stephen King! I love his style of really going beyond with imagination. I’ve been reading his works since I was about 15 years old.

 

Blog Tour: Loved by the Beast (Alcyran Chronicles book 3) by Anya Summers with an excerpt and giveaway.

 

Loved by the Beast
by Anya Summers

 

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GENRE: Paranormal Erotic Romance

 

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BLURB:

Anna has plans for her life. This fall, she will be heading off to medical school, well on her way to becoming a doctor. But first, she and her besties head to Ireland to celebrate.

 

Nowhere did her future plans even include serious dating, let alone becoming mated to a man who can turn into a freaking beast with wings. Nor did she reckon with being sucked through a portal onto another planet while on her way home from a great night out.

 

Yet from the very first time her new mate touches her, Anna wonders if this could be the real deal – as in: the big L. The only problem is, her mate says his kind do not love; they protect, they pleasure, and they provide. Can Anna really kiss goodbye to all her plans for the future, and agree to spend the rest of her existence without love?

 

Publisher’s Note: This steamy paranormal romance, while the third in the Alcyran Chronicles series, can be read and enjoyed as a standalone.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

His nose caught a whiff of sweetness on the breeze. The potency and flavor reminded him of dragonsbane wine. Being surrounded by the foreign stench, his beast wanted to roll around in the familiar scent.

 

He scrutinized the pavement below.

 

Then he spotted his prey. The women walked three abreast down a deserted lane, swaying slightly as they trod. He inhaled a giant whiff, needing to be sure. His people needed him to finish this task and succeed. Rhiannon had been correct. Their scent held trace amounts of Clovis blood, mingled with that of the people of this planet. It confused his internal sensors, made him want to call them Clovis—but they were not. They had far too much of Earth inside them. Their Clovis scent was so faint and diluted, if he had not been searching for that in particular, he would have missed it.

 

He swooped down near the trio. His senses were on high alert. He homed in, soaring near their location. One of the women, a black-haired wench with hair that fell to her waist, glanced skyward, lifting her face toward his position, and emitted an ear-piercing scream.

 

That face. Even in the dark he could discern her beautiful porcelain features, the arched brows, slim upturned nose and pouty lips that were presently drawn in abject terror. A lightning bolt of energy struck D’Vorak’s system. His wings stretched. His dick woke like a sleeping giant, straining against the confines of his leather britches. His entire being bellowed: mine. That, at long last, he had found his mate.

 

The urge to rut until his seed emptied into his mate’s sex and his staff became flaccid surged through him. It overrode his every thought. He had to claim her, bind her life force with his and plant his offspring in her belly.

 

The thought of being with his mate after believing he was doomed to walk alone made his head swim. He was exultant. Desire thundered through his veins. His blood roared.

And then his mate and the other two women sprinted away. D’Vorak snarled. How dare she run from him? She belonged to him, now and until the end of their days. Like they could outrun him.

 

He shot after them, weaving his great wings between buildings as he flew, speeding closer and closer. He grinned when they took the dead-end with the entrance to the portal. Rhiannon had said the women would be drawn to the magic of the vortex, that their blood would recognize the magic and it would act like a tether, leading them to it. The trap had been executed to perfection.

 

D’Vorak looked at the woman, his mate. She was a sprite of a thing, lush where it counted, and he felt himself nearly coming out of his skin at the sight. She was his mate, all right. His body and being exhibited all the signs. His feet touched down upon the firm, stone ground. Not breaking his forward momentum, he stalked forward. Voracious need battered his every footstep. He wanted to shake himself. It had been hundreds of years since any of his kind had found their mate. They slaked their lust on their harems full of concubines to quell the rising madness within. Every aspect of his being bellowed that he must take her, bind her to him at once.


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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of books instead binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in History.

 

Anya is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres. She also writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. (http://www.maggiemaegallagher.com/) A total geek at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.

Visit her website here:


www.anyasummers.com

 

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Don’t miss these exciting titles by Anya Summers!

Dungeon Fantasy Club Series

Her Highland Master, Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Highland-Master-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01E9UB8SO/

 

To Master and Defend, Book 2 https://www.amazon.com/Master-Defend-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01FNG23HI/

 

Two Doms for Kara, Book 3 https://www.amazon.com/Doms-Kara-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01GXGOAK0/

 

His Driven Domme, Book 4 https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Domme-Dungeon-Fantasy-Club-ebook/dp/B01IIUY8Y2

 

Her Country Master, Book 5 https://goo.gl/YWhLqm

 

Love Me, Master Me, Book 6 https://goo.gl/QlTE9u

 

Submit To Me, Book 7 https://goo.gl/Or8pYr

 

Her Wired Dom, Book 8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MRJY9TF/

 

Pleasure Island Series

Her Master & Commander, Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/Master-Commander-Pleasure-

Island-Book-ebook/dp/B06Y5SVVB9/

 

Her Music Masters, Book 2 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0711R9D1H/

 

Their Shy Submissive, Book 3 https://goo.gl/ufyJLn

 

Her Lawful Master, Book 4 https://www.amazon.com/Lawful-Master-Pleasure-Island-Book-ebook/dp/B073SRDNNT

 

Her Rockstar Dom, Book 5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075VSGP8Q

 

Duets & Dominance, Book 6 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075TG9RYC

 

Her Undercover Dom, Book 7 https://goo.gl/HKhVba

 

Ménage In Paradise, Book 8 https://goo.gl/qce2BD

 

Her Rodeo Masters, Book 9 https://goo.gl/HDZw6v

 

Cuffs & Spurs Series

His Scandalous Love https://www.amazon.com/Scandalous-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B079GBB57Z

 

His Unexpected Love https://www.amazon.com/His-Unexpected-Love-Carter-Beginning-ebook/dp/B07C2NBGLQ

 

His Wicked Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B661RP1

 

His Untamed Love https://www.amazon.com/Untamed-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07D9ZDHMH

 

His Tempting Love https://www.amazon.com/Tempting-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07HYT1GVQ

 

His Seductive Love https://www.amazon.com/Seductive-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07KXP3MMF

 

His Secret Love https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NKN5Y2S

 

His Cherished Love https://www.amazon.com/Cherished-Love-Cuffs-Spurs-Book-ebook/dp/B07SBDTVMV

 

The Alcyran Chronicles

Taken by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FYNT21L

 

Claimed by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/Claimed-Beast-Alcyran-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B07Q3HNP26/

 

Loved by the Beast https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W3QFLJW/ref=sr_1_1


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GIVEAWAY

 

Anya Summers will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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Review Tour: The Black Hand by Jonathan Dunne. Check out the giveaway, the excerpt, and my review!

 

The Black Hand
by Jonathan Dunne

 

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GENRE: Crime/Mystery

 

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BLURB:

 

In the aftermath of Ireland’s most deadly gang war, Dublin’s ruling family has scattered to the wind.

 

Into the void steps a criminal genius known only as The Black Hand. His organisation’s powerful grip is ruthless, bloody and barbaric.

 

With Europe’s biggest crime in play, The Devil needs a distraction. And The Black Hand needs Jacob Boylan to return to Irish shores. He will stop at nothing to provoke Dublin’s most lethal criminal out of hiding.

 

But has the wily genius misstepped? As all eyes are on Jacob, the Dublin exile carefully plans a gangland wipeout, for he is nobody’s pawn.


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EXCERPT:

 

 

The white Isuzu’s exterior was emblazoned with Green’s Painters and Decorators. It chugged slowly out of London. Jacob drove, as the two youngsters stared hungrily at the cash bags.

 

Slowly, they drove into a lonely lane, where an abandoned bungalow awaited. They showered under a rusty water pipe before changing into new clothes. The old clothes were placed in a blazing stove and burned.

 

It took just under two hours to count the money, which totalled £146,400. It had been a good day. Split three ways, after expenses, they bagged £47,500 each.

 

Jacob shook hands with his two protégés as he watched the bungalow and the van burst into flames. Eventually, all three walked through a narrow-wooded walkway and into a dimly lit car park. It was here they spoke freely.

 

‘Have you the lodgements separated?’ asked Jacob.

 

‘Yes,’ replied Donny.

 

Vincent nodded. Jacob scrutinised the youngsters. ‘There’s no happy ending if you play the gangster. Do you understand?’ They looked at each other. This was old ground.

 

‘We’ll be careful, boss,’ said Vincent.

 

‘Lodge it in small amounts to all accounts. Nobody minds £5,000. They do mind £50,000.’

 

‘Not a problem,’ said Donny.

 

Jacob read their faces. They were good lads, quiet and careful in their deliberations.

That was rare.

 

‘Well done, boys. You were very professional today.’ They beamed at his words.

 

When they left, Jacob scanned the CCTV in the car park. It had been disabled. He opened the door to his car and drove towards Essex.

 
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Jonathan Dunne is a native of Dublin's north inner city. The Black Hand is his second novel in the crime genre. The Takeover - his first crime novel went on to wide acclaim and regularly featured in Amazon's bestseller lists.

 

He is also an avid MMA journalist who has penned articles for some of Ireland's biggest publications. He holds a Degree from the Dublin Institute of Technology and is a strong advocate of lifelong learning and education. After returning to complete his leaving certificate as an adult in Jonathan has went on to have four novels published.

 

Social Media Links:

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https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Dunne/e/B00BEFKHVC%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share


http://jonathanwdunne.wordpress.com/

 

The book is on sale for $0.99.

 

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GIVEAWAY:

 

Jonathan Dunne will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

Rafflecopter:

 

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Enter to win a $20 Amazon/BN GC

 

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Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 

 

Blog Tour: The Persistence of Memory Book 1: Deja Vu by Karen Janowsky with an excerpt and giveaway

 

The Persistence of Memory Book 1: Déjà vu
by Karen Janowsky

 

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GENRE: Fantasy, Romance

 

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BLURB:

When superheroes fall in love, anything can happen.

 

Daniel Hecht doesn’t belong in this century. Catapulted into the present from 1943, he’s out of place and out of touch. Still, he was the American war hero called “Lionheart” and his heroism has followed him into the modern world. He now leads an underground group of superpowered misfits, but the misfit he keeps turning to is Nina Asher.

 

Nina has a vast knowledge of history, yet no idea who she is or where she’s from. She has become the target of dangerous creatures that have appeared all over the world. As she and Daniel work to decipher an ancient, cryptic myth, they experience flashbacks to things that never could have happened. They are falling in love, but there’s something they’re sure they need to remember, and it’s keeping them apart.

The key to saving the world may begin with the act of remembering.

 

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EXCERPT:

 

 

From CHAPTER TWO

Labyrinth

‘The New Woman was blessed. Each of the gods lay a gift inside the womb of the unborn goddess.’

 

July 2011, Roosevelt University, Washington, D.C.

 

Nina

“A s a matter of fact, I already have gotten lost in here,” Nina admitted. She had just led Daniel through the archives room at the back of the library. After a few unintended detours, they managed to find their way back to the entrance. “I don’t think I’m usually this bad with direction.” She wondered if she should have said that aloud. It seemed like the opposite of what one should say while trying to make a good impression. She saw him look at her sideways and couldn’t quite tell whether he was trying not to laugh at her.

 

“I can see why.” He turned around, surveying the labyrinthine expanse of corridors demarcated by large crates and floor-to-ceiling shelves which were crammed with boxes, tools, and large, old-looking objects. He smiled. “You’ve got your work cut out for you, organizing this place.”

 

He turned around again. He was only a few inches away from her, and when he reached past her waist, she held her breath. A memory flashed of the same motion, the same, comforting scent, like the woods after it rained, and a familiar, definitively masculine arm pulling her closer. The memory vanished as he leaned in and turned the doorknob, holding the door open for her to pass. She met his eyes as she walked by him and he looked as startled as she felt. She tried to blink away the residual, now contentless déjà vu. “Well, I won’t be bored, at least.” She tried to get a quick, surreptitious impression of his reaction, hoping his face wouldn’t register disappointment in her lack of wit. When she glanced up, it was obvious that he had been looking at her as well. They locked eyes and looked away.

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Karen Janowsky has been fascinated by ancient mythology since childhood. She has loved superheroes since the first time she saw the Super Friends on television in 1970’s. Because flying an invisible jet was never a viable career option, and because running around in a cape, swimsuit, and bright red boots is not socially acceptable for adults, she teaches yoga and writing at the College of Southern Maryland. Her stories and poems have been featured in several anthologies and literary magazines since 1991. She received her master’s degree in English from Florida State University.

 

Author website:
https://www.karenjanowsky.com

 

Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Karen-Janowsky-391334061451858/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/Karen_Janowsky


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorkarenjanowsky/

 

Where to Buy:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Persistence-Memory-Book-Déjà-Vu-ebook/dp/B07P5GF4FH


Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-persistence-of-memory-book-1-karen-janowsky/1130727739


Apple iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1454271061


Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-persistence-of-memory-4

 

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GIVEAWAY

 

Karen Janowsky will be awarding a digital copy of the entire Persistence of Memory trilogy: Deja vu, All Our Yesterdays, and The Beginning of Always, in epub or mobi, to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

 

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Enter to win the complete Persistence of Memory series

 

Release Blitz: Just One More by H. D'Agostino

 

Just One More

by H. D’Agostino

 

Release: August 8, 2019

 

Genre: Contemporary Romance (stand alone)

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46184671-just-one-more

 

 

Blurb: 

Hailey Sullivan.

The girl next door. 

My best friend. 

We met when we were three, and have been inseparable most of our lives--- that is until I fell in love with her. I knew I had to bury my feelings; our friendship was more important. I was willing to love her from afar, and was doing just that until tragedy struck.

It’s funny how one moment can change everything. All the things I thought I’d never have become possibilities, and all my reasons for staying away from her seem inconsequential. Sometimes all we need is one more day; one more hour; one more moment. Just one more was all I wanted, and I’d prove that Hailey and I were more than just best friends.

 

 

Buy Links (Kindle Unlimited):

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2IfswLv

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2RbHuVI

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2IDqPpZ

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2Xc4aui

 

 

Praise:

Passion, Heart ache and soul mates.” - The Book Fairy Reviews

 

“All the feels with this standard romance storyline!” - Millennial Life Crisis Bookshelf - Samantha 

 

“WHOOOOO!!!! What a great friend to lovers 2nd chance story!! This book will go down as one of my favorites by this author.” - Twinsie Talks

 

 

Author Bio:

Heather D'Agostino is an avid reader turned Bestselling Author of the Contemporary Romance Series The Broken Series, The Shattered Series, The Second Chances Series, The Cook Brothers Series, and Romantic Suspense series The Witness Series.

 

She attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she received a Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary Education with a minor in Mathematics.

 

She currently lives in Central New York with her husband, two children, two dogs, and three cats. When she's not writing she can usually be found at the dance studio, soccer field, or one of the many other places that she plays 'Supermom'. 

 

 

Social Media Links:

Email: hedagostino001@gmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/H.DAgostino.Author

Website: http://hdagostinobooks.weebly.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/hdagostino001

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hdagostino001

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heather-DAgostino/e/B00GHMH0LM

Reader Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/877863252256341/

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7034328.Heather_D_Agostino

 

 

 

Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 

 

Release Blitz: What Comes After by Melissa Toppen with a giveaway

 

What Comes After

by Melissa Toppen

 

Release: August 9, 2019

 

Genre: Contemporary Romance (standalone)

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45717613-what-comes-after

 

Cover Design: Melissa Gill Designs

 

 

Blurb:

Life is full of many things.

Love.

Loss.

Heartbreak.

Laughter.

No matter how small, each moment has value.

Then there are the big moments.

The moments that define us.

And the people who shape our very existence.

Abel Collins is that person for me. 

From the very first time our eyes locked, I knew there was something about him. That he was the person that would change everything.

And he did.

But Abel isn’t just any man…

His past is his prison.

His guilt keeps him chained.

His grief defines him.

And now it’s up to me to set him free.

To make him see that life isn’t just about what we’ve lost but what we still stand to gain.

Because it’s not about what came before, but what comes after.

 

 

Buy Links (Kindle Unlimited):

Amazon US- https://amzn.to/2XBdnxj

Amazon UK- https://amzn.to/2LOuDb5

Amazon CA- https://amzn.to/30p93yb

Amazon AU- https://amzn.to/2NJLOxe

 

 

Praise:

Roxs Reads - “What Comes After is beautifully written, chocked full of insightful phrases and quotes, and sits atop my list of favorite read for 2019.”

 

You Can’t Resista Dirty Book - “A beautiful, heartbreaking story that will pull at your heart strings.”

 

 

Author Bio:

Melissa Toppen is a Reader's Choice Award Winning and Bestselling Author of New Adult and Contemporary Romance. She is a lover of books and enjoys nothing more than losing herself in a good novel. She has a soft spot for Romance and focuses her writing in that direction; writing what she loves to read. 

Melissa resides in Cincinnati Ohio with her husband and two children, where she writes full time.

 

Social Media Links:

Website: www.mtoppen.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mtoppenauthor

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Amazon: www.amazon.com/author/melissatoppen

Bookbub: www.bookbub.com/authors/melissa-toppen

Newsletter: http://mtoppen.com/mailer.php

 

Giveaway: $10.00 Amazon Gift Card

 

 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/81aa78942090

 

Release Blitz: Tse (Skulls - the Early Years #3) by Jessie Cooke with a review

 

TSE

Series: SKULLS - The Early Years #3

by Jessie Cooke

 

Genre: MC Romance

 

Release: August 5, 2019

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47499737-tse

 

 

Blurb:

Ajei “My Heart” Yazzie is a seventeen-year-old girl with the spirit of a dove and the heart of a lion. She's not had an easy life, growing up without a father and losing her mother when she was barely in her teens. Her aunt and uncle took her in however, and she's lived with their family and her grandmother on the Navajo Nation in Phoenix ever since.

 

Aunt Lena is kind and loving, Uncle Malcolm...slightly intimidating, but Ajei does her best to stay out of his way and things are fine...for a while.

 

A beautiful, sunny day, a horse, and a swimming pond will be the background of the horror that will change Ajei and her life forever.

 

But as it often does, goodness grows out of the ashes of darkness and Ajei's light comes from a young man named Tse “Rock” Tsosie.

 

Rock risks his young life to save hers and that's where their love story begins. It will span decades, highways, mountains and valleys and endure pain while celebrating joy.

 

Their biggest struggle will come in the form of what they've created together, and with the best intentions, just might destroy.

Follow Ajei and Tse on their trek across America and their journey into adulthood. Ride with Rock on his proudly restored Indian motorcycle or Ajei on the Harley Davidson the love of her life bought for her and taught her how to ride.

 

They'll be wearing the colors of the Tarantulas MC out of Tempe Arizona while they navigate that fine line that weaves in and out between darkness and light.

 

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Book 25 in the Skulls MC Series & 3 in The Early Years Series. 

This is a Standalone Romance Novel but characters from this story, will appear in future books in the series. 

HEA and No cliffhanger. 

Intended for Mature Readers.

 

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The Skulls MC Series is about members of the MC club, their friends and associates. 

Each story, while focused around one main character, is not necessarily about a Skulls club member, but the story is related to Skulls members and the club.

 

 

Buy Links: Kindle Unlimited

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2KazxhC

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Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2KckDHJ

 

 

Author Bio: 

Jessie Cooke writes hot romance novels about tough guys, bad boys, bikers, fighters and lovers and the women of strong character who tame them.

 

Social Media Links: 

Website: http://jscooke.blogspot.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJSCooke/  

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14228485.J_S_Cooke

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2quE45g

 

In the Series

Doc Marshall

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2RmYuXR

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Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2yFzjIX

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2JqnlHm

 

Coyote Lee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Ppgr6T

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Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2PqtyV9

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2Pq0vRQ

 

 

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Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 http://christinewoinich.booklikes.com/post/1932220/steamy-gritty-action-packed-mc-romance

 

 

New Release!!! Picture This (Marry the Scot #4) by Jolie Vines with a review

 
Picture This
Series: Marry the Scot, features recurring characters from this family of hot Scots
by Jolie Vines
 
Release date: August 8th
 
 
Price: Available at a special discount of 2.99. This will go up directly after launch
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blurb:

 

The only man she loves is the one she can’t have.

 

Taylor has lived with threats and blackmail her entire life. Either she behaves like the perfect, dutiful daughter, or gives up her most desperate wish. With her father’s election on the horizon, the pressure is on to appear as the all-American family, including her marrying the son of the next president. Her final month of freedom could be her last chance of happiness.

 

Wasp has worked hard, building his name as a photographer, but he’s never forgotten the woman who first stole his heart. At a red-carpet photo shoot, his heart races when he sees Taylor. No way does he expect her to be naked in his room within the hour.

 

One hot kiss leads to an indecent proposal and a cross-European bucket list tour. But Wasp is no longer the boy Taylor once knew. The clock might be ticking, but her hot Scot has his own plans. Even if he has to choose between love and his career.

 

The heat between them is enough to set the world alight, or burn everything they care about.

 

If you adore second chance love stories with sensuous chemistry and a gorgeous backdrop, Picture This is perfect to sweep you away.

 

Author Bio:

JOLIE VINES is a romance novelist who lives in the South West of England with her husband and toddler son.

From an early age, Jolie lived in a fantasy world and is never happier than when plot dreaming. Jolie loves her heroes to be one-woman guys. Whether they are a huge Highlander, a touch starved earl, or a brooding pilot, they will adore their loved one until the end of time.

Her favourite pastime is wrecking emotions then making up for it by giving her characters deep and meaningful happy ever afters.

Want to contact Jolie? Drop her a line at jolie@jolievines.com, or find her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. She loves hearing from her readers.

Sign up to her newsletter to get THE RIVAL (MARRY THE SCOT, #0.5) novella for free, as well as being the first to know about new releases, giveaways and promotions. https://www.jolievines.com/newsletter

 

Link to my review on Iron Canuck:

 

 http://christinewoinich.booklikes.com/post/1932211/another-angsty-trip-with-the-macrae-clan

 

Cover Reveal: Enchanted by the Enemy

 
Enchanted by the Enemy
by Dora Blume
 
Release Date: September 26, 2019
 
Blurb:
Skyler’s life is falling apart.
 
A year ago, her father was killed by his mark. Not having any choice, she borrowed money from a loan shark to pay for funeral expenses. After missing a payment, the loan is due, in full. The tips she makes aren’t going to cut it.
 
A mysterious man comes to the bar, offering a deal to get her the money. But she has to do what she promised her father she never would, take a job as a bounty hunter.
 
Her attraction to the man has her unnerved as she agrees to the job. When she throws him several feet in anger without ever touching him, she panics. Discovering she’s a mage throws her life in chaos as she hunted by warlocks. Her mysterious man is one of them.
 
Kaira, another mage, and her sister, helps her unravel the world she didn’t know existed. Now, she has to decide if she can trust the man who’s supposed to be her enemy.
 
Read the second gripping installment of the Enchanted by the Craft Series.
 
Author Bio and Links:
 
Dora Blume is a middle school English teacher by day, writer by night. She tend to write spunky, bad-ass female characters. She has an Urban Fantasy series called The Shikari. It’s filled with quirky characters on a quest to save Minneapolis from demons. Forever will be the first in The Immortal Vampire, a dark fantasy series.
 
Being a teacher, she couldn’t help but write a young adult drama. Haunted by a Moment is a dramatic novel about a girl who’s life is falling apart and she’s trying to pick up the pieces before she goes mad. It’s about the darker side of being a teenager.
 
In her spare time, she reads a ton of books. Something like a book a day if she has time. She loves to read as much or more than she love to write. She reads everything.
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Release Blitz: Magnetic by Anya J. Cosgrove

 

Magnetic

by Anya J. Cosgrove

 

Genre: Reverse Harem

 

Release: August 8, 2019

 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45977800-magnetic

 

 

Blurb:

Who said life was a fairy tale? Because I’d gladly slice that jerk’s head off.

 

I never expected to end up half-naked in the woods with my guts hanging out. I didn’t plan to stumble upon the most powerful shifter clan in North America and three of the sexiest men I’ve ever laid eyes on.

 

Dominic, the fun and reckless new wolf. 

 

Sam, the hot doctor with glacial-blue eyes.

 

And Gabriel, the intense, secretive alpha who wants nothing to do with me.

 

My real name is a one-way ticket back to hell, and my secrets need to stay buried like the girl I used to be.

 

Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Red Riding Hood—I can be all three.  I can use my powers to earn a place in their werewolf town, away from the bite of my past mistakes. I can use them—and their bodies—to survive.

 

The only thing I can’t do is fall for them.

 

 

Buy Links (kindle unlimited):

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/2wrwzgP

Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/2Ic23wY

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2WE7Kxe

Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/2HLPVnB

 

 

Author Bio:

Anya J Cosgrove lives in Québec with her husband, her beautiful son, and two mischievous cats. She works as a veterinarian by day. She’s a travel and Disney junkie and is passionate about her favorite paranormal series. 

What would Buffy do? Kick ass!

 

 

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Audio: enjoyed the telling of the story as well as the story.

An Unsuitable Match - Sasha Cottman

This was a fun read. David's past was well known, but Clarice's was not and was a surprise. I loved how these two were willing to look beyond expectations to find love together. David impressed me when he tried to improve his situation so that he could win Clarice. She was stronger than she thought and her acceptance of her past made her more so. The narrator, Janine Haynes, did a wonderful job bringing this story to life.

I received this audio as a gift, and this is my unsolicited review.

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