Author: Sydney Paige Richardson
Narrator: Rocky Taylor
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Series: The Halves of Us Trilogy, Book 1
Publisher: The Parliament House
Released: Sep. 3, 2020
Genre: YA Fantasy
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Friday, October 2, 2020
Book Tour & Giveaway ~ The Reluctant Wizard by A. A. Warne
The
Reluctant Wizard
by
A.A. Warne
Genre:
Middle Grade Fantasy
By day, wizards rule the world. At night, warlocks seek to destroy it. Now, one boy will challenge them both.
Eli
never wanted to be a rebel. All he wants is an end to the famine and
war threatening his community. To save his mother and baby brother
from marauding warlocks, Eli is forced to make a heartbreaking
decision. He must travel to Terra Magicae, the mysterious land of the
wizards, to study magic. In exchange, the wizards will protect his
family, but this protection comes at a price: once Eli enters the
Grand Wizardry Academy, he may never come home.
Full
of lush landscapes and magical marvels, Terra Magicae is more
wondrous than Eli ever imagined… and more dangerous. At first,
Eli’s struggles to fit in at the Academy seem ordinary. But the
more he questions the wizards, the more he suspects a sinister
purpose behind their bizarre rules and tests. For a dark secret lies
at the heart of this mystical land, one so terrible it threatens not
only the students at the Academy but the lives of everyone Eli
loves.
To
save them all, Eli must step into the midst of the battle between the
wizards and warlocks and defy both sides. He must become the rebel he
was always meant to be.
A.
A. Warne writes elaborate, strange, dark and twisted stories. In
other words, speculative fiction.
Located
at the bottom of the Blue Mountains in Sydney, Australia; Amanda was
born an artist and grew up a painter before deciding to study
pottery.
But
it wasn't until she found the art of the written word that her
universe expanded.
A
graduate of Western Sydney University in arts, Amanda now spends her
time wrestling three kids and writing full time.
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Book Tour & Giveaway ~ Garden of Hope by Daphne Bloom
Garden
of Hope
Garden
of Love Book 1
by
Daphne Bloom
Genre:
Clean Regency Romance
Can
two lost causes find love in the arms of one another?
Lily,
the peculiar youngest daughter of an earl, would rather spend her
life as a spinster, tending to her garden–alone. But when her
father falls critically ill, she suddenly faces the possibility of
becoming a penniless relation living on the charity of her sisters
unless she can find a husband–now. But facing her fifth Season and
feeling unable to meet the requirements of a proper wife, Lily
despairs of finding a kind and patient man she can trust enough to
marry.
Henry,
the war-wounded second son of an earl, needs to have a son to secure
his family's future. But worried about his condition worsening and
leaving him crippled, he fears turning any future wife into a mere
companion and nursemaid.
Both
are unable to resist the pressure from their families to attend the
Season and at least try to
find a spouse. Can these two lost causes see past their own
limitations and let love in?
Garden
of Hope is a sweet, clean Regency romance and book 1 in the Garden of
Love series! It is a STANDALONE romance novel. No cheating, no
cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
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Daphne
Bloom is an author of romances and cozy mysteries. She lives in a
quaint Southern town with her family that lets her imagination run
free. When she's not watching the latest historical drama on TV,
she's usually curled up with her dog and a good book.
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Book Tour & Giveaway ~ The Egg by William Becker
The
Egg
by
William Becker
Genre:
Horror
When
it comes to having kids, there are no such things as mistakes, just
“surprises” or even to quote the late Bob Ross, “Happy
accidents.” May Dawes isn’t so sure about that when she gets
pregnant, considering she isn’t attracted to men and has never had
sex with a man. The beauty of childbirth becomes much less
beautiful when her child is revealed not to be a child at all, but a
strange, alien egg that seems to be driving her every action. THE EGG
is a horrific and hopeless journey into maternal instinct,
depression, obsession, and loneliness.
William
Becker is a young horror author with a mind for weirder sides of the
universe. With an emphasis on complex and layered storylines that tug
harshly on the reader to search for deeper meanings in the vein of
Silent Hill and David Lynch, Becker is a force to be reckoned within
the horror world. His works are constantly unfathomable, throwing
terror into places never before seen, while also providing compelling
storylines that transcend the predictable jumpscares of the popular
modern horror.
His first novel, WEEPING OF THE CAVERNS, was
written when he was 14. After eight months of writing, editing, and
revising, the story arrived soon after his 15th birthday. During the
writing sessions for his debut novel, he also wrote an
ultra-controversial short story known as THE WHITE SHADE that focused
on the horrors of a shooting. Living in a modern climate, it was
impossible for THE WHITE SHADE to see the light of day. Following a
psychedelic stint that consisted of bingeing David Lynch movies,
weird art, and considering the depth of the allegory of the cave
wall, he returned to writing with a second story, THE BLACK BOX, and
soon after, his second novel, GREY SKIES.
Release Blitz ~ The Duplicate Bride by Ginny Baird
Today we have the blog tour for Ginny Baird’s THE DUPLICATE BRIDE! Check it out and be sure to order yours today!
Title: The Duplicate Bride
Author: Ginny Baird
Genre: Contemporary Romance
About The Duplicate Bride:
Saying “I do” has never been this much fun in this charming new romance from New York Times bestselling author Ginny Baird. Hope Webb can’t believe her twin sister, Jackie, is begging her to swap places and play fiancée at Jackie’s pre-wedding festivities. Sure, it’s only a business-deal sort of marriage, but Hope is a carb-loving teacher who enjoys curling up with a good book. Jackie is a workaholic whose idea of a good time is a brisk five-mile run at the crack of dawn. The two sisters couldn’t be more opposite. Now Hope is stuck in the middle of a warm, tight-knit family she can’t help but adore and a groom who turns out to be entirely wonderful...for her. Hotel magnate Brent Albright knows something is off about his fiancée, but he doesn’t care. Gone is the driven woman with similar career goals, and in her place is someone warm and funny who not only charms his family but him as well. She’s doing everything she can to avoid him, but that’s probably just nerves. Two people about to wed couldn’t know each other less. Now Brent is determined to woo his fiancée, for real this time, because the more he gets to know her, the more his sweet fiancée turns out to be entirely wonderful...for him. And that’s when things start to get really complicated...Order Your Copy Today:
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Excerpt:Hope turned her attention back on Brent as he shoved his
hands down into the framing of the loveseat, obviously searching for something.
Her heart lurched when she realized what it was: his phone.
“I’m sure it’s around here somewhere.” Concentration
furrowed his brow. “I had it yesterday, and I was sitting right, aha.” He
reached for something.
She didn’t think twice. “Wait!”
One second she was by the French doors, and the next she’d
rammed into Brent and flung her arms around him, pinning his upper arms to his
solid torso.
They were muscular arms, too. Unnervingly masculine. And
strong.
So strong, Brent could probably break out of her hold if he
wanted to. But he didn’t appear eager to pull away. Mostly, he seemed
intrigued—or maybe amused.
One dark eyebrow arched, and Hope’s pulse fluttered. Not
good. Not good at all.
“Um... What are you doing?”
She stood there, helplessly looking up at him with her right
hand clasping her left wrist, as she held his solid build against her.
From the corner of her eye, she spied Brent’s cell phone
resting on the loveseat frame, where he’d dropped it in surprise. It lay
faceup, showcasing a text alert from Jackie.
Emergency
delay...
Brent tried to see what she was staring at, and Hope yelped.
“Brent!”
“What?”
“Your phone.” Wrong thing to say, because he turned to
glance at it. In one lightning-fast move, Hope released his arms and pressed
her palms to his cheeks.
“Well, hey there,” he said, grinning.
Wrong result. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
Hope bit her bottom lip, and her mind spun furiously. His
cheeks were stubbled with five o’clock shadow and really sexy feeling. Hope
swallowed hard.
Think.
Think. Think.
“Yes?” He leaned toward her, and Hope’s heart thumped. At
least she had his full attention and he wasn’t glancing at his phone. Unlike
Hope’s last boyfriend.
Wait a minute. What was she doing? Making comparisons. Now?
She snatched his phone from the couch and held it behind her
back. “I don’t want you to look at it.”
“What? Why not?”
Yeah,
why not? “Because,” she said, scrambling for
a good reason. “This week is supposed to be about us, remember? Not cyber
communications.” She added a play pout for good measure.
“Wow,” he said, looking her over. “You’ve changed.”
“It’s our wedd...wedding,” she said, slightly mangling the
word. “Shouldn’t we be all about each other?”
Brent’s eyes danced. “Absolutely. And here I thought it was
only me.”
“Only you?”
“Who feels this ramped-up attraction between us.” He brought
his arms around her and drew her close.
Hope’s pulse shot through the roof and she nearly dropped
his phone. Oh no, I’m feeling it. Maybe a
little too much.
About Ginny Baird:
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Ginny Baird writes sweet contemporary romance with a dash of humor and a whole lot of heart. She's published more than twenty-five novels and novellas, both with traditional presses and independently, and has several exciting projects in the works. When she’s not writing, Ginny enjoys cooking, walking, and spending time with her family.
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Blog Tour ~ Relentless Habit: O-Town by Karen Renee
Relentless Habit
Karen Renee
(O-Town, #1)
Publication date: September 1st 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Cecilia
I moved to Orlando for a fresh start.
Nobody could know my secret.
Catching the attention of the hottest DJ in all of Orlando wasn’t in the plan.
He’s got moves, and they’re not just good. They are good.
Like the beats he spins in the booth, I fall fast for him and his crazy family.
When he finds out about my past, it won’t just break my heart but also crush my soul.
Brock
The third time I saw her at a crowded club, I had to have her.
After our first kiss, I knew she was a habit I would never want to break.
Knowing what she hid from me reinforces what I’ve known for so long. Women cannot be trusted.
Even knowing the worst, I can’t stay away from her.
But when push comes to shove, will I be able to keep her safe?
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Excerpt:
He
kissed me again, and it was worse than I realized. The kiss on the dance floor
was such that in no way did I think it could be topped, but this one beat it.
Worse yet, there was a hint to his kiss that I knew not only he could do better, but we could do better. And if our kisses could get better, what did
that say for the main event? His lips disengaged before I could think about
that any further.
With
glittering eyes, he asked, “Is there really any reason for you not to see where
this can go? I don’t have to be your
bad habit, but I want you to be mine.
Period.”
I didn’t
even have to mull it over: it was time for me to develop a new habit. If I was
lucky, it would stick.
Author Bio:
Karen Renee is the award-winning author of the Riot MC series, the Beta series, and upcoming O-Town series. She has been writing since she was a teen, but has only recently brought her dream to life. Karen spent years working in the wonderful world of advertising, banking, and local television media research. She is a Jacksonville native, as well as a proud wife and mother. When she’s not at the soccer field or cooking, you can find her at her local library, the grocery store, in her car jamming out to some tunes, or hibernating while she writes and/or reads books.
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Blog Tour ~ Lost On the Way by Isabel Jolie
Lost on the Way
Isabel Jolie
Publication date: September 21st 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
They were friends—just friends. Now they’re something else entirely…
Jason
Maggie was my best friend’s girl. When he died… I don’t have the words. Indescribable pain.
But we healed. Together. She got me through my illness and became my friend, my confidant, my family. She’s everything to me.
And I ruined it all last night.
One drunken night. That’s all it took. Now I’m lost.
I want her with everything I am, everything I have, but she can’t be mine. She deserves someone with better odds than the doctors gave me.
Now, if I can’t figure out how to go back to the way things were, I’ll lose the most important relationship I have. The only one that truly matters.Maggie
Last night was the best—and worst—night of my life.
He’s made it clear, more than once, that he only wants a friendship.
Then last night happened.
And now he knows how I feel.
He’s my best friend. I love him —mind, body, and soul. We have a visceral connection others can’t understand.
The problem? He’ll always see me as his best friend’s girlfriend, no matter how many years pass.
I can’t lose him. If he wants to stay in the friend zone, I’ll need to somehow accept that and move on. I know it’s true.
But convincing my heart…well, that’s another story entirely.One night of excess tequila changes everything for two codependent best friends. Will they lose all they had, or can they find their way to something even better?
Excerpt:
I
almost asked her for her number that day. She kept talking and laughing, and I
sat there, entranced. She had this healthy glow. Maybe it was just her
sun-kissed tan. It was late fall and not that warm, but she looked like someone
who spent a lot of time outside. She had a light sprinkling of freckles dusting
her cheekbones. Freckles scatter across my entire body, over pale skin, so I
always notice freckles.
She
talked about missing her parents. She never asked me if I missed mine. If she
had, I would’ve told her I missed them more than she could ever imagine. If I
would’ve answered honestly, which I doubt I would have.
She
didn’t press me with questions. It made the conversation easy. I had this
feeling she and I were going to be friends. Right when I got around to pulling
out my phone so I could tap in her number, a nurse with wire-rimmed spectacles
stood before us.
“Mr.
Longevite?”
Yeah, lady. I’m as shocked as you are that I’m here right now.
Before
following the nurse down the hallway, I turned back to the brown-eyed,
sun-kissed girl. “Nice to meet you, Maggie. Hope to see you around.”
It
wasn’t until I was down the hall that I worried about her. We didn’t ask each
other why we were sitting in an oncology waiting room. I remember thinking if
she’s here for cancer, please let her kind be totally beatable.
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Author Bio:
Isabel Jolie, or Izzy to her friends, is an Amazon bestselling indie author with an unquenchable thirst for a good, sexy love story. Izzy’s heart pumps faster for stories with strong heroines, down-to-earth realism, and an unexpected twist.
When she’s not writing or reading, she can often be found with a glass of wine in hand relaxing with her husband, daughters, and good friends lakeside.
Izzy fills her Instagram feed with funnies, inspirational “brain candy”, and anything that meshes with her mood of the day. #mood.
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Cover Reveal ~ Smoke Screen - The Blue Trilogy by K. Nilsson
Smoke Screen
K. Nilsson
(The Blue Trilogy, #2)
Publication date: October 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense
She was a distraction. He was a mistake.
Now they’re in each others’ way.Rookie investigator Devyn Foster knows the pain of losing family. It’s what drives her to do what she does – finding the missing and the lost and returning them to their families.
Her latest assignment is no different, finding the computer a whiz who disappeared while working on a mysterious project. Even though his case has gone cold, she won’t let his elderly parents suffer. She will find him and return him back to them.
But that was before the one-night stand that changed everything…
Private Investigator Max Carson has never let anything—or anyone—stop him from getting the job done. So when he’s hired to track down a software program that could change the world, that’s exactly what he’s going to do… until he finds himself in a dead heat with a woman who’s just as determined as he is to get the job done on her own terms.
Now Max has to deal with two problems: how to get Devyn out of the way… and out of his heart.
Sequel to:
Author Bio:
K. Nilsson's love of reading began with the Bobbsey twins. When she ran across some Italian True Romance novellas stashed in the attic, the musty serials hooked her on adult fiction. Though black and white photos were dramatic enough to know what the stories were about, she taught herself to read in Italian and translated them to her friends. She's an unapologetic reviewer of books, restaurants, and vacation destinations. An amateur photographer, K. loves taking editorial photos and documenting her travels. Her personal philosophy, sleeping is a waste of time.
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