Thursday, July 28, 2022

Release Day Blitz: Quintessentially the One by Aleatha Romig

 

Release Date: July 28


The ABCs have never been sexier... A secret baby, second-chance, contemporary stand-alone romance

“Representing the most perfect example of quality or class” ~ Quintessential

A trip back to the small Indiana town of Riverbend to finalize my grandmother’s last will and testament throws my world off its axis. I wasn’t prepared to learn the stipulations of her will or that she’d left her beloved mercantile Quintessential Treasures to my college summertime love, Kandace Sheers.
Imagine my greater surprise when I learn about the secret that’s been roaming Riverbend for the last five years. Here are a couple of hints:
She’s five years old.
She has her mother’s silky auburn hair and my golden eyes.
The answer is simple.
I take responsibility for the girl and go back to Chicago where my life awaits.
It turns out, Grandma had other plans because life’s never that simple.

Have you been Aleatha’d?

Enjoy this sweet, funny, and sexy, secret-baby, second-chance, contemporary stand-alone romance that brings back the feelings of what it’s like to be young and in love. A stand-alone in the ABCs of Love and one of Aleatha Romig’s ‘Lighter Ones,’ QUINTESSENTIALLY - the ONE.

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Dax Richards has spent every summer in Riverbend, Indiana with his grandparents. And every summer that he comes back, it’s like he never left, fitting right back in, especially with Kandace Sheers. They grew up over the years and went from friends to each other’s first. But Dax always went back to Chicago.

It’s been 6 years since he last stepped foot in Riverbend, and now he’s back to finalize his grandmother’s will. Everything seems cut and dry with minimal stipulations – but ones that put him back on the path with his only love, Kandace. But Kandace has kept a secret.

So what happens? You’ll have to one-click. This was a great, quick read, that held all the elements I look for: a meddling grandmother, a strong, independent heroine, a second chance whirlwind of a romance, with plenty of steam and minimal angst. Definitely recommend this for a quick summertime read.



This author has to be one of my fave go-to authors for those feel good stories.

This story is all about Dax and Kandace. These two were young lovers who go their separate ways. Kandace is a small-town girl and Dax was meant for the city life. His visits home to his grandparents’ house during the summers growing up helped him develop a strong character. But once high school was over, Dax stayed in the big city to create the life his parents wanted for him. When his grandmother passes and leaves a will with a stipulation, Dax finds his way back home to discover that, perhaps, his heart was always meant to be with Kandace.

This story was easy to read. It was sweet. Dax and Kandace got their second chance with the help of their little girl, Molly, and that matchmaker, Grandma Ruth.

But, getting to a HEA wasn’t always rainbows and roses. Reading their journey there was well worth the time spent in the pages of this one.

You HAVE to one-click this charmer of a story.



Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!
Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha's twisted style with an increase in heat.
In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.
In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.
Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America. She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.


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Release Blitz: Dark Princess by Tracy Lorraine

 

      DARK PRINCESS (Knight’s Ridge Empire #11) by Tracy Lorraine Release Date: July 28th   Wicked. Ruthless. Vicious.   Welcome to the underworld of Knight’s Ridge. An empire steeped in history, wealth, secrets, and lies. Where nothing is quite as it seems, and the shadows lingering around every corner are ready to drag you into the darkness.   If you want a white Knight to save you, you’re in the wrong place…   Dark Halloween Knight FREE prequel: http://mybook.to/DarkHalloweenKnight             
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  Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61256586-dark-princess   Start the Dark Trilogy with DARK KNIGHT, book 1!!! http://mybook.to/DarkKnight   Preorder DARK LEGACY, book 3! https://mybook.to/DarkLegacyKRE  
OMG! … Um… OMG! What else can I say that other reviewers haven’t yet? 

Callie and her Batman have one dark, twisted, heartbreaking, earthshattering, breathtaking, forbidden love story. My heart goes out to her Batman. He has gone through so much in his short life that has left him feeling worthless. Callie sees deep within his soul to the strong and vulnerable man he is beneath his surface. And Callie, at first confused, depressed, upset, but always doing what a good little girl does and obeys her parents until this installment. This book finds Callie finally growing her backbone and doing what Callie wants instead of what is expected of her.

I KNEW this one would end on a cliffy since it is the second in a trilogy but man! Ms. Lorraine! Did you HAVE to do that to my heart? The end of August cannot come soon enough for this reader who is impatiently awaiting the final part to this tragic love story. 

That ending?! Gah! If you haven’t yet, you NEED to grab this one (and book one). Talk about feels? Yeah… one-click this.

   USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Tracy Lorraine brings you a new dark mafia, high school bully romance story set in the Knight's Ridge Empire world.   I was playing with fire. I knew that.   I’m the one who lit the match.   But the possibility of getting burned still wasn’t enough to stop me.   I wasn’t only dancing with the devil.   But his brother… and our enemy.   Everything was going to come crashing down around my feet… it was inevitable.   I just never expected it to happen quite so fast.   Dear reader, Dark Knight is the second book in Calli and Batman's story, the fourth trilogy in the Knight's Ridge Empire series. If you like your alphas dark and your romance full of angst, then you're in the right place!
Tracy Lorraine is a new adult and contemporary romance author. Tracy has recently-ish turned thirty and lives in a cute Cotswold village in England with her husband, baby girl and lovable but slightly crazy dog. Having always been a bookaholic with her head stuck in her Kindle, Tracy decided to try her hand at a story idea she dreamt up and hasn’t looked back since.   

Book Blitz: It Started with a Dance by Tinia Montford

 

It Started with a Dance
Tinia Montford
(Pacific Grove University, #2)
Publication date: July 28th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

WILL THEY PULL OFF THE PERFECT PERFORMANCE?

It’s double time for Cami Clinton…

Dance is in Cami’s blood, but a bombshell diagnosis puts her on the sidelines. Now returning for her senior year of college, she’s determined to prove she is the dancer she once was. Each year, at the end of the semester, the campus hosts a dance festival. Cami knows this is her shot at redemption, but while at a party, things go horribly wrong and Cami suddenly has a new boyfriend: Marsh Lincoln.

Marsh Lincoln has two left feet…

He doesn’t dance. A nasty accident haunts Marsh and he’s just ready to graduate. Until he’s told he’s missing credits. The only class left to fill his missing credits? Ballroom dancing. To make matters worse, his girlfriend breaks-up with him in front of everyone at a party, leaving him with a new girlfriend he’s never met before…

It takes two to tango…

Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy when you’ve just met. When the lines between what’s real and pretend blurs, they have to ask themselves: Can you catch feelings for something that’s all pretend?


 

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Girl, don’t do it; it’s not worth it. Don’t do it… Don’t do it, Cami. Last time was supposed to be it! Don’t…

Paper crinkled under Cami as she shifted on the exam table, facing the cabinet on the wall. It held a box of gloves, a thermometer, an otoscope, and the little disposable thingies that went with it. She exhaled shakily and squeezed her eyes shut. I swear I’m just thinking about stealing the doctor’s glove; I’m not gonna do it. Last time was it… They are good for cleaning. It would be awful if Devin had to bail me out of jail for stealing gloves in a doctor’s office. I’ll get expelled from school and be forced onto the mean streets of the Tenderloin. I’ll have to fight cats for chicken bones and steal cough syrup to stay high.

Cami’s karma was shot to hell based on her last six months of existence. She didn’t want the big man upstairs to send a bolt of lightning down to obliterate her.

She would be good…

Pushing herself up, she strained to hear any footsteps in the hall. The doctor wouldn’t notice a few missing gloves, would she?

Her phone dinged twice with a text message. It was her best friend, Deja. Saved by the bell.

Where are you?? I thought we were getting lunch? Winter and I are in the restaurant.

Cami slapped her forehead. How could she forget? It was their annual back-to-school tradition. Lunch in Japantown and mochi ice cream afterward. A staple in their friendship since freshmen year and even more important since last semester.

I had to meet with my adviser. Let’s meet for dinner?

Deja’s reply was instant.

Fine. Take a sneak pic of your adviser. Clark is foine.

Cami hung her head. Why did I lie? Deja and Winter, her best friends, knew about her hospital stint. They visited her every day until they had to go home for summer break, right before she finally received her diagnosis. Cami still couldn’t utter the words chronic disease…

She told herself she would confess to them, but when the moment came, she found herself saying viral infection instead. Each time after that, the lie flowed easier and it became harder and harder for her to backpedal. She told herself lying was for a good reason. Cami was tired of being the one people needed to look after. She was reinventing herself after this setback, presenting herself as independent and poised. Even if it was a façade.

Anxiety churned in her stomach, and she hoped her doctor would come back with the results she wanted. A glance at her phone let her know the time.

12:04 PM.

How long had she been sitting here? Twenty or thirty minutes? It was the first day of the semester, and Cami wasn’t letting it slip through her fingers. It was late August and freezing in San Francisco because of the coastal fog and wind. She tugged at the pink chunky sweater she’d paired with a skirt and combat boots. She pulled her knotless braids over her shoulder, biting her lip with a glance at the door before she pushed herself off the exam table.

“I’m just gonna take one. I’ve been through a lot,” she muttered, justifying the petty theft.

Cami plucked a glove from the box and held her breath as if alarms would sound. Once the coast was clear, she took another. Then another. Her hands were full as someone knocked at the door. She squealed, dropping some contraband as she darted across the room and shoved the gloves into her book bag, and plopped her butt back on the exam table, winded from that simple yet covert act.

“Y-yes?”

She tried placing a neutral expression on her face, hoping it didn’t reveal how fast her heart was beating, or her fear that a minor sprint consumed most of her energy.

The door opened, and her doctor’s head appeared. “Camille?”

“Dr. Aguilar.”

The last time Cami was in a hospital, besides her own illness, she found out her father had died. Of course, she didn’t remember this. She had been a toddler; her mother and brother recounted the story solemnly to her years later. It was a good enough excuse to avoid hospitals ever since.

Dr. Aguilar almost changed her mind about hospitals. The older woman’s aura of calmness and matronly appearance never failed to put her at ease. Bracelets adorning both arms and rings on all fingers. Plump. Graying hair. She smiled and her eyes went to the blue glove lying on the floor.

“The gloves fell out of the box…” That was a lame excuse.

Tinia (TUH-NIA) Montford is a Pisces who’s a sap for romance, especially when there’s (tons of) kissing. Loves eighties sitcoms and will consume anything with chocolate. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in English and Graphic Design.

She is a world traveler having climbed a volcano in Nicaragua, scaled Angkor Wat in the blistering sun, and roamed the Acropolis of Athens. Oh, she also dabbles in short stories occasionally.

If you can’t catch her writing, you can bet she’s overindulging on poke bowls, listening to the same four songs, or chilling with her adorbs doggie. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Fiction.





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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Release Blitz: My Destiny by Samantha Skye

 




Title: My Destiny
Series: Men of New York #2
Author: Samantha Skye
Genre: Mafia Romance
Release Date: July 27, 2022




My life has a use-by date.
But Dante Luciano can use me all he likes...

Most people fight tooth and nail against unfairness. But my childhood was a masterclass in “life ain’t meant to be easy”, so I befriended acceptance a long time ago.

It’s part of the reason I can seize the moment, escape the inescapable (for now)...jump on a plane to New York and know the only way I’m coming back is in a box.

I should have been terrified when I got caught in the crossfire of the Mob, but when Dante threw his body in front of me, I felt alive for all the right reasons.

Slipping into his life (and his bed sheets) is as easy as breathing.

But Dante hates liars.
So he’s going to hate me.

Book Two in the Men Of New York series by Samantha Skye, My Destiny is a suspenseful slow burn, single parent, age gap mafia romance.

Contains explicit sex scenes, adult themes, and violence – 18+.



Whenever I read a story with a child, my heart just melts. And this story is no different. The interactions between little Leo and Annie are so sweet. The fact that Dante treats Annie with the respect she deserves is just icing on the cake.

Dante, a strong, hard single father shows his softer side in the perfect ways. Annie shows her maturity more and more as you read through the pages. Both characters (actually, all three) suffering a trauma of sorts from their pasts come together to help one another overcome those hurts and heal. All the while, protecting each other from danger lurking.

This is definitely a slow burn, and a story I absolutely loved. It has the strong H, perfectly independent h, an adorable young little guy, and enough romance, sweetness, suspense to hold the interest of anyone who is a fan of Mafia, single fathers, and age-gap stories.

Definitely one-click this one!







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Samantha Skye is a contemporary romance author from Melbourne, Australia. A country kid turned city slicker, Samantha writes characters that are as diverse as they are devilishly handsome. Her unique brand of suspenseful spice deftly combines the risky and the risqué, setting hearts pounding for more than one reason! When she’s not plotting her next novel, Samantha can be found chatting on podcasts, or anywhere there’s sunshine. An avid traveler, Samantha is just as comfortable in gumboots as she is in Christian Louboutins...but she’s usually having more fun in the latter.


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