Month: October 2020

Release Blitz: Cohen (King’s Descendants MC, Book #5) by Bella Jewell @BellaJewel73 @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Cohen
Series: King’s Descendants MC #5
Author: Bella Jewel
Genre: Romance/Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 26, 2020


BLURB

You think you know who I am… 
I’m just the girl who lost her family, who disappeared. 
I’m the girl who seems normal on the outside, confident and strong. 
You’d be wrong. 
Nobody knows who I am anymore. 
Nobody knows why I’m back. 
All they know is I have information they need. 
Information to end the reign of terror falling over their club. 
I’m all they have right now, and they trust me. 
I know one thing is for certain…they shouldn’t. 
I’m evil. 
I’m sadistic. 
I am out for my own vengeance. 
I’ll bring that club down. 
I’ll bring everyone down who ever hurt me, starting with him…Cohen. 
Want to know what the best part is? 
I’ll do it with a smile.







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Bella Jewel is a self published, USA Today bestselling author. She’s been publishing since 2013. Her first release was a contemporary romance, Hell’s Knights which topped the charts upon release. Since that time, she has published over five novels, gaining a bestseller status on numerous platforms. She lives in North Queensland and is currently studying editing and proofreading to further expand her career. Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old. In Summer 2013 she was offered an ebook deal through Montlake Romance for her bestselling modern day pirate series, Enslaved By The Ocean. She plans to expand her writing career, planning many new releases for the future.


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✶✶ New Release ✶✶ The Reluctant King by M. Merin Molotov Brothers, Book 1 @kikilovesbooks @mmerinauthor

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Vadim

Raised as an errand boy for the Bratva in St. Petersburg, I learned young to keep my mouth shut and my ears and eyes open. The Kuznetsov family became the only family I ever knew.

When I was brought to the Boss’ attention, I knew it was because of my loyalty and brutality. Artem needed a man with no further hope of advancement, who would willingly serve as a role-model and advisor for his only legitimate son, Josef.

Natalia

My earliest memories were of being tormented by my brother.

My earliest lessons encompassed what my husband would someday expect of me.

Raised in a palace, I watched each of my sisters forced to marry at my father’s whim. I became his favorite, hoping one day he would be merciful when choosing my husband.

I admit I am spoiled and when I knew what I wanted, I defied everyone – even Vadim – to get my way.

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Release Blitz for PRETTY WHEN SHE CRIES by A. Zavarelli @AZavarellibooks

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PRETTY WHEN SHE CRIES by A. Zavarelli
Release Date: October 23rd

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Blurb:
Your first kiss is supposed to be sweet. Ours was baptized in fire.

I was the new girl trying to find her place.

Landon was the brooding neighbor I tutored over the summer.

I didn’t know he was a legend at Black Mountain Academy.

I didn’t know they worshipped him like a religion.

But I fell for him before I knew those things.

To me, he was just the tortured soul who drew me in like a magnet.

And then he did something so unspeakable, so unforgivable, it shattered me.

I ran away then because I was weak, but I’ve shed my tears.

He stole my heart and my dignity, and I’m here to take it back.

The only problem is… he’s not giving it up without a fight.

About A. Zavarelli:
A. Zavarelli is a USA Today and Amazon bestselling author of dark and contemporary romance.
When she’s not putting her characters through hell, she can usually be found watching bizarre and twisted documentaries in the name of research.
She currently lives in the Northwest with her lumberjack and an entire brood of fur babies.

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Stanton’s Sins by Monique Moreau is coming November 10th! @ElleWoodsPR

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A biker princess. A broken billionaire. Can they have more than a few hot nights between the sheets?

The darling little sister of the Demon Squad MC, Sammi loved everything about growing up in the club, including her infuriating older brother Puck. She’d do anything for Puck. After he gets arrested, she marches into the courtroom to give him a piece of her mind and marches out with the prosecutor’s full attention.

Recently clean and sober, prosecutor Stanton Prescott is focused on two things: working his caseload and making his very unprivate life, well…private. But when a sassy woman interrupts one of his cases to give the defendant a dressing down, she’s a temptation he can’t resist.

Stanton tracks Sammi down and makes her a proposal – be her sugar daddy in exchange for a taste of her luscious body. After a month in rehab, Stanton’s active imagination is dying to be set loose. He counts on her to agree, in exchange for getting Puck out of prison. What he doesn’t expect is for Sammi to see past his sophisticated mask. She not only sees him, but revels in the demanding beast within.

Together the pair battle angry exes, suspicious bikers, and other shadowy figures. Will their unlikely love survive the sins of Stanton’s past?

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About Monique
Growing up in New York City, I used to walk the hot pavements in the melting heat of the long summers, and dream. Uptown to downtown, eastside to the westside, and underground to catch a subway racing out into the boroughs.

During my wanderings, my magic pencil spun out fantasies full of romance, with first meetings, heartbreaks, and reunions. Sometimes my boy crush (unrequited, of course) starred as the hero.

I grew up, and after a stint in art school, became a lawyer ‘cuz a woman’s got to make a living. I came from parents who fled to France as refugees, and as an attorney, I dedicated my work to helping survivors of trauma and persecution.

I believe in them. In their grit, in their determination to hold on, to pull through and, somehow, someway, to keep themselves intact, body and soul.
Perhaps that is why I am drawn to writing stories of men and women who live through heart-rending pain, desperate yearnings and, ultimately, reach a place of redemption.

For a long time, I fought the urge to veer off the expected, safe path until I couldn’t go on unless I took a chance and made a change. I began to write, stopped, and began again. Finally, I gave in and here I am.

Come join me on my journey…

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Cover Reveal: Power Couple by Laramie Briscoe is coming November 29 @laramiebriscoe @hatterservices

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Power Couple by Laramie Briscoe is coming November 29th and we are thrilled to share the stunning cover with you!

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Everett James Thompson I’ve been in the spotlight since I was born, thanks to my famous parents. Reaper and Harmony have been the gold standard when it comes to celebrity love stories. It’s hard to be in that shadow, to live up to that precedent. Which is why I stopped trying when my band, Grey Skies hit the big time. But when I go to Vegas to support my Mom, in her new residency, I have absolutely no idea I’ll leave Vegas with a new pop-star wife. Brianna Jenkins As one of the top pop-stars in the world right now, I don’t have time for anything. Much less love, or even a night out. When my best friend surprises me with tickets to the sold-out Harmony Stewart show in Vegas on my one off weekend of the month, I’m beyond excited. Especially when we find out our seats are next to her family . Harboring a crush on her oldest son added with a few more drinks than I normally have equals consequences neither one of us bargained for. The next morning, I wake up no longer Brianna Jenkins, pop star. I’m Brianna Thompson, member of the new power couple, about to take the world by storm. Whether we want to, or not.

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Laramie Briscoe is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of over 30 books. Since self-publishing her first book in May of 2013, Laramie has appeared on the Top 100 Bestselling E-books Lists on iBooks, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble. Her books have been known to make readers laugh and cry. They are guaranteed to be emotional, steamy reads. When she’s not writing alpha males who seriously love their women, she loves spending time with friends, reading, and marathoning shows on Netflix. Married to her high school sweetheart, Laramie lives in Bowling Green, KY with her husband (the Travel Coordinator) and a sometimes crazy cat named Beau.

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Blog Tour Stop Day Two: Times like these (Inspector Marco #4) by Stephen Puleston @books_n_all @Inspector_Marco

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A grotesque killing. A killer without mercy and out for revenge. Can Inspector Marco capture the madman before he exacts his final act of vengeance?

The death of Frank Armsby is no ordinary hit and run especially when his links to organised crime suggest a gangland killing. But two failed prosecutions of Armsby for rape and a recent case where the charges were dropped paint a different picture.
When a man is brutally killed in a sadistic attack nothing immediately suggests that both deaths are connected. Detective Inspector Marco is convinced that one killer is at work despite the pressure from his superiors to believe otherwise.

Once an executive in the TV world is found dead in his luxury apartment Marco and another body turns up brutally mutilated Marco is more determined than ever that a single killer is at work.

When he finally determines the culprit, a kidnapping has taken place and Marco has a race against time before the victim is killed.

I write crime fiction based in Wales and about Wales. The rural landscape of north Wales provides the backdrop to the Inspector Drake novels. And Cardiff the capital of Wales provides the setting for the Inspector Marco novels set in a modern urban environment.


I love the novels of Raymond Chandler, Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Henning Mankell, Val McDermid – the list could go on! And I enjoy watching detective series on the television the recent Hinterland series based near Aberystwyth in Wales was great. One of my favourites is the French series Spiral but The Bridge and Broadchurch and the Rebus series with Ken Stott and Kenneth Branagh in Wallander are great too.


I have been on writing courses at the Welsh Writers Centre in Llanystymdwy, North Wales tutored by Matt Whyman and Marcus Sedgwick as well as crime writing courses with Peter Robinson and Andrew Taylor at the Scottish Writers centre.


I was born in Anglesey an island off the north Wales coast and after leaving school in Holyhead I went to University in London before training as a solicitor/lawyer. I practised in a small family business doing criminal work in the magistrates and crown courts, divorce and family work.
I still live on Anglesey, North Wales near the beach and the mountains of Snowdonia

MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

I love a crime and suspense story that holds my mind captive while trying to find the criminal in the story. This story did that through the entire book. At first, I thought it was one character and then I thought it was another, but I did not entirely suspect the correct criminal. I had a feeling I was correct, but then something would come up and I would discount them. A story like this keeps my interest entirely and makes the book so much better for me. I love Detective Marco and Lydia, they are a great team, and they respect each other. This shows towards the end of the book when Detective Marco is having a difficult day. He may be Lydia’s superior, but they have a mutual respect and a great working relationship.

Detective Inspector John Marco is called to a murder scene while he is in the middle of a Taskforce Forum for Domestic Violence. He knows that the speaker, Chief Superintendent Harper, did not appreciate interruptions while he was talking, but Marco also knew that he needed to go to the scene as he would be the lead investigator. He has multiple scenes throughout this book and a few will hit him, Lydia, the CSI Team, and the Coroner pretty hard. This case would be a tough one for DI Marco as the scenes that he has to go to are brutal and depraved, and little to no leads as to who they are looking for.

This story was intriguing and dark, but it was a great read. It pulled me in early on and the suspense and intrigue kept my attention through the entire book. DI Marco is a man that looks at all angles to find his suspect and he has a hard time curbing his snarky side, but he works on it. Lydia seems to be worried at times as to how he will react and respond to some situations. I loved the story and I love the characters. I give this book a 5-star review and look forward to more DI Marco stories. Hopefully there will be more with Alison Swan as well.

TEASER REVEAL: Doc by K.L. Savage @klsavage_author @GiveMeBooksPR #RuthlessKingsMC

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DOC
by K.L. Savage

TEASER REVEAL!!! Doc (Ruthless Kings MC #7) by K.L. Savage releases November 4!!!

“Obsessed… This has to be my absolute favorite biker series” – Amazon reviewer

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She holds a special place in my heart.
The darkest part of it.
A part I never show anyone.
From the moment we met, I wanted to show her all my scars, the need I hide inside.
Joanna.
The woman who wears long sleeve shirts on a hundred-degree day.
She’s been away at college and when she comes home, I plan on making her mine.
One phone call.
A broken voice.
Time stands still.
And everything changes.
My plans goes up in smoke when I find her.
Drip.
Drip.
Drip.
Rivers run red. My heart stops.
My chance with her hangs in the hands of fate.
I’ve turned a blind eye to the help she needs.
What kind of doctor does that make me?
No more. I’ll be everything for her.
Doctor. Friend. Lover. Husband.
But I’ve learned, everything means nothing if she doesn’t start caring about herself.
Especially when there is more to her now than there ever was.
I’ll carve scars into her enemy and break my oath as a doctor to bring her justice.

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Release Blitz and Review of Cruel Intoxication (Underground Kings, Book 4) by Kelli Callahan @kellicallahan92 @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Cruel Intoxication
Series: Underground Kings #4
Author: Kelli Callahan
Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 22, 2020


BLURB

Promise me you’ll love again. I hear the last words my wife said to me every day. 
A promise I have never and will never fulfill. 
My heart is stone. Impenetrable. I don’t care. I spent twenty years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit. The punishment is what I deserved. For not being there for her. I’m on one mission now. And it isn’t to find love like I promised. 
It’s to kill the man that killed my wife. 
It’s near the anniversary of her death now and I’m in the woods, camping. 
Hunting. Keeping my skills sharp. And that’s when I happen upon her. She’s stumbling naked in the forest, cut, bruised, and half dead. I should give her to the authorities, but something about her makes the stone of my heart crumble a bit. But years ago, I made a promise I couldn’t keep. 
And this girl is better off without me. I’m tarnished. No matter what, no matter how tempted, no matter how much I crave her touch, I cannot give in. Promises are made to me broken. But can I live with broken promises? The more I convince myself that I can, the more whiskey says I can’t.






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Kelli writes hot and steamy romances with delicious alpha males who will not stop until they get the women they crave exactly where they want them. Kelli’s heroes are tough as nails, hot as sin, and underneath the rough exterior is a heart of gold begging to be unleashed. If you think you can tame them, you’re probably right, but it won’t be an easy journey.


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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Wow! This story definitely had a plot twist to it that I did not see coming! I loved it.

The Underground Kings are brothers and family by choice. They may get irritated with each other and want to be left alone at times, but they are loyal to each other and love each other unconditionally, the way a family should. However, these men have been accused of crimes they did not commit, and they have been treated as criminals because of it. They all have a rough past and want retribution for the time they have done because of someone else. Owen accepted his punishment and was ready for more, but he was saved by Jaxon when he walked out of prison. He then became a part of a family that would have his back at all times, few questions asked.

She found her way out of a bad life after she finished high school and was making a good life for herself until one day when she ended up being a captive to a monster. She doesn’t even know how long she has been captive, but one thing is for sure, she can’t let this monster win. She has to fight back and get away. Jolie had a path in life that took her from the dead-end family that she was unlucky to be born into. She wanted to go to college and become an accountant. She was on the right path until she wasn’t any longer because of one monster’s path.

This story is tragic, dark, twisted, action packed, suspenseful and such a great read. I have loved the Underground Kings all along the way, but I think Owen’s story may be my favorite so far. I think I may have said that after each story, but Owen and Jolie’s story broke me. Owen has always been such a stoic character and reading his story and seeing a whole other side of him, I love him even more now. Jolie is a strong woman in so many ways. She fought so hard and is such a great character. She’s perfect for Owen and they really complete each other and make each other stronger. I can’t wait for Heaven’s story. I love this series and cannot get enough of these characters. The women are strong, funny and great for their partners. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it and I look forward to more.

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He’s married and twice my age, but I can’t walk away.


Murder-
We were never supposed to happen. Alexa’s my daughter’s best friend. I’m a married man. I’m too old for her, but stolen glances turn into more than either of us are prepared for. I’ve made promises I can’t keep. I’m the Prez of Royal Bastards MC. I’m not supposed to be tempted by her innocence. My head swears that I don’t love her, but my heart won’t let go.


Alexa-
Murder’s married. Off Limits. But I want him. He’s a powerful man. Untouchable and unbreakable. I’ll be his dirty little secret. No one has to know. We’re playing a dangerous game. A deadly one that will leave me with a broken heart or worse, but I’ll do anything to prove to him that what we share is a ride or die love. And for Murder, I’m willing to risk it all.

Tempting The Biker is part of the Royal Bastards MC world.

Recommended reading order for best enjoyment within the Charleston, WV Chapter:
The Biker’s Kiss
Lady & The Biker
Tempting The Biker

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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

He’s old enough to be her father, but she can’t deny the attraction she has to him. He’s strong, sexy, kind, and caring. Murder has showed her more kindness and caring than her own father ever had. Alexa was raised to be perfect and not disappoint her parents. She’s done the best she could for seventeen years, now she just needs to get away from them and their rules. She finds herself in a bad situation and has no one to turn to for help or safety. The only person she can think of is her best friend’s father, the President of the Royal B’s MC in Charleston, WV, but he’s also a man that she is attracted to.

He knows that she is trouble the first time he lays eyes on her. His daughter shouldn’t be hanging around with her, they’re not even the same age. James “Murder” is a man that is not happy in his marriage and wants his daughter’s best friend. He couldn’t curb his temptation and now these two have a bigger secret than before. The trouble is that can’t be together, James has to try to make his marriage work. It isn’t easy and he has convinced himself that he will never have the woman he loves and will have to watch her find someone to make her happy.

I had not read Lady and the Biker before starting this book, but after reading the note from Ms. Maynard that it would be best to read these books in order, I purchased Lady and the Biker and read it first. I am so happy I did too. This story is a continuation of that book and I would have been a little lost at first had I not read the other book first. The Charleston, WV chapter of the Royal B’s MC have had to rebuild over the years after Murder took the presidency and they have done well. This story shows that not everything is great for the MC, there is betrayal, twists, action, secrets, and eventually, an HEA. There are some crazy characters that are crazy and made me want to scream and tell Murder that he was crazy for thinking things would go as he planned. Did he not know the people that he was living around or with for so long? I really enjoyed the book and can’t wait for more of the RBMC Charleston, WV characters to have stories. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend the book as well as the series. These men are dangerous, sexy and very possessive.

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I killed a man.
Paid ten years of my life for it.
Then she blew through my front door, all train wreck and temptation.
A broken soul . . .
an invitation to danger.

Photographer by day, Ben and Jerry’s enthusiast by night, Louise Sloane isn’t known for her organizational skills or obsession to detail. But when someone from her past goes missing, she makes it her mission to solve the case—especially when the mystery becomes linked to the notorious serial killer, the String Strangler. During one of the worst snowstorms on record, Louise sets off to the small Southern town of Berry Springs, bulldozing her way not only into the investigation, but also into the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice.

Ryder’s one goal in life is to be left alone. A desire unacknowledged by the five-foot-two-inch train wreck who breaks into his house in the middle of the night. He wants nothing to do with her and all her curves—until she uncovers his secrets and unearths a link to the past that changed his life forever.

As boundaries are shattered and relationships are questioned, a body is found on Ryder’s land, and it becomes apparent that the killer is closer than anyone realized. With his freedom on the line, Ryder must risk going back to prison or losing Louise forever.

RYDER is a standalone romantic suspense.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

A story that is heartbreaking, has betrayal and twists and a woman with determination to find the person behind the murder of her friend.

Ryder lives a very quiet life. He likes his house minimal, clean, and quiet, so when he finds an intruder in the middle of the night, his world will be turned upside down and sideways by one small woman. He has no idea what is in store for him when he allows Louise to stay with him because she can’t find a room anywhere in the vicinity.

Louise is a quirky woman that has no path in life except for her photography business. She loves to take pictures, and she’s good at it, but she isn’t really happy with her life. She is disorganized, loyal, and determined. When a friend comes up missing, Louise organizes a search for the young woman and when the local authorities deem her friend to be less important than a local, Louise is determined to find her friend and get justice for her, she has no concept of the danger she could be in while doing this. When she stumbles upon and breaks into a house sitting on the hill on a large piece of land in the middle of the night, she finds herself in a cold, dark, minimal house.

I loved this story. It has so much in it. A quirky woman, a man that has been shunned by his town, danger, twists, betrayal, and suspense. It is full of action, and great characters. Louise is a woman on a mission and has no sense of the danger she has put herself in on more than one occasion, Ryder is a man who has lost so much already and just wants to live his life in peace and quiet, but that won’t be possible once he finds Louise. These two are complete opposites, but they are great together. I give this story a 5-star review and whole heartedly recommend it to readers that enjoy suspense, danger, investigators, quirky women and twists in their stories. This was my first read of the Steel Shadows Investigations series, but not my last for sure. I love Ms. McKinney’s books and she did not disappoint in this one.