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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

NO LOVE LOST RELEASE BLITZ

 

"Lexi Blake has set up shop on the intersection of suspenseful and sexy, and I never want to leave."
-- "Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author

No Love Lost, an all-new, sizzling and action packed standalone romance in the Master and Mercenaries: The Forgotten series by New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake is available now!

When Ezra Fain joined the ranks of the CIA, the last thing on his mind was romance. After meeting Kim Soloman, it was difficult to think of anything else. A tragic mistake drove them apart, leaving him shattered and unable to forgive the woman he loved. But when his greatest enemy threatens her life, Ezra leaps into action, prepared to do anything to try to save her.

Solo accepted long ago that she won’t get over Ezra. She’s worked for years to get back into his life, looking for any way to reignite the love they once shared. Unfortunately, nothing seems to penetrate the wall he has built between them. When she’s arrested for a crime she didn’t commit, she believes she’s on her own.

Racing across the globe, Ezra and Solo find themselves together again, caught in the crosshairs of the agency they sacrificed so much to serve. Days on the run soon turn to steamy nights, but Levi Green isn’t about to let them find their happily ever after. And when the smoke clears, the men and women of McKay-Taggart will never be the same again.

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About Lexi Blake


New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.

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Monday, September 28, 2020

FORGET ABOUT ME SNEAK PEEK


Forget About Me, an all-new feel good, retro romantic comedy from Karen Grey is coming October 22nd, and we have the first sneak peek!

CHAPTER ONE
“You May Be Right” – Billy Joel
Lucy’s Keep on Truckin’ Mixtape, Song #
3


BEN


Falling in love, killing a guy by accident and mortally wounding myself when it appears that my bride has taken her life is a lot. Doing it six times in four days is just too much. The addition of two weekend matinees to Shakespeare Boston’s Romeo and Juliet schedule must be taking its toll. Still, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This year—just like the past seven—began in Los Angeles, where modeling work has dominated my life, keeping me far from home and too busy to do theater. Six months into 1988, due to circumstances I never expected to face, I’m back in Boston performing for a live audience. It feeds my soul, so I don’t care if I’m exhausted.


I’m tired at the end of every weekend, but on this particular late-August Monday morning, I might be hallucinating. Adrenaline spiking, heart in my throat, it takes a few beats for me to figure out what just happened. My hands grip the railing that kept me from falling off my second-floor porch as I take in the lump I just tripped over on my way out the door.
It’s a mottled gray color, and I think that’s fur. Not moving, though. Wondering if it’s alive, I step closer. It makes a snuffling noise, unfolding itself, and I release the breath I’ve been holding. It’s not some weird package from a mega-fan; it’s a dog. With tufted brows and a whiskery muzzle, he looks like the dog in that movie when we were kids—Benji.
“Where the heck did you come from, little guy?”

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Synopsis

Ben Porter may be living the dream, but it’s not his.

His dad’s health scare might not be the ideal reason to come home for the summer, but it’s a welcome break from the stellar glitz of Ben’s life in Los Angeles. Even if modeling has him rivaling Marky Mark’s fame, posing isn’t his passion. Landing a role with a Boston Shakespeare theater brings him closer to fulfilling his dreams of being a real actor.

Facing the reason he went west in the first place? That’s another story.

Lucy Minola’s dreams were shattered seven years ago when a drunk driver smashed into her brother’s car. She knows it was her fault. So as penance, she works hard to care for her family, goes to confession faithfully, and buries all the feelings she had for the person who left when she needed him most: her brother’s best friend.

When an injured dog brings them back together, Lucy’s good-girl facade begins to crack. Women everywhere are obsessed with the rad body they see in magazines, but she’s the only one Ben seems to notice.

She can’t trust herself with the man who walked away… but can she let him go a second time?

This bittersweet romance, book two in Karen Grey’s 1980’s Boston Classics series, proves that everyone deserves a second chance in love and in life.



Meet Karen




Karen Grey (also known as Karen White and K.E. White) has had several essays published, in Salt Magazine and the Nevertheless We Persisted collections (one an Audies Finalist and the other a SOVAs finalist), and a short story in the collection Vintage Love Stories. Her first romance novel was a winner of the NJ Romance Writers’ Put Your Heart in a Book contest and Hearts Through History’s Romance Through the Ages contest in the Modern History category and won second place in the GA Romance Writers’ Maggie Award. The first book in her 1980’s era romance series Boston Classics, What I’m Looking For releases June 23, 2020.



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Friday, September 25, 2020

MAN'S BEST FRIEND (THE DOGMOTHERS #5)


Declan Mahoney and Evie Hewitt are childhood best friends who become young lovers on one summer night in the Carolina mountains. But the next morning, they learn Declan’s firefighter father has been killed while saving Evie’s family and home. Consumed by grief, and determined to take up his responsibility as the oldest Mahoney sibling, Declan turns from Evie. That heartbreak sends her running halfway across the state, rarely seeing Declan over the next twenty years. But when Evie comes back to Bitter Bark, a couple of meddling grannies who call themselves the Dogmothers hatch their plan to rekindle this romance. They arrange a "chance" meeting and plant some surprises along the way.


When she sees Declan, Evie is knocked over by emotions for the firefighter who might just be the reason she’s forty, childless, and dedicated to her career. She’s also nearly knocked over by the Husky-Malamute mix at his side. With an unexpected assist from a dog who’d been surrendered at the fire station, Declan decides he can’t miss this chance to reconnect with the woman he’s never forgotten. It doesn’t take long for old feelings to burn hot…and it doesn’t take long for Evie, a veterinary neurologist, to notice something's not quite right with the gorgeous dog Declan’s about to put up for adoption.


As they work together to help Judah, more than one creature is healed. Evie starts to demolish the walls grief had raised around Declan’s heart, and he reawakens her dreams of marriage and motherhood. But as they fall back into each other’s arms, Declan discovers the truth about his father’s death, and that revelation threatens more than their love…it could threaten their lives. Will Evie and Declan’s dreams be destroyed by tragedy? Or can they finally let go of the past so they can take hold of the future…together?


All of the covers of The Dogmothers were all photographed at Alaqua Animal Refuge in Florida using rescue dogs from the shelter, and "local heroes" as models. A portion of book sales is donated to that amazing organization!


The Dogmothers - a spinoff series from the popular "Dogfather" books


Once Daniel Kilcannon, a widower with six unmarried kids, has orchestrated wonderfully happy endings for all his offspring and found one of his own, a new matchmaking team takes over in Bitter Bark, North Carolina. Meet Yiayia and Gramma Finnie. One has the steel spine of a Greek warrior, the other has the sweet soul of an Irish poet. Together, along with two darling dachshunds, these Dogmothers won't stop until all nine of their grandchildren are hooked, hitched, and happy.


Release Date: September 25, 2020

South Street Publishing

The Dogmothers #5

Contemporary Romance

Review copy provided by publisher


Liza's Review:


Man's Best Friend is the newest installment in The Dogmothers series from Roxanne St. Claire. Declan Mahoney and Evie Hewitt have been best friends since they were kids, and discovered they shared a birthday. They spent each birthday together until they returned from their birthday camping trip to discover Declan's father had died in a house fire saving Evie's family and home. Declan completely closed off basically from everyone and stepped up to fill his father's shoes, and lost his best friend Evie in the process. 


Man's Best Friend was such an emotional read for me. My heart broke for both Evie and Declan as the story started. I lost my mom in a house fire when I was young, so I understood some of what Declan was feeling when it came to losing his dad. I just wanted to hug both Declan and Evie, especially when Declan pretty much shut down for years. I would almost say Declan was almost just living a half-life for the 20 years they were apart. Not only did he end a friendship with Evie that morning, but they had just taken their relationship to the next level and had all the plans for their future right within their grasp.


I absolutely loved that Declan and Evie were brought together thanks to the Dogmothers and Evie's grandfather, but it was a dog abandoned at the fire station that initially kept them spending more time together. Evie is a brilliant veterinarian neurologist who is the best in her field and just who Declan needs to help out Judah. While there were a few bumps along the road for Declan and Evie, I felt how much they loved each other from day one. Even after 20 years apart, they seemed to pick right back up with their inside jokes and banter, and their chemistry was amazing. I loved how important their families were to both, and I especially loved the newest dog in the series, Judah. I loved the little family Declan and Evie made with Judah. Seriously all the feels as I read this story. 


I was completely charmed by their second chance romance, and loved how many emotions I experienced while reading this story. Roxanne St. Claire is the master of the sexy, sweet, funny, and heartwarming stories, and Man's Best Friend was another winner in this series. I absolutely devoured this story and can't wait to be back with the Dogmothers and their families again soon. 


Rating: 5 Stars (A+)


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Thursday, September 24, 2020

NAUGHTY BOOKS TRAILER REVEAL

 Come into the world of erotic romance and meet the authors who made millions by transforming their fantasies into fiction.


NAUGHTY BOOKS: A Documentary is coming to a screen near you October 6th, and we have the official trailer!


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Naughty Books stars: Kelli Maine, Laurelin Paige, Kristen Proby, CJ Roberts, Aimee Garcia, Allison Tolman, Aisha Tyler and is directed by Austen Rachlis

 

Naughty Books will be available to purchase on October 6th and to rent on October 13th across digital, cable, and satellite platforms.



 

 

WHEN YOU KISS ME (MAINE SULLIVANS #3)


Lola Sullivan has been stared at by men since she was thirteen years old, but no one has ever seen the real her. Not until venture capitalist Duncan Lyman walks into her textile design studio and they’re drawn to each other on every level. When deep passion sparks between them, along with an amazingly powerful emotional connection, they stay up all night together. By the time the sun comes up, she’s sure she’s found The One.


Duncan never imagined a woman like Lola existed—she is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. He trusts her in a way he’s never trusted anyone else, and he tells her everything. Everything but the dark secret from his past that could destroy their budding love. It took thirty years for Lola and Duncan to find perfect love…but will it take only thirty seconds to destroy it?


Release Date: September 23, 2020

Oak Press, LLC

Maine Sullivans #3, Sullivans #21

Contemporary Romance

Review copy provided by publisher


Liza's Review:


When You Kiss Me is the latest release in the Maine Sullivans series from Bella Andre. The Sullivan family absolutely is one of my favorite series of characters ever, and I love there are so many branches of this family tree. When You Kiss Me is Lola Sullivan's story, and I absolutely couldn't put this book down!


Lola Sullivan is a beautiful voluptuous woman. Most men have only looked at her and seen what she looked like without ever caring to learn more. As this has happened to her most of her life, she is very careful around men and very slow to trust anything at face value. Duncan Lyman has his own trust issues thanks to his older brother, and is still working on righting the wrongs his brother did 5 years ago. When he meets Lola, he is absolutely drawn to her, and that Duncan saw Lola's inner beauty shining through. I loved neither could really take their eyes off the other and they didn't want to be apart from one another long.


I knew Duncan delaying telling Lola about his past with his brother could come back to bite him in the ass, just not quite in the way that it did. I also understood how hurt, upset, and angry Lola was, especially as she shared things from her past she hadn't even shared with her sisters. Lola had been burned in the past, and I hated she felt doubts about her instincts. Lola is such a passionate woman, and I loved even in her anger, she started seeing things didn't add up as they should for Duncan to be the bad guy.


Something that runs pretty true for many of the Sullivan offspring is knowing almost from the moment they meet "the one" they have meet their other half. Lola and Duncan connected from the moment they first saw each other, and I absolutely felt a happy sigh when they both struggled to stop staring. Add in their smoking hot chemistry, while trying to wait a bit to make love, and I was hooked on them as a couple, even when things looked bleak. I have mad love for Lola and Duncan as a couple.


Bella Andre has once again given me a beautiful, sexy, and emotional romance right when I needed it. Between all the various branches of the Sullivan family, this is the 21st book in the series, and they continue to entertain and keep me coming back for more with each new installment. 


Rating: 5 Stars (B+)


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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

PERFECT WRECKAGE BLOG TOUR

 

“Catherine Cowles writes characters that are real, relatable, and will have you rooting for their happily-ever-after with all your heart!"
- Mia Sheridan, New York Times bestselling author

Perfect Wreckage, an all-new, breathtakingly beautiful small-town romance from Catherine Cowles is available now!

My past taught me to play it safe.
To stay far away from handsome men who promised it all.
My life was good without them. Stable, secure, predictable.

But one kiss showed me that I’d been playing it safe for far too long.
One night, and all I wanted was more of his wildfire.
One challenge and my carefully constructed walls tumbled down.

Amidst the rubble, I realized there was more to this man than I ever dreamed.
When everything fell apart, he showed me what it meant to stay.
How to truly live.

But some demons don’t stay buried.
The past can come knocking when you least expect.
And the life he’s showing me might be shorter than either of us expected…

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Excerpt:

I leaned against the tree at the edge of the beach, taking in the show. The woman seemed to be one with the water. Smooth strokes cut through the inlet’s subtle waves. They were both graceful and powerful, restrained and explosive. A juxtaposition so similar to the woman herself.

Kenna made her way towards the rocky shore. Climbing to her feet, rivulets of water traced paths down curves that even her full-coverage, black Speedo couldn’t disguise. She wrung out her hair, and the long, dark sheet sprang up in unexpected curls. They reminded me of that part of Kenna she liked to hide away from the world.

Her movements faltered, and then she swiped her towel up from the beach. “What are you doing here?”

I grinned, pushing off the tree trunk and striding towards her. “Caelyn told me this was a good spot for paddleboarding.”

Kenna mumbled something about her friend being a traitor. “I’m surprised you’re even up this early.”

I gave a little shrug. I had to be at a meeting at ten, so this was the only opportunity I’d have all day to be on the water. “Every day is different.”

“Must be nice to just flit around wherever the wind takes you.”

My phone buzzed in my pocket, and I slid it out. A familiar number, one I wished like hell I could forget, flashed across my screen along with a text.

Hey, Crosby. Can we talk? It’s important.

My face went hard as ice seemed to slide through my veins. Alicia’s gamble hadn’t paid off, and now she was trying to get her second choice back on the line. Not in this lifetime.

A cold hand grazed my forearm, yet somehow, the touch seemed to heat my skin. “Are you okay?”

I gave my head a little shake, plastering on my signature carefree smile. “Just those damn telemarketers. They never give up.”

Kenna’s hand fell away, and she took a step back. “You can just tell me to mind my own business. You don’t have to lie.”

I instantly felt the loss of her heat, the faint buzz on my skin where she’d touched me. “Fair enough.” Kenna kept her gaze locked to mine as if daring me to tell her the truth. I took the coward’s way out and changed the subject. “I like these.” I reached out and took a strand of her hair in my fingers, releasing it and letting the curl bounce.

Pink tinged her cheeks. “I prefer it straight.”

My grin grew wider. “I don’t know, Brown Eyes, I think you should let it run wild.” And what I would give to see this woman free and untamed.

About Catherine
Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she's not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.

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Nikki's Review:

Catherine Cowles never ceases to amaze me with her phenomenal writing. She is truly one of my unicorn authors! Perfect Wreckage was everything I want in a romance. The characters were well developed and I cared about them, the plot was amazing, and the angst was enough to pull some tears from me. All

the ingredients were there.


Kenna and Crosby were wonderful together. I adored their banter. Kenna was snarky, but not mean, more witty and funny. Crosby was sweet, adventurous, smart, and sexy AF! All of these things together provided a ton of off the charts chemistry. 


Both of these characters had so many layers. It was amazing to see everything peeled back, and reveal all their growth as a result. Speaking of characters...I LOVE all the players in this series. I love the small island town setting, and the closeness that this group of friends share. Ms. Cowles has the magic touch when it comes to making me really invest my heart into a series. Like all of her other books, I put Perfect Wreckage down at the end with a sense of warm and fuzzy. It’s kinda like coming home.


Perfect Wreckage is simply...perfect. I’m so excited to see where the rest of this series will take the characters, and the readers. Kenna and Crosby’s book was a heartbreaking, but uplifting, delight. 


Rating: 5 Stars (A+)

LOVE IN NUMBERS COVER REVEAL

 

 

Title: Love In Numbers

Series: Love Distilled

Genre: Contemporary Romance

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BLURB

Connor isn’t in the market for messy.

His life is going completely according to plan. He’s set to become CEO of his family’s company, his Ironman time is better than ever, and his regular poker nights with the guys are his one night a month he can stop worrying about counting macros and indulge himself. What he doesn’t need is a relationship with Emerson Dyer—daughter of his father’s lifelong enemy and most-hated rival.

Emerson’s life is nothing but messy.

Since her father died, leaving her CEO of their gin distillery, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Emerson is barely holding it together—what she doesn’t need is a complication like Connor Finch. Sure, his abs do look like they’ve been photoshopped, but she has no time to spend counting them. It’s her company’s numbers she should be worrying about. Still, there’s something about the way he makes her feel.

Together, they’re perfect.

Connor knows he and Emerson don’t make sense on paper. Too many differences between them—and one big secret that could destroy Emerson’s family business tells him to cut and run. But for once in his life, Connor doesn’t care about messy or imperfect—because the fact is, Emerson is the one perfect thing he needs in his life. Now if he can only convince her . . .

MEET THE AUTHOR

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.

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EXCERPT

When their lips met, he could taste the gin on her lips. Her tongue met his as boldly as the gin had done, bursting with life and flavor.

Her hand went around his neck, tugging him toward her, and he had half a mind to take her on the bar. Only the recollection that they were in her workplace stopped him from acting upon it.

When they finally broke for air, Emerson grinned. “When I said let it roll over the tongue, I meant yours not mine.”

“It tasted better on yours,” he said. “I needed a second opinion on the citrus.”

 

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

THE GRIM READER (BIBLIOPHILE MYSTERY #14)


San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright was hoping for a fun, relaxing weekend at a local book fair, but a murderer made other plans in the latest in this New York Times bestselling series.


Brooklyn and her new hunky husband, Derek, are excited to be guests at Dharma’s first annual Book Festival. The entire town is involved and Brooklyn’s mom Rebecca is taking charge. In addition to all of her other event related duties, she’s got Brooklyn doing rare book appraisals and is also staging Little Women, the musical to delight the festival goers. If that wasn’t enough, she and Meg—Derek’s mom—will have a booth where they read palms and tarot cards.


Brooklyn couldn’t be prouder of her mom’s do-it-all attitude so when a greedy local businessman who seems intent on destroying Dharma starts harassing Rebecca, Brooklyn is ready to take him down. Rebecca is able to hold her own with the nasty jerk until one of her fellow festival committee members is brutally murdered and the money for the festival seems to have vanished into thin air. 

Things get even more personal when one of Brooklyn’s nearest and dearest is nearly run down in cold blood. Brooklyn and Derek go into attack mode and the pressure is on to catch a spineless killer before they find themselves skipping the festival for a funeral. 


Release Date: June 23, 2020

Berkley Penguin Publishing House

Bibliophile Mystery #14

Cozy Mystery

Review copy provided by publisher


Liza's Review:


The Grim Reader was another winner in the Bibliophile series from Kate Carlisle. I've loved this series from the moment I read the first book featuring Brooklyn Wainwright. I love books, so it isn't surprising how much I love reading about a character that works with restoring books all day. Add in Brooklyn's hunky husband Derek and all of her family in Dharma, and I was hooked from the very first page.


I love each new adventure with Brooklyn and Derek, and love even more when we get time with their families. I have mad love for their parents and their siblings. The town of Dharma is also another character in itself, and I wish it was real so I could visit it. Brooklyn is usually the one to find all the dead bodies in this series, and I loved the switch up where instead it was Brooklyn's mom and Derek's mom finding the dead body. Brooklyn is always protective of her friends and family, but I loved she was in overdrive mode to solve this murder since their moms were involved. 


I can usually follow the trail a bit better than I did with The Grim Reader. I tend to figure out the who done it before Brooklyn and Derek announce it. Ms. Carlisle totally kept me guessing this time, and I loved it. Seriously, even knowing all the clues were there all along, I was still surprised. The Bibliophile books are my favorite cozy mystery series of books. I usually not only read, but listen to the audiobook from the library as well. Fourteen books into this series and I still check for the next book in the series several times a year. Fans of cozy mysteries should totally check this series out! I promise you won't be disappointed at all!


Rating: 4 Stars (B) 


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PERFECT WRECKAGE RELEASE BLITZ

 

"Catherine Cowles creates a world you'll want to stay in forever."
- Grahame Claire, USA Today bestselling author

Perfect Wreckage, an all-new, emotional and unforgettable small-town romance from Catherine Cowles is available now!

My past taught me to play it safe.
To stay far away from handsome men who promised it all.
My life was good without them. Stable, secure, predictable.

But one kiss showed me that I’d been playing it safe for far too long.
One night, and all I wanted was more of his wildfire.
One challenge and my carefully constructed walls tumbled down.

Amidst the rubble, I realized there was more to this man than I ever dreamed.
When everything fell apart, he showed me what it meant to stay.
How to truly live.

But some demons don’t stay buried.
The past can come knocking when you least expect.
And the life he’s showing me might be shorter than either of us expected…

Download your copy today!
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About Catherine


Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she's not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.


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Monday, September 21, 2020

FALLING INTO YOU RELEASE

Falling into You
A Falling Stars stand-alone romance from A.L. Jackson
Available Now on Amazon and Free with Kindle Unlimited

 

“This moves to my #1 standalone this year, and definitely goes on my favorite book list! A.L. Jackson’s writing is so gripping and deep…I need you to run to this book & read it. You have no idea what you’re in for.”
-Queen of the Pages

“Falling into You is another masterful heartwrenching story by AL Jackson. When I finished it I wished I could re-read it. Richard and Violets' redemptive journey of love is perfection.” 
-Claudia Burgoa, USA Today Bestselling Author




DETAILS:

TITLE: FALLING INTO YOU

RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2020


Synopsis


Richard Ramsey is the guitarist for the world’s hottest new band.
Gifted. Charismatic. Hot as sin.
Lend your ear, and he’ll steal your heart.
Nah, you can’t have his considering he left it in his hometown years ago.


He knows better than going back. But it’s his younger sister’s wedding, and there’s no way he can say no to that.


He should have known she would be there, invading his senses and making him thirst and hunger for what he wants most.


Violet Marin hates him for what he’s done. He left her emptyhanded with their wreckage strewn all around. She’s picked up the pieces and is living her life the best way that she can.


But their connection is fierce.

Their attraction unending.

It only takes one glance for their worlds to collide.

One touch to set them on fire.


But she doesn’t know the dark secrets he keeps. If he had understood the true price of fame, he would have known he’d sold his soul and this debt is something he cannot repay.


Letting her go is impossible, but will loving her cost it all?


A sensuous, captivating contemporary stand-alone romance in the Falling Stars series from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . .





"This book is one of those stories that stays with you, one that you can't stop playing over in your mind, one that leaves you with the biggest book hangover and one that will be on your Top Reads List just as it is on mine!”

-Melissa, Book Addict Fanatic

 

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad.


Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, BLEEDING STARS, FIGHT FOR ME, CONFESSIONS OF THE HEART, and FALLING STARS novels. Her latest novel is FALLING INTO YOU, a stand-alone, second-chance romance that is not to be missed!


If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book.


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Nikki's Review:

This book wrecked me. I was barely 15% into it and I was hot mess. Seriously, we’re talking full on snotty nose and tears. 


Richard and Violet were...are, so ridiculously in love. I can’t go into full details because you need to go on the journey with them, but Richard left Violet without much of an explanation. And so starts years of misery for them both. Have I mentioned that I was in a constant state of near hysterics with these two? I wanted to shake them and tell Richard to be honest, and just love up on each other. And then I was swooning. It was a damn roller coaster. But I didn’t want to get off.


I think to best enjoy this book, you should read book #2 first. I mean, you should read #1, but if you’re one of those crazy people, who I don’t understand, and can start a series in the middle, make sure you start with Catch Me When I Fall. There’s a ton of story building that overlaps with this one. 


I have read books that have broke my heart and made me teary eyed, but this one metaphorically brought me to my knees. I was exhausted after reading Richard and Violet’s story. I was also totally book hungover. One thing that lightened things up in this book, and often made me giggle was the little girl, Daisy. She was a freakin’ hoot! I can just imagine this precocious little wild child in my head. She kept Violet on her toes the entire book! 


Read this book. If you love a good snot and bawl as much as I do, then look no further. Keep your tissues close because A.L. Jackson has written a brilliant story with all the emotions. Each book in this series just gets better and better. I need book #4...like, yesterday. 


Rating: 5 Stars (A+)

Review copy provided by publisher

TRUTH IN PIECES COVER REVEAL

 

RC Boldt has revealed the cover for Truth in Pieces!

Releasing: October 20, 2020

Cover Design: Hang Le

From the author of Hell Hath No Fury, RC Boldt melds sizzling romance with this unique tale of intrigue and deceit that will keep readers guessing until the very end...

Ruthless. Cunning. Deadly. That's Nico Alcanzar, Miami's biggest drug cartel leader.

And I've found myself directly in his crosshairs. He plans to use me to eliminate his number one competitor.

I become embedded in his life where he watches my every move. Then, I find myself doing the unthinkable: I fall for the glimpses of the man beneath the dark, menacing exterior.

I want him. The criminal. The murderer. The lover. The protector. The man who never asked for my heart.

The further I fall, the more ensnared I become in his tangled web of lies, masking the truth beneath.

Because when it comes to the art of deception, nothing is as it seems.

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Friday, September 18, 2020

BEACH READ


 A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.


Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.

They're polar opposites.

In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block.

Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.

Release Date: May 19, 2020
Berkley Penguin Books
Contemporary Romance
Review copy provided by publisher

Liza's Review:

I really enjoyed Beach Read. I have to say I would really characterize it more as fiction with romantic elements, but overall, the story was pretty enjoyable. January Andrews has moved into the lake house her father left her in his will...when she discovered he had a mistress in his hometown for years. When she moves into her father's house to prepare it to sell after breaking up with a longtime boyfriend, she discovers Augustus (Gus) Everett lives in the lake house next door. January always felt like she was in competition with Gus while in college, and she still feels that way upon first seeing him again.

I have to say I wasn't the biggest fan of January when the book started. She seemed pretty selfish and whiny honestly. I get she had been thrown for a loop when she learned about her dad, but she really made me mad that she totally distanced herself from her mom almost as a punishment for knowing about his mistress but not sharing with January. She was also a bit of a tool to Gus, who really seemed like a nice guy when we first met him. Thankfully, I kept reading and I quickly realized January was a much better person than she presented at the beginning of the story. She is classified as a romance writer, but I really felt like she was more of a women's fiction author the more she described her books, and I saw definite growth of her character over the course of the book.

I really liked Gus upon meeting him, and was so glad he and January honestly became true friends the more time they spent together. He had a bit of drama in his past, yet I didn't feel like he relished in the misery as much as January did initially. I felt like he helped January get to the point where she was willing to listen to find out the truth about her dad and accept so much about the past she didn't know. I also kinda loved they had a bit of a slow burn to a romance. I felt they were both attracted to one another from pretty much the moment they saw each other again, but them becoming friends first totally worked for me. While I felt Gus was in a much better place than January when I started reading Beach Read, I do have to say his character also grew and opened up more over the course of this story.

Beach Read was overall a pretty fun story. I did get frustrated with the characters a time or two, but ended up really loving where Ms. Henry took her readers. While Beach Read was the first book I've read by Emily Henry, it definitely won't be the last.


Rating: 4 Stars (B+)