

Excerpt & #Giveaway: A Sabre in the Hemlock (Blade Bound Saga #2) by Dorothy Dreyer
With enemies closing in and magic slipping from her control, Celeste draws closer to unraveling a prophecy that could cost her the man she loves—as well as her soul.
In the wake of the carnoraxis attack on Ivystone Citadel, Celeste Westergaard's battle for her future has only just begun. Trapped under the king’s watchful eye and hiding the magic awakening within her, Celeste must play the role expected of her, all the while uncovering secrets buried throughout Terre Ferique.
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6 days ago


Excerpt: What Remains is Hope (The Heppenheimer Family Holocaust Saga #2) by Bonnie Suchman
Beginning in 1930s Germany and based on their real lives, four cousins as close as siblings—Bettina, Trudi, Gustav, and Gertrud—share the experiences of the young, including first loves, marriages, and children. Bettina, the oldest, struggles to help her parents with their failing business. Trudi dresses in the latest fashions and tries to make everything look beautiful. Gustav is an artist at heart and hopes to one day open a tailoring shop. Gertrud, the youngest, is forced
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7 days ago


Running with the Werewolf (Darkaway Island #1) by Laurie London
Book 1 in the Darkaway Island Romance series! A cozy paranormal rom-com with spice, starring a book-loving heroine who dreams of opening her own apothecary shop, a grumpy werewolf cowboy whose ego is too big for his boots, and a small town island with quirky characters and kooky traditions. Join the fun on Darkaway Island, where the monsters come to play!
Merissa
Nov 14


Guest Post: Ravenscourt by Samantha Ward-Smith
He wanted to be gone from the dark enclosing room, with its mocking misery, to be gone from this house of nightmares, of shattered dreams, and discovered secrets which could not be put back in the box.
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Nov 11


Excerpt: Jenny Kidd by Laury A. Egan
While spending autumn in Venice, a young American artist, Jenny Kidd, hopes to create a portfolio of paintings to launch her career and establish her independence from her tyrannical father. At the Guggenheim Collection, she encounters Randi, a colorful British woman, who invites her to a masked ball at the Palazzo Barbon. There, she meets the seductive Caterina Barbon and her brother, Sebastiano, who entice Jenny into a world of glittering façades that cloak sexual perversio
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Oct 21


Guest Post: Then Came The Summer Snow by Trisha T. Pritikin
Edith Higgenbothum is a 1950s housewife and mother in the “atomic town” of Richland, Washington. Edith’s husband, Herbert, is an engineer at Hanford, a secretive federal atomic weapons facility just north of town. Edith’s world, which is enshrouded in the myths, prejudices, and delusions of 1950s America, is thrown into turmoil and fear when her son Herbie powers up his father’s uranium prospecting Geiger counter. The device emits an ear-shattering barrage of clicks, revealin
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Oct 16


Blood of the Damned - Thorn (Vaughn Winery #1) by JP Sayle
Ledger unexpectedly gains an unusual mate, his boss, Thorn Vaughan, and life swiftly becomes a roller coaster ride full of dips, heights, twists and turns. Extinct vampires with stunning wings, a proposal, a wedding—and babies. And as if that isn’t enough, his carriage on this particular ride is about to be derailed when he discovers his mate’s secret.
Debbie
Oct 14


Review: The Blackest Time by Ken Tentarelli
It's Europe in the 1300s, and Gino, a young man living in rural Italy, leaves behind the familiarity of his family's farm to seek a new life as an apprentice in an apothecary shop in Florence.
Merissa
Oct 10


Review & #Giveaway: Crimson Jewel by A. Gordon
Bea spends her days fighting to stay alive in post-apocalyptic Alaska. She doesn’t have time to believe in giants, true love, or fairy tales. That is, until she uses a strange staircase concealed in the forest to escape the latest predator trying to kill her. While hiding, she’s caught by Raiden, a giant with stormy eyes and disturbingly sexy fangs. For trespassing, he forces her up the stairs to his realm.
Debbie
Oct 3


Excerpt: Tailored Truths (Silver Sampler #2) by Nancy Jardine
Employment as a lady’s maid and then as a private tutor in Liverpool in the 1860s bring thrilling opportunities Margaret could never have envisaged. Though when those posts end, her educational aspirations must be shelved again. Reliance on her sewing skills is paramount for survival when she returns to Dundee.
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Sep 26


Guest Post: Shades of Yellow by Wendy J. Dunn
During her battle with illness, Lucy Ellis found solace in writing a novel about the mysterious death of Amy Robsart, the first wife of Robert Dudley, the man who came close to marrying Elizabeth I. As Lucy delves into Amy's story, she also navigates the aftermath of her own experience that brought her close to death and the collapse of her marriage.
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Sep 23


Interview, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Into the Gray Scale by Oge Mobuogwu
Drug dealer AJ has just discovered he’s been murdered. Trapped in the surreal complexities of the afterlife, he realizes he’s still bound in service to his killer, the ruthless drug kingpin Governor Tyson. Meanwhile, homicide detective Maleek Shapiro is closing in on "skooches", an enigmatic and dangerous drug at the heart of the case.
As Shapiro edges closer to proving the case against the governor, the investigation throws him into a maze of mystical experiences, unsettlin
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Sep 8


Excerpt & #Giveaway: He Should Be Mine (My Mobster #1) by Jessica Jackman
Molly is beautiful. Feisty. Sensual. Passionate.
A pretty boy who knows his trade.
He is also the very epitome of high-maintenance. Rude. Stroppy. Always aiming to unnerve people with his brazen words and attitude.
It makes me want to hold him tight and show him he doesn't need to put on an act. Not with me.
But he belongs to my boss. And when your boss is a mafia capo, that’s a line you do not cross.
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Aug 26


Excerpt, & #Giveaway: The Care of Broken Things (Breaking Free #1) by October Arden
Samuel has spent years building walls.
Not the prison’s concrete ones, but the kind that keep lives from bleeding into each other. As the prison’s self-appointed librarian, he’s carved out a fragile peace where silence is his shield. The inmates call him The Ice Queen—a title he wears like armor. After a lifetime of being preyed upon, he knows better than to let anyone close.
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Aug 21


Series Tour & #Giveaway: Island Confidential by TA Moore
Island men know what they want…but not always what they need.
Debbie
Aug 12


Excerpt: D'Vaire or Nothing (D'Vaire #44) by Jessamyn Kingley
In these five previously unpublished short stories, the D’Vaires are invited to the newest dragon resort, the Deck of Cards.
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Aug 8


Hiraeth by Morgan Sheppard
Ellis Clarke has never felt at home anywhere, always feeling a sense of nostalgia for somewhere that she doesn’t know. When she goes to Bedd
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Mar 8, 2021





