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Booker's Bliss (Divergent Omegaverse #3) by J.P. Sayle

One decision was all it took to open a hideous can of worms—and give alpha bear Booker Starling a new perspective on his PA, Frey Abbott. Now all he has to do is get Frey to entrust him with something of vital importance—his heart. But first, Frey has to know Booker is the only alpha who will keep it safe. Booker has suffered the cruelty of rejection, so for protection, he keeps his big heart hidden under a gruff exterior. He will do anything to protect what he holds dear, e

Merissa

Aug 12

Series Tour & #Giveaway: Island Confidential by TA Moore

Island men know what they want…but not always what they need.

Debbie

Aug 12

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Throwing Shadows (A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery, #7) by Claire Booth

When a hiker stumbles from the woods raving about a dead man, Sheriff Hank Worth launches a search. Near the infamous landmark of Murder Rocks – a Civil War era hideout for ambushers who robbed and killed passing travelers – they unearth two bodies and a skeleton.

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Aug 11

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In these five previously unpublished short stories, the D’Vaires are invited to the newest dragon resort, the Deck of Cards.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

Taylin's Temptation (Divergent Omegaverse #2) by J.P. Sayle

Taylin doesn't have a clue how the universe works, but he believes that given the right conditions in which to flourish, love can conquer everything. He is about to put that belief to the test. Divergent. It's a dirty word in society, and it's also the reason those who should love him unconditionally have cast Taylin out. One act of bravery changes the course of Taylin’s life, and he counts his blessings every day. Years later, his life is set to change once more when his a

Merissa

Aug 7

Sins of the Father (A Nathan Parker Detective Novel #4) by James L'Etoile

Detective Nathan Parker discovers an unidentified man tossed to his death from an airplane is connected to the emergence of a new criminal organization, Red Dawn, when a secretive Joint Terrorism Task Force appears in Phoenix. The leader of the Task Force coerces Parker to support their efforts or his ex-coyote friend, Billie Carson, could face federal charges for supporting a terrorist organization. With Billie’s freedom in jeopardy, Parker agrees and one-by-one, people asso

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Aug 6

Alpha's Divergent Omega (Divergent Omegaverse #1) by J.P. Sayle

Love can overcome any barrier. Derick and Lane Starling are proof of this. They’ve been married for forty years, a wolf and a divergent omega who defied the odds—and society’s disdain—for their mating. They create a fashion empire, and a family built on a foundation of acceptance. Age has brought its own challenges for Lane, and he’s ready to take a step back, but can he get Derick to agree? Can he also get their eight sons to come home, to work together so Lane can play ma

Merissa

Aug 5

Guest Post & #Giveaway: The Path of Redemption by Tom Haward

With Grand Protector Faust missing and Caesar dead, Senator Frigus is trying to hold the fraying threads of the Empire together by keeping this information secret. The Empire is already fragile, and if the truth spills onto the streets of Rome and beyond, the Empire could crumble. Faust is prisoner of the giant Bjorn Askå and his cellmate is the rebel leader, Boatman King. Abducted by Askå, they're now part of his grand plan to rule the entire world, with the Empire his ne

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Aug 4

Mr Collins in Love by Lee Welch

The year is 1811 and the new rector of Hunsford, Mr William Collins, must be above reproach. He must be respectable, pious, good at losing at quadrille, and disapproving of popular novels. Above all, he must obey his terrifying patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. When William’s boyhood friend Jem arrives, looking for safe harbour from the press-gangs, William’s ‘perfect clergyman’ disguise begins to slip. A farm labourer’s son, Jem is gentle and loyal, and being with him is

Merissa

Aug 1

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Gone To Ground by Morgan Hatch

The first in a suspenseful new trilogy, a fast-paced thriller set in the streets of Los Angeles, featuring a Mexican American high school senior embroiled in a conspiracy that threatens to destroy his neighborhood.

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Jul 31

Excerpt: Marguerite: Hell Hath No Fury! The Story of Marguerite of Anjou by Judith Arnopp

Marguerite: Queen of England From the moment Henry VI's new queen, Marguerite of Anjou, sets foot on English soil she is despised by the English as a foreigner, and blamed for the failures of the hundred years war in France. Her enemies impede her role as the king’s consort and when Henry sinks into apparent madness her bid to become regent is rejected. Marguerite must fight, not only for her own position but to maintain Henry’s possession of the crown. The ambitious Duke,

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Jul 30

Silas's Sweetheart (Divergent Omegaverse #4) by JP Sayle

A summons home changes everything for Silas Starling. Can he confront his fears before it’s too late to reclaim the heart he tossed aside? When he visits Hidden Desires and meets an omega snake shifter, Silas’s instincts tell him to run. Except he doesn't. The lure of the snake and his sexy lingerie are too much to resist. Still reeling from the connection, Silas is dealt another shock when he learns the sexy snake is in fact his new PA, Ziggy. Working together means hidin

Debbie

Jul 29

Velvet by Louisa Mae

AJ is the flamboyant face of Velvet, an upmarket cocktail lounge in Leeds. He’s quick witted and normally unflappable in every possible situation, although he’s given up on the chance of finding Mr.Right, let alone Mr. Right Now. Then, one night, fate intervenes when he spills drinks over a group of customers, one being his own Achilles heel, a hot man in a well-fitting suit. The chance encounter means AJ got more than he bargained for, in more ways than one. Blake had alway

Debbie

Jul 28

Guest Post, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: They Came At Night by Westley Smith

In the five years since the fateful and horrific night that changed her life, Sandra Leigh has kept herself sequestered at the Compound, a trauma recovery/survival skill camp that helped her process her past and feel safe in the world again. Now, the time has come for her to face life outside the Compound, and that starts with a family road trip to rebuild the relationship she once had with her young niece. A weekend at a rented cabin in the woods sounds idyllic, but Sandra

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Jul 28

Review & #Giveaway: Seven Hundred Beachfront by Ligia de Wit

Some places hold memories. Others have opinions. I didn't mean to run again. But when life gets tangled, I untangle it by leaving. And this time, my escape came with strings attached: a five-year-old brother I never signed up to care for, a seaside town I barely remember, and a tattered house on stilts that belongs in Renter's Hell. I told myself it was just for the summer. A break. A pause. A way to escape the people I care about but can't seem to fit with anymore, and the c

Merissa

Jul 25

Excerpt: Ping by Lisa Lucas & Steve Landsberg

PING, which was originally conceived in 2016, precedes the current cultural popularity in Ping Pong, exemplified in the upcoming 2025 Christmas movie release of Marty Supreme starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow. Alternating between the pivotal 1971 Ping-Pong Diplomacy - where a simple game of table tennis thawed the icy relations between the U.S. and China during the Cold War - and the present-day struggles of a family weighed down by legacy, Ping is a compelling

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Jul 24

Review & Excerpt: Walking on Broken Paths by Amy Aislin

Desperate to escape the pain of his brother’s death, Jesse Melnik ran—but he couldn’t outrun the grief, no matter how much distance he put between himself and his past. Now, after fifteen years of trying, he’s finally ready to face his hometown of Charlottetown again. He expects the memories of his brother to hover in every corner of his family’s sailboat and whisper in every sea-tinged breeze. What he doesn’t expect is Parker Willis, the best friend he left behind without

Debbie

Jul 23

Guest Post & #Giveaway: Like Driftwood On The Salish Sea by Richard I Levine

When they met in the fourth grade, it was love at first sight for Mitchell Brody and Jessica Ramirez. He was the freckle-faced kid who stood up for her honor when he silenced the class bully who’d been teasing her because of her accent. She was the new kid whose family moved to San Juan Island, Washington, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, and whom Mitch had thought was the most beautiful girl in the world.

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Jul 22

The Seer (The Secret Tales #3) by Sanna Brand / Vicki Stiefel

A quest for truth. A legacy in stone. A love forged in danger. When Lady Claire Pheland is publicly humiliated by London’s Society of Antiquarians, she vows to prove her radical theory: that the iconic ancient Greek statues were once vividly painted. Claire’s search for evidence leads her to Greece in the company of Lord Theseus Ashworth—a brilliant scholar on a dangerous mission of his own: returning his father’s Greek sculptures to their rightful home. Their journey is fr

Debbie

Jul 21

Excerpt: A Prodigy in Auschwitz: Simon by Fred Raymond Goldman

When Nazi Germany troops enter Krakow, Poland on September 2, 1939, fourteen-year-old Simon Baron learns two truths that have been hidden from him. One, the people who have raised him are not his biological parents. Two, his birth mother was Jewish. In the eyes of the Germans, although he has been raised Catholic, this makes Simon Jewish. Simon's dreams of becoming a concert violinist and composer are dashed when his school is forced to expel him, and he is no longer eligibl

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Jul 18