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Review & #Giveaway: Magelight by Kacey Ezell
Fleeing her sheltered life, a noblewoman must trust a warrior, a forester, and a thief to unlock her true power and face her destiny.
Embrace Your Power and Forge Your Destiny
All her life, Aelys of Brionne had been weak. As the noble daughter of one of the empire’s most powerful magic-wielding families, it should have been easy for her to live her dream of bonding with a warrior protector and joining the Imperial Battlemage Corps. But when her weakness robs her of her drea

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Excerpt: An Echo of Ashes by Ron Allen Ames
An Echo of Ashes is a story lost to time, then found again in century-old letters that lay in a tattered box.
Based on actual events taken from the pages, this story tells of when the Great War and the Spanish Influenza forever altered the lives of millions, including a family of subsistence farmers who also worked the oil fields of Pennsylvania.
Ella and Almon make their home in the backcountry. Almon and his sons work in the oil fields, just as their forefathers before th

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Review, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Golden Bond (Pleasure Palace #1) by Tavian Cross
I came to the sacred island to pay my family's debt. I never expected to lose my heart.
My name is Callis, and I'm an offering.
Sent to Eletheria—the legendary pleasure palace where gods once walked among mortals—I have one purpose: submit to the bonding ritual, serve my time, and return home with my family's honor restored.
But the man who chooses me changes everything.
Auren is silver-haired, devastatingly beautiful, and dangerously powerful. As a Thorn of the sacred or

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The Lydiard Chronicles by Elizabeth St.John
Duty, passion, and power collide in The Lydiard Chronicles, a gripping trilogy inspired by true events. Follow three courageous women—survivors, strategists, and storytellers—who defy the constraints of society to shape their family’s fate and England’s future. Their voices echo through time. Their legacy changed a nation.

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3 days ago
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Perilous Cuties (Bucket List Buddies #1) by JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver
When Morty and Hector can’t say no to their friends' encouragement to attend a Bucket List Buddies event, they discover Fate is on their side. But will that be enough to thwart an interfering mother who always knows best?
Hector just wants a quiet life where he gets to decide whom he’ll mate with. Unfortunately, his mother has other ideas, ones that don’t involve Hector being gay.
Then Fate steps in.

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Perilous Cuties (Bucket List Buddies #1) by JP Sayle & Lisa Oliver
When Morty and Hector can’t say no to their friends' encouragement to attend a Bucket List Buddies event, they discover Fate is on their side. But will that be enough to thwart an interfering mother who always knows best?
Hector just wants a quiet life where he gets to decide whom he’ll mate with. Unfortunately, his mother has other ideas, ones that don’t involve Hector being gay.
Then Fate steps in.

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7 days ago
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The Standing Stone on the Moor (The Talbot Saga) by Allie Cresswell
Folklore whispers that they used to burn witches at the standing stone on the moor. When the wind is easterly, it wails a strange lament. History declares it was placed as a marker, visible for miles—a signpost for the lost, directing them towards home.
Forced from their homeland by the potato famine, a group of itinerant Irish refugees sets up camp by the stone. They are met with suspicion by the locals, branded as ‘thieves and ne’er-do-wells.’ Only Beth Harlish takes pity

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Jul 3
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Tangled Darkness by MM Desch
When a psychiatric clinical assistant turns up dead, Dr. Leslie Schoen finds herself a suspect in the case—and facing allegations which could destroy her career.
As Detective Davis works the investigation, Leslie launches her own inquiries. She soon uncovers deception and illegal schemes involving stolen prescription opioids. It seems everyone around her is hiding something, and as she gets closer to the truth, the threats against her escalate. She struggles with keeping dan

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Jul 2
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Broken Heart Questioned (Bella and the Beast Master #5) by Sarah Westill
After being away longer than he planned on a mission for Ruthenia, Markus Ralston returns with his wolf, Lunah, excited to see his pregnant wife. But his homecoming takes an unexpected turn when a grieving legal advocate is waiting on his doorstep with a dire plea.
Accused of murdering five women whose deaths were ruled accidents, the man insists he’s innocent. The accuser is Bella’s former boss, a determined investigator desperate to further his career and his guardian ra

Merissa
Jul 1
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Fate: an Anthology of Tales of History, Mystery and Magic by Helen Hollick & Friends
Tales of Variety. Tales of History, Mystery and Magic – some comprising just one of these popular fiction genres, others, a mild mixture of all three.Perhaps you prefer historical fiction rather than a story about magic or fantasy? Maybe you enjoy exploring new themes or prefer sticking to the familiar? Historical fiction can often inform, imparting knowledge of the past, of its events and its people. Stories of mystery exercise the ‘little grey cells’ as Poirot would say, wh

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Jun 30
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Echoes on the Wind (Maggie O'Shea Mystery #4) by Helaine Mario
In 1943 war-torn France, a young woman on the Night Train to Paris has a chance meeting with two very different men who will change her life, setting in motion a Dual Timeline story that will resonate like ripples on water for generations to come.

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Jun 27
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The Dutch Muse (A Fabiola Bennett Mystery #4) by Heidi Eljarbo
A ruthless thief leaves a private Dutch gallery with a coveted seventeenth-century painting. The owner lies unconscious on the floor. Art historian Fabiola Bennett is on vacation in Holland and takes on the case.

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Jun 26
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Burying Ben (Dot Meyerhoff #1) by Ellen Kirschman
As her police department’s newest hire, police psychologist Dot Meyerhoff has a lot to prove. Especially since everyone on a small-town force doesn’t see any reason for a shrink on staff. So when the rookie cop commits suicide, everyone’s looking to blame Dot—even Dot herself. Dot knew Ben Gomez was struggling to adjust to police work, but how had she missed the signs that he was at the end of his rope?
Now, with Ben’s and her reputation on the line, Dot goes looking for a

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Jun 25
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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

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Jun 24
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Seed (Dark Walker #3) by Shelly Campbell
Glitching between dimensions wasn't supposed to be my life, but sometimes you have to dance with the darkness.
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I should be dead. Shot twice through the chest. But the Embassy saved me because I’m a one-of-a-kind freak who blips to worlds they can’t reach. Now I’m their personal mule, raiding collapsing planets to fatten their coffers. Lucky me.
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And things have gone from bad to worse. My old team is being held hostage, my family’s in danger, and the darkness hunts me a

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Jun 24
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: The Conductor (Beatrix Patterson #4) by Eva Shaw
Beatrix Patterson has faced monsters before, but in a world teetering on the edge of social change, she comes up against her most complicated case yet. In one chaotic morning, her friend has been arrested following a fight during a strike at the railroad, the railroad owner was found murdered, and another close friend admits to being blackmailed.

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Jun 23
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Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman (The Elizabethan Series #6) by Tony Riches
Bess Throckmorton defies her notorious background and lack of education to become Queen Elizabeth’s Gentlewoman and trusted confidante.
Forced to choose between loyalty and love, duty and desire, will she risk her queen’s anger by marrying adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh without permission?
Entangled in a web of intrigue, from the glittering Palace of Whitehall to the cells of the Tower of London, Bess endures tragedy and injustice, becoming a resilient, determined woman, who

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Jun 20
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Review & #Giveaway: Ever Since the Ball by Kate Ellington
Miranda Harlake's only chance to escape the detestable match her parents are arranging is a sham betrothal to her best friend, Peter, who proposes solely to save her from a loveless marriage. She gratefully accepts, though both know they'll never wed.
Piqued by her parents' scheming, Miranda secretly attends a masked ball and dances with a fascinating stranger all night. Upon discovering her partner was the insufferable George Rockford, she tries to forget the romantic eve

Merissa
Jun 19
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Excerpt: Ravens Hill (The Atheling Chronicles #5) by Garth Pettersen
In 1030 C.E. — When Harald, the second son of King Cnute, returns from fighting the king's enemies in Northern Wales, he expects his life to return to normal. He's surprised when he's granted a large landholding—an idyllic life, far from the power-mongering of King Cnute's court, farming in the Midlands, evening walks with his beloved Selia. It’s a gift they cannot refuse, but the king has other plans for Harald and his wife.

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Jun 18
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Daffodils and Dreams (Brodyr Alarch #4) by Morgan Sheppard
The weight of the crown presses heavily on Harri as the day of his coronation approaches. Surrounded by his gathered kin, trusted friends, and noble allies, he prepares to take on the mantle of kingship—but not without charting a new course for his kingdom. Among the honoured guests, Harri has invited the druids of the old faith, signalling a shift toward healing and unity. Central to his vision is the construction of a new Healer’s Hall.

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Jun 17
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Arabesque by M G da Mota
Arabesque is a step in classic ballet, an appropriate title for a novel narrating the beauty of ballet and the artistry and athleticism involved; with the dancers’ stories depicting everything a romantic ballet should have: love, passion, obsession, deception, courage, determination, happiness, drama, fun. And sadness.

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Jun 17
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: The Everest Enigma (Abbie Bradford Mystery #1) by Jeannette de Beauvoir
Abbie Bradford is at a crossroads. Fresh off earning her doctorate in history, she’s unsure of her next move—until bestselling novelist Emma Caulfield, an acquaintance of her brother, presents an irresistible challenge: join her on a grueling trek from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

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Jun 16
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Excerpt & Review: Death & Maia by A. C. Jolly
In the shadowed streets of plague-ridden Athens, Maia lies on the brink of death. When the grim reaper appears to claim her, Maia makes a bold request: a kiss.

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Jun 13
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Excerpt: Death and The Poet (The Publius Ovidius Mysteries #2) by Fiona Forsyth
When Dokimos the vegetable seller is found bludgeoned to death in the Black Sea town of Tomis, it’s the most exciting thing to have happened in the region for years. Now reluctantly settled into life in exile, the disgraced Roman poet Ovid helps his friend Avitius to investigate the crime, with the evidence pointing straight at a cuckolded neighbour.
But Ovid is also on edge, waiting for the most momentous death of all. Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, is nearing his end

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Jun 12
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Forbidden Lust (Sinful Knights) by Oliver Takely
In the City of London, Josh works tirelessly to provide financial security for his younger sister, following the tragic deaths of his parents. He longs for a connection with his birth father who doesn’t want Josh to wreck his perfect life. Mature beyond his years, Josh craves the love and stability of an older man to anchor him.
Daniel, a wildly successful lawyer, works hard and plays even harder. His heart is closed to love after the betrayal of his ex-husband, until he m

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Jun 11
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Perfect Vengeance (FBI Strike Force #1) by Tee O'Fallon
Robin Hood meets the Sopranos…an insanely dangerous scheme Gina Perot and her friends hatched to steal from the mob and donate the loot to a worthy cause. Successful Wall Street investment banker by day, cat burglar by night, Gina leads a double life. But she's never forgotten how the mob and the FBI destroyed her family and ripped her life apart. Now it's time for payback. Charity and revenge all rolled into one. Perfect. Until Gina's scheme sends her crashing headfirst into

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Jun 10
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Guest Post: Last Train to Freedom by Deborah Swift
1940. As Soviet forces storm Lithuania, Zofia and her brother Jacek must flee to survive.
A lifeline appears when Japanese consul Sugihara offers them visas on one condition: they must deliver a parcel to Tokyo. Inside lies intelligence on Nazi atrocities, evidence so explosive that Nazi and Soviet agents will stop at nothing to possess it.
Pursued across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian Express, Zofia faces danger at every turn, racing to expose the truth as Japan edges close

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Jun 9
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Between the Living and the Dead by Sophie Jupillat Posey
Cavilla Ramirez is an average Peruvian teen, tethered to the 1990s rhythm of clarinet rehearsals, dog-eared Agatha Christie novels, and low-stakes schoolyard mysteries. But when a hit-and-run claims her two best friends, her world implodes—and then restructures itself in a seemingly impossible and unnerving way. Her friends aren't gone. Their ghosts linger, needing her help in solving their murder so that they can cross over. And it's not just them. Ghosts are everywhere, and

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Jun 6
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Excerpt: The Man in Black by L.R. Liverpool
Naive dreamer Fenimore James runs from home and goes west to become a famous outlaw––Simon Shaw. However, his fantasies of glamorous robberies quickly evaporate as he joins the notorious Red Evans gang and finds himself in the middle of a strange and bloody game, where gang members are suddenly being murdered one-by-one at the hand of a mysterious pursuer, who leaves cryptic signs scarifying their bodies.
To complicate matters further, Fenimore’s waking hours become tortur

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Jun 5
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: The Chained Prince (The Eldergreen Series, #1) by Becca Calder
Fae mage Araya Starwind has survived the New Dominion’s brutal rule by keeping her head down and her magic leashed. To stay safe, she binds herself to a powerful human mage—Jaxon Shaw—whose protection comes at a steep and controlling cost.

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Jun 4
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Guest Post: Nothing Proved (Regina #1) by Janet Wertman
Elizabeth Tudor learned resilience young. Declared illegitimate after the execution of her mother Anne Boleyn, she bore her precarious position with unshakable grace. But upon the death of her father, King Henry VIII, the vulnerable fourteen-year-old must learn to navigate a world of shifting loyalties, power plays, and betrayal.
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After narrowly escaping entanglement in Thomas Seymour’s treason, Elizabeth rebuilds her reputation as the perfect Protestant princess – which p

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Jun 3
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Bazaar by Miles Joyner
A high-profile homicide of a former ambassador's son in the nightlife district of the nation's capital gets connected to an assassination market on the dark web, turning the DC area into a battlefield over a new generation of class warfare. When the ex-diplomat, Chiedu Attah, hires an elite executive protection team headed by siblings Yemi and Karen Uzunma to guarantee his safety, the security firm realizes they are going up against a young, inventive contract killer who is d

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Jun 2
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Review & #Giveaway: A Touch of Maple (Love in Maplewood #3) by Amy Aislin
After being traded numerous times over the course of his pro hockey career, all Bellamy Jordan wants is a place where he belongs. Burlington, Vermont, home of the Vermont Trailblazers, his newest team, might just be that place. The bonus: he’s within spitting distance of the grandparents who raised him. The drawback: his long-time rival’s gorgeous brother—who he can’t get out of his mind—also lives nearby.

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May 30
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: The Way Alex Sees Me (Aphrodite in Disguise #2) by Dann Hazel
High school senior Rusty Finch is in a pickle.
His grades are plummeting even though everyone says he’s got a good head on his shoulders. He and his mother Gloria are not getting along. Neither of them knows why.

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May 28
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Father of One by Jani Anttola
Maka, a young Bosnian soldier, has survived three years under siege. When the enemy forces launch their final attack on his hometown, he must escape to the hills. But traversing the vast woods is a task against all odds: to stay alive, and to find his infant son and his wife, he is soon forced to make a desperate move.
Set against the harrowing background of raging guerrilla warfare and the genocide in Srebrenica, Father of One is, at heart, a story of deep humanity, compa

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May 27
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Excerpt: Boy with Wings by Mark Mustian
When Johnny Cruel is born with strange appendages on his back in the 1930s South, the locals think he's a devil. Determined to protect him, his mother fakes his death, and they flee. Thus begins Johnny's yearslong struggle to find a place he belongs.
From a turpentine camp of former slaves to a freak show run by a dwarf who calls herself Tiny Tot and on to the Florida capitol building, Johnny finds himself working alongside other outcasts, struggling to answer the question

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May 26
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Excerpt: Tangled in Water by Pam Records
1932. Natalia is 16 and a bootlegger's daughter, playing the mermaid mascot on a rundown paddlewheel used to entertain brewers and distributors.Â
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A sequined costume hides her scarred and misshaped legs, but it can't cover up the painful memories and suspicions that haunt her. An eccentric healer who treats patients with Old Country tonics, tries to patch wounds, but only adds to the heartache. A fierce storm threatens to destroy everything, including a stash of stolen jew

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May 23
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Muzzle the Black Dog by Mike Cobb
After a mysterious stranger appears at his isolated cabin door, Jack's life is forever changed. The stranger's cryptic message sets off a chain of events that lead Jack on a harrowing journey to uncover the true meaning of his own existence.

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May 22
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A Fate Forged in Fire (Bonded to Beasts #1) by Hazel McBride
Once a territory built on matriarchal rule, Tìr Teine has been without a female heir for centuries. Through a long line of corrupt kings, an

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May 20
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Diamond In The Ruff (Wiggle Butt Manor #1) by Cindy Goyette
Charlie Calderbank always dreamed of being a cop, but a medical issue forces her out of the academy and to rethink her future. When Charlie’s Aunt Jo-Jo suffers injuries in a car accident, she offers to help at her aunt’s pet hotel, Wiggle Butt Manor, in the charming Pacific Northwest island town of Orca Cove.
With her Cocker Spaniel Noah at her side, she settles into life on the island and at the Manor. When the owner of Maya, the precocious mutt, is murdered, Jo-Jo becomes

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May 20
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Review & #Giveaway: Wolf of the Nordic Seas (Valiant Vikings #2) by Jennifer Ivy Walker
Named after the Norse God of the Sea, Njörd grew up sailing, swimming, and fishing the fjords of Norway. Endowed with extraordinary senses, speed, and strength, he became known as Wolf of the Nordic Seas, leading lucrative Viking raids from the Baltic shores to the Black and Caspian Seas. When a Viking völva foretells his future through a seidr vision, Njörd learns that his fate and his mate—the siren with the sea goddess eyes—lie on the alabaster coast of Normandy in the dis

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May 19
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Same Place, Same Stars by Katey Taylor
Twenty-one-year-old Natalia battles a rare parasomnia sleep disorder that propels her to act violently, experience night terrors, and put herself in dangerous situations—all while she’s unconscious.

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May 16
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The Healing Duet by K.M. Lowe
Turning twenty-one is a huge milestone for anyone, but for Calvin, it’s a life-changing moment. On his twenty-first birthday, he’s to take over his family pack. This should be a blessing. A new beginning for him and his family, but it’s quite the opposite.

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May 16
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Review: Cowboy Watch (The Watchers #1) by Petie McCarty
Kellen Brand's inheritance comes as a monumental shock—a rundown farm she doesn't want and one paroled Watcher all her own. Kellen's eccentric mother believed Watchers to be fallen angels seeking penance by guarding individuals who had lost their way. Seriously? A Watcher?

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May 15
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: SWIPE by R.G. Belsky & Bonnie Traymore
After a stressful day at work and a creepy first meetup, Sonya Romano goes on a mission: teach a lesson to the smarmy guys she's meeting on her dating app. But when one of them falls to his death as a result of her confrontation--a married man posing as a single guy--she realizes she's gone too far.

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May 14
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Excerpt & #Giveaway: Splendificent 1+2 by Dacy Alex
Hell on Heels and Death by D Cup
This raw and naughty book brings together the first two Splendificent novels in one ENORMOUS package…
Not that type of enormous package!
I swear.

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May 13
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Showcase & #Giveaway: The Whisper Legacy (Pappa Legacy #1) by Tj O'Connor
Curran’s enemies thought he was dead.
They were wrong.
He thought his past was left on the Voula Beach Road.
He was wrong.
Now, that nightmare is drawing his enemies out.
The halls of power are being targeted—but by who?
Is the secret of the Voula Beach Road behind the chaos?
Curran knows the answer.
It’s all in The Whisper Legacy . . .

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May 12
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: Her Darkest Hour by Suzy Henderson
As war looms over Britain, Eliza MacLean wants nothing more than an ordinary life. Raised on the Isle of Mull, she’s spent years denying her gifts—just as her mother insisted. But her grandmother taught her differently, whispering ancient knowledge of herbs, charms, and spells.

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May 9
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To Love a Psycho Trilogy by C.F. White
Welcome to the #SeriesTour celebrating the To Love a Psycho Trilogyby @C.F.WhiteAuthor and the release of Killing Me Softly; the gripping conclusion to this thrilling series!

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May 8
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Guest Post & #Giveaway: The White Deer of Kildare (The Castle in Kilkenny: Fairy Tales #2) by Christy Matheson
All Maura wants is a peaceful winter holidays in her Irish castle, but her ex is threatening her with family court, and her second grader has invited a strange—completely unclothed—friend, to spend the holidays with them. Oh. And the friend’s dog, which is not actually a dog but probably one of the white deer of Celtic myth.

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May 7
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