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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW : CAULDRONS CALL (The Curse Of The Blood Moon #2) by Kristen Proby

CAULDRONS CALL

Series: The Curse Of The Blood Moon #2

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: March 21st, 2023

 

Breena has known Giles all her life—and has loved him for nearly as long. Linked by the ties of family and coven, Breena has had a lifetime to discover everything there is to know about him. His intelligence and specialization in crystals and gems are truly things to admire, but it’s how he smiles at her that really makes her cauldron bubble. Too bad he’s completely oblivious.

Giles isn’t as oblivious as Breena thinks he is. A powerful witch, he’s spent most of his life hiding his true feelings from her, but he can’t ignore the fact that she’s hurting and plagued by the same nightmares that haunt him every night. So, getting her to move in with him so he can do just that seems like simple common sense. The hard part will be resisting the way Breena makes him feel.

But evil has invaded their world, and it has the power to kill every witch in Salem.  Breena has no time to wallow in what might have been and Giles’ desire to protect her is stronger than the power contained in his crystals . Together they must lift the curse of the blood moon before time runs out. If they can’t, the people Breena loves the most are all in danger. It will take every skill she’s honed as a witch to protect what’s hers and the man who cast a spell on her heart.


Will they have time to kindle their love for each other, or will the clock run out at the hands of fate?

 

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4 ‘You Are My Home’ Stars

Awww… What a wonderful and ghostly read! And what a delightful pairing, Breena and Giles are so perfectly matched it’s a wonder that it took them so long to ‘discover’ one another! Ms. Proby has me addicted to her brand of supernatural romance!

Cauldrons Call is the perfect follow up to Hallows End, because it continues right after the events of the first book, while giving us insight into Breena and Giles’ love story. I’m so glad that Lorelei spilled the beans on Hallows End, because without her ‘indiscretion’ I don’t think we would have gotten this romance so soon – though not soon enough – because apparently Breena’s thought to be unrequited lifetime crush for Giles isn’t one sided at all, he just hadn’t allow himself to see what was right in front of him, but once his eyes were open, he was all in!

Kristen Proby manages to capture seemingly effortlessly this aura of mystic and supernatural vibes, that left me honestly creeped out, in the best of ways, while reading this book alone in the dark, on the late hours of the night. It gave me goosebumps while doing so, so kudos to the author for giving us this ghostly atmosphere! Much like her first Paranormal series, I love that in The Curse of The Blood Moon we have a conduit of global mystery/suspense that binds all the storylines, while showing us each of the couples’ love tale. I was completely immersed in extra spooky, sexy and lovely read, and can’t wait for Lorelei and Xander, and the summit of this series, I’m dying of curiosity to see what happens next!

The love I’ve found with you is so much bigger, so much more than anything I could have thought up in my imagination.

“I love you, Breena. With everything in me, with every breath I take, I love you so much that there are times I think I might explode with it. The craziest part is that love just grows each day, and I find that I can hold even more, despite thinking for sure there was no way that could possibly be true. You’re everything good in this world.

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HALLOWS END (The Curse of The Blood Moon #1)

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About the Author

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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.

During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.

Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW + GI’S FAV: THE LONG WAY HOME (Corps Security #7) by Harper Sloan

THE LONG WAY HOME

Series: Corps Security #7

Author: Harper Sloan

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 14th, 2023

 

There’s a price to pay for a life with a greater purpose. The healing of time is a damn liar when you’re living a life as a dead man with no true home, and the silence couldn’t be more deafening. Counting the days, good and bad, I exist as the world keeps spinning. I can never look back. All I can do is hope I took enough out of that life to carry me forward on those dead legs. Everything that was meant to give the tragedy of my life meaning ended up holding me prisoner in this wreckage of my past.

Until now.

One look into her eyes and I’m completely disarmed. It’s only everything I thought I gave up. These walls I’ve built to protect and shroud me crumble more whenever she’s near. I’ve spent years waiting for a reason to breathe again, and now that I have her within reach, I’m not sure I can keep her. Is it possible to find both the missing piece of my soul and the remedy to my healing in one set of bright green eyes? Everything I thought I would never have is staring back at me saying … yes, I can.

 

 

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5 Gazillion ‘Your Person/ Coming Back To Life’ Stars

Omg, omg, OH MY GOD!!!! This is the comeback of ALL comebacks, and Ms. Sloan didn’t just give us a book, she gave us, the OG fans of the Corps Security series, the greatest GIFT of all time, one we couldn’t even dare to hope and beg for. I’m beyond overwhelmed, completely and utterly surrendered to this book! Top read of not just 2023, but ALL TIME!!!! EPIC in every single way!!!

I’m still recovering of this beautiful, magical, and UNFORGETTABLE love story, okay, not just love story but LIFE story. Drew and Olivia…These two, I’m so deeply in love and OBSESSED with them. All the emotional rollercoaster that included sobbing my little black heart out, wow, so d@mn WORTH IT!

I’ve had a taste of heaven. 

And I never want to give it up.

 

“You have breathed life back in with the sunshine that comes from the both of you.”

After five years of pause writing, Harper Sloan gave us the mother of all comebacks, gifting us with this that is now one of the most beautiful love stories EVER! I will not spoil anything, but just warning for you all to give your hearts and minds the preparation they need because you’re in for the ride of a LIFETIME.

This book is the prime example of why I adore reading romance, an addictive love story that will forever stay engraved in my heart, because there will never be a time when I don’t remember and long for these type of characters, their ‘person’, and their tales, so true, but also so simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming. Family and love are the core of each of us, and The Long Way Home, felt just like that, a true coming home, with the BEST, most perfect love story of them all! My romance lover heart is soaring right now!!!

 

“Every part of who you are and who you were.  I love you.”

 

Olivia Elizabeth Kelley, loving you has given me a reason to live again.  You’ve given me beauty, love and  a home. 

 

The man worth a million fairy tales.  And he’s all mine.

 

 

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Harper Sloan is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author. She resides in north Georgia with her three daughters, four cats and one dog. While being independently published is a dream, she also has three traditionally published titles with Pocket Books. When she isn’t working hard on her next novel, you can most definitely find her with a book in hand.

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RELEASE BLITZ & REVIEW + GI’S FAV: FOR nEVER by Aurora Rose Reynolds

FOR nEVER

Series: Standalone

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: March 14th, 2023

 

Synopsis

I had no idea that taking a temp job for the summer would send my life into a tailspin, but that’s exactly what happened when I started working for Jace Ellis.
One day I was his secretary and the next I was sitting on his private plane, wearing an obnoxiously large engagement ring, after he asked me if I would pretend to be his fiancé for one week.
I can admit that greed got the best of me. But the money he offered in exchange for my lie would help not only me, but my mom out tremendously.
I just had no idea what I was actually getting myself into.
I didn’t think about the fact that we would be sharing a bed, that we would have to pretend to like each other, and I sure didn’t know that I would be surrounded by his entire family at their annual family reunion.
But if the guy want’s a fiancé, I’m going to be the best one he’ll ever have.
I just hope I can remember that this isn’t forever; it’s for never.

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5 ‘A Love Story For The History Books‘ Stars

WOW… Easiest FIVE STARS I’ve ever EVER given! Only ARR can put, at once, an happy and satisfied smile on my face, and a cozy heartwarming feeling in my chest like this! 

I just knew Jace and Penny would stole my heart, and they sure did in the most spectacular of ways. Everything about this book was perfection to me, and the fact that it has some of my all time favourite tropes like forced proximity, one bed, fake relationship, is just the cherry on top of this utterly delicious ‘cake’!

“You’re never getting rid of me.”

“I knew the minute I saw her that I had to have her.”
” It feels like I’ve known her forever.”

And just like that, I’m living back in the land of delusion, because everything in me wants to believe this is real.

I devoured this book in one sitting, that’s how hooked I was from the very first page! Ms. Reynolds really outdid herself with this one, because out of nowhere – considering it’s a brand new standalone – she is giving us one of my favourite reads, of not only 2023, but all time! Now I’m just left here begging her to gives us, PLEASE, a novella or some kind of extra so we can spy on Penny and Jace in their HEA!!! <3 <3 <3 <3

Now and always.
I know I will always be grateful that Never turned into Forever for us.

 

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About the Author

Aurora Rose Reynolds

 

Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings and Shooting Stars.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

 

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: ANNOYED AT FIRST SIGHT (Gator Bait MC #4) by Lani Lynn Vale

 

ANNOYED AT FIRST SIGHT

Series: Gator Bait MC #4

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: February 28th, 2023

Synopsis
 

The first time Cassius Ulysses Costas met Alice Paradis, she was in a string bikini and filling up a long line of boats that were there just to see her. She was eighteen and every man’s wet dream.

Even his.

For the longest time, he went out of his way to stay as far away from her as he could get without actually taking his eyes off of her. For years, he was the better person. He played his hand close, and not a single person would know just how obsessed he was with her.

Then he goes to prison and comes out a man that couldn’t care less about anyone or anything, least of all what someone thought of him and his actions. But not one second while he was behind bars did he forget about Alice.

He tries to stay away. For a few long months, he fights his every instinct to make her his. But, as if the universe is conspiring against him, Alice is thrown into his path time after time, instance after instance.

And his resolve is waning. Fast.

In one last ditch effort to stay away, he walks away, hoping making her mad enough will force her to do the work for him.
However, when Alice is attacked, it isn’t Cassius’s harsh words she remembers, but the way he makes her feel safe.

Soon, the very last thing he’ll do is let her walk away. He did the right thing, and that didn’t work out. Now, it’s time for him to embrace the wrong.He’s much, much worse. But only in the best of ways.

 

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3.5  ‘Two Souls Meant To Be Together’ Stars

 

Oh my… I just knew that these two would put me through the wringer, and that they did! Cassius and Alice took their sweet time getting there, but it was soooooo worth it in the end. They are meant to be, no doubt about it!

Going by the previous book, I knew Cassius and Alice’s story would be a tricky one for me, given my pet peeves, and yep, I was right, there was multiple times I wanted to knock their heads together, special Cassius – hot damn, he’s one stubborn Alpha – and make them face the music, because everyone, and I mean EVERYONE and their mother knew they were perfect for each other, soulmates. A couple of hard headed ones, but still soulmates 😉

When two souls are meant to be together like you and him are… that’s not something you can stop.”

Trying to stop they did, for more than half the book, I warn you, lol, but once they got with the system, wow, we could feel the perfect pairing! Once again kudos to Ms. Vale for keeping me glued to the pages dying to find out first, when they would finally give in, and second, how the suspense would unfold. After getting together it was one wild ride, and that twist in the end, hot d@mn… I did NOT see that coming!!!

Also, she was it for me, and I was it for her.

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About the Author


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Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: UNTIL YOU (The Redemption #1) by K. Bromberg

UNTIL YOU

Author: K. Bromberg

Author: The Redemption #1

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 23rd, 2023

 

 

Synopsis

Crew Madden needs to find a place to recover.
For his twin girls.
For himself.
From the woman who left them without a backward glance.

Recovering from a traumatic event, a summer in the small town of Redemption Falls was the perfect solution for him. For his family. The only drawback? The rental cottage at the end of the drive.

But then he met its tenant.

The quiet, guarded, sexy-as-sin woman who took Crew’s breath away.

Tennyson West moved to Redemption Falls to hide.
From her previous world of abundance.
From the woman she used to be.
For a chance to start over . . . and be free.

She’s settled into her new life on the outskirts of a small town, content with her solitude. Her peaceful life.

And then she met her new landlord.

Crew Madden—and his sweet daughters—entered her life with a bang. She learned how to laugh again, to love again, something she never thought would be possible.

It was only meant to be a summer fling, but as demons from their past knocked on the door, their relationship was tested. Was their love strong enough to keep them together or would danger drive them apart for good?

 

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4.5  ‘Trust Fall’ Stars

Well, I be damned, I bow down to Ms. Bromberg! I surrender my heart to these four, yep, that’s right, Addy and Paige stole my heart as much as Crew and Tennyson. Heartwarming, steamy, fun with just the right amount of suspense/sadness, Until You is MUST READ, all around!

Crew and his two girls, Addy and Paige, need an escape from the last year and a half’s tragedies, so he’s hoping this Summer trip to Redemption Falls is just what them three need, a much needed respite from their life in Chicago. Well, what he didn’t expect was that his tenant would help in all the right ways.

Tennyson, and her reclusive manners, rightfully so considering her terrible past,  have kept her safe her safe since she moved, two years ago, but has also left her lonely and ’empty’, but her defences stood no change against the adorable tweens that are now her neighbour. Well, that and their swoon worthy dad, Crew Madden.

A girl who’s never going to leave here, whose secrets remain untold. And a boy who doesn’t know how to feel any other way for a woman who seemingly jumpstarted his heart again.

I hate to dream but live to dream for it.

Crew was everything I adore in my book boyfriends, strong, protective, sweet, caring, but still Alpha through and through, and so wise and rational, that he went straight to my top book boyfriends’ list. That’s right, he’s THAT memorable! His charm – along with his little ones and his adoration of them – was irresistible, so much so that I believe that only him/they could have broken Tennyson self induced restraint, her lonely ways.

Once I started reading this, I was completely sucked into their story, their sad pasts, fears, wishes, and most important heartfelt emotions. K. Bromberg truly excels in connecting us with her characters, I felt every single one of their feelings like it was my own, and after just their first meeting I could see that Tenny belonged in that family, their chemistry and connection was undeniable.

Until You really pulled at my heartstrings, so much so that even with that perfect Epilogue, I was left wanting even more, really hoping we get it with the other books of the series!  

I love you, Ten. The girls love you. We love you.” He steps forward and presses a kiss to my forehead before settling his head on my neck. “I love you. That’s my spiel. That’s what I have to offer. Me. Us. Something special we never expected nor wanted to happen but did. Something I never thought I wanted again until you.”

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About the Author

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New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.

A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.

Since publishing her first book in 2013, Kristy has sold over one million copies of her books across sixteen different countries and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times. Her Driven trilogy (Driven, Fueled, and Crashed) is currently being adapted for film by Passionflix with the first movie slated to release in the summer of 2018.

She is currently working on her Everyday Heroes trilogy. This series consists of three complete standalone novels—Cuffed, Combust, and Cockpit (late spring 2018)—and is about three brothers who are emergency responders, the jobs that call to them, and the women who challenge them.

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REVIEW TOUR + GI’S FAV: KEEPING YOU (Until Him/Her #12.5) by Aurora Rose Reynolds

KEEPING YOU

Series: Until Him/Her #12.5

Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds

Genre: Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: February 21st, 2023

 

Synopsis

Having been put through the ringer by her ex who was a perpetual cheater and master manipulator, Bridgett doesn’t have much faith in men. Then Noah comes into her life, a guy unlike any man she’s ever known. Not only is he dependable, kind, and honest, he’s too hot for his own good.

Not that any of that matters since Bridgett is still technically married, and Noah has made it clear without words that he’s not interested.

So what’s the worst that could happen when there’s a fire and he offers her a place to crash until she can get back on her feet?

Protecting those in need comes with his job as a police officer, so Noah’s not surprised by his need to protect Bridgett. The feelings of possessiveness when it comes to her are not something he knows how to deal with.

Noah knows he should keep her at arm’s length, but instead of putting distance between them he keeps finding ways to bring them closer together and he’s not sure if she will ever be close enough.

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5 ‘You’re Worth It’ Stars

Awww… Talk about the PERFECT redemption story and a brother’s best friend with little sister at that! Noah and Bridgett were SO good together! Adored this delicious, sexy, and sweet little read!

Ms. Reynolds always, and I always, brings her A game to her stories, but this one just felt new and fresh in some way, but just as utterly addictive as usual. 

We first met Bridgett and Noah in Until May, and we really didn’t get the best impression of her,  but hey, looks can be deceiving, and that is definitely the case her. This novella stars after Bridgett split from her awful husband, and starting a new life away from all his and her mother’s negative influence. I loved how much this story was about independence and female empowerment, because Bridget turned out to be a fantastic character and person.

“Life is way too fucking short to live on someone else’s timeline, babe. Do whatever the fuck makes you happy.”

And Noah, he’s the perfect book boyfriend! Once he saw, like truly saw Bridgett and her effort to stand strong all by herself, he couldn’t – and wouldn’t – stay away, and I sure am glad. Loved these two together, couldn’t have wished for a better pairing! And to top it all off we got the most perfect of Epilogues!!! *heart eyes*

But I guess things have a funny way of working out for the best, even when you think you’re at your lowest.

 

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About the Author

Aurora Rose Reynolds

 

Aurora Rose Reynolds is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author whose wildly popular series include Until, Until Him, Until Her, Underground Kings and Shooting Stars.

Her writing career started in an attempt to get the outrageously alpha men who resided in her head to leave her alone and has blossomed into an opportunity to share her stories with readers all over the world.

 

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW : THE SCORE (Single In Seattle #3) by Kristen Proby

THE SCORE

Series: Single In Seattle #3

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: January 31st, 2023

 

I have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off.
I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him.


Of course, at the time, I didn’t realize it was the Isaiah “Ike” Harrison, Seattle’s hot new quarterback. All I knew was that I was suddenly pinned under some solid, sexy body, unable to breathe.


But even now, I keep running into Ike in the most unexpected places.
And he’s doing everything in his power to convince me that he’s not just a player—in any form of the word.
It’s so much more than that.
But I’ve been there, done that. I have the mended broken heart to prove it and have no intention of doing it again.
Except the frustrating man is convincing, and my walls are quickly lowering—especially when I feel responsible for possibly upending his career.


Is letting him in a mistake? Or will it be the best thing I’ve ever done?

 

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4.5 ‘It’s Just So…Ike’ Stars

 

Irresistible, utterly addicted and irresistible!!! There she goes again, Kristen Proby sticks again with another swooning, charming and uber sexy love story!

The Score tells us all about the romance tale of Sophie Montgomery, a lifestyle/nutritionist influencer, and Ike Harrison, Seattle’s star quarterback, after one sweet and attraction charged meet cute, where they literally run into each other!

After a second chance meeting, and again some undeniable chemistry, they start dating, and omg, I couldn’t get enough of their love fast blossoming, specially with Ms. Proby’s trademark ‘real and relatable’  relationship build up, which it’s impossible not connect with, to be honest. I loved every second of it.

The two… Wow… How they so effortless MATCHED, how they surrendered to soulmate connection, just couldn’t be beat, really. Ike was as delicious as possible, and I swooned so hard, because not only was he hot, sexy, Alpha and sweet, but he has an heart of pure gold, if you read this – and you must!! – you’ll see what I mean, because he fits like a glove in this extraordinary Montgomery family. How I adore this gang! I’ll never get enough. So much so that I’m already trying to guess who will fall next… Maybe Keaton… Please and thank you?! 😉 <3 <3 <3 <3 

“Soph, I’m completely addicted to you.”

“I can’t get enough of you. I crave you every minute of every fucking day, Sophie.”

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About the Author

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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.

During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.

Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: CUTE BUT PSYCHO (Gator Bait MC #3) by Lani Lynn Vale

CUTE BUT PSYCHO

Series: Gator Bait MC #3

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: January 17th, 2023

Synopsis
 

Etienne LaFayette hits the ground running the moment he breathes free air after being paroled from a maximum-security prison in Texas.

He claws his life back from his brother-in-law who’d taken over his business during the years he’d spent as an inmate at Huntsville Penitentiary. Though it is hard, he puts his life back together in Accident, Florida.

There, he hires new employees, joins a motorcycle club, and becomes wildly successful overnight.

Seems like the perfect life, right?

Wrong.

Because one of his first clients is a beautiful, curly-haired woman that reels him in from the moment he first lays eyes on her. Only, before he can work his charm, she forms an opinion of him based solely on the person that he chose to work at his side, day in and day out. That opinion? Utter disgust.

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Matilda Deveraux has been dealt blow after blow her entire life.

First with the death of her mom. Then living with a stepfamily that despises her.

Her entire life she’s been known as different. The “weird girl that creeps everyone out.”

It’s not her fault that she’s different, yet everyone, including Etienne’s assistant, treats her like she’s a menace to society.
Like she would be better off in a loony bin than gracing the streets of Accident, Florida.

After years of abuse from everyone around her, the last thing she needs is to be around a man that would have that horrible woman around him twenty-four seven.

As a result, she forms an opinion—something that people do to her all the time—and treats him accordingly.
Only, it turns out that Etienne isn’t who she thought he was.

He’s much, much worse. But only in the best of ways.

 

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4.25  ‘Like Finally Coming Home’ Stars

 

My, oh my… How these two stole my heart! Etienne and Matilda’s love story is quite a tale… Sweet, steamy, funny and with the perfect amount of suspense, Cute but Psycho – love the title, by the way – hit just the right spot for this beginning of 2023. We are off to a great start!

Meeting immediately after Etienne’s release from jail – like all the other Gator Bait MC members, he was in prison for fighting for someone else, for being on the ‘good’ side of justice – these two were instantly intrigued by one another. Matilda, being the product of an affair, has had a tough time in life, specially after her mom passed and  she had to go  live and be part of her father’s family, and let me tell you, what an awful family it is! Adding to that being neurodivergent, she keeps much to herself, distant from all others, apart from everyone but her best friend ad business partner, Diana. She has always felt on the outside and never truly loved… That quickly changes after they get together, because not only is Etienne fully devoted to her, but she gains a new family in all of Etienne’s MC brothers and their partners. 

I didn’t want to be anyone’s responsibility. 

I wanted to be their passion. Their first choice. Their main reason for breathing.

She’s mine to take care of now. She’s mine to protect. She’s mine to make sure she doesn’t get manipulated by you again.

Etienne made me swoon, HARD! The way he cared and loved Matilda, that he not only respected her quirks and mannerisms but supported and was always there for her, WOW… Absolutely impossible to resist, and trying she did, lol. 

These guys, Gator Bait MC, really are something else! With each book I’m left thrilled, and psyched for more. With all the hints we got from Cassius and Alice, oh boy, are we in for a treat, and I can’t freaking wait!!!!

All your quirks. All your kisses. All your Sunday morning snuggles. I want them all. And I want it in the most permanent way possible.”

 

It felt like finally coming home. 

ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review

 

 

 

About the Author


LaniLynnVale

Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW & GI’S FAV: WICKED IN ME (Devil’s Cradle #1) by Suzanne Wright

WICKED IN ME

Series: Devil’s Cradle #1

Author: Suzanne Wright

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Release Date: January 12th, 2022

 

Synopsis

No one really knows what they are. Only that they’re the first civilization. Aeons, they call themselves. They’re immortal. Powerful. Secretive.

And they’ll come for her.

Witch Wynter Dellavale knows that for certain. Because in unfairly trying to execute her, they started a chain of events they’re struggling to stop. Needing safety, she flees to Devil’s Cradle, the home of monsters. A place for the outcasts, the fugitives, the crazies. A place ruled by the Ancients, seven beings who were once banished by the Aeons. Among the Ancients is the infamous Cain, brother of Abel and embodiment of jealousy – who, on another note, wants her in his bed.

There’s a heavy price for the safety the Ancients offer, but Wynter will have to pay it. She can’t take on the Aeons alone. And she has no intention of dying – been there, done that.

Not that she’ll be the easy prey the Aeons are expecting. They have no knowledge of the … thing that lives inside her. You see, when witches are brought back from the afterlife, they don’t always come back the same.

And they don’t always come back alone.

 

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5  ‘Body and Soul’ Stars

 

Well, I’ll be DAMNED (pun intended)!!! I just knew it, this Devil’s Cradle series ROCKED. My. World!!! That’s right, my all time favourite PNR series Dark In You –  the one where this spin off originates – has some serious competition. Consider my mind BLOWN!!!

Wynter’s background broke my heart, but her crew is making her heal as well as driving her insane, and I adored every single one of those crazies. When they decide too seek asylum in Devil’s Cradle, it’s like it was fated, because the Ancients are the perfect adversaries for the Aeons, given their millennia’s old history.

I’ll not spoil anything, but as soon as Wynter comes to Devil’s Cradle to seek refuge, and none other than Cain himself greets her, she more than caught his eye, it’s like she’s HIS from the get go, that’s how insane their chemistry and attraction was. Adding to that that Cain is as OTT Alpha as my beloved Knox, she didn’t stand a chance, not that she wanted, lol, because he was the OBSESSED with Wynter…

But Wynter . . . he fucking burned for her.

Their relationship fast tracked, but understandably so, these are INTENSE beings, from the get go, after all, but I loved their ‘no BS’ attitude in all things, these are my kind of people. 

And talking about people, ALL the side characters are so intriguing and nuts – specially her quirky and bad@ss crew – but also Cain’s crew, the other Ancients, that I can’t wait for find more out about them. There was never one dull moment on the book, I tell you, I DEVOURED it in one sitting. Yep, from the first page I was hooked, enraptured, and like Cain, OBSESSED!

“I’m not just going to fuck you, sweet witch. I’m going to ruin you. Corrupt you. Consume you.” His tongue traced the shell of her ear. “You’ll break. You’ll cry. You’ll feel like you’re mine.”

His to pleasure, rule, ruin, corrupt, play with—whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.

Cain and Wynter are a match made in heaven – or should I say hell, lol? – I was addicted from the very first meeting, and want to know it all, not only are they evenly matched power wise, but their chemistry was crackling in every moment they were near each other, it was a palpable thing, therefore it was no surprise that their steamy times are some of the sexy and hottest I’ve had the pleasure of reading.

Wicked in Me had it all: sexy romance, hilarious ROFL moments, mind grabbing banter, and some brilliant action and suspense scenes, it really gave us everything, and still Ms. Wright left me begging for more! 

Gahhh, how am I supposed to live, and satisfy my romance lover heart until their next book comes out?! NEED… IT…

“I want you to belong to me so completely that I own your every fucking thought.”

 

“You’re just as fucking insane as I am.”

 

ARC kindly provided by the author via Netgalley and Piatkus / Little Brown Book

for an honest review

 

 

About the Author

Suzanne Wright lives in England with her husband and two children. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s writing, reading or doing her version of housework – sweeping the house with a look.

She’s worked in a pharmaceutical company, at a Disney Store, at a primary school as a voluntary teaching assistant, at the RSCPA and has a First Class Honours degree in Psychology and Identity Studies.

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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: GOOD TROUBLE (Gator Bait MC #2) by Lani Lynn Vale

GOOD TROUBLE

Series: Gator Bait MC #2

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: December 6th, 2022

Synopsis
 

Bain met Diana, a.k.a. Luce, the night before he was set to deploy to Afghanistan.

It’s not every day that you take your brother’s girlfriend to prom because he refuses to put out the effort.

That night was one of the best nights of his life and the next day, he leaves and doesn’t see her again.

But there are letters. Not many, but enough for them to form a connection.

Over the two-year deployment, they became great friends.

The best of friends—at least, as good of friends as you can be when it’s your brother’s wife.

Fast-forward six years and she still counts him as one of her greatest friends. Even going as far as to stick by him when he’s sent to prison because his own brother turned on him.

***

Luce had a crush on her then-boyfriend’s brother since way before she and Bain’s brother were married. From the moment he volunteered to take her to prom, she’d fallen.

Over the years, she’d tried to hide it. Tried to go on with her life and act like she loved her husband and only her husband. But as time went on and Braxton started to treat her more and more like crap, she realized the truth. Her husband wasn’t Bain. Her husband would never be him.

Hell, that’d been proven time and time again.

The smoking gun, though? The thing that made her realize it was time to leave?

When her husband stood by while she was assaulted, while the man she tried to act like was just a friend protected her. Then was sentenced to eight years in jail for it.

It was time to admit the truth.

Bain McDempsey was it for her. She just had to help him see it. Oh, and get him out of prison first.

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3.5  ‘It’s Just Us’ Stars

 

Ahhhh, the family angst!!! I knew going in this one would be a doozy for me, but LLV managed to make me enjoy the hell out of it, that’s saying a LOT! Steamy, funny and with just the right amount of suspense, Good Trouble was a great addition to the Gator Bait MC!

Yes, the premise itself had some of my PERSONAL peeves, mainly that we have two characters that meet many years prior, instantly had a connection, recognised by both of them conscientiously, but still Diana went off and married Bain’s brother, Braxton – though I understand her reasoning in a little way – but there were plenty of men out there, besides the H’s brother, which raised the awkwardness level exponentially,  and Bain, being the alpha he was, made no sense he didn’t take a stand way sooner, as there were plenty of years before his incarceration, to fight for what he wanted. There was also too many times, the brother not only being brought up between them, but all the drama residing in that was a bit off putting, imo, but wow, it sure amped up the angst, and I believe that was the intention.

The perfect man, for the imperfect woman.

Make your life something worth living.”

That behind said, and  what ifs aside, I’m beyond happy Ms. Vale gave us their story in the ‘present’, starting our insight immediately after Bain’s release. This way we could enjoy their blossoming relationship well after Diana (aka Luce) and Braxton’s divorce. Bain, like all other Gator Bait MC, though being an ex con, so kind of a morally grey character, I loved his fierce protectiveness of Diana, and his moral compass.

Diana’s depression and her struggles really rang close to home, so I got her, in many ways, and was beyond sympathetic with her inner turmoils. That aside, there were plenty of times I laughed in their interactions, not only as couple but also as group, proof once again of Lani Lynn Vale’s addictive writing style. Can’t freaking wait for the rest of the gang to have their stories!!! 

You’re everything and anything I could’ve ever wanted.
“This may not be easy, but nothing worth something is.”

ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review

 

 

 

About the Author


LaniLynnVale

Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.