May 18, 2020

Book Review: Celibate By Maria Giura #Memoir #MustRead


Synopsis: 


When twenty-eight-year-old Maria Giura fell in love with Catholic priest Father James Infanzi, she had no idea how needy they both were nor how complicated their relationship would become. His attention seemed to fill the void left by her fractured family, but he also seemed to be a sign for her to finally face the vocation she’d been running from for years. Celibate focuses on her ten-year struggle to let go of this priest, to heal from her childhood, and to embrace her true calling. Fiercely honest and tender, this memoir is ultimately a story about surrender, forgiveness, and facing one’s deepest needs.

Cover Reveal: Heart And The City By Cecilia Frye #RachelsRandomResources



Heart and the City (Book 1 in the Love Medicine series

British doctor Lea Holm has come to New York to work in her chosen field of emergency medicine. She loves her new life in this exciting city and can’t wait to get started with her research project. The last thing she needs are distractions.
But then she meets famous actor Ricco Como in her building – a distraction if ever there was one. He’s gorgeous and sweet, and there’s an immediate connection between them. Lea tries to resist temptation, but when he comes to her for help dealing with his steadily worsening migraine she can’tturn away from his plight.
As Ricco’s health takes a turn for the worse, their lives become more and more entwined. But can their growing attraction withstand the strain of his ill health, and can he let Lea be more than just his doctor?

**This novella series contains detailed descriptions of long-term health conditions, cheating and a bereavement.**

The series is set in New York City and was written before COVID-19. It makes no reference to recent events.

Publication Date: 26th May

May 17, 2020

Review: Champion Chocolatier For Better or Worse By Amanda Zieba


Champion Chocolatier: For Better or WorseTwo years ago Emmy left her big city life in St. Paul to run Sweet Shores Chocolate Store, up north in Duluth, Minnesota. Soon after arriving, she fell for Eddie, a sweet distraction that made success at her new business venture even more complicated.Last year Emmy traveled to North Carolina to be on the EatTV Valentine’s Day Candy Making Competition and came home with a prize even better than she could have imagined. Now, in this third installment of the Champion Chocolatier series, we find Emmy scrambling to keep up with all the things she loves: Eddie, her sweet shop, and competitions! It’s finally time for Emmy to get married, but surprisingly, her attention is diverted in several directions. While she is busy planning her wedding and running her successful business, she is also consumed with winning the Golden Honeymoon Giveaway. She and Eddie are so wrapped up in their separate goals that the contest seems like the perfect way to bring them together. Except that all of a sudden, Emmy’s goals for winning may be the very thing that pushes her deepest desires away for good.

Review: A Persevering Heart By Lisa M Prysock

When Ms. Pepper Anne Barrington isn’t driving her convertible Aston Martin or writing her bestselling mysteries, she’s busy solving real-life dilemmas happening to her three grown children or the guests visiting her Atlanta bed and breakfast, Edgewater Coventry B & B. It seems to Miss Pepper, there’s always an air of romance, mystery, and perhaps a little adventure and mayhem at the restored 19th century plantation.
When handsome handyman and popular up and coming musician, Bradley Fielding, inherits his grandmother’s Victorian estate in Georgia, he relocates his band from Nashville to Atlanta to oversee the renovations. He decides to stay at the Edgewater Coventry B & B while the Fielding house that has been in his family for generations is being remodeled. All kinds of things begin to go wrong, including the disappearance of his sister and an antique pocket watch.
Patricia Johnston, avid reader and administrative assistant to Miss Pepper, is perhaps the most disturbed of all when she is framed for stealing Brad Fielding’s antique watch. She’s off to the wrong start in her new job—and with one of the country’s most eligible bachelors.
Don’t miss the adventure, romance, and sometimes mystery in “A Persevering Heart,” Book 1 of the new, exciting Christian and inspirational series, ‘Georgia Peaches,’ where each novella ends with a happily ever after in spite of a number of obstacles.

May 15, 2020

Book Blitz: Orion By A.G. Kirkham #XpressoTours

Orion


A.G. Kirkham


(Satan’s Pride, #3)


Publication date: May 15th 2020


Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Orion – sign of the club and shield. He lost it all before he found the family he’s committed to now, Satan’s Pride. He survives the loss of his mother, the coldness of his father and the sudden death of his wife and child. He survived this all and the only casualty was his heart. He vowed to never love again, so he would never relive that pain. Can one woman make him learn to give all of himself one more time?

Viviana loved everything and everyone. She embraced life, even though her childhood was filled with turbulence and abandonment. She wanted a family to call her own and when she became pregnant, she believed her choice was to flee, giving Orion the freedom she thought he wanted.

Can these two souls leave the past in the past and listen to their hearts instead?

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Book Blitz: Under The Willows By Pamela McCord. #XpressoTours

Under the Willows


Pamela McCord


Published by: Acorn Publishing

Publication date: May 15th 2020

Genres: Adult, Mystery

After her husband is killed by a drunk driver, Kelly Harris and her son TJ move into a sprawling Victorian house in Ohio that her husband inherited from his grandmother. Dealing with her overwhelming grief is a struggle as she adjusts to life in a small town. And, just as she’s beginning to feel more comfortable, life takes another unexpected turn.

 

The Alexa unit in her son’s bedroom starts to cry, and a little girl’s voice comes out of it asking for help.

 

At first Kelly is unnerved by the presence of the voice. After ruling out all the other likely possibilities, she begins to put the pieces together, and suspects the girl is a ghost. Unwilling to be uprooted from another home, she decides to find out what the child wants. Maybe she can help.

 

Kelly isn’t the only one interested in the voice. Detective Rob Porter is investigating the disappearance of a child named Marilee. As the two cross paths, Porter is taken aback when Kelly’s ghost mentions Marilee’s name. In fact, the ghost says “Marilee’s with me.”

 

Whether that means the child is a ghost as well is a question Rob and Kelly hope to answer.

 

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Review: Swipe Right By Stephie Chapman #BOTBSPublicity #NetGalley



Love could be a click away... Or in the last 

place you expected.

When Fran meets Ollie, it’s eye roll at first sight. Who does he think he is – with his Ray-Bans, piss taking and artfully styled hair? Forced into working together at Viral Hive, the trendy media content agency, at first they butt heads, but soon realise that they could be BFFs. Fran’s happily settled with boyfriend Lucas, while Ollie is fully committed to girlfriend Lou.

But when Fran’s relationship crumbles, and Ollie sets off with Lou for a round-the-world trip, she decides to start an anonymous dating column, detailing all the perils of dating online – from the bloke who angrily demanded she share the bill when she refused his clumsy advances, to the one that ended their date by weeping into her cleavage – even if it seems that all the good (or even normal?) men are hiding. Maybe there aren’t plenty more fish in the sea?

But, on her dating journey of discovery, Fran’s about to learn that sometimes love can be where you least expect it… you just have to put down your phone.

This hilarious romantic comedy is When Harry Met Sally for the Tinder age – will make you laugh and cry! Perfect for fans of Mhairi MacFarlane, Lucy Vine and Sophie Ranald.


Book Blitz: all I wanna do is you By Dylann Crush. #XpressoTours

All I Wanna Do Is You
Dylann Crush


Publication date: May 14th 2020


Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

Can he keep his hands off her cupcakes?

Reagan Campbell’s flight just got grounded. She’s planned her brother’s perfect wedding weekend down to the minute, but her checklist didn’t include running into the one guy she’s never been able to get over. Only two things stand between her and the Florida Keys: fifteen-hundred miles and the man who broke her heart.

Zach Anderson has a score to settle with Senator Campbell. And running into his daughter, Reagan, gives him just the opportunity he needs. But it’ll take more than planes, trains, and automobiles to get her all the way to Florida in one piece. He might not be able to keep his hands off her cupcakes, but will he be able to keep his heart out of the way long enough to exact his revenge?

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Cover Reveal: The Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy By Olivia Spring #Rachel’s Random Resources



The Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy 


(Book 2 of The Middle-Aged Virgin series)




Can a holiday romance lead to long-term love? 

When Sophia moves to Tuscany to join the hot Italian-stallion she’s fallen head over heels in love with, she dreams of an idyllic life filled with passion, pasta, sunshine and her favourite gelato.

But will the reality live up to the fairy-tale? 

The Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy is a fun, sexy sequel about stepping out of your comfort zone and keeping the spark alive in a relationship. If you like Sophie Kinsella and Sophie Ranald, you’ll love the latest novel in Olivia Spring’s page-turning, romantic comedy series.

Pre-order today and get ready to join Sophia on her Italian adventures! 

Pre-order Links 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B084YT5J1K/

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084YT5J1K/


The Middle-Aged Virgin, the first book in the series is available to read for FREE in Kindle Unlimited  - https://amzn.to/2w2UbZu


Author Bio – 

Olivia Spring is a British, London-based writer of contemporary women's fiction, sexy chick lit and romantic comedy. Her uplifting debut novel The Middle-Aged Virgindeals with being newly single after a long-term relationship, dating, love, sex, friendship and living life to the full.

Olivia published three novels in 2019: Only When It's LoveLosing My Inhibitions and Love OfflineThe Middle-Aged Virgin in Italy, the hotly anticipated sequel to her debut novel will be released in July 2020.

When she's not writing, Olivia can be found baking or making regular trips to Italy to indulge in pasta, pizza and gelato and of course, seeking inspiration for her next book!

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May 14, 2020

Review: Flawless Rebellion Chaplin Guardian Light Book 1 By Lynn Hammond



Seventeen-year-old Emma Sparks has struggled ever since puberty. She pushes her dad’s patience to the limit, not following his rules. She wants her independence and pushes everyone away. After meeting a hot bad boy in school, her life starts crumbling down.

Then she meets her new neighbor, Az Gacusan. He has dark skin and the sexist brown eyes. She feels a connection the first time meeting him. So, what does she do? She runs to the bad boy. In an instant, her world bottoms out, and Az is there to save her.


Just when Emma starts to feel whole again, a secret surfaces. Things that a child doesn’t want to know. Her life has all been a lie.


Will Emma let the devil manipulate her, or will she take the time to listen to her heart?


This book follows the first child of the Chaplain series and can be read as a standalone.


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