Dec 14, 2020

#BookReview #AllYouHoldOnTo #KTEgan


 Aspiring author Roxanne Wortham lives a comfortable life in Las Vegas. She spends her days at her nine-to-five job and comes home to her boyfriend, Ethan, and an unfinished novel that she can’t seem to crack. Her life is simple— that is, until she gets a phone call saying that her childhood best friend and ex-boyfriend, Maverick Sterling, has been in a near-fatal car crash.


As Roxanne discovers that she still has power of attorney over his affairs, she places her life on hold and rushes to Maverick’s side in Scranton, Pennsylvania. While helping him to recover, memories of childhood and old relationships resurface, making it difficult for Roxanne to balance her new life with her old one. Roxanne is left to sort through complicated feelings from her past alongside the realization that Maverick may still have feelings for her— and even worse, she may still have feelings for him, too.    

#BooksonTour #AuntIvy’sCottage #KristinHarper #Bookouture #NetGalley


 Clearing out the attic, Zoey opens the carved trunk and smiles as she picks up the small, leather-bound diary hiding inside. Curious, she leafs through the pages, and realizes this will change everything…


All Zoey’s happiest childhood memories are of her great-aunt Ivy’s rickety cottage on Dune Island, snuggling up with hot chocolate and hearing Ivy’s stories about being married to a sea captain. Now, heartbroken from a breakup, Zoey escapes back to the island, but is shocked to find her elderly aunt’s spark fading. Worse, her cousin—next in line to inherit the house—is pushing Ivy to move into a nursing home.

With the family clashing over what’s best for Ivy, Zoey is surprised when Nick, a local carpenter and Ivy’s neighbor, takes her side. As Zoey finds comfort in his sea-blue eyes and warm laugh, the two grow close. Together, they make a discovery in the attic that links the family to the mysterious and reclusive local lighthouse keeper…

Dec 12, 2020

#BookReview #MyEpidemic #AndrewM.FaulkMD

My Epidemic is the true story of an HIV-infected physician who limited his practice to other AIDS patients during the worst years of the epidemic as he cared for approx. 50 patients who died. From the unique perspective of an AIDS doctor and patient, Dr. Faulk shares his thoughts on death, caring and identity. The epilogue compares Covid-19 to HIV and discusses why it was so devastating and what steps we can take so that the next pandemic won't be so deadly and disruptive. My Epidemic fills a gap in the history of AIDS, AIDS patients and HIV caregivers. This is a beautifully-written perspective few would know: an AIDS physician who continued his desperately-needed work in the early, worst years of the epidemic, even though he himself was HIV-positive. Through loving and deeply personal stories, this book paints a vivid picture of the emergence of LGBTQ as a community caring for itself in a world of prejudice and the unbearable silence of an indifferent government. As an AIDS doctor at the dawn of the virus, we walk the halls of the wards with Dr. Faulk where even nurses were too afraid to deliver  food to patients, and assisted-suicide "death parties” became commonplace. Some of the stories are grim in their haunting telling, but this book is really about courage, love and an honest look at the human condition, it should be seen as a "new classic.” He shares his thoughts on death, caring and identity. I found I took breaks from reading to absorb his story and insights. Rarely are we offered a chance to have what feels like a deep conversation with an author. Andrew Faulk MD has written an achingly real account of the early days of the AIDS epidemic. From the unique perspective of an AIDS doctor and patient, Dr. Faulk discusses his own nightmares, PTSD, and his own survivor's guilt. Most compelling are his stories of the death of his partner and many friends and patients. In a world where HIV can now be prevented with medication, Dr. Faulk eloquently reminds us of the days when nearly everyone died within months. These stories could only have been told only by an extraordinary physician and a gifted writer.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19722633.Andrew_M_Faulk

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/MY-EPIDEMIC-Struggle-Patient-Survivor/dp/173342914X/

Dec 11, 2020

#PublicationDayPush #Sleepless #LouiseMumford #HQ #RachelsRandomResources

 


Sleepless

Don’t close your eyes. Don’t fall asleep. Don’t let them in.

 

Thea is an insomniac; she hasn’t slept more than three hours a night for years.

 

So when an ad for a sleep trial that promises to change her life pops up on her phone, Thea knows this is her last chance at finding any kind of normal life.

 

Soon Thea’s sleeping for longer than she has in a decade, andawakes feeling transformed. So much so that at first she’s willing to overlook the oddities of the trial – the lack of any phone signal; the way she can’t leave her bedroom without permission; the fact that all her personal possessions are locked away, even her shoes.

Dec 10, 2020

#BooksonTour #SilentRidge #GreggOlsen #Bookouture #NetGalley

 

One bath wall is a mural of a brilliant-yellow sunflower. The theme carries over to the shower curtains, but the yellow vinyl is spattered with red blotches. Propped against the mirror is a South Kitsap High School photo of a teenaged girl.

Detective Megan Carpenter is no stranger to horrifying crime scenes, but when she arrives at the home of a woman whose body has been brutalized, Megan is shocked to discover that she knows the victim. Monique Delmont helped Megan when she was in danger years ago. And the killer has left a disturbing calling card… two laminated photographs of a sixteen-year-old high school girl – Megan.

Someone is taunting her in the worst way possible and Megan is convinced she knows who is responsible. She just has to find him.

With the help of her new partner, Deputy Ronnie Marsh, Megan begins to unravel the clues that will lead them to the killer including links to three female murder cases from nearly twenty years ago – one of which was Monique’s daughter.

Dec 9, 2020

#BlogTour #TheSpark #JulesWake #OneMoreChapter #NetGalley #RachelsRandomResources

 

The Spark

Jess is falling for Sam.

Sam is falling for Jess.

But it seems life will do whatever it takes to make them fall apart.

When Jess and Sam lock eyes at a party, a spark ignites. The spark. But love at first sight isn’t like the movies, especially when Sam’s ex, Victoria, is determined to make their honeymoon period a living hell.

Is love at first sight enough?

 

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Dec 7, 2020

#BookBlitz #AShatteringGlimpse #NicolePutter #XpressoTours

 

A Shattering Glimpse
Nicole Putter

Publication date: December 10th 2020
Genres: Adult, Romance, Thriller

The dreams: For years, Claire Baxter has been haunted by ceaseless dreams of an FBI Agent.

The dilemma: She has no idea who he is or if he even exists.

The death: Right before she’s set to graduate from college, a dream reveals him dying in a brutal explosion.

One touch and not-so-normal Portland girl, Claire Baxter, can get a glimpse of your nearby future. She considers nothing about her clairvoyance a gift, it’s a curse, to say the least. Her parents raised her with the rule that she is to keep the secret at all cost, leaving little room for relationships of any kind. As if the burden isn’t enough, FBI agent Byron Black becomes the phantom of a series of sinister dreams.

The night before her final college exam, she has another dream, except in this one, he dies in a nuclear explosion. Does he exist? Will she find him? If so, can she save the countless lives affected by a blast that can crush steel like it’s a piece of paper, or… is this something her lost, psychic mind conjured up?

Goodreads / Amazon

BOOK TRAILER 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h1hEV8-N4i6-Yp1CrREMp440Vafi8zSk/view?usp=drivesdk



#BookBlitz #ForThisChristmasOnly #CaroCarson #XpressoTours

 

For This Christmas Only
Caro Carson
(Masterson, Texas #3)
Published by: Harlequin
Publication date: December 1st 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

He was successful in business but not in love in this great romance by USA TODAY bestselling author Caro Carson

His book changed her life…

But he no longer believes his own advice.

After nearly dying in a plane crash, business icon Eli Taylor has become a recluse, until a chance encounter at a small town’s Yule log lighting leads to an evening spent as the fake boyfriend of his superfan Mallory Ames. When she finds herself homeless for the holidays, he invites her to stay with him—if she’ll return the favor and be his fake girlfriend, so he can show his siblings what a loving partnership should look like. Their arrangement will end when the new year begins…or will it?

From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.

Masterson, Texas

Book 1: The Bartender’s Secret

Book 2: The Slow Burn

Book 3: For This Christmas Only

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Dec 6, 2020

#BookReview #TheProject #StaceyPotter #HadleighHousePublishing


At the beginning of her college sophomore year in 1994, Sabella Pierce surrenders to her semester-long psych class assignment: volunteer as a companion for eighty-three-year-old nursing-home resident, May. Having grown up with a bitter grandmother and a lack of enthusiasm for old people, Sabella dreads this project. 

 

But Sabella’s anxiety about her assignment turns to fascination as she discovers May’s vibrant spirit, life of independence, and stash of handwritten letters from the one who got away. Now Sabella is inspired to create a project of her own: reunite these two long-lost lovers while there’s still time. 

 

While visiting, Sabella also encounters Ted, the nursing home’s flannel-wearing, alternative–rock listening volunteer coordinator, and college senior. At first she detests his nonconformist attitude and his constant ribbing of her wealthy upbringing. But as her longtime boyfriend, Ryan, is distracted by his jock friends and a flirty girl from his hometown, opportunities with Ted unfold. 

 

Will the project spark love for Sabella and relight an old flame for May?

The Project will transport you to the 1990s and evoke memories of college days, tumultuous relationships, heartbreak, and love – lost and found. 


Amazon/Barnes & Noble

Dec 4, 2020

#BookReview #WrappedUpWithYou #ClaireMarti

When cocky financial genius Rafael Cruz is forced to partner with his snarky office rival Phoebe Hollingsworth to land a prestigious new client, nothing goes as planned. At work, they ignore each other, but at the Jingle Ball, their unexpected chemistry changes the game. Will their secret holiday hook-up ruin the deal or is it the start of a deeper connection?


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MWQ5KM7

Dec 3, 2020

#CoverReveal #BookReleaseJune1st #ALowcountryBride #PreslayaWilliams

 


Look at this gorgeous cover! 

A Lowcountry Bride is Preslaysa Williams' 

heartwarming story of 

love and forgiveness.


A Lowcountry Bride releases on June 1st

Pre-Order here: https://bit.ly/2JzmnNf

Read the exclusive excerpt here: https://bit.ly/36BADhD

#BooksonTour #TheKensingtonKidnap #KatieGayle #Bookouture #NetGalley

A missing teenager, a mysterious cult and a case of mistaken identity – just another day’s work for Epiphany Bloom.

Epiphany ‘Pip’ Bloom is down on her luck. She can barely afford cat food, and just because Most has three legs doesn’t mean he eats any less. So she absolutely can’t afford to mess up her latest temp job. But when she walks through the door of the private investigation firm, her new boss mistakes her for a missing persons expert. He then charges her with finding Matty Price – the teenage son of two A-list celebrities – who has mysteriously disappeared from his home in Kensington.

It ought to be a disaster, but Pip reckons it’s actually an opportunity. She’s always been curious (nosy, her mother calls it) and has an uncanny knack for being at the wrong place at the right time (she doesn’t want to know what her mother thinks of that). After years of trying to find something she’s good at, has Pip managed to walk straight into the job she was born to do?

She owes it to herself and poor missing Matty to find out.

Dec 2, 2020

#CoverReveal #TheWhispersofRifts #BeenaKhan


 

My name Aryan means noble-born but I'm homeless.


A tale of reconciled love.
Two different cultures. Two different religions. Two different social statuses.


Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.
To the world, he’s the secret keeper, but no one knows his secrets. Aryan is a bartender at the restaurant and bar of his best friend Kabir's. Behind his quirky comments, his outspoken truth, and his humbleness lies deep grief. Years earlier, Aryan had moved to New York. He was targeted in high school because of his background. There, he met his first love. They were just kids when they fell in love.

She was a beautiful rose.
He was like a snake that leeched into the garden, sucking the rose dry.

Fast-forward three years later. A homeless Aryan had met a girl, a college student named Aanaah. His second love. She was different from him, in every way possible. She found him hungry in the streets and offered him shelter in her home. There was an unspoken promise between them, a promise of protection. But even, she left from his life.


Now in the future, Aryan is successful and wealthy. His love returns in his life. A reconnection. He is still single. And his love is now a mystery.





#BlogTour #TheChristmasMistake #JosephineTempleton #GenZPublishing #XpressoTours

 

The Christmas Mistake
Josephine Templeton


Publication date: December 1st 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Dressed in nothing but Christmas lingerie, Carina has a bellhop deliver her in a gift box to her fiance’s hotel room, but the last thing she expects when she is unwrapped is to see a sexy stranger in holiday boxers who looks like he just stepped off a magazine cover – definitely NOT her fiancé! How in the silver bells was she delivered to the wrong room?

As the owner of a small flower shop, Carina’s surrounded by romance on a daily basis. Her workaholic fiancé has been distant for the past several months, so she decides to drive from Baton Rouge to New Orleans to surprise him on Christmas Eve. However, that distance between them has brought loneliness, and the mere thought of the sexy stranger plucks at her mistletoe. When she discovers the reason for her fiance’s lack of attention, will she put him on Santa’s naughty list and take the stranger for a sleigh ride?

Goodreads / Amazon

#BooksonTour #Her Sister’s Child #AlisonJames #Bookouture #NetGalley


She rolls over and reaches for her instinctively: her baby. Her hand hits air and flaps redundantly. She stumbles out of bed and switches on the light. But this only confirms it. The baby is gone. Someone has taken her.

 

Sixteen years ago, Lizzie Armitage woke to find her newborn baby gone. Just days later, Lizzie was dead.

 

Her sister Paula swore she would do everything she could to find the child. If she hadn’t promised to keep Lizzie's pregnancy secret, maybe the baby wouldn’t have disappeared. And maybe Lizzie would still be alive. But, in nearly a decade, Paula’s never found any trace. Until now

#CoverReveal #KeepingMrEverAfter #AnnieK. #XpressoTours

 

Keeping Mr. Ever After
Annie K.
Publication date: December 29th 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Getting dumped via text on my first day as a high school teacher wasn’t the ideal way to start my morning. Neither was getting hit on by one of my students. It was all a ridiculous wreck, until the beautifully single Mr. Drake McCain found me hiding in the dark in my classroom. Sixty seconds later, he had me laughing and I kind of couldn’t stop staring at his lips.

Drake isn’t complicated. He’s sweet and kind and insanely adorable. The chemistry between us? It’s there in spades. One moment we’re making out in a locked janitor’s closet, and the next I can see myself eating pancakes with him every Sunday morning for the rest of my life.

I believe in fairy tales and happily ever afters, and maybe the search for Prince Charming is over.

Cue the reality check in the form of one bad decision made six weeks ago.

Keeping Mr. Ever After is a sweet and sassy romance with a happy ending, perfect for readers who want all the swooning without the explicit content.

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#BlogTour #GlimmerofHope #JAAndrews #RachelsRandomResources






Glimmer of Hope


Sometimes chasing a dream can become a nightmare…


Alecia Preen is living in poverty and desperate to make a better life for herself. Having moved to a new area for new beginnings after being disowned by her family, money was fast running out. She is struggling to make ends meet.


With the intention of charging lonely men online for her services, Alecia realises she can supplement her income by being unscrupulous. In meeting Jake Parker he requests that she role-plays as a psychiatrist, but he makes her aware of an underground millionaires playground called Sordida. He warns her to stay away.


As Alecia’s curiosity gets the better of her, she is amazed by the wealth and decadence on offer. Sordida is not the club she had anticipated because behind the legendary name lurks a very dark secret. A secret that could cost her everything.

#BookBlitz #AWeddinginTwinkleFalls #FredaAnn #XpressoTours

 

A Wedding in Twinkle Falls
Freda Ann

(A Twinkle Falls Novel, #2)
Publication date: December 2nd 2020
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Holiday, Romance

The couple you fell in love with in book 1 (Christmas in Twinkle Falls) are on their way to a HEA…or are they.

In this sweet, clean Hallmark style love story, you’ll get plenty more of the characters you fell in love with in the first book, to include Shelby the smart rescue dog!

After swoony Air Force Sergeant, Liam James, proposes to the love of his life, preparations for a wedding in two short months begin. But no wedding goes off without a hitch.

As Sophie starts planning, her son Cam, on the autism spectrum, experiences events that threaten the black and white world he lives in. Trying to maintain a peaceful existence for her family, Sophie’s world is rocked to the core once again when her fiancé leaves town.

Will she muster the strength to bring her future family back together so they can have their forever happiness?

Goodreads / Amazon

Dec 1, 2020

#BooksonTour #ThankYouNext #SophieRanald #Bookouture #NetGalley


 Seriously, why do guys on dating apps think I want a picture of what’s in their pants? I could open an art gallery with the collection I’ve got.


Zoe really doesn’t want to die alone and surrounded by cats. But it’s not looking good: she’s had sex precisely twice in the last year, and her feline friend isn’t the kind of male company she wants in bed…

Her top dating disasters include:

1) The guy who kissed her hand, took out a violin and serenaded her in public.
2) The guy who force-fed her oysters (she can confirm that they’re not an aphrodisiac).
3) The guy who was so hungover he turned up with his t-shirt on inside out, sweating sambuca.
4) The guy who brought his actual kid on a dinner date.

#BookBlitz #ChristmasActually #BiteSizedSweetHolidayRomanceReads #MulitpleAuthors #XpressoTours

 

Christmas Actually: Bite-sized sweet holiday romance reads


Publication date: December 1st 2020
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Christmas actually is all around…

Join eleven best-selling and award-winning authors under the mistletoe as they share bite-sized holiday romances celebrating the joy and romcom sweetness of the Christmas season!

The Christmas Wedding Date by Shirley Jump
When Holly McDaniels gets roped into attending her hometown Christmas ball, she convinces her handsome neighbor, workaholic Nick Corvino, to play the part of husband, giving the bah humbug bachelor a taste of Christmas magic that just might lead to a very real holiday happy-ever-after.

Gingerbread and Jingle Bells by Caro Carson
A big-city businesswoman answers her grandma’s plea for holiday-rush help at the family bakery, only to find herself apologizing to the small town’s handsome veterinarian each time she thwarts her grandma’s matchmaking schemes—until she discovers the mastermind behind all the romantic plans wasn’t her grandma, after all.

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