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Harlequin Recommended Reads Review Tour

11/27/2019

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A Wyoming Christmas to Remember (The Wyoming Multiples Book 2726)A Wyoming Christmas to Remember by Melissa Senate
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoy this town, and Sawyer and Maddie's story. It was heartbreaking and raw, yet heartwarming. Amnesia can be a curse, but also in some cases it could be a blessing. A fresh start and looking at things in a different light was much needed for this couple!

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Rancher's Wild Secret (Gold Valley Vineyards, #1)Rancher's Wild Secret by Maisey Yates
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was an okay story. The first half seemed to drag on and on, while the second half felt rushed. I wished we had gotten to know Soraya a little bit better, along with finding out more of what happened with James. This is where it felt rushed. The family dynamics were tested, and there were some surprising twists! I hope the other two sisters get their books. I can feel something between Wren and the "enemy".

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Soldier's Christmas Secrets (Justice Seekers)Soldier's Christmas Secrets by Laura Scott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a pretty fast read for me, I couldn't put it down. There was so much suspense! When you think you know what's up, everything changes.

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Holiday by Candlelight (Sutter Creek, Montana)Holiday by Candlelight by Laurel Greer
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was really looking forward to a good holiday romance. This fell short. This wasn't about the holidays like I though, but more about PTSD and it's effects on starting a new relationship. While there is nothing really wrong with that, I feel it should have been more clear.



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Everyone loves romance novels! It only takes finding your perfect sub-genre or imprint. What are you waiting for? Get browsing today! Here are the descriptions of the three different Harlequin series lines that the Harlequin November Recommended Reads books come from. Which is your favorite? 
HARLEQUIN DESIRE: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.Be transported to the worlds of oil barons, family dynasties, moguls and celebrities. Get ready for juicy plot twists, delicious sensuality and intriguing scandal. 
LOVE INSPIRED SUSPENSE: Courage. Danger. Faith. Find strength and determination in stories of faith and love in the face of danger.
HARLEQUIN SPECIAL EDITION: You know there's always a new chapter to be written. Harlequin Special Edition stories show that whether it's an old flame rekindled or a brand-new romance, love knows no timeline.
As the seasons change, get your first taste of the Holidays with Harlequin. Feel the love and delight in happily ever after with one of our Harlequin Series Holiday Heartwarmers. Click HERE to explore the most festive books of the season!
Title: A Wyoming Christmas to Remember
Author: Melissa Senate
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Special Edition
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR
Blurb:
She couldn’t remember anything…except her love for him.
Stricken with temporary amnesia, Maddie Wolfe can’t remember a single thing about her life…or her boy-next-door husband, Sawyer. But even with electricity crackling between them, it turns out their fairy tale’s careening toward disaster. When Sawyer’s unexpectedly thrust into caring for his newborn twin nephews, will he finally change his mind about being a dad and give Maddie the family of her dreams—and his?
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I've written many novels under my own name and pen names (including one secret pseudonym, but email me, and I'll tell you!). My books include my debut, SEE JANE DATE, made into a TV movie, and THE LOVE GODDESS' COOKING SCHOOL. Other novels are: The Solomon Sisters Wise Up; Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?; The Breakup Club; Theodora Twist (for teens); Love You To Death; Questions To Ask Before Marrying; The Secret of Joy; and The Mosts (YA). I've also written seven romance novels for Harlequin Special Edition under the pen name Meg Maxwell. In the Hurley's Homestyle Kitchen series: COWBOY IN THE KITCHEN; THE DETECTIVE'S 8 LB, 10 OZ SURPRISE; THE COWBOY'S BIG FAMILY TREE; THE COOK'S SECRET INGREDIENT, CHARM SCHOOL FOR COWBOYS; and SANTA'S SEVEN-DAY BABY TUTORIAL, a Christmas-themed novel. I also contributed a book for the Montana Mavericks series The Great Family Roundup: MOMMY AND THE MAVERICK.
I'll be writing more romances for Harlequin Special Edition under my own name in 2018 and beyond, starting with THE BABY SWITCH! in April. In July look for Detective Barelli's Legendary Triplets. In August: The Maverick's Baby-in-Waiting. And another in November.
Short stories can be found in American Girls About Town and Flirting With Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives On The Original Chick Lit Masterpiece. Essays in: It's A Wonderful Lie: 26 Truths About Life In Your Twenties and Everything I Needed To Know About Being A Girl I Learned from Judy Blume.
I'm a former book editor (romance and teen fiction) from New York City and now live on the beautiful coast of Maine with my teenage son and our sweet shepherd mix, Flash, and our comical lap cat, Cleo. Please come visit my website at MelissaSenate.com for more information.
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Title: Rancher’s Wild Secret
Author: Maisey Yates
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Desire
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR
Blurb:
He's come to Gold Valley Vineyards for revenge…
Not to fall for the enemy!
The renowned spokesperson for her family’s wine empire, Emerson Maxfield is engaged to a man solely to win her father’s approval, and the sheltered beauty never, ever steps a toe out of line. Which, to rancher Holden McCall, makes her the perfect tool to exact his secret revenge. All he wants is for her family to pay for what they did to his mother, but his plan to publicly destroy the wedding of the year starts to disintegrate as his lethal seduction ensnares his heart, too…
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit.
In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book. Since then it's been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard. She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
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Title: Soldier’s Christmas Secrets
Author: Laura Scott
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Love Inspired Suspense
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR
Blurb:
He’ll do whatever it takes to protect his family!
When a plane crash leaves special ops soldier Hawk Jacobson with amnesia, all he knows is that the plane was sabotaged and he has a target on his back. His survival depends on letting everyone—including his wife, Jillian Wade—believe he’s dead. Until gunmen come after Jillian and the daughter he never knew existed. Can Jillian help him regain his memory in time to expose a killer?
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My name is Laura Scott and I'm a registered nurse by day and an author by night. I have written 50 books for Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense as well as two indie series - Crystal Lake and The McNallys. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with my husband of 33 years. I hope you enjoy my books as much as I love writing them!
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Title: Holiday by Candlelight
Author: Laurel Greer
Genre: Romance
Harlequin Imprint: Special Edition
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s Reviews & PR
Blurb:
A tragic accident ended the life he once knew
Is a Hanukkah miracle right around the corner?
This year, Dr. Caleb Matsuda could do without holiday cheer. After an avalanche robbed him of his ability to practice surgery, he struggles to make it through each day. He may be intrigued by new colleague Garnet James, but she’s also a search-and-rescue volunteer who could be in danger at any moment. If only she wasn’t perfect for the man he used to be…
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Raised in a small town on Vancouver Island, Laurel grew up skiing and boating by day and reading romances under the covers by flashlight at night. Ever committed to the proper placement of the Canadian “eh,” she loves to write books with snapping sexual tension and second chances. She lives outside Vancouver with her law-talking husband and two daughters. At least half her diet is made up of tea.
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Release Blitz ~ Stolen September by M.C. Cerny

11/22/2019

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Title: Stolen September
Author: M.C. Cerny
Genre: Military Romance
Cover Designer: The Author Buddy, Perrin Brunson
Publication Date: November 19th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
Six weeks of bliss. That's all I had with him before he left without a goodbye.
Thirteen weeks of misery and he shows up on my doorstep thinking he can win me back.
The only thing Henry Edward Andrews is getting is a sucker punch to the gut.
My Honeybee has a sting despite her sweetness.
I made a mistake. A big mistake. I screwed up, but I'm back and I don't want to let her go.
I've only got nine days to change her mind, but I'm a Marine and we don't give up.
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M.C. Cerny fell in love with books after experiencing her first real ugly cry reading, Where The Red Fern Grows. Her debut romantic suspense novel, Flashpoint, was written in a series of post-it-note ramblings that would likely make her idol Tom Clancy and her mother blush. She is a post graduate of NYU and calls rural NJ home with her menagerie of human and feline fur-babies. When M.C. is not writing, you’ll find her lurking in Starbucks, running stupid marathons, singing Disney show tunes, and searching out the perfect shade of pink nail polish.
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Excerpt One:
“Didn’t you miss me?” His lips turn in a panty melting grin.
“Nope.” I pop and roll my eyes when he frowns. I sigh admitting in a whisper, “I missed you liked peanut butter misses jelly.” It hurts to think about how inseparable we were.
Excerpt Two:
“We could play twenty questions, but I’d rather hear what you want to do.” Tank’s fingers dragged up my leg in a lazy caress under the table and from prying eyes that makes my heart leap. 
I lean over and whisper in his ear, my lips touching the bottom shell of his lobe, my breath warm against his neck. “I want you to take me home.” My voice shakes on the last word and Tank topples over in his chair standing up. He’s like a bull in a china shop trying to get to me even though I’m less than a foot away.
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Release Blitz ~ Haunted Hearts by Christine Pope

11/21/2019

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Title: Haunted Hearts
Author: Christine Pope
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Cover Designer: Lou Harper - Cover Affairs
Editor: Katherine Tomlinson, Story Authority
Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
Publication Date: November 20th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
His prison lives in his very bones. She holds the key that could free him…or break him.
Elena Salazar doesn’t exactly have permission to house-sit, but she’s sure her cousin Ava won’t mind the not-quite break-in. After all, Ava would want her to feel safe. And free. Two concepts Elena’s still adjusting to after eleven years a prisoner in her own home, thanks to her terrifying ability to summon demons.
She manages to make peace with the resident ghost in Ava’s house, but she has to do some really fast talking when a tattooed, tautly muscled warlock shows up with Ava’s keys in his hand and deep-seated pain in his troubled eyes.
The Salvadoran Escobar clan is healing under new primus Gabriel’s leadership. But no one is likely to forget that the cruel former primus used Alessandro Escobar and his fearful gift as a weapon, unwilling though he was. When Gabriel sends him to Ava’s house for an extended “vacation,” Alessandro packs his bags with a heavy heart.
No one warned him the house was already occupied.
Elena is beautiful, skittish, fragile, with a demon for a friend and a nervous habit of hiding behind her books and her art. Alessandro drinks in her sweetness like water from a desert spring. But if he dares reveal who he is, what he is, the key to her heart could vanish, leaving him the lonely prisoner of his gift.
This time, for good.
Note: Haunted Hearts, the final book in Christine Pope’s Witches of Canyon Road series, can be enjoyed as a standalone paranormal romance.
NOW LIVE!
USA Today bestseller Christine Pope is the author of the paranormal romance Witches of Cleopatra Hill series and the Djinn Wars series, among many other books (sixty and counting!). Researching UFOs brought her to magical Sedona, Arizona, where she now makes her home. Find out more about her books at christinepope.com.
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Cover Reveal ~ Perfect Obsession by Sophia Karlson

11/15/2019

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Title: Perfect Obsession
Author: Sophia Karlson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Diana Carlile
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Editor: Ally Robertson
Publication Date: December 13th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR
Blurb:
Chris Summers needs purpose to come to grips with his new disability and save his own sanity. A friend's offer to get involved in an architectural photobook as the professional photographer is the only solution. The project allows him to work with his friend's sister, Julia Carlevaro, a luxury hotel heiress, who has sworn off men, love, and some other things she prefers to keep to herself.
Once on location in East Africa, Chris and Julia work long hours together to meet their looming deadline. The attraction between them is palpable but Julia sticks to her no-men resolve and to her secrets.
After a shooting accident that leaves Chris unhinged, he is forced to reveal the true nature of the incident that led to his disability. His cards are on the table, and Julia will need to show hers, or let go of their one chance for love.
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Sophia Karlson has lived in France, Germany, Tanzania, Madagascar (not the movie, the country) and now finds herself in Toronto, Canada. As a teenager, she devoured romances with far-flung settings, loving to travel through books. After school, her itchy feet took her around the world, but now she doesn't get much further than the school run and the daily walk with her two demanding beagles. She writes contemporary and erotic romance with the aim of taking readers on a journey of their own.
 
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Chapter 1
Chris Summers shifted in the taxi’s leather seat and bumped his knee against his cane. The elegant bit of wood slipped down to the floor, and he cursed the thing for the umpteenth time that day. It had been months now, and he still hadn’t quite gotten used to having it as his constant companion. He bent to pick up the cane and settled it next to him on the seat.
He’d arrived in Italy forty minutes ago, and he could tell that it was at least six degrees warmer in Rome than in London. The warmer temperature soothed his leg—maybe moving to a warmer climate would save his sanity.
Had bloody Heathrow always been so big? Traipsing from London to Rome had been more taxing than he’d expected. His leg pulsed a consistent beat of pain, reminding him that his doctors hadn’t exactly approved this trip. But he’d no longer cared. His fleet of doctors, therapists and family were competing to see who could drive him up the wall first. The best cure for him was to get out and away, as it had always been.
What he really needed was to get back on the job, in whichever form it was going to take. He gazed out of the taxi’s window, catching glimpses of Rome’s antiquities. The drive to the Carlevaro estate on the Appia Antica was riddled with photo opportunities, yet the familiar need to get out his camera and take photos was glaringly absent. What was the point?
His lack of enthusiasm was his biggest worry and one of the reasons he’d considered his friend Carlo Carlevaro’s offer. It wasn’t quite an offer yet, but after the weekend something might be on the cards. Carlo had spoken about a hotel book, and the Carlevaros didn’t own just any hotels. It sounded like a prestigious project and would put his name back in print. But it was really the complete change of subject matter, environment, and function as photographer that he was after. He needed a burst of sunlight on his clouded soul. Something to revive the passion that had bled out of him that godforsaken day he got shot in Syria.
As they turned into the driveway to the estate, he swallowed the two painkillers he took three times a day ever since he’d gotten off the stronger injections. Today of all days they didn’t seem enough, but it was because he’d overexerted himself. Or was it?
He shrugged off the thought as the taxi pulled up under the portico. A tall blonde in jeans and a gray cashmere jersey came out of the double doors of the house; a little girl with spiral curls skipped in her wake.
He couldn’t help grinning on seeing Carlo’s wife, Simone, and four-year-old daughter, Sarah, for the first time.
“Chris?” Simone smiled as he got out of the taxi. “I’ll have you know that I’m starved for English conversation!”
They shook hands. “The lovely Simone, lost in Rome?” Carlo’s description of Simone fitted her perfectly...a Venus who didn’t suffer from goddess syndrome.
“That can only be Carlo’s one-liner.” Simone laughed as she swung his laptop bag over her shoulder and took his carry-on cabin bag. “Say hello to Chris, Sarah.”
Sarah gave him a cheeky stare before hiding behind her mother’s legs. He winked at her, feeling lighter. Here, at least, life had allowed everything to fall perfectly into place.
“It’s nice to finally meet you,” he said, wanting to take his bags from her, but she shook her head.
“Likewise.” She gave his shoulder a soft squeeze. “Come on, there’s a fire going inside, and I’ve made hot chocolate.”
“With marshmallows,” Sarah chirped.
“Hot chocolate sounds great. And I love marshmallows.” Chris smiled and followed them into the house.
“Carlo should have been here already, but something came up at the office.” Simone walked toward the elegant staircase that curved to the second floor. Sarah was halfway up the stairs already. “Let me show you your room, and you can get comfortable. It’s up here.”
Looking at the stairs, he stifled a disheartened groan. It was a two-story building but of old-fashioned proportions. The staircase followed suit. Simone stopped short of the first step, turning to him.
He hesitated. “This might take time.”
Her eyes dropped to his cane, and she raised a hand to her lips. “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize.”
“No problem. I can do them slowly.”
She worried her bottom lip. “Carlo didn’t say anything.”
“He...I—” Chris looked away. Making a fuss was the last thing he wanted. He hadn’t seen Carlo since the incident and the operations which followed. Carlo knew what had happened but had no idea of the exact state of his leg. There was no way Simone could have a clue.
“Julia’s cottage in the garden will work better. It’s mostly level, and there’s ample space.” Simone nodded, seeming pleased with this idea. “Carlo’s sister won’t mind.”
His gut tightened. The last thing he wanted to do was to impose on someone he didn’t know, even if she was Carlo’s sister. At this rate, he’d prefer a hotel with a lift. “Don’t worry about it, please, Simone. I’ll manage.”
She shook her head as she pulled her mobile from her jeans pocket. “You’ll be going up and down these stairs the whole weekend and wish you’d never visited. Come down, Sarah!”
Simone stepped away as she made a call. He politely turned his back to give her privacy and studied an old Italian painting on the wall closest to him, trying to suppress the budding frustration at the situation he had no control over.
Simone spoke quietly for a minute then returned to him. “Yes, yes...See you soon. Love you too.” As she wrapped up the call she smiled at him, her embarrassment gone. “It’s all arranged. Carlo will talk to Julia, and he’ll be home soon.”
This time he got hold of his cabin bag before she could reach for it again.
“Come on, out to the cold again, I’m afraid.” She led them out of the front door. The pavement of the driveway continued on a path which disappeared into a sculpted garden. The path was wide enough for them to walk abreast, and Simone slowed her long strides to his pace, with Sarah twirling ahead of them. Statues hid in topiary alcoves of evergreen shrubs, and even in February, the garden was vibrant. About a hundred meters from the main house, the pathway opened to a modern building, which could hardly be described as a cottage.
The stark architectural design was in such contrast to his expectations that Chris laughed. “When you said cottage, I expected something different.”
“I know. They got me the first time around as well.” Simone chuckled as she took her daughter’s hand. “Carlo’s brother designed it. It’s Angelo’s dream house, but he’s in Tanzania managing the business there.”
Chris stopped for a moment to take it in. It was a single-story building, with the exception of a room which protruded over an outside sitting area, supported by nothing, floating in space. A glass-fenced swimming pool stretched the length of the house, catching the last
of the afternoon light. Outside lighting illuminated the house’s exterior, casting a warm glow over the concrete walls and veranda. “It’s impressive. Julia lives here alone?”
“Yes.” Pausing, Simone took a deep breath and sighed out a cloud of warm fog into the winter air. “She used to live with Carlo in the main house, but when we got married, she moved here.”
“Sounds fair enough.”
“She said she’ll look after Angelo’s place for him, but she could’ve stayed on with us. It’s not as if there is a lack of space around here.”
He sensed her hesitation, as if she wanted to tell him more, but at the last moment she swallowed her thoughts before they could slip off her tongue. The cold crept into his bones, and his muscles protested. Chris shifted all his weight to his good leg, a subtle movement which caught Simone’s attention.
“I’m sorry, here I ramble on and it’s so cold today. The main entrance is on the other side, but this is quicker.”
They navigated the enclosed swimming pool and Simone pulled open a sliding door to let him in.
The interior of the house was equally stark and rigid. A staircase was suspended off the wall, leading to the room which hung over the outside veranda.
“The stairs go to the master bedroom where Julia sleeps,” Simone said. “Angelo designed the house with the views in mind, and from up there they’re truly spectacular.”
“I’ll take your word for it.” Chris eyed the stairs, which had no railing. He’d never suffered from vertigo, but the possibility of stumbling was a new reality he didn’t want to toy with.
“I’ll put your things in the first bedroom,” Simone said as she took his bag. “Don’t touch anything on the tables, Sarah. Julia is busy with a project which has taken over the lounge.”
He followed Sarah’s patter to the lounge. It was incongruous with the rest of the architectural splendor of the house. A shocking pink plastic doll’s house stood in one corner, next to a box overflowing with toys. Makeshift tables lined the walls, and cartons were stacked in alphabetical order on them. The lounge set was crammed into the window corner and the coffee table was piled high with glossy books.
He crossed to the tables where photos were laid out. The photos were older, taken in the seventies, early eighties. He idly fingered one of the photos; it was of a bull elephant with the longest tusks he’d ever seen.
“Don’t touch nothing,” a little voice peeped.
It came from under the table and he suppressed a chuckle. “I’m not touching anything, Sarah.” He kept his tone serious but wanted to laugh. “Promise.”
He cruised along the tables and paused at a photo layout of two men. They looked like brothers, smiling in several photos—in one leaning against a Land Rover, in another one of the men stood by a small aircraft with a bottle of champagne in his hand. A pile of typed notes was stacked next to it. He picked it up and started to read, when a sudden cold draft swept through the room, sending photos and notes aflutter.
“Good grief, where did that come from?” Simone came rushing from the corridor. “Don’t get anything mixed up, Julia has been working on this for months.”
He covered the quivering photos which threatened to take flight again with his hands and glanced to where Simone was closing the sliding door.
For the first time, he noticed the life-size black and white framed photograph of a dancer on the double volume wall in his peripheral. His breath caught as he took in the image. The dancer was dressed only in a heavy, long and voluminous black skirt, holding a pose with her back to the photographer, arms and hands poised in ballerina grace above her head, her left leg raised to shoulder height, balancing en pointe on the right. Her dark hair was curled into a loose bun, leaving her back naked. She was topless, the muscles of her arms and back flexed in equal grace and strength.
The visual was strikingly beautiful and utterly erotic, making his heart beat in double pace. The idea that she could turn and reveal the fullness of her breasts stirred him to his core, and his groin responded. His body pulsed with desire. God, he wished he had taken that photo. It had been ages since he’d experienced such an intense reaction to an image.
This was what every photographer wanted to create—emotions—whether the emotion was desire or something else. In an instant, all inspiration flooded back to him, and his hands itched empty without a camera.
He wanted to photograph that dancer, every inch of her. And keep the photos to himself.
****
Julia stared at the brochure of their picture-perfect tropical island resort and suppressed the nausea churning in her stomach. It was a lovely brochure, but the photos were dated. Refurbishments had changed many things at their lodges in the past year. She was responsible for the new marketing campaign, which included an updated website and
coffee table photo book. Capturing the beauty of Carlevaro’s East Africa lodges on paper wouldn’t be easy, and the thought of the task ahead twisted her stomach in a knot of stress.
The photo shoots were due to begin in two weeks, and she still hadn’t signed up a photographer. The contract for Matthias Schmidt had been burning a hole in her desk the past week. Schmidt was the perfect fit for Carlevaro International, but Carlo still hadn’t approved the contract.
Carlo was half the problem.
In frustration, she tossed the Carlevaro Private Island brochure to the corner of her desk, where it missed a line of empty espresso cups by an inch and slid to the floor. Her older brother ruled Carlevaro and had vetoed every photographer she’d proposed.
Yes, no ordinary photographer would do for their book—they needed a name, preferably a famous one. But if they kept on banging heads over who the photographer should be her project wouldn’t take off, never mind meet the deadline. As if that was an option—they’d paid a ludicrous deposit for the book’s launch event: a gala dinner at the annual International Travel Market in London. Invitations had left the building a month ago. Five hundred of their top safari agents and the who’s who of the tourism industry would be there. They would present the new website, and the photo book had to be there, tangible, beautiful, and doing justice to the Carlevaro founders, her father and her uncle, and the
heritage they’d left them.
Her stomach settled in a nauseating twist; the sensation had become a permanent fixture because it was more than that. This book would make or break her, not only her fragile standing in the family business but the very essence of her being, which balanced precariously on a narrow, trembling surface.
For a moment she closed her eyes. Beyond this project, there was nothing if she didn’t prove herself. She cupped her hands to her mouth, taking in deep, slow breaths. On each exhale she let her inner voice calm her, counting, conscious of the number of days,
then repeating that she’d be fine.
A knock on her open office door made her jerk up her head.
Carlo stood in the door, pulling on his coat. “Come on, Julia. Call it a day.”
“What?” She glanced at the time on her computer screen. It was only three in the afternoon, and it might be Friday, but she still hadn’t sent Schmidt’s contract to him. Her to-do list was longer than her arm, and she added more things to it daily, while hardly ticking anything off.
“Chris Summers arrived from London and is at the house.”
The name rang a bell, but she couldn’t place it.
“Who?”
“An old schoolmate of mine from the UK. He’s visiting for the weekend.”
“And?” She had no idea how this impacted her. She liked her weekends clean and simple. Firstly, a good few hours of dancing each morning, and for the rest, she pottered around with Sarah, or worked on the bane of her existence: The Book Project.
“Come on.” Carlo had finished pulling on his coat and was playing with his car keys.
She hadn’t stirred. “I still have so much to do—the contract for Matthias Schmidt, which you still haven’t signed, by the way, must be sent off today.” Julia rummaged through some papers on her desk to look for the contract. “Now that you’re here, can we deal with
it?”
 â€œI’m not signing it now. Let’s go.”
Why did she sense he was never going to sign Schmidt’s contract? And why did her car need to be in for a service right now? Since Carlo got married to Simone and she’d moved out of his space, any dependence on him grated on her. Recalling how she’d leaned on him in the past made her want to bury her head in shame.
“You need a break, Julia. Burning out is not going to get this project done.” Carlo walked into her office and hovered. He probably wanted to pull her physically from her desk by the hand, but he would never touch her. Since that horrible night five years ago, any physical contact with Carlo had become the ultimate no-go zone.
“In any case, you need to come and meet Chris. He’s staying with you.”
What? This was news. “With me? Whatever for?”
The old family house where Carlo lived in Rome’s Appia Antica had room aplenty. She was in no mental space to share her house with a male, never mind an unknown one.
“Simone phoned me. Chris can’t do the stairs so I promised her I’d speak to you about him staying with you instead.” Carlo sighed. “Now that I’ve spoken to you, can we go?”
She frowned, piqued at both Carlo’s overbearing attitude and the fact that this Chris “can’t do the stairs.” Why ever not? But...if Chris couldn’t do the stairs in Carlo’s house, there was no way he’d be able to take the stairs in her house. He’d be on the ground floor
only. She could live with that. It was only for the weekend.
Huffing out a sigh, she put the contract for Schmidt to the side, stood and gathered her handbag and coat. “Is he one of your Eton cronies?”
“Yes. He didn’t finish school at Eton, but we’ve always kept in touch.”
Well then.
At least Chris Summers would be acting the gentleman, if nothing else.
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The Angela Panther Mystery Collection Books 1 - 3: The Angela Panther Mystery Series by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

11/14/2019

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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Stay at home wife and mother Angela Panther has a gift: she can talk to the dead.
She just doesn't know it. Yet.
Long suppressed and forgotten, her gift resurfaces with the death of her mother. Angela considers it a curse, preferring to spend her life with the living, not dealing with the unfinished business of the dead.
But the dead, they couldn't care less.
They know she can resolve their unfinished business, and when they need help, it's Angela they haunt.
As Angela reluctantly obliges the dead, her mother stays earthbound, refusing to go until her own unfinished business is handled; business she won't discuss with her daughter.
Business that involves Angela.
Can Angela discover the truth behind her mother's decision to stay, and if she does, will her heart survive?

UNBREAKABLE BONDS
Reluctant psychic medium Angela Panther didn't want her gift, and to teach her a lesson, the Universe cut her off.
The dead still find ways to communicate; only Angela isn't sure what the messages mean, or whom they're from.
Now her best friend suspects her husband of cheating and comes to Angela for help. The two concoct the perfect plan, but to make it work, they'll need help from Angela's mother.
There's only one problem. Her mother is dead.
As the duo works to catch the cheater, Angela struggles to decipher messages she assumes are from her mother-messages that intensify in their urgency.
Only the messages aren't from Fran.
When she figures out the ghost's identity, Angela realizes if she tells the truth, she'll out herself and hurt her own family.
But if she doesn't, she'll lose her connection to her mother forever.
Now Angela must choose between the happiness of the spirit's family and her fears of damaging her own.

UNCHARTED TERRITORY
It's one thing to get attitude from her teenagers, but when Angela Panther's newest ghost in distress is an in-her-face, snarky teenage boy, the psychic medium lays down the law.
When an unidentified fourteen-year-old boy takes a dive off an interstate overpass, to solve the case, Atlanta area detective Aaron Banner calls Angela to get the truth about his junior John Doe.
Was it suicide or murder?
The problem is, the spirit can't remember who he was, or the night he died, and prefers Angela focus on an unknown energy.
Bright lights and the big city mean exciting times for Angela and her BFF Mel, but soon the duo ventures into the dark underbelly of Atlanta and come face-to-face with a gang of saggy-pantsed hoodlums ready to take them out.
Will Angela and Mel discover the truth about the boy's death and the unknown energy, and make it home alive, or wind up DOA on the slabs next to the junior John Doe?
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5 Stars
I love this series from Carolyn Ridder Aspenson!

​Book 1:
Before beginning this series I urge you to read the author’s bio. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson’s journey to write this book is wrought with loss and overwhelming sadness at the loss of her mother and father. Mrs. Aspenson takes all that raw emotion and weaves it into a delightful, funny and heartfelt story. While there are moments of sadness and grief, you will find yourself laughing out loud while crying tears of joy.

Before Angela can grieve for the loss of her mom, Fran returns as a ghost. Once Angela gets over the shock and accepts that her mother’s ghost is a permanent fixture in her life, others start to show up. Imagine having to deliver a message to someone’s surviving daughter or wife? That’s just what happens to Angela. The hijinks begin when Fran starts spying on her grandkids and trying to keep them out of trouble. Along for the ride is Melissa (Mel), Angela’s best friend. While she can’t actually see Fran, Mel is along for support and for supplying the cupcakes.

This truly is a wonderful book. You will laugh, cry, snort-giggle and probably crave sweets. I look forward to reading new works from this author.

Book 2:
If you loved Book 1, Unfinished Business, then you are sure to enjoy Book 2, Unbreakable Bonds. It’s a wonderfully written, witty and laugh out loud funny.

Mel’s marriage is put to the test. She needs help carrying out a plan to catch her hubby and who better to assist than Fran. In addition to being a shoulder for Mel, Angela has her own mother –daughter trials to get through. Don’t be fooled. There are just as many hijinks in Book 2.

Another superb read from CRA.

Book 3:
Grab your latte, your box of kleenx, and a change of panties. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson has done it again. She has delivered another 5 Star book in An Angela Panther Novel series.

Working with the police means physic medium Angela Panther is dealing with some serious, not so glamorous cases. This isn’t just passing on a message to a loved one from a ghost, this is unsolved murders and missing children. Hence, you will be needing the klneex.

On the lighter side, Mel’s divorce is almost finalized. Her new best friend “Vinnie” is there to take the edge off, but Mel needs a man and she has her eye on Detective Aaron. When Mel and Angela get together let the hilarity ensue. Add Angela’s ghost mom, Fran, and there is no stopping these ladies. From lattes at Starbucks, to breaking and entering, nothing is off limits to these gals. The Naked British Guy makes a brief appearance too. I love him! You might just pee in your pants from laughing so hard!

Lastly grab that latte cause you are going to be awhile. Once you pick this one up, you won’t be able to put it down.
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Release Blitz ~ A Fallen Son by A.P. Watson

11/14/2019

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Title: A Fallen Son
Author: A.P. Watson
Genre: Paranormal Romance
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Editors: Tamara Beard
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The deaths of her sworn protectors, the blood on her hands, and the evil around her haunt Evey at every turn. She thought she could outrun Aden, but escape now seems impossible. And the longer she’s around her former husband, the more she is forced to recognize the fine line between love and hate. As the reincarnations of the original man and woman from the Garden of Eden, Aden and Evey have been bound to one another from the beginning of time. If she can restore Aden’s humanity, his reign of terror will end once and for all. If she can’t, he’ll lead her down his path of death and devastation. Will Evey ever be able to rid herself of Aden, or are some bonds too deep to truly sever?
Meanwhile in New York, Conrad rises from the dead only to discover Evey has been taken by the very man who stole his life. In the aftermath of Aden's murderous rampage, Conrad teams up with Evey’s best friend and a rebellious consiliarius to save the woman he loves.
Although Conrad’s already paid for their forbidden romance with his life—twice—Aden still hungers for more vengeance. With his soul in constant turmoil, Aden plans to unleash the darkness he consumed in the Garden of Eden on the rest of the world. To stop him, Conrad must travel the world in a race against time to hunt down the only weapon capable of ending Aden’s immortal life. Sacrifices will be made, sins will be committed, and rules will be broken, but will it be enough? Will true love conquer all? And if he fails, will Evey and the rest of humanity fall prey to a lunatic?
A.P. Watson is a contemporary and paranormal romance author who discovered her love for reading at a very young age due to her rural upbringing. She enjoys a variety of genres and authors, from Jane Austen to Charlaine Harris. When she isn’t reading or writing, she loves to dance. A.P. has been an avid pole dancer for several years and thoroughly enjoys the challenging nature of the sport and the thrill of performing onstage. Professionally, she has worked as a registered nurse for several years, and she graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing in 2019. Her goal is to combine her love for aesthetics and skincare by utilizing her Family Nurse Practitioner certification in the field of dermatology. A.P. currently resides in Johnson City, Tennessee, with her adorable rescue pup, Elle. 
 
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Prologue
            Tears dripped from my chin as Aden dragged me away from the abandoned warehouse where Conrad’s body lay, growing colder by the second. Life as I knew it had come to an end. The last of my sworn protectors had fallen, and I was in the clutches of a man whose depravity had no bounds. What did fate have in store for me now?
 Watching the man I love die for a second time shattered the remnants of my heart. Aden had murdered my entire family in cold blood, all for the sake of reclaiming his hold on me. The fleeting freedom I’d enjoyed for the last few centuries had been snuffed out as if it were no more than a flickering flame. As hard as I’ve tried to outrun my past, the task has proved impossible. I took my first breaths in the Garden of Eden, and as the original woman, perhaps my destiny will always be intertwined with the man I was created for.
               Adam and Eve.
               Aden and Evey.
               No matter what names we use, the sins of our past remain. My hand in the Fall of Man gave birth to Aden’s vile nature. The Tree of Knowledge blessed us with the wisdom of both good and evil, and even though I have strived to live in the light, my former husband has descended into the depths of darkness.
Chapter One: Lost
Throwing off the covers, I scooted away from Aden until my hands found the edge of the mattress. There was nowhere else to go, but I yearned for escape. As I pulled myself farther away from him, I fell to the ground, my arm thrashing against a small table. Fear overwhelmed my senses, coursing through my veins like a jolt of electricity. How could I be here? Why were the eyes boring into mine darker than the deepest abyss? Aden rounded the bed and made his way toward me, his expression unreadable. Panic consumed my thoughts and my body trembled uncontrollably in response.
The last time I rejected this man, he sent me to an early grave. Now, he stood before me and claimed he needed me back, but in order to accomplish his goals, he had stolen away the ones I loved most. My instincts told me not to believe his lies as he was no doubt hungry for more carnage. I knew the depths of love and this twisted version wasn’t even close to the word.
As he advanced toward me, I scrambled across the cold wooden floor. I was nothing more than a caged animal.  When Aden bent down in front of me, I fought the urge to scream. My eyes clasped shut. The thought of staring into his dark gaze sickened me. The moment he grabbed my wrist, a shudder slithered down my spine. His touch was like ice, stinging my skin with the pressure of his fingers.
               “If you’re going to kill me, just get it over with,” I spat defiantly. Fighting against my instincts, I opened my eyes and watched as his hand jerked away.
               “I’m not going to hurt you,” he whispered. Pain harshened the lines of his face. “You’re bleeding.” He pointed at my arm that had bashed against the table. A small drop of blood trickled over the inside of my wrist. Taking my hand in his, he delicately kissed the spot where I’d been cut, cleaning the blood away with the bottom of his shirt. He then picked me up in his arms and set me on the bed, handling me like I was a crystal vase and the slightest disturbance would cause me to burst into a million tiny shards of glass. As Aden sat at the end of the bed, all I could do was stare at him in bewilderment. “There’s no need for you to be afraid of me,” he reassured me in a soft voice.
               His gentle answer fueled my anger. “Isn’t there?” I questioned, not even attempting to suppress the malice in my tone. “You murdered everyone I care for.” I knew my eyes were filled with all the venom I felt in my heart. I didn’t care if my salvation lay in his love for me. The life he offered wasn’t worth the price.
               “I did what I had to do in order to have you in my life again.”
               Confusion began to replace my anger. I was sure he wanted me to suffer. The only reason he’d been so eager to find me was to hurt me again. Why was he being so gentle, tender even? “I don’t understand. I thought you hated me.”
               “I’ve tried to hate you so many times, and no matter what I do, I’m incapable of harboring even a minute shred of ill will toward you.”
               “So, you aren’t going to kill me?” I understood the influence I had over people, how they were innately drawn to me, but his sincerity seemed unfathomable considering the depths of his cruelty I’d experienced firsthand.
               “In this moment, all I want is to hold you and know that you’re mine, just like we were always meant to be since the beginning of time.”
  
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Release Boost & Reviews ~ The Unbound Trilogy by Kathy Coopmans

11/14/2019

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Unravel (Unbound Trilogy Book 1)Unravel by Kathy Coopmans
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book! It had all the feels, for real. Ellie went through so much when she was younger, it's hard to wrap your head around. You just want to hug her! Logan, so many secrets! I recall cussing at the end, so it wasn't just quiet emotions that this brought out. I was loud! lol

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Undone (Unbound Trilogy, #2)Undone by Kathy Coopmans
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This series must be read in order, for real, go read Unravel first!

Whew, Kathy outdid herself once again. I don't know how much more this couple can take! So much, just so, so much. You will be left wanting more. Come on book 3!

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Untwist (Unbound Trilogy, #3)Untwist by Kathy Coopmans
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Such an intense trilogy! Yes, read them in order.
This ending is perfection. No spoilers so I won't say any more than that. Just read it!

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Series: The Unbound Trilogy
Titles: Unravel; Undone; Untwist
Author: Kathy Coopmans
Genre: Contemporary Romance


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“Thanks for helping me find what I needed to know about my worst nightmare,” I say sarcastically to my laptop, close it, shift to place it in my bag and secure it around my shoulder in case the storm hits and I need to make a run for home.
I slouch in my chair, stretch my legs on the wooden one across from me and contemplate whether I should call Logan or not. The beast of a man has left me with no choice.
“Allow me to help you out with the information. He’s an asshole like you said. Owes someone an apology as well as an explanation, rarely takes a woman on a date and has taken the most beautiful woman he has ever seen for granted.”
Part of me stiffens at the gruffness in those words whispered by Logan in my ear, while another part wants to look him up just to see what I’d find.
The chair my feet were propped up on slides out, my feet fall to the ground, and Logan slips into the chair, pulling himself close enough for him to rest his hand on my thigh. A tremble moves through me.
“What are you doing here, and what makes you think I was looking you up? Are you afraid of what I’ll see? Photos of you with women? Perhaps having dinner with bad people like yourself?” My voice is barely a whisper; it’s also croaky and thick with quick arousal.
Logan looks incredible, and I’m suddenly shifting in my seat. The flexing of his biceps swallows my focus under the tightness of his shirt. He’s far too sexy at the moment for me to be angry. I drink him in, which is a mistake, his looks only making me thirsty. Hunger—this untamed lust that smoldered since the moment I laid eyes on him ignites through me like a flame, winding my stomach and throbbing between my legs — increasing my fears and supplying a needy desire.
A typical white dress shirt unbuttoned at the collar outlines his muscular frame. His dark hair swept away from his face. Aviator glasses are concealing his eyes, and there are frown lines across his forehead as well as one tipping down those full lips of his. And here I sit in cut-off jean shorts with a giant rip below the pocket, a man’s wife-beater shirt, and barefoot.
Opposites. They do attract.
He smells like all man, with a hint of mischief and a whole lot of experience. A bait that will snag you in and drive your imagination wild.
I know firsthand just how good he is, and it scares me to death that I want more. Logan is too enticing for a woman like me who knows she’s way out of her league with a man like him. But I want to be tempted, and for some reason, I don’t understand, just being in Logan’s space makes me feel the safest I’ve felt in years.
I want to crawl onto his lap and let him wrap those big arms around me and hold me close with his strong hands. It’s a puzzle with many missing pieces. A mind-bending riddle that I’d love to solve.
But I won’t.
Inexperienced, I am. Naïve? Not anymore. Plus, there’s something larger than this attraction that any living creature with a pulse could feel it.
“You’ll find nothing on me. I pay people to keep my life private. Do I have dangerous friends? You bet your sweet little ass I do. I came by because I had to see you. The way we left things wasn’t fair to you. I’m sorry.”
For crying out loud, the man is hard to read. One minute he’s full of pure raw seduction, the next he’s spilling out words that should offend, and now he’s snuck up on me with compassion and concern.
“I’m sorry too; I was caught off guard. I don’t want to talk about Shadow here.”
“You don’t owe me an apology, Ellie. I should have told you from the start. I don’t want to talk about Shadow here, either. I’d prefer not to talk about him at all.”
“I do owe you one. I should have asked your name. I shouldn’t have judged you for your way of living. I just…” Logan pulls off his sunglasses, places them on the table in front of him, and moves ever so slowly until our lips are barely an inch apart. I want to move in, erase that inch and kiss him.
His eyes are vibrantly green today — the color of freshly mowed grass, a beacon of hope on the dreariest of days. But they are wary as if all of this is too much for him too.
I don’t trust him to be my hope when I’ve never gone out seeking for it before. I didn’t go looking the night we hooked up, yet I must have felt it because I would have never gone home with him if it wasn’t there. Then I picked up on it at his house, and I want to reach out and grab it now.
Badly.
Logan Mitchell can’t be trusted with the one thing I want someone to have. My heart, and that right there sweeps hope away with the sudden gust of warm wind.





Book 1: Unravel


I’m Logan Mitchell, and I hold many secrets in my greedy hands.
Women?
They bow at my feet. Do what I ask and come back for more.
But Ellie Wynn, I don’t want her bowing, I want her to kneel.
She thought our time together was one night, a twist of fate.
How wrong she was.
Ellie has been mine since the day I saw her.
Little does she know, it wasn’t that night. It was years ago.
Well before I even understood she was mine.
One taste, one touch, one kiss, and it wasn’t enough.
Not for me.
I’m prepared to fight dirty, and I plan to succeed.
Lies, deceit, and betrayal.
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Book 2: Undone


Is it possible to make up for the way we have hurt others?
I wonder if it truly is.

Can we undo what has already been done?
No. We can’t.

I know for a fact, we cannot un-say words that have been bitterly spoken by a deliberate slip of a tongue.
Words hurt.
They sting.
They burn.

The truth is, I didn’t want to hurt Ellie Wynn, but I knew I would.

She was a temptation I couldn’t resist. An addiction that lived in my blood, and I wasn’t about to go in search of a cure.

Not when I needed her.
Wanted her.
Craved her.

There are no quick fixes to what I’ve done.
No pill to take away her pain.

All I have is the cold truth.

It’s brittle.
It’s brutal.
I’ll be damned if because of it, I let her slip away.

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Book 3: Untwist

I waited ten years to grasp hold of a woman I knew was too good to be mine.

Back then, I had failed her. But I knew, somehow, someway, unknowingly to her, I’d find a way to make it up to her.

All the years in between, I watched her from afar. Keeping her safe, protecting her from the shadows that crept in the deep, dark of the night.

Then, out of the blue, she unraveled me with one sweep of her innocent little tongue.

The woman drew me straight toward all her light.

Blinding.

Intoxicatingly.

Mine.

It didn’t take long for me to come undone. Fall in love and change the course of my life.

Ellie Wynn had untwisted me from leading a lifestyle that should have never been mine.

Then fate gave us a crash course about how not all good things come to those who wait.

I’d failed her once again.

This time, her life is on the line.

I’m strung up because of it. I’m tumbling down because I should have known, the shadow that lurked in the night would steal her from me, in a blink of an eye.

And, now, I’m left to wonder how much can a person take before they break?

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USA Today Best Selling Author Kathy Coopmans is a Michigan native where she lives with her husband, Tony. They have two son’s Aaron and Shane.
She is a sports nut. Her favorite sports include NASCAR, Baseball, and Football.
She has recently retired from her day job to become a full-time writer.
She has always been an avid reader and at the young age of 50 decided she wanted to write. She claims she can do several things at once and still stay on task. Her favorite quote is “I got this.”
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Audiobook Review ~ Cradle to the Grave by Rachel Amphlett

11/11/2019

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I am obsessed with this series!  Rachael Amphlett is a brilliant crime novelist and when she pairs her extraordinary work with the talented Alison Campbell, it is BRILLIANT! Their collaboration delivers an edge of your seat thriller.  I highly recommend you check out this sereis!
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Author: Rachel Amphlett
Narrator: Alison Campbell
Length: 7 hours 56 minutes
Publisher: Saxon Publishing⎮2019
Genre: Mystery, Police Procedural
Series: Detective Kay Hunter, Book 8
Release date: Oct. 15, 2019
 When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer's morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man's identity and where he came from.
The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child's belongings.
Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time - but they have no leads and no motive for the events that have taken place.
Will Kay be able to find a ruthless killer and a missing child before it's too late?
Cradle to Grave is the eighth book in the Detective Kay Hunter series by USA Today best-selling author Rachel Amphlett and perfect for listeners who love fast-paced murder mysteries.
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​About the Author: Rachel Amphlett
Before turning to writing, Rachel Amphlett played guitar in bands, worked as a TV and film extra, dabbled in radio as a presenter and freelance producer for the BBC, and worked in publishing as a sub-editor and editorial assistant.

She now wields a pen instead of a plectrum and writes crime fiction and spy novels, including the Dan Taylor espionage novels and the Detective Kay Hunter series.

Originally from the UK and currently based in Brisbane, Australia, Rachel cites her writing influences as Michael Connelly, Lee Child, and Robert Ludlum. She’s also a huge fan of Peter James, Val McDermid, Robert Crais, Stuart MacBride, and many more.

She’s a member of International Thriller Writers and the Crime Writers Association, with the Italian foreign rights for her debut novel, White Gold sold to Fanucci Editore's TIMECrime imprint, and the first four books in the Dan Taylor espionage series contracted to Germany’s Luzifer Verlag.

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About the Narrator: Allison Campbell
Alison Campbell is an actress based in Bristol, U.K. She has lent her voice to 50+ audiobooks, cartoons, documentaries and dramas. She can be found treading the boards across the country, in everything from Shakespeare to hip hop kids adventures. On screen she has appeared in dramas and science documentaries, her most recent co star was a CGI elephant. She can also be found performing the Natural Theatre Company's award-winning surreal brand of interactive comedy around the globe.  
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Cover Reveal ~ Love Worth Saving by Sarah Stevens

11/8/2019

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Title: Love Worth Saving
Author: Sarah Stevens
Genre: NA Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Melissa Gill
Publication Date: November 26th, 2019
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
Whisking his extended family off on a trip to Maldives, Jackson finds himself feeling more alone than ever. Everyone else has that special someone and are starting families of their own. Jax is beginning to fear the chance to have that passed him by, when fate intervenes in the form of his childhood love.
One failed wedding, and a honeymoon spent... alone. After learning her fiancé was cheating on her, Marissa has no regrets about leaving him at the altar. Or for hopping on a plane by herself. She is ready to be done with love forever, until she sees... him. Jackson was her first love, who she never truly got over.
Unfortunately, the catalyst that drove them apart hasn’t changed. They’re from separate mafia families and must get consent to be together. Is a second chance at love possible when blood ties stand in the way?
During life’s darkest trials, battered hearts can only be saved... by love.
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 Sarah Stevens is a New Adult Romance author.
Sarah started writing her first novel The Night He Saved Me in her free time while being a stay-at-home mom. Then one day, it started to flow, and she was writing "The End" in a matter of two months.
When she isn't writing, she is enjoying the southern life with her husband, three kids, a Saint Bernard—who is still adjusting to the southern summers and Bruno a rescue dog. She can't go a day without her coffee in the morning—and a few more cups during the day and her late nights writing.
She enjoys reading Contemporary or New Adult Romance and going to the pool or beach as much as she can. She loves all things Disney and collects Disney mugs to drink her beloved coffee in.
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Blog Tour & Review ~ Break My Bones by Rachael Tamayo

11/6/2019

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Break My Bones (Deadly Sins #1)Break My Bones by Rachael Tamayo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book I have read by this author, but holy cow, I need to look up more! This book was NOTHING like I expected, I was thinking more spooky, with Halloween coming up. Boy was I wrong!!

This had so much real, raw emotion! A dual POV with mental illness, domestic abuse, and all the horrors that come with it. So heartbreaking, mainly because it's so true and hits home for so many people. I have not been in a situation even close to this, but I was transported right there with Brooklyn. I highly recommend this book!

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Title: Break My Bones
Author: Rachael Tamayo
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Release Date: October 19, 2019
Publisher: Tangled Tree Publishing
Cover Designer: Claire Smith
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Staring down the barrel of a loaded 9mm is a wake-up call, especially when it’s your husband’s finger on the trigger. Brooklyn James’s only thought is to take her baby and run. It's better to end up on the streets than suffer one more day beneath her husband's hand.

Finally back on her feet, Brooklyn is stronger, better prepared, and determined not to run. That is until she gets the call that her husband has been released from prison after serving his three years for DWI.

Cain James has his wife on his mind, always. With his friend Donovan at his side, anything is possible. He can find her, bring her home, make her love him again. While Cain has serious anger issues, Donovan is much worse. Cain can’t control his friend's sick, twisted mind and even sicker actions.

Donovan has Cain's best interest at heart, and he'll do whatever it takes to help Cain bring his wife home—including murder. After his time in prison, Cain doesn’t want to hurt his wife again and becomes a man torn—divided between the darkness inside him, his twisted love, and his lifelong protector, Donovan.

As Cain tries to convince his wife that he’s changed, he watches the bodies hit the floor one by one at the hands of his sidekick. Enraged by his estranged wife’s new love and conflicted by his own anger and need to protect his family, Cain unravels.

He can’t live without her, and he won’t let her live without him.

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Unable to resist the knowledge that my family is only separated from me by an apartment door, I pocket my keys and rush to the door. After knocking, I duck just out of view of the peephole, hoping she might open the door.   

The door flies open, and I’m not faced with my wife, but my child.  She stands wide-eyed and curious, looking up at me. “Hi, baby, remember me?” I crouch to her level.     

Brooklyn comes around the corner, freezing when she sees me in her open door.  “Carissa, why did you answer the door? I told you…,” she starts with a tremble in her voice.   

“Mama, it’s Daddy! Daddy’s back!”   

She remembers me. I laugh with tears in my eyes, accepting the child that rushes into my arms in a hug. “You remember!” I laugh, standing and lifting her off the floor. I don’t wait to be asked in, knowing I won’t be. Stepping inside, I shut the door behind me with a kick.    

Brooklyn is pale, gaping at me as if I’m not real. My heart pounds in my chest and I want to touch her, but she looks completely terrified.     

Can't blame her for that.    

“What are you doing here?” Her voice is strangled, hushed.   

“Baby, we need to talk. I need to tell you some things. Please don’t be scared.” I step toward her, she steps back. I don't want to hurt you, not  this time.    

Carissa hugs me tighter, and I kiss her cheek. “Daddy, where did you go?”   

I swallow. Brooklyn didn’t tell her. I want to thank her. It gives me hope to know she didn’t bad mouth me to our daughter.     

“I had to go away for a bit, but I’m back now.”   

“Are you going to stay?”


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Rachael Tamayo is a former 911 emergency operator and police dispatcher. After twelve years in those dark depths, she’s gained a unique insight into mental illness, human behavior, and the general darkness of humanity that she likes to weave into her books. A formerly exclusive romance author, she tried her hand at thrillers in her award-winning novel, Crazy Love, and loved it so much that she decided not to turn back. Born and raised in Texas, Rachael lives in the Houston area with her husband of almost fifteen years and their two small children.

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