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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Cover Reveal: Chasing Love by Melissa West

Inside the Book:

Title: Chasing Love

Author: Melissa West

Publisher: Lyrical Shine

Genre: Women's Fiction

Format: Ecopy

Farming family land on sunny Crestler’s Key, the sweet, sexy Littleton brothers are notorious bachelors. But all that will change when the right woman comes along . . .

There aren’t many things Charlie Littleton values more than his lifelong friendship with his buddy Lucas, currently home from a tour in Iraq. But when he discovers that Lucas’s younger sister, Lila, is back to assist the town’s overburdened veterinarian, Charlie is torn. She’s no longer the skinny, awkward kid he remembers, but a gorgeous woman—one Lucas would never approve of him dating. When Lucas asks him to watch out for Lila when he’s called to duty again, Charlie can’t say no—but he can’t pretend it’s easy to ignore his feelings either.

As a teen, Lila crushed on Charlie—hard—and the man he’s grown up to be is even more wonderful than she dreamed. Relationships are a tricky business, though, and too much history is at stake to risk one now. But every moment they’re together is heated by their simmering attraction—and one day an impulsive kiss leads to much more. What’s tangled in a matter of loyalty soon becomes a question of the kind of love worth chasing .

MEET THE AUTHOR

Melissa West writes heartfelt Southern romance and teen sci-fi romance, all with lots of kissing. Because who doesn’t like kissing? She lives outside of Atlanta, GA, with her husband and two daughters and spends most of her time writing, reading, or fueling her coffee addiction.

Connect with Melissa at www.melissawestauthor.com or on Twitter @MB_West

Tour Schedule

Musings From an Addicted Reader

A Title Wave

Voodoo Princess

My Bookish Pleasures

Celticlady's Reviews

Harmonious Publicity

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Cover Reveal: Uniformly Dead by Greta McKennan

Inside the Book:

Title: Uniformly Dead

Author: Greta McKennan

Publisher: Lyrical Underground

Genre: Thriller/Suspense

Format: Ecopy

Historical seamstress Daria Dembrowski has her work cut out for her as she searches for a killer's pattern . . .

Daria has come up with a brilliant new plan to expand her seamstress business beyond stitching wedding gowns—historical sewing. And with Civil War re-enactors setting up camp in her hometown of Laurel Springs, Pennsylvania, she has plenty of opportunities, including one client playing a Confederate colonel who's a particular stickler for authenticity.

But soon the small-town peace starts coming apart at the seams as an antique doll is stolen from a Civil War exhibit and the cranky colonel is found impaled by his own bayonet. When Daria's brother is suspected of the theft and a bridal client's fiancé is accused of the murder, Daria is determined to untangle the clues to prove their innocence. She needs to get this case sewn up fast, though, before the murderer re-enacts the crime and makes her history.

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Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Book Feature: The Sweetheart Racket by Cheryl Ann Smith

Inside the Book:

Title: The Sweetheart Racket
Author: Cheryl Ann Smith

Release Date: September 13, 2016

Publisher: Lyrical Shine

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Format: Ebook/Paperback

They used to be on the sidelines. Now they’re out in the field…

Two years ago, Taryn Hall was a pro football cheerleader—until she left her lecherous boss with a bloody nose and a faceful of Mace. Now she’s part of a different kind of squad. An elderly billionaire named Irving has hired and trained Taryn and her two best friends to work as private investigators…

Taryn loves the job, though it sometimes involves boring stakeouts, dog bites—and listening to Irving talk about his golf shoes. Then tattooed, steely-eyed, straight-up gorgeous undercover DEA agent Rick Silva walks into the office and shakes things up…

Rick needs help finding the con artist who’s taken his lonely mother for all she was worth. With multiple aliases and multiple victims, it will be a challenge to track down the coldhearted gigolo. And Rick insists on accompanying Taryn on the hunt, working closely, day and night. This could be dangerous. And the case might be kind of risky, too…

Meet the Author:

A fan of romance fiction since the dark ages, author Cheryl Ann Smith loves to throw her heroines into danger, just to see what they’ll do. Her dream of publication came true in 2011 when the first in her historical romance series came out with Berkley Sensation. And starting on September 13th 2016, she'll launch an exciting a new contemporary romance series with Kensington's Lyrical Press. These books will mix her crazy sense of humor with the adventures of a trio of female private investigators, who are the kick-ass heroines Cheryl has always wanted to be.

While growing up, Cheryl never dreamed of being a writer. Then one afternoon she got a crazy idea and decided to write her own book. It took over five years, a marriage, and the births of her children to finish the manuscript. It was a hundred pages too long and thin on plot, but she took immense satisfaction in her accomplishment.

Naively, she was sure that book would sell to great fanfare. Agents and editors were less than enthusiastic. Thankfully, she stumbled onto Romance Writers of America soon after and that book got filed away forever. Since then her plots have improved and her page counts and writing time per book have been cut considerably.

Cheryl lives in Michigan with her family, two cats and a very hairy dog. She enjoys outdoor adventures and traveling, when she has the time, and hopes to make her first visits to Europe and Australia in the very near future.

Visit her at http://www.cherylannsmith.com

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Tour Schedule

Tuesday, September 13 - Book featured at Books, Dreams, Life

Wednesday, September 14 - Book featured at E-Romance News

Thursday, September 15 - Interviewed at I'm Shelf-ish

Friday, September 16 - Book featured at The Dark Phantom

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Monday, September 19 - Book featured at Bound 2 Escape

Tuesday, September 20 - Book featured at The Bookworm Lodge

Wednesday, September 21 - Book featured at CBY Book Club

Thursday, September 22 - Interviewed at The Writer's Life

Friday, September 23 - Book reviewed at Laura's Interests

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Monday, September 26 - Interviewed at Authors and Reader's Book Corner

Tuesday, September 27 - Book featured at Voodoo Princess

Wednesday, September 28 - Guest blogging at Written Love Reviews

Thursday, September 29 - Book featured at Mello and June

Friday, September 30 - Guest blogging at A Title Wave

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Monday, October 3 - Guest blogging at The Literary Nook

Tuesday, October 4 - Book featured at Harmonious Publicity

Wednesday, October 5 - Book reviewed at Our Families Adventure

Thursday, October 6 - Book reviewed at The Phantom Paragrapher

Friday, October 7 - Book reviewed at What I'm Reading

Interviewed at Deal Sharing Aunt

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Monday, September 26, 2016

Book Feature: Train Up a Child by Dr. Johnny Holloway

Inside the Book:

Title: Train Up a Child

Author: Dr. Johnny Holloway

Publisher: iUniverse

Genre: Family & Relationship

Format: Ebook

Have you ever wished for a handbook that could help you train your children to become upstanding, responsible, and successful adults? Unfortunately, many parents feel compelled to raise their children in the same way they were raised, despite the fact that the world is very different than it was when they were children. As a result they may be destined to repeat mistakes their parent's made and they risk failing to give their children valuable tools they may need to succeed. Dr. Johnny Holloway, the founder and senior pastor of Cup of Salvation Deliverance Church & Ministries in Durham, North Carolina, helps you transform your approach with this faith-based guide to parenting.

Learn how to:
• build relationships with children based on love and respect;
• recognize when children are going through difficult times;
• help children confront and overcome the problems they face; and
• set high but reasonable expectations for children.

Even if you grew up in a loving home, you can improve upon the way you were raised and give your children the tools they need to navigate life's toughest challenges. Overcome your doubts and fears, and join the author as he looks back at his own upbringing and explores how to Train Up A Child.

About the Author

Dr. Johnny Holloway (pictured here with his mother) is the founder and senior pastor of Cup of Salvation Deliverance Church & Ministries in Durham, North Carolina. He is an internationally recognized theologian, a family and relationship counselor, and a spiritual father to many men and women. He and his wife, Pastor Deborah G. Holloway, have five adult children and fourteen grandchildren.

Tour Schedule

Monday, September 5 - Guest blogging at I'm Shelf-ish

Wednesday, September 7 - Interviewed at Harmonious Publicity

Thursday, September 8 - Guest blogging at Blogher

Friday, September 9 - Guest blogging at Inkslinger's Opus

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Monday, September 12 - Interviewed at A Title Wave

Wednesday, September 14 - Guest blogging at The Literary Nook

Thursday, September 15 - Interviewed at The Review From Here

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Monday, September 19 - Guest blogging at The Dark Phantom

Tuesday, September 20 - Interviewed at Literal Exposure

Thursday, September 22 - Guest blogging at As the Page Turns

Friday, September 23 - Interviewed at The Writer's Life

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Monday, September 26 - Guest blogging at Voodoo Princess

Wednesday, September 28 - Interviewed at Write and Take Flight

Thursday, September 29 - Guest blogging at A Taste of My Mind

Friday, September 30 - Guest blogging at Bent Over Bookwords

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Cover Reveal: The Sweetheart Kiss by Cheryl Ann Smith

Inside the Book:

Title: The Sweetheart Kiss

Author: Cheryl Ann Smith

Publisher: Lyrical Shine

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Format: Ecopy

Jess Lucas works hard at the all-female PI firm Brash & Brazen, and after a brush with death, she’s determined to play hard too—preferably with a certain detective on the Ann Arbor police force . . .

Jess was stuck at a frenemy’s wedding, playing bridesmaid in a mustard-yellow monstrosity, when chaos erupted. First the bride’s ex tried to stop the wedding. Then someone really put a damper on the big day by sending a bullet through a stained glass window and into one of the groomsmen. At least her ugly dress came in handy to stop the bleeding . . .

While the poor guy is rushed to the ER, Jess gets grilled by a gorgeous cop who’s not thrilled to learn she’s part PI and part pit bull. But he has to admit she’s highly observant . . . and he observes that she’s pretty hot, too.

The thing is, Jess was walking up the same aisle as the victim, and Sam suspects she was the real target. It’s more than professional duty that makes him want to protect her—if he doesn’t arrest her first for interfering in his investigation . . .

MEET THE AUTHOR

A fan of romance fiction since the dark ages, author Cheryl Ann Smith loves to throw her heroines into danger, just to see what they’ll do. Her dream of publication came true in 2011 when the first in her historical romance series came out with Berkley Sensation. And starting on September 13th 2016, she’ll launch an exciting a new contemporary romance series with Kensington’s Lyrical Press. These books will mix her crazy sense of humor with the adventures of a trio of female private investigators, who are the kick-ass heroines Cheryl has always wanted to be.

While growing up, Cheryl never dreamed of being a writer. Then one afternoon she got a crazy idea and decided to write her own book. It took over five years, a marriage, and the births of her children to finish the manuscript. It was a hundred pages too long and thin on plot, but she took immense satisfaction in her accomplishment.

Naively, she was sure that book would sell to great fanfare. Agents and editors were less than enthusiastic. Thankfully, she stumbled onto Romance Writers of America soon after and that book got filed away forever. Since then her plots have improved and her page counts and writing time per book have been cut considerably. Cheryl lives in Michigan with her family, two cats and a very hairy dog. She enjoys outdoor adventures and traveling, when she has the time, and hopes to make her first visits to Europe and Australia in the very near future.

Visit her at http://www.cherylannsmith.com

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Inkslinger's Opus

Literal Exposure

I’m Shelf-ish

Celticlady's Reviews

Friday, September 23, 2016

Book Feature: The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter

Inside the Book:

Title: The Kept Woman
Author: Karin Slaughter

Release Date: September 20, 2016

Publisher: William Morrow

Genre: Thriller/Suspense

Format: Ebook/Paperback/Hardcover/Audio

Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future.

Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them.

The author of Pretty Girls returns with an electrifying, emotionally complex thriller that plunges its fascinating protagonist into the darkest depths of a mystery that just might destroy him.

With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop.

Studying the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical examiner and Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim—a woman—who has vanished . . . and who will die soon if she isn’t found.

Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city’s most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers—a man who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him away.

But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past to the case . . . and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the suspects he pursues.

Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with conflicted, fallible characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman is a seamless blend of twisty police procedural and ingenious psychological thriller -- a searing, unforgettable novel of love, loss, and redemption.

Meet the Author:

Karin Slaughter is the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the Will Trent and Grant County series and the instant New York Times bestselling standalones, Cop Town and Pretty Girls. There are more than 35 million copies of her books in print around the world.

Visit her at http://www.karinslaughter.com

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Tour Schedule

Monday, September 19 - Book featured at A Title Wave

Tuesday, September 20 - Book featured at The Writer's Life

Wednesday, September 21 - Book reviewed at The Bookworm Lodge

Thursday, September 22 - Book featured at The Dark Phantom

Friday, September 23 - Book featured at Voodoo Princess

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Monday, September 26 - Book reviewed at Cover2Cover

Tuesday, September 27 - Book featured at As the Page Turns

Wednesday, September 28 - Book featured at The Literary Nook

Thursday, September 29 - Book featured at From Paperback to Leatherbound

Friday, September 30 - Book reviewed at Doing Some Reading

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Monday, October 3 - Book reviewed at fuonlyknew

Tuesday, October 4 - Book featured at The Review From Here

Wednesday, October 5 - Book reviewed at The World As I See It

Thursday, October 6 - Book reviewed at Polished Bookworm

Friday, October 7 - Book reviewed at Chick with Books

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Monday, October 10 - Book reviewed at Shelley's Book Case

Tuesday, October 11 - Book reviewed at I'm Shelf-ish

Wednesday, October 12 - Book reviewed at Fundinmental

Thursday, October 13 - Book reviewed at Cheekypee Reads and Reviews

Book reviewed at Deal Sharing Aunt

Friday, October 14 - Book reviewed at A Word at a Time

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Monday, October 17 - Book reviewed at Svetlana's Reads and Reviews

Tuesday, October 18 - Book reviewed at Art, Books and Coffee

Wednesday, October 19 - Book reviewed at Authors and Readers Book Corner

Thursday, October 20 - Book reviewed at Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews

Book reviewed at Freda's Voice

Friday, October 21 - Book reviewed at Why Girls are Weird

Book reviewed at Pretty Little Book Reviews

Book reviewed at The Book Tree

Book reviewed at Nay's Pink Bookshelf

Book reviewed at True Book Addict

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Cover Reveal: Dusk Until Dawn by Andie J. Christopher

Inside the Book:

Title: Dusk Until Dawn

Author: Andie J. Christopher

Publisher: Lyrical Shine

Genre: Women's Fiction

Format: Ecopy

No boundaries.

Bartender and aspiring painter Maya Pascual loves turning up the heat. And dumping a vodka-and-karma chaser on the man who broke her heart is perfect Bronx girl payback. But how can she resist when Miami playboy prince Javier Hernandez begs to make it up to her. . .

No regrets.

Between his disastrous personal life and his wealthy family’s meddling, Javi needs to get back on track. The only thing that’s certain is his passion for Maya. If she’ll just let him show her how sorry he is, maybe he can move on and start fresh. But one look in her gorgeous eyes and he knows letting her go will be easier said than done.

No rules.

Maya agrees to one dinner with Javi. But as their attraction threatens to combust, she wonders if a night of no strings, no repeats surrender is the only way burn off their desire once and for all. . . Unless the light of day reveals it’s impossible to let go.

MEET THE AUTHOR

I’m Andie J. Christopher and I write edgy, funny, sexy contemporary romance. I grew up in a family of voracious readers, and I picked up my first Harlequin Romance novel at age twelve when I’d finished reading everything else in my grandmother’s house. It was love at first read. It wasn’t too long before I started writing my own stories — my first heroine drank Campari and wore a lot of Esprit.

Although, I set aside writing fiction for a while, my love of reading romance novels stayed with me through college, law school, and multiple cross-country moves. During one long East Coast winter, I decided writing a book would be a good excuse to avoid braving the elements. It was love at first write. My heroes are dirty-talking alphas, and my heroines traded Esprit for Free People. (None of them would turn down a Campari, though.)

You can visit her website at http://andiejchristopher.com

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Cover Reveal: Three Sides to the Story by Dona Sarkar

Inside the Book:

Title: Three Sides to the Story

Author: Dona Sarkar

Publisher: Lyrical Press

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ecopy

There are never just two people in a relationship. . .

From the author of Scattered Ashes comes a moving, insightful novel about the decisions, large and small, that draw couples, families, and cultures closer together—or tears them apart. . .

Teaching assistant Quinn Montgomery was satisfied with a secret romance. After all, as a professor, Shalin Roy was technically her boss at the university in Ann Arbor. Both their careers would be at risk if their relationship was exposed. Not only that, Quinn is a mentor to Shalin’s shy older daughter, Kashmira, who looks up to her like a big sister. So when Quinn’s graduate studies end, she is unprepared for Shalin’s ultimatum: marry him, or it’s over.

Born in Afghanistan, Shalin long ago lost the wife who’d been arranged for him. He never dreamed he’d commit to another woman. But his bright, beautiful student has captured his heart. Now they should make it official. To his two daughters, he thinks, Quinn is already like family. So he is unprepared for the young women’s fierce disapproval—or the challenges that follow. Soon, a romance that seemed perfect in private will be severely tested by the complex, competing needs and loyalties of three very different people . . .

MEET THE AUTHOR

Dona Sarkar wishes she’d been born as a cat so she could have had 9 lives. Since that didn’t work out, she decided to live 9 lives in this one. She spends her days making holograms at Microsoft, celebrates diversity in STEM fields as a fashion blogger at Fibonacci Sequins and is launching her first fashion line called Prima Dona Style this year.

She is also the published author of three novels and one non-fiction book.

Dona lives in Seattle with her really patient husband and her muse, a very bossy tabby cat named Ash.

She can be reached at: donasarkar.com; twitter.com/donasarkar; and facebook.com/donasarkarbooks.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Cover Reveal: A Bolt From the Blue by Maggie Wells

Inside the Book:

Title: A Bolt From the Blue

Author: Maggie Wells

Publisher: Lyrical Press

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Format: Ecopy

True love, like lightning, never strikes twice—or does it?

As a free-spirited young woman, Hope Elliot was desperate to escape her snobbish high society family. So she ran off to Paris, where she lived for twenty-five years. Now widowed, she’s come home to settle her family’s massive lakefront estate. But before she can put her mother’s house on the market, it needs a major renovation. Enter master electrician Mick McInnes, a traditional guy who’s about to turn her life upside down . . .

Aside from the fact that Mick is hopelessly attracted to his latest client, Hope represents everything he doesn’t want in a woman. She’s ridiculously rich and adventurous, yet she doesn’t seem to know much about the real world. Besides, his policy is to never get involved with clients. But he can’t seem to resist the Chicago heiress’s sizzling advances—and soon enough finds himself in her bed, feeling like a teenager once again. And like teenagers, the two of them will just have to convince their families that opposites can not only attract, but they can also make the perfect match . . .

MEET THE AUTHOR

Maggie Wells is a deep-‐down dirty girl with a weakness for hot heroes and happy endings. By day she is buried in spreadsheets, but at night she pens tales of people tangling up the sheets. The product of a charming rogue and a shameless flirt, this mild-‐mannered married lady has a naughty streak a mile wide.

Fueled by supertankers of Diet Coke, Maggie juggles fictional romance and the real deal by keeping her slow-‐talking Southern gentleman constantly amused and their two grown children mildly embarrassed.

For More Information
Visit Maggie’s website

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