Adult Fiction, Book Reviews, Paranormal Fiction, Uncategorized, Urban Fantasy

Book Review: Death Wish by Harper A. Brooks

Death Wish by Harper A Brooks
Death Wish by Harper A Brooks
Death Wish by Harper A Brooksv
Death Wish by Harper A Brooks

Title: Death Wish (Reaper Reborn #1)
Author: Harper A. Brooks
Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Jade Blackwell is a reaper with an attitude and a problem with the job description. She knows what she is supposed to do, but has so much empathy for her reap-ees that she finds it hard to take their lives and escort them to the afterlife. Upper management isn’t too happy with her.

Death Wish is Charlene Harris meets Dannika Dark. I kept thinking of Dannika Dark’s Raven Black from Cross Breeds series in a Charlene Harris-type world. It works because this marriage creates two worlds in one where some humans luck out and know the horrible truth while most of the back story happens in a supernatural world that is begging for policing by a strong soul. Jade is just a hapless reaper, but she’s the only applicant at the moment. 

The cast of characters is excellent. I love Kay. She’s my favorite. Cole, Sean, and Wyatt are okay, but you know men always get in the way of good storytelling =P. 

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Adult Fiction, Blog Tour, Book It, Romantic Comedy

Blog Tour: Any Luck at All by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella

Any Luck at All by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella
Any Luck at All by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella
Any Luck at All by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella
Any Luck at All by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella

Title: Any Luck at All
Author: Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date:
22 September 2020

Summary:

Georgie Buchanan doesn’t know the first thing about running a brewery—she doesn’t even like beer—so she’s thrown when her grandfather leaves his business to her and her three siblings. Selling Buchanan Brewery would be the prudent approach, and while Georgie is, first and foremost, a businesswoman, keeping it might be her best chance of connecting with her half-brother, Jack. But she quickly learns that what she thought was a fixer-upper is a money pit, the employees are all eccentric to the extreme, and her inheritance comes with a shocking catch. Her one hope for success lies with River Reeves, the handsome brewmaster who learned at her grandfather’s feet…if she can avoid falling for him.

After learning his best friend and boss is selling the brewery they built together to a soulless corporation, River quits on the spot, only for Georgie Buchanan to offer him a job the very same night. Helping her turn Buchanan Brewery around is his dream job, the perfect homage to the man who taught him everything and helped give him roots. There’s one problem: his new boss is his dream woman, and she’s not the type to mix business and pleasure. Balancing a new job, a new puppy, and a growing infatuation with his boss, River knows something has to give.

If Georgie has any luck at all, she’ll be able to turn Buchanan Brewery around without losing her mind or her heart. But as River helps her weather everything from her uncle’s possessed cat to a séance, she realizes she might be wishing for the wrong kind of luck.

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Book Blitz, Book It, New Release

Release Day Blitz: Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney

Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney
Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney
Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney
Tempting Lies by Sara Whitney

Title: Tempting Lies (Tempt Me #4)
Author: Sara Whitney
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: 28 September 2020

Summary:

He’s out to prove he can do more than swing a hammer. 

After her widowed mother rushed into a regrettable second marriage, Thea Blackwell vowed never to commit to anything. Not jobs. Not hairstyles. Not men. Yet here she is dreaming about buying a house and having it renovated by the town playboy who never spared her a second glance. Too bad she lacks both the cash and the courage. 

Aiden Murdoch put his wild ways behind him to help his ailing father run the family construction business, but he can’t seem to escape his scandalous reputation. Then his childhood friend Thea shows him her money pit of a fixer-upper, and he stumbles on the perfect solution: he’ll provide the labor, and she’ll make him look happily domesticated in front of his father’s nervous clients. 

What should be a simple arrangement gets complicated fast when fake kisses lead to real feelings, leaving Aiden aching to prove he’s worth a lifelong commitment and Thea wondering if her pretend boyfriend can truly give up his swipe-right lifestyle. With forever on the line, will they be brave enough to tear down the lies they’ve told each other—and themselves? 

Tempting Lies is a witty, wild romantic comedy featuring a charismatic carpenter and the woman who loves to watch him swing his hammer. It’s a standalone romance with a happily ever after, so find your favorite breakfast nook and get reading!

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Anthology, Blog Tour, Book It

Blog Tour: Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology

Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology
Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology
Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology
Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology

Title: Stalkers: A Dark Romance Anthology
Author: Ally Vance, Yolanda Olson, Abigail Davies, Faith Ryan, Jessica Ames, N. Isabelle Blanco, D.S. Wrights, Sam Destiny, S. Firecox, Cole Denton, Ker Dukey, Petra Knox, Kara Dawson, Alice La Roux, Emery LeeAnn, Raven Amor, Claire C. Riley, Shannon Youngblood, Kat T. Masen, Logan Fox, Cassia, Brightmore, Leaona Luxx, William Joseph, A.K. MacBride, K.I. Lynn, Ryleigh Sloan, Erin Trejo, C. Firecox, B.L. Olsen, Michelle Pace, M.A. Foster
Genre: Dark Romance
Release Date:
16 February 2021

Summary:

You should never fall for the bad guy…

Over thirty of your favorite USA Today and bestselling authors have come together to create an epic collection of forbidden, dark romance stories.
Get lost in this unputdownable mixture of short stories. From heroes to bad guys, there’s something for everyone.

stalk·er
A person who stalks : a person who pursues someone obsessively.

Stalkers is a taboo romance collection jam-packed with captivating stories.

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Book Reviews, Paranormal Fiction, Reverse Harem

Book Review: Freak by Elizabeth Dunlap

Freak by Elizabeth Dunlap
Freak by Elizabeth Dunlap
Freak by Elizabeth Dunlap
Freak by Elizabeth Dunlap

Title: Freak (Highborn Asylum #0.5)
Author: Elizabeth Dunlap
Genre: Paranormal Romance
My rating:
4 of 5 stars

Freak is a short little wind-up Prequel for the Highborn Asylum Series. Usually, I feel like there isn’t enough of a bite to chomp on with these novelettes, but this was a brilliant nosh.

Violet, known as Letty, is a patient at Highborn Asylum, where she can hear the walls hum and fellow patient Olivander follows her like an eerie shadow. I kept picturing Olivander as a Gerard Way-esque character, and then Guy is introduced, and I’m further sunk because I envisioned an Andy Black-like sort–you can see I have a type. 

Highborn Asylum isn’t just any psychiatric facility; there is something very shady of the paranormal bent here, especially since they try to hold and control a witch with a harem. After all, they have to keep wiping Letty’s memory and telling her that the walls don’t make noises.

I can’t wait for this series. I’m hoping it lives up to this nosh. 

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary advance copy of this book.

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Adult Fiction, Blog Tour, Book It, Cover Reveal, Fantasy Fiction, Occult Fiction

Cover Reveal: Nightmare Thief by Dara Kent

Nightmare Thief by Dara Kent
Nightmare Thief by Dara Kent
Nightmare Thief by Dara Kent
Nightmare Thief by Dara Kent

Title: Nightmare Thief
Author: Dara Kent
Genre: Adult, Fantasy, Occult Fiction
Release Date: 06 April 2021

Summary:

If you do bad things for a good reason … are you still a villain? 

Remy Novem is the not so ambivalent caretaker of the dreamscape Somniare, the place where all creatures go to dream. Her job is to keep the barriers strong between worlds, so nightmares stay where they belong, and no one ends up dead or worse. Her magic feeds off of terror, sweetened by the little bit of torture she enjoys doling out to unsuspecting dreamers. Nocturnal suffering in exchange for safety, not a bad deal as far as Remy is concerned. But not everyone is pleased with the current status quo.

When a mystery foe starts springing nightmares from Somniare, causing havoc in all the worlds, Remy will find out exactly how wrong she was about … everything.  

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Blog Tour, Book Blitz, Book It, Guest Post, New Release, YA Fantasy

Guest Post: Jessi Kallison, Author of Where Angels Can’t Follow

Where Angels Can't Follow by Jessi Kallison
Where Angels Can't Follow by Jessi Kallison

Where Angels Can’t Follow: The Origin

Jessi Kallison
Angel photo by Kathy Hagood at Angel Finger Photography. It’s now displayed on Jessi Kallison’s Wall of Weird.

There’s a slightly creepy and definitely weird piece of art on my wall. The print caught my eye at a local festival a few years back, and I bought it because it intrigued me.

My kids hated it when I hung it on the wall, but my tastes haven’t gotten less eclectic since. (Sorry, not sorry, nerdlings.)

I obsessed over the details. I wondered why the angel woman was headless and whose much larger hand was on her stomach? Was he human? Another angel? Why was he touching her at all? Was the owner of that hand a good guy? Why would she be a statue? And why would she be a headless statue after that?I don’t know the real story. But my brain wouldn’t let go of the image and decided to start making up its own story that began with an angel statue. And Where Angels Can’t Follow was born

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Book Blitz, Book It, New Release, Women's Fiction

Book Blitz: The People We Meet Along the Way by Beth Rinyu

The People We Meet Along the Way by Beth Rinyu
The People We Meet Along the Way by Beth Rinyu
The People We Meet Along the Way by Beth Rinyu
The People We Meet Along the Way by Beth Rinyu

Title: The People We Meet Along the Way
Author: Beth Rinyu
Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction
Release Date: 17 September 2020

Summary:

Would you be able to grant the same forgiveness to someone else that you’re so desperately seeking yourself?

Jillian O’Rourke’s marriage died long before her husband’s tragic accident. Years of battling with infertility and demanding careers melted their once solid relationship. Bearing the burden of guilt over his death, Jillian gets lost in despair and a series of what ifs. But one chance encounter with a stranger, changes everything. Now being faced with newfound knowledge and a painful decision, Jillian must push past her anger, learn to forgive and open her heart in ways she never could’ve imagined.  As she comes to grips with the devastation of her past, she learns to embrace the possibility of a future she never thought possible.  A bittersweet story of love, forgiveness, and the unexpected destiny that is sometimes handed to us in life from the people we meet along the way.

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Book Reviews, College Romance, NA Romance, Romantic Comedy

Book Review: My Best Friend’s Ex by Hazel Kelly

My Best Friend's Ex by Hazel Kelly
My Best Friend's Ex by Hazel Kelly
My Best Friend's Ex by Hazel Kelly
My Best Friend’s Ex by Hazel Kelly

Title: My Best Friend’s Ex (Beta Brothers #1)
Author:
Hazel Kelly
Genre: College Romance, New Adult, Romantic Comedy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Has an off-limits (not precisely off-limits) brother (not exactly brother) ever been hotter than Hazel Kelly’s Beta Brother, Logan Jones? I’m positive you will give Zoey Petersen a pass for lusting over her adopted brother when you hear the things this naughty dirty talker says to her.

Hazel Kelly’s muse must have been working overtime because this novel is spicy. Logan and Zoey have been stewing over each other since first sight. A broken boy with a lot of baggage has little hope for a Happily Ever After, but the Petersens offer him a place in the family of foster and adopted misfits. He can’t stop self-destructing long enough to think he will ever be worthy of the girl who shines with an innocence that is utterly foreign to him, his foster sister. He makes the worst out of his new situation by going for the option of her best friend, Piper. And two kids desperate to tune out their reality make hell for each other while Zoey watches to her heartbreak.

A plot like this can go two ways: taboo relationships within a family story like these are either spicy and compelling or awkward enough to make you squick.

I know the reason stepbrother romances have taken off despite the forbidden fruit angle is that broken stepbrothers for fixer sisters warm the hearts of many pervy readers. (Hello! It’s not an insult, I’m a pervy reader, and this is a shout out to my people).

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Blog Tour, Book Blitz, Romantic Comedy

Release Blitz: Well This Sucks by Carrie Gray and Coralee June

Well This Sucks by CoraLee June and Carrie Gray
Well This Sucks by CoraLee June and Carrie Gray
Well This Sucks by CoraLee June and Carrie Gray
Well This Sucks by CoraLee June and Carrie Gray

Title: Well This Sucks
Author: Carrie Gray and Coralee June
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date:
20 September 2020

Summary:

I treat eating pancakes on patios like it’s a personality trait.

Brunch is my jam. I like the beach, shopping, carbs, and reading naughty books on the train during my commute. I wear pink. Lots of it. If Tinder were an Olympic sport, I’d take home the gold. I can rock stilettos like they’re a pair of Nike joggers. I’m basically basic.

I’m in the prime of my life. I’ve got my dream job as the head of marketing, and I’ve been steadily dating myself for the better half of the last decade. I’m thirty, flirty, and thriving.

Or at least I was, until some jerk had the audacity to turn me into a vampire.

I don’t do blood and doom and gloom. I sure as hell don’t like sleeping in a coffin, avoiding garlic bread, and these ridiculous vamp politics. And don’t get me started on Diego. He’s vampire royalty and a pain in my butt. A very sexy pain in the butt. When he’s not driving me crazy with all his rules, he’s turning my panties into Niagara falls.

I absolutely refuse to live the rest of my immortal life in some wannabe nineties grunge music video.

This SUCKS!

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