Friday, February 2, 2024

 

Title: The Distance Between Us: A Hidden-Identity Romance
Series: Cruz Into Love Series, Book 1
Author: Anne Trowbridge
Release Date: February 19, 2024
Genre: New Adult Romance



Max and Lily are neighbors, but the distance between them couldn’t be wider. Lily’s a bubbly burst of sunshine who’s stuck in every guy’s friendzone, but Max is stuck in a prison of anxiety born from childhood trauma and a debilitating stutter. When Max’s brother Jake intervenes and presents him with a way to get to know Lily on his own terms, Max is terrified…and thrilled. But how can they ever truly be together if she doesn’t even know who he is?

This book is the first in a trilogy about the three Cruz brothers and their struggles to survive—and maybe even thrive—after the day their family detonated, leaving behind a debris field of pain and chaos. While the stories are connected, each one can be read as a standalone, and none of the books ends on a cliffhanger.

Fans of stories in which pain, longing, angst, humor, and hope weave together to create an emotional journey with both laughter and tears will love this book!


Anne Trowbridge loves writing romances that hit major emotional beats in swoony, angsty stories in which the couples really earn their happily-ever-afters. They are closed-door spice level. Expect banter, angst, and deeply emotional connections that resonate!

The baseball romances in her The Curveball Incident Series explore the fallout after one disastrous, wild pitch hits an unintended target, forever altering two men’s lives.

Her Ticket to Love Series spotlights independent women finding love—and also some heartache, adventure, and laughter—on fabulous trips.

The new Cruz Into Love Series is a trilogy about the three Cruz brothers and their struggles to survive—and maybe even thrive—after their family detonates into pain and chaos.

She lives in New Jersey with her husband, two kids, and two dogs. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s teaching language arts to middle schoolers, which really should involve medals for bravery. She grew up all over the Midwest and somehow still loves to travel and see new places.


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Title: Love Me Never
Author: Lizzie James
Release: March 15, 2024
Genre: Contemporary Office Romance (standalone)
Cover Design: T.E. Black Designs



They say never mix business with pleasure.

When Brooke Michaelson decides to come home to London, she had no idea that short visit would involve taking over her family’s business. When her father appoints her as the acting CEO, her troubles only just begin.

Now she has to learn how to run a business, be the perfect daughter, get her brother working and try to avoid the newest distraction in her life.

Her competitor and business rival: Ryan King.

When Ryan sets his sights on Brooke Michaelson, he has no idea just how badly this one woman will mess his life up.

He is a player and whatever he wants, he always gets.

Brooke Michaelson just didn’t know it.





Lizzie James is a USAT Bestselling Author that lives in the valleys of South Wales, UK with her family.

Working full time for her local authority keeps her busy but her free time is spent in her favourite pursuits of writing, reading, listening to music and travelling.

She is passionate about her writing and cooperatively works with a team of authors to support her fellow indie authors.

She writes contemporary romance and MM romances. Don't ask her to pick a favourite genre because she will read anything.



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Love in Kentbury

Claudia Burgoa

Release Date February 2

    From USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa comes a brand new Kentbury novella where the grumpy recluse might meet his match. Except, that’s his best friend’s little sister who’s way out of his league.   Up until a year ago, I had everything going for me. A husband, children . . . the best apartment in SOHO. Everything was great until a business deal went wrong and I was no longer useful. I lost everything, including custody of my kids. My father disowned me, just like my sister before me. Fortunately, one of my brothers took me into his home. I’m picking up the pieces, learning to handle my grandmother’s bakery… And dealing with my brother’s best friend. Henrik Tremblay is grumpy, infuriating, and too handsome for my broken heart. It’s impossible to avoid him in this small town. And when my grandmother pushes us to organize the annual love festival. . . I get the feeling only one of us will come out of this alive. Let the mind games begin.   Grab Your Copy! Amazon: https://amzn.to/3sU0oaN Apple: https://apple.co/3GpcADr Kobo: https://bit.ly/47PcfFP B&N: https://bit.ly/3GgnxHw Google Play: https://bit.ly/49RVEDl   Binge the Series: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3u2tSUB Apple: https://apple.co/3SjlwQG Kobo: https://bit.ly/429PmLU B&N: https://bit.ly/3UiE1r3 Google Play: https://bit.ly/3vPhBn3     Meet Claudia Burgoa: Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author. She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats. She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs. When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.   Keep up with Claudia Burgoa and subscribe to her newsletter: https://bit.ly/NwsletterCB%20%20   To learn more about Claudia Burgoa & her books, visit here!   Connect with Claudia Burgoa: https://claudiayburgoa.com/wp/contact/  

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Sassy Southern Books Blog Book Review

 

Release Date: February 1

From International bestselling author Maggie Cole comes a new deliciously warped dark romance about a villain and his unsuspecting pawn.

I’m a pawn in a twisted game I never agreed to partake in.

There’s no getting out.

Dax Carrington decides all the moves.

He’s always two-steps ahead of me.

An animal disguised in warm, privileged, snakeskin, he’ll sink his teeth into every inch of my soul until he owns all of it… all of me.

When I’m at my lowest, he’ll blindside me, pulling me back into his arms, continuing to win the match that I don’t know how to play and just want to escape.

The only problem?

In Dax’s world, the plot ends once he’s the last one standing and there’s nothing left but dust—including me.

Seeds of Malice is book one of the Wilted Kingdom duet. It’s a dark college bully romance between the rich kid and the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Dax and Ivy’s story continues in Book 2 of the Wilted Kingdom duet, Thorns of Malice. See author note for content warnings.

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Meet Maggie Cole

Maggie Cole is committed to bringing her readers alphalicious book boyfriends and fiercely strong heroines. 

She’s been called the literary master of steamy romance. Her books are full of raw emotion, suspense, and will always keep you wanting more. She is a masterful storyteller of contemporary romance and loves writing about broken people who rise above the ashes.

 

Maggie lives in Florida with her son. She loves tennis, yoga, paddleboarding, boating, other water activities, and everything naughty.


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Title: The Last Lost Girl

Author: Casey L. Bond

Genre: New Adult Fantasy Romance (Peter Pan Retelling)

Editor: Stacy Sanford/ The Girl with the Red Pen

Cover: Melissa Stevens/ The Illustrated Author Design Services

Publication Date: May 3rd, 2024

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR



Blurb: 
Welcome to Neverland. Where shadows consume and magic is frighteningly real.

 

Ava is struggling to provide for herself and her sister, who slips further into insanity with each passing day. Raving about Neverland. Obsessed with a Second Star that Ava can’t see in the black, velvety sky. Until the night Belle succumbs to the terrifying shadows plaguing her and sweeps Ava away to a land that is only supposed to exist in storybooks. 

 

Neverland is real. And so is Peter Pan.

 

He's grown from boy to man, wielding a terrible power he uses to rule the island. When he senses Ava’s presence and sends his Lost Boys to collect her, a dashing captain with a silver hook for a hand comes to her defense. He offers her protection aboard his ship, and the help of his crew to find Belle before Peter and his Lost Boys do. But what he asks for in return might be more than she or her sister can possibly pay. 

 

Belle once stole something invaluable from Peter Pan, something Hook and his crew need if they’re ever to escape the cursed island’s thrall. And despite their undeniable attraction, Hook will do anything to claim it before Pan can. 

 

“An utterly enthralling retelling that will leave you breathless and begging for more!” – Jenny Hickman, author of A Cursed Kiss

 

 

Tropes:

A glorious, morally gray anti-hero

Allies to Lovers

Pirates

Shadow magic

Touch her and die

Dark curses

Forced Proximity

One Bed

Betrayals

Lost Memories

Ancient Evil

Dark Secrets

Fantasy Creatures

Deadly Flora

 

Triggers: Suicide ideation of secondary character, death, violence, gore, adult language, consensual sexual content, kidnapping and captivity, brief and vague reference to history of child abuse of minor character.




Casey Bond lives on a rural farm in West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. She writes phoenixes – gloriously flawed and morally gray characters that fiercely rise from the ashes of their circumstances. World building is one of her favorite hobbies, along with stamping metal jewelry, swimming, and enjoying the beauty of nature. She thinks thunderstorms are better than coffee and that watching a meteor shower is the closest thing to magic you might ever see. She’s a firm believer that every amazing book needs a world you want to wrap yourself in, a character you want to win, and a love you would fight for.

 

Casey is the award-winning author of When Wishes Bleed, Gravebriar, and House of Eclipses.

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He slowly circles me. “You remind me of the Second Star. A bright, glittering beacon. Just look at your eyes... they aren’t jaded in the least.”

I fight the urge to swallow. “If I’m the Second Star, what are you?”

“I’m the darkness that surrounds it. The reason it must burn. The night that smothers it,” he says. 

My heart beats harder. It reverberates in my chest, my ears. And the strangest feeling screams within me, not one born from fear, but something fierce that flares to match his threat… I’ve dealt with shadows all my life. You can’t possibly scare me. 


Thursday, February 1, 2024

 

 

Title: Run Omega Run

Author: Shyla Colt 

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publication Date: Jan. 31, 2024

Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blurb:

Jasmine
Bound, gagged, and tossed in the back of a van wasn’t on my to-do list for 2024. Escaping the clutches of the omega traffickers, I ran—and landed in the arms of a dangerous alpha. The sexy older wolf tasked with peace keeping rescues me only to take me back to his pack. When I go into heat, I’m running for a completely different reason. Only this time, I want to be caught. Emotions tangle with biological response, as secrets bubble to the surface, and my role in the future of wolf shifters is revealed.


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USA Today Bestselling author Shyla Colt is a chaos wrangler, chronic crafter, and imaginary friend collector. The mom of two and a wife road trips with her weird brood when she’s not taking on a new hobby or bingeing on spooky podcasts and documentaries. She writes strong women with sass, plenty of nerdy tendencies, and the intriguing intense males who love them.

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