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Serendipity

The Serendipity series #1

Carly Phillips

Release Date: February 3

Blurb

He’s from the wrong side of the tracks. She lived in the house on the hill.

Now their fortunes have reversed…but their long-ago attraction still burns.

From high school golden girl to wife of a high-powered New York attorney, Faith Harrington lived the dream. Until divorce and her father’s imprisonment for fraud left her with almost nothing. Now she’s back in her hometown to redesign her life, and not every face is friendly. Least of all the town rebel, whose memory lingered long after they shared one searing teenage kiss.

Ethan Barron is a bad boy. Was. Was a bad boy. Now a man—a very rich man—he quietly buys the old Harrington mansion to thumb his nose at Serendipity and the people who looked down on him. But until he reconciles with his brothers and builds a life, the victory rings hollow.

Faith had been a rich girl ripe for rebellion, and his shamelessly stolen kiss still burns in his dreams. Only a fool would risk feeding town gossip by asking her to redecorate the house she grew up in. But Ethan never did choose easy. Not when the hard way promises a much sweeter—and hotter—reward.

Note: Serendipity is book one of a previously published series by NYT Bestselling Author Carly Phillips. Contains a tarnished golden girl, a bad boy in search of redemption, a brother whose first order of business is to ticket his big bro’s Jag, and a town that runs on nosiness.

Buy Links:

Kindle: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityAmazon

Apple: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityApple

Nook: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityNook

Google Play: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityGoogleplay

Kobo: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityKobo

Amz Print: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityAmzPrint

BN Print: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityBNPrint

AUDIO

Narrated by Pippa Jayne and Eric Michael Summerer

Audible: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityAudible

Amz Audio: https://www.carlyphillips.com/SerendipityAmzAudio

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

Faith Harrington and Ethan Barron we’re from very different backgrounds but still aware of each other when they were in high school. The princess and the bad boy shared a kiss but it went no further….

Shortly afterwards, 18yo Ethan was driven from Serendipity by guilt and loss, leaving behind his two younger brothers when he couldn’t deal with how his life was going.

The story starts in present day. Ethan and Faith are both back in Serendipity for different reasons and with huge reversals of fortune.
Faith is home after a scandal involving her father and following a divorce from a man she probably should never have married in the first place.
Ethan has come back to try to build bridges with his younger brothers and settle back in his home town.

Faith was hoping to start over, get back on her feet and make something of her own. Her mother was around but unwilling to accept what had happened with her father and Faith was worried that the townsfolk wouldn’t be able to separate her from her father and the devastation he had caused.

Ethan has a fight on his hands when it comes to his brothers. There’s understandably a huge amount of anger, resentment and betrayal on their part as he left them behind. He’ll have to work hard if he’s going to have any chance of building a decent relationship with them going forward.

There’s a spark between the pair from their first interaction in the present day but they’re both carting around a lot of baggage and both, in their own way, need to work out who they are now. Would they be able to see if there could be more between them or was there too much standing in their way?

I enjoyed seeing Ethan and Faith progress to a sort of friendship, while both working to start again and mend fences where needed.

There were a few surprises dropped on the pair and I loved how they handled things.

A great cast of supporting characters who I’m looking forward to finding out more about!!!

Always love a small town read and Carly has started this series with a bang.

4.5*

Meet Carly Phillips:

NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire. She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram. The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer. Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. Want to keep up with Carly? Sign up for her newsletter (below) and receive TWO FREE books at www.carlyphillips.com.

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RELEASE TOUR – Rogue Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book 12) by Dianne Duvall

Jun 17

Posted by Book Loving Pixies

ROGUE DARKNESS

Immortal Guardians Book 12

by Dianne Duvall

Release Date: June 13th, 2023

New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall brings readers the next stand-alone novel in her “fast-paced and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) and “utterly addictive” (RT Book Reviews) Immortal Guardians series.

Immortal Guardians have hunted and slain psychotic vampires for thousands of years. Now someone is hunting them. Humanity remains oblivious to the existence of immortals, vampires, and gifted ones, so how does this rising nemesis even know who they are and where to find them? Could it be the machinations of an old nemesis—one they thought they defeated? Or is this something new? Because unlike the foes they’ve faced in the past, this one doesn’t just target immortals. He targets those who are near and dear to them.

A gifted one under the Immortal Guardians’ protection, Nicole has worked hard to land her dream job—that of an Immortal Guardian’s Second or mortal guard—and loves working with Sean. He’s smart. He’s funny. And despite the sometimes dark existence he leads, the two of them laugh a lot. Years spent as a special ops soldier prepared Nicole well, enabling her to keep Sean safe despite his tendency to dive headlong into danger. But can it keep her safe? The enemy they face is determined and shrewd. Uncovering his identity may require new methods of engagement and force her to take a few risks.

Sean hasn’t been immortal long, but he knows the rules. And according to the rules, Nicole is off-limits. She’s his Second. His guard. His best friend. The one person who knows him better than anyone else. Though he loves every minute he spends with her, friendship is all they can ever have… isn’t it? Sean soon begins to question that as the two of them engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with the enemy, one that will reveal the true depth of their feelings for each other and drive him to abandon the rules altogether.

Goodreads

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Audiobook

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Paperback

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Hardback

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Excerpt

Sean was clinging to her as if he thought she would fall off a cliff if he let go.

“Sean?” she said softly, dread pooling in her stomach.

“Mmm?” Shifting in his sleep, he snuggled closer.

Even with concern crowding her, she felt her pulse pick up at the contact. But now wasn’t the time. “Sean,” she repeated a little louder, not wanting to startle him, yet eager to get some answers.

His muscles tensed. “Nicole?”

“What happened?”

A long moment passed. Then he hugged her even closer, nearly cutting off her breath. “You almost died,” he whispered, his voice hoarse.

A chill skittered through her. “Tell me.”

Without relinquishing his grip, he relayed the events of the previous night.

Nicole had to admit it unnerved her. She had almost died. She’d hoped Sean was exaggerating, but when he went into medic mode…

Yeah. It unnerved her. She swallowed hard. “Well. That didn’t exactly go according to plan, did it?”

“No.” And still, he held her.

“You brought me home after Seth healed me?”

He nodded, his chin brushing the back of her head. “Melanie said you’d be loopy for a while. And I wanted you to be comfortable.”

He’d also apparently felt quite clingy.

She frowned. Or had she felt clingy? Melanie had admitted to saying some pretty personal things to Bastien in front of several other immortals while she’d been under the influence of a bite. Nicole bit her lip as a new concern rose. “I didn’t do anything I should feel embarrassed about, did I?” A vampire’s bite didn’t just leave victims loopy. It could also lower inhibitions.

“Other than ravishing me and stealing my innocence, then farting in your sleep? No.”

She laughed. “I did not!”

“Okay. You didn’t fart in your sleep.”

She grinned. “But I did steal your innocence?”

“No,” he said, injecting his response with amusing petulance. “I kept waiting for you to, but noOo. All you wanted to do was sleep.”

Again she laughed. “I’m serious.”

“You didn’t do anything,” he divulged softly, his voice gaining a somber edge. “You just slept. So deeply I worried that…”

She wouldn’t wake up?

Affection filled her as she patted the hand still cradled against her chest. “I’m okay. I don’t even have a headache.”

A sigh ruffled her hair. “Thank goodness your head is so hard.”

She chuckled.

The Immortal Guardians Series:

Darkness Dawns (Immortal Guardians, #1) — http://amzn.to/2uevzhd

Night Reigns (Immortal Guardians, #2) — http://amzn.to/2t0Co5K

Phantom Shadows (Immortal Guardians, #3) — http://amzn.to/2v8LABy

In Still Darkness (Immortal Guardians, #3.5) — http://amzn.to/2t9V26z

Darkness Rises (Immortal Guardians, #4) — http://amzn.to/2u4AW1V

Night Unbound (Immortal Guardians, #5) — http://amzn.to/2ueeJiB

Phantom Embrace (Immortal Guardians, #5.5) http://amzn.to/2u4BlkX

Shadows Strike (Immortal Guardians, #6) — http://amzn.to/2sLOSd9

Blade of Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book 7) — http://amzn.to/2t9OTXZ

Awaken the Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book 8) — https://amzn.to/2NdiGOw

Death of Darkness (Immortal Guardians Book 9) — https://amzn.to/32URd8L

Broken Dawn (Immortal Guardians Book 10) — https://amzn.to/2ZWKKe0

Cliff’s Descent (Immortal Guardians Book 11) — https://amzn.to/2WkvcRZ

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians paranormal romance series, the Aldebarian Alliance sci‐fi romance series, and The Gifted Ones medieval and time‐travel romance series. The Lasaran, the first book in the Aldebarian Alliance Series, was a #1 Audible Mover & Shaker. The Segonian, the second book in the AldebarianAlliance Series, was a Barnes&Noble Top Indie Favorite. Audible chose Awaken the Darkness as one of the Top 5 Best Paranormal Romance Audiobooks of 2018. Reviewers have called Dianne’s books “fast-paced and humorous” (Publishers Weekly), “utterly addictive” (RT Book Reviews), “extraordinary” (Long and Short Reviews), and “wonderfully imaginative” (The Romance Reviews). Dianne’s books have twice been nominated for RT Reviewers’ Choice Awards. And her audiobooks have been awarded the AudioFile Earphones Award for Excellence.

Dianne’s books have all appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and/or Kobo Bestseller lists. The first book in Dianne’s The Gifted Ones series, A Sorceress of His Own, is a prequel of sorts to Darkness Dawns. A USA Today bestseller, A Sorceress of His Own is a medieval romance with paranormal elements that was awarded the AudioFileEarphones Award for Excellence and was an Audie Finalist. The second book in the series, Rendezvous WithYesterday, is a time travel romance that won the GraveTells Readers’ Choice Award for Best Historical Romance.

In addition to writing romance, Dianne has completed a one-act play (comedy) and teamed up with an award-winning screenwriter to write a spec script for a new situation comedy. Several of her poems have also been published in anthologies.

When she isn’t writing, Dianne is very active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the psychotic vampires she creates in her books.

For the latest news on upcoming releases, contests, and more, please visit DianneDuvall.com or sign up for her Newsletter. You can also find Dianne online . . .

Author Links

Blog — https://dianneduvall.com/blog

Facebook — http://facebook.com/DianneDuvallAuthor

Twitter — http://twitter.com/DianneDuvall

YouTube — http://youtube.com/channel/UCVcJ9xnm_i2ZKV7jM8dqAgA?feature=mhee

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BookBub — https://www.bookbub.com/authors/dianne-duvall

Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dianne.duvall/

TOUR-WIDE GIVEAWAY:

To celebrate the release of Rogue Darkness, Dianne Duvall will be giving away a Swag Pack to (2) two separate readers (US only please) AND a $25 Amazon Gift Card to (2) two separate readers! To enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form found in this post.

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REVIEW – High Impact (High Mountain Tracker #4) by Freya Barker

Jun 17

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Title: High Impact

Series: High Mountain Tracker #4

Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Romantic Suspense — Friends to Lovers

Release Date: December 6, 2022

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60036949-high-impact

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/high-impact-high-mountain-trackers-book-4-by-freya-barker

BLURB:

Manager for Hart’s Horse Rescue, Lucy Lenoir, finally feels she has a handle on life after having worked hard to leave her old one behind. So hard, there are times she almost forgets what she escaped. Memories which suddenly come flooding back when she catches a glimpse of a familiar horseman in town.

What’s worse, he’s in the company of the unlikely cowboy she’s only just beginning to trust.

High Mountain Tracker, Bo Rivera, tries hard never to repeat his mistakes. A huge one changed the course of his life and made him particularly cautious, especially around women. So much so, he almost passed up on the best thing to ever walk into his life; the compact, blonde ballbuster in need of a gentle hand.

However, the more he learns about her, the more he realizes a soft touch alone won’t keep her demons at bay. Those will need a firmer hand…to keep the gun steady.

Buy Links:

Universal: http://ed.gr/d56xj

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Apple: https://apple.co/3wuAedj

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Kobo: https://bit.ly/3KkEly8

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

The fourth book in the series introduces us fully to Bo and Lucy.

We’ve seen the pair separately through the series and there seemed to be an interest from Bo’s side though he did his best to ignore it…. Lucy felt like she was hiding – what it from whom we had no idea.

This book gives us both their back stories and I honestly wasn’t expecting them!!!!

Together this pair are great. Initially I wasn’t sure they really would be but they are well suited, both bringing out elements of the other that round out their characters and let us see the best of them individually and as a couple.

There’s a lot of intrigue, mystery, smoke and mirrors going on in this latest installment and st points I was worried things were gonna go wrong..

I’m hoping this isn’t the last from the HMT guys & gals… I’m itching to know more about Sully’s niece.. 😈

⭐️🌟⭐️🌟⭐️

Other books in the High Mountain Tracker Series

High Meadow

High Stakes

High Ground

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BN: https://bit.ly/3B1CGKv

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Author Bio:

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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