Daily Archives: 07/11/2023

💕 NOW AVAILABLE 💕

𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐧 by Evey Lyon is LIVE on your favorite retailer!

This is a small town, enemies to lovers, marriage of convenience, hockey romance you won’t want to miss!

“Waiting to Win is a fun, witty, entertaining read that is beautifully written with wonderful characters. A great addition to the Lake Spark Off Season that has left me wanting more and excited for what’s to come.” – Jackie Wright, Goodreads Reviewer

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BLURB:

Connor Spears is hockey royalty who most definitely never planned to accidentally marry his childhood irritation Hadley Crews.

Connor is smug, grew up destined for his hockey career, and he’s irritatingly good-looking. He was also my next-door neighbor growing up. He wouldn’t give me the time of day and made it clear he would never be friends with me, the ballerina and daughter of a baseball legend. Except for that one time. Years later, one hazy night, and now he’s apparently my husband according to the paper next to his bed in a Vegas hotel room. You would think we would have it annulled, but he needs to clean up his image, and I’m a sucker for his occasional glances.

So, we agree to stay married.

Rumor spreads fast in Lake Spark, and the responses of our parents, who are best friends, well, uh… they’re mixed. But the problem with marrying for convenience is that you discover secrets about each other. You learn things too, like how he is by far more protective of you than you thought, or how sharing a bed brings out his dominant side. The thing is, it turns out that I may mean more to Connor than he’ll ever admit. When life throws me another twist, I need a real husband to support me. And it turns out that Connor may have always been offside, waiting to win…

Connor and Hadley bring heartwarming steam to this marriage-of-convenience romance with a hint of enemies-to-lovers and a dash of unrequited love. Waiting to Win can be read as a complete standalone and is the second book in the interconnected Lake Spark Off-Season series which is a spin-off of the Lake Spark series that includes their parents’ stories. For lovers of small-town romance with a touch of hockey.

About the Author:

Evey writes heartwarming romances with steamy moments, often in small-town settings with an element of sports. An American from the Midwest, she now lives in a tiny country in Europe where it rains a lot. That is probably why she occupies her days typing away on her laptop with music on repeat and slow-roast coffee nearby. Oh, and she vows to never break up with cake.

Find other books by Evey Lyon here: www.eveylyon.com

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BLOG TOUR – Bad Pucking Influence by Michelle Lenard

Nov 7

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BAD PUCKING INFLUENCE BY MICHELE LENARD

Release date: November 7th

Genre / Tropes: Hurt/Comfort / Gay for You / Sports / Found Family

Get ready for a sizzling, heartwarming read!

Bad Pucking Influence by Michele Lenard is here to score your heart. Dive into a captivating blend of hurt/comfort, gay for you, and sports romance.

Don’t miss the chance to experience the love that changes the game.

Grab your copy now and let the passion on and off the ice melt your heart.

https://amzn.to/47ocUOB

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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199150376-bad-pucking-influence

Blurb

I stop pucks flying at 100mph, but even I didn’t see this shot coming.

On the surface, I’ve got it all. I’m the starting goalie and Captain of the Colorado Bulldogs hockey team. I’ve got more money than I know what to do with. I can count an entire team of elite athletes as my friends. And according to the pundits, I’m an eligible bachelor.

That’s the image everyone sees, but it’s just a role I play. A part dictated by my career. I have to be just as perfect off the ice as I am on it since everything I do reflects on my team in some way or another. So, those questions I have about why I don’t crave sexual contact the way my teammates do–questions I’m afraid to ask with the world watching… I decided a long time ago it didn’t make sense to look for answers until after I retire.

Then I ran into him.

Tripp is loud, obnoxious, and full of confidence. Some people find his sass off-putting, but not me. I find it intriguing, and I admire his ability to be himself, consequences be damned. Apparently, I also admire the way he looks, since my eyes seem to linger on him longer than they should, and when he sets his sights on me…

Waiting for retirement to explore who I am seems like too big a sacrifice, so when Tripp offers to help me answer some of those questions about myself, I jump.

I’m tired of pretending to be Mr. Perfect… Tripp and his playboy antics might be just the thing I need to figure out who I am outside of hockey. The only problem is, everyone–including our mutual friends–see him as a bad pucking influence.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Hi! I’m Michele. I was ten when I read my first romance, a Jude Deveraux book I swiped from my mom’s bookshelf. I’ve read anything and everything since then; historical fiction, mystery, fantasy and even non-fiction. I devour it all. But I keep coming back to romance. Though sports romance is my guilty pleasure (I love all things active and outdoors), I don’t discriminate by genre or trope.

I love a steamy story (no closed-door scenes for me) but I also love romance. I want to see the emotion behind the steam, to understand what drives characters to fall in love. And I want to fall in love with the people on the page as they’re falling in love with each other. Above all else, I want the fantasy to feel like it could be reality. That’s why I started writing.

I am an Amazon Best Selling Author in the Fiction Anthology category. My first book series, Mile High Romance, is currently available on Kindle Unlimited. Shameless plug – several of those books have been recognized in the MARA Fiction From the Homeland contest. My second series based in a small Colorado town will debut sometime in the fall of 2022. I live in Colorado with my husband, two sons, and an adorable fur baby.

CONNECT WITH THE AUTHOR

Website https://mlenardromance.com/

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/-/es/stores/author/B097NR217C

Facebook https://web.facebook.com/michelelenardbooks/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mlenardbooks/

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RELEASE BLITZ – Onyx (GEM, Book 3) by Freya Barker

Nov 7

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Title: Onyx

Series: GEM, Book #3

Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: November 6, 2023

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/onyx-gem-book-3-by-freya-barker

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123167221-onyx

Blurb:

GEM: A PRIVATELY-FUNDED ORGANIZATION OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY IN THE SEARCH FOR—AND THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY OF—MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN. ALTHOUGH, AT TIMES WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, GEM AIMS TO ENSURE THE VICTIMS RECEIVE JUSTICE…BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY.

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Onyx; balanced, strong, a guardian

She’s the voice of reason, advocates, and strategizes.

Supporting the team from the background, Onyx rarely goes out in the field. However, when a widespread child exploitation ring is discovered, her particular skill set is needed to get close.

Unfortunately, her boss—a man she’s never laid eyes on before—is dead set against her taking the lead. Outvoted, he finds a way to keep her in his sights, risking his own exposure.

Buy Links

Universal: https://www.freyabarker.com/books/gem/onyx

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Nd5BCd

Apple: https://apple.co/3Aq9L26

B&N: https://bit.ly/3SnEerZ

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3s5RsPq

Praise for the novel

BLP REVIEW – Tracy

I’ve been looking forward to Onyx’s book since book one of the GEM series.

We didn’t know a lot about Raj and she really intrigued me….. almost as much as Jacob.

Both their history was complicated and their stories were heart hurting. People who are supposed to care for you but who cause you the worst kind of pain, they both suffered from some unspeakable and unthinkable experiences.

There were so many secrets and disclosures in this read. Some I sorta had worked out and a few others which were complete surprises. I loved how the team came together and worked to get to the heart of the case they’ve been with on since the start of the series.

Well written as ever, this was another fabulous offering from Freya and was action packed, full of intrigue and heat. While I’m sad this series is complete, I cannot wait for what’s to come next from Ms B.

I think one of the saddest and most harrowing things with this story is that though Ms Barker has written it as fiction, all you have to do is look at the news IRL and see awful reports about similar things like this…. which inexplicably includes the same kind of people that Freya has as characters in Onyx’s story.

I would encourage you to grab your copy of the books in this series and discover what the GEM team are all about….

In the Series → https://www.freyabarker.com/books/gem/

Opal (Available Now) – https://www.freyabarker.com/books/gem/opal/

Pearl (Available Now) – https://www.freyabarker.com/books/gem/pearl

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!

Social Media Links:

Facebook: http://bit.ly/FreyaFacebook

Twitter: http://bit.ly/FreyaTwitter
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Web: http://bit.ly/FreyaWeb
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/FreyaGoodreads
Newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/Freya_Newsletter

Bookbub: http://bit.ly/FreyaBookBub
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@authorfreyabarker

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RELEASE BLITZ – All I Wank for Christmas by Tori Ross

Nov 7

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Title: All I Wank for Christmas
Author: Tori Ross

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Tropes: Reverse Grumpy Sunshine/Holiday Romance
Release Date: November 7, 2023

BLURB

Tori Ross, author of Contact High and The Cuffing Season Contract, is back with a laugh-out-loud holiday romance sure to jingle your nuts and roast your bells.

After a series of unfortunate events left Holly Hepperdine without an accounting job, the only way to pay bills, pay for her sister’s school, and help her sick mother is to work at the local rub and tug massage parlor, The Happy Stroke Club, making a hundred dollars a “pop.”

Jasper Nicholas is stressed to the max on Christmas Eve. His father is ill, and Jasper has to run the family’s delivery service tonight. On a whim, he stops for a quick massage, realizing too late that there are other perks of the purchased package. He indulges but can’t get the gorgeous woman with the witty banter out of his mind, even after they go their separate ways.

When Jasper comes down Holly’s chimney late on Christmas Eve, she realizes Jasper is Santa Claus’s son and tasked with delivering gifts to the world’s children. He also needs desperate help with navigation and inventory. Can Holly and Jasper keep their hands to themselves long enough to deliver the gifts?

All I Wank for Christmas is an irreverent, raucous romantic comedy standalone, sure to put you in the mood for a happy holiday season…no Happy Stroke Club needed.

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124925790-all-i-wank-for-christmas

BOOKBUB LINK: https://www.bookbub.com/books/all-i-wank-for-christmas-a-romantic-comedy-by-tori-ross

PURCHASE LINKS

US: https://amzn.to/40j0qWc
UK: https://amzn.to/3FDpkGm
CA: https://amzn.to/40iJJd6
AU: https://amzn.to/40fOrbD

Free in Kindle Unlimited

AUTHOR BIO

Tori Ross is the bestselling and award-winning author of steamy contemporary romance and romantic comedy. Her book, The Cuffing Season Contract, won the National Indie Excellence Award for romantic comedy, and she’s written several shorts, novellas, full-length books, and serials. When she’s not writing, she runs a podcast called Sitting Here Reading Corn with Tori Ross and plays pickleball to get out of the house. She lives with her family and a hyper dog that needs extensive training.

AUTHOR LINKS

Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hWqPZv
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authortoriross
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authortoriross
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@author_toriross
Website: http://www.smuttybooklady.com

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RELEASE BLITZ – Before I’m Gone by Heidi McLaughlin

Nov 7

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Title: Before I’m Gone
Author: Heidi McLaughlin

Genre: Contemporary/ women Fiction
Release Date: November 7, 2023

EXCERPT

New York Times bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin tells a poignant story about living life to the fullest—and savoring the small moments along the way.

Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone’s help. A successful loan officer, she’s all work and no play. But when splitting headaches and blurred vision begin to affect her job, she begrudgingly sees a doctor and receives a diagnosis that leaves her shaken to her core and with little time left. Facing an uncertain future, Palmer makes a bucket list, determined to do the things she’d only dreamed of before she goes.

Kent Wagner has dedicated his life to helping others. An army medic turned paramedic, he’s a regular at Palmer’s bank who makes his monthly car loan payments in person just to see her radiant smile. After responding to not one but two 911 calls involving Palmer, he learns about her bucket list. Touched by her circumstances—and needing a distraction from his own—Kent offers to take Palmer to the places on her list.

Neither is prepared for the emotional journey ahead…or how little time they have left together, but the friendship they find in that brief time might be the most lasting legacy of all.

BUY LINK

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Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.

Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.

In 2012, Heidi turned her passion for reading into a full-fledged literary career, writing over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Forever My Girl.

Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.

To stay connected with Heidi visit www.facebook.com/authorheidimclaughlin or heidimclaughlin.com