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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Demon Reign by DW Shenemen #NewRelease

 


Demon Reign

Apocalypse Prophecy

by 

DW Shenemen

Post-Apocalyptic, Dark Dystopian Fantasy with LGBTQ Romance


 

What can I do when a demon makes me question everything I believe?


Marked at birth, I have spent my life in service to the temple, where the Priestess captures and
controls demons to keep others safe. Determined to prove myself, I am inexplicably drawn to Dagon, a demonic being so powerful he was worshiped as a God.
An attack on the temple leads to a revelation—a way to close the gates of hell and banish all demons from the mortal plane, but my journey with Dagon is leading me to more questions than answers and feelings I do not know how to control.
How am I to do what I have set out to do if it will mean losing him? How can I banish all demons when there is one holding onto my heart?

17+This book is not a YA and contains Fantasy Violence and Adult Situations that are not suitable for some readers. 




 DW Sheneman is a writer who surrounds herself in open-world RPGs, favoring the morally gray hero. She strives to bring a touch of villainy to each of her characters.

With a dark yet lovable sense of humor and obsessions with surviving a survivable doomsday leaking into her tales, DW is on the path to becoming The Queen of Dystopian and Apocalyptic Romance. It’s time to escape your everyday life and question everything because all is never what it seems when you are dealing with a Queen.

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Monday, March 6, 2023

Hopelessly Devoted Tour




 Hopelessly Devoted

Rockers’ Legacy

by 

Terri Anne Browning

A Contemporary New Adult Romance filled with Rockstars, Mobsters, and MC members to round out the edges.

 

 


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Sometimes “I do” comes with complications.


Mia: Being pregnant and still angry at her father isn’t the best recipe for making the perfect wedding. Can Emmie work her magic to give her daughter the wedding she dreams of?


Nevaeh: Marrying Braxton is supposed to be the happiest moment of her life, but his parents have other plans for their son.


Arella: Her wedding to Jordan is all planned out, but the nightmares of what happened with her uncle continue to haunt her. Someone is still trying to torture her, but Garon Steel is dead. Who could be left that wants to hurt her?


Shaw: Will marrying her rocker be the small, intimate experience she’s hoping for? Or will the paparazzi turn it into a three-ring circus?


Doe: Why does it feel like everyone is planning her future…but her?


Trinity: After all the heartbreak she’s suffered, this wedding must go off without incident. She refuses to start her life with Jarrett anyway other than flawlessly.


Piper: Her childhood nemesis is now the love of her life. But all eyes are on the groom, making sure he doesn’t pull any of his old stunts and break her heart. Everything has to go perfectly, or her parents will make sure Cannon loses more than just his freedom.



“We invited you here to get to know one another a little better,” Lana said in a cool tone. “But I’ll have the waiter show you out if you speak to my daughter like that again.”
“Your daughter is nothing but a home-wrecking little whore.” Mom’s gaze traveled up and down Lana’s slender body. With her hair free from gray and only a few lines on her face, she didn’t look like she should have an eighteen-year-old daughter. Hell, she looked more like Nevaeh’s older sister than her mom, but Lana had been in her twenties when they’d had their first of five children. “And I’m sure the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
“Ah, fuck,” Nevaeh whispered. “Things are about to get crazy.”
The words hadn’t fully left her mouth when her mom swung back and delivered a punch direct center to my mother’s face. My mom screamed in pain, while the entire restaurant seemed to gasp in shock as one. Blood poured out from around her fingers and splattered on her designer dress.
“If you ever call my child a whore again, a broken nose will be the least of your worries, bitch,” Lana seethed, shaking out her hand.
Drake grasped her hand, inspecting it for any damage she may have caused herself. Briefly, he lifted his head and snapped his fingers at a waiter. “Get my angel a bag of ice for her hand,” he commanded before turning his focus back on his wife’s already-bruising knuckles.
“You need to have a better rein on your wife, Stevenson,” my father grumbled.
Slowly, as if he were a predator capturing his prey in his sights, Drake turned his head and looked at Miles. I heard him gulp at the feral look in the rock legend’s blue-gray eyes. “I suggest you take your bitch wife and go, dickhead. Before I start spilling your dirty secrets here in this packed restaurant with people who know you.”
“Belinda,” Miles snapped. “Let’s go.”
Even holding her still-bleeding nose, my mother was able to toss her hair back and hmph as she walked past Lana. With a little growl, Lana started to grab for her, but Drake stepped into her path, lightly tightening his grip on her injured hand. “Easy, Angel. You already made your point.”
The waiter returned with the bag of ice—and the manager. “Sir, I’m afraid you and your party will have to leave, or I will be forced to call the police.”
“Gladly,” Drake gritted out. “If you allow trash like that in here, then I’m sure the food isn’t nearly as good as your accolades claim.”
“Sir,” the manager began again, a look of outrage on his face. “Please don’t make more of a scene.”
Carefully releasing Lana’s hand, Drake pulled out his wallet and extracted several bills. Tossing them on the table, he lifted his chin at the waiter who had brought the bag of ice. “For you, kid.”
—Hopelessly Devoted to Nevaeh



Terri Anne Browning is a Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author. She writes contemporary romance featuring rockers, bikers, and mafiosos--but mostly about the strong female characters who rule what has become known as the Rocker Universe.

Terri Anne lives in Virginia with her husband, their three demons--err, children-- a Frenchie named Ciri and a chatty as-sin bird named Raven.



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Q: How do you "dress down?" Favorite fuzzy slippers? Add a pic!

A: An anime or oversized shirt with anime pajama pants. Sometimes a cardigan or hoodie.

Q: What hobbies do you have?

A: Reading is top of the list. But I also am huge into watching Turkish, K-Dramas, and C-Dramas. I prefer those over American TV.

Q: Who is your closest adult friend, and how do you relate to them?

A: My husband is my best friend. Maybe because we were friends before we started dating. But he is the one I trust the most with every dark secret and every deep emotion I feel. He’s my rock, the one who holds me up when I don’t have the energy or the will to stand on my own.

Q: What bands do you like? Do you even pay attention?

A: My playlist is a little bit of everything…except country. For some reason, I just can’t stand country at the moment. Bands like No Resolve, Anthony Mossburg, BTS, Sia, and Citizen Soldier are just a few off the top of my head that are always playing while I’m working.

Q: What do you find most relaxing? (Not as in stress relief, but as something that actually calms you down.)

A: My husband’s touch. I can be having a hard time, the weight of the world crushing down on me, then he touches my hand, it all just fades away, and I can breathe again.




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Hopelessly Devoted To- Violet



Every time someone mentions planning their wedding, Violet finds a reason why they should wait.

Luca is her soulmate and Love Bug’s favorite person.

They are already a family, but they need to make it official.

Luca is getting tired of calling her his fiancée and not his wife.

But Vi is torn.

Saying “I do” to Luca will mean releasing the last hold Remington had on her heart.

Yet just as she’s ready to tell the memory of her first husband goodbye and let go, another ghost from their past knocks on their door.

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Sunday, March 5, 2023

Trial By Thunder By Neffie Rae #Release



Trial By Thunder

Enduring The Storms

by

Neffie Rae

A Contemporary Military Forced Proximity Bodyguard Romantic Suspence

 

 







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She’s everything he wants but cannot have…

Retired Navy SEAL Ryan Hunter is adjusting to his new civilian life. 
Bored out of his mind, a steamy night on the dance floor leaves him hopeful about the future until he finds out the Blue-eyed beauty is Ivy,  the little sister of one of his best friends. 
Vince makes it clear he doesn’t want Ryan anywhere near his little sister, but when Ivy’s life is threatened, Ryan is the only one he can trust to keep her safe.
The waters rise and boil as Ryan tries to keep it professional, as they are thrust into the seedy criminal world of Seattle, where things are not what they seem. When the secrets that have been surrounding them come crashing down, they must be careful who they choose as their allies. As the battle begins, they will have to fight for their lives, but when the dust settles, not everyone may be left standing.





Neffie Rae lives in Utah with the love of her life and soulmate. Together they have three beautiful kids and one fur baby. Neffie has a deeply rooted love of reading and telling stories. She’s always been one to be making up stories from all sources of inspiration. She wrote her first short story at nine and hasn’t been able to give it up.












Outside of reading, she’s a bit of a hermit and has a great love of nature and animals of all kinds. Stick her in a small cabin in the mountains by the water, and she’s in heaven. Music has always been a mistress in her life. Give her a soulful tune, and she’ll spin you a story of love, passion, or heartache.


 



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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Sick Boys Blog Tour & Giveaway

      

SICK BOYS by Clarissa Wild

Release Date: February 23rd 
Genre/Tropes: Dark Bully RH / Why Choose Romance / Mafia / Touch-Her-and-You-Die / Murder Mystery / Foursome / MMFM / Gothic College / Anti-Heroes / Rival Gangs / OTT Possessive Heroes   

SICK BOYS by Clarissa Wild is NOW LIVE!

   Grab this all-new dark bully RH mafia romance TODAY!    https://amzn.to/3INBD5j

 


     

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I didn’t believe them when they said they would corrupt me.  I was wrong. So wrong. The night my sister died, a piece of me died with her, so I made a vow. I'm going to enroll at Spine Ridge University just like her, find the person responsible … and make them pay.  Until I meet three sick boys of the Skull & Serpent Society: Felix, Dylan, Alistair. Rude, heartless, vicious guys who are obsessed with making me regret I ever stepped foot on campus.  They make me a deal: My body in exchange for a glimpse at their violence. Refusing them is impossible, denying them is insane.  They're rough, greedy, and every second with them is filled with depravity. Their venom is jabbed straight into my heart and I’m sucked into their world. All for the sake of revenge. Until it becomes something more. Something priceless. Something all four of us would kill for.

  

About the Author: 
Clarissa Wild is a New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author with ASD, who was born and raised in the Netherlands. She loves to write Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance novels featuring dangerous men and feisty women. Her other loves include her hilarious husband, her cutie pie son, her two crazy but cute dogs, and her adorable kitties. In her free time, she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, playing video games, and cooking up some delicious meals.     

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MEET ME IN THE BLUE Release & Giveaway

MEET ME IN THE BLUE

Hemlock Harbor Series - Book One

by A.M. Johnson

Release Blitz

Release Date: March 2, 2023

Photographer: Chip Pons
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Trope: Best friends to lovers, second chance, demi-awakening, small town

Synopsis

Meet me… in the place where the sun kisses the horizon and sinks into blue shades of you and me.

Meet me there… where everything was always perfect. You and me and the damp grass at dawn and the gray dirt in the late evening rain.

Meet me where we were ourselves and not these two people who can’t even say I love you.

Meet me there and maybe we’ll remember…

We’ll remember the us we were before them, before miles, before lost hours, and you’ll ask what color the sky is, and I’ll say blue like your eyes.

And you’ll smile, and I’ll forget I ever missed you.

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Luka and Rook have been best friends since they were nine years old.

Five years ago, Luka threw it all away.

When his dad’s health takes a turn for the worst, Luka must come home to say his goodbyes and mend the bridges he burned all those years ago. But coming home is harder than he imagined, and after reuniting with his family, there’s only one person he needs.

Rook…

His best friend.

The one man he pushed away, the one man, no matter how hard he tried to forget, he can't stop himself from loving.

Even if loving him means breaking his heart all over again.


Meet Me in the Blue is a stand alone, best friends to lovers, second chance, demi-awakening, MM romance, with a whole lot of small town heart, meddling moms, gossiping townies, self-discovery, a friendship forged of forts, Dungeons and Dragons, and a love that will stand the test of time.

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About the Author

Amanda is an award winning and best selling author of LGBTQIA and contemporary romance and fiction. She lives in New Hampshire with her family where she moonlights as a nurse on the weekends and hikes as much as possible.

If she’s not busy with her kiddos, you’ll find her buried in a book or behind the keyboard where she explores the human experience through the written word, exploring all spectrums and genres.

She's obsessed with all things Hockey, Austen, and Oreos, and loves to connect with readers!

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