Thursday, August 19, 2021

Check out this cover reveal from Daphne Elliot!

Keeping You is a full-length, standalone, steamy, small town, slow burn, contemporary romance featuring a sassy heroine and a lovable alpharoll hero. May contain adult language, barn sexy times, a vindictive rooster, a meet-puke, and lots of literal and figurative fireworks. HEA guaranteed.

Keeping You, the third book in the Havenport series, releases September 16!

Their past is complicated. Their present is no picnic, either…

On the surface, Callum Quinn has it all. But on the inside? He’s barely holding himself together. His anxiety is getting the better of him, too…until he finds Violet again. There’s something about the sexy free spirit that comforts him—and makes him long for her in ways that are far outside the friendzone…

Violet Thompson is very good at avoiding Havenport’s favorite son. Being a single mom and keeping her farm afloat is stressful enough. The last thing she needs is a run-in with the guy who broke her heart back in high school. Then she finds him puking on her lawn—long story—and everything changes…

Can Violet and Callum find a way to trust love—and each other—again? Or will their second chance at romance end as painfully as their first?

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Meet Daphne Elliot

Hi, I’m Daphne

A coffee-drinking, hot-sauce loving introvert who spends all her free time in her garden.

My journey

In High School, I was voted “most likely to become a romance novelist”. After spending the last decade as a corporate lawyer, I have finally embraced my destiny. My small town steamy novels are filled with flirty banter, sexy hijinks, and lots and lots of heart.

Life today

I live on a small farm in New England with my husband, two kids, two dogs, twelve backyard chickens, and a hive of Italian honeybees.

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The Newspaper Nanny {teaser}

The Newspaper Nanny by Maren Moore is coming on August 27, 2021!

When I stumbled across my dream job in the classified section of my newspaper, I knew it had to be too good to be true.

Turns out it was.

Becoming the nanny for the grumpiest hockey coach in the NHL was more like a nightmare.

Liam Cartright was infuriating, stubborn, and impossible. Oh, and he happened to be my new boss.

I should have signed my resignation with a giant kiss my ass the moment he opened his mouth, but I couldn’t.

I fell for his little girls before I realized it was happening, and my resolve began to weaken.

Our roles were clearly drawn out.

He was the boss, and I was the nanny.

But then we crossed a line.

I wouldn’t lose my job over a chiseled jawline and a few stolen kisses.

I couldn’t. Not when so much was at stake.

But Liam was the one who made the rule book, and I had no choice but to play by his rules.

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

New Book Announcement from Helena Hunting!

SURPRISE!

Love on the Lake, a steamy and emotional small town standalone romance in the Lakeside series from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is coming March 15th 2022, and look at this gorgeous cover!

Teagan Firestone has always been the dutiful daughter, especially since her mom died. But as her father finally begins to move on, it’s her turn to do the same. Her destination: Pearl Lake, a close-knit community with an entrepreneurial spirit and secrets of its own.

One of them is Aaron Saunders, who dropped out of college to work construction for Pearl Lake’s upper class. He’s a mystery and has a playboy reputation—that is, until he meets Teagan. Neither of them is looking for love, but in a town this small, it’s hard not to let your heart get involved.

As their romance heats up, Aaron’s elusive past comes to light and Teagan is there for him, bringing them even closer together. But when Teagan is forced to face her own demons, her inability to accept the support of friends and family threatens the life she’s worked so hard to build.

Can Aaron love her, even when she can’t love herself?

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

What book series just had a name change?

April Canavan just announced that the Birch Police Department series is getting a name change! It will now be known as Birch County Heroes! April has said that the content in the books will not changed, it’s simply a rebranding.

So I'll be going back to my posts to update the labels! Don't worry, I'll keep the BPD label as well since that is what the series was originally known as.

Also, I highly recommend the Birch Police Department series. You should definitely go read it.

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*review will be coming in September 2021

Monday, August 16, 2021

King's Queen {a review}

Do you ever start reading a book and think "gee this sounds familiar"? Because that's what happened to me with King's Queen by Marie Johnson. King's Queen is the fifth book in the Oil Kings series, and it just released on August 16.

King's Queen is about Aiden and Kate King. They have been married for a little bit now, but really it's more of a marriage by name, and not an actual marriage. Aiden spends more time at the office than at home, and wants nothing to do with Kate. Or so it seems. In this book, Kate learns about the rules that were put in place for Aiden to gain access to his trust fund. To say she is hurt is an understatement. It also explains why Aiden is acting the way he is. The logical part of Kate's brain says she has to divorce him. But her heart, that is saying otherwise. Can these two repair their relationship and save their marriage? Can Aiden work a bit less to have some time with his wife? Or are these two destined to separate?

Oh friends, King's Queen tugged on my heartstrings. This book hit me in the feels, and I went through a variety of emotions as I was reading. Kate and Aiden have been through so much. Aiden has changed and become this workaholic because he thinks it is what is expected of him. I was so proud of Aiden when he told his dad everything. When he revealed the heartache and pain he was dealing with because of the hours he had to put in. When he stood up to his grandma and said enough is enough. Just yes! I love that both Aiden and Kate were fighting for their marriage. NO it wasn't perfect. YES they had issues to work on. And yes, at times it felt like it was more one sided. But the heart wants what the heart wants. I loved the characters. Loved the setting. Loved the story. I don't read a lot of marriage on the rocks books, but the few I have always draw me in, and hold me captive.

Highly suggest you check out this book, and the entire series. I think you'll fall for these characters. I know I did.

Thank you for reading my thoughts,
Laura

BLURB

When Aiden King asked me out four years ago, I went from mousy librarian to wife of the most wanted bachelor in Montana in four months flat. No longer the nerdy girl from the wrong side of the tracks, I was a CEO’s wife in a mansion by the river—and my husband was the man of my dreams. I almost couldn’t believe my good fortune.

Turns out, I shouldn’t have believed it. After years of rattling around that mansion alone while Aiden put in long hours at the office, I learned his secret: he’d needed to marry someone, anyone, to fulfill his trust requirements, and the nerdy girl from the wrong side of the tracks had been an easy target.

I never thought I’d be the girl asking a handsome millionaire for a divorce. Now, my pride and I just want to limp back to my family and start over. But to do that, I’ll have to swallow one question. If the trust only required him to be married for a year, why has it been four years since we said I do?

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EXCERPT

“Can I get a room for the next three nights?” Preferably as close to Kate as possible? I glanced up. Seven levels. What were the odds I’d land on the same floor?

“I’m so sorry, sir. We don’t have any vacancies.”

None? It was December. A slow month for conferences and sporting events. Ah. “Construction?”

Her smile was sympathetic. “I’m sorry. I can help you find a room in a hotel nearby.”

I hadn’t expected to spend a lot of time with Kate while she was at her convention, but I’d at least hoped to be under the same roof. The roof might house a few hundred rooms, but I’d remained optimistic.

Kate’s attention was on us. “No opening?”

I tucked my wallet back into my slacks. “No problem. I’ll talk with Luna about the bedroom.” Could I use it when the plane wasn’t in use? I didn’t care to sit in another hotel.

“On the plane?” Kate glanced at the young man helping her, then at the woman assisting me. Her gaze landed on me, full of resolve. “Just stay with me.”

“This is your conference.” I could fist pump right now, but I hadn’t meant to intrude this much on her weekend. She was technically working, after all.

“It’s all right, Aiden.”

I thanked Cynthia for her time, gathered my suitcase and Kate’s, and shouldered my tech bag while she finished up.

On the way to the elevator, she handed me a key, hesitant. “There’s two beds. Two queens.”

Damn. “All right.”

Still. Progress was progress. We were talking. She hadn’t asked when we were going to sign the divorce papers. I was making progress whether I was back in her bed or not.

AUTHOR BIO

Marie Johnston writes paranormal and contemporary romance. She also works as a medical laboratory scientist and has worked as a public health microbiologist. Depending on the situation, she can be oddly unconcerned about germs or weirdly phobic. Marie’s been a volunteer EMT, a college instructor, a security guard, a phlebotomist, a hotel clerk, and a coffee pourer in a bingo hall. All fodder for a writer!! She has a husband, four kids, and even more cats.

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Thank you to Marie Johnston, and Give Me Books PR, for providing me with an advanced copy of King's Queen.