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, by Miriam Meza

NEW RELEASE | THE DARKEST ASSASSIN by Gena Showalter

We are beyond excited to be sharing this release from Gena Showalter with you today! THE DARKEST ASSASSIN is part of her Lords of the Underworld series and it is releasing as part of 1001 Dark Nights. It just went live today! Check out an excerpt and book trailer from the title below.

About the book:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Gena Showalter comes a new story in her Lords of the Underworld series…

Fox is a demon-possessed immortal with many talents.

Ability to open portals—checkPower to kill the most dangerous Sent Ones—checkScare away any man who might want to date her—mateNow, the keeper of Distrust has been marked for death, a winged assassin with rainbow-colored eyes tracking her every move, determined to avenge the males she accidentally decimated. If only she could control the desire to rip off his clothes…
Bjorn is a fierce warrior with many complications.Tragic, torture-filled past—checkA wife he was forced to wed, who is draining his life force—checkEver-intensifying desire for the enigmatic Fox—mateNever has he hesitated to exterminate an evil being. Until now. The sharp-tongued female with a shockingly vulnerable heart tempts him in ways no one else ever has, threatening his iron control.
But, as Fate itself seems to conspire against the unlikely pair, both old and new enemies emerge. And Fox and Bjorn must fight to survive.
And learn to love…

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Excerpt:

“Is the plan to beat and imprison me?” Fox asked, keeping her tone conversational. “Or to straight-up kill me?”

A muscle jumped beneath his eye. The fact that he continued to hold her stare, despite her nakedness and his erection, proved the strength of his willpower. “What you did to my brethren, I will do to you. This day, you will die by my hand.”

Exactly as she’d suspected. “Did you hurt anyone on the way in?” If so, she would kill him this day.

“I did not. Unlike you, I do not slaughter innocents.”

Ouch. Such a low blow. Accurate, but low. At least she didn’t have to worry he’d lied. Sent Ones were only able to speak truths. “Would it help my cause if you knew I was under the influence of a demon I despise with every fiber of my being?”

His eyes narrowed to tiny slits. With zero hesitation, he told her, “You welcomed the demon and now complain about its influence? No. Nothing will help. The men you killed were beloved. They had families and friends eager for their return.”

She flinched, a heavy weight settling on her shoulders. “You know I’ll defend myself?”

“I do,” he said with a slight incline of his chin.

For whatever reason, the action spurred him into dropping his gaze to her small but pert breasts…where it remained.

She arched a brow at him, not that he noticed, and fought a new wave of shivers, his stare more potent than a caress. “Let me know when you’re done staring. Okay, sport?”

“I will.” He shocked her. He didn’t offer any more, and he didn’t look away.

Was this a battle tactic meant to disarm her mentally and emotionally? Like she really cared about her nudity. She wasn’t shy, or modest, and she maybe kinda sorta…liked the way he studied her, almost as if he’d never beheld anyone so fine. A trick, no doubt. Fox wasn’t classically beautiful. Her features were too angular for such a claim. But she liked to think she had presence.

BOOK TRAILER:

REVIEW QUOTES FOR GENA'S NOVELS:

“I love this world…this is Gena Showalter at her best!”

—J.R. Ward, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“The Gods of War series is my new obsession.”

—Christine Feehan, #1 New York Timesbestselling author

"One of the premier authors of paranormal romance. Gena Showalter delivers an utterly spellbinding story!"

—Kresley Cole, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Gena Showalter never fails to dazzle."

—Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author

AUTHOR INFORMATION:

Gena Showalter is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the spellbinding Lords of the Underworld series, two young adult series–Everlife and the White Rabbit Chronicles–and the highly addictive Original Heartbreakers series. In addition to being a National Reader’s Choice and two time RITA nominee, her romance novels have appeared in Cosmopolitan and Seventeen magazine, she’s been mentioned in Orange is the New Black–if you ask her about it, she’ll talk for hours–and her books have been translated in multiple languages. She’s hard at work on her next novel, a tale featuring an alpha male with a dark side and the strong woman who brings him to his knees. You can learn more about Gena, her menagerie of rescue dogs, and all her upcoming books at genashowalter.com

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, by Miriam Meza

In Blog Tour, Contemporary Fiction

BLOG TOUR | SEVEN LETTERS by J.P. Monninger

Hi there! Today I wanted to share with you my thoughts about SEVEN LETTERS by J.P. Monninger, a book I read through Netgalley thanks to the publisher and that's out this week.

This was my first time reading this author, and one the things I loved the most about the experience was to be surprised by the strong narrative voice, the fantastic writing and the story itself. The descriptive level took me to a beautiful place because it wasn’t hard to feel I was there with the characters, witnessing their story unfold. And what a story, my friends.

Kate goes to Ireland to write a thesis and ends up falling deeply and madly in love with Ozzie, and they quickly built a bubble, a little island, around them to keep the world apart from them. But there’s a thing about those “fast and furious” romances, and that’s you don’t really know the person you’re with, his or her past, his or her secrets, what will make him or her smile, and what will break you apart. And Ozzie is one of those persons that doesn’t share his burdens but keep them inside him.

The story was pretty romantic. Heartbreaking for some moments, but beautiful nevertheless. It takes many twists and turns as Kate grows into an adult, also take us on a journey to discover what true love, trust and forgiveness are about. Seven Letters is one of those stories that will keep you turning pages and guessing until the very end. So, if romance is your jam, I definitely recommend giving this book a chance.

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About the book:

From the author of The Map That Leads to You comes another sweeping, romantic novel about love, family, and what it means to build a home together.

The Blasket Islands are the heart of Ireland - once populated with some of the most famous Irish writers, they are now abandoned, filled with nothing but wind and silence. Kate Moreton, a PhD student at Dartmouth, is in Ireland to research the history of the Blaskets, not to fall in love. She has a degree to finish and a life back in New Hampshire that she is reluctant to leave.

But fall in love she does, with both the wild, windswept landscape and with Ozzie, an Irish-American fisherman with a troubled past who shares her deep, aching love for the land. Together, they begin to build a life on the rocky Irish coast. But when tragedy strikes, leading Kate on a desperate search through Europe, the limits of their love and faith in each other will be tested.

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About the Author:

J.P. MONNINGER, is the author of The Map That Leads to You. Also an award-winning writer in New England, and Professor of English at Plymouth State University.

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In #NewRelease, Broken Promise

#Review BROKEN PROMISE by Tara Thomas

Hi there! Today I wanted to share with you a new release! I'm talking about BROKEN PROMISE, the third book in the Sons of Broad series by Tara Sue Me writing as Tara Thomas, and published by St. Martin Press.

If you love romantic suspense novels, then take a look at this one!

Blurb:

In the sultry streets of Charleston, one family, ruled by its powerful, take-no-prisoners sons, has risen to the top. But a merciless enemy is out to destroy them…and everyone they hold close…

SHE SWORE TO KEEP HER PROMISES.

BUT CAN SHE KEEP THEM SAFE…AND PROTECT HER HEART?

Charleston Police Officer Alyssa Adams made a promise years ago to protect innocent women from harm. Now, she won’t rest until she can reunite every lost daughter with her family. Bring closure to every grieving husband. And, most of all, find out what happened the night her own sister disappeared, more than ten years ago…

As the eldest of the Benedict brothers, Kipling will stop at nothing to protect his family from a threat that aims to destroy them once and for all. But when a long-lost sibling is kidnapped by a powerful adversary, Alyssa is the only one he can turn to to get her back.

As Alyssa and Kipling band together to find their lost siblings, a powerful attraction builds between them that they can’t ignore. As the truth comes to light, will one broken promise tear them apart?

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As I said at the beggining of this post, this book is the third installment in the Sons of Broad series, but it can be read as standalone. I haven't read the previous installments (I'm planning to, tho) but I didn't need it in order to understand the story. The author explain briefly previous situations to keep the reader updated and develop a plot full of suspense and passion.

The lead characters, Alyssa and Kipling, had a rocky start but since the very first page you can feel the tension and the chemistry between them. The way the story is constructed let you spy in their minds, to explore what are they thinking every moment, and it was cool to experiment through them the fear and insecurities, but also the heat and the longing, the passion and the discovery of love.

But this story isn't about romance. Or isn't just about romance. It's also a thriller. Alyssa's sister disappeared and was killed over a decade ago, and she has dedicated her life to bring justice to families in the same situation as hers. She has some clues about her sister's case but that murder wasn't solved. But then she find the connection between her sister's case and a new one, and the hope to discover what happened blooms again.

Kipling discover, soon after his brother's wedding, that his recently found sister has been kidnapped so he'll ask Alyssa's help to find her. But the case is more complicated that they imagined, and the connection between Jade's disappearance and Alyssa's sister will put both of them in danger.

The thrilling situations Kipling and Alyssa will be involved in will lit the fire between them. Even if they try to deny their attraction, that fire will be hot enough to burn their defenses and make them surrender to a passion like no other.

There were a few moments in Broken Promise were I felt the author could have feed the suspense a little more, but the book was pretty cool. I liked the buildup between Kipling and Alyssa, not just the romance between them but how they teamed up to find Kipling's sister and solve Alyssa's case. The villain in the story, The Gentleman, was creepy AF and he had some impressive moments in the book while we discover what drive him to act the way he did. Maybe it was just me, but I kinda wanted more at the ending with him. I felt it was missing something. But that's probably because I didn't read the other books, so don't mind me.

Broken Promise was a fast-paced romance filled with suspense and will engage you in the story from the beginning. It was a great read and can't wait for you to read it.

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As you may know by now, I really enjoy making teasers about my reads. So I made a few about Broken Promise.

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#NewRelease REAL DIRTY by Meghan March

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ARC REVIEW - Midnight Target by Elle Kennedy

Thrilling, intense and addictive are some of the words I would use to describe this book. Elle Kennedy's writing is versatile and passionate, I've had the chance to read her previously and every time I try a new series I fall in love again with her characters and her talent.

Midnight Target is the last installment in the Killer Insticts series, but it can be read perfectly as a standalone. In this book the author developed the story of two couples, but bring back all the past characters and built a plot both surprising and explosive.

At the beggining of the book we travel to South America with Cate. She's a journalist looking for her next big story, but she's also the daughter of an overprotective supersoldier. Cate's passion is to take pictures, to capture moments with her camera, and that passion could cause her many problems.

And it happens...

She snap a picture. The one that could make her win a Pulitzer prize, but also the one that will change the game and put her in the line of fire. Suddenly all the things she was trying to let behind, all that things she was trying to forget, are back in her life. When she asks her father for help, she's opening the door to Ash too. The man who broke her heart. The man she's still in love with.

But Cate's actions bring some serious consecuenses. Her father get shot while he was rescuing her, and his opperatives call for revenge. A war is coming, and while they're looking for a way to clean the mess, a way to beat their enemies, they also must face their feelings.

The other romantic plot is a friends-to-lovers romance, but I don't want to talk too much about it to avoid the spoilers. Even though, this couple is so hot it burns!

As a fan of romantic suspense novels I recommend this one. Even if you aren't read the previous installments. The action, the emotions and the descriptive flow in the book is amazing. This book has also an electrifying narrative rhythm. It was overwhelming and surprising how the characters evolved through the novel, how accurate were the regionalisms used in the scenes and the development of a war between mercenaries and a drug cartel, something that is pretty common this days in our countries.

The two couples leading Midnight Target were perfect. Both couples had a long road ahead, and how the author resolved the romantic plots was flawless. I loved the book, and now I'm curious about the previous stories. I know they're a bunch of books, but I will find some time to catch up.

I want to dedicate a few words to Elle Kennedy and her assistant, Natasha, for the chance to enjoy and review this wonderful novel. It was a pleasure to work with you, girls.

About the Book

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Score and Midnight Revenge...

Four years ago, Cate’s entire life changed when she discovered she was the daughter of a supersoldier. But Jim Morgan’s overprotectiveness has pushed her away. These days, she’s working as a freelance photographer and living the dangerous life Jim never wanted for her.

When Cate snaps a photo linking a corrupt South American politician with the leader of a notorious drug cartel, her mercenary father leads a team to rescue her—only to get shot and critically wounded in the process.

As Morgan’s operatives rally together on a revenge mission, they’re faced with new alliances and old heartaches. Cate is forced to work with David “Ash” Ashton, the man who broke her heart two years ago, while Liam Macgregor and Sullivan Port resurface after years apart to finally try to deal with everything they’d left unsaid.

Soon it’s all-out war between the cartel and the mercenaries—with two couples caught in the middle of the blood feud. Love and redemption are within their reach...but first they have to make it home alive.

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