Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Happy Release Day! + Book Review: Shadows of the Dark Realm

Title - Shadows of the Dark Realm  
Author - Tyler Edwards 
Genre - Fantasy 
Format - Arc Review Copy 
Published - Jan 31st 2024 
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Synopsis

By five may your journey thrive. By five may you return alive.


The idyllic kingdom of Parisia sat nestled securely in the Great Emerald Mountains. For generations Parisia had known nothing but peace and prosperity. When the elder dragon Darka Mors, steals the Darkstone, the entire realm is threatened. Without the Darkstone, the magic sealing away the Shadow King would fail. His return would bring death and destruction to the world of men.


Desperate, the king of Parisia calls on an unlikely hero, the Disgraced Knight Vale Lox to lead a group of Seekers on the most important quest in a thousand years. To save the realm and everyone they have ever known from the rising shadows of darkness, these misfits must survive hostile lands, enemy armies, unspeakable monsters, and each other in order to retrieve the stone from the dragon’s lair before it’s too late.


Dungeons & Dragons meets the Witcher in this stand-alone tale filled with non-stop action and banter. If you love classic fantasy quests with a modern twist, don't miss this epic adventure.


Review


I received Shadow of the Dark Realm in return for an honest review from the author. 


I loved Vale as a character but there are so many amazing characters that have been added to the story it's really hard to pick my favorite. If I had to choose I think it's a toss up between Vale or Azalea as I felt like I was really able to connect with them both. However, along the way we meet a rag tag group of characters and some of them pulled at my heart strings along the way and will forever has a place in my heart. 


I'm not a huge epic fantasy reader but I do enjoy them here and there so when the opportunity came up I just knew I needed to read Shadows of the Dark Realm. I mean look at the cover!!! If that doesn't make you curious than I don't know what will. I was hooked before I ever read the synopsis and just knew this one was a must for me and I'm so glad that I did because I loved every moment of it. 


This is my first book by the author and I'm obsessed with his writing style. Shadows of the Dark Realm is a epic whirlwind fantasy adventure that captured my heart and sparked my imagination. The characters are easy to connect with very engaging you can't help loving them all. I felt like I was reading a DnD adventure which I love immensely as a player it sang to my soul.


 Highly recommend if you enjoy epic fantasy this a must the author blew my expectations out of the water. I devoured Shadows of the Dark Realm in just a couple quick reading sessions it was hard to put down because I had to know what was going to happen to our hero's. I just loved everything about it the characters are fantastic and the story is unique I couldn't put it down. 



Happy Release Day + Book Review: Love Potion No. 69

Title - Love Potion No. 69 
Author - Valerie Pepper
Genre - Enemies to Lovers  
Format - Arc Review Copy 
Published - Jan 31st 2024 
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Synopsis

Chemical attraction is for amateurs.

He’s only 27, but Quinton Henry is running out of time. As the reluctant heir to the world’s most renowned perfume manufacturer, he’s under pressure to craft a memorable scent for the company’s fast-approaching 150th anniversary. And he’s close: all he has to do is convince the owners of a small farm in Sacred River to hand over cuttings of a plant that stopped growing in Canada a century ago.

Clementine Rowan has a plan to stop being known as the baby of the sisters: create the mythical love potion her family was once known for. She’s closing in on the perfect combination, and doesn’t have time to deal with the entitled Canadian who keeps asking about her plants.

Tired of getting the runaround and determined to finally live up to his family’s expectations, Quinton decides to confront the woman who won’t answer his inquiries. Unfortunately for him, he’s woefully unprepared for the sisters of Sacred River.

When Clementine and Quinton finally come face to face, the attraction is more than chemical. It’s explosive.


Review

I received Love Potion No. 69 in return for an honest review.


I just loved Clementine and Quinton's romance so much it's sweet and just the right amount of steamy. They have this sizzling chemistry right from the first meeting it's undeniable and it just works so well for them. The characters are easy to connect with and I just loved them both they instantly stole places in my heart. 


I devoured Love Potion No. 69 as fast as I could because I was hooked right from the start by the story. I loved that we have a captivating story with just enough romance and the right balance of spice to the story. This is my first book by the author but I'm hooked and already planning for my next one. The author has done a beautiful job creating complex characters, an enchanting story and I loved every moment of it. 


RELEASE BLITZ - Twisted Iron by Nikki Landis




Title: Twisted Iron
A Royal Bastards MC Series Crossover
Author: Nikki Landis
Genre: MC Romantic Suspense
Paranormal Romance
Tropes: Reverse Harem/Why Choose, Kidnapping
Forced Proximity, Grumpy/Sunshine
Release Date: January 31, 2024

BLURB
The Devil owns Reaper’s Vale.
He’s the president of a notorious motorcycle club that rules with an iron fist.
No one dares to stand in his way. Until I do.
Three merciless bikers show up at my workplace and demand answers.
They think my family stole from them.
We didn't, and I won't be bullied.
When I’m taken prisoner as collateral and held against my will, I swear I'll find a way to escape.
I've heard the rumors about this club.
Ruthless men on their steel beasts who ride through the vale without reprisal.
Liars. Murderers. Thieves. Some worship them. Others fear them.

I expected to lose my freedom, just not . . . my heart.
And now it’s too late.
My past collides with the present, revealing shocking secrets and endangering the ones I love.
I’ll do whatever it takes to survive, even if that means betraying the bikers I no longer hate.
My twisted need for justice won't be silenced.
I'm going to burn every tainted memory along with the bastards that hurt me.
But my iron riders won't let me fight alone.
They're willing to risk war, their club, and their hearts to ensure our enemies go to ground and nothing is left but ashes.

TWISTED IRON is a reverse harem, why choose, dark, motorcycle club romance with one feisty, bada** heroine, her three dirty-talkin', twisted outlaws, and a romantic, suspenseful, slightly paranormal adventure. This wild ride contains cursing, violence, sexual situations, torture/revenge, and adult themes that may be triggering for some readers. It is a crossover novel set in the Royal Bastards MC Tonopah/Las Vegas, NV world.

This book can be read as a standalone but is best enjoyed after Spook's Possession, Hell on Wheels, Manic Mayhem, and Reckless Mayhem.



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AUTHOR BIO

Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There's heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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RELEASE BOOST - My Mountain Man Rescuer by Sadie King




Title: My Mountain Man Rescuer
Series: Wild Heart Mountain:
Mountain Heroes #1
Author: Sadie King
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Secret Billionaire/Mountain Man
Curvy Girl/Forced Proximity
Release Date: January 25, 2024

BLURB
A secret billionaire mountain man and a curvy girl with a secret, stuck together on the side of a mountain…

I’m a volunteer for Wild Heart Mountain Search and Rescue, and when I find Chantelle injured on the side of the mountain, my world shifts.
I should take her to the medical center, but instead I take her to my cabin.
She’s mine, and I won’t give her up.
But Chantelle’s hiding something, and I won’t let her leave until I know all her secrets…
even if I won’t tell her mine.

My Mountain Man Rescuer is a forced proximity, age gap, instalove romance featuring a secret billionaire hero and the curvy innocent woman who rescues his heart.


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COMING SOON

Releasing March 7
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU


AUTHOR BIO
Sadie King is a USA Today Best Selling Author of short instalove romance about OTT protective men and the curvy women who steal their hearts. Her books are high heat, oh so sweet, and always with a happily ever after.
She lives in New Zealand with her ex-military husband and raucous young son.
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Teaser Tuesday!

 

It's Teaser Tuesday time! 

I'm currently devouring Shadows of the Dark Realm which releases tomorrow. 

Shadows of the Dark Realm
by Tyler Edwards
Published Jan 31st 2024
Dark Fantasy  

Teaser 

"We aren't dragon hunters. We seek the stone. Our best chance of suces is to teal the stone without having to fight dragons at all." Vale countered. 


Rivik nodded. "Your chances of reaching the Fang Coast alive, without our help, may be smaller than you think. I am proposing we work together. We help you reclaim your stone; you help us kill the dragon. 


Synopsis

The idyllic kingdom of Parisia sat nestled securely in the Great Emerald Mountains. For generations Parisia had known nothing but peace and prosperity. When the elder dragon Draka Mors, steals the Darkstone, the entire realm is threatened. Without the Darkstone, the magic sealing away the Shadow King would fail. His return would bring death and destruction to the world of men.


Desperate, the king of Parisia calls on an unlikely hero, the Disgraced Knight Vale Lox to lead a group of Seekers on the most important quest in a thousand years.

To save the realm and everyone they have ever known from the rising shadows of darkness, these misfits must survive hostile lands, enemy armies, unspeakable monsters, and each other in order to retrieve the stone from the dragon’s lair before it’s too late.


What are you currently reading? 


Tuesday, January 30, 2024

RELEASE BLITZ - Vices and Vows by Candice Wright




Title: Vices and Vows
Author: Candice Wright
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Arranged Marriage
Release Date: January 30, 2024

BLURB
Nova Romano is an anomaly.
She’s playing a role she didn’t choose, living a life that was never hers to begin with.
A tapestry of deceit and carefully interwoven lies protect her
But when everything unravels, the truth comes with a heavy price tag.
She’ll have to marry a man who despises women,
Or sell her soul to a monster like me.
When Nova realizes I’ll sacrifice everyone she loves to keep her,
She will have no choice but to give in.
I’ll drip-feed her my brand of crazy until she’s as twisted as I am.
That’s what happens when an unstable mind falls for a reckless heart.
And when she runs, I’ll be ready.
There is no place she can go that I won’t follow
Even the depths of hell itself.

Triggers: This book contains dark elements that some readers may find uncomfortable, including offensive language, graphic violence, and a variety of sexual situations. All readers should be over 18 and absolutely not related to me in any way, shape or form.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
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AUTHOR BIO

Candice Wright is the international bestselling author of the Underestimated Series. Hailing from the UK, Candice lives with her three slightly unhinged children and the long-suffering partner. When she isn’t busy raising the next generation of crazy, you can find her sitting at the computer writing words she hopes will resonate or snuggled up reading stories by the authors that cultivated her love of the written word.



RELEASE BLITZ - Talon by Nikki Landis




Title: Talon
Series: Devil's Murder MC #4
Author: Nikki Landis
Genre: MC Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Tropes: Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Grumpy/
Sunshine, Only One Bed, Secret Pregnancy
Release Date: January 30, 2024

BLURB
Talon, Enforcer for the Devil's Murder MC, always puts the safety of the club and his brothers above everything else. He's used to establishing order and getting his knuckles bloody. His president, Crow, put him in charge of security along with the enforcement of club rules and regulations.

Talon never fails to get the job done. So when Crow orders him to find and protect his sister, he doesn't hesitate. His tracker abilities and sharp instincts make him the perfect guy to get the job done. He never expects Abigail Holmes to be beautiful, sweet, and hunted by a ruthless enemy.

Now, Talon's protective, possessive nature has kicked in. No one is going to harm Gail. He's spent two months keeping her safe, watching from the shadows, and stalking the pretty brunette. But when her house is broken into and trashed, and he hears her scream, all bets are off.

He's done watching and waiting. Gail is his, and he doesn't care if Crow or anyone else tries to keep him from claiming the woman who's become his everything. His obsession may cost him his life or, worse, his position in the club. It's a risk he has to take. Talon's sole focus is keeping Gail safe, and he'll kill anyone who gets in his way.



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AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited

COMING SOON

Releasing June 26
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU


AUTHOR BIO

Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There's heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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RELEASE BLITZ - Finding Redemption by Terri Anne Brownin




Title: Finding Redemption
Author: Terri Anne Browning
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Age Gap, Nanny/Billionaire, Single Dad
Release Date: January 30, 2024

BLURB

A stand-alone by USA Today & WSJ Bestselling Author, Terri Anne Browning.

Brooke
I didn’t wake up one day and decide to be a Disney princess, but for the last six months, I’ve been living the dream.
Of course, that dream includes screaming little girls at birthday parties every weekend.
At least there’s cake.
When my roommate offers to cover my share of the rent if I work her friend’s little girl’s party, I don’t hesitate.
Only…she forgets to mention a few things.
Like that I would love the birthday girl the moment I met her.
Or that the man who let me down seven years ago would crash the party.
And she definitely didn’t say anything about the jerk single father who just happens to be the hottest man on the planet.
Paxton Foster is nowhere close to being Prince Charming…
But he sure does spend a lot of time rescuing me.

Paxton
No amount of money could make up for the mistakes of my past, but I’ve been trying.
And then Brooke stormed into my life like a Category 5 hurricane, turning everything in my world upside down.
Yet suddenly, it seems right side up for the first time.
There are a billion reasons why I can’t have her.
I have secrets.
She’s far too young.
And then there’s the small matter of her hating my best friend.
But she is exactly what my daughter and I need, and I’ll do whatever I have to in order to keep her.
With Brooke, I feel as if I can finally find redemption.

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AUTHOR BIO
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.