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Cover Reveal: Open to Death by Sophie Mattis

BOOK DETAILS:

Open to Death

by Sophie Mattis

(A DI Rena Hunt Mystery, #1)

Publication date: September 16, 2025

Genres: Adult, Mystery, Romance

Synopsis:

In the picturesque town of Rucklesby, peace is shattered when a young woman is found brutally murdered in her home. Detective Inspector Serena “Rena” Hunt is called to the scene, still haunted by her last case and questioning her instincts. 

The victim, Sicily Avery—a wife and mother—has been stabbed through the heart with chilling precision. When another woman is killed in the same way, Rena realises a calculated murderer is on the loose, leaving cryptic notes on the victims as part of a twisted agenda. 

With the body count rising, Rena and her team race to stop the killer before they strike again. Tensions mount with the arrival of new forensic pathologist Dr. Lucas Mann—bringing both friction and unexpected chemistry—as they work together to outwit a murderer who always seems one step ahead. 

Open to Death intricately combines themes of murder, betrayal, and the unyielding quest for justice, all while subtly developing a slow-burn romance. 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240657320-open-to-death

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/48evI6m

AUTHOR BIO:

Sophie Mattis is a British mystery author known for her suspenseful, character-driven stories that keep readers turning pages. Born and raised in the UK, she writes contemporary mysteries featuring complex investigators, layered intrigue, touches of romance, and flashes of humour. When she’s not plotting her next twist, Sophie enjoys travelling, cycling, and curling up with a good crime drama.

Follow her on her socials at: @sophiemattisbooks

Author links:

https://sophiemattisbooks.com/

https://www.facebook.com/sophiemattisbooks

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@sophiemattisbooks

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/54971010.Sophie_Mattis

Review: The Wine Club by Edge Steele

Goodreads Blurb

For the first time in his angry and spiteful life Edge is no match for the seductive Captain Athena, outsmarted, outmaneuvered and completely overwhelmed, his life is in her hands.

A momentary lapse in judgement will bring Edge’s guarded and structured world to its knees as he is forced to submit to the whims of relentless and powerful woman.

A stranger just mere moments before she now rules his world with an uncompromising iron fist. Toying with his life, tormenting and shaming him into ever more degrading and humbling situations until he is completely her property

My Review: Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This was a powerful book. That leaves the reader wanting more. Edge is a man who has felt that life had no more surprises held until he met Athena. He had to please her in all her everyday needs and sexual pleasures. Athena is a powerful woman who is smart and athoritative. She was not ashamed of showing her body to anyone or doing sexual acts in front of others. She was turned on and proud when others were around. Edge did everything Athena asked of him. She owned him. He was very happy with being in authority of Athena. His life changed completely. He was in a relationship in which he knew he was owned and what was needed of him. He did his duties perfectly with pride. This book was intense and seductive. Edge didn’t know anything about wine at the beginning of the book. As the book progressed, he was able to pair the meals with a wine that fit like yin and yang. Athena and Edge both needed each other. They gave each other satisfaction and enjoyment.

Review: Maya & Filippo Show Aloha by Alinka Rutkowska

Goodreads Blurb

Take Your Children on an Adventure!”An engaging book to entertain and educate young readers about the Hawaiian lifestyle and culture.” – 5 stars from Readers’ FavoriteThis entertaining and educational picture book features two little travelers – Maya and Filippo – who love to explore the world.

˃˃˃ Would you like your children to learn about different countries and cultures in a fun way?Then the “Maya & Filippo Adventure and Education for Kids” Series will be perfect for you and your early readers.

˃˃˃ Would you like your children to understand the meaning of “aloha”, “hula”, “lei” and “ukulele”? Then let Maya & Filippo show them around Hawaii and tell them about the islands’ culture and geography.

˃˃˃ Would you like to check if your beginner readers are paying attention? Then use the quiz at the end of the book!

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My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Another amazing book that teaches kids about Hawaiian culture. It was a perfect read to read after this horrible winter wishing I was at Hawaii on the beach. I love the illustrations and always like the quiz questions at the end of the book. Keeps children attentive and mindful of what was read n what the images portrayed. I loved how it started with questions so that I could figure out where Maya and Philippo were going. Highly recommend this book for children.

Goodreads Author Biography

Hi, I’m Alinka Rutkowska and I’m an award-winning and best-selling author and coach.



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Review: Kilts and Dagger by Victoria Roberts

Goodreads Blurb

Ever since Lady Grace Walsingham discovered her uncle and sister are spies for the Crown, she has yearned for adventure. She’s counting the days until she can leave barbaric Scotland behind, even if she must endure Highland captain Fagan Murray’s company for weeks.

Fagan has a simple mission: escort the haughty Lady Grace back to England. But nothing is ever easy. The sharp-tongued woman needles him at every turn. But when a menacing threat follows them on their journey, Fagan’s grudging tolerance for Grace turns to respect…and into a perilous attraction that could seal their fate.

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was another show stopper written by Victoria. It deserved more than a five-star. I was having a ball reading Grace and Fagan arguing back and forth. Loved that Grace spoke her mind and didn’t let men overpower her decisions. Fagan’s love for Grace could be seen from the beginning, by the way he protected her. Love that Grace was able to see she had feelings for Fagan even though she didn’t like highlanders. Grace totally made this story with her clumsiness and wanting to be a spy at any cost. She is strong-willed for being captured and not afraid of speaking her mind even though it costs her later. Her betrothed was a total jerk who beat women and hid behind their skirts in order to protect himself. I am very happy about the whole outcome. Grace deserved Fagan, the man who stood his ground and became Grace’s husband. Can’t wait to read the next book Victoria writes. Highly recommend this book.

Goodreads Author Biography

Award-winning author Victoria Roberts writes Scottish historical romances about kilted heroes and warriors from the past. She was the recipient of the 2013 RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice award for Best Medieval Historical Romance for X MARKS THE SCOT, as well as the 2014 BTS Book Reviews Red Carpet award for Best Historical and Best Book of the Year for MY HIGHLAND SPY.

Represented by Jill Marsal of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, Victoria is a member of Romance Writers of America, Celtic Hearts Romance Writers, several local chapters, in addition to being a contributing author to the online magazine CELTIC GUIDE.

Victoria resides in western Pennsylvania with her husband of twenty two years and their two beautiful children–not to mention one spoiled dog. When she’s not plotting her next Scottish adventure, she’s dragging her clan to every Scottish festival under the sun. Please visit Victoria at VictoriaRobertsAuthor.com.

Book Blitz and Giveaway: Firelight Days by Savannah Pryce


Book & Author Details:

Firelight Days

by Savannah Pryce

Publication date: August 3, 2025

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

When wildfires force an evacuation in her small town, baker and loner Penny Ridgeman seeks refuge at the only place she feels safe – Jack Olsen’s family ranch in Eastern Oregon. For years, Penny has seen Jack as just a friend – even if he is, inconveniently, the most attractive man she knows. But just like you shouldn’t mix-up salt and sugar in a cake, she believes that mixing love and friendship is a recipe for disaster.

Jack has always admired and respected Penny’s need for solitude. And, as the town handyman, builder, and cat-in-a-tree-rescuer, he prides himself on being able to fix and figure out anything. But he can’t understand why Penny holds herself back in her work. He can’t see what’s behind those stubborn, thick walls she keeps up. And he can’t work out, for the life of him, why suddenly he can’t stop thinking about her.

As the days stretch into quiet nights on the ranch, Penny and Jack start to see each other in a new light – one Penny is certain can only lead to getting seriously burned. With the world around them on fire and only each other for company, they find themselves in a whirlwind of emotions neither expected.

As the fire threatens to consume everything, Penny and Jack must decide whether to risk their friendship for something deeper… or will that go up in flames, too?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239709481-firelight-days

Purchase:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/4mI9JZR

AUTHOR BIO:

Savannah Pryce is a writer hailing from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. FIRELIGHT DAYS is her debut novel. 

Author links:

https://savannahpryce.com/

https://www.instagram.com/savannah.pryce/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/58174368.Savannah_Pryce

Giveaway Link: https://gleam.io/KVzT3/firelight-days-blitz

Book Blitz and Giveaway: Faking the Pass by Tru Taylor

Book & Author Details:

Faking the Pass

by Tru Taylor

Publication date: September 5, 2025

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

Fake marry the smokin’ hot NFL quarterback who dumped me in high school? Hard pass.

…Or it would be, if my Hollywood disaster of an ex-fiancé wasn’t trying to destroy my career—and bankrupt me in the process.

Cue Presley Lowe.
Big-time quarterback. Bigger ego. Even bigger… contract.
The boy who broke my heart, then dared to somehow get even hotter with age.

He says a fake marriage will solve both our problems.
I say he’s lost his mind.

But I’m broke, blacklisted, and backed into a corner.
So now I’m wearing Presley’s ring, taking couple-selfies, and sleeping one wall away from the man who gave me my first heartbreak—and my last good kiss.

I pretend not to notice when he walks around shirtless.
He pretends he doesn’t remember exactly how I like to be kissed.

We’re both lying.
But it’s all temporary. Totally fake.

Right?

So why does every look he gives me scream mine?

And why am I starting to feel like there’s nothing I wouldn’t give to keep hearing him say, my wife?

What happens when your fake husband is also the boy you never got over?

🏈

 Faking the Pass is a fun and flirty steamy small town romantic comedy ideal for fans of Pippa Grant, Lucy Score, Megan Quinn, Melanie Harlow, Lauren Blakely, and Abby Jiminez.

It’s the perfect next read for readers who love these tropes:

Fake Marriage
NFL Quarterback Hero/ high school ex
First love, second chance
Runaway Bride
One Bed / Forced Proximity
Tight-knit family of football-playing brothers
Swoon-worthy, heartfelt, slow burn romance

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239266524-faking-the-pass

Purchase: https://geni.us/FakingthePass

AUTHOR BIO:

Award-winning romance author Tru Taylor writes small town romance that’s hot and sunny (and a little bit funny.) 

She runs on Coke Zero and dark chocolate, lives for lunches with her girlfriends, and drives to the town beach several times a week to watch the sun set over the water.

She loves LOVE and will attempt to turn any show or movie she’s watching into a romance whether it is one or not. Star Wars? A romance. Lord of the Rings? Clearly a romance. The Expendables? Okay, well not even Tru can redeem that one.

When she’s not writing, Tru enjoys watching movies and reading books with happy endings, spending time with her husband and two kids, and sneaking Hershey’s Kisses from the top shelf of the freezer throughout the day. (Top shelf because… two kids. Enough said.)

Tru is the author of the Eastport Bay small town romance series and loves living in a quaint New England town where she’s surrounded every day by the beautiful coastal setting you see brought to life in her books.

Visit her website at trutaylor.com where you can find a complete book list and get a free story! Join her VIP mailing list at https://bit.ly/TruTales for the latest book news, insider info, and fun freebies. 

Tru loves to hear from her readers! Connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, and email her at trutaylor@trutaylor.com

Author links:

Tru Taylor Small Town Romance

https://www.instagram.com/trutaylorauthor/

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20186144.Tru_Taylor

Giveaway link: https://gleam.io/tQaST/faking-the-pass-blitz

Cover Reveal: You Don’t Belong Here by D.M. Siciliano

BOOK DETAILS:

You Don’t Belong Here

by D.M. Siciliano

Publication date: October 13, 2025

Genres: Adult, Horror, Paranormal, Suspense

Synopsis:

A girl who feels invisible finally faces her worst fear on her sixteenth birthday and hastily makes a dark deal.

An old man returns to the same place every year on the anniversary of his wife’s death, to have one last moonlit dance with her.

A woman’s health concerns are ignored, and it leads to global chaos.

A young woman goes home to bury her father and sell his house but finds that the home is no longer hers.

An old man with Alzheimer’s becomes increasingly lost in his own house, which seems to be doing its own forgetting.

Two young girls find a Ouija board, thinking they’re communicating with a deceased relative, but find something much more cunning.

A woman, grieving the loss of her baby, takes a trip to a remote cabin in Tahoe. Her worried sister goes after her and isn’t prepared for what she finds.

A woman’s drive through California’s winding roads leads her to a perilous and sinister discovery lurking in the woods.

A woman takes a job as a nanny for two troublesome kids, only to find that the children aren’t the problem.

AUTHOR BIO:

DM is a lover of all things creative. From the moment she could speak, growing up in Massachusetts, she had a passion for flair and drama, putting on concerts for anyone who was even remotely interested (and even for those who were not). A storyteller by nature, she first pursued her young dream of becoming a singing diva while living in Arizona. She soon found that stage life wasn’t the only form of storytelling she craved, so she dropped the mic and picked up a pencil instead. She still hasn’t given up on her diva-ness, and hopes her pencil stays as sharp as her tongue. 

A dark sense of humor and curiosity for haunted houses and things out of the ordinary led her down the path of completing her first novel, Inside. Several other projects are constantly floating around in her head and her laptop daily, and sometimes keeping her up much too late at night. Occasionally, those projects are so dark and twisted, she needs to leave a nightlight on. 

She now lives in Northern California with her two fluffy furbabies, Cezare and Michaleto.  

Author links:

https://www.dmsiciliano.com/

https://www.bookbub.com/profile/d-m-siciliano

https://www.facebook.com/DMSiciliano/

https://www.instagram.com/dmsiciliano/

Review: Exile: A Novel of the Bloodforge by Tom Stacey

Goodreads Blurb

On the fringes of the Verian Empire, two small boys stumble upon a strange altar, buried in the heart of a mountain. There they awaken a horror unseen for generations, that will descend upon the realm of men while it is at its weakest. For Veria is a nation at war with itself, only recently recovered from a bloody rebellion, and the time of heroes has passed. The empire is in a state of chaos, and while its ruler, the Empron Illis, rids the land of his remaining enemies, unseen forces are gathering at the borders. However all eyes are turned inwards. The Empron is not a well man, and there are whispers among the common folk that his advisors are spies; demons that only wear the flesh of men.

Yet there is hope…

In the distant mountains, a forester who has buried his past learns that he has not been forgotten, and that his crimes have sought him out at last. But he is no simple woodsman. He is Beccorban the Helhammer, Scourge, Burner and the Death of Nations, and his fury is a terrible thing.

For when all the heroes are gone, Veria will turn to those it has forgotten, before all is lost.

My Review: Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Won this book from GoodReads. The story plot was very good and the writing.I really enjoyed the prologue of this book. Really caught my attention and interest. Tom really made me feel all the pain that Kiren endured with his injuries. I just couldn’t get over when the lady came and used a knife to cut his finger to remove his ring, not knowing that he was still alive. The constant cutting with a dull knife had my hair standing. He was very strong to lay there as if he was dead while someone did such a terrible act while not trying to move an inch. Being caught alive would just make him get killed. When Tom describes the fighting as seen, I feel like I am there being tortoured and trying to survive. This book had a nice array of characters each had their own secrets. Thanks for the chance to read your book.

Review: Detective Mole and the Halloween Mystery by Robert Quackenbush

Goodreads Blurb

The intrepid Detective Mole is called in to investigate when the jack-o’lanterns from every porch in the town are stolen

My Review: Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received this book at BookCon and got to meet Mr. Quackenbush. He does amazing illustrations for his children books. Love the story in this book, and the images were perfect and colorful. Kids would enjoy this book in Halloween.

Goodreads Author Biography

Author/Artist/Educator Robert Quackenbush has written and illustrated over 200 books for young readers including his popular Miss Mallard Mysteries, which have been made into animated films for children’s worldwide television programming by Cinar (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) that are showing in 70 countries. His books have won many awards and citations including an Edgar Allen Poe Special Award for Best Juvenile Mystery, a Gradiva Award, and a gold medal from the Holland Society of New York for distinction in art and literature by a member of the society. He is a frequent visiting author at schools and libraries giving programs to instill children with a love of books and reading. These tours have taken him across the US, including Alaska, South America, Europe, and the Middle East. His art is in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Interior, the U.S. Air Force Museum, and Norton Simon Museum. For further information, visit his Web site www.rquackenbush.com, which also gives his Facebook and Blog addresses.