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Cover Reveal: Eight Goodbyes by Anna Gomez

BOOK DETAILS:

Eight Goodbyes
by Anna Gomez
Publication date: January 31, 2023
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Women’s Fiction

Synopsis:

“A heart-wrenching tale of two people destined to be together. Simon and Tessa are fantastically portrayed as star-crossed lovers whose lives are worlds apart. Even those who are not fans of romance will enjoy the relationships, scenery, and beautiful prose of this book. Five stars!” ~San Francisco Book Review

One universe, nine planets, 204 countries, 809 islands, and 7 seas, and I had the privilege of meeting you.” –Unknown

When Tessa Talman first meets Simon Fremont, not only is she attracted to him, she’s intrigued by how different their lives are. He’s a dedicated scientist, practical, pragmatic, and grounded. She’s a head-in-the-clouds romance author. As their relationship grows, they meet in places around the world, while continuing to live in different countries.

Though their feelings for each other deepen, their priorities remain the same. Simon is in a hurry to be financially sound and settle down, but Tessa is enjoying her freedom and newfound success. Neither is willing to give in, but as each goodbye gets harder, Tessa begins to wonder whether fame is the path to happiness, or if she has everything she needs in Simon.

Just as Tessa finds the courage to go after her own happily ever after, the unthinkable happens, separating them in ways she never imagined.

To move forward, she must let go of the past and determine once and for all if love is truly more powerful than the pain of goodbye.

“A beautiful story of a woman’s quest to open her heart and let love in. It made me want to travel and fall in love all over again.” ~Willow Aster, USA Today Bestselling Author

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60813571-eight-goodbyes

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3vTqS9V

AUTHOR BIO:

Anna Gomez was born in the city of Makati, Philippines, and educated abroad. She met and married her best friend who whisked her away to Chicago over twenty years ago. She is Global Chief Financial Officer for Mischief and No Fixed Address, a consolidated group of advertising agencies. Gomez was recently selected for the 2020 HERoes Women Role Model Executives list, which celebrates 100 women who are leading by example and driving change to increase gender diversity in the workplace. Gomez has championed various ERGs for Black and API colleagues as well as resources essential to address the challenges of ageism. She has sat on several boards, most recently serving as treasurer for Breathe for Justice and The Jensen Project, both focused on socio-economic issues, particularly violence against women and human trafficking.

Most recently, her novel MOMENTS LIKE THIS, co-authored with Kristoffer Polaha, was optioned for Film/TV. www.AnnaGomezBooks.com

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20598937.Anna_Gomez

Book Review: The Therapist by B.A. Paris

Goodreads Blurb

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive…

As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before.

Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…

My Review: Rated 3 out of 5 Stars

How would you feel if your boyfriend purchased a house where a murder had occurred, and he never told you about the murder? Well, the moment I would find out that relationship would be over. Alice felt such a fool when she found out, and she invited all her neighbors to check out the new updates in her house. Alice grows obsessed to figure out if the husband did murder his wife. As you read, you will guess who might be the killer and who might know within the gated community about the real murderer. The women living in this development try to protect their husbands, leading to a wild goose chase. Will Alice be one step ahead of the real murderer, or will she walk right into their grasp? 

Author Biography

B A Paris is the internationally bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors, The Breakdown, Bring Me Back, and The Dilemma. Having sold over a million copies in the UK alone, she is a New York Times bestseller as well as a Sunday Times bestseller. Her books have been translated into 40 languages. Having lived in France for many years, she and her husband recently moved back to the UK.
Her fifth novel is out in 2021

Cover Reveal: Flirting With Disaster (Filthy Gods #1) by Michelle Hercules

BOOK DETAILS:

Title: Flirting with Disaster
Series: Filthy Gods #1
Standalone: Y
Genre: Enemies to Lovers New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: June 30, 2022

Synopsis:

How can you crave someone as intensely as you hate them?

Finn Novak is one of the young gods who rule this town and wreaks havoc wherever he goes. He’s above everything, even the law.

I never thought I’d be thrust into his world of depraved privilege until tragedy strikes, and I’m forced to attend Maverick Prep, his domain.

I vow to keep hating him but quickly become trapped by his web of twisted mind games. I yearn for his barbed words as much as I hunger for his touch. 

Getting close to Finn means unveiling secrets that should stay hidden. But like bodies buried in shallow graves, skeletons never remain in the closet forever.

I can’t escape him, though. His darkness feeds mine, and it’s only a matter of time before the void consumes us both.

When the story is over, who will be revealed as the real monster? Finn or me?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58703070-flirting-with-disaster

Pre-order: https://readerlinks.com/l/2384662

AUTHOR BIO:

USA Today bestselling author Michelle Hercules always knew creative arts were her calling but not in a million years did she think she would write a novel. With a background in fashion design, she thought she would follow that path. But one day, out of the blue, she had an idea for a book. One page turned into ten pages, ten pages turned into a hundred, and before she knew, her first book, The Prophecy of Arcadia, was born.


Michelle Hercules resides in The Netherlands with her husband and daughter. She is currently working on the Legends of Gattica series.

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Cover Reveal: Scarred Siren by Jennifer Bene

BOOK DETAILS:

Scarred Siren
by Jennifer Bene
(The Beth Series, #3)
Publication date: October 14, 2022
Genres: Adult, Gothic, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:

The end of Beth’s story is coming in October 2022, pre-order now!

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60679266-scarred-siren

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3vGcRMA

AUTHOR BIO:

Jennifer Bene is a USA Today bestselling author of dangerously sexy and deviously dark romance. From BDSM, to Suspense, Dark Romance, and Thrillers—she writes it all. Always delivering a twisty, spine-tingling journey with the promise of a happily-ever-after.

Don’t miss a release! Sign up for the newsletter to get new book alerts (and a free welcome book) at http://jenniferbene.com/newsletter

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Cover Reveal: Big Wild Love Adventure by Julianna Keyes

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Big Wild Love Adventure
by Julianna Keyes
Publication date: June 20, 2022
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance

Synopsis:

After being ditched at the altar, Emmy Shaw’s heart, like her dented food truck, is definitely not open for business. Deeply in debt to her parents and evicted from her apartment, she takes a friend’s drunken dare and fills out an application for a new dating-adventure reality show. She never expects to be chosen—or to get a chance at the show’s huge cash prize, which could put her life back on track.

But when she’s abandoned in the middle of the jungle two months later wearing only a bathing suit and a backpack, she wonders if being on the show might be even worse than the #emmytrashtruck hate brigade she left back home. Then she meets her fellow cast members—including sexy, inscrutable Wes—and starts to reconsider, wondering if maybe money’s not all she stands to gain from this experience.

After a year of abysmal failures, this summer of cave treks, jungle hikes, impromptu talent shows, and a sexy flirtmance turns out to be just the thing to help Emmy rebuild her shattered confidence. She signed up for the show to hide from the mess her life had become, but this escape from reality might be just what she needs to find herself.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60783008-big-wild-love-adventure

Pre-order:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3OeRU40

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-wild-love-adventure-julianna-keyes/1141343469?ean=2940165161414

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/big-wild-love-adventure

iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/big-wild-love-adventure/id1618606924

AUTHOR BIO:

Julianna Keyes is a Canadian writer who has lived on both coasts and several places in between. She’s been skydiving, bungee jumping, and white water rafting, but nothing thrills—or terrifies—her as much as the blank page. She loves Chinese food, foreign languages, baseball, and television, though not necessarily in that order, and writes sizzling stories with strong characters, plenty of conflicts, and lots of making up.

Author links: 

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Cover Reveal: Reasons Why Not to Date Public Enemy CEO by Melanie Munton

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Reasons Why Not to Date Public Enemy CEO
by Melanie Munton
(Shell Grove, #1)
Publication date: June 21,2022
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

What happens when the most hated man in town goes after everyone’s favorite girl next door?

Reason #1: Big, bad CEO Aiden Beaumont wears his grumpy mask every day like a badge of honor. Mia Sparks wants nothing more than to honk his nose or throw a pie in his face, à la The Three Stooges, just to see if he’s capable of smiling. Unfortunately, she can’t. Because he’s technically her boss, and she’d like to keep her gig at the new five-star beach resort for longer than two weeks.

Reason #2: Everyone in her small hometown of Shell Grove, SC hates the man. He brought big business to their little beach town, and as far as her fellow citizens are concerned, that makes him the devil incarnate. But he won’t be staying forever, which works for Mia. She doesn’t go for the flashy city types anyway. She’s quite happy living her quiet life in Shell Grove. The faster the cranky—albeit stupidly hot—CEO is out of her life, the better.

Reason #3: Every time Aiden frowns at her, it hits her like a thousand-watt smile. He has a language all his own, and it’s starting to make way too much sense to her. She can’t avoid him in a town the size of a postage stamp, and it finally hits her that…she doesn’t want to escape him. This always-irritated, too-serious businessman couldn’t possibly be the stable safe haven she’s been looking for. Could he?

Aiden knows there’s a million and one reasons to stay away from the sugary sweet Mia. But who runs away from sunshine after living their entire life in a secluded cave? And when someone from her past unexpectedly emerges and tries to drive a wedge between the two of them? All bets are off. Aiden has never lost a fight in the boardroom, and he’s not about to lose the fight for the woman he wants to deserve. He just has to prove to her that he’s not the PUBLIC ENEMY CEO everyone thinks he is.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60695761-reasons-why-not-to-date-public-enemy-ceo

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3jhLQcu

AUTHOR BIO:

Melanie grew up in the Midwest, but she loves living in the Southeast (where the beaches are!) now with her husband and daughter.
Melanie’s other passion is traveling and seeing the world. With anthropology degrees under their belts, she and her husband have made it their goal in life to see as many archaeological sites around the world as possible.
She has a horrible food addiction to pasta and candy (not together…ew). And she gets sad when her wine rack is empty.
At the end of the day, she is a true romantic at heart. She loves writing the cheesy and corny romantic comedies, and the sassy and sexy suspense. She aims to make her readers swoon, laugh out loud, maybe sweat a little, and above all, fall in love.
Go visit Melanie’s website and sign up for her newsletter to stay updated on release dates, teasers, and other details for all of her projects!

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Cover Reveal: Damaged Doll by Jennifer Bene

BOOK DETAILS:

Damaged Doll
by Jennifer Bene
(The Beth Series, #2)
Publication date: July 12, 2022
Genres: Adult, Gothic, Romance, Suspense

Synopsis:

The long-awaited sequel to Breaking Beth is finally coming in July 2022, pre-order now!

“I’m too broken for love.”

After everything Beth has been through, all she wants is to feel normal.
To be normal.
But the weight of her past won’t let her go easily.

“Wanting her is wrong.”

All Jake wants is to be a hero.
To save as many as he can from the monsters of this world.
But when the monsters come for Beth Doherty…
he isn’t thinking like a hero.

Ripping her out of her life was bad enough.
Wanting her is worse.
But resisting her might just be impossible.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60679256-damaged-doll

Pre-order: https://amzn.to/3j0sKra

AUTHOR BIO:

Jennifer Bene is a USA Today bestselling author of dangerously sexy and deviously dark romance. From BDSM, to Suspense, Dark Romance, and Thrillers—she writes it all. Always delivering a twisty, spine-tingling journey with the promise of a happily-ever-after.

Don’t miss a release! Sign up for the newsletter to get new book alerts (and a free welcome book) at http://jenniferbene.com/newsletter

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Cover Reveal: It Started With A Dance by Tinia Montford

BOOK DETAILS:

It Started with a Dance
by Tinia Montford
(Pacific Grove University, #2)
Publication date: July 28, 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

WILL THEY PULL OFF THE PERFECT PERFORMANCE?  

It’s double time for Cami Clinton… 

Dance is in Cami’s blood, but a bombshell diagnosis puts her on the sidelines. Now returning for her senior year of college, she’s determined to prove she is the dancer she once was. Each year, at the end of the semester, the campus hosts a dance festival. Cami knows this is her shot at redemption, but while at a party, things go horribly wrong and Cami suddenly has a new boyfriend: Marsh Lincoln.  

Marsh Lincoln has two left feet…

He doesn’t dance. A nasty accident haunts Marsh and he’s just ready to graduate. Until he’s told he’s missing credits. The only class left to fill his missing credits? Ballroom dancing. To make matters worse, his girlfriend breaks up with him in front of everyone at a party, leaving him with a new girlfriend he’s never met before…  

It takes two to tango…

Acting like the perfect couple isn’t easy when you’ve just met. When the lines between what’s real and pretend blurs, they have to ask themselves: Can you catch feelings for something that’s all pretend?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60715676-it-started-with-a-dance

AUTHOR BIO:

Tinia (TUH-NIA) Montford is a Pisces who’s a sap for romance, especially when there’s (tons of) kissing. Loves eighties sitcoms and will consume anything with chocolate. She graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in English and Graphic Design.

She is a world traveler having climbed a volcano in Nicaragua, scaled Angkor Wat in the blistering sun, and roamed the Acropolis of Athens. Oh, she also dabbles in short stories occasionally.

If you can’t catch her writing, you can bet she’s overindulging on poke bowls, listening to the same four songs, or chilling with her adorbs doggie. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Fiction.

Author links:

http://tiniamontford.com/

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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21958554.Tinia_Montford

Cover Reveal: Monterey King by Claire Marti

BOOK DETAILS:

Monterey King
by Claire Marti
(California Suits, #3)
Publication date: May 19, 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis:

When former Army Major Cameron Taylor comes home a hero from his deployment in the Middle East his scars run deep – both physically and emotionally. But he’s starting over, running a luxury hotel with his best friends. And Lucy Goodwin, apparently…his high school sweetheart who he’s never quite managed to forget.

There’s only one reason Lucy’s been engaged – and walked away – three times and now he’s standing right in front of her. Cameron Taylor is the man she’s never stopped loving, even when he left her “for her own good” all those years ago. There was nothing good about it, that’s for sure. Just like there’d be nothing good about trying to break down Cameron’s walls now. But that doesn’t mean she’s not tempted to try…

***Monterey King is the third book in award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Claire Marti’s spin-off contemporary romance series, California Suits. The series will follow the adventures of five best friends who are opening a string of luxury boutique hotels from La Jolla to Monterey to Beverly Hills as each one finds true love…usually where he least expects it. Each book is standalone.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60136171-monterey-king

Pre-order:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ifrmk8

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/monterey-king-claire-marti/1139922605?ean=2940162607175

iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/monterey-king/id1578951727

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/monterey-king

AUTHOR BIO:

Claire Marti is an award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author of swoon-worthy Contemporary Romance novels set in Southern California, including the Pacific Vista Ranch series and the spin-off California Suits series. She lives in San Diego with her husband, silly dog, and two clever cats.

Claire started writing stories as soon as she was old enough to pick up a pencil and paper. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a BA in English Literature, Claire was sidetracked by other careers, including practicing law, selling software for legal publishers, and managing a non-profit animal rescue for a Hollywood actress.

When Claire’s not writing, she’s teaching yoga. You can find her sixty+ online classes on the international website www.yogadownload.com. A breast cancer survivor, Claire is a sought-after speaker on the power of yoga and meditation. She’s been published in numerous magazines with articles on wellness and is the author of a memoir, Come Ride with Me Along the Big C, on her experience beating breast cancer.

Claire loves to hear from readers!

Reach out via email or sign up for her newsletter at www.clairemarti.com

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