Category: Book Tour

Book Tour & Review ~ Mr. Not Nice Guy ~ by ~ Katherine L. Evans

 

Title: Mr. Not Nice Guy

Author: Katherine L. Evans
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: May 5, 2021
Cover Design: R.L. Cover Designs
Nice guys finish last, but not this time…

I’m angry and ticked off. Period. End of story.

Well, that’s not entirely true. It’s the start of the story, actually.

I’m August Hawkins, and I’m the nicest guy you’ll ever meet.

But right now, I’m cranky and sick of being “Mr. Nice Guy,” especially working for a record label that’s run by my ex-girlfriend and her new fiancé. And that’s not even the worst of it. The label signs a sultry, sexy, and shameless singer, and they want me to manage her.

Perfect plan, right? No chance. This mischievous singer just so happens to be the same irresistible woman I spent one night with on my first night in New Orleans. And now Scarlett, the sex-pot-jazz crooner, isn’t playing nice with her seductive ways and tantalizing body.

She knows I’m too nice to play dirty, but it’s all I want. Some way, somehow, I need to cure this Scarlett fever.
 

 

 

“A breath of fresh air.” — Goodreads review ★★★★★

 

 

“Hysterical banter and off-the-charts sexual tension.” — Goodreads review ★★★★★

 

 

“What a fun, sexy twist on the bully romance plot! I loved it!” — Goodreads review ★★★★★

 

 

 

 

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I haven’t read the other books in the Romance in NOLA series but I definitely need to go back and read the others now! Not that you need to read it to appreciate August and Scarlett’s story, but I just like the other characters and want to know their backstories.

It was instinctive to feel bad for August initially. Between hearing his backstory and being new in town, you just felt bad for him. But that quickly changed when I heard Scarlett’s story. Her Maw Maw struck something in me because I was in the same situation before my dad passed last year. So it hit home for me. Plus August was just totally a butthead to Scarlett once they started working together.

But I’ve totally got to give Scarlett so many props for being sassy and unwilling to back down with August. And for not being a tattletale for how things weren’t working with August but she still was willing to deal with it herself and not go running to Brennan.

5 stars!

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Book Tour ~ Chloe’s Rescue Mission ~ by ~ Rosie Dean

 

Title: Chloe’s Rescue Mission
Author: Rosie Dean
Release: March 4, 2015
Genre: Sassy Romantic Comedy

Will Scottish leisure tycoon help Chloe save her family’s crumbling theatre?

Can she resist his notorious charms?

And just how much exposure will satisfy the paparazzi’s lust for headlines?

Chloe is about to find out…
 

I was holding my breath for Duncan’s verdict. Please let him tell me today.

He stopped by his car and turned towards me.

‘Okay.’ The smile was gone and his eyes were fixed firmly on mine. ‘About the theatre…’ Here we go. I took a deep breath, fingers crossed under my armpits. ‘I could just give you a bunch of money but that would only help you in the short term, wouldn’t it? And it might not necessarily be the best investment for me. What you need is long-term security, experience and support. So what I’m proposing, is introducing you to a bunch of people with money and expertise – people you can network amongst and encourage to get involved. How’s that sound to you?’

‘That sounds absolutely brilliant. Thank you.’ It was the best offer I’d had so far and, as Mum often said, a bird in the hand…

‘Good. What are you doing Thursday to Saturday?’

I thought for a moment. ‘Oh, I’m being interviewed by the County Magazine on Friday.’

‘Tell them you’ll do it on Wednesday.’

I bristled. ‘I can’t just tell them when to interview me. It took me ages to get them to agree doing a piece on us. If I put them off I might not get them again for months.’

‘Listen, I’m just about to fly you to Barcelona to mix with some top execs in the field of corporate events. You’ll not get another chance like this for a while.’

My eyes, now focusing on the neck of his shirt, darted to the bonnet of his car and back again a couple of times, while I considered the implication. He cut across my thoughts.

‘Chloe, tell the magazine Duncan Thorsen’s taking you to Barcelona. Believe me, they’ll be round on Wednesday, like a shot.’

I could feel a smile tweaking the corner of my mouth. ‘I see your point.’ Our story would escalate from human interest to tabloid sensation, overnight. ‘What’s happening in Barcelona?’

‘We’re running a two-day event at one of our hotels. There’ll be some influential senior execs there who you might persuade to sponsor some part of your project.’

As he got into his car, he said, ‘I’ll ask Marlean to call you with the details.’

‘Thanks. And Duncan,’ I clasped my free hand round the ponytail at the back of my head. ‘I know this may sound cheeky – since you’re being so helpful – but I’ve found out quite a lot about Thorsen Leisure and…I’d hate you to feel you couldn’t make a financial contribution to the cause, as well.’

He started the engine and raised his eyes as he considered my suggestion. ‘It does sound cheeky. See you Thursday.’
Rosie Dean has been writing stories and plays since she was big enough to type. After studying ceramic design and gaining a ‘degree in crockery’ as the man in her life calls it, she became an Art & Pottery teacher. Seven years later, she moved into corporate world, writing training courses and marketing copy until the lure of being a full-time writer became irresistible.

Her passion is to write entertaining love stories that can make a reader chuckle, laugh out loud or, occasionally, feel a lump in the throat. Most of all, she loves developing the characters who inhabit her stories – eccentricities and screwball scenarios pop up in all of her work. Some of these characters have four legs – because animals offer an interesting counterpoint to human dramas.

Chloe’s Rescue Mission is her third romantic comedy and draws on her experiences performing in amateur theatre productions for many years. She also has a bit of a thing for men in kilts!

Rosie lives on the Isle of Wight, and can see the sea from her writing den.
 
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Book Tour ~ Trace’s Forever ~ by ~ Mel Walker

 

Title: Trace’s Forever

Series: Lake Hope
Author: Mel Walker
Genre: Contemporary/Small Town Romance
Release Date: April 30, 2021
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Real Hollywood Romances are Unscripted.
 
Trace Edwards
They call me the billion-dollar box office kid and People’s most eligible bachelor, but everyone should know better. That carefully curated persona is a Hollywood fabrication.
Thanks to Forever being a box office smash, I’m returning to Lake Hope to film the sequel. The paparazzi is working overtime speculating that my on-screen romance with my co-star Kimberly Conrad is evolving off-screen.
On-screen I’ll continue to play the romantic lead but off-screen I’m a different person with a secret that would destroy the image so many have worked so hard to maintain.
I don’t relationships. I don’t do romance.
 
Jill Hanover
I wrote the words that convinced America that Trace and Kimberly are the perfect couple. My script for the movie Forever propelled the beautiful ones to an on-screen HEA. Of course, the emotions of the movie felt real to so many because they are – they’re mine. I carry a stupid crush for the most unattainable man in Hollywood. I’m invisible to him and I’ve fed all my words of love to Kimberly, the one woman who actually has the ability to steal his heart.
I can’t let this happen. It’s time to go off-script.
You can’t make this stuff up. But I can.
Watch me.

 

 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

Mel Walker has been writing fiction most of his adult life. Specializing in Short Stories and Contemporary fiction and Romance Novels. A native New Yorker and life-long frustrated NY Mets fan. He loves to write about ordinary people placed in difficult situations, especially as it relates to their closest relationships.

 

 

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Book Tour ~ Blossom in Winter Books 1 & 2 ~ by ~ Melanie Martins

Series: Blossom in Winter Books 1 & 2
Titles: Blossom in Winter & Lured into Love
Author: Melanie Martins
Genre: Forbidden Age-Gap Romance/Taboo/Erotic
Immerse yourself in this utterly addictive forbidden love story that has captivated tens of thousands of readers around the world.

“We are not meant to be together. I should’ve known better. And yet…”

Petra, a seventeen-year-old Dutch-American and the only heir of finance tycoon Roy Van Gatt, has always had her life rigorously planned and supervised by her strict father. From her internship at his hedge fund firm on Wall Street to her degree in Economics at Columbia University, Petra is all set for a bright future in finance.

But everything falls apart when she develops a dangerous relationship with her father’s business partner and utmost confidant, Alexander Van Dieren. A Dutch nobleman, known as an unrepentant heartbreaker, twenty-three years her senior, and who is, above all else, her beloved godfather.

A twisted obsession for some, unconditional love for others, but one thing is sure: it’s a relationship that might cost them everything…

 

★★★★★ “Blossom In Winter is officially my obsession. Honestly, I don’t think I can write a review that’ll express just how madly I fell in love with this forbidden romance.” — Karen, verified buyer.

 

“It’s a nasty kind of love. The kind you can’t escape from even if you want to.”

 

Petra should’ve known better. But her heart has always beaten for the one man that she can’t have: her beloved godfather, Alexander Van Dieren.
And despite the firm disapproval from her mother, the rising politician and activist, Tess Hagen, Petra is determined to take her life into her own hands and fight for him, no matter the price.
But she can only do so if Alexander will go just as far for her. So after waking up from her coma, she asked him one question. He gave her one answer. And from there, nothing will ever be the same…

 

 

★★★★★ If you thought Blossom in Winter was extraordinary then Lured into Love will blow you away. ~ Jamie, Amazon Review

 

 

Melanie Martins is a digital entrepreneur, travel influencer, and author.

As an author, she published her first novel “Blossom in Winter” in March 2020. The forbidden romance became the #1 national besteller in her country of residence, Malta and was featured in MaltaToday, Times of Malta, LovinMalta, Thrive Global, Medium, and on National Tv. The controversial novel has been labeled by some as “wrong”, “immoral”, and by others as a “masterpiece”, “phenomenal” and a “must-read” creating a dedicated, loyal fan base of lovers and haters.

When she is not behind her laptop writing, she can be found globetrotting, reading, daydreaming, and sharing her adventures on social media such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Goodreads.

Born in France and raised in Portugal, she currently lives on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Malta and can’t get enough of it.
Say hi on social media @melaniemartinsblog
 
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Book Tour ~ Mafia Heiress ~ by ~ Angela Agnello

Title: Mafia Heiress
Series: Conquering the Throne
Author: Angela Agnello
Genre: Mafia Reverse Harem
Release Date: April 30, 2021
 
 

 
 
 

 

Prima la famiglia.
 
It’s funny how you can go through life thinking everything is normal when you’re anything but. The world of an Italian American is different than that of any other culture, especially here in New York City.
 
Our traditions are strange, our accents odd, and food comes second only to family. My ancestors came over from Sicily at the turn of the century. No money, living in filth, and begging for scraps. A life of crime doesn’t appear as bad as it is when your family is dying in the street.
 
My name is Giacomina Gambino and I’m a mafia princess.
 
I was born and raised in Brooklyn with a silver spoon in my mouth and a gun in my purse. Nothing or no one can mess with me, and if it happens — Daddy takes care of it.
 
Now I’m twenty-eight, ready to settle down, and I have to choose a husband. Someone my parents approve of and someone who will stay out of my way. I might have to get married, but nobody said anything about it being for love.
 
If you love Rachel Van Dyken and JM Dathower you’re going to be obsessed with Angela Agnello’s debut series, Conquering the Throne.
 

 

 

 

Goodreads Review – “Fantastic book!!”

Goodreads Review – “Must read! I absolutely loved this book.”

Spunk~n~Sassy – “I’ll start by saying that this book was absolutely divine.”

 

 
 
 

 

Angela Agnello was born and raised in Queens, NY. She grew up in an Italian American household filled with love and happiness. The woman in her life taught her how to be strong, independent, and smart. She may have gotten hit with the wooden spoon, but she also learned how to cook sauce with it. Her mafia tales are fiction, but she likes to think there is a Jack out there somewhere ruling the men in her life. Prima la famiglia.

 

 
 
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Book Tour ~ Blood & Bones: Rook ~ by ~ Jeanne St. James

 

Title: Blood & Bones: Rook

Series: Blood Fury MC #7

Author: Jeanne St. James
Genre: Enemies to Lovers Romance (MC Romance)
Release Date: May 1, 2021
 

 

 

Amazon Review – “The chemistry is off the charts hot with these two.”

Amazon Review – “Jeanne St James takes us on another amazing ride with a very thin line between love and hate with Rook and Jet.”

Amazon Review – “This one is a shotgun shell right thru you!”

 

 

It’s a thin line between love and hate…
Secrets.
Every one of his brothers in the Blood Fury MC has them.
Including Rook.
Especially Rook.
What he’s done in his past. What he’s involved in currently. What he still needs to do.
Even worse, what he’s tempted to do.
With someone no one expects.
Least of all him.
But resisting her is impossible, no matter how much he tries.
Problem is, his club’s on the verge of war, so she’s either with the Fury or against them.
If she’s against them, she’s against them all.
Including Rook.
Especially Rook.
Which will turn the thin line into an insurmountable wall dividing them forever.
Note: Blood & Bones: Rook is the seventh book in the Blood Fury MC series and is an enemies-to-lovers romance. As always, this book has no cheating, no cliffhanger and has an HEA. It’s recommended to read this series in order.

 

 

 

He dipped his head and dragged his lips across hers. Not a kiss, but a reminder.
That he could easily steal her breath. Suck her soul from deep within her and keep it for his very own.
Keep her for himself.

 

 

 
 

JEANNE ST. JAMES is a USA Today and international bestselling romance author who loves writing about strong women and alpha males. She was only thirteen when she first started writing. Her first published piece was an erotic short story in Playgirl magazine. She then went on to publish her first romance novel in 2009. She is now an author of almost fifty contemporary romances. She writes M/F, M/M, and M/M/F ménages, including interracial. Want to read a sample of her work? Download a free sampler book here: BookHip.com/MTQQKK

To keep up with her busy release schedule check her website at www.jeannestjames.com or sign up for her newsletter: http://www.jeannestjames.com/newslettersignup

 
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Book Tour ~ Bride of the Emperor ~ by ~ Hayley Faiman

Title: Bride of the Emperor
Series: The Prophecy of Sisters
Author: Hayley Faiman
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2021

 

Drucilla Collins knows something is very wrong. All three of her sisters are missing. As the baby of the family, her sisters are always there for her—except now.
Where could they be? Three sisters who live across the country from one another don’t just disappear into thin air—do they? She doesn’t think that they could until it happens. They’re gone.
Landing on a strange beach, a warrior appears on a horse in what appears to be some foreign countryside. He is enormous, his body is gorgeous, but his face is hidden behind a metal helmet.
When he scoops her up from the ground, she is sure that all of this means that she will be seeing her sisters soon. They must be wherever this strange beast of a man is taking her.
Tiberius Quirinus is the newly crowned Emperor of Savona. Trained to be a warrior, he never wanted to take over the empire. His father was a tyrant. A man that he had to put down himself to save his people.
An ancient prophecy is well on its way to becoming fulfilled. Tiberius knows that he is the last piece of the puzzle, but there is a problem, he cannot love. The emotion does not exist inside of him, at least not romantically.
Two people who never imagined settling down. Marriage was nothing that either of them desired. Two people who take what they want, when they want.
Magic, witches, gods, and goddesses fill their new relationship and their world. Can they destroy their walls and fall in love, or will their world crumble before them?

 

 

 

As an only child, Hayley Faiman had to entertain herself somehow. She started writing stories at the age of six and never really stopped.

Born in California, she met her now husband at the age of sixteen and married him at the age of twenty in 2004. After all of these years together, he’s still the love of her life.

Hayley’s husband joined the military and they lived in  Oregon, where he was stationed with the US Coast Guard. They moved back to California in 2006, where they had two little boys. Recently, the four of them moved out to the Hill Country of Texas, where they adopted a new family member, a chocolate lab named Optimus Prime.

Most of Hayley’s days are spent taking care of her two boys, going to the baseball fields for practice, or helping them with homework. Her evenings are spent with her husband and her nights—those are spent creating alpha book boyfriends.

 

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Book Tour ~ Chasing Victory ~ by ~ Olivia Peters

Title: Chasing Victory
Series: The Game Changer Series
Author: Olivia Peters
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 26, 2021
 

 

 

Victory
When my best friend’s older brother breaks my heart, I flee to New York City without ever looking back. Well, almost ever. It’s not always easy to leave his perfectly chiseled body in my rear view.
I’m determined to resist temptation and his pleas for me to move back home. Back to him. History always repeats itself, and when a man breaks you once, only a fool would let him do it again…
So I guess you can call me a damn fool.
 
Cade
Letting the love of my life walk away was the biggest sacrifice I ever made. And now Victory has me firmly in the barely-friends zone as the penance I deserve. 
When tragedy throws us back together, we seek comfort in the familiarity of each other’s arms – and my bed. I’ve finally earned a second chance, and I won’t make the same mistake twice…
Even if that means lying to her about the real reason we broke up.

 

 

 

 

 
Olivia Peters is an executive ghostwriter by day and a romance novelist by night. She’s based in Toronto, Ontario, but spends as much time as possible at her lake house dreaming about her next story.
 
Olivia writes unapologetically about hot, dirty talking alpha men, and the strong, sexy women who bring them to their knees. Readers can count on angst, steam and guaranteed happily ever afters. 
 
When Olivia isn’t writing, she’s spending time with her family, enjoying the great outdoors, and cooking up a storm in her cluttered kitchen.

 

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Book Tour ~ Love & Other Lies ~ by ~ Jackie Walker

Title: Love & Other Lies
Series: A Love and Laughs Novel
Author: Jackie Walker
Release: April 25, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy; Fake Marriage; Friends to Lovers; Billionaire Heroine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inserting humour at the right timing is an art & here @JackieWalker has hands down perfected it. – Readyourbooks

 

 

The witty banter between these two is amazing and you find yourself falling in love right along with them. – Adrienne, GoodReads Review

 

 

I laughed, I cried, I giggled, I loved. Cort and Amber are my new favorite couple. – Annette, Amazon Review

 

 

Reading this book felt like hanging out with friends for the weekend. – Amy, GoodReads Review

 

 

I love the way Jackie hooks you right from the beginning. Her writing is outstanding and with this book she has you laughing right up to the end. The sarcasm and dirty talk between Anber and Cort is both funny and hot. This is the perfect romcom book to add to your TBR list. – Kelchickbooklover

 

 

 
It started as a little white lie.

A temporary marriage of convenience that would only last a few days — then we’d go back to just being friends.

After all, Cort Amos and I aren’t in love. We only tied the knot so I wouldn’t have to marry the greedy social climber my billionaire father had chosen as the son-in-law he wanted to inherit the company.

But then came the romantic honeymoon across Europe — my father’s apology gift to me.

Day after day. Night after night. Spent with a man I’ve been drooling over since the day we met, while we’re in some of the most romantic places on the planet. So when he suggests we explore our physical attraction while on this vacation … just for fun, I can’t help but say yes.

He’s sweet and charming, and he knows just how to make me laugh. Not to mention those shoulders and that smile and those washboard abs. I can hardly catch my breath around him.

But it’s all in fun — he doesn’t want a serious relationship any more than I do. When we get back home, it will all come to an end, just like we planned.

Simple right? We can totally pull this off without feelings getting involved. No sweat.

Gulp.

I think I’m a big fat liar.

 

 

 
 

 
 
One day during the COVID quarantine (a.k.a. the dark time), Jackie was reading yet another laugh a minute rom-com by Lucy Score or Pippa Grant, and she thought to herself – hey, I can do that. And so, she did and it turned out even better than even she thought possible.

Jackie is a fresh face on the romance author scene destined to shake things up with her signature blend of light-hearted comedy, over the top characters and romantic heartwarming moments. A voracious romance reader herself, Jackie writes stories featuring the four S’s: Snark, Swoons, Steam and Sarcasm. Her heroines are bad-ass and her heroes are easy on the eyes and heavy on the charm.

When she is not writing funny stories about swoony heroes and the women who get to play with them, she is reading all types of romance novels or taking care of her army of cats and her teenage son (who also speaks fluent sarcasm).
 
 
 
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Book Tour ~ Tangled Web ~ by ~ Giulia Lagomarsino

Title: Tangled Web
Series: The Cortell Brothers Book 6
Author: Giulia Lagomarsino
Genre: Small Town Romance
Release Date: April 12, 2021
 
 

 

Andrew
I left behind my hacker ways and decided to become a P.I.
Of course, I was more of a cybercrime P.I. than an actual investigator.
But when her file fell in my lap, I knew I couldn’t walk away. Not yet.
She had the body of a vixen and the eyes of a killer.
I was terrified.
And yet strangely attracted to the woman.
Was it sane? Not at all. Every time I saw her, I was sure I would end up dead.
But there were worse ways to go…
 
Lorelei
I was finally free.
Well, almost. My husband had left me with a bit of a mess.
And his kids…don’t even get me started on them. All I wanted was my money, but that wasn’t going to happen until I could get my hands on my dearly departed husband’s trust.
In the meantime, I needed someplace new to live. So, I pointed my finger at the map and ended up in the cutest little town.
I just needed to make some friends, to blend in.
I could do that, and I knew just where to start…

 

 

 

 

 

 
I’m a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, “No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book.” I didn’t think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn’t already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven’t been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.
 

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