Thursday, October 31, 2019

The Black Widow Book Blitz #Giveaway


The Black Widow
Christa Simpson
(Dark Secrets Duet #2)
Publication date: October 28th 2019
Genres: Adult, Psychological Thriller
Day by day, piece by piece, he puts it all together. What will happen when he finally realizes what I’ve done?
There was a time when I thought I was simply a magnet for trouble. Now I know better. If you want to call me the Black Widow, I’m going to own it. You want a monster? I’ll give you one. I’ll alienate you from everything you know and love. You will learn the hard way that evil doesn’t only lurk in our imaginations.
The tall, dark and handsome cop would be well-advised to steer clear of me. He knows better than to get tangled in the web I’ve weaved. I warned him. I told him not to mess with me if he values his life. You’re probably wondering what’ll happen when my darkest truths unravel. It’s not my problem anymore. If he sticks around, he will be the author of his own misfortune.
Caught in my own dangerous game of elimination, will he be the last nail in my coffin?
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EXCERPT:
Ignorance truly is bliss. My car pulls away from the curb, my tousled hair dancing in the wind as if our autumn is unseasonably warm. You can’t believe everything you see. In all honesty, it’s not that warm. I have a chill running through my body that I can’t escape. I probably would have closed my car window a long time ago, if I could have, but it’s stuck halfway down. I’m just lucky the raincloud over there is keeping its distance. Lucky. Hah! I’m lucky like that man up ahead.
Look at his tidy pile of leaves. He probably spent his entire morning raking those things into a heap next to the curb and is proud of himself for beating the rain. I smirk at the rotund, older man in his front yard. He hasn’t even had enough time to put away his rake. Instead, he stands there proudly, leaning against the handle and scratching his overfed belly. I can’t resist. Someone has handed this opportunity to me, and I simply can’t pass it up.
My foot presses deeper into the accelerator, thrusting my small car forward. I glare at the old man from beneath dark lashes. His eyes immediately connect with mine, begging me to rethink what I’m about to do. That only encourages me further. I veer toward the pile, blasting through the leaves and cheering with a crazed depth to my voice.
“Woooooo!”
I feel so alive. When the old man stumbles after me, frantically waving his hands with leaves raining around him, I smile harder. A smile. For the longest time, I forgot my mouth could even do that. It feels like my world has shifted, though, and maybe, just maybe things are looking up for me. I force the images of my tormented childhood down, forgetting about my mother’s wasted apologies and the gurgling sound that came from my father’s throat when he drowned before my very eyes. I’ve blown through enough of my life boo-hooing over them. No more.
I carry on down the road, wearing a real smile—not the fake one I wore throughout my unfortunate youth, being spread between perverted foster fathers and overbearing relatives who wanted to make themselves feel better by sporadically treating me like family. No, remembering how I was pawned off to the system never helps. This is why my smiles never last long.
With a deep breath, my smile wilts, but I remind myself that I’m not a teenager anymore. I’m finally free of those people and their unanswered promises. No one’s in charge of my destiny but me. I have to grab life by the balls and make shit happen. Just because my late parents had a few screws loose, doesn’t mean I have to be stuck in my own self-inflicted hell, right? Right?
I pause at a yellow light and proceed into the intersection, flicking on my left turn signal as I make the turn in front of an oncoming sports car. It’s a dumb move. Traffic is thick, and the dude driving the small, black car is in a hurry to go nowhere. He swerves around my rear bumper and lays on his horn. I flip him the bird and hold it there for a few long seconds, completely lost in my own world. I forget to reacquaint myself with the car in front of me. Traffic is now at a standstill.
I quickly jam onto my brake, but I’m screwed. My balding tires argue with the pavement and make a loud screeching noise while my front-end slams into the car in front of me. A loud popping noise is the only warning I have before wearing a face full of airbag. I don’t care if it looks like a fluffy cloud; it feels like a brick wall, and I wonder if I have a broken nose. I struggle to breathe as I push the bag out of my face and clutch at my nose, sighing deeply, choking on the stale air.
Way to go, Clarisse.
“Are you okay?” a man shouts, reaching through my half-open window and tearing my car door from its hinges to pull me free of the wreckage. He thinks my window is broken because of the accident, and I’m going to let him keep on thinking that.
I’m still holding my nose when I collapse into his arms and look up into apologetic eyes. “I’ve had better days,” I admit.
“But you’re alive.”
The corners of my lips quirk upwards oh so slightly. “There’s that.”
He helps me right myself, and I push off of him once I regain my footing. “My bumper didn’t even see you coming,” he says with a smile.
I assess the damage. My scrappy little car is banged up pretty good, but it’ll drive. The back end of his car sits on the ground in a heap of ruin. “Is it true that they can pick that thing up and reattach it?” I ask, already knowing the answer.
“I don’t know. See the way the fender is curled under. That’ll be a hard fix.”
I nod, wondering if I should throw my entire first year of college away and run for the hills. The dark cloud that had been following me finally catches up. My eyes wander to the bystanders who scatter for cover as droplets of rain start to pelt the pavement.
“I can’t afford to fix your car.” I look back to him, trying not to admire his clean-cut military hairstyle. “I’m sorry but I just can’t.”
His eyes sink into mine while he thinks on it, the rain quickly dampening his clothes and mine. He takes my hand to get my attention. It works.
“What do you say we talk to these nice policemen over here and then I take you out for a coffee? I’m sure we can work something out.”


Author Bio:
Christa Simpson is the Bestselling Author of contemporary romances with a twist and dark, twisty psychological thrillers. Her stories are loaded with passion, suspense and sarcasm. She’s a small-town Canadian girl living in Southwestern, Ontario, with her husband and two beautiful daughters. Check out her stories and get ready for some emotionally charged entertainment!










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The Dirty Dozen: Vampire Edition Book Blitz #Giveaway


The Dirty Dozen – Vampire Edition
Publication date: November 2nd 2019
Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, Paranormal, Romance
12 Authors ~ 12 Novellas ~ 12 Vampires
It only takes one little bite to draw you in and hold you captive.
Twelve authors have set out to ensnare you with their words.
The stories of their vampires traveling the earth, hidden in the shadows and waiting for their one true love to surrender to their ways, will leave you searching for your own.
Contributing Authors:
Ice Cold Justice – Scarlette Amour
I’ve been hiding a terrible secret. One that’ll see the end of me if anyone finds out…
Add an annoying old flame threatening to out my new secret…What’s a girl to do?
I Am Here – Ann Mickan
Morfran’s simple existence can become a life worth living and loving.
But the price of a new life is the choices to be made.
Emma James
One night at Elysium with the dark, sexy stranger would unlock Miss Bennett’s secrets and rock her world.
Angel of my Nightmare – L. Firminger
Will Marcus find his maker?
What secrets is she hiding?
The Raven – N.L. Hoffmann
Rule number one, don’t fall for the enemy.
Will she end up battling against another assassin, or will their growing attraction have them breaking all the rules?
Donta Naughty – Nathalie M.L. Römer
Could Donta and Carlotta be freed from the eternal curse that had made them both creatures of the night?
Voices Beneath – A.D. Saddler
The voices in her head brought us together.
Blood and bones might tear us apart.
Blood Mated – Kate Bonham
I was born from a forbidden romance, always hidden away. But the truth is out…and now my life is in danger.
Mine and my blood mate’s, but if they think they’re going to hurt him, they have no idea who they’re messing with.
The Mad Hatter Vampire Prince – Kia Carrington-Russell
They called him a clown, who had a crown, and who would never look down on his left.
She had a name, that he would soon learn–but perhaps it would already be too late.
Cardinal – Kathleen Kelly
Janardan ~ the world’s oldest Vampire.
Liberator from the cycle of birth and death.
Tasting Her – Kay Maree
My mate is out there somewhere. She is the inferno I need to survive, and I will make her long for my taste as much as I long for hers.
Blood Lust – Gemma Arlington
I knew the instant I walked into the club; I didn’t belong here.
It was strange, odd… different but I liked places that were slightly out of the ordinary.

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RELEASE BLITZ - Truth in Freedom #Giveaway




Title: Truth in Freedom
Series: Truth in Lies Duet #2
Author: Maggie Kay
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance
Release Date: October 31, 2019



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Olivia 
Cole set me free, I am learning to live and breathe without him, but I still feel him all around me. He doesn’t understand that without him, I will always be trapped as a prisoner to my own heart. 
I am trying to move on and be happy, the music academy is everything I dreamed it would be and more, but I can feel someone watching me. I have this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach, something bad is about to happen, and there is nothing I can do to stop it. 

Cole
Olivia is gone. I feel the loss of her everywhere. My heart aches to have her back but my vengeance has taken over me. I will not rest until all those who hurt Olivia have paid the price. 
Revenge is sweet, but the bitter sting it leaves in its wake stirs my restless heart. 
If Olivia finds out what I have done will she ever want to come back to me? Everything is so messed up I can’t tell where the lies end and the truth begins.  

Truth in Freedom is the second book in the Truth & Lies Duet and must be read after Truth in Lies, book one to follow the storyline. 

“The truth in my freedom is written on my soul,” Olivia 







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Maggie grew up in between the picturesque wine region of Hunter Valley and the magnificent coastlines of Newcastle in Australia. It is the perfect place to raise her three children with her partner.

When Maggie is not writing, you will find her reading and reviewing romance books on her blog, Blushing Book Reviews. She simply cannot survive without her daily doses of caffeine and won’t say no to a glass or two of wine.

This is Maggie Kay’s debut novel, she first started writing poetry as a young teenager, pouring her poems, thoughts and manuscript ideas into pages of notebooks. Writing became her passion, her dream and her obsession.

Her heroes are dark and intense alpha males, and her heroines are strong, sassy and full of bite. Together they create a world of passion, pleasure and pain.


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Release Blitz: The Nice List

Title: The Nice List
Author: Avery Scott
Genre: Holiday Novella
Release Date: October 31, 2019 Cover Designer: S. Lewis
Cole Weston’s biggest holiday wish is about to come true. The deal of a lifetime is within reach--and once he closes the sale of one small town elementary school, he’ll have a nice fat bonus check to take with him when he finally moves up to the real estate big leagues in New York. He’s not about to let anyone stand in his way--especially not the feisty and all-kinds-of-adorable teacher who does everything she can to convince the school board not to sell. 
Francesca Bagnoli won’t let go of her beloved school without a fight. The historic building might not be in the best shape, but it’s the heart and soul of her town, and there’s no way she’ll let some greedy real estate mogul destroy it. Who cares that he’s the most attractive man she’s ever seen? She will not lose focus, and she most definitely will not fall prey to Cole’s charming softer side. 
In the countdown to Christmas, can Cole and Francesca put aside their differences and take a shot at the kind of love neither expected to find? Or is a holiday miracle just not in the cards for them this year?
The Nice List is a stand-alone, HEA/HFN Christmas Novella with just a touch of holiday spice!

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RELEASE BLITZ - Demanding Redemption #Giveaway




Title: Demanding Redemption: An Office Romance
Series: Redemption Duet #2, Forbidden #5
Author: Tracy Lorraine
Genre: Contemporary/New Adult Romance
Release Date: October 31, 2019



Blurb

Secrets always have a way of exposing themselves when you least expect it.

From that very first night, when Erica fell into my lap, I wanted her. More than anything.  

I’m addicted to her. Those curves, that smart mouth... but most of all, the darkness she thinks she keeps hidden in her eyes. 

I’ve spent weeks trying to break down her walls, discover what she's hiding, but I'm keeping secrets of my own. 

When she finds out the truth, there is no turning back. I can't demand that she hear me out, when I’ve no idea where she is. 

Set on proving that she’s the only one for me, I refuse to let her forget the fire that blazes between us. 

I won’t allow her to keep running from what I know we both want, but when her pregnancy bombshell is dropped, will I be the one running?







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Tracy Lorraine is a M/F and M/M contemporary romance author. Tracy recently-ish turned thirty and lives in a cute Cotswold village in England with her husband, daughter and lovable but slightly crazy dog. Having always been a bookaholic with her head stuck in her Kindle Tracy decided to try her hand at a story idea she dreamt up and hasn’t looked back since.


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