Book Blitz: August Fog (August Fog, #1)

August Fog (August Fog, #1) By A.L. Goulden
Publication date: August 1, 2020
Buy Link: Amazon
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Women’s Fiction
Summary:

Monica Waters has 31 days to choose between the love of her life or her soulmate.  

Juggling an unglamorous Hollywood career and a clumsy injury with an endless cocktail of antidepressants and dull daily routines, Monica moves through her thirties in a fog, avoiding the pain of her damaged marriage, broken body, and fragile mind.
Until he comes along. 

When emerging artist Quinn Matthews moves next door, just coping with the downward spiral of life is no longer feasible. 

Their powerful connection ignites a relationship that will tip the boundaries of their perfectly balanced lives, sparking a mutual obsession and life-altering affair. 

Monica tosses her prescriptions, striving to be free of their control, but with each passing summer day, dangerous secrets seep into their quiet suburban life, inching toward disaster. Sometimes the truth is hidden for a reason. 

“This is a contemporary tale of a woman’s struggle to navigate love and mental illness, while defining where and how she will land on her own feet.” –Independent Reader
“A raw and honest look at the ugly secrets behind a flawed marriage and the stigmas of depression.”

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EXCERPT:

They meet

Fusion can happen when two objects reach an extreme heat. When the blood boils, the same can be said of hearts. The connection can excite and ache and torment, yet the demise of will goes unnoticed when the thrill renders an addictive high. Monica Waters once loved getting high, both literally and figuratively, but outgrew the juvenile practice of artistic inspiration. She had responsibilities now, like a mortgage and an admirable career… and a husband.

Book Blitz: Trust

Trust By Aphra Wilson
Publication date: August 1, 2020
Buy Link: Amazon
Genres: Crime, Young Adult
Summary:

Anna spends her life longing to escape her home town. 

After her latest plan goes wrong, she’s forced to navigate a world of danger, drugs and violence alone. 

She must make enough money to pay a debt and get her ticket out of there. 

She has a week to do it. No big deal, right?
Her simple plan becomes complicated as she quickly accumulates trouble. 

A violent drug dealer, a Police Detective with a hunch, and an unwelcome admirer with something to offer are among the many hurdles Anna encounters. 

As she faces up to her own past and the growing danger she’s in, she learns what the people around her are capable of.
Everyone wants something, but how far will they go to get it? 

A story of friendship and sacrifice in the face of adversity.

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EXCERPT:

As the car slowed at the bottom of Clarie’s street, Anna reached for the door handle before it stopped. Shaun spotted her motion and popped the locks down from his side.

“Woah now. What’s the hurry?” The car stopped, and he turned to face her.

“Thanks for the lift, much appreciated. I better go though.” She flashed a fake smile to cover the fear taking over her face. He reached over to her knee and squeezed her with his huge hand.

Book Blitz: The Good Samaritan

The Good Samaritan By Melynda Price
Publication date: July 30, 2020
Buy Link: Amazon
Genres: Adult, Thriller

“Only through death, can one truly experience life…”
~The Good Samaritan 

With dreams of becoming an Emergency physician, resident Dr. Emma Rhodes has struggled to overcome the tragedy of her past. She’s moving on with her life and reinventing herself despite the guilt that still haunts her. 

Emma’s goals are finally within her grasp, and the fresh start she’s worked so hard for is hers for the taking. Or is it? 

Shot in the line of duty, Detective Sawyer Gerrard owes Dr. Rhodes his life. A budding friendship with the doctor quickly ignites into a complicated relationship when a series of murders leads him to believe she’s being targeted by a serial killer. 

When the Good Samaritan claims yet another victim, the investigation takes a dangerous turn. The killer knows Emma’s secret and he’s toying with Sawyer, pulling them into a deadly game of cat and mouse where there’s only one rule: nothing is as it seems…

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EXCERPT:

“That’s one of the victims?”

Closing the file, he set it aside. “She was his first one. That we know of. I want to warn you that these interviews are going to get personal. But with any luck, we’ll find a thread that will help us catch this guy.”

A shadow of concern crossed her face, but it was gone so fast he almost missed it. Emma had secrets she wasn’t going to part with easily.

“Can you tell me about you past boyfriends? Men you’ve dated? I need first and last names. Phone numbers if you still have them.” He flipped the tablet to a clean page, set the pen on it, and pushed it across the table.

Book Blitz: For the Win

For the Win By Raine Thomas
Publication date: July 25, 2020
Buy Link: Amazon
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Summary:

Determination. 

It’s what gets Jasmine Li out of bed every morning. She’s determined to overcome the injury that has derailed her career in ballet, the only love she’s ever known. 

She can’t afford to allow a baseball player to distract her, no matter how hot and persistent he might be. 

Commitment. 

Will Campbell defines the word. It’s what makes him a successful pitcher and it’s helping him learn how to be a single dad to a little girl with plenty of trust issues. Just his luck, the one person his daughter—and his heart—finally respond to is a stubborn, sexy ballerina with plans that don’t involve relationships or children. 

But Will didn’t become the best closer in the majors by giving up. He knows what he wants and what his daughter needs, and he’s going to get it. Jasmine Li has met her match…and he’s playing for the win.

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EXCERPT:

The strains of some kind of classical music reached Will before he entered the room. He didn’t immediately see Katie and Jasmine. When he reached the chair he’d pulled down for himself, he saw them standing at the barre, facing the mirror.

He was pretty sure his eyes nearly plopped out of his head.

Jasmine was performing a standing split. Her long legs, now covered in tights rather than the baggy pants, made one straight vertical line. Her right hand grasped the barre while her left hand grasped her calf in the air, leaving her torso curved in an elegant arch.

Book Blitz: Queen of Fate & Fire (Rogue Ethereal #6)

Queen of Fate & Fire (Rogue Ethereal #6) By
Annie Anderson
Publication date: July 28, 2020
Buy Link: Amazon
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy
Summary:

A crown I don’t want. A bargain I can’t take back. A life I refuse to sacrifice. 

After four hundred years on my own, one would think I’d be able to walk away and never look back. 

I’d done it a thousand times before with nary an inkling of guilt. But with my brand new predicament, there is no way I can turn down the offered bargain—not if I want everyone I love to stay alive. 

Now, all I have to do is trek through the very realm I nearly died to keep sealed. Sure. Because there’s no way that could go wrong. 

Unseelie Court, here I come.

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EXCERPT:

They say the first year of marriage was the hardest. If the blade to my new husband’s throat was any indication, they—whoever they were—would be right.

But this wasn’t my husband—not really.

Sure, this was Alistair’s body, and sure, he was probably hidden somewhere, crouched low in the recesses of his own mind, but the man looking through Alistair’s eyes, and wearing Alistair’s skin was not my husband. He was some kind of dark Fae, and he’d taken over.