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Reading in the Time of the Pandemic.
You probably saw this title and already figured out that this post was going to be about me lamenting my lack of reading lately. Hilariously, I’ve actually read more in the last few weeks than I have in a while but they’ve all been audio books. Oh, and pretty much all middle grade. I have a happy place I go to when I’m stressed out, and this is it. It’s odd to me that reading used to be my escape, but now I can’t sit still long enough to read a real book for longer than a few chapters. My…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Taste My Wrath by Debbie Cassidy
Taste My WrathDebbie Cassidy(The Iron Fae #1)Publication date: June 18th 2020Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy A dead earth, a handful of survivors, and a game that could wipe out humanity. I was one of the few humans to be saved by the shining ones. Powerful beings who came from the stars just in time to stop the annihilation of mankind. But they’ve been here before. Earth was once their home and humanity has another name for them. Fae. Now we live in iron cities paying for haven as workers and conscripted warriors. We owe them after all. Until they ask too…
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Cover Reveal: Unwritten by Alicia J. Novo
What a dreary Thursday we have here in Minnesota. Overcast and stormy is very fitting of my mood today, but at least I don’t have to water the grass today. Ha! Today I have a stunning new cover to show you for a fantasy novel coming out this fall. The smokey mystery of book worlds unknown. I love the contrasting colors and subtle details. Let’s check it out. UnwrittenAlicia J. NovoPublication date: November 14th 2020Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Books whisper to Beatrix Alba. But they aren’t the reason she has never fit in. Bullied at home and school, she keeps…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Tribulation by Jaydeep Shah
It’s Tuesday friends! Shockingly today’s spotlight is not a romance novel. I know, I know, I read A LOT of romance, but I also really enjoy a good thriller. Tribulation promises to be a hauntingly good time and I can’t wait to check it out. TribulationJaydeep Shah(Cops Planet #1)Publication date: June 15th 2020Genres: Adult, Suspense, Thriller When a couple celebrates their eleventh marriage anniversary at their old mansion far from the city of Naples, Florida, they begin experiencing paranormal events. While trying to find out the truth of what’s happening, they encounter a girl wandering in the mansion. She is…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: False Start Fairy Tale by Kelly St. Laurent
Happy Thursday friends! I hope you’re all having a good week. I have a fascinating new book for you to indulge in today. Check out the juicy excerpt below and tell me you don’t want to read the rest of that story? I dare you. 🙂 False Start Fairy TaleKelly St-LaurentPublication date: June 9th 2020Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Adèle Villeneuve is attempting the impossible. At twenty-four she’s opened an events company in her small French village, which at last count has a population of 1501. Even her parents tried to stop her. But Adèle has a plan. Or, at least…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Withstanding the Enemy by T.L. Mahrt
Withstanding the EnemyT.L. MahrtPublication date: January 31st 2020Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Emma Andrews was orphaned at a young age with no family to turn to. Tired of the broken foster-care system, and believing it was her only option, she runs to a multi-millionaire with a reputation of hiring young women. It is only then that she learns what real monsters look like… Emma uses her overactive imagination to help her get through the toughest of days. By daydreaming a life full of love and freewill, she manages her colorless prison, but even in her wildest dreams, she would have never…
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Book Review: If It Bleeds by Stephen King
Media Type: Audio BookTitle: If It BleedsAuthor: Stephen KingPublisher: Simon & Schuster AudioPages/Length: 15 hours and 12 minutesRelease Date: April 21, 2020Source: Purchased From Stephen King comes a collection of four novellas—Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds, each pulling the reader into intriguing and frightening places. The title story stars Holly Gibney, the OCD detective featured in the Mr. Mercedes Trilogy and The Outsider. The novella is a length King has returned to over and over again in the course of his amazing career. It’s been a long time since I’ve read a Stephen King story collection, and I didn’t realize…
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Book Blitz + Giveaway: Chasing Risks by Maria Ann Green
Chasing RisksMaria Ann GreenPublication date: May 22nd 2020Genres: Contemporary, Erotica, LGBTQ+, Romance Eleonora – Ellie or Nora or Leo, depending on who’s calling her name at the moment – has the exact life she wants. No really, she does. She couldn’t be happier with her job at the bar she owns with her best friend or her fantastic sex life with her boyfriend, Lucas. Or…with her girlfriend Theo. Hey, she never said it wasn’t complicated, just that she couldn’t picture it any other way. And, that’s not to say that Ellie doesn’t have struggles. Being proudly bisexual and openly polyamarouns,…
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Cover Reveal: Calla by Christina Bauer
Welcome to Tuesday dear friends. I have a delightful little treat for you today in the form of this cover reveal. Pixieland Diaries Calla is now sporting this gorgeous cover and it couldn’t be more perfect. The headpiece, the shocking eyes and that magnificent hair…. so beautiful. Let’s check it out. CallaChristina Bauer(Pixieland Diaries #2)Publication date: July 28th 2020Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Young Adult Book 2 of the Pixieland Diaries Big news in Pixieland! The Blue Fairy is sending our fave pixie, Calla, and her crush, Dare, on a mini-quest. Unfortunately it’s an adventure that requires a lot of togetherness. We’re talking…
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Book Blitz & Giveaway: All I Wanna Do Is You by Dylann Crush
Happy Friday friends! We survived another week HOORAY. I just finished my second book this week for bout-of-books and I think this one might be my next read. Cupcakes, road trip, hot guy….what more could you want in a romance novel? YUM. All I Wanna Do Is YouDylann CrushPublication date: May 14th 2020Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Can he keep his hands off her cupcakes? Reagan Campbell’s flight just got grounded. She’s planned her brother’s perfect wedding weekend down to the minute, but her checklist didn’t include running into the one guy she’s never been able to get over. Only…
