Category: #book-blog

Release Blitz: When Kings Rise by Vi Carter

Title: When King’s Rise
Series: The O’Sullivan’s Brides #1
Author: Vi Carter
Genre: Mafia Romance
Tropes: Harem MFFF/Billionaire/Cult Romance
Release Date: June 7, 2024
BLURB
My rivals are Dons; I am a King.

Three brides have been chosen for my pleasure and displeasure. One of them will become a King’s consort; the others will be discarded.
Until my decision is made, I get to feast on them all.
They are mine.
After the demise of my uncle, the O’Sullivan family has yet to choose the new Don. With two brothers and a vengeful, unhinged cousin also vying for the position, tension is rising in an already dangerous business.
Especially since no one knows that I’m responsible for my uncle’s disappearance.
Enter the Hands of Kings, a global cult with the ability to replace CEOs, Presidents, and Popes. And their leader, Victor, has his eye on me.
Few men were made to be Kings and Victor has plans for me, plans that do not require my approval.
But an unseen enemy is hiding and they know my secrets. They are manipulating the people around me with the intention of taking my crown.
A King is not so easily dethroned, especially when threats are made toward me and mine.
No one shall have my brides.


When Kings Rise is a dark mafia romance, intensified by the presence of a cult, with mature themes, mature language, and very mature steam.

GOODREADS

BOOKBUB

PURCHASE LINKS

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
UNIVERSAL
Free in Kindle Unlimited
COMING SOON

Releasing June 28

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
AUTHOR BIO
When Vi Carter isn’t writing contemporary & dark romance books, that feature the mafia, are filled with suspense, and take you on a fast paced ride, you can find her reading her favorite authors, baking, taking photos or watching Netflix. 

Married with three children, Vi divides her time between motherhood and all the other hats she wears as an Author. 
She has declared herself a coffee & chocolate addict! Do not judge.
AUTHOR LINKS

Release Blitz: Chosen by Jordan Leger

 

Title: Chosen 

Series: Sacrifice Duet Book 2 

Author: Jordan Leger 

Release Date: June 1st 

GOODREADS

Finley-
I walked away from him and never looked back or gave Brennen any justified rhyme or reason for leaving. I thought about him over the years. Was he happily married with children and living life to the fullest?

I shouldn’t have broken up with him. Brennen meant everything to me. Yet, at that time in my life, my family needed me more. Now, I was in the same town as Bren and stuck in a situation I desperately wanted out of.

My life was a disaster and I had failed in more ways than I could count on two hands.

Would Brennen be my knight that I needed him to be? Could I confide in him the most ultimate secret that I had been hiding for over a year?

BOOK ONE
PURCHASE

ABOUT JORDAN

Jordan started with a pen and paper and discovered her dream of writing. This southern Louisiana born lady, enjoys a good romance as much as she does writing them in her spare time. That is if she’s not hanging out with family and furry kids. She’s never forgotten where she came from. Her past is her encouragement.

Release Blitz: Caelian By Bella J.

Title: Caelian
Series: Dark Sovereign Book 7
Author: Bella J.
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Release Date: April 23, 2024

Their story is enemies to lovers. The lovers part (sparks fly) ⚡️❤️‍🔥 if you know Bella you know she is the queen of spice. This story is right up there with her spiciest books. There is one part…. I died.

Holy Mother Of Moses this book is FREAKING EPIC. The 7th book in the Dark Sovereign series went beyond my expectations.

I had to run.

It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl.
I knew my father wouldn’t make it easy, but color me surprised when he sends Caelian Del Rossa to find me.
The man is a menace.
Arrogant.
Infuriating.
Enigmatic.
He thinks he’s my knight in shining armor.
I’m convinced he’s nothing more than my father’s retriever.
Turns out my father asked the Dark Sovereign for help to get him out of the deal and me out of the marriage from hell.
Their solution?
Marry Caelian instead.
Granted, like me, he’s not exactly thrilled about it. But he’s a Del Rossa.
Loyalty runs in his veins. He’ll do what’s expected of him.
But I’m not a puppet. I can’t be controlled or manipulated.
No smoldering looks or electrifying touches are going to tame me.
And definitely not that one little thing that seems to set every nerve in my body on fire.
The one thing that makes Caelian so dangerously seductive.
The hunt.


Release Blitz: Devious Beloved by T.L. Smith

Title: Devious Beloved
Author: T.L. Smith
Genre: Fake Marriage/Lovers to Enemies
Release Date: April 23, 2024
Cover Design: RBA Designs



He’s devious, and my soon to be husband.

I didn’t choose him.
I was coerced.
Whiskey has a way of manipulating me. He knows that I’ll do whatever it takes to protect my family.
He’s found my weakness and he’s exploiting it. Seizing as he sees as his opportunity.
Now, I’m his wife for the next year.
I’m counting down the days until my time is up.
Until I’m free.
However, it doesn’t seem to matter how devious he is, or that he’s my father’s friend.
When he’s near, I want him to stay.
I hate that I love being married to my devious husband.
NOTE: Previously published as Cruel Beloved. It has been rewritten with over 6,000 words added.




USA Today Best Selling Author T.L. Smith loves to write her characters with flaws so beautiful and dark you can’t turn away. Her books have been translated into several languages. If you don’t catch up with her in her home state of Queensland, Australia you can usually find her travelling the world, either sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.


HOSTED BY:

PreOrder Blitz: Their Hell by H.L. Packer

Title: Their Hell
Series: Pendleton Prep, Book 3
Author: H.L. Packer
Genre/Tropes: secret society, dark romance with poly relationship
Release Date: May 8, 2024

I should have listened.
I knew deep in my bones that coming to Pendleton Prep was a mistake. Not that it was ever my choice.
I was handed over to a bunch of Devils, both literally and figuratively, and left floundering in a game full of rules I didn’t and still don’t understand.
The problem is that I refused to remain the prey, and I didn’t stay meek and obedient, no matter how hard they tried to keep me that way.
They took way more than they were due, and the same Devils they once planned to use to control me are now mine to direct. Still sworn to protect, to manipulate, and to avenge, but for our future together, not theirs.
What happens when the tables turn on the unknown enemy? We’re about to find out. Consequences be damned.


H.L Packer is, quite frankly, a busy bee.

An avid reader as a child, her love for all things written waned into adulthood, the excitement of real life things taking over. But when her life slowed down as she finished her office job for maternity leave, her husband purchased her an e-reader, and that obsession was rekindled.

Quickly she went from reader to reviewer, and then from reviewer to blogger; street teams and promo tours galore. When she began collating her own book boxes over at Romance Readers Book Box UK and had the opportunity to include her own words and worlds, the characters began talking.

Those cheeky characters quickly found themselves written down on the page, and her first series was in progress.

When she is not coordinating her worlds, you can find her running around after her free-spirited three children, and husband, or tending to the dogs, bearded dragons, and snakes that also reside with them.

A break can be found soaking in a bubble bath or enjoying a glass of wine, often still with a book in her hand.


HOSTED BY:

Release Blitz: Almost In Amalfi: The Vagabond Series by Leigh Adams

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I enjoyed Ray and Val’s story! This was a fun and entertaining second chance/friends to lovers romance! I definitely recommend.

Title: Almost in Amalfi
Series: Vagabond Series
Author: Leigh Adams
Genre/Tropes: Best Friends to Lovers, Second Chance, Travel Romance, Steamy, Spicy, Interracial Couple
Release Date: August 29, 2023

Two best friends. A secret crush. Ten days to fall in love . . . again.


Val
I almost had it all until my world turned upside down. I needed an escape from my cheating ex-boyfriend and my meddling mother.
My best friend and one-time love, Raymond Smith, convinced me to pack my bags and leave the past in the past. A getaway to the Amalfi Coast was just what I needed.
Romance is in the air. Our passion reignites. I swore I’d never let him break my heart again. But the more I tried to resist him, the more I realized he just might deserve a second chance.
Ray
I desperately needed a vacation. I’ve held on to my secret for long enough. This trip was the perfect cover for me to prove how perfect we are together and finally win her back.
Val may think it’s too late to begin again, but I’ve never been more certain of anything in my life—and I won’t leave Amalfi without her.
Escape to Amalfi as Ray and Val share a steamy rendezvous that will have them both questioning whether best friends do indeed make the best lovers.

HOSTED BY:

Sale Blitz: The Heavy Crown by Linny Lawless

Title: The Heavy Crown

Series: Royal Bastards MC, Washington D.C. Chapter
Author: Linny Lawless
Genre: MC Romance/Romantic Suspense

Warning: The book contains scenes that can be triggers for some readers. Please proceed with caution.


Heavy, the President of the Washington DC chapter of the Royal Bastards MC reigns as the King in a dirty city of porn, money, and blood.

Heavy saved my life seven years ago and told me to never return. He was my shield, my rock, with dark grey eyes that burned through me. Now I’ve walked right back into Heavy’s world to see the hatred and rage in his eyes. But he cannot hide the sensual hunger and feral desire to own my heart, dominate my body and possess my soul – a silent promise I’ll belong to him no matter the cost and no one will get in his way.

Linny grew up, lived, and worked in the Northern Virginia area, close to Washington, DC. She’s a bookworm, biker chick, and international best-selling indie author. Linny published her debut novel, “Salvation in Chaos,” in January of 2018, and she’s very passionate about writing suspenseful and action-packed stories. If Linny is not busy traveling, working, and writing, she spends her days at home in Front Royal, Virginia, with her husband, Norman, and 2 Brussel Griffons named Verdy and Simon.

HOSTED BY:

Book Tour: Nothing Above by A. Marie

Title: Nothing Above

Author: A. Marie

Release Date: August 17, 2023

Genre/Tropes: Dark Romance. Cheating/Forbidden (not between the main characters), Crime, Suspense. Boss/employee/Stalker. Kidnapping. Strong heroine. J/P hero. OTT hero

Ebook Photographer: Regina Wamba

Ebook and Paperback Design: Samantha Lovelock at Honey + Sin Designs

★★★★★ “I am still trying to process it – it was amazing.”

★★★★★ “OOOOO ya’ll aren’t ready for this one! It is almost like a thriller wrapped into a dark romance.”

★★★★★ “PHENOMINAL RIVITING STALKER ROMANCE”

I was hired to steal something, not someone.


But that changes when I see her, asleep in her cushy marital bed.

We live in the same town but our worlds couldn’t be more different.

So I insert myself in hers by getting a job working directly under her.

Seeing her every day isn’t enough. I want her nights, too. I want her everything, including the secrets she refuses to share.

I don’t care what I have to do or who I have to take on, she will be mine.

Just when I think I have her, I find out she’s not who she pretends to be. Not at all.

And those secrets I said I wanted…

They’re bigger than the ones I’ve been keeping from her.

This book is a 145k-word dark romance standalone intended for audiences 18+. It contains content that may be triggering and/or disturbing to some readers. While this book does feature cheating, it is not between the main characters. Any on-page sex between the main characters is consensual. For full list of triggers, please email ashleymarieauthor@gmail.com.

A. Marie likes to paint her characters’ voices onto the blank canvas of a page using her own blend of quick wit and playfulness. She strives to bring readers entertaining yet powerful stories they’ll fall for time and time again. Born and raised in Washington State, she now resides in upstate New York with her husband and three kids.

HOSTED BY:

Release Blitz: Siren by Measha Stone

Title: Siren
Series: Ever After #5
Author: Measha Stone
Genre: MMF Romance
Tropes: Friends to Lovers/Forbidden Love
Release Blitz: August 18, 2023
BLURB

My father demands I give up my dreams to follow the path he’s set for me, but I want more.

And I won’t settle.
In exchange for a small favor, my aunt helps get me started on a new path. My path. But I should have known life isn’t that easy. One of my father’s most trusted men catches up with me, and he’s brought a friend.
I’m off limits, the boss’ daughter, but that doesn’t stop Bastian or Garrick. They’re both overbearing, overprotective, and mouthwatering.
They don’t approve of my aunt. Positive she’s going to betray me, they won’t let me out of their sight. And when I do manage to sneak away, they take turns showing me exactly what price I’ll pay when I cross the line.
But I have to see this through. No matter the cost.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited

ALSO AVAILABLE
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited

AUTHOR BIO

Measha Stone is an international bestselling author of erotic romance. She’s had #1 top-selling books in BDSM, and suspense. She lives in the western suburbs of Chicago with her husband and children, who are just as creative and crazy as her. Her vanilla writing has been published in numerous literary magazines, but she’s found her passion in erotic romance.
AUTHOR LINKS

Release Blitz: Illicit Heir by Maggie Cole

Title: Illicit Heir
Series: Mafia Wars Ireland #3

Author: Maggie Cole
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Tropes: Secret Baby/Enemies to Lovers
Release Date: August 15, 2023

BLURB

He won an hour with me from a stupid bet.

We were several shots of whiskey and two pints of Guinness in when Devin suggested we play his game.
That hour turned into the next morning.
Then all hell broke loose.
I ransacked his wallet to find his identification card.
Our bliss disappeared into anger, hate, and accusations.
When he rejected me in that room, he didn’t just leave me with a pounding headache and remorse.
He left me with a forever reminder of that night—the mix of two enemy bloods.

And now no one can ever know…including him.

Illicit Heir is book three of Mafia Wars Ireland. It’s a one-night-stand accidental pregnancy, secret baby, forbidden love, enemies to lovers, dark mafia romance.

PURCHASE LINKS
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Free in Kindle Unlimited
ALSO AVAILABLE IN AUDIO

TRAILER

ALSO AVAILABLE
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
UNIVERSAL
Free in Kindle Unlimited
ALSO AVAILABLE
AUDIO / PAPERBACK

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
UNIVERSAL
Free in Kindle Unlimited
ALSO AVAILABLE
AUDIO / PAPERBACK

COMING SOON
Releasing October 15

AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU

AUTHOR BIO

Maggie Cole is committed to bringing her readers alphalicious book boyfriends. She’s been called the “literary master of steamy romance.” Her books are full of raw emotion, suspense, and will always keep you wanting more. She is a masterful storyteller of contemporary romance and loves writing about broken people who rise above the ashes.

Maggie lives in Florida with her son. She loves sunshine, anything to do with water, and everything naughty.
Her current series were written in the order below:
All In (Stand alones with entwined characters)
It’s Complicated (Stand alones with entwined characters)
Brooks Family Saga (Read in order)
Behind Closed Doors (Read in order)
Mafia Wars (Stand alones with interconnecting plot and entwined characters)
Mafia Wars New York (Stand alones with interconnecting plot and entwined characters)
Club Indulgence Duet
Mafia Wars Ireland

AUTHOR LINKS
AMAZON
FACEBOOK GROUP
INSTAGRAM
BOOKBUB
GOODREADS
YOUTUBE
NEWSLETTER
TIKTOK