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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
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Release Blitz: Hells Bells by Naomi Porter

Title: Hells Bells

Series: A Knight’s Legion MC Universe Novel
Author: Naomi Porter
Genre/Tropes: Dark Revenge MC/Lovers to Enemies to Lovers/Second Chance/Secret Baby Romance
Release Date: August 12, 2023

 

“𝐹𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙! 𝑂ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑒, 𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑧𝑦 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑!!!” 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐𝑎 𝐻 – 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤

“𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛’𝑡 𝑡𝑦𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑠𝑜 𝑔𝑙𝑎𝑑 𝐼 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒, 𝑖𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎𝑚𝑎𝑧𝑖𝑛𝑔!” 𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑒 𝐵 – 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤

“𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑗𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑦𝑠? 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙.” 𝑆𝑎𝐷𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎 – 𝐺𝑜𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤
Naomi Porter, the author of the popular Knight’s Legion MC series, is raising the stakes and entering the darkness with her new dark MC romance, Hells Bells. You won’t want to miss this book!


His name is Rocky Jones.
Dark, disturbingly delicious, and domineering, his piercing gray eyes tempt and disarm. But he doesn’t affect me anymore—well, maybe a little.
So what if he’s the new president of Hell’s Bells MC? He disappeared without a word, leaving me brokenhearted. I don’t care that he’s back to rule our town and exact his revenge against the notorious Knight’s Legion MC.
Even if I did want Rocky with every cell in my body, it’s far too late for us. He betrayed our love. And so have I. When the club’s vice president, Vegas, offered me protection and a job, I accepted. Now that Rocky has returned, Vegas wants me for himself.
With Vegas as his number one enemy and the Knights as his very unlikely allies, none of us know what to expect from Rocky next. Will I be the future queen of the Hell’s Bells MC? Only if he doesn’t burn it to the ground.
**Rocky Jones (RJ) appeared in Buff’s Reign, book 3 of the Knight’s Legion MC, North Dakota series.
This book is legit dark. Reader discretion is advised. The Content Warnings are: CNC (Consensual non-consent), 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘯𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢, 𝘋𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, Primal chase, 𝘋𝘶𝘣-𝘤𝘰𝘯, 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺, 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘎𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘢𝘱𝘦, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. The SA is not detailed on the page.

Naomi Porter is the romance author of the fan-favorite motorcycle club series, Knight’s Legion MC. Porter always had a knack for storytelling, and when she finally put pen to paper, her love of bad boys, bikers, and billionaires emerged with a punch. Her compelling and relatable characters and enthralling plots are full of angst, sizzling spice, and heart-stopping moments. She strives to leave her readers reeling and begging for MORE!
Naomi currently lives in NE Ohio with her family and her beloved, Shorkie-sidekick, Lola. When she’s not obsessed with writing her latest novel, she spends time binge watching shows with her teenage daughters, or dining out with her number one fan, Mr. Porter.

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Cover Reveal: The Time Is Now by Emma Luna

Title: The Time is Now
Series: Beautifully Brutal Series Book 4
Author: Emma Luna
Genre: Dark Contemporary Romance/Mafia Romance
Tropes: Best Friends to Enemies to Lovers/Forbidden Romance
Release Date: June 1, 2023 
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Growing up as the youngest Doughty meant missing out on a normal life.
I didn’t want the life I was dealt, but I also felt I had no choice except to embrace my legacy. My family had targets placed on their backs, simply because of our name and the power we held, so I knew I had to be ready for anything that came my way.
Being sent to boarding school was a way to protect me—and get me away from the very life I didn’t want—but it also brought me something else.
Shane.
My brothers took him in, and I chased away the nightmares that came with his tortured past, ignoring the burning desire I knew was there, because I didn’t want to ruin our fast-found friendship.
Now though? He’s severed the very bond I tried so hard to protect in the most brutal betrayal.
He went from being my best friend to my enemy, and now I want answers.


The Time is Now is part of an Interconnected series (Book 6 of 😎, and it’s advisable that you read the main books in the series in order as they feature connecting plots.

Main books reading order:
1. Black Wedding
2. Trust In Me
3. Fighting To Be Free
4. The Time Is Now

Please note – Dangerously Deceptive and The Ties We Break are prequels that do not have to be read to follow the main plot. If you want to read them in order, please see series page for more details: https://geni.us/BB-Series


Emma Luna is a USA Today Bestselling dark romance author from the UK. In a previous life she was a Midwife and a Lecturer, but now she listens to the voices in her head and puts pen to paper to bring their stories to life. In her spare time, when she should be sleeping, she also loves to edit, proofread, and format books for other amazing authors.

Emma’s books are dark, dangerous, and devilishly sexy. She loves writing about strong, feisty, but underestimated women, and the cocky, dirty-mouthed men they bring to their knees.

When Emma isn’t writing, promoting, or editing books she can be found napping, colouring in adult colouring books, and collecting novelty notebooks. She also enjoys coffee and gossiping with her mum, playing or having hugs with her gorgeous nephew, who is the light of her life, stealing her parents dog Hector, and curling up on the sofa to watch a film with Mr Luna. Oh and for those of you that don’t know, Emma is a hardcore Harry Potter fan—Team Ravenclaw!!

Thank you for taking a chance on a crazy Brit and the voices inside her head. That makes you a true LUNAtic now too!

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Release Blitz: Savage Truth by Isla Vaughn

Title: Savage Truth
A Dark High School Bully Romance
Series: Hidden Valley Elite #2
Author: Isla Vaughn
Genre: Contemporary Dark Romance
Tropes: High School Bully Romance
Release Date: April 27, 2023

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Rejected by a teenage god.

Lies so dangerous our lives are at stake.
A game worth playing.
Cole Savage doesn’t hate anyone as much as he hates me… or the fact that he wants me just as much.
We all have issues, and the less he knows about me, the better. I just have to keep him unbalanced, which is harder than I thought it would be.
Yeah, he wants me.
But I want him just as much.
And that’s a secret I’ll kill over.
Until I overhear Cole saying “she’s not my type.”
Game on, pretty boy.
Because the kiss that seared me to my core told a different story.
Let’s see how tall and proud he walks when I put him in his place—which is hands-off of me.


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Isla Vaughn is the author of the Hidden Valley Elite series. Her romance books are full of complex characters, strong alpha males, and the fierce women who bring them to their knees. When not writing, she can be found daydreaming about owning a beach house, reading, or drinking too much coffee. You can find her at www.IslaVaughnAuthor.com

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Review: Den Of Vipers by K.A. Knight

Length: 646 pages

Published: July 10, 2020

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel—The Vipers.

They run this town and everyone in it. Their deals are as sordid as their business, and their reputation is enough to bring a grown man to his knees, forcing him to beg for mercy. They are not people you mess with, yet my dad did. The old man ran up a debt with them and then sold me to cover his losses.

Yes, sold me.

They own me now.

I’m theirs in every sense of the word. But I’ve never been meek and compliant. These men, they look at me with longing. Their scarred, blood-stained hands holding me tight. They want everything I am, everything I have to give, and won’t stop until they get just that. They can own my body, but they will never have my heart.

The Vipers? I’m going to make them regret the day they took me.

This girl? She bites too.

*18+ Reverse Harem Romance. Warning this book contains scenes and references of abuse/assault that some readers may find triggering. Along with graphic sex scenes and violence. This is a dark book*

My Thoughts 💭

This book was amazing! Their relationship starts off as a business deal but the more the guys got to know Roxy they realized she’s under their skin and they’ll never let her go. Roxy was a crazy and strong female and she had to be to take on the vipers! The guys are mean, cold and cruel but they loved her and she definitely loved them. This book was a page turner! I was hooked from beginning to end!

Release Blitz: Under My Skinby Jo-Anne Joseph


Title: Under My Skin
Author: Jo-Anne Joseph
Genre: Dark Romance 
Release Date: Aug 13th 



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Many know me,

yet none have seen my face.
I’m the topic of conversation,
but nobody knows my name.
I am a life thief.
A soul destroyer.
An invisible plague.
And still, you want to know me.
Because my darkness reminds you,
of the desires that lurk within you.

It was initially published as part of an anthology under the title Dark Desires.


For those who have read it, there is a new cover, bonus content and an extended Epilogue to look forward to.If you haven’t you’re in for a treat.


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Jo-Anne Joseph is a South African Author who writes fiction contemporary romance, psychological romance and romantic suspense. She has a flair for creating stories that are sweet and sassy, others riveting and suspenseful. Along with a passion for writing, she is an avid reader and enjoys painting and coloring. She also has a deep love for poetry and prose. Her lifelong love affair with words started at a young age and resulted in her debut novel Infinity published in September 2017. She has since published five other titles along with a poetry anthology, as well as contributed to two anthologies.
Her books are available on Amazon.com, Ibooks, Kobo, Barnes and Noble in ebook and paperback format. She has worked with an international publishing company on one of her anthologies. Bridge Books in Johannesburg and Maboneng carry her titles.
Jo-Anne is a business professional by day, she works in the field of corporate governance, and an Author by night. She also writes on a volunteer basis for on-line publications Still Standing Magazine and the website Glow in the Woods. Her articles have been republished in several newsletters.
She is eager to encourage the culture of reading in South Africa and show regular working woman and parents that it’s not impossible to follow the creative aspect of their dreams and goals. If you love something enough, you’ll make the time for it. 


Gypsy Blood(All The Pretty Monsters book 1) by Kristy Cunning

Synopsis

I’m not all that special, really. Or uncommon. I’m sure there are a lot of girls with old gypsy blood who see the dead, have killer cults hunting their family, and turn into something that gets scary when they panic. Yep. Completely unoriginal, if I do say so myself.

Move along. Nothing to see here. Nope. I’m just an ordinary girl.

I wish people would believe that.

I’ve been labeled as one thing or another for most of my life:

Death Girl.

Crazy Gypsy Girl.

Gothic Chick.

Monster…

It took my mother’s death for me to finally start getting answers about what’s really been going on. Unfortunately, most of the answers come from men…who aren’t just men. Somehow, I’ve gone and landed myself in a world truly filled with monsters, and I’m starting to think this is where I should have been all along.

Only…I don’t understand what’s going on. I’m walking into the middle of a story that’s thousands of years old, and I’m the new girl on the block who doesn’t have a clue how this world even works. My only guides happen to be the most lethal of the bunch.

They decide who lives or dies. They decide who gets stabbed or tortured.

Yeah…

I’ve gone and drawn attention to myself, and the ones paying attention are the ones everyone else seems to fear.

How do these things always happen to me?

**Reverse Harem

**Language warning

**Sexual content

**Dark Humor

My thoughts 💭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a compelling read. It’s a reverse harem but it’s like they’re kind of enemies but not really lol. Violet takes over her mom’s business after her mysterious death. Violet wants to know more of what’s going on but nobody is really giving her answers or helping her but a ghost she meets names Ace. Ace is really Arion and crazy as heck. Damien, Vance and Emit put him in the ground a while ago due to him being a crazy person. Arion tricks Violet into freeing him and I felt bad because she really wanted to help her other ghost friend not become the answer to they guys curse problems. I can’t wait to read the next book that cliffhanger ending is driving me crazy lol!