Release Blitz/ARC Review: Parallel by Elizabeth O’Roark!

Title: Parallel
Series: Parallel Duet #1
Author: Elizabeth O’Roark
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: June 13, 2019
Blurb
Time is a cruel thief…unless you can steal it
back.

As a neurologist, Nick Reilly believes
everything can be explained by science.

But he can’t explain her—Quinn Stewart,
an irresistible patient who knows things about him she shouldn’t. And insists
that at some point, she was his wife. 

Something else he can’t explain: he remembers
her too.

Quinn wakes each morning remembering new
details of the life they shared. She’s desperate for the dreams to stop. With
each one, she finds herself craving what she had with Nick more than the
life—and the fiancé—she already has.

Nick and Quinn share an attraction neither can
deny, but one that might destroy everything.

Just like it did before.

My Thoughts 💭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I liked this book. I loved Quinn and Nick! It was a little mysterious since I was a little lost in the beginning but it was also very interesting! The story slowly unfolds and I just couldn’t stop reading! If you enjoy paranormal romances with some mystery I definitely recommend!

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Excerpt
We walk into the house and I watch her face,
hoping,
praying, for a reaction. Some memory that will provide an answer
we need.

Her mouth curves downward. “It’s just like
walking into the home of your favorite childhood friend as an adult. Familiar,
but meaningless. Why the hell did I ever think seeing it might heal a brain
tumor? I was expecting miracles.”

I return and find my hands wrapping around her
arms, forcing her to meet my eye. “Who says it would have to be a miracle?” I
ask. “We can’t explain
anything that’s happening. But there was a time
when people couldn’t explain the change in seasons, or sunlight, or gravity. It
doesn’t mean there wasn’t an explanation. It just meant it hadn’t been
discovered. Why should this be any different?”

She looks away, pressing her lips together.
“But the tumor—you don’t actually believe we can stop it.”

I tip her chin up, feeling a little desperate.
She can’t start losing hope now. I need her to keep fighting until we find a
solution. “Do I think it’s unlikely this can fix the tumor? Yeah. But your tumor
is also unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And how could I say it was impossible
anyway? Every day, you and I are witnessing the impossible. We’re having the
same dreams, for God’s sake. You know things you couldn’t possibly know, and
from the moment I met you, it felt like you were…”

“It felt like I was what?”

“Mine,” I reply.

The awkwardness of that word washes over us
both. I’ve never called anyone
mine in my life, and she is with someone
else. But I also know what I said was right. She is meant to be mine, and
somehow today I need to convince her of that.
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Releasing June 27, 2019
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
Author Bio
Elizabeth
O’Roark lives in Washington DC with her three children—Jack, Lily and
Patrick—and attempts to write when not driving a child to sports or answering
questions about the next meal and the whereabouts of batteries/phone
chargers/Halloween candy. A former medical writer, she has bachelor’s degrees
in journalism and psychology from the University of Texas, and a master’s in
counseling psychology from the University of Notre Dame. She really hasn’t used
any of her degrees, and wishes she’d invested all that tuition in Apple stock
instead.

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Boss I Love To Hate by Mia Kayla

Length: 370 pages

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

Dear Mr. Brisken,

How do I hate you?

Let me count the ways.

>I hate your smug, sexy millionaire face.

>I hate your cocky, skirt chasing, playboy ways.

>I hate working as your secretary—but, I love the pay. It almost makes dealing with you worth it.

>I hate how my friends call you a BILF, when really BILK (Boss I’d like to kill) is more appropriate.

>I hate that I need you to be my date for my best friend’s wedding because my ex-boyfriend, the King of Heartbreakers, and his new busty blonde girlfriend will be in attendance.

>But mostly, I hate how once the charade is over, I might not hate you at all . . .it was so much easier when you were the Boss I Love To Hate.

My Thoughts 💭

This was a funny enemies to lovers romance. I enjoyed Sonia and Brad’s story! I liked that everything wasn’t instant between them it was a nice build up. They gradually noticed different things they actually liked about the other and how they were feeling and I loved it. I definitely recommend this!

Blog Tour/Review: Cara & Gian: The Complete Guzzi Duet!!

Cara & Gian: The Complete Guzzi Duet

by Bethany-Kris
Publication Date: June 3, 2019
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Organized Crime. Erotic Romance

AVAILABLE NOW, FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED!

SYNOPSIS

Gian Guzzi’s problems are piling up faster than he knows how to handle them. A murdered grandfather, an unpredictable mafia, and a new boss that threatens both his family’s legacy and his life. He has a duty to the oath he swore. First to la famiglia, and only then to himself.

Duty. Legacy. Love.
Always in that order.

Or that’s how it should be.

With the violent uncertainty that has become constant in his days, Cara Rossi should have been only a distraction for him to enjoy. Until she becomes so much more.

The lies?
Their life?
All this love?

It doesn’t matter how much it entangles together; it’ll still unravel eventually.

And when it does … may God save them all.

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Gian & Cara: The Complete Guzzi Duet features the full-length novels, Unraveled and Entangled.

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My Thoughts 💭

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Son of a biscuit! This was a wonderfully written duet! Cara & Gian’s story has to be my favorite by this author so far! The drama, lies, deceit, backstabbing and love! I just loved their story! They had amazing chemistry and banter. This book is a must for organized crime romance lovers!!

ABOUT BETHANY-KRIS

Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.

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Trayis by Laurann Dohner review!

Length:262 pages

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Purchased

Synopsis

Growing up mostly human in a Lycan pack has been hard for Shay. Shunned and distrusted by most, she wouldn’t have survived without the support of her foster family and alpha. She’s had a longtime secret crush on Trayis, her alpha’s VampLycan half-brother. Shay thinks he’s hot and finds the courage to approach Trayis during one of his infrequent visits. She’s hoping for just one night of ecstasy before she spends her life alone, unwanted.

Trayis is stunned when he realizes the sweet, timid Shay is interested in bedding him. He’s also furious when some pack women attempt to humiliate her in front of him. He’s more than happy to pick her over one of them. She might not be his type but it’s just sex. He’s up for that. What he doesn’t plan on is how she makes him feel.

So much for a simple vacation and a one-night stand.

My Thoughts 💭

I liked this book. Shay can’t shift so some of the pack members treat her like she’s less. Her bestie and her make a pact to go after the ones they want and it leads her to Trayis. Trayis is so protective and sweet with Shay. I loved their chemistry. Their story was sweet with a little drama.

Carter by Xyla Turner

Length: 287 pages

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

Carter Strong

I yell at the referees because they tend to act like blind bats half of the time. I’m passionate, sure, but this new referee, has the audacity to throw me out of my own damn game. Who the f*ck does she think she is?

I own this league.

I could own her, if I wanted.

Sasha Chapman

My transfer to a new league was the perfect move for my career. Until I met, Coach Strong, the abrasive asshole who yelled at me and accused me of having my ponytail too tight to see. He had it coming. I didn’t mean for the media to go on a rampage about him, but when he accused me of being attracted to him, that was the last straw.

I needed to get away from him.

But he wouldn’t let me.

You can see more like this book with the following titles:

Trent: Book 1 in the Across the Aisle Series

Duncan: Book 2 in the Across the Aisle Series

Across the Tracks: Pre-Book for Across the Aisle Series

Take A Knee

Always Right

Cole

10-80: Line of Duty

10-99: Line of Duty

Extraction

Power of the Pen

By Chance, No Choice

Undertones

Carter is an interracial book (BWWM) and HEA. Declan is available for Pre-Order!

My Thoughts 💭

I enjoyed this book! Carter had to grow on me. He was hot tempered and kind of a jerk but he did get better when Sasha checked him! I liked Sasha she didn’t take Carter’s foolishness and she handled it well. I liked how they grew together. They had great chemistry and I loved their banter.

Beauty In The Broken By Charmaine Pauls!

Length:424 pages

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Purchased

Synopsis

A DIAMOND MAGNATE DARK ROMANCE NOVEL

Six years ago, Harold Dalton framed me for theft and sent me to jail to steal my diamond discovery. He gave his daughter to Jack Clarke in exchange for the excavation rights. Today, I’m walking free, and I’m coming for him with a vengeance. Six years of cruelty make beasts out of men. I’m going to take back what he stole from me, and more. I’m not interested in his properties or shares. I don’t want his small change. I want his biggest asset. Beautiful, mentally unstable, Angelina Dalton-Clarke.

Worth billions, she’s the wealthiest widow in the country, and also the craziest. Her self-harming tendencies had Jack declare her incompetent before he put a gun to his head and blew out his brains. Lina isn’t allowed to touch a cent of her riches. Her father manages her finances. He has all the signing power. As her husband, that chore will fall to me. But if she thinks I only want her for her money, she’s sadly mistaken.

My Thoughts 💭

I enjoyed this book! Damian is finally free after being framed for theft and he is focused on getting his revenge. Lina has been held hostage and deemed crazy. She feels like she’s gone from one prison to the next when she’s forced to marry Damian. Damian’s plan for revenge changes as his obsession for his wife grows! This book kept me interested and I’d definitely recommend!

Before Ben by Cynthia Eden!

Length: 300 pages

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Purchased

Synopsis

Enemies make the best lovers.

It was a one night stand with her worst enemy. Ben Wilde was cocky, charming, and sexy as the best sin. He was also Courtney McKenna’s weakness. Every single inch of his muscled perfection was trouble and temptation. They’d sparred in the courtroom more times than she could count, and the tension between them had always been red-hot. One night should have been all she needed to get the guy out of her head and her dreams. Only…it wasn’t.

Because before Ben, life was easy. Life after Ben? Hot. Dark. And dangerous.

Courtney tries to fight her scorching desire for Ben even as they plan to face-off in court once again. Even as they fight for power. But once you cross some lines, there is no going back. And Ben doesn’t plan to let her go anywhere.

He’s had a taste, but Ben wants a whole lot more.

Ben Wilde has never believed that opposites attract, but there is something about button-downed, prim and proper Courtney that has always driven him wild. And when he gets her in his bed, the attraction he feels for her changes into a sensual obsession. Sure, they can be enemies in the courtroom, but in the bedroom, they are meant to be something else entirely.

Be careful what you want…

Someone out there doesn’t want Ben to have Courtney. Someone who will do anything to stop their attraction. But that predator in the dark is messing with the wrong man. When it comes to Courtney’s safety, Ben will break every rule in the book. He will stop pretending to be nice and show the world just how wicked and dangerous he can truly be. Because Courtney is his, and Ben will play dirty, he’ll play rough, and he will destroy anyone who threatens her.

My thoughts 💭

I enjoyed this book. Ben and Courtney were so cute. Courtney thinks Ben is her enemy but Ben doesn’t feel that way at all. When she’s in trouble Ben steps in immediately to keep her protected. It takes a little while for Courtney to realize Ben isn’t her enemy but her white knight and the one she can’t live without! I liked their chemistry. I enjoyed the other characters as well.

✨Cover Reveal✨ Bad Influence by Charleigh Rose

Title: Bad Influence
Series: Bad Habits
Author: Charleigh Rose
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: June 13, 2019
Cover Design: Letitia Hasser @ RBA Designs


Allie

When I moved to River’s Edge, dating was the last thing on my mind.
I definitely didn’t expect to fall for him.
Jesse Shepherd. 
Popular. Star athlete. Cocky as hell.
You know the type.
But as time passed, I realized there was more lurking beneath that gorgeous exterior.
Secretive. Angry. A little bit broken.
The more I peeled back his layers, the deeper I fell.
Until I slammed headfirst into his sea of lies.

Jess

I blew my shot.
Pissed everything away—college, lacrosse, my future—only to end up right back where I started in River’s Edge.
I was content to revel in my misery, spending my days drowning in a bottomless pit of booze and girls.
Until I saw her.
Allison Parrish.
Beautiful. Sarcastic. Perpetual bad attitude.
The pretty little distraction from the shit show that was my life.
But the sins of my past were closing in on me, and I learned the hard way that nothing gold can stay.

“Did you hear that?” I ask. 

Moving in slowly, he cages me in, bracing his right arm on the wall above my head, his left hand by my hip. He brings his lips close to my ear and I fight the shiver that rolls through me. “It’s probably just your admirer,” he says, his voice hushed and husky. I swallow hard, looking over his shoulder as he nuzzles closer, his nose skimming my neck, then down to my collarbone. My pulse pounds in my ears as he moves back up, his mouth brushing across my cheek, stopping at my parted lips. 

“Is this convincing?” He asks. He’s so close that I can feel his breath on my lips, and I realize that I want him to do it. I want him to kiss me. 

I give a slight shake of my head in response. 

“No?” He smirks, knowing exactly what he’s doing to me. His left hand leaves the wall to curl around my hip and he presses his chest to mine. “How about this?” 

“Almost,” I whisper. I wet my lips and the tip of my tongue nearly grazes his bottom lip. His expression goes from playful to heated in an instant, then he’s closing the final distance. 

It’s soft at first, just a brush of his lips against mine, but soon he’s cupping my face with both hands, tilting my head back as his tongue sweeps into my mouth, his movements confident and skilled. Unhurried and unyielding. 

My hands find his shirt, pulling him closer as his tongue fucks my mouth. Because that’s exactly what this is. This isn’t kissing. Or maybe it is, and I’ve been kissing the wrong boys. 

Jesse groans, fitting a firm thigh between my legs, and the need bubbling inside me threatens to boil over at the sensation. But all too soon, he pulls back, leaving me breathless. 

“Was that convincing enough?”

Charleigh Rose lives in Narnia with her husband and two young children. She’s hopelessly devoted to unconventional love and pizza. When she isn’t reading or mom-ing, she’s writing moody, broody, swoony romance.
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Gruff Ass In Love by Sasha Burke!

Length:218 pages

Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

She’s the maddening, ridiculously cute trespasser who sneaks on my property to play with my rocks.

(No euphemism—she really does just look at rocks.)

He’s the grumpy, unbelievably handsome rancher who has the best rocks to study in the area.

(What on earth would rocks be a euphemism for?)

After months of resisting the urge, I finally haul her over my shoulder to escort her off my land.

Really, why I haven’t done it before now is beyond me.

After months of being clueless, I finally notice that his land isn’t the only thing hard around me.

Really, how it escaped my attention before now is beyond me.

She’s so damn responsive.

He’s so brawny and burly.

The next time she sneaks in, I’m ready for her.

The next time I sneak in, he shocks the heck out of me.

To be fair, the woman is utterly injury-prone.

To be clear, the man has apparently lost his ever-loving mind.

I just want her to stay safe and out of trouble for a change.

For a few hours, tops, while I take care of some ranch things that can’t wait.

So…I cuff her to the bed.

And now I’m wondering what the hell’s going to happen next.

His constant alpha protectiveness is, yes, very sweet, but seriously?

I should be more outraged by this.

Really, I should be.

But…now I’m kind of curious what’s going to happen next.

My Thoughts 💭

I loved this book. Cade has a cute trespasser he doesn’t mind but likes to look out for. Katelyn is the clumsy but adorable trespasser who everyone loves! I loved their chemistry! I loved how close everyone was.

Roughneck by Sosie Frost!

Length: 437 pages

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Synopsis

What happens when a bad boy…

Becomes a bad man?

Tidus Payne is as smooth as whiskey,

as dangerous as a lit match,

and sexier than a midnight mistake.

Wanting him is wrong.

Helping him is worse.

Some men burn through their second chances.

This one set my world on fire.

Roughneck is a sexy, laugh-out loud romance from Wall-Street Journal Bestselling Author Sosie Frost. Love stand-alone romances set in a connected universe? The Payne Brothers are sexy, deliciously tempting, and, like a real family–they can’t stand each other. Fortunately, these small-town women know how to handle their men. Hearts will heal, one romantic comedy at a time.

Roughneck is a complete standalone! This BWWM Romantic Comedy is 100% safe, contains no cheating or cliffhangers, and is guaranteed a heart-warming Happily Ever After.

My Thoughts 💭

I enjoyed this book. I liked the banter between Honey and Tidus. The book made me laugh and tear up! Tidus embraces his bad reputation and it seemed he didn’t care what people thought of him until he met Honey. Honey was a ray of sunshine that Tidus didn’t feel he deserved but wanted her anyway. Honey was like the only person who’d put up with Tidus’ foolishness because she didn’t experience his past wrongdoing, she only saw the man he was currently and it was cute! I loved them and their crazy family.