 GUEST POST:  Book Details: Protecting Yourself from Emotional Predators: Neutralize the Users, Abusers and Manipulators Hidden Among Us Category: Adult Non-Fiction | Content Rating: G Genre: psychology, self-help, relationships, divorce Publisher: Amare Press | Release date: January, 2019 Tour dates: Sept 9 to Sept 27, 2019 Book Description: Steven Wolhandler, JD, MA, LPC knows how abusive and manipulative people prey on the emotions of good people - and how good people can protect themselves. He offers a radically different view of these Emotional Predators and provides practical effective solutions. For Emotional Predators, life is a strategy game to dominate and control, and you are either a player to be defeated or a game piece to be used. Without empathy or remorse, they’ll ruin your life, and traditional approaches will make things worse. You’ll learn 5 essential steps for protecting yourself, valuable guidance for safe relationships and over 30 specific defensive tactics for:
VIEW the TRAILER BELOW! GUEST POST: Using humor and gratitude to deal with an Emotional Predator. When you’ve been targeted by an Emotional Predator – a toxic, manipulative abuser – it is easy to fall into depression, anxiety and guilt. The Emotional Predator’s abuse is bad enough, but most targets beat themselves up by comparing the way things are with an imaginary better world. And getting down on yourself just makes you more vulnerable to emotional manipulation, so it creates a downward spiral. The antidote to feeling down because of the gap between reality and an imaginary better world is to either focus your attention on what’s good and right with your life as it is, or imagine an alternative life that would be worse than your life as it is, or both. Arlo Guthrie made a macabre joke of this by pointing out that it always makes you feel a little better to know there’s someone else who has it worse than you. Rather than regret for what isn’t, chose appreciation and gratitude for what is. And that choice to feel grateful is always available to you; it’s a matter of where you focus your attention. Even when you’re enduring difficult even horrible things, you always have positive things to be grateful for. You can control your imagination and attention. Use it to help, not hinder, you. (Practicing gratitude is explained in more detail in Chapter 5.) In all things, and particularly in dealing with Emotional Predators, it’s very helpful to find and maintain your sense of humor. Humor is priceless, free and easily overlooked. Easier said than done when you’re in dark times, but finding humor in all things widens your perspective and immunizes you in powerful ways. In almost every case, you can choose whether to laugh or cry at the outlandish things an Emotional Predator does. Choosing to see humor in yourself and your situation relieves the stress that Emotional Predators prey on. Cultivating your sense of humor is as important as anything else you do. Humor has been defined as benign transgressions - favorably going beyond limits - and favorably going beyond limits is one way to describe the change in your beliefs that can be so protective. Humor connects you to your humanity and strengthens your humility, both important for staying grounded and connected to reality. And when you’re more humble, it’s easier to loosen your grip on the stories you live by and try alternatives. Finding ways to laugh about yourself and others, including the Emotional Predator (but not in front of him), is a great way to expand your options, relieve stress and calm yourself. Even the most frightening Emotional Predator can be brought down to size and made less scary by the judicious application of a little humor. If you can’t imagine that, watch Charlie Chaplin making fun of Adolph Hitler in the 1940 film, The Great Dictator. Winston Churchill is reputed to have said that he calmed his nerves before meeting with Joseph Stalin by imagining him on the toilet. But don’t ridicule or make fun of an Emotional Predator to his face. Dealing with an Emotional Predator can feel like a deep tragedy. But tragedy and comedy are the same thing viewed from opposite perspectives. As Joni Mitchell put it, “Laughing and crying, you know it’s the same release.” So make every effort to find the humor in what may feel tragic. Laughter is one of the greatest, and most easily overlooked, antidotes to toxic adversities in life. No matter how grim things seem, there are always opportunities to laugh. Today YouTube offers an endless supply of funny clips, from classic comedians of the past to current talk show silliness. Time spent watching clips that make you laugh is time well spent. When you’re laughing, you can’t feel fearful, anxious, doubting, depressed or other uncomfortable emotions that Emotional Predators prey on. Closely aligned to opportunities to laugh, there are always opportunities to feel grateful. Practicing gratitude is useful in every aspect of living. David Stendl-Rast described this well in a TED talk that’s worth listening to. To summarize, in each moment there are many things to be grateful for. That’s not to say that we should be grateful for everything. There are certainly plenty of things that aren’t so great and for which we aren’t grateful. But in every moment there also are plenty of things, often very simple things, that we can choose to be grateful for. In each moment that we choose gratitude, there’s no room for negative emotions or thoughts. Try it. Pick something in your life that you can be grateful for and let yourself feel gratitude for it. Notice how, as long as you are feeling gratitude, the gratitude pushes out all negative feelings and brings calm. Each moment offers you many opportunities to laugh and feel grateful. And if you miss the opportunity in one moment, the next moment offers it again. So seek out laughter and gratitude even in the darkest hours. Choose to laugh and be grateful. Don’t let negative people impose their negativity on you.  Meet the Author: Steven Wolhandler, JD, MA, LPC is a psychotherapist, mediator, arbitrator, custody evaluator, national consultant and retired attorney. He has decades of experience dealing with, and learning from, difficult and manipulative people, and helping their victims with penetrating insight, effective solutions, warmth and humor. He lives in Colorado, consults with people internationally through www.creativeresolutions.org. 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  Book Details: The Healer's Daughters by Jay Amberg Category: Adult Fiction, 312 pages | Genre: thriller Publisher: Amika Press | Release date: July 2019 Tour dates: Sept 9 to Sept 20, 2019 Content Rating: Pg-13 + M (Some strong language, terrorism and violence) Book Description: A terrorist bombing in Bergama, Turkey kills twenty-three people including three children. Modern Bergama is built on the site of ancient Pergamon, a city whose art and wealth and culture rivaled Athens. It was also the home of the Aesklepion, the world’s greatest healing center, and the birthplace of Galen, the Roman Empire’s most famous doctor. Tuğçe Iskan, a Turkish Ministry investigator, finds evidence that links the terrorism to a powerful criminal family and to Galen’s life and Pergamon’s lost treasures. But Iskan is alone, an outcast in the Ministry because she is honest, diligent, and a woman. As Iskan delves more deeply into the heinous attack, she needs allies outside the Ministry. She must turn to Özlem Boroğlu, a local archeologist, and Boroğlu’s daughter Elif, an artist with an affinity for ancient Aegean goddesses. Can these three women defeat ISIL terrorists, criminal oligarchs, and corrupt officials? Can they even survive? Buy the Book: Amazon.com ~ Barnes and Noble ~ Amika Press ~ Add to Goodreads REVIEW by LAWonder10: This is an entertaining story about several people whose lives were in chaos before a dreadful bombing in a small area of Turkey. It also briefly ties some ancient background information, to clarify the sacredness of the mystery. It is a tale of the evil, greedy men who claim they are honoring Allah by such horrors. It is about devastation which crumbles the remaining "victims" lives in a way they can never truly recover from. This is a story of corruption, greed and power mongers. However, it is, also, an account of the good in most people, and family. It is intriguing and culturally descriptive. The author's research is impressive. My main concern is, the "flow" of the story from one event, or group, to another was not smooth. It took me many pages to feel at all connected with the story. Personally, I did not appreciate the large amount of profanity. I offer a Three and a Half Stars rating. *Thi book was gifted me, with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review, Praise for The Healer's Daughters: "Amberg...shines at creating distinctive characters. Elif and others, for example, conduct a ritual to remember lost lives, which is a striking contrast to others who use the "Bergama Bombing" to boost their political careers. Moreover, Amberg deftly shows how viewing unfamiliar cultures as exotic can be insensitive; Özlem confronts a crass British photographer who thinks nothing of snapping pictures of praying mourners... A large, memorable cast augments this dramatic mystery/thriller." --Kirkus Reviews "Keep[s] readers on their toes. With its powerful blend of Turkish cultural explorations, international intrigue, a treasure hunt, historical references, and characters who hold their own special interests close to their hearts, The Healer's Daughters is an exceptional thriller that proves hard to put down." --Diane Donovan, Midwest Book Review "All the elements [of] a compelling thriller--international terrorism; a greedy, powerful and ruthless criminal family; a group of inept, corrupt and "bought" government officials; a secret, elite, and clean anti-terror department of the said, corrupt government; and a principled, high-minded academic who will stop at nothing to ensure her country's past and valuable heritage is preserved for the ages." --Grant Leishman, Readers' Favorite "Drama, pressure, and tensions mount in a plot with great descriptive writing and scene setting.... A glimpse into different cultures, beliefs, and economies [and an] adventure filled with fear, danger, and discovery." --K.J. Simmill, Readers' Favorite GUEST POST: By Jay Amberg, author of The Healer’s Daughters Research is integral to every novel I write. Normally, I spend a year researching, a year writing, and a year editing. With The Healer’s Daughters, I was teaching in İzmir, Turkey near the Aegean coast. I did not go to Turkey planning to write another novel, but living in the Aegean area stoked my energy. As I traveled in the region, the story began to form in my mind. I was particularly taken by Bergama, a Turkish market town built on the ruins of Pergamon, an ancient Hellenistic city that was the artistic and cultural rival of Athens. The tremendous advantage of doing research while living in İzmir was that I could imagine a scene and then visit the site. It is much easier for me to see and hear my characters if I am in a place where they would be. In Istanbul, for example, I could write a scene’s dialogue while at the Süleymaniye Mosque or Gülhane Park just outside of Topkapı Palace. I could sit on the bench where the characters sat while they argued. I was also able to interview archeologists in the field. Scholars and other experts gladly shared their time and their knowledge about the coastal Aegean area from Ephesus to Troy. Friends I made took me to villages so that I could meet local people. Because I was living in Turkey, the research for The Healer’s Daughters stretched into the year of writing and even into the editing phase. The research included reading texts like Pergamon, A Hellenistic Capital and The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire. I also, as I mentioned, visited quite a few sites and talked with many people. Some of those conversations still continue even though the novel has gone to print. The research was sometimes difficult and at times no fun at all (I fell off a mountain and broke a rib), but there was always an underlying sense of joy because of the people I met and the places I visited. Everyone with whom I spoke was not only informative but also amicable. My experiences in Turkey definitely enhanced the authenticity of The Healer’s Daughters.  Meet the Author: Jay Amberg is the author of twelve books. He received a BA from Georgetown University and a PhD from Northwestern University. He has taught high school and college students since 1972. His latest book, The Healer’s Daughters, is now available from Amika Press. Amberg has also published Bone Box, Cycle, America’s Fool, Whale Song, and compiled 52 Poems for Men. Prior to Amika Press, Amberg published thriller novels Doubloon (Forge), Blackbird Singing (Forge) and Deep Gold (Warner Books). Among his books on teaching are School Smarts and The Study Skills Handbook, published by Good Year. Amberg wrote The Creative Writing Handbook (Good Year) with Mark Henry Larson and Verbal Review and Workbook for the SAT (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich) with Bob Boone. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook  Giveaway: Prizes: Win one of five print copies (USA & Canada); or one of 15 ebooks (international) of The Healer's Daughters. One winner will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card (anywhere Amazon will ship.) (21 winners) To enter, click on the Rafflecopter link below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    Book & Author Details: Married to the Lord (The Wallflower Brides, #2) by Samantha Holt Publication date: September 9th 2019 Genres: Adult, Historical, Romance Synopsis: Waiting for one’s fiancé to set a date is never fun. Especially when it has now officially been years. Particularly when one is a veritable wallflower with little chance of anything better coming along. More so when said fiancé’s brother is paying particular attention to one’s life and causing all sorts of confusing emotions. All Miss Augusta Snow wants is for Evan to return home and set the date. If that means trying as hard as she can to break out of her quiet temperament to gain his attention, then she’ll do her best. But it seems she’s attracted the wrong brother’s attention… The brooding Miles Stanton, Viscount Ashwick has always been quietly fascinating to her. She knows he was a little less than a gentleman in his past but she cannot help be intrigued now that he is showing interest in her wellbeing. He only intended to protect his brother’s interests… Miles always had a soft spot for Gus. However, everyone knew she was meant for his brother and all he wants is for her to be happy—especially with the specters of his past hanging over him and guaranteeing to bring trouble. He has to protect Augusta from doing something silly and somehow persuade Evan to cease being a fool and return home. All the while ignoring his feelings for her… Augusta’s plans to show Evan that she is not just some dull wallflower seemed doomed to fail and now Miles is back in her life and behaving…well…strangely. She cannot help but wonder if she has been hanging her hopes on the wrong brother this whole time. Goodreads | Purchase: Only 99¢! - Amazon   AUTHOR BIO: USA Today bestselling author Samantha Holt lives in a small village in England with her twin girls and a dachshund called Duke. If you're not sure where to start why not try... You can find Samantha on Facebook and join in her weekly Funday Friday giveaway: https://www.facebook.com/samanthaholtromance Author links: Website | Facebook | Goodreads |  GIVEAWAY DETAILS: Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)
To enter, click on the Rafflecopter Link below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    Book Details: Book Title: The Root of Murder (A Lovers in Crime Mystery #4) by Lauren Carr Category: Adult Fiction (18 +), 332 pages | Genre: Mystery Publisher: Acorn Book Services | Release date: March 20, 2019 | Tour dates: September 9 to October 25, 2019 Content Rating: PG-13 (Lauren Carr's books are murder mysteries, so there are murders involved. Occasionally, a murder will happen on stage. There is sexual content, but always behind closed doors. Some mild swearing (a hell or a damn few and far between). No F-bombs! Book Description: Homicide Detective Cameron Gates learned long ago that there is no such thing as a typical murder case. Each mystery is special in its own right—especially for the family of the victim.The homicide of a successful executive, husband, and father seems open and shut when the murder weapon is found in his estranged son-in-law’s possession. The circumstantial evidence is so damning that when her step-son, J.J. Thornton, agrees to act as the defendant’s public defender, he assumes his first murder case will be a loss. Only the report of a missing husband proves that this case is not as open and shut as it seems. Strap on your seat belts for a wild ride in this mystery rooted in decades of deception that sprouts into murder. Buy the Book: Amazon.com | Add to Goodreads REVIEW by LAWonder10: Izzy was excited she was to be the Maid of Honor to her future sister-in-law. In the midst of the pressing plans, her mother, Cameron, was called to investigate a gruesome murder. A body was discovered on a long-established elderly couple's farm. It was ore shocking when the body was identified! Cameron used much persuasion to convince her step-son, who is an attorney, to represent him. There were two very valid reasons why he did not ant to do this. In her usual fashion, Lauren Carr mixes intimacy in relationships, humor, and intrigue in her murder mystery stories. Just as the reader determines "who did it?", she adds further information, which successfully keeps the reader guessing to the very end. The characters are all very well developed and one feels he/she knows them, personally, and is in the scenes, experiencing the whole intrigue. Although there are intimate scenes, alluding to sexual situations, these series are free of explicit details. There are a few crude words but no strong profanity. This novel earns a Five Stars rating. *This book was gifted me with no pressure for a positive review. This is my honest review. OTHER BOOKS In THIS SERIES:
GUEST POST: Character Blog: Mom and Dad: Lovers in Crime by Izzy Thornton - by Lauren Carr Okay, like I need to write this essay about my family and I need to write at least five-hundred words. Problem is this. I don’t think five hundred words can do it. You see, I don’t have your regular family. I mean they’re normal to me because I live with these people and I think they’re pretty special. My name is Izzy Thornton and I’m fourteen years old. I was adopted. That means the Thorntons picked me to join their family. I think that’s really cool. A while back, my mom was murdered. She was the only family I had. The investigator in her case was Murphy Thornton. When he saw that I was in danger, he took me home to stay with him and his wife Jessica. She’s rich and gorgeous. She has a room dedicated just to her shoes! Now she’s my sister-in-law. When the investigation got really dangerous, Murphy’s dad and stepmom stepped in. That’s right. My Mom is a bad ass, too. I started out with no family. Now I have a BIG family! I have five big brothers and sisters and a huge dog named Admiral and Irving, a cat who looks like a skunk, and a beautiful horse named Comanche! So anyway, DAD is Joshua Thornton. He’s Hancock County’s prosecuting attorney and he’s a really cool guy. If you’re a murderer, then you’d think he was really uncool. My Mom is Lieutenant Cameron Gates, a homicide detective with the Pennsylvania State Police, which can be sticky because Dad is the prosecutor in West Virginia. The state line is only a mile or so from our house in Chester. I call Cameron “Cam” because I had a mom before her and I don’t feel right calling Cam Mom. Cam understands. Cam packs a nine-millimeter semi-automatic and carries a badge. Like I said, she’s a bad ass. She isn’t a very good cook. Dad does most of the cooking. But she can make the best hot fudge sundaes! Cameron’s idea of cooking is heating up hot fudge sauce in the microwave and spooning it on the ice cream. If she feels like being fancy, she’ll toss a few extra cherries on top to brighten up the color. I have three brothers and two sisters. My sister Sarah goes to the naval academy in Annapolis. She’s going to be the first woman Navy SEAL! My other sister Tracy is a caterer. She and my brother J.J. are opening a restaurant together. Donny is a football player at West Virginia University. I already told you about Murphy. He has an identical twin named Joshua Junior. Everyone calls him J.J. After J.J. graduated from law school, he came home to Chester and moved in with his first love, Suellen Russell, but she was really sick. She owned Russell Ridge Farm and Orchards. Suellen was such a nice lady. She had rescued Comanche, who was being neglected, and gave her to me! She also hired Poppy to train her horses. Poppy is a real honest-to-goodness horse whisperer—at least, I think she’s a horse whisperer. She says she just knows how to listen. Poppy’s got beautiful red hair and freckles all over. She also has a horse name Gulliver. He’s got spots all over him, too. He’s an appaloosa. He’s also an escape artist. When Suellen died, she left all of it to J.J.! Now J.J. is marrying Poppy and I’m going to be her maid of honor at the wedding! Believe me, I’m taking my duties as maid of honor very seriously. Whatever the bride wants, she gets. Well, Poppy has been having dreams about this wedding gown and we can’t find it anywhere! It’s white, but it’s got a gold lace overlay. Poppy insists that we have to find this particular gown because it’s in her dreams. We’ve been to every bridal shop and they think we’re crazy. Poppy doesn’t seem worried, but I am. What happens if we don’t find it? Poppy says she’ll walk down the aisle in her birthday suit! On top of all that, we have a murder to solve. Cameron got called out on a case where a body was dumped at a farm out in Hookstown and set on fire. The victim ended up being the father of Heather Davis, an old girlfriend of J.J. When they found the murder weapon at his estranged son-in-law’s place, the case seemed like a slam dunk. Right? Then, the son-in-law’s mother talked Dad into helping. Dad couldn’t take the case on account of him being a prosecutor and all, so he asked J.J. to do it for him. With so much evidence against the suspect, J.J. assumed his first murder case was going to be a loser. But no, that wasn’t what happened at all. Right after the bail hearing, the mother of another one of J.J.’s old girlfriends reported her husband missing and this slam dunk case got blown wide open! Now this simple murder case is much more complicated. When two of the prime suspects ended up being J.J.’s ex-girlfriends, Dad and Cameron dragged him into the case. Less than two months to his wedding day, the last thing J.J. wanted was to cozy up to his old flames. But, like Dad and Cam always say, when it comes to murder, you do what you have to do to get to the truth. No, my parents are not your average dad and mom. How many brothers marry horse whisperers who dance the Viennese waltz? How many parents go chasing after killers? How many people own an orphaned lamb who thinks he’s a dog (his name is Oliver) and a watch rooster named Charley? No, I don’t have your average family. But they’re my family and I wouldn’t trade them for the world.
 Meet the author: Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Thorny Rose, Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries—over twenty titles across four fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns! Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor. Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and two spoiled rotten German shepherds on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram  Giveaway Details: Prize: Win a $50 Amazon gift card courtesy of Lauren Carr, author of the Lovers in Crime Mysteries. To enter, click on the Rafflecopter link below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY! Here is the tour schedule    Book & Author Details: Ambush in the Everglades by Petie McCarty Publication date: May 19th 2019 | Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Synopsis: Plenty of action-adventure in this romantic-suspense tale. Photographer Kayli Heddon is given the biggest assignment of her career—a photo essay on the Everglades Restoration—and a special airboat safari is arranged, so Kayli can get her pictures. What she doesn’t count on is being stranded alone in the Everglades with her handsome and unpredictable airboat guide. Kayli is forced to learn some tough lessons. Trust means everything in the dangerous River of Grass, and a skilled partner makes all the difference in your survival. Skye Landers takes the airboat safari gig as a favor to his cousin who is called out of town. Skye doesn’t expect the governor’s photographer to catch his eye, but Kayli Heddon is unlike any woman he has ever met. He knows he should keep his distance, but common sense flies out the window whenever she gets near. Unfortunately, Kayli thinks honesty is the most important thing in a relationship—any relationship—and Skye Landers is a fraud. When secrets surface from his past, Kayli and Skye are soon on the run from more than just alligators. Goodreads | Purchase: Amazon  AUTHOR BIO: Petie spent a large part of her career working at Walt Disney World -- "The Most Magical Place on Earth" -- where she enjoyed working in the land of fairy tales by day and creating her own romantic fairy tales by night, including her new series, The Cinderella Romances. She eventually said good-bye to her "day" job to write her stories full-time. These days Petie spends her time writing sequels to her regency time travel series, Lords in Time, and her cozy-mystery-with-a-dash-of-romantic-suspense series, the Mystery Angel Romances. Petie shares her home on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee with her horticulturist husband and an opinionated Nanday conure named Sassy who made a cameo appearance in No Angels for Christmas. Author links: https://www.petiemccarty.com/ https://twitter.com/authorpetie https://www.facebook.com/petie.mccarty https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6094579.Petie_McCarty  GIVEAWAY Blitz-wide giveaway (INT)
RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    Book Details: No More Bad Dates (High Team #1) (Cozy Cottage Café, #5) by Kate O’Keeffe Publication date: September 5th 2019 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: Three friends form the No More Bad Dates Pact: stop dating the wrong guys and start dating the right ones - weirdos and jerks need not apply. Twenty-five-year-old Sophie McCarthy's career is virtually nonexistent, her family expects her to "do something important" with her life, and she's totally sick of dating the wrong guys: the self-absorbed, the arrogant, the borderline criminally insane. After she's unceremoniously dumped during the vows at her boss's wedding, she and her two equally disappointed-in-love best friends agree to help each other find decent guys to date. Together, they form the No More Bad Dates Pact: stop dating the wrong guys and start dating the right ones--weirdos and jerks neednot apply. When Sophie's roommate Jason Christie--a.k.a. doctor-in-training and serial nurse-dater--joins the pact, he vows to weed out the bad ones for her. But with his rejection of every guy Sophie meets, she begins to wonder if he's got an ulterior motive. And anyway, why does she always have so much more fun with Jason than with the guys she's actually trying to date? While desperately seeking her "happy for now," could Sophie stumble into her "happily ever after?" High Tea is a spin-off of Kate O'Keeffe's bestselling Cozy Cottage Café series. Escape to New Zealand in this fun, feel-good chick lit series! Books in the High Tea series: Book 1: No More Bad Dates Book 2: No More Terrible Dates - releasing very soon! Book 3: No More Horrible Dates - releasing soon! Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46804975-no-more-bad-dates Purchase: Amazon: https://books2read.com/u/mgGEGx?store=amazon PRAISE for Book: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "The perfect fun-filled escape from reality. Kate O'Keeffe at her delightful best!"- Whitney Dineen, bestselling author of Relatively Normal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I love this book! If you want a novel you won't be able to put down and will leave you with a smile on your face after you finish it, this is a great choice! So sweet and romantic!" - Annabelle Costa, bestselling author of My Perfect Ex-Boyfriend  AUTHOR BIO: Visit kateokeeffe.com and sign up to her newsletter so you never miss out on new releases and great book deals again! Follow her on Bookbub to learn about deals on her books. Just cut and paste this link into your browser: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kate-o-keeffe Kate O'Keeffe is a bestselling author of fun, feel-good romantic comedies. She lives and loves in beautiful Hawke's Bay, New Zealand with her family, two scruffy dogs, and a cat who thinks he's a scruffy dog too. He's not: he's a cat. When she's not penning her latest story, Kate can be found hiking up hills (slowly), traveling to different countries, and eating chocolate. A lot of it. Kate is excited to announce her new series High Tea! It's a spin-off from the bestselling Cozy Cottage Café series, and Book 1 is currently on pre-order, due to be released on September 5th, 2019! Author links: https://twitter.com/kateokeeffe4 http://kateokeeffe.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kateokeeffeauthor/ https://www.facebook.com/kateokeeffeauthor https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8195990.Kate_O_Keeffe  GIVEAWAY Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)
RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    Book Details: Till I Found You by Michelle Fernandez Publication date: September 3rd 2019 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Synopsis: Former Navy SEAL, Julian “Booker” Cruz, joined an elite security ops agency with one goal in mind: to forget his past. With the overload of work, there’s no time for romance, nor does he want it. His rule—don’t mix business with pleasure. Until one assignment puts that rule to the test. Chloe Channing is not to discover his undercover role as her protective detail from an unknown psychopath. But as their days pass together in tropical paradise, it becomes difficult to keep his desire from compromising everything. Including her safety. All Chloe wants is to remember, but so much of her memory was l | ~ ost after her assailant left her unconscious. On a summer trip with friends at her family’s estate in the Bahamas, she yearns for the quiet respite from a previous heartbreak and her tortured nightmares. She never expects a man like Julian to help her find emotional peace and physical healing. But as she falls deeper, her flashbacks slowly come together, and they include glimpses of one handsome, mysterious, yet all-too-familiar face: Julian’s. Is Chloe’s mind playing tricks on her again… or has she met this man before? Even if Julian could let go and risk it all, could he ever forgive himself enough to fall in love again? Goodreads | ~ Purchase: Amazon     AUTHOR BIO: Michelle is a wife, mother and an avid reader of multi-genres. She's always been passionate about reading and impressed by the influence it has on people. Which is why she started writing in the first place. Romance suspense is her most favorite genre. The damsel heroine and the alpha gentleman hero are who she writes about. It started as a hobby. One chapter turned into ten, then a novel was born. Making up worlds and characters for readers to fall in love with, is the most rewarding for her. May her words give you the 'feels' and may it be an unputdownable book! Author links: https://mcfernandez0430.wixsite.com/website https://www.instagram.com/michellefernandezwrites/ https://www.facebook.com/michellefernandezauthor/  GIVEAWAY Blitz-wide giveaway (INTL)
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REVIEW by LAWonder10L I must admit, I have not tried all of the recipes in this book. However, the ones I have tried are very pleasing to the pallet. For instance, if ever you question how ro cook spaghetti squash, try Shannon's Herbed Spaghetti Casserole which is sure to tantalize even the most picky eater's taste buds. While experiencing cooler temperatures, experience the savory taste if this author's g Garden Vegetable soup. It is very tasty, yet nourishing. Spinach and artichokes never paired better than they do in her Spinach Artichoke Casserole. Bring the delight of the Caribbean into your home by preparing and serving the delicious Caribbean Chicken Curry, or offer a Gourmet Feast with Balsamic Beef Roast! J do not know why she would title her savory dish by naming it "Jerk" Pork Chops, because there was nothing "jerky" about them! A meal is not complete without dessert. trying her scrumptious Strawberry Cobbler is a must! For something more simple and one can eat while "on the run", be sure to try her tasty Pecan Cookies. I am anxious to try her other recipes. Along with 98 pages of appetizing recipes, is an index, conversion chart, analysis of various low carb diets, meal planning and "Top Tips and Takeaways'" I offer a strong Four Star rating for this book. *This book was gifted me by the publisher with no request for a positive review. This is my honest review.  About Shannon Epstein
Shannon Epstein is the author of The Easy & Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook & The Low Sodium Slow Cooker Cookbook. She also runs several blogs including FitSlowCookerQueen and TweetEatTravel. Shannon lives in Los Angeles with her husband. Amazon Author Page   Book details: After She Fell by Amber Laura Publication date: July 30th 2019 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis: She’s tried for years to convince herself that she isn’t in love with him. If it hasn’t worked, at least she’s managed to convince him of it, anyway. A tragic love affair from her past had shattered Christina’s illusions of romance—it’d shattered her entire world, left her utterly broken and blamed. She’s fallen once before. She isn’t about to make the same mistake twice! Jason Gordman is off-limits. Charming, playful, confident—he’s everything dangerous to her defenses. Worse yet, he’s the boss’s son. Hiding behind antagonism and indifference, Christina manages to keep him at a careful distance. That is, until one fateful night when she finds herself snowbound with him in a blizzard and she slips, allows herself one, forbidden kiss… Struggling to reconcile her feelings, Christina is entirely unprepared for where that one stolen moment will lead her. Goodreads | ~ Purchase: Amazon | B&N  After She Fell - Amber Laura This is a sweet romance novel. I liked following Christina through her ups and downs. Matthew and Mary are wonderful characters. They are loving, kind and forgiving. The same with Jason. Just the kind of people you want in your life. The characters are all well-developed. It is easy to feel their emotions. The story flows well from chapter to chapter and is easy to follow along. The book cover is so cute and fits the story well as does the title. I highly recommend this story to others. It was hard for me to put it down once I started to read it. I give this a literary rating of 5/5 written by vickie   AUTHOR BIO: Amber Laura’s biography, also known as “Five Fun Facts about the Author”:
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To enter, click on the Rafflecopter link below: RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY! You can find the schedule HERE .   Book Details: Book Title: The Great Jewel Robbery: A Front Page Mystery Book 1 by Elizabeth McKenna Category: Adult Fiction, 204 pages | Genre: Cozy mystery Publisher: Elizabeth McKenna | Release date: May 28, 2019 Format available for review: print, ebook Will send print books out: USA | Tour dates: August 19-30, 2019 Content Rating: PG-13 (There is no profanity. There is drinking, desire, and a kiss.) Book Description: Mystery with a splash of romance…Chicago Tribune reporters Emma and Grace have been best friends since college despite coming from different worlds. When Grace is assigned to cover an annual charity ball and auction being held at a lakeside mansion and her boyfriend bails on her, she brings Emma as her plus one. The night is going smoothly until Emma finds the host’s brother unconscious in the study. Though at first it is thought he was tipsy and stumbled, it soon becomes clear more is afoot, as the wall safe is empty and a three-million-dollar diamond necklace is missing. With visions of becoming ace investigative journalists, Emma and Grace set out to solve the mystery, much to the chagrin of the handsome local detective. Buy the Book: Amazon.com ~ Add to Goodreads REVIEW by LAWonder10: This is a murder mystery which is,also, a fun read! Laced with humor, the author has created a captivating, intriguing, mystery, with a touch of romance. Former college roommates, present journalist colleagues, Emma and Grace were raised in two different worlds, but that has not hindered their close friendship. Since Grace's date "bailed" on her, Emma is her Guest at a High profile social event... An event that could be an opportunity to earn the promotion they each seek. Will they be the first to solve the crime? The characters are very endearing - even the bad guys! The reader can easily feel he/she is a part of the scenes and event. The Title is "fitting" as is the Book Cover Image. This is well-written and very entertaining. I offer a Five Stars rating. * Although this book was gifted me, there were no stipulations for a positive review. This is my honest Review.  Meet the author: Elizabeth McKenna’s love of books reaches back to her childhood, where her tastes ranged from Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to Stephen King’s horror stories. She had never read a romance novel until one Christmas when her sister gave her the latest bestseller by Nora Roberts. She was hooked from page one (actually, she admits it was the first love scene). She combined her love of history, romance, and a happy ending to write the historical romance novels Cera’s Place and Venice in the Moonlight. Her contemporary romance novel, First Crush Last Love, is loosely based on her life (she eventually married her first crush) The Great Jewel Robbery is her debut cozy mystery, and she hopes readers will like it as much as they have enjoyed her romances. Elizabeth lives in Wisconsin with her understanding husband, two beautiful daughters, and a sassy Labrador. When she isn’t writing, working, or being a mom, she’s sleeping. Connect with the author: Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram  Giveaway: Prizes: Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Elizabeth McKenna, author of The Great Jewel Robbery (open to wherever Amazon.com delivers) Ends Sept 6, 2019 To enter, Click on the Rafflecopter Link Below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!  ... A stand-alone paranormal romance novel.   Book Details: Boundary by Ebony Olson Publication date: September 20th 2019 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Synopsis: Vera Cana has given her life to escape her abusive ex. She’s earned her freedom and has the scars to prove it. Now, she’s starting a new life. Purchasing a cottage in a lush forest, she’s ready to live out her days in peace. The goddess has other plans. If Vera thought by hiding out in her little cottage she could avoid any more packs and their alphas, she was wrong. When her new neighbor knocks on her door, the draw to him is magnetic, but the scars of her past are a barrier higher than the boundary fence between their properties. Dale’s presence causes a heady mix of calm and excitement, which only adds to the potency of his patient, but determined personality. Vera is about to learn a lot about the way packs work, and she’s going to discover how strong she can be. Nothing takes more inner strength than learning how to trust someone with your heart. Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47175903-boundary Purchase: Amazon: https://books2read.com/u/mqDrBd?store=amazon B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/boundary-ebony-olson/1132985346 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/boundary-13      AUTHOR BIO: Ebony lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband, daughter, and six cats. She loves to read fantasy, thrillers, and paranormal romance, spending most of her free time with her nose in a book or writing. Having always possessed an over-active imagination she spent her younger years regaling friends with fantastic stories, holding her audience captive with the passion and suspense of her characters plights. Now in adulthood she has numerous published works and shows no signs of stopping her imagination from spreading across as many pages as it can find. Author links: https://ebonyolson.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/Ebony_Olson https://www.facebook.com/EbonyOlson.Author/ https://www.instagram.com/ebony_olson/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7272056.Ebony_Olson  GIVEAWAY Blitz-wide giveaway (INT)
This grand prize giveaway - ends August 29th RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!  This Tour is for TWO Books by Different Authors!  Book Details: A Bolt From the Blue by Lise McClendon Category: Adult Fiction, 243 pages | Tour dates: Aug 1 to 23, 2019 Genre: Mystery, women's fiction, suspense Publisher: Thalia Press | Release date: August 1, 2019 Content Rating: PG-13 (No sex scenes but some language, mostly mild) Book Description: More international intrigue, murder, and romance for the Bennett Sisters overseas in the newest entry to the bestselling women's fiction and suspense series. The next to youngest Bennett Sister, Francie Bennett (Blame it on Paris) is a hard-charging attorney whose boyfriend Dylan Hardy invites her to join him in Paris to help with a client. When Axelle Fourcier left Paris behind after the student riots of 1968, she vowed never to go back. She made a life for herself in America as a professor. But now a beloved aunt, age 104, has died and left her an inheritance to be shared with a cousin she never met. A fabulous Belle Epoque apartment in Paris filled with pop art from the '50s and '60s is just the start of Axelle's discoveries in Paris. Wrangling with her slick cousin for the proceeds is distasteful but oh so French. Then the apartment is broken into, a friend is murdered, and Axelle's fears that the French state is once again conspiring against her seem very plausible. Francie tries to deal with her cranky client, her own new relationship, and her boyfriend's nine-year-old daughter, as the estate problems spin out of control. Intrigue, romance, Paris and the Dordogne, and a soupçon of murder, wrapped in the legal and art world of France bring more than a few 'Bolts from the Blue' to the Bennett Sisters. Buy the Book: Amazon.com ~ Amazon.ca ~ Apple books~ Kobo ebooks ~ Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads  Meet the author: Lise McClendon writes fiction from her home in Montana. She is the author of numerous novels, short stories, and articles. In 1997 she wrote and directed the short film, The Hoodoo Artist, featured at the Telluride Indiefest. She has served on the national boards of directors for Mystery Writers of America and International Association of Crime Writers/North America. She is on the faculty of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference. Her books, written under her own name and as Rory Tate and Grier Lake, are full of the fascinating lives of women. The choices that women sometimes make are a quagmire of directions and misdirections, sending women into careers, love affairs, children (or no children), travels, and hobbies. And, in the case of her novels, into suspense, crime, secrets, and love. Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Pinterest ~ Instagram   Book Details: Fire and Rain (A Casey Jones Mystery) by Katy Munger Category: Adult fiction, 260 pages | Content Rating: PG-13 Genre: Mystery | Tour dates: Aug 1 to 23, 2019 Publisher: Thalia Press | Release date: August 2019 Book Description: Casey Jones is back with a new adventure that takes her from four-foot strippers to forty-something bikers—and a head-on collision with too many ex-boyfriends to count. When a routine bodyguarding case turns deadly and Casey loses one of her oldest friends, tracking the killers and a missing stripper — who may or may not be in on the murder — turns out to be a wild ride that takes her from the flatlands of eastern North Carolina to its most exclusive mountain enclaves. Fans of Casey Jones will recognize their favorites in the cast of colorful supporting characters who answer Casey’s “all hands on deck!” call. If you’ve been missing your kick-ass Casey and craving Krispy Kremes, you’ll find all that you have missed in this seventh installment of a long and beloved female P.I. series. Buy the Book: Amazon.com ~ Add to Goodreads  Meet the author: Katy Munger is a North Carolina-based mystery author who has written under several different pseudonyms. She is the author of the Dead Detective series, writing as Katy Munger (Angel Among Us and Angel of Darkness) and as Chaz McGee (Desolate Angel and Angel Interrupted); the Casey Jones crime fiction series writing as Katy Munger; and the Hubbert & Lil mystery series, writing as Gallagher Gray. She has also been a book reviewer for the Washington Post and served as North Carolina’s 2016 Piedmont Laureate. Connect with the author: Website  Here is the tour schedule  Giveaway: Win one of five copies of Lisa McClendon's A Bolt from the Blue (ebook) or one of five copies of Katy Munger's Fire and Rain (ebook) (open to USA and Canada) (10 winners). To Enter, click on the Rafflecopter link below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    Book Details: A Road More Traveled by Rebekah Dodson Publication date: August 17th 2019 |Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense Synopsis:Diana Cumberlin knows one thing: he’s coming for her, and he’s not the only one. Fleeing a ruined marriage and a mob boss with a vendetta for revenge, Diana will do anything to protect her five-year-old daughter. From contacting long lost lovers to family she abandoned years ago, Diana is determined to set right her past transgressions on a road more traveled. Goodreads | Purchase: Amazon |  EXCERPT: Diana woke screaming, covered in blood, and found him laying dead by her side. Her pink nightie was soaked through, sticky, and the room reeked of rust. Frozen in terror she stared at two wounds in the back of his head, each pouring blood. Her head pounded, and her vision was blurry. Was this even real? The warm, sap-substance all over her told her it was. The night before was a giant blank zone in her head, except for the gun. Had she fired it? She vaguely remembered the boom, how it shook in her hand, and acrid smell of gunpowder. A hangover from hell gripped her like a wicked vice, pressing the back of her neck and squeezing painfully. She tried to get up, tried to run, but her legs dumped her by the side of the bed instead. The blood curdling scream she expelled scared even her. Did that come from her? Scrambling in the dark for her cell phone on the nightstand, she finally grasped it and pulled it to the floor with her. Dialing 911, she barely waited for an answer before she screamed into the phone, "I’ve killed him! I’ve killed him!” “Wake up, Diana!” “No, no, no,” Diana murmured to the phantom telling her wake up, as she thrashed to and fro in the bed. He grasped her waist, pulling her toward him, and hissed in her ear again. “Wake up, please, baby, wake up!” Diana’s eyes flew open and she lay stiff in his arms. “George!” She screamed. Her hands were curled by her sides and her legs straight out, and she couldn’t move. Her chest heaved, and she felt strangled all over again, just like every time he’d wrapped his hands right around her neck. As The remnants of that night slowly subsided, she sunk back into the mattress, this soft, deep one, and realized she wasn’t home. Nor was it George beside her. “Diana,” Justin’s voice pled with her again, “Di, please talk to me. You had a nightmare.” Squeezing her eyes shut, she liked her lips and tried to control her breathing, counting to eight, holding for four, then exhaling for eight more, just like her therapist had taught her. Justin ran his hands down her arms, her waist, her thighs, and it calmed her. For the first time, her breathing slowed, and she came back to reality much faster. She finally turned on her side and looked at him, searching his face. “Justin,” she whispered.  AUTHOR BIO: Rebekah Dodson is a prolific author of over 30 romance, fantasy, and science fiction novels. Her works include the series Postcards from Paris, #1 bestselling Curse of Lanval series, Life After Us series, and several stand alone novels and short stories. She has been writing her whole life, with her first published work of historical fiction with 4H Clubs of America at the age of 12, and poetry at the age of 16 with the National Poetry Society. With an extensive academic background including education, history, psychology and English, she currently works as a college professor by day and a writer by night. Author links: https://rebekahdodson.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/gillnation/ https://www.facebook.com/realrebekahdodson/ https://twitter.com/authorrdodson https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1444355.Rebekah_Dodson https://www.subscribepage.com/rebekahdodson https://www.instagram.com/author_rdodson/  GIVEAWAY Blitz-wide giveaway (INT)
To Enter, Click on the Rafflecopter Link Below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!    CLAIMING T-MO by Eugen Bacon RELEASE DATE: 8/13/19 | GENRE: Science Fiction / Fantasy VIEW BOOK PAGE: SUMMARY: In this lush interplanetary tale, an immortal priest flouts the conventions of a matriarchal society by choosing a name for his child. The act initiates chaos that splits the boy in two, unleashing a Jekyll-and-Hyde child upon the universe: named T-Mo by his mother and Odysseus by his father. The story unfolds through the eyes of these three distinctive women: Silhouette, Salem and Myra - mother, wife, and daughter. As they struggle to confront their fears and navigate the treacherous paths to love and accept T-Mo/Odysseus and themselves, the darkness in Odysseus urges them to unbearable choices that threaten their very existence. BUY LINKS: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Add to Goodreads  GUEST POST: Top 20 ANYTHING ! Chocolate Ray Bradbury Freshly baked sourdough bread Reading an awesome short Saké Kaaron Warren Family—staring at a lot of babies right now Movies Toni Morrison Kissing (minty fresh) Eric Northman A hot soak or spa Champagne Writing a story I’m excited about Editing—not a godamn first draft full of bloopers, overwriting Wesley Snipes Octavia Butler An awesome publisher (think Meerkat Press) Movies, seriously Denzel  ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Eugen Bacon is a computer scientist mentally re-engineered into creative writing. She has published over one hundred short stories and articles, together with anthologies. Her stories have won, been shortlisted and commended in international awards, including the Bridport Prize, L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest, Copyright Agency Prize and Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Awards. Her creative work has appeared in literary and speculative fiction publications worldwide, including Award Winning Australian Writing, AntipodeanSF, Andromeda, Aurealis, Bards and Sages Quarterly, and New Writing (Routledge). Eugen’s latest books: Writing Speculative Fiction: Creative and Critical Approaches from Macmillan International, May 2019, and her debut novel, Claiming T-Mo, from Meerkat Press, August 2019 AUTHOR LINKS: Website | Twitter | Goodreads  GIVEAWAY DETAILS:
One Lucky Winner will Receive a $20. Amazon Gift Card! To Enter, Click on the Rafflecopter Link Below! RAFFLECOPTER GIVEAWAY!  If you like small-town romance, you’ll like Beckley. If you like smart heroines who balance demanding professional careers with a commitment to family, friends, and finding love, then you’ll definitely like it here. If you like strong, sexy, hard-working heroes who have not-so-secret soft spots for kids, kittens, and classic cars, you may find that you never want to leave!  Book Details: Healing Heather (Beckley’s Daughters Romance #1) by Tinsley Sellers Publication date: July 20th 2018 | Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis Healing Heather: She’s going 120mph in a 65 zone—and if driving even faster could change history, Professor Heather Harris would floor it. She’s on a collision course with Sergeant Brian Daniels, a state trooper determined to enforce the speed limit and slam the brakes on his own heartache. Can a fast-moving physicist find love with a laid-back law officer, or will ghosts from their pasts keep driving them apart? “All relationships come with an expiration date. All of mine just happened to fall on the same two days.” —Heather Harris After a long year of tragedy and loss, Dr. Heather Harris is finally ready to come to terms with the deaths that have left her devastated and alone in the world. Spending summer break at the lake cottage she inherited from her grandparents is the first step in coping with her crushing grief, but she soon finds herself on a collision course with Sergeant Brian Daniels, a police officer whose passion for classic cars won’t stop him from enforcing the speed limit. Brian Daniels embraces his small-town, laid-back, lakeside life. After years of heartbreak at the hands of his first love, he’s finally free—and a fast-driving, karaoke-singing physics professor offers an exciting diversion. Opposites attract, but the sudden appearance of a blonde on a Harley threatens to throw a monkey wrench in the works. Will the pull of his past be stronger than the promise of his future? Welcome to the small-town world of Beckley, Michigan. The two-lane roads are long and winding, the many lakes are cool and blue, and the dense forests are green and shaded. Summer days are warm and sunny and summer nights are clear under the glittering stars. The people are warm, friendly, smart, funny–and very, very real. When you need a place to call home, Beckley welcomes you—and sometimes the family you choose is as strong as the bonds you’re born with. Goodreads |  For a LIMITED TIME. Purchase the e-copy for $.99!  Accepting Aerin is the second in the Beckley’s Daughters Romance series. This series is recommended for adult readers and contains explicit language and intimate situations.  Accepting Erin (Beckley’s Daughters Romance #2) by Tinsley Sellers Publication date: November 16th 2018 | Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Synopsis Accepting Erin: Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Chet Coakley needs a quiet place to write the last novel in his best-selling series. When a freak accident ends his baseball career, Chet finds his second chance writing a series of retro-detective novels. He’s on a deadline and can’t afford a distraction—especially not in the form of a vivacious blonde innkeeper who challenges everything he believes about himself. Professional chef Aerin Buckholtz owns a vintage lodge and fifteen cabins on a secluded lake in the Michigan woods. Betrayed by her best friend and self-conscious about her appearance, Aerin believes that romance isn’t meant for her. She’s building her business—and working to earn good reviews seems safer than admitting her attraction to a handsome former athlete who feels far out of her league. Can Aerin and Chet learn to see themselves through each other’s eyes and accept a love neither one saw coming? Welcome back to Beckley, Michigan! Autumn is in the air and as the days get shorter, the air gets cooler and the trees begin to turn every shade of gold and red. The people are just as warm, friendly, smart, funny, and real as you remember. When you need a place to call home, Beckley welcomes you—and sometimes the family you choose is as strong as the bonds you’re born with. Goodreads
 AUTHOR BIO: Tinsley Sellers grew up in Chicago, spending her summers with her grandparents in a tiny town a lot like Beckley, Michigan. Life took her to Arizona, Washington, and Idaho before she finally found her home in Arkansas. She is married to an amazing, supportive (and handsome!) man, with whom she has rescued three dogs and two cats. When she’s not writing, she teaches physics and engineering at the local university. When she’s not writing or teaching, she’s probably trying new recipes. She enjoys fast cars, loud music, fine whisky, and big books. In no particular order. Author links: Website | Instagram | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter
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