PROMO BLITZ: His Forbidden Professor by Silvia Violet
Length: 62k words Series: Forbidden Mafia 2 Prior Reading: recommended, but not essential Genre: mafia Tropes: professor/student, new adult, frat boy, hurt/comfort, coming out Trigger/Content Warnings: spanking, power play Designer: Meg Neal
A professor with a mysterious past crosses paths with a super confident frat boy in his class. Though there are secrets on both sides and getting close to each other is a bit tricky, Alex's charm seems to work on everyone—could he win over his professor too?
As Dante struggles with his responsibilities to his career and his family, he finds it hard to shake off the connection he feels with this very fascinating student.
Their relationship begins to blossom beautifully, with their feelings growing stronger as they handle the challenges ahead.
As the story unfolds, their bond deepens, and they discover love.
about the author:
Silvia Violet writes spicy bad boy romance that will leave you smiling and satisfied. She has a thing for characters who are in need of comfort and enjoys helping them surrender to love even when they doubt it exists. When she needs a break from listening to the voices in her head, she spends time baking, curling up with her favorite books, and crocheting. She also writes paranormal romance as Silvia Onyx.
Fae rule. Mortals serve. Dragon shifters tempt and terrify us all.
I’ve always known my place…until the dragon shifter claims me.
Like all mortals, my magic was carved out of me when I was a little girl, then sold for Fae favors. I’ve sacrificed to protect my little sister from that same fate, but a Fae cure is the only thing that can save my dying brother.
Then the gorgeous, lethal dragon shifter arrives in our village. When his own magic is lost, he steals my sister’s magic. He steals my brother’s chance.
And then he steals me.
He claims I’m dragon-marked. He forces me to come with him to the dragon trials to fight for my right to shift—and my right to survive.
He’s both my worst enemy and my best chance of survival in the beautiful, deadly world of the Fae. Now half the kingdom thinks the dragon prince and I are fated mates. We trade barbed comments and kisses as I contemplate stabbing him in the back.
His enemies claim that if I kill him, I can reverse what he did—giving my sister back her magic and saving my brother’s life.
Now I’ll fight in the Dragon Trials, at his side, in his elite, powerful clan of dragon shifters. I have to decide to throw my lot in with this lying, heroic, possessive, alluring shifter—or destroy him for the sake of my siblings.
I absolutely loved this book! I’m currently obsessed with dragon shifter romances and this one did NOT disappoint.
Cara lives in a Fae world where dragon shifters are like Gods. They protect villages and the villagers are willing to do just about anything to keep themselves safe, including giving up their magic to the Fae. Cara has already lost her magic, and she’s desperate to keep her younger sister from the same fate. She’s also trying her hardest to find a cure for her brother’s illness.
When Fieran and his clan come to Cara’s village to help protect them against monsters, Cara gets swept up in helping them. No one knows her secret and she wants to keep it that way but can’t help doing her best for the people she lives with. Fieran has secrets of his own that he tries to hide from Cara until he takes her to the Dragon trials and all is revealed.
I loved the intricacies of this well thought out and written world. The author does an amazing job of bringing the reader along with each step into this new world.
The hockey player, the figure skater, and the roommate situation…
Gus
No one throws a party quite like I do. Technically, I could have graduated three years ago, but I love Smithton, I love hockey, and the team needs a good captain with a positive outlook. That’s me. I love this town, and it loves me.
Well, except for my roommate.
Rafe doesn’t like me at all—total mystery. I’m a nice guy. Ask anyone. He’s the one with stick-in-the-mud-itis. Or maybe the nonstop partying is too much for him. It’s definitely taking a toll on me, and I’m trying to do better ’cause in a twist, Rafe’s not so bad.
He has a great smile, pretty eyes, cute dimples, and—
Oh, man. I think I have a situation.
Rafe
This cannot be happening. I’m a competitive figure skater with goals and big plans. How did I get saddled with a party-boy hockey-hero for a roommate?
Oh, yeah. I mistakenly assumed the captain of the hockey team would be goal-oriented. Wrong. Gus and I have nothing in common, and I have no idea how I’m going to survive a year of this.
But oddly enough, we’re good together in a crisis. So good, I’m beginning to wonder if we could be something serious. Something more than a couple of athletes playing the roommate game.
The Roommate Game is an MM light-angst, college hockey romance featuring a fun-loving captain, a serious figure skater, and a chance at forever.
Seeing Gus realise that he had some serious issues he needed to overcome was what made me love his character. His insecurities and worries were so relatable and the struggles he faced on his journey to graduation and becoming a 'real adult' made it easy to root for him to succeed.
Rafe and Gus together were actually a really good fit - I totally cried when Rafe was packing up his stuff after graduation!!! I was so happy when they finally figured out what they were to each other because the way their relationship built felt so natural and easy for them attract though and this was a really entertaining read. Such a wonderful audiobook narrated by Kirt Graves who has a wonderful voice.
about the author:
Lane Hayes lives in sunny Southern California with her amazing husband, who thankfully doesn’t mind cooking, and their fabulous fox red Labrador, George, who’s pure mischief. Both provide oodles of inspiration for the low-angst, humorous books Lane loves to write. She’s been telling stories about sexy, funny, sometimes geeky and quirky men who find love for a dozen years now and loving every minute. In her previous life, she sat at a desk and dealt with numbers, so yes…romance is much more satisfying! Lane loves tea, travel, and chocolate…in any order. Add a book and she’s set!
Raleigh Ruebins writes steamy MM love stories with small towns, big egos, and men who should know better... but they fall hard anyway. Her favorite characters are guys who deserve their happily-ever-afters, even if they're rough around the edges--real, flawed, but always with hearts of gold.
PROMO BLITZ - Brokered Betrayals by Aimee Nicole Walker
Length: 52,000 words Series: Sawyer and Royce: Felonies and Fatherhood Book Three Prior Reading: required Genre: contemporary, romantic suspense Tropes: established couple, law enforcement, fatherhood Trigger/Content Warnings: n/a Designer: Natasha Snow
Years of dreaming. Nine months of preparing. Fatherhood has finally arrived for Royce and Sawyer Locke.
Darla Grace is everything her fathers dreamed she’d be and more. Their precious daughter stole their hearts long before she was born and had them wrapped around her tiny fist with her first breath. But just when their lives start to feel perfect, a diabolical act triggers a chain of events they never could have seen coming. Royce and Sawyer will have to combine their fearless and relentless superpowers to take on this monumental challenge, albeit with a lot less sleep and formula stains on their shirts.
Brokered Betrayals is book three in the Felonies and Fatherhood trilogy, the third installment in the Royce Locke and Sawyer Key story arc. ** New readers should start with the Zero Hour and Matrimony and Mayhem trilogies before reading Felonies and Fatherhood. **Brokered Betrayals continues Royce and Sawyer’s happily ever after as they move into the most anticipated phase of their lives. Heat, humor, heart, and homicide abound. You have been warned.
" Aimee Nicole Walker is an international bestselling author of Male/Male contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels. Her stories guarantee hunks with big…hearts, lots of humor and heat, and the occasional homicide. Aimee is a lifelong dreamer, an avid reader, and an off-key singer. Only two of those traits help her craft captivating characters and charming communities where everyone is welcome. She uses the other quirk to entertain her pets during writing breaks. Love inspires everything she does, books keep her sane, and coffee is the magic elixir that fuels her day. "
Wow. I did not expect to run into Brooklyn Kings retired football star Harte McKinney in my hometown of Appleton Falls. It takes me back to my college days when I crushed on him in silence. All these years later, nothing’s changed. Even better, something in his eyes has me thinking he’s not as straight as I’d always believed.
When I find him hurt in a car crash in the snow, it’s my duty as a deputy sheriff to follow him to the hospital and make sure he’s going to be okay. Then we share an unexpected kiss, and I make him a proposal: come home with me to recuperate so we can explore these feelings behind closed doors.
Each day we spend together brings us closer, and we know we want to be together. But small towns have big eyes—we might not be able to keep what we have to ourselves much longer. My partner already suspects Harte and I are more than “just friends.” And when my mom gets an eyeful of Harte in his birthday suit…it’s time.
Let the snow fall where it may—we’re ready to come out.
There’s a fire crackling in the grate, the tree is decorated, and presents are wrapped. We’re all set to huddle together for the holidays and hope that love and magic of Christmas conquers all.
Harte McKinney is adrift after the end of his football career and a painful divorce, so he starts over in Appleton Falls. When a snowstorm accident brings him into the care of Deputy Jethro “Jet” Saunders — a longtime admirer and former sports hero fan — comfort quickly turns into something deeper. Their slow-burn journey is tender, emotional, and beautifully written.
about the author:
Happily ever afters guaranteed!
Felice Stevens writes romance because what is better than people falling in love? Her favorite part of a romance novel is that first kiss…sigh. She loves creating stories of hopes and dreams and happily ever afters. Her stories are character-driven, rich with the sights, sounds and flavors of New York City and filled with men who are sometimes deeply flawed but always real.
Felice writes M/M romance because she believes that everyone deserves a happily ever after. Having traveled all over the world, she can safely say that the universal language that unites people is love. Felice has written in a variety of sub-genres, including contemporary, paranormal and has a mystery series as well.
Felice is a two-time Lambda Literary award nominee, and Lambda award winner for Best Gay Romance for her book, The Ghost and Charlie Muir.
Laura Beth is your typical Midwestern gal who writes swoony and steamy medical romance born from her career as an RN. She lives in small town Wisconsin with her husband, toddler, adorable pup, and her own feral orange kitty. When she's not writing about a book boyfriend who falls hard for a sassy nurse, she can be found reading all things romance, gardening, or spending time outdoors with her family.
Sometimes losing everything is the only way to find what matters.
Dr. Holly Carrington has officially hit rock bottom.
When a panic attack strikes in the middle of a hectic ER shift, she’s forced to step away from her prestigious career as a trauma doctor. Broken, exhausted, and more uncertain of herself than ever, she accepts a temporary position at a sleepy small-town clinic – never expecting to find comfort in the arms of a six-foot-tall rancher with a soft smile and filthy mouth.
Grayson Hart is nothing like the men Holly’s used to. With his worn Levi’s and calloused hands, he’s a far cry from the polished city types she once dated. He’s steady where she’s restless. Grounded where she’s been drifting. He’s everything she didn't know she needed.
But as her time in town runs out and reality calls her back, Holly has to make a choice: return to the life she built, the only life she’s ever known, or take a leap into the life she’s only just discovered.
Is this new love enough to bridge the gap between who she was, and who she’s meant to be? Or are some worlds just too far apart?
Worth the Fall is a slow burn, small-town, city girl meets country boy romance. It’ll have you believing in fate, healing, and the courage it takes to choose a life that sets your soul on fire.
Worth the Fall was the first book that I’ve read by Laura Beth and if all of her books are like this one, SIGN ME UP!
The characters, Grayson and Holly, are so realistic and so well thought through. I fell in love with both characters straight from the start.
Grayson Hart, is not your typical main male character, he has a REALISTIC body, with REALISTIC insecurities! By far, this was my biggest LOVE of this book. The storyline was phenomenal but my love for Grayson stands far above it. He’s a homegrown farmer/rancher who is barrel chested and does NOT have abs. Yes, I said that right, he does not have abs. Nearly every cowboy/ranching romance you read, the cowboy nearly always has a six pack or at least “defined” abs. Grayson, is not like that. He loves his food like his Mama’s fried chicken and macaroni and cheese. As someone who loves comfort food, I am so here for this! Haha! But not just his looks, he is a big SOFTIE. He is so sweet and lovely to everyone he interacts with, unless you mess with someone he loves. Then, all bets are off. I could seriously go on and on about his character.
Holly Carrington is a doctor who works in emergency medicine who suffers from anxiety. On the day when she hits rock bottom and doesn’t know where to go, she quite literally runs into the sweetest, nicest stranger she’s ever met. He makes her feel seen when no one that day did. I love her character and, again, how realistic she is. Her insecurities about her anxiety are REAL. It’s like the author pulls the insecurities that you imagine nearly every doctor would probably have and put them to page. Not every doctor is perfect and how Laura Beth describes Holly’s thought processes and how she processes things was amazing!
Both Holly and Grayson come a long way in this book and seeing their relationship emerge and evolve was truly beautiful. Grayson, is quite literally a true gentleman when their relationship started progressing and he didn’t want to take it too fast. It was like imagining someone slamming on the brakes but in the sweetest way imaginable. How Grayson was there for Holly when she needed someone was beautiful and what a true boyfriend/partner should be like!
Honestly, there is nothing I can complain about in this book. Literally NOTHING. I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves a big ol’ softie of a male character and a strong female main character who still struggles with certain parts of everyday life.
