Sunday, February 27, 2022

BOOK TOUR & GIVEAWAY ~ King of Vegas by Sienne Vega



King of Vegas

City of Sinners Book 1

by Sienne Vega

Genre: Dark Mafia Romance 

I witness a crime I have no business seeing. Now I’m in the clutches of a powerful and deadly mafia boss.

From the moment he comes into the Dollhouse, he won’t take his eyes off me.

He might be just what I need. A big spender to help me with my money issues.

But there’s one problem.

This is no average man. This is Giovanni Sorrentino, the new King of Vegas.

And when I stumble on something I shouldn’t, I realize I’m in big trouble.

Now it’s more than just money on the line.

I’m a goner unless I accept his deal—vow to be his, and I get to live.

But how long will it be before this ruthless King tires of his new toy?

King of Vegas is book 1 of 3 in the City of Sinner's dark mafia romance series. It is not suitable for readers under 18 due to graphic violent and sexual content.

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Sienne has a thing for dark and brooding alphas and the women who love them.

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BOOK TOUR & GIVEAWAY ~ The Unbreakable Soldiers Trilogy by Megan Derr



The Engineered Throne

Unbreakable Soldiers Book 1

by Megan Derr

Genre: LGBTQ Fantasy Romance

Lord Vellem is desperate to escape. His father hides from his problems in alcohol, his mother hides from her misery in drugs, and his brother fled to the relative safety of the royal palace. Vellem found solace in the Royal Army Corp of Engineers, but true escape from a life of violence remains out of reach.

Then his brother provides him with an unexpected chance: marriage to a prince of their country's oldest enemy to help bring about peace once and for all. The marriage promises Vellem not just a fresh start in a new land, but a challenge to his famed skills in building roads and bridges.

But before he can settle into his new life, tragedy strikes, and Vellem isn't certain he's up to rebuilding the ruin left in its wake.

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The Painted Crown

Unbreakable Soldiers Book 2


Prince Istari has spent his life reviled: his parents wish he had never been born, the royal court of Belemere avoids him for fear of angering the king, and everyone else is kept away by his notorious reputation as a deadly sharpshooter. Now a hostage of peace in Tallideth, he is subjected to their hatred as well—even that of Regent Vellem, who once considered him a comrade in arms.

Unexpected solace comes in the form of Lord Teverem, a sad, quiet lord who assumed the title when his brother was killed in the explosion for which Istari's father is to blame. He is kind and sweet and a sorely needed bright spot in Istari's life—until Istari meets his family and learns of a dangerous family secret with unexpected ties to Istari's past, a secret that could drag Tallideth and Belemere right back into war...

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The Stolen Court

Unbreakable Soldiers Book 3

Bertin is a liar and a thief. Once an orphan on the street stealing purses, his life was forever changed when he saved a boy's life—and then became that boy to the rest of the world. But one lie always leads to another, and life as a Belemeren spy planted in the Engineer Corp has led him to the role of liaison in Ruemri, a kingdom he helped Ruemri's enemies steal.

His primary duty is to watch King Sesta, which means he is himself watched by the whole of Ruemri's royal court. For a man used to being overlooked and ignored, the situation is a living nightmare. That situation is further worsened when he receives word of an unspecified terrible event that is going to take place—and then the last person he expected arrives, bringing Bertin's past and secrets with him.

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Once he was dressed in the long, sedately colored clothes favored in Ruemri, nothing at all like the shorter, brightly colored clothes of Tallideth or the somber wear of Belemere, he went to the door that connected his room to Sesta's. It was an unorthodox arrangement, but Bertin was as much bodyguard as watchdog, given the unique nature of Ruemri's new king.


Sesta's private suite was the size of a house, and lavishly decorated enough for several. Bertin had once risked his life daily for enough money to buy three-day old meat, and sometimes just bones that he and his compatriots had boiled and boiled to make a pathetic soup. On particularly bad days, he could still taste that watery broth, the stale bread they'd dunked in it after ripping off the moldy parts. The first time he'd eaten real food, he'd been violently sick afterwards. It had taken days, weeks, for him to be able to eat the way wealthy people did. Even now, the rich foods of the noble classes were sometimes too much for him.

 

Sesta endured no such struggle, or if he did, he was careful about not showing it. As ever, he sat at the table in his front parlor, bathed in early morning sunlight that turned his red-gold hair into a brilliant flame and his eyes into sunstruck emeralds.

 

His hair had already been braided and pinned for the day, a crown of fire decorated with gold and diamond beads. He was dressed in dark green with accents of black and gold, in the form of a knee-length tunic split up the sides, with a lining of white and gold that flashed when he moved. His trousers were closely fitted, with black boots nearby that he hadn't yet bothered to put on.

 

Sesta was more beautiful than a single person had any business being. Bertin had seen a lot of beautiful people in his life, as a thief looking for promising marks, as a false son struggling desperately to fit in, as a soldier carrying out orders, and a spy looking for secrets. Sesta left them all in the dust.

 

He looked up from the papers he was reading as Bertin drew close. "Good morning, darling."

 

Bertin ignored the endearment, as he always did, because there was nothing Sesta loved more than getting a rise out of people. Especially Bertin, or at least that was how it so often felt. He'd been doing it from the very moment they'd met, when Tallidethen forces had managed to take Sesta prisoner and everything had changed.

 

Because Sesta wasn't really Sesta, who'd been a cold-hearted, ruthless bastard fit to put his bloodthirsty parents to shame. No, this was really Kestel Vayne, the former harem slave and whipping boy who'd been forced to live as Sesta all his life.

 

After Bertin's people had killed the king and real prince, Kestel could have walked away from the whole sordid ordeal, finally a free man. Instead, he'd agreed to maintain the deception, and now was King of Ruemri, married to a princess of Tallideth he'd likely never meet, at least not for years and years, and watched over by Bertin until such time as Tallideth decided Ruemri no longer required babysitting.

 

The only pixie in the porridge was that the former queen had gone missing. She hadn't been in the palace upon their arrival, and as yet Bertin's resources had not been able to find her. It had, unfortunately, become a waiting game of when she would appear and what move she would make. Given all the scheming that had led to the slaughter in Tallideth, and everything after, it was a good bet that when she reappeared, a great many people would die.

 

Hopefully, Bertin would find her before that happened, but she was smart, crafty, and slippery. If she was anything less, they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place.

 

Bertin took his seat at the table and thanked the woman who brought him tea and food. Like the rest of Kestel's staff, she was more naked than not, wearing clothes of red and gold that brought out the vibrant, swirling blood-red tattoos that covered nearly every stitch of her skin.

 

Though technically the harems of Ruemri had been outlawed by international treaty more than a hundred years ago, it was clear Ruemri had never given a damn. They just called them 'servants,' paid them little better than nothing, and treated them the same as they always had.

 

Save for Kestel, who'd been one of them while also serving as the real Sesta's whipping boy. So he maintained them for the sake of appearances and trusted help in maintaining the ruse.


Megan is a long-time resident of queer romance and keeps herself busy reading and writing it. She is often accused of fluff and nonsense. When she’s not involved in writing, she likes to cook, harass her wife and cats, or watch movies. She loves to hear from readers and can be found all over the internet.

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BOOK BLITZ & GIVEAWAY ~ She’s Mine by Belinda Wright


  

She’s Mine
Belinda Wright
(Protected Series, #1)
Publication date: February 27th 2022
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Suspense

Slater

Life is good. Our business is growing. We’re successfully building our fight club empire and everything’s going to plan. Until one of the crime bosses asks me for a favour. Will I watch his daughter while he’s out of town? I know I should say no. I don’t do favours – for anyone. But in a moment of weakness, I agree. How hard can it be? I’m a champion fighter, after all, respected by all the crews, there’s no one who can take me on and win.

But I don’t reckon on Daleylah Martinez, the twenty-two-year-old daughter of the Spanish boss…

Dale

I’ve been waiting for this moment: Papa out of town- I can finally escape the house and enjoy myself. Then he turns up, Slater; one of my father’s gangster friends moves into our house to keep an eye on me. That’s the last thing I need. Well, he can forget it if he thinks I’m doing what he tells me. And there’s no way he’s stopping me going out with my friends. No way.

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She curls her top lip in a faint look of disgust, which ignites a flash of anger within me.

‘I’ve got to study.’ She goes to walk away but I catch her wrist and pull her back. Her eyes widen with shock at my physical action.

‘Dale, I appreciate this is your house and everything, but let’s just set some rules up front, shall we? I’m here for two weeks while your dad’s out of town, at his request, not mine. We don’t have to be best friends. I don’t care if you like me or not. I couldn’t care less, even. But while I’m here, I’m in charge, which means you will not leave this house without informing me first. I don’t care what you do, as long as it’s in this building, but I’d appreciate it if you would do me the honour of being civil when you speak to me.’

Her gaze is fixed on mine; she doesn’t answer, her teeth biting into her lower lip.

‘Do we have an agreement? Because if we don’t, you’re gonna have to stay by my side the whole two weeks I’m here. And I can tell you, that wouldn’t be very pleasant for either of us.’ I don’t let go of her wrist, holding her close as I speak, waiting for her to react to give me something back that I can work with to understand where she’s at. Her eyes are the colour of warm caramel. The smell of her shampoo fills the air with floral and fruity tones. She is stunningly beautiful, even more so, up close. I rethink what I just said; maybe spending two weeks with her by my side wouldn’t be too unpleasant after all. If she’d only drop the attitude.

Author Bio:

I am a mum, reader and indie author. I love spending time at home with my girls or with my nose in a book. My debut novel The Executive Floor was published in 2019 following many years of stockpiling manuscripts. I write in the evenings after finishing work with a glass of wine in my hand.

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Friday, February 25, 2022

RELEASE BLITZ ~ VALOR by Casey L Bond


Title: Valor
Author: Casey L. Bond
Genre: YA Epic Fantasy
Editor: Stacy Sanford/ The Girl with the Red Pen
Cover Designer: Story Wrappers
Publication Date: Feb. 25th, 2022
Hosted by: Lady Amber’s PR

Blurb:

Dragon. Warrior. Woman. 

To honor her brother’s dying plea, Vayl Halifex carries a message that might prevent war with the elves: the location of their captive princess. Fortune and circumstance align in her favor and Vayl’s life is forever changed when an opportunity arises that only she can seize. With the help of a matchmaker, she becomes the emperor’s newest concubine. The new role affords her unfettered access to the gilded mountain stronghold, where the princess is rumored to be hidden away. 

But she won’t take this risk alone. Her brother’s best friend, dragon warrior Estin, calls on the small army of elven assassins he leads to use their magic and might to flank her for the fight to come. The band of dragons takes Vayl into their fold and trains her as best they can before she’s whisked away to the palace.

Unbeknownst to the warriors, a dreadful magic simmers in the gilded fortress. With those fiercely protective of the emperor closing in, and the dragon assassins disappearing one by one, Vayl’s chance at escape narrows to a sliver, along with her hope of finding the princess or fighting her way out of the palace. With her heart entwined with that of the dragon warrior she was never supposed to love, she begins to fear the price of her treachery will be her life… or his.

Mulan meets The Hundredth Queen in this romantic epic fantasy, perfect for fans of the Throne of Glass series and These Hollow Vows.

"Riveting until the very last page." - A. Lonergan, award-winning author of the Crimson Pack Trilogy. 





Casey Bond lives on a rural farm in West Virginia with her husband and their two beautiful daughters. She writes phoenixes – gloriously flawed and morally gray characters that fiercely rise from the ashes of their circumstances. World building is one of her favorite hobbies, along with stamping metal jewelry, swimming, and enjoying the beauty of nature. She thinks thunderstorms are better than coffee and that watching a meteor shower is the closest thing to magic you might ever see. She’s a firm believer that every amazing book needs a world you want to wrap yourself in, a character you want to win, and a love you would fight for.

Casey is the award-winning author of When Wishes Bleed, Gravebriar, and House of Eclipses.

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COVER REVEAL ~ Legacy by Karina Espinosa


Title: Legacy (Joey Santana Book 3)
Author: Karina Espinosa
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Cover Designer: Orina Kafe
Publication Date: Mar. 31st, 2022
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Blurb: 

Humans vs Supes. The war has finally begun.

With our faction leaders taken by the humans, we are left to fend for ourselves in a locked down supernatural district with limited supplies. Great. How long can we survive without the outside world?

In my desperate attempt to rescue my friends, I make a deal with both Magdalena and the seelie. Unfortunately, that plan backfires and the consequences are dire. Leaving me in a predicament in which I can’t solve on my own.

With my family curse looming over my head, and the need to help the supes, I desperately try to fix everything. But when it all comes crashing down, will I be able to survive?






Karina Espinosa is the Urban Fantasy Author of the Mackenzie Grey novels and The Last Valkyrie series. An avid reader throughout her life, the world of Urban Fantasy easily became an obsession that turned into a passion for writing strong leading characters with authentic story arcs. When she isn't writing badass heroines, you can find this self-proclaimed nomad in her South Florida home binge watching the latest series on Netflix or traveling far and wide for the latest inspiration for her books. Follow her on social media!