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The Good Samaritan by Melynda Price Publication date: July 30th 2020 Genres: Adult, Thriller “Only through death, can one truly experience life…” ~The Good Samaritan With dreams of becoming an Emergency physician, resident Dr. Emma Rhodes has struggled to overcome the tragedy of her past. She’s moving on with her life and reinventing herself despite the guilt that still haunts her. Emma’s goals are finally within her grasp, and the fresh start she’s worked so hard for is hers for the taking. Or is it? Shot in the line of duty, Detective Sawyer Gerrard owes Dr. Rhodes his life. A budding friendship with the doctor quickly ignites into a complicated relationship when a series of murders leads him to believe she’s being targeted by a serial killer. When the Good Samaritan claims yet another victim, the investigation takes a dangerous turn. The killer knows Emma’s secret and he’s toying with Sawyer, pulling them into a deadly game of cat and mouse where there’s only one rule: nothi

The Hollow Gods A.J. Vrana (The Chaos Cycle Series, #1) Published by: Parliament House Publication date: July 28th 2020 Genres: Dark Fantasy, Magical Realism, New Adult Isolated in the forests of Western Canada, Black Hollow is a town with a dark secret. For centuries, residents have foretold the return of the Dreamwalker—an ominous figure from local folklore said to lure young women into the woods with the help of wolves, and possess them. Yet the boundary between fact and fable is blurred by a troubling statistic: every now and again, women do go missing. And after they return, they almost always end up dead. When Kai wakes up next to the body of a recently missing girl, his memory blank, he struggles to clear his already threadbare conscience. Miya, a floundering university student, experiences signs that she may be the Dreamwalker’s next victim and finds herself caught between a supernatural kidnapping and a senseless murder. And after the death of a young patient, crestfal

PHANTASIA: A Bad Day On Olympus Phi Athanatoi Series   Book Two EFTHALIA Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy Romance Publisher: Olympus International Management Services  Date of Publication: 19/5/20 ISBN:    978-0648785422 (print) ISBN: 9780648785408 (e-book) ASIN:    B083TBWNPH Number of pages: 327 Cover Artist: Lee Hyat She’s following Zeus’ orders. He’s struggling to protect her. Is love their biggest weakness or their best hope for saving the world? Torn apart by separate missions, can their love survive an impending apocalypse? Demigod ex-cop Carissa Alkippes is hellbent on clearing her father’s name. But when she’s sidetracked into saving Zeus’ life, she’s forced into a dangerous mission to locate missing deities. To find them, she must face a horde of bloodthirsty demons. Xen Lyson shouldn’t dwell on Carissa when he’s supposed to be stopping demons from feasting on humanity. But the sexy vampire worries her solitary journey to Olympus will put her in grav

Scoundrel’s Vengeance Highlander’s Pact Book One Sky Purington Genre: Historical Romance Publisher: Dragonblade Publishing Date of Publication: July 23, 2020 ASIN: B08B6G2PXZ Number of pages: 175 Word Count: 48K A scandalous second-chance romance rife with passion, intrigue, and a life-altering secret. Despondent from years of war, Keenan returns home to find his clan has been reduced not only in numbers from plague, but the family coffers are nearly depleted. Dedicated to restoring his clan pride, Keenan strikes a bargain with his brothers, they will each marry, but not for love, only for the generous dowries their future wives will bring. Fionna has suffered the consequences of endless wars and plague, leaving her the unlikely laird of Clan Taylor. When her past love summons her to his keep under the threat of killing her clansmen he captured trying to steal horses, she has no choice but to meet him. There she discovers a man much changed, heartl

The Lynx and the Druidess The Druidry and the Beast Series Book Five Cornelia Amiri Genre: Fantasy Romance Date of Publication: July 1, 2020 ASIN: B08BNNFWBF Number of pages: 94 Word Count: 22,600 Cover Artist: Kyra Starr Loving a god has its advantages Lleu, the radiant sun god, crosses between worlds to the Silures village for the fierce and stunning druidess, Wendolyn —a woman worth battling for. He longs to celebrate Lughnasa, the festival that honors him, with her. Wendolyn is captivated by the striking stranger the moment he wanders into her village. Furthermore, she wants him with a fervor, burning her from within. However, he’s hiding his true identity. When he vows to save her tribe from the Romans marching toward them, everyone, including her dead father in a dream, says he is a coward who has run off. Lleu is determined to win the love of druidess Wendolyn even if it means fighting the Roman army singled handed—by shapeshifting into i