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Dior or Die by Laura E. Akers Publication date: January 22nd 2022 Genres: Adult, Mystery, Suspense She’s survived dangerous missions for the government, but can she survive life among the rich? Davia Glenn is the first woman on a covert paramilitary team until a mission goes deadly wrong. She inherits a fortune, moves to a wealthy community, and soon discovers the crazy under all that money. On a terrorist’s hit list, Davia must navigate her new life while dodging assassins. Torn between two men and two worlds, Davia must decide her future— but this time, she wears haute couture instead of camouflage and combat boots. If you love the grit of Jack Reacher and the fun of Stephanie Plum, one-click Dior or Die today for your next addicting, suspenseful mystery read. Goodreads / Amazon EXCERPT: Four men shot at me with automatic rifles. I sat in a chair blindfolded, arms bound behind me with duct tape, and a gag stuffed in my mouth. The relentless gunfire battered my senses. Control the ...

Welcome to Drake Isle Books 1-2 in The Drake Isle Series by Allie Boniface Genre: Small Town Contemporary Romance   “ Welcome to Drake Isle, where time moves differently, the air feels cleaner, the sun warmer, and the world feels calmer…” “ Emotions are intense and unstoppable. This island is filled with love.” “ I want to live on Drake Isle!” Find out why readers love Allie Boniface’s island romance series in this duet boxed set: Because of You (Book One)  -  T en years ago, Piper Townsend fell to her death from the top of a fraternity house, and no one on Drake Isle has ever been the same. Blake Carter's fraternity was scandalized. Misterion College closed down. And Blake's girlfriend Emmy fled the island after her best friend died and never looked behind her. Now Blake's the CEO of a multi-million dollar tech firm looking to relocate to the island. Emmy owns a yoga studio in the building he wants to buy. They haven't spoken in ten years. They're on ...

Eau De Parfum: Eric’s Story Short by Lisa Acerbo (Hell in a Handbag) Publication date: December 28th 2021 Genres: Horror, New Adult, Post-Apocalyptic, Young Adult The smell of Streaker lingers in the air. I must be dead! I woke up naked and covered in blood. Teeth marks littered my arms, creating holes and revealing muscle. Someone or something attempted to gnaw off my elbow. I’m alone! So, maybe, I’m worse than dead. If friends and family abandoned me, I must have turned into a Streaker. On second thought, it’s an easy “no” to eating body parts. The idea of brains for dinner disgusts me. I only see one option ahead, and that’s to find my family and ask why they left me as dinner for the undead. Goodreads / Amazon Pre-order the next books in the series: EXCERPT: His glance was quick and furtive. Nostrils flaring, Eric recoiled from the gore around him and the smell of death saturating the air. He held back a scream. Where am I? The irregular beat of his heart pounde...

Discovery of the Five Senses The Urban Boys Series Book One by K.N. Smith Genre: YA Action-Adventure, YA Thriller,  Urban Fantasy, Mystery/ Thriller Publisher: Two Petals Publishing Date of Publication: September 15, 2021  ISBN:ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0989474755  ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0989474757 ASIN: B015ZS01MI Number of pages: 340 Word Count: 53,490 Cover Artist: Pauline Malt Welcome or unwelcome. Fate has arrived. A suspenseful incident in a forbidden preserve heightens the senses of five friends. But furious battles confront the boys as they try to understand their sensory superpowers in a race to save mankind. With light beings and mysterious strangers complicating their plight, will the boys be able to defeat the evil Druth before it’s too late? Amazon      BN      IndieBound iBooks      Kobo      Smashwords Book 2 Coming Soon Excerpt Chapter Eleven -Mixed and Mashed As one would imagine, a mysterio...

The Haunting of Black River Forest by Jaydeep Shah Genre: Horror Publisher: Jaydeep Shah Date of Publication: 12/14/2021 ISBN: 978-1-7349826-3-3 ASIN: B08V4ZY7QY Number of pages: 86 Word Count: 8611 Cover Artist: Jaydeep Shah A spine-chilling story in which adventurers struggle to survive on the land of a cold-blooded psychopath who enjoys slashing humans. A forest of blood and corpses. The land of a cold-blooded psychopath. In Black River Forest, it’s best not to wander too far off the beaten track. There’s no telling what you might find. Mia and Oliver have long wanted to explore the forest, and one cold, rainy October day, a week before their fifth anniversary of the day they met, they finally make the trip. But they’ve heard the rumors as well. The haunting. A psychopath hidden somewhere amidst the towering trees. Too many missing. Too few answers. It’s only rumors, though. Stories. And stories can’t hurt you. Yet as Mia and Oliver venture deeper into the Black River Forest, they’l...

Violet Spark by Elsa Jade & Erin Kellison (Butterfly Witch, #1) Publication date: January 24th 2022 Genres: Adult, New Adult, Urban Fantasy Imogen Taylor: Artist. College dropout. Gamer. Screwup. I had big plans for art school in California, but when the best mom in the world—mine—needed help, I came home to Arbolito, Arizona instead. I even got my old high school job back, making smoothies at the Desert Freeze…in winter. So, yeah, by day, my life is a cold, tropical-hued hell. But at night, I escape reality by plugging into my favorite video game, Legendelirium, to become a powerful, sexy witch, going on epic quests while vanquishing baddies. Until a cute guy from my gaming world shows up at work, gives me the worst kiss ever, and my reality and fantasy lives get blended by purple goo laced with lethal, nanorobotic technology. Now, I’ve got powers—strange, witchy ones. Scary people are after me, and I don’t know who to trust. And, get this. Somehow, it’s up to me to defeat t...

The Prince of Summer The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 5 by Miriam Newman Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance  May contain adult content. Jossa of Havacia is an outcast--disinherited. But can a man born to be a warrior ever be anything less? From the snow-bound country of his birth to its island fortress and the mystical kingdom of Alcinia, Jossa’s destiny pursues him like the hand of fate in The Prince of Summer. Add to Goodreads Amazon * Books2Read Get the rest of the series here! Amazon Fantasy poetry driven by myths and legends has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I was published in poetry before catching the romance writing bug. I bring that background to my writing along with a lifelong addiction to horses, an 18 year career in various areas of psychiatric social services and many trips to Ireland, where I nurture my muse. My published works range from contemporary fantasy romance to fantasy historical, futuristic, science fiction and historical romance. C...