Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY to... (La)Crosse My Heart by Britney M. Mills - REVIEW!
Monday, June 16, 2025
AWARENESS TOUR: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star by Kathleen Welton, Illustrated by Chau Pham - REVIEW+ GIVEAWAY!
GIVEAWAY
Readers who join us on this magical book tour can enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a paperback copy of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star, signed by Kathleen Welton. Plus, one lucky grand prize winner will receive a special sea turtle adoption in their name through the Sea Turtle Conservancy. The adoption package includes a personalized certificate, a Sea Turtle Conservation Guide, a sea turtle plush toy, a member window cling, a sea turtle sticker and bookmark, a hatchling magnet, and a one-year subscription to STC’s membership publication—all beautifully packaged in a keepsake sea turtle folder.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Happy BOOK BIRTHDAY to... The Ground that Devours Us by Kalla Harris - REVIEW!
About the book...
The world ended ten years ago.
Vampires showed up, took over, and turned the whole planet into their personal all-you-can-drink buffet. The president? Bloodsucker. The government? Bloodsuckers. My social life? Absolutely nonexistent.
But hey, at least I had one thing going for me—slayer training. My twin sister, Ripley, and I were about to go pro, officially joining the ranks of the last people on earth who actually do something about the whole “undead overlords” situation.
And then X had to show up. The vampire boogeyman. The worst of the worst. And instead of killing Ripley, like any decent monster would, he turned her. Now she’s technically a vamp, but something tells me my sister is still in there. Which means I can’t slay her.
What can I do? Break every rule. Lie to my friends. Strike a deal with the most dangerous vampire on the planet: X will protect Ripley from everyone else who wants her dead—like, really dead—until I can snag the cure for vampirism. The catch? Risking my own head to help him free his good-for-nothing BFF from the very slayers who taught me everything.
If I want Ripley back, I’m going to have to play nice with the thing that ruined my life. And the worst part?
I think he’s enjoying this.
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This is definitely more of a "protect-my-loved-ones-even-though-they-are-now-undead" story than a romance, so if you're thinking Twilight-esque, meh... not so much. To me, that's not a bad thing! I don't mind when a story draws you in with similarities, but I love when they stand on their own literary feet, and I think this one does!
🌟 The things the vampires are able to do are varied, how they turn new ones into, well, new ones...unique. I gotta say their preferred method of travel is rather fascinating. I've never read nor watched a vampire lore story that included something like this, so major points on creativity to the author for spiking my curiosity, and I was certainly invested in the story to see who was really the "bad guy", if there was a chance at redemption (and what form it might take), and simply how it would all play out.
I admit, the pace is the storyline threw me a little bit though. We start out in the thick of things and full steam ahead... and then sorta drop into days/weeks passing where we really don't make any discernable progress seemingly worth the time that's expired. Overall, it only causes a little friction, but certainly not enough to stall the story.
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Special thanks to the Entangled Publishing team for the ecopy for review. 🧛♀️ Available now via Entangled Teen ... don't miss out, and spread the word!
Monday, June 2, 2025
AWARENESS TOUR: Ellie’s Dancing Shoes by Scott Sollers, Illustrated by Bryan Janky - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!
AWARENESS TOUR: I Am Not Sophie! by Robyn Hodess, Illustrated by Terry Kole - REVIEW + GIVEAWAY!
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Rockstar Book Tours presents... UNDER THE NORMAN SKY by Marilyn Jeulin - EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!
I am so excited to share the news that UNDER THE NORMAN SKY by Marilyn Jeulin is available now, and waiting for you to make your summer escape! ☀️
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book, be sure to check out all the details below.
This blitz also includes a giveaway
for a $10 Amazon GC and a signed copy of the book courtesy of Marilyn & Rockstar Book Tours. So if
you’d like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info below.
Author: Marilyn
Jeulin
Pub. Date: May 16, 2025
Publisher: Marilyn Jeulin
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 224
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Sébastien Lèfevre has been in love with his best friend,
Victoria Garnot, since the moment she convinced him to give her her first kiss.
He’s lived his life indulging her every whim. But when their careers lead them
down two separate paths, Sébastien decides he’s done putting his heart at risk.
An Alpha in the kitchen but a beta in love, he pushes his feelings aside and
climbs the ladder of success, becoming a lauded Executive Chef for Chez Armand
in Mont St. Michel and earning two Michelin stars. He’s at the top of his game,
but there’s still one thing he’s missing: Victoria.
Victoria has always put her training as a top chef ahead of everything,
including love. It’s taken her six years to earn her first hard-fought Michelin
star. But now that she has it, her life has changed so drastically that she
doesn’t know who she is anymore without it.
Lost and without a plan, Victoria is approached by the only man who truly knows
her: Sébastien. When he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, she accepts,
though she wonders if they can keep things professional between them. Even
more, she wonders if that’s what she really wants…or if what she really wants
is Sébastien.
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Excerpt:
“We’re closed,” I called from the kitchen, loud enough for
whoever to hear me, before looking at the security camera.
I blinked in surprise at the unexpected visitor, Sébastien.
Immediately, I stuck my head in the pass-through window that opened into the
old front of the house. My heart flip-flopped. The traitor, I thought, patting my chest while trying to find the
right words before addressing him.
“Sébastien!” I thought that was anticlimactic as I walked
around the table, then through the double doors into the old dining area.
“Victoria,” Sébastien said, his severe expression not hiding
the tension between us as he looked around the restaurant. His face was
unreadable, and his eyes were guarded. For a few seconds, I mourned the ease
that once existed between us, but the truth was that seeing him like this, out
of the blue, brought back memories of my competitive side, which drove a wedge
between us. Mainly my thickheaded way of always wanting to get ahead and crush
the competition.
About the author...
Born in the Wild West and raised in a tropical paradise, Marilyn has always had a thirst for a good story and adventure. She’s a huge fan of Anne Rice, Stephen King, & GRR Martin.
Mom of two boys, and wife to the Frenchman, Marilyn is also an avid gamer, who spends way too much time on Facebook and Instagram.
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Only.
Ends June
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Rockstar Book Tours presents... THE SQUIRE AND HIS MAGICAL LIBRARY by Christy Matheson - EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!
Fans are raving as the prequel to
The
Castle in Kilkenny: Fairy Tales Book’s, THE SQUIRE AND HIS MAGICAL LIBRARY by
Christy Matheson makes its way to readers everywhere, and I'm excited to have the chance to share the news!
This blitz also includes a giveaway
for copies of the eBook courtesy of Christy & Rockstar Book Tours. So if
you’d like a chance to win, check out the giveaway info below.
Author: Christy
Matheson
Pub. Date: May 25, 2025
Publisher: Buttercup Books
Formats: eBook
Pages: 188
Find it: Goodreads, https://books2read.com/The-Squire-and-His-Magical-Library
What if he doesn’t have to be a
warrior?
What if fate is something he can
choose?
Despite the druids’ prediction that
Rian would become a great warrior, he hates the king’s training program. After
the first year’s Trials, humiliated and angry, Rian flees the other squires to
hide in the cellars...where he finds a magical library and a wren-like Fae who
explains that he can choose his own fate. Each year, one figurine crumbles and
one possible fate disappears because of the choices he's made. He should be
able to make the Warrior disappear before he turns eighteen, right?
Meanwhile, Rian helps two very different princesses—one bent on becoming a warrior to seek revenge, and the other imprisoned by blindness. As Rian’s decisions become entangled with his friendships, the figurines vanish one by one. As the years go by, does he have any choice left about his own future?
Read now, to journey back to 3rd-century Ireland with a reluctant young hero!
With characters based on Irish
mythology, this historical fantasy has plenty of action but no gore.
It takes place in the same world as
the other “Castle in Kilkenny” books, but is the earliest book featuring these
characters, so is a true stand-alone.
Excerpt:
I guess I can’t get much more lonely and shameful than I already am.
The door swings smoothly at my touch, and warmth hits me as
the light makes me blink.
No one’s here. And it still feels welcoming.
I hobble to the fire and sink onto the soft chair. Whoever
owns it isn’t using it, and I’ll leave soon. After a long moment, I open my eyes. At my
fingertips is a steaming cup and a jar of salve.
I sniff them both. The castle policy is that anyone is
allowed appropriate supplies. I’m a warrior, even a junior one. I am definitely allowed to
take medicine.
I rub the salve on the worst of my injuries. It works even
faster than usual, the pain fading right away.
So by the time I drink the tea, I’m feeling well enough to look around.
Carefully.
I warm my hands against my tea, feeling more alert with each
sip. The patterns on the rugs seem familiar, but the construction is softer and
denser than anything else in the castle. I understand what the furniture is
for, but the shapes and materials are like nothing I’ve ever seen. The mantle is
constructed of absolutely smooth stone, gray and red veins swirling against the
white, and the ironwork for the fireplace is more delicate and complicated than
anything the king’s smithy could produce. The light is coming from tall vases
with colored glass hats, and the hats are glowing. I examine one closely, and
find a little toggle that makes the flame go on and off. Definitely magic.
Besides, even a king couldn’t afford that much glass, and he wouldn’t put it in the basement if he did.
I’m not sure if that’s better or worse. Are there fae living underneath the
castle?
Well, I’m here now, and I’ve already drank and used their medicine—so if it’s a
magical trap, I’m already caught.
About the author...
Christy
writes romantic Regency fiction about friendship, family, and finding one's
place in an ever-changing world.
Christy is
an embroidery artist, classically trained pianist, and sews all of her own
clothes. She lives in Oregon, on a country property that fondly reminds her of
a Regency estate (except with a swing set instead of faux Greek ruins), with
her five children, two Shelties, a bunny, and an improbable amount of art
supplies.
She is a
co-editor for the short story anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of
Daring Women, and her novels are represented by Kristina Sutton Lennon of
Focused Artists. She is also an award-winning spoken-word poet.
She has
degrees from Smith College and Lesley University, and is a member of the
Women's Fiction Writers Association, Historical Novel Society, and Regency
Fiction Writers.
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3 winners
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