We’re celebrating the release of Tangled Power by Jillian Witt! Make sure to get your copy on June 18th!
Tangled Power: Compass Points #2
Publication Date: June 18, 2024
Genre: Romantic Fantasy/ New Adult/Adult
đ§His power scares everyone but her â¨Dual POV đ§Hot Forging đ â¨Opinionated Magic đ§âGet in losers. Letâs go find a rogue god.â
âTechnically, the continent is doomed if you canât figure out how to work togetherâŚthe good news is thereâs no way for the Compass Points to trust each other less than they currently do.â âArie
Before the Compass Points can confront a god, Rose will unite them the only way she knows how: through their magic.
To forge her weapons is to know the heart of the wielder. Uncovering the secrets that have plagued the fae courts longer than the mist will not be an easy task. But it may be simpler than predicting how her magic entwines with the Suden Pointâs unprecedented powerâand the growing bond between them.
Tangled Power is the second book in the Compass Points series
Jillian Witt reads more romantic fantasy than is strictly necessary and writes books she would love to read. Her stories unleash powerful women into fantasy worlds, usually turn enemies into lovers, and always offer an escape from reality.
When not reading or writing, sheâs enjoying all four seasons in Michigan with her partner and their dog, Loki.
If she wasnât dead already, Delphie Bookham would be dying of embarrassment. Sheâs woken up in the afterlife after choking on a microwave burger, wearing the kind of pyjamas youâd be mortified if anyone saw you in, and has crashed headlong into the most handsome man sheâs ever met. Who is also dead and smiling at her.
As they talk, Delphie starts to can feel that elusive spark between them â something sheâs waited her whole life to feel. Perhaps the afterlife wonât be so bad if sheâs potentially found her soulmate to spend it with⌠That is until someone comes running in, yelling something about a huge mistake, and sends the dreamy stranger back down to earth and leaving Delphie behind.
Now the powers that be are offering Delphie a deal: go back down to Earth, find her mysterious maybe soulmate, and get him to fall in love with her. Or stay dead. The challenge? She only has ten days to find him, and he has no recollection of them ever having metâŚ
Kirsty Greenwood is an internationally bestselling author of funny, fearless romantic comedies about extraordinary love. When she’s not writing books she composes musicals and explores London where she lives with her husband.
 Follow Kirsty Greenwood on social media and tag her using #LoveofmyAfterlife and Twitter – @KirstyStories | Instagram â kirsty_greenwood | Facebook â KirstyGreenwoodBooks
My thoughts: this was a clever premise and a fun rom com read, when Delphie chokes to death on one of those grim microwave burgers in her ugliest nightie, and finds herself in a heavenly launderette, her life finally starts.
Sent back to life to find her soul mate and get him to kiss her, with only ten days to do so, this normally isolated introvert has to get out of her shell and hunt down the mysterious Jonah. But of course there’s lots of plot twists and along the way she makes new friends, finds herself in all sorts of scrapes, and just possibly finally understands love at the last possible moment.
This was such a fun book, I wolfed it down, enjoying every second, funny, intelligent and filled with wonderful characters.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall.
After the Great War, American heiress Ruby Vaughn made a life for herself running a rare bookstore alongside her octogenarian employer and house mate in Exeter. Sheâs always avoided dwelling on the past, even before the war, but it always has a way of finding her. When Ruby is forced to deliver a box of books to a folk healer living deep in the Cornish countryside, she is brought back to the one place she swore sheâd never return. A more sensible soul would have delivered the package and left without rehashing old wounds. But no one has ever accused Ruby of being sensible. Thus begins her visit to Penryth Hall.
A foreboding fortress, Penryth Hall is home to Rubyâs once dearest friend, Tamsyn, and her husband, Sir Edward Chenowyth. Itâs an unsettling place, and after a more unsettling evening, Ruby is eager to depart. But her plans change when Penrythâs bells ring for the first time in thirty years. Edward is dead; he met a gruesome end in the orchard, and with his death brings whispers of a returned curse. It also brings Ruan Kivell, the person whose books brought her to Cornwall, the one the locals call a Pellar, the man they believe can break the curse. Ruby doesnât believe in cursesâor Pellarsâbut this is Cornwall and to these villagers the curse is anything but lore, and they believe it will soon claim its next victim: Tamsyn.
To protect her friend, Ruby must work alongside the Pellar to find out what really happened in the orchard that night.
JESS ARMSTRONG is the USA Today best selling author of the Ruby Vaughn Mysteries. Her debut novel, The Curse of Penryth Hall, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition. She has a masters degree in American History but prefers writing about imaginary people to the real thing. Jess lives in New Orleans with her historian husband, two sons, yellow cat, speckled dog, and the worldâs most pampered school-fair goldfish. And when sheâs not working on her next project, sheâs probably thinking about cheese, baking, on social media or some combination of the above.
My thoughts: Cornwall is a place steeped in magic and mystery – long thought the land of Arthur and his knights, there’s many stories about piskies and spells in England’s southernmost county.
Ruby Vaughn is tasked to deliver a chest of books, despite not wanting to go anywhere near the home of her former close friend Tamsyn Chenowyth. But of course she visits Tamsyn and something terrible happens – Edward Chenowyth is murdered.
The Pellar, a sort of wise man, is called to inspect the body – as well as the constable, as there’s a curse on the family, or so they and the village believe. Ruby, being a modern scientific minded woman, doesn’t believe in curses or magic, she believes a human hand is behind all of it, and she will prove it. Even as she and Ruan Kivell (the Pellar) are drawn together.
The atmosphere does start to get to Ruby, but she’s determined to help Tamsyn, who is terrified her young son will be next. The answers lie in secrets from the past, things kept hidden, in grief and rumour.
I was gripped by this clever, sinister and compelling story, I really liked Ruby, her bookseller employer/surrogate father, the pompous house cat who keeps turning up everywhere, the housekeeper who over feeds everyone, they’re a delightful crew and there’s a hint at the end that there will be more to come….
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
When a group of friends investigate the rumored ghost hauntings of a notorious cemetery, the band of complicated friends never expected their late night adventures would lead them to stumble into the hunting grounds of an ancient evil lurking nearby, enslaved by an unnatural fleshly craving.
Everything and everyone that they know is not as they seem…
<p><strong>Happy publication day to author Daniela A Mera and congratulations on the release of the final book in the Entangled with the Enduar duet, To Ignite a Flame!</strong></p>
<p><strong>To Ignite a Flame (Entangled with the Enduar #2 Duet)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Publication Date: June 17, 2024</strong></p>
<p><strong>Genre: Fantasy Romance</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You Touched Here, Now You ď</li>
<li>Feminine Rage</li>
<li>He’s Still Got a Tail</li>
<li>Self-Loathing</li>
<li>Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder</li>
<li>I Swore to Protect Her with My Body</li>
<li>PTSD</li>
<li>HEA</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The spark has been lit, and now theyâll burn the world to return to each otherâs arms.</strong></p>
<p>Teo made Estela queen of the Enduaresâhis queenâonly for the giants to steal her away on their wedding night.</p>
<p>Locked in a cage, far away from her new home, she plots to paint the palace with Rholkerâs blood. He will pay for everything heâs taken.</p>
<p>As she schemes, Teo races across the land in search of allies among the elves. Now that heâs found his mate, he will lie, cheat, steal, and slit throats only for a chance to have his soft human back in his arms. Safe.</p>
<p><strong>To Ignite a Flame is the second book in Estela and Teoâs duet, but it is part of a larger series called Entangled with the Enduar. It is a steamy fantasy romance featuring a desperate heroine and a powerful hero. This adult fantasy romance is perfect for readers of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Danielle L. Jensen.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Note: This story is an adult/new adult novel with mentions of trauma, abuse, captivity, and other mature themes.</strong></p>
We have the perfect book for your summer reading list! Check out this adorable rockstar romance by Jillian Sharp!
Uncharted Desires: A Forced Proximity, Rockstar Romance
Publication Date: May 14, 2024
Genre: Rockstar Romance/ Spicy
Forced Proximity
Indigenous Rep
Island Survival
Rockstar MMC
Unrequited Love
Love interests in their 30s
Sexy Action/Adventure
Interracial Couple
Romcom with Angst
It took just one misstep to send musician Kat Brooks and arrogant rock star Weston
Monroe tumbling from his luxury yacht. Now sheâs stranded on a deserted island with the
man whoâs ruined her life. Things, surely, couldnât get any worse…
Katrina Brooks has spent years in the background dreaming of the chance to share her voice.
Instead, Katâs music career is destroyed when her boss, the king of romantic rock songs, Weston
Monroe announces his surprise retirement during their end-of-tour vacation. To add insult to
injury, Kat’s misguided rescue attempt lands her floating in the Indian Ocean with Weston and no land in sight.
Westonâs reasons for early retirement arenât anyoneâs business but hisâeven if his piano-playing
background singer thinks otherwise. Drifting in the ocean with nowhere to hide, he is forced to
confront Kat and years of their unresolved sexual baggage, without a drop of whiskey in sight.
After washing ashore on an uncharted island, they discover itâs not just the natural world
hindering their survival. Making it back to civilization in one piece, and without breaking each
other’s hearts, just got more complicated.
A consummate daydreamer, Jillian has always been writing. Did she do well in high school Algebra? Not so much. But she did write some amazing stories that set her on the path to becoming an author.
Jillian has been a lifelong lover of romance novels from all genres, but she always found one thing missingâŚ
As a member of the Cherokee Nation, she quickly noticed a lack of Indigenous representation in romantic fiction, so she writes stories that infuse native identity and joy.
When she’s not working, writing, or wrangling her kids you can find her traveling the world, sitting poolside, or taking in all the live music she can.
THE LATEST PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE MORAL DILEMMA AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, JACK JORDAN.
Aaron Alexander has just been released from jail after serving eleven years for causing the death of Joshua Moore in a hit-and-run. Now a free man, all he wants to do is stay on the straight and narrow and leave his troubled past behind him. But for Joshuaâs mother Evelyn, eleven years in jail isnât nearly enough. Consumed by grief and rage, she has been waiting for Aaronâs release, counting down the days until she can exact the revenge he deserves. And now that time has come. But as Evelyn and her husband Tobias embark on a road trip to track Aaron down, they find themselves caught on two different sides of a gripping game of cat-and-mouse. Because Tobias knows what Evelyn is planning, and he will do anything to save her from herself. Even if it means protecting the man who killed their son.
Locked in a collision course set in motion eleven years ago, Aaron, Evelyn and Tobias are about to find out whether the road they have chosen leads to redemption . . . or to retribution.
Jack Jordan is the global bestselling author of Anything for Her, My Girl, A Woman Scorned, Before Her Eyes, Night by Night, Do No Harm and Conviction, and an Amazon No. 1 bestseller in the UK, Canada and Australia. Do No Harm was described as âchillingâ by Sarah Pearse, âbrilliantâ by Lesley Kara and âpulse-racingâ by Louise Candlish. It was an instant Times bestseller on first publication and a Waterstones Thriller of the Month pick. To find out more, follow Jack on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok: @JackJordanBooks @jackjordan_author @jackjordan_author
My thoughts: this is a rollercoaster of a revenge road trip from hell. Ordinary couple Evelyn and Tobias had their lives turned upside down by the death of their son, and now, instead of returning to the UK and working through their grief, Evelyn has decided to track down the recently released Aaron and kill him.Â
She abandons Tobias in a motel and heads off on her own with a gun and no real plan. Tobias has to commit several crimes to chase after her, trying to stop her killing anyone, especially Aaron. Unfortunately it’s a bit late as Evelyn’ rage is blinding her to anything and she’s trigger happy.
As Tobias chases Evelyn and Aaron has to go on the run to avoid her, truths come to the surface and all three are forced to reevaluate their lives.
Twisty, intelligent and cinematic, thus thriller has a real punch.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
One new boss, one ex-boyfriend, one big dilemmaâŚ
Stevie Phillips has just landed her dream job working for a publishing company and it seems like this is page one of her new, improved life.
But her first day throws more curveballs than she thinks she can handle: thereâs been a takeover and the whole publicity team has been fired. And her new boss is the last face she expected to see. Because Noah Anderson also happens to be her ex-boyfriend.
Thrown together on a campaign for a book the rest of the staff donât want to touch with a barge-pole, Stevie resolves to make the best of a bad situation. This is her chance to prove herself, and sheâs not going to let the man who broke her heart ruin it for her.
When Noah starts hinting that there was more to their break up than him just not loving her, Stevieâs resolution starts to wobble. Getting back with your ex is never a good idea, is it? Especially not when your ex is also your bossâŚ
Victoria Walters is the author of both cosy crime and romantic novels, including the bestselling Glendale Hall series. She has been chosen for WHSmith Fresh Talent, shortlisted for two RNA novels and was picked as an Amazon Rising Star. Previously published by Hera, she is now writing romantic comedies for Boldwood.
My thoughts: I really liked Stevie and her friends, she’s so enthusiastic about her new job, despite the nightmare that is having her ex as her new boss. She’s really excited about the new book she has to promote and even though her grand-boss doesn’t support them, she knows she can make it happen.
As she and Noah work together and finally start talking about what happened to them, the real reason he’d run off to New York, things start to improve. And get steamy as they both realise they still have feelings for one another.
This was a fun and enjoyable book, it made me laugh and smile and as a reader, it was excellently bookish.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
Welcome to The Starlings… sun, sea and neighbours to die for.
Security, a sparkling sea view and the best kind of neighbours – The Starlings gated community has it all. Here, doors are left open, children run free, and at the heart of it all is the entrepreneurial Gold Family, who first dreamed up this aspirational vision of ‘Dorset’s Safest Community’. To the outside world the popular family appears glitteringly blessed… until an idyllic party takes a dark turn and one of their number is found slumped at the foot of the clocktower. Who knows what really happened? And what answers are harboured within the old building, the former Highcap Mother and Baby Home?’
PREORDER ONE GIRL, ONE SUMMER NOW – A BRAND NEW EMOTIONAL PAGETURNER SET IN THE BEAUTIFUL COASTAL TOWN OF HIGHCAP, DORSET.
My thoughts: The Starlings was built as a workhouse, the became a mother and baby home and finally an asylum before finally being abandoned. Purchased by the Golds and developed into a beautiful new complex of homes, but it’s ghosts still haunt the buildings and the residents.
Katrin Gold was probably the last baby born in the mother and baby home, and despite a childhood in care, she isn’t interested in finding her birth parents. But other residents, like Anne, also born in the home, feel differently. Digging into The Starlings’ past brings up tensions among the new neighbours.
Katrin is also dealing with family issues, her husband is cheating on her, her sister-in-law is a mess, her young niece needs her support. Things seem to have deteriorated since they all moved in.
Frida, Katrin’s teenage niece, needs her mother, but she’s permanently out for the count, she’s been suspended from her boarding school, and no one seems to care what happened to her.
When a terrible accident happens at The Starlings, the police start to dig in to the tangled lives of its residents and find all sorts of secrets. Clever and gripping, this is a really enjoyable thriller about secrets and family.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
Fresh from maternity leave, Detective Elma finds herself confronted with a complex case, when a man is found murdered in a holiday cottage in the depths of the Icelandic countryside â the victim of a frenzied knife attack, with a shocking message scrawled on the wall above him.
At home with their baby daughter, SĂŚvar is finding it hard to let go of work, until the chance discovery in a discarded box provides him with a distraction. Could the diary of a young boy, detailing the events of a long-ago summer have a bearing on Elma’s case?
Once again, the team at West Iceland CID have to contend with local secrets in the small town of Akranes, where someone has a vested interest in preventing the truth from coming to light. And SĂŚvar has secrets of his own that threaten to destroy his and Elma’s newfound happiness.
Tense, twisty and shocking, Boys Who Hurt is the next, addictive installment in the award-winning Forbidden Iceland series, as dark events from the past endanger everything…
Born in Akranes in 1988, Eva moved to Trondheim, Norway to study for an MSc in Globalisation when she was 25. After moving back home having completed her MSc, she knew it was time to start working on her novel. Eva has wanted to write books since she was 15 years old, having won a short story contest in Iceland.
Eva worked as a stewardess to make ends meet while she wrote her first novel. The book went on to win the Blackbird Award and became an Icelandic bestseller. Eva now lives with her husband and three children in ReykjavĂk.
Victoria Cribb studied and worked in Iceland for many years. She has translated more than 25 novels from the Icelandic and, in 2017, she received the OrĂ°stĂr honourary translation award for services to Icelandic literature.
My thoughts: returning to Iceland’s dark side as Elma returns to work after maternity leave, with a man’s body in a holiday cottage, a violent murder that at first seems to make no sense. The victim doesn’t have any enemies, or close friends. His mother happens to be Elma’s rather odd neighbour, and stuck on paternity leave SĂŚvar has been watching her, curious about her behaviour.
A box found in the attic of Elma’s old place, that has moved with them, contains a diary from the 90s, and possibly an answer to Elma’s case.
I really like this series, the cases have been so clever and twisty – and this is no different. Elma’s case is all about secrets and a terrible tragedy from years before, some people never forget and never forgive. The writing is so good, I was totally gripped and couldn’t put it down.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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