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October 29, 2024

Release Blitz & Review: Tryst

 


New Release from Sawyer Bennett The Tryst (Bluegrass Empires, Book #3)


 



As the middle son, Trey Blackburn dedicates his days to the family business, working to ensure that they remain at the top of the saddelbred industry. His time away from the farm is another story. Not one to get tied up in a long - term relationship, he ’ s the love ‘ em and leave ‘ em sort of guy. But Trey ’s hesitation to commit might be deeper than not wanting to put in the time and effort. His reluctance may have more to do with the blond beauty who just blew back into town and the things they left in the past that have been neither forgiven nor forgotten. 

Holland Rhodes may not have been born into the Blackburn name, but she was once considered part of the family. Having a less - than - ideal home life, Holland spent as much time as she could with the Blackburns, the quintessential dynasty full of love and southern hospitality. Dubbed an honorary member, Holland thought their connection would last a lifetime, but one shocking revelation changed everything. 

Having left Shelbyville for a fresh start, Holland has limited her time back in Kentucky for the past decade, avoiding both of her families — the one into which she was born and the one into which she was welcomed. But the death of her father and the uncertain future of the family business has brought Holland back to face her past, one Blackburn at a time. 

With old feelings reignited and ready to move their relationship forward, everything crashes to a halt when tragedy strikes. Their painful history in danger of repeating itself, Trey and Holland may find that even true love can ’ t overcome the darkest days. 

The Tryst: A Blackburn Novel is an enemies to lovers novel within the Bluegrass Empires series. All books in the series can be enjoyed as standalones.

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Ahhh!  I was not ready!  I was not prepared!  How did I not know this was the last book of the series!!! I can't tell you much more than you just need to read it.  Yes, Holland and Trey have one of those epic second chance romances.  BUT--be prepared for some heartache. 

Holland's past is full of pain. The Blackburns helped to heal some of that. And then she and Trey parted ways and she hasn't looked back.  Or has she?  Her heart still know what it wants and against her minds best intentions, her heart wins. 

Loved this series and this family. I would really love to see them all again in 5-10 years.  Where have they all landed?  

You will just need to read this one. Plan ahead for some tissues. Get ready for some great banter between Trey and Holland. Sit back for the ride. 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


 


New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women ’ s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone. A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Saw yer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full - time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs. If you ’ d like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newslette r (sawyerbennett.com/signup). 

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Release Blitz: First Light

 





First Light by Elizabeth Hunter is now live!




In the Shadowlands, strangers wear familiar faces, myths are reality, and lies hide behind the most beautiful stories.

Lachlan Murray disappeared without a trace. As his girlfriend, twenty-nine-year-old Carys Morgan refuses to accept the police’s explanation—that he simply left her. She travels to Scotland to seek help from Lachlan’s twin brother Duncan, and learns she was right—Lachlan didn’t leave her, he left her world to return to his own.

The Shadowlands are a mirror of the world Carys knows. Every human in her world also exists in this one with one key difference—magic.

Humans aren’t supposed to be able to wield the magic of the Shadowlands, but when Carys learns she can talk to dragons, she’s drawn deeper into a complicated world that would as soon kill her as keep her. And if magic and murder weren’t enough to overcome, she must navigate complicated feelings for two identical men from vastly different worlds.



USA Today Bestselling Author Elizabeth Hunter weaves an enchanting adventure, full of mythology and romance, in the first installment of a brand new romantic portal fantasy!


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ELIZABETH HUNTER is an eleven-time USA Today and international best-selling author of romance, contemporary fantasy, and paranormal mystery. Based in both Central California and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she travels extensively to write fantasy fiction exploring world mythologies, history, and the universal bonds of love, friendship, and family. She has published over forty works of fiction and sold over a million books worldwide. She is the author of the Glimmer Lake series, Love Stories on 7th and Main, the Elemental Legacy series, the Irin Chronicles, the Cambio Springs Mysteries, and other works of fiction.



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October 28, 2024

Release Blitz: Bargain With the Irish Devil

 



Title: Bargain with the Irish Devil
Author: Fiona Murphy
Genre: Dark Irish Mafia Romance
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Breeding/Pregnancy
Plus Size, Possessive Alpha, Captive/Kidnapping
Release Date: October 26, 2024


BLURB

The moment I laid eyes on the curvy woman, I wanted her something awful. I'm not a good man and never pretend to be. I make no promises and am always honest that it's pleasure I'm looking for and nothing more—until her. I lie to her and myself.

There was a plan when she was brought to me. Only for every part of it to change. I needed answers only she could give me. She hesitated but accepted the bargain I offered her. I tell her I'll let her go. I promise if she tells me no, I'll accept it. But I can't, not when she's lying to me and herself.

I should let her go. She is a civilian who doesn't belong in my world and doesn't want to be here. Except I am a devil, and I take what I want. I'll never let her go. Now, I just have to make her want to stay.


Bargain with the Devil is an Irish mafia dark romance featuring a plus-size woman. It includes rough scenes and a pregnancy through manipulation. If such things offend you, please do not buy.








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AUTHOR BIO

Due to commitment issues I have lived in many different cities and my favorite is Chicago but I have managed to settle into Austin and perhaps my commitment issues are behind me. 

I have enjoyed reading from a very young age and it wasn't long before the children books bored me and I read the books my mother enjoyed Stephen King and Dean Koontz and I didn't sleep without the light on until I was about ten. 

I came across my first Harlequin by accident and it was love at first read, no one died and happy endings? It was a whole new world and I loved it. 

I wrote my first story at eight and everyone died, of course. Since then I would like to think I've gotten better and now I'm writing the happily ever afters I first fell in love with, with some hot sex thrown in along the way. 

As a plus size woman myself, I have started writing the stories I always wanted to see myself in but never did. And now I’m ecstatic to give BBWs the happily ever afters with hot Alphas I want to read.


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