Monday, May 31, 2021
Friday, May 28, 2021
Mr. NOT Nice Guy by Katherine Evans Book tour with Cat's Review & #giveaway @EJBookPromos @EJBookPromos @romancebykle @TTCBooksandmore
I'm angry and ticked off. Period. End of story.
Well, that's not entirely true. It's the start of the story, actually.
I'm August Hawkins, and I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet.
But right now, I'm cranky and sick of being "Mr. Nice Guy," especially working for a record label that's run by my ex-girlfriend and her new fiancé. And that's not even the worst of it. The label signs a sultry, sexy, and shameless singer, and they want me to manage her.
Perfect plan, right? No chance. This mischievous singer just so happens to be the same irresistible woman I spent one night with on my first night in New Orleans. And now Scarlett, the sex-pot-jazz crooner, isn't playing nice with her seductive ways and tantalizing body.
She knows I'm too nice to play dirty, but it's all I want. Some way, somehow, I need to cure this Scarlett fever.
"A breath of fresh air." -- Goodreads review ★★★★★
"Hysterical banter and off-the-charts sexual tension." -- Goodreads review ★★★★★
"What a fun, sexy twist on the bully romance plot! I loved it!" -- Goodreads review ★★★★★
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Thursday, May 27, 2021
APOCALYPSE SEVEN by Gene Doucette Official Blog Tour Spotlight, Guest post & #giveaway @JeanBookNerd @genedoucette @TTCBooksandmore
Author guest post...
Ten facts about THE APOCALYPSE SEVEN
10: Technically, there are eight of them.
9: So far, everyone’s favorite character hasn’t been one of the seven (or eight). It’s been a horse.
8: I initially built my seven characters—and their skillsets—off of D&D classes.
7: Speaking of D&D, MIT really does have a dungeon level.
6: Coywolves are a real thing too, but I made them larger for the book.
5: This will probably seem like a book written during a pandemic, considering I live in Cambridge and we just spent a year where imagining there was nobody else outside but you required almost no imagination. But I wrote it in 2019.
4: I did edit it in 2020, however. One evening I walked past a dormitory that’s featured in the book and realized I gave it too many floors, so I had to make a last minute change during the copy edits that probably aggravated the publisher.
3: It’s possible the most daring aspect of this book is, “What if there was an apocalypse and all the survivors basically got along okay with each other?”
2: I was ready to ride with this story never explaining what caused the end of the world and was halfway through the book before an answer occurred to me.
1: There’s a metaphoric component to the big reveal at the end that I may have made too subtle; I don’t think anybody’s picked up on it yet.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
PRIDE event beginning June 1st | Come celebrate with Authors Ann Lister, Beth Bolden, TM Smith & TL Travis | Social media hop & #giveaways @AnnListerAuthor @beth_bolden @tltravis1 @TTCBooksandmore
Her 'behind-the-scenes' exposure to the music world and her love of rock music is the inspiration for her erotic rock star romances. Her rock star romance, “Fall For Me”, Book One in The Rock Gods series, was a Finalist in the 2013 Rainbow Award and Book Three, Make You Mine, established her as an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. Each book in The Rock Gods series brings her two favorite elements together: musicians and the love between two men.
Her stories focus on what it truly means to love; love unconditionally, love without restrictions or labels, love without fear or judgment – to just simply love.
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In her spare time, when she’s not weaving steamy webs, she enjoys fishing, wine tasting and people watching. Everyone has a story to tell, half the fun is conjuring what it is.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Cat's Audiobook Review of Through the Last Door (Sacred Guardian book 1) Written by J.A. Jaken Narrated by Dan Calley @jajakenfiction @TTCBooksandmore
Series: Sacred Guardian #1
Author: J.A. Jaken
Genre: m/m romance, fantasy, adventure
Length: 13 hours 37 minutes (134,000 words)
Narrator: Dan Calley
When Kaori Sansa's father dies, he is forced to return home to claim the throne as the rightful heir of the country of Kazure. In the aftermath of his father's death, he learns that the country he loves is riddled with corruption, and is hovering on the brink of war. Will he be able to hold the kingdom together despite the odds that are stacked against it, and somehow unlock the buried powers of Shinja, the Sacred Beast of Kazure?
Cat gives this 5 Meows overall...
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Sacred Guardian Series Webpage: http://jajaken.com/novels/sacredguardianseries.htm
Excerpt:
"You really should try to eat something, High Lord," Ishaya said.
Kaori closed his eyes. The smell of the food--while undoubtedly well-prepared and mouth-watering--was making him feel ill. But if he hadn't eaten all day, then neither had Hunter. And Hunter would not eat before he did; not out of a misguided overabundance of fealty, but because he was as much of a mother hen as Ishaya was.
Reluctantly, he selected a plate of light crackers and cheeses, adding a pile of thin-sliced veal at Haku's insistence. The food clung to his throat when he tried to swallow, without any taste at all. He nodded gratefully when Haku handed him a cup of spiced wine to wash it down with.
"You, too," he said, frowning in Hunter's direction. "Don't tell me you aren't hungry."
Hunter made no move to accept the offer. "I want to be sure you have enough to eat first," he said. "You need--"
"There's more than enough here to feed all of us if we want it, and half the grounds staff besides. Eat, damn you."
A small smile touched Hunter's face as he slid down to sit at Kaori's other side and reached for a plate, piling it high with sliced veal and fruit. "If you insist." There was an ironic twist to the words.
The familiar byplay made something inside Kaori's chest loosen. Hunter, at least, wasn't treating him any differently because his father had died. Taking comfort from the shoulder brushing so warmly against his, he finally found the courage to look up and meet Ishaya's eyes.
"There are probably things I need to know," he said. The words felt heavy in his mouth. "Affairs of state, or... something." He felt lost.
Ishaya smiled kindly at him. "There's no need for you to worry about that tonight, High Lord." His eyes were soft. "Rest assured that all is running as it should within your kingdom. For tonight, at least, you have no responsibilities other than spending time with your friend."
"I'd like to hear about that university in Gyre," Haku said, selecting a grape from the platter and taking a slow bite from it. "What was it like, living over there? Was it horrible?"
"No, it wasn't horrible at all. Gyre is really a wonderful place. Let me tell you about the campus where I was living...." Kaori was glad for the delay in having to face his new reality for that much longer. He felt more relaxed now as he talked about the country he had spent the past three years visiting, the things he'd learned there, the culture, the language, the people. In return, Haku told him about the trials he'd passed in order to become a member of the Palace Guard, and some of the campaigns he'd been on. Kaori was unsettled to realize that his friend had significant battle experience now, and had even killed on occasion, when it had become necessary. That image jarred discordantly with the image of the childhood companion he carried around in his mind's eye. In many ways, this new Haku seemed a stranger to Kaori; the thought made him feel sad. But time moved on, and people changed. That was the way of the world.
At length, he began to feel quite sleepy. He realized with some surprise that he had eaten more than he thought he'd be able to.
"Your room has been prepared," Ishaya said, drawing his attention, "if you'd like to retire for the night."
Kaori caught himself in the middle of another yawn and ducked his head embarrassedly. He really was very tired. The thought of going to sleep as if nothing untoward had happened disturbed him, but at the same time he wanted it desperately, wanted the dark and the temporary oblivion it offered.
J.A. Jaken has been writing fictional stories and novels for more than ten years, most frequently in the fantasy and science fiction genres. She got her start in the profession writing slash fanfiction, where she has published numerous stories under the pen-name Rushlight. Over the years she has written short stories and novels in genres ranging from science fiction/fantasy to gothic horror to modern detective mysteries, most with at least a touch of m/m romance to them. She lives at home in the southwestern U.S. with her college-aged son, a cat, and the family Rottweiler. Outside of writing, her interests include studying foreign languages, practicing martial arts, riding horses, and collecting medieval weaponry.
Author's email: jajakenfiction@gmail.com
Author's website: http://jajaken.com/
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Goodreads book page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23511477-through-the-last-door