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Blog Tour: QUIET THE WAVES by Michael Ross

QUIET THE WAVES

Michael Ross

 

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GENRE:  Romantic Thriller

 

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ForRyan Gould it's just another pay day, collect a car from Portugal deliver it tothe UK. Nothing too complicated - until he decides on an unscheduled stopoverin Northern France, in the city of Rennes, a quiet drink in the town square,where life would have turned out so differently if he not noticed the girlsitting on the bench was sobbing her heart out.

 

Fromthere onwards his life twists and turns out of control until he finds himselfin police custody charged with abduction and a journey to get to the truth. Thegirl on the bench, Claire, had misled him from the very beginning; who was she,and how had she managed to wreak so much havoc in his life?

 

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What the hell is up with me? Have I no mind of my own? Ikneel on the cobblestones and throw her my most sympathetic smile. Hopefullyshe recognises the sincerity.

        

For the first time she lifts her head and looks me in theface, well in the eyes actually - and I’m smitten. She is attractive withpiercing light grey eyes that meet mine head on. I was right she is no morethan thirty years old, with jet black hair that does not quite match her verypale skin.

 

I ease myself up to a standing position. “Look, if nothingelse, let me buy you a drink. I’ll bugger off if you want to be on your own.I’m not hassling you, just trying to offer a bit of support.” I do my best tosound earnest because it’s the truth. Her pain is so obvious it is impossibleto ignore. All at once I remember I have an almost full pack of tissues in mypocket. I take a couple out and pass them to her along with the rest of thepack.

 

“Here. Blowing your nose wouldn’t hurt just now.” Her angryexpression dissipates when she sees the smile on my face.

 

“I tell you what,” I say “I’m going to get a Coke at thecafé over there. If you want to come and share a Coke or something, that wouldbe great.”

 

Her head drops and she mumbles incoherently.

 

“Sorry, what did you say?”

 

“A large latte would be good.” Her voice is both delicateand cultured.

 

“No problem. Come over whenever you want.”

 

I walk back to my table, fully aware that for some crazyreason my heart is beating as if I sprinted across the square. I purposely sitfacing away from her direction, the last thing I want is to come across as astalker.

 

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Born and raised in Bristol, England I now live halfway up amountain in the Welsh Valleys, with my partner Mari and our rescue dog Wenna. Ihave a BA in English Literature from Bristol Uni and after creative writingclasses at Cardiff Uni I won prizes for short stories. I write with a smile onmy face.

 

I have self-published (including Quiet the Waves) five short storyanthologies and five novels

 

Website http://www.michaelrosswriter.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/michaelross.writer

Twitter https://twitter.com/mikerosswriter

Email mikerosswriter@outlook.com

Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Waves-there-wrong-person-ebook/dp/B0D7TG2564/ref=sr_1_1FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED

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Blog Tour: 100 THINGS DURAN DURAN FANS SHOULD KNOW AND DO DURING THIS LIFE by Sandy Lender

 

100 THINGS DURAN DURAN FANS SHOULD KNOWAND DO DURING THIS LIFE

Sandy Lender

 

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GENRE:  Entertainment

 

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Best-selling,award-winning author and life-long Duranie, Sandy Lender, offers a delightfulguidebook to the fun and sometimes wacky events that bring a fandom together.100 THINGS DURAN DURAN FANS SHOULD KNOW & DO DURING THIS LIFE is a unique,positive, optimistic, totally new take on exploring nostalgia alongside yourBFFs with the supergroup that continues to provide the dance track for so manypeople’s lives.

 

Thisnon-fiction foray into Duran Duran history is unlike any biography you’ve readbefore. Instead of dry stats and facts, it’s a reminder of the joy andpositivity that comes from obsessing over a shared musical interest. Hereinyou’ll find a series of random acts “to do” and trivia you might have forgottento celebrate. To-do: Dive in and celebrate again!

 

 

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2. To Do

 

Ignore the haters.

 

Being a Duranie has made me a source of ridicule for most ofmy life. Since 1984 when I heard “New Moon on Monday” and became a fan, bullieshave made fun of me for my exuberance and snobs have looked down on me for mymusical preferences. Forty years is a long time to endure strangers (and someacquaintances) mocking you for something you love and enjoy, but it helps yougrow a thick skin. It also helps you learn to ignore bullies and haters inother areas of life.

 

I encourage you to do the same if you find someone laughingat you because they don’t “get” the genius behind a supergroup that’s beenmaking music since 1978.

 

I encourage you to find your Duranie tribe and enjoy theamusing ideas in this book.

 

 

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GUEST POST

 

Lifelong Prep Work for Latest Release

The research and prep work you asked about for my newestbook “100 Things Duran Duran Fans Should Know & Do During This Life,” hasbeen ongoing most of my life. Basically, I lived the research phase.

I’ve been a Duran Duran fan since 1984. I’ve been to morethan 30 of their concerts. If we want to talk about the fancy concert with theOrlando orchestra in the early 2000s, we can do that because I was there. If wewant to talk about the show under the huge moon in the Rocket Garden of theKennedy Space Center, we can do that because I was there. If we want to talkabout the emotional devastation of John Taylor playing “Lonely in YourNightmare” to a small crowd of fans at an L.A. hotel after telling us he wastaking a break from the band, we can do that because I was there. Remember theguys covering The Animals’ “The House of the Rising Sun” at the VooDooFestival? I was there.

Now, I’m the first to admit that I’m terrible with numbersand dates. Ever since I underwent a couple bouts with chemo in 2008 and 2011,numbers have been tricky. I’ve lost the ability to “recollect” dates. For someof the research & prep, I sat next to my album and CD collections todouble-check each and every mention of a release for this book. I had to pullthe “Into the Arena” boardgame out of the closet to make sure I had the rightmanufacturer and date listed in the book. That sort of research & prep camefrom the memorabilia in my house.

Then, when it came time to edit, I approached a biographerwho has her own Duran Duran titles. Jen Selinsky is amazing, and she made surethings were accurate. She offered suggestions and helped curate a fabulous bookabout a fun and quirky fandom!

 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

SandyLender is an international best-selling poet and award-winning author offantasy, literary fiction, poetry, and short story work. She’s a constructionmagazine editor by day and author of #GirlPower fantasy novels by night, livingin Florida to help with sea turtle conservation and parrot rescue. You canfollow her author page on Amazon, check her website at SandyLenderInk.com, orsubscribe to her newsletter at https://bit.ly/SSReNews.

 

Witha four-year degree in English and thirty-year career in publishing, Sandy’ssuccesses include traditionally and self-published novels, hundreds of magazinearticles, multiple short stories in competitive anthologies, a handful oftechnical writing awards, a handful of creative writing awards, and the 2023Michael Knost Wings award. Sandy’s been writing stories since she was knee-highto a grasshopper when her great-grandmother shared her odd little tales ofsqueaky ghost-spiders around an apartment complex in Southern Illinois. Thestories have developed to include strong young ladies working with dragons tosave worlds from terrible fates, but those pesky spiders still show up fromtime to time.

 

There’salways something brewing at Sandy Lender Ink headquarters where some days, youjust want the dragon to win.

 

AmazonAuthor Page: https://www.amazon.com/Sandy-Lender/e/B00304ZIIC

Website:http://www.sandylenderink.com/

Newsletter:https://bit.ly/SSReNews

 

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Blog Tour: KILLER MOTIVES by Bonnie Traymore

 What if you found out your husband was cheating?

What if his loverturned up dead?  

Killer Motives

Hudson Valley SeriesBook 1

by Bonnie Traymore

Genre: PsychologicalThriller, Suspense  

Readers' Favorite 2023 Silver Medal Award Winner,Mystery-Murder
Audiobook Reviewer 2023 Best Mystery Award

"Thisbook has all the twists and turns that make a thriller worth reading"- Amazon

Victoria’s life isn’t as perfect as itseems. But with two homicide detectives on her doorstep, it's aboutto get a lot worse.

Still reeling from the shockingdiscovery that her husband is having a passionate affair withhis real estate client, Victoria struggles to process themind-blowing news that Nick’s lover is dead—brutallymurdered in cold blood on the very same evening sheuncovered the truth.

And now two detectives are on herdoorstep, waiting to question both of them. Is she a suspect?

Withlittle hard evidence and no shortage of suspects with "killermotives," Detectives Jack Stark and Lexi Sanchez are underintense pressure to solve the high-profile murder case that rocks thepicturesque village of Tarrytown just as the town is gearing up forthe area’s annual Halloween festivities and an influx oftourists.

As Victoria sets out to clear herself and findout the truth, she’s faced with two terrifying possibilities—eitherher husband is a murderer or someone is out to get them.

Conflictedabout her marriage and emotionally raw, she sets out to find thetruth about what happened that night.

But does shereally want to know?

Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena,Jeneva Rose, Sarah Pekkanen, Kaira Rouda, or Shalini Boland.

"Thisbook was exciting, had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, revenge, afantastic who done it and some crazy twists and turns!"-NetGalley

"A compelling and suspenseful thrillerwith intriguing twists and turns." - Amazon

"Greatbook! Great storyline!" - Amazon

"This book isawesome sexy & suspenseful!" - Amazon

Forfans of Daniel Hurst, Shari Lapena, Shalini Boland, Kaira Rouda,Minka Kent, Jeneva Rose, or Leslie Wolfe.

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It all started with a single womanmurdered in her brand-new home. This was your basic crime investigation withits group of possible suspects, which included the realtor that had an affairwith the victim and his jealous wife. The mystery certainly lures you in rightaway. We dig deep into the killer motives. Who would want to kill the woman andwhy?

As the investigation slowlyprogresses, we see what the fear and stress of the situation does to therealtor and his wife, who firmly believed in her husband’s innocence. But thenwho was the real killer? The wife takes it upon herself to find out.

Boy, all these secrets certainlycome out in the end!

A fascinating read from start tofinish. A good one!

Rating:4 stars

 BonnieTraymore is the award-winning, Amazon best selling author ofpage-turner mystery/thrillers that hit close to home. Her booksfeature strong but relatable female protagonists. The plots exploredifficult topics such as jealousy, infidelity, murder, and the impactof psychological disorders, but she also includes bits of romance andhumor to lighten the mood from time to time. She's an active statusmember of International Thriller Writers and Mystery Writers ofAmerica.

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Book Blast: FRESH GROWN by Andrea Kristin

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Andrea Kristin will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Written, photographed, and designed by Andrea, this book is filled with firsthand imagery and knowledge direct from the farm. For beginners and experts alike, its unique insights, stunning visuals, and practical approach make it an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to fully utilize and enjoy their fresh produce. Featuring over 50 types of vegetables (with applications for far more), from asparagus to zucchini and everything in between, it will help you reap maximum benefits, stretch your dollars, and make it all go farther than you ever thought possible while deepening your appreciation for nature's delicious bounty.

Filled with:
- stunning images
- staple recipes
- creative uses
- cooking + storage tips
- preservation guides

A book you'll return to time and time again— a staple in any home kitchen.

Read an Excerpt

As I write this book, I am snacking on a crisp garden carrot. The sun shines brightly through my kitchen window and casts a golden glow across the table while I battle its glare on my laptop screen. Outside, we are in the throes of harvest season on the farm. Denis and the crew are working hard to bring the remaining vegetables into storage before the heavy frost comes and shuts our market garden down for the winter.

Farming is so seasonal. Eating from a garden is so seasonal. During the summer here in Central Alberta, we grow a delicious variety of produce in our market garden. We all feel rich from it. And then our six months of northern winter hits and eating local grown becomes about digging into our reserves (storage, pantry, and freezer) to keep enjoying whatever garden pleasures we were able to save.

It's been a learning curve for me, dealing with this wide variety and seasonal influx of fresh vegetables. Wanting to feed my family wholesome, nutritious food and learn how to make good use of our bounty, it has taken me years to gain all the knowledge and experience I am excited to share with you here. I hope this book will be a valuable resource for you (as it is for me)— a guide to vegetable usage, an inspiration, and a solid, practical starting point to build your creativity. So here we go.

About the Author: 
Andrea Kristin and her husband have been growing vegetables on their organic market garden farm outside of Edmonton, Alberta for nearly a decade. They sell at farmers markets and feed their local community through their thriving CSA program (@greyarrowfarm). In this book, Andrea draws from her wealth of firsthand knowledge to walk the reader graciously through all the ways to use, store, and enjoy your vegetables. She shares a bounty of insightful information, including which parts of each plant are edible, how to use them, what to do with your excess, and the various ways to preserve them to last throughout the year.

https://andreakristin.ca/
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Blog Tour: THE PATH OF REVENGE by Tom Haward

 

THE PATH OF REVENGE

Tom Haward

 

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GENRE:  Historical Fiction/ Alternative History

 

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Therebellion is in hiding. It has been a year since Boatman King attempted tooverthrow the Empire, but instead had to escape London with his wife and theirclosest allies.

 

Notall of Boatman King’s allies are in hiding. Maverick “The Beast” Kirabo is on amission to finish what he started on the streets of London. The formergladiator has a score to settle and revenge to unleash: Rome will fear him asthey once adored him.

 

Despiteits failure, Boatman King’s rebellion has spread disquiet in Rome’s politicalcircles. Grand Protector Faust dispatches a pair of hunters to search thecountry and bring Boatman and his followers back to London for reckoning.Although Faust is the official face of Rome’s leadership, Emperor Maximus isthirsty to stamp his mark on the world and step out from his dead father’sshadow.

 

Unbeknownstto Faust and Maximus, a terrifying presence is watching the unrest andrelishing in the vulnerabilities it’s causing.

 

 

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It was a chilly Autumn morning with barely a breath of wind.He gazed over to the other side of the channel to see a seal lazing on the mud.A heron landed a few metres away from Boatman, unperturbed by the man’spresence. It only took ten minutes to leave shore and get to the oyster beds byboat, but it felt like a wilderness. For a moment, Boatman felt like the traumaand stress of the past few months had evaporated, out here in this tinywilderness.

 

“I definitely prefer hitting a Roman in the face to this.”Tobias’s words brought Boatman back to reality.

 

“Being out here is good for the soul,” said Boatman.

 

“What the fuck happened to your soul? It’s muddy, wet andcold. If I wanted that combination, I would have gone to fight in the Aestiiregion.”

 

“You need an open mind, Tobias.”

 

“No, I need to be somewhere hot. I used to have a gorgeous,golden tan. Do you remember that? Do you remember my tan? I looked good.”Tobias looked down at himself, mud splattered up his oilskin overalls, “Now Ilook like a pale hobo.”

 

“Did Maverick know where your off switch was? Because itwould be really handy right now.”

 

“I came out here with you. Voluntarily.”

 

“Only because Bella didn’t want you.”

 

“I’m offended she didn’t want me to go with her.”

 

“She’s hunting birds. It needs to be done quietly. As in, noconstant talking,” said Boatman.

 

 

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Please describe acompelling scene in your story and why it's important.

 

Bjorn Askå is the major villain in The Path of Revenge. Hisorigin and his history is a mystery, but I wanted to write a scene whichdepicts the horror he personifies. I also wanted to bring together theconnections between certain characters to highlight that although the reach ofthe Roman Empire is huge, the thread that runs through humanity actually makeit a small world. Therefore one scene in question describes Askå’s veryintimate connection with the highest powers of Roman government.

 

Askå is a terrifying presence, but for fear to be realisedit comes from the unknown. A lot of our fears are more based on what we don’tknow and that not knowing makes our hearts beat faster and irrational thoughtsto come through. I wanted a scene with Askå to highlight that, but then put aslight twist on it where knowing Askå was just as horrific.

 

The Path of Revenge is very much about visual action andexcitement, so this scene, with Askå is a deliberate jarring of that and bringsan element of horror in to the book. I was conscious of doing such a thing soto grab the reader by the scruff and make the reader sit up and take note ofAskå and what he’s capable of. I’m really proud of it as I think it not onlycements Askå as a great villain, it also highlights the humanity of othercharacters, which may not have been noticeable previously. 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

Tomwas born in Essex and, at 4 months old, he and his identical twin were adoptedinto an oyster farming family. Tom now runs the business as generation eight ofHaward oyster farmers.  He has a fiancée,baby daughter and a cockapoo.

 

Tomhas an MA in Creative Writing and The Path of Chaos (Cinnabar Moth Publishing)is his debut novel, which was released August 2023. The Path of Revenge is thesequel in The Path of Chaos series and will be released August 6th 2024.

 

Website:https://tomhaward.co.uk/

Twitter:https://x.com/HawardTom

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/tomhawardauthor

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/hawardtom

 

AmazonBuy Link:https://www.amazon.com/Path-Revenge-Tom-Haward/dp/1962308138/ref=sr_1_1

 

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Blog Tour: DEATH SECRETS by January Bain

DEATH SECRETS

January Bain

 

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GENRE:  Crime Thriller

 

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Agripping thriller that explores the lengths one will go to for family, and theresilience needed to stand against the darkness.

 

Inthe shadow of Alaska's towering peaks, Anna Hale is haunted by a past paintedin flames and betrayal. Marked by the tragic death of her mother and the scarsof a childhood marred by violence, Anna has fought tirelessly to build asemblance of normalcy, only to have it shattered again and again. The latestblow comes when her sister, Tia Pace, vanishes without a trace, reigniting oldwounds and casting Anna into a nightmare where she's the prime suspect.

 

Asshe grapples with her stepfather's execution and the weight of suspicion,another crisis looms: Zoe Pace, her other sister, has disappeared in an eerilysimilar manner. The only clue a sinister black rose and a chilling letter. Whenher brother Josh, now a dedicated cop in the Anchor Police Department, begs forher assistance, Anna is pulled back into the fray. Despite the agony ofreopening old wounds, she embarks on a desperate quest to unravel the mysteryof her sisters' disappearances.

 

Facedwith the unforgiving Alaskan frontier, Anna must confront a tangled web ofcorruption and deceit, with a copycat killer moving in the shadows. With everytick of the clock, Anna's hope for a normal life slips further away, but herresolve to find her sisters and bring them home burns fiercer than ever. WillAnna's journey through the cold, dark paths of Alaska lead her to her sisters,or will she find herself lost in the depths of a conspiracy that threatens toconsume everything she holds dear?

 

Diveinto this chilling tale of loss, courage, and the relentless pursuit of justiceagainst the backdrop of Alaska's unforgiving wilderness. Order your copy now.

 

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Anna hammered her stepfather with another right hook,ignoring the pain that ripped through her shoulder, sweat dripping in her eyes.She didn’t see the beat-up old punching bag swaying and jerking before her, butthe face of a killer. Nineteen years, six months, and twenty-four days she’dbeen waiting for the appeal process to end, for justice to be served. She hitthe bag again so hard on the backswing that her knuckles cracked wide open,payment for her being too impatient to bother with gloves. Damn it. Now therewas blood dripping on the garage floor. After grabbing a rag from the dustbin,she wound it around her hand.

 

The door to the adjoining house opened and Tia stepped outonto the cement. Anna waited for her to speak, her breathing ragged and harsh.

 

“I packed a bag. I’m going with you,” Tia said, her stancedefiant, her blue eyes flashing with meaning, her normally loose blonde hair upin a tight bun. Her go-to hairdo when she meant business.

 

Not this again. Unease coiled in her stomach.

 

A bang on the garage door alerted her to other company. Badtiming. But when had her life ever been anything but bad timing? She ignoredthe inopportune knock, needing to have her say first.

 

“You can unpack right now. I told you. I need to do thisalone.” She braced herself for any objection. This was her burden to bear.Alone. She wouldn’t let that monster take anything more from anyone she loved.

 

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 Review: 

Anna Hale thought that she leftthe horrors of her childhood in the past, which was the murder of her motherand the stepbeast that took her life. But she was wrong. After the monster’sexecution, Anna finds out that her adopted sister was missing. Only a blackrose and a letter were left behind. Soon, it becomes 2 sisters that weremissing. Anna Hale was putting her P.I. skills to the grueling task.

This case was an interestingmystery full of witty speculation and searching for clues. Anna Hale is onetough chick. It was kind of hard to gauge how the undertaker and the mayor’sson tied into things as we get their perspectives in the story. This definitelycould’ve used more proofing with minor inconsistencies like the odd switchingof his and her and misspellings like “reality” instead of “realty.” It made forsome odd reading in those instances.

Story was slow in some areas, but,overall, this was a quick read that you can get through in one sitting. Youjust can’t help but be curious at how this whole thing ends. The ending, quitefrankly, wasn’t as climactic as I would’ve liked, but I still enjoyed itoverall.

A good mystery overall.

 

Rating:3.5 stars 

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

January Bain is an award-winning author who firmly believes thatstories unite us, that good stories help us to discover the commonality of thehuman experience by supporting values, empathy and understanding. She writeswith her heart, mind, and soul, hoping that her novels will touch your life,giving you moments of freedom as you fly with her to other worlds.

 

Bain has had the pleasure of select novels being turned intogames, and her work is also available in different languages.

 

January and her husband live in rural Canada on peaceful acreagewhere a variety of wildlife comes to visit regularly and expect to be fed andpaid attention to.

 

Blog Address - http://januarybainjourney.blogspot.ca/

Twitter Name – https://twitter.com/JanuaryBain

Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/january.bain

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Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/january.bain

TikToc: http://www.tiktok.com/@januarybain

 

 

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Blog Tour: THE PAINTED LADY by Avery Sterling

THE PAINTED LADY

Avery Sterling

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GENRE:  Historical Romance

 

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Aspiringartist Delaney Harper sails to New Orleans after her mother’s death. On thenight of her arrival, she’s welcomed by a masked stranger who steals onebreathless kiss.Alderic Beaumont is a fallen aristocrat. Once a corsair and nowa smuggler, he’s a force to be reckoned with. On the night of his friend’scelebration, he’s captured by an irresistible beauty. He kisses her, promisingto find her come morning.By then, Delaney’s world has crumbled—the truth abouther mother reveals Delaney now owns a brothel. With Alderic, Delaney embarks ona path of intrigue and passion. Her wit and artistic skills help conceal heridentity and restore the once-prestigious bordello...but her deceptions couldcost her Alderic’s heart.

 

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Alderic couldn’t lie; he was fascinated. She was anexquisite creature. He shook his head and tried to gather his wits. What waswrong with him? He finished his wine and was ready to leave. He couldappreciate beauty and intrigue, but his reaction to this place was disarming.To find himself on the opposite side of seduction, and succumbing to it like anunseasoned boy, bothered him.

 

He set his wine glass on the nearest server’s tray and spunon his heel. That was when he nearly fell over the madam. A nagging sense thathe knew her plagued him.

 

“Monsieur Beaumont, what are you doing here?” she asked, thefaintest smile crossing her lovely mouth.

 

“I was invited...it is Madame Cardui, no?”

 

“Oui,” she replied.

 

He smiled. “How do you know who I am?”

 

“I should not be surprised that you were discovered amongstthe birds.”

 

She hadn’t answered him. Perhaps he did know her? “I’veheard that a couple of times tonight, madam. Tell me, is it my lavish attire,or my charm?”

 

“Neither, monsieur,” she said, waving her gloved hand andturning away. She gave him one last glance over her shoulder, and said simply,“You are quite tall. You stand above the crowd.”

 

A wicked grin formed on his lips as she walked away andweaved through the crowded parlor.

 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

 

AverySterling's love for the romance genre began in her teen years when she pickedup her first novel. She was captivated by the sweeping scale of emotionsbrought about by the words. The experience catapulted her towards learning theart of wielding a breathtaking adventure, with a love that felt authentic.Wanting to inspire people with her own thoughts and words, she finished herfirst novel at sixteen. It was a step towards understanding the essence of whatshe wished to create. Most of her youth was spent traveling, searching out theromance and beauty in her everchanging world. From the waves that crashedagainst the rocky shores of Downeast, Maine, to the warm breezes of theCaribbean, she discovered that love was universal, apparent in its grandest andsimplest of forms. Her goal is to write novels an audience can relate to, onethat conveys the truth and nature of love… with all that steamy romance.

 

 

Website:  https://www.avery-sterling.com

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BuyLink: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D48B7VXP/ref=sr_1_1

 

 

 

 

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Review: MY ALIEN PARENTS by R.L. Stine

 

Have you ever wondered if yourparents were aliens? Rob’s parents were certainly acting weird—so unlike them.What gives? But who was the real alien here? Loved that twist in the end! Agood, quick read!

 

Rating:4 stars

Review: THE THIRD HORROR by R.L. Stine

 

A movie was being filmed at theactual house where the horror took place at 99 Fear Street. An 18-year-oldreturns to where it all went deadly wrong to play the part of her dead sister.Well, her dead sister wanted to see her, too. And that’s when the freakyaccidents started happening on the set, and Kody was being blamed. After all,who would suspect a ghost?

 

A good, scary read!

 

Rating:4 stars

Review: SECRET ADMIRER by R.L. Stine

 

Did the star actress of the schoolhave a secret admirer?

 

“I’m always watching you, Selena.”

 

It would seem Selena had a stalkerthat wanted her to quit the play and would do anything to keep her away fromit. A dead rat. Poison ivy. Someone wanted to hurt her, but who?

 

The mystery grabs you right away.As more people were getting killed, Selena was getting antsier and moreparanoid. Will this play be her final curtain call?

 

A good read!

 

Rating:4 stars