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Pretty Nightmare J.A. Huss (Creeping Beautiful #2) Publication date: May 26th 2020 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense INDIE I have them all now. Just the way I want them. McKay, the one who loves me deepest. Adam, the one who protects me fiercely. Donovan, the one who tells the truth. They are my friends, they are my lovers, they are my world. And Maggie belongs to all of us—no matter who her father is. This is the family I’ve always wanted. This is the family I deserve. And I will do whatever it takes to keep them. McKAY I have a secret that could ruin everything. But I’m not keeping that secret to hurt her. Nathan St. James needed to go. ADAM I made plan that could ruin everything. But I did it to save us in the end. The Company needed to come back. DONOVAN I told a lie that could ruin everything. But I didn’t tell the lie to them—I told it to myself. Carter is closer than we think. There is something truly wrong at Boucher House on the Old Pearl River...

Fury of the Gods Amy Braun (Areios Brothers #3) Publication date: May 26th 2020 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy Fate brings consequence. Separated from his brother by curses and lies, Derek Areios is forced into hiding. With rogue goddesses on his side, he begins his search for the Mind of Cronus. But his plans come to a screeching halt when the Olympians send nightmarish warriors to hunt him. Creatures even the gods themselves fear. Liam Areios, lost without his brother and trapped in service for the Olympians, continues the hunt for the Mind of Cronus. The remaining gods refuse to trust him—or any human—and Liam begins to see just how mad power has made them. Becoming entangled in the schemes of mortals and immortals, Liam will have to fight or lose everyone he loves. Deadly monsters, betrayal, and pulse-pounding action fill the pages of the third novel in the AREIOS BROTHERS series. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: CHAPTER ONE DEREK THINGS GO WRONG. Sometimes it’s f...

Publication Date:  May 12, 2020 Publisher:  Park Row Format:  ebook Pages:   370 Pages Genre:   Mystery/Thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Audible Synopsis: Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide… Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa—discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold. For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve’s death and that horrible night. Now a detective in Grotto, and seven months pregnant, she is thrust back into the past when a new piece of evidence surfaces and the case is reopened. As Maggie investigates and reexamines the clues, secrets about what really happened begin to emerge. But someone in town knows more than they’re letting on, and they’ll stop at nothing to keep the truth buried deep...

Release Date:  May 15, 2020 Publisher:  Blake Pierce Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 18 minutes Narrator:  Abigail Reno Genre:  Mystery/Crime Fiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  FBI special agent Adele Sharp is a German-and-French raised American with triple citizenship — and an invaluable asset in bringing criminals to justice as they cross American and European borders. When a serial killer case spanning three U.S. states goes cold, Adele returns to San Francisco and to the man she hopes to marry. But after a shocking twist, a new lead surfaces and Adele is dispatched to Paris, to lead an international manhunt. Adele returns to the Europe of her childhood, where familiar Parisian streets, old friends from the DGSI, and her estranged father reignite her dormant obsession with solving her own mother’s murder. All the while she must hunt down the diabolical killer, must enter the dark canals of his psychotic mind ...

Grave Humor R.J. Blain (Magical Romantic Comedies #10) Publication date: May 12th 2020 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Paranormal, Romance Most days, Anwen regrets working at a funeral home despite the good pay. With the residents no longer inclined to stay in their coffins where they belong, she’s got her hands full making sure everyone follows the rules: In the funeral home, there is no screaming, no murdering, no mutilation, no possessions, no kidnappings, no resurrections, and no cursing of any type. Be quiet and stay polite. The day Old Man McGregor decides to take a walk and disturbs her peace, Anwen learns there’s a lot more to the basement in the funeral home than a vampire and a handsome gentleman on ice. If she’s not careful, she’ll learn first-hand why ‘eternally yours’ is the most potent of threats. Warning: this novel contains romance, humor, bodies, shenanigans, and mythological puppies. Proceed with caution. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Google P...

Dragon Harley Wylde (Devil’s Fury MC #3) Published by: Changeling Press Publication date: May 8th 2020 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance Lilian — I may have survived my time with the Colombian cartel, but it nearly broke me. Even now, I can’t stand to be touched by men. But there’s one man who makes me feel safe. Dragon. He’s intrigued me for so long. I never counted on things getting heated between us, or me ending up pregnant. He made it clear he doesn’t want me, or a baby, so I ran. I thought I’d found sanctuary with the Reckless Kings, but it only put me in the crosshairs of a lunatic intent on revenge. Dragon — I knew Lilian was still skittish with men. When she asked for my help in learning self-defense, I’d been surprised. I never counted on those lessons bringing us closer together, or that she’d ask the unthinkable of me. Now she’s carrying my kid, and I f***ed up six ways to Sunday. When she’s kidnapped, I realize it’s time to bring her home. My home. Whateve...

Release Date:  October 15, 2019 Publisher:  Saxon Publishing Format:  Audio Length:  7 hours 56 minutes Narrator:  Alison Campbell Genre:  Mystery/Crime Fiction Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  When a faceless body is found floating in the river on a summer's morning, Detective Kay Hunter and her team are tasked with finding out the man's identity and where he came from. The investigation takes a sinister turn when an abandoned boat is found, covered in blood stains and containing a child's belongings. Under mounting pressure from a distraught family and an unforgiving media, the police are in a race against time - but they have no leads and no motive for the events that have taken place. Review: This is a fast paced thriller focusing on the disappearance of a young girl and a dead man found floating in the river with his face missing.  I think any investigation involving children hit the police hard but thi...

Keep Forever Alexa Kingaard Published by: Acorn Publishing Publication date: March 28th 2020 Genres: Historical Romance, Women’s Fiction “Unlike some war stories that focus on intense, harsh and graphic depictions of post-combat trauma, this tale unfolds gently, like an Edna Ferber novel, spread across many decades, detailing the impact this soldier’s illness has on an entire family, including children and grandchildren. KEEP FOREVER is a wonderful, emotionally satisfying read that I highly recommend. ” GARY SEIGEL, author of “Haskell Himself” Paul O’Brien’s idyllic childhood in Southern California comes to a halt when his mother dies in the summer before his senior year of high school and a very different persona of his father emerges – isolating himself inside the house, turning to alcohol for comfort, and barely noticing his only child. Simultaneously, the war in Vietnam is sending shock waves around the world and young men from one coast to the other are being called...

Publication Date:  April 7, 2020 Publisher:  Doubleday Format:  ebook Pages:   370 Pages Genre:   Biology, History Buy:  Kindle  |  Audible Synopsis: OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease. Don and Mimi Galvin seemed to be living the American dream. After World War II, Don's work with the Air Force brought them to Colorado, where their twelve children perfectly spanned the baby boom: the oldest born in 1945, the youngest in 1965. In those years, there was an established script for a family like the Galvins--aspiration, hard work, upward mobility, domestic harmony--and they worked hard to play their parts. But behind the scenes was a different story: psychological breakdown, sudden shocking violence, hidden abuse. By the mid-1970s, six of the ten Galvin boys, one af...

Publication Date:  April 28, 2020 Publisher:  Park Row Format:  ebook Pages:   336 Pages Genre:   Fiction Buy:  Paperback  |  Audible Synopsis: It’s summer in the city and passions are soaring along with the temperature—for everyone but Mitchell Fisher, who hates all things romance. He relishes his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to the famous “love story” bridge. Only his young daughter, Poppy, knows that behind his prickly veneer, Mitchell still grieves the loss of her mother. Then one hot day, everything changes when Mitchell courageously rescues a woman who falls from the bridge into the river. He’s surprised to feel an unexpected connection to her, but she disappears before he can ask her name. Desperate to find out her identity, Mitchell is shocked to learn she’s been missing for almost a year. He teams up with her spirited sister, Liza, on a quest to find her again. However, she’s left only one clue behind—a mess...

The Warrior King Abigail Owen (Inferno Rising, #3) Publication date: March 2nd 2021 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance Don’t miss the next phoenix and her dragon king in the next installment of Abigail Owen’s Inferno Rising series, coming March 2021! Goodreads / Amazon / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play Author Bio: Multi-award-winning paranormal romance author, Abigail Owen, loves plots that move hot and fast, feisty heroines with sass, alpha heroes with heart, a dash of snark, and oodles of sexy shifters! Other titles include wife, mother, Star Wars geek, ex-competitive skydiver, spreadsheet lover, Dr. Seuss quoter, eMBA, organizational guru, Texan, Aggie, and chocoholic. Abigail grew up consuming books and exploring the world through her writing. She attempted to find a practical career related to her favorite pastime by earning a degree in English Rhetoric (Technical Writing). However, she swiftly discovered that writing without imagination is not nearly as fu...