Archive for December, 2019

Reading, Read, Peaceful, Woman, Dusk, Outside, Outdoors

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

It’s been crazy busy as usual and I’m ready for Christmas to get here. I did manage to read several books and squeeze in some holiday shows and movies. And a couple of naps too. LOL

My son and I planned on watching the first episode of Game Of Thrones Season 8. We ended up watching three and almost couldn’t stop then. Wow. What a crazy trip. I’m anxious to finish now and we’ll be binging the last three episodes on my next day off, which is Tuesday. I bet I turn right around and watch the entire season again too.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

A Big Fat Zero, Again!!!!!

Two weeks in a row without any new reads. That has never happened. I sure hope the mailbox has some surprises for the holidays!

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

LZR-1143: Infection by [James, Bryan]  In Cold Blood: Detective Forrest Albu by [Rose, Willow]  Law of Five (A Kate Reid Novel Book 2) by [Mahle, Robin]

Once Upon a Romance (A Dream Come True Book 1) by [Bailey, Alex]  Studmuffin Santa (Ponderosa Resort Romantic Comedies Book 1) by [Fenske, Tawna]  The Christmas Cowboy: (Sweet Western Holiday Romance) (Rodeo Romance Book 1) by [Hatfield, Shanna]

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Other posts on my blog this week.

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Redemption Cafe ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ A Calling Bird ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Murder, She Encountered by Peg Cochran ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Ringing Her Neck ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Frog Legs And Goose Feathers ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Books From The Back Log #25 ~ Six Of Crows

Secret Admirer’s Christmas Wish #2 by Dariel Raye ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ The Christmas Swan ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Bells And Whistles ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ Kissing Strangers ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

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Kissing Strangers
The Twelve Days of Christmas #9
by D.S. Dehel
Genre: Paranormal Historical Romance
Print Length: 90 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 20, 2019 
 
A haunting Christmas tale.
Christmas of 1899, the world looks forward to new discoveries, new inventions,
and a new century. Wealthy heiress Viola Peery is looking forward to
a new life and a husband, preferably one with a title, since her
father has told her not to return from England without one.

A New Year’s weekend at Aescton Hall holds promise for Viola and
eight other ladies of wealth. There, ten eligible bachelors will vie
for their hearts and hands during dinners, skating parties, and—of
course—balls. Both the charming Cedric Stanhope and the dashing
Rhys Findlay catch Viola’s eye and pique her interest, and through
flirty tea parties and nightly waltzes, she mulls her decision.
But one of the men holds a secret that will change her destiny and haunt
her for the rest of her life.
D.S. Dehel is a lover
of photography, good food, and the Oxford comma. When she is not
immersed in a book, she is mom to her kids and spoiling her rather
pampered feline, Mr. Darcy. She can also be found at the gym training
for her next Spartan race and generally avoiding all adult
responsibility. She adores literary allusions, writing sex scenes,
and British television. Her devoted husband is still convinced she
writes children’s books. Please don’t enlighten him.
 

 
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Bells and Whistles
The Twelve Days of Christmas #8
by Liza Kay
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Print Length: 68 Pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 13, 2019 
 
Two men, a smart little girl, and a pet cow…
Ballet dancer Jamie has never fit in with his loud and brash blue-collar
family. They grudgingly accepted him being gay, but when Jamie’s
father finds him wearing one of his sister’s dresses, Jamie ends on
his best friend’s sofa. An ad for a female live-in nanny position
in rural Kansas seems like a Christmas gift from above and a solution
to his homelessness. Never mind that Jamie knows nothing about farm
life. Or cows. Or kids. At least he knows how to rock a dress.

 Ben Franklin—yes, his parents are crazy like that—is a dairy farmer
in desperate need of female assistance. At least that were his
mother’s last words before she left for Florida with her new
husband. All Ben knows is raising cattle. Now he’s tasked with
raising his niece Charlie as well. The last thing Ben expected when
he placed an ad for a nanny was to develop confusing feelings for the
beautiful Janie.
 With a little Christmas magic, the help
of a pet cow, and a mischievous little girl, two men might find the
true meaning of home, family, and love.
 
 
Liza grew up in a tiny village in Germany, the kind where you know
everybody and everybody knows you. She migrated to a bigger town to
attend college, although her parents often wonder if she really moved
out. Now, with a degree in her pocket, she’s perfectly capable of
working as a librarian. Never one to do what’s expected of her, Liza
currently browses different branches of employment.

She started writing in college when she found herself unable to ignore
the guys living in her head any longer. And to distract herself from
the stifling, non-fiction stuff taught in class. Liza is really fond
of the dudes whispering in her mind—no matter if handsome or
flawed, big or small, sulky or easy-going. They all deserve love and
their HEAs.
When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up with a good book and a
cup of tea, a cat in her lap, or a camera at the ready.
 

 

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Christmas Swan
The Twelve Days of Christmas #7
by Catherine Lievens
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Print Length: 67 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 13, 2019 
 
Naked and unconscious probably isn’t the best way to meet your mate for
the first time.
Curtis didn’t expect to meet his mate while he was face-first and naked in
the snow. He supposed he hadn’t exactly met Manuel that way since
he’d been unconscious, but that was probably not the best first
impression.
Manuel wasn’t sure what to do with the naked, gorgeous man, but he took
him home—and Curtis ran away.
But now small gifts have started appearing on Manuel’s doorstep, and he
knows they’re from Curtis. With Christmas looming so close and
Manuel’s mood being so dark because of his mother’s recent death,
he’s not sure what to do about it—or about Curtis. Curtis seems
to be intent on gently pushing his way into Manuel’s life, though,
and Manuel doesn’t exactly mind.
 
 
 
Catherine is the creator of several series, most of them paranormal, including
the Whitedell Pride Series and the Gillham Pack Series. While she
graduated in translation, she decided to go the writer’s way
because it was more fun to create her own stories and characters.
She’s been living in Italy for more than twenty years, but she’s a
daughter of the North—Belgium to be precise—and she misses it so
much that she’s already planning to move back.

She loves pizza—probably too much —her pets, and of course, books.
She sneaks some reading time in her schedule every time she has five
minutes free from writing, demands from her various pets and son, and
lastly, housework.
 

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Secret Admirer’s Christmas Wish #2
by Dariel Raye
Publication date: November 10th 2019
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Synopsis

When a former ugly duckling and the former class heart-throb come together as adults, they find out they have more in common than they realized.

Glenda Shaw knows firsthand what it’s like to be an ugly duckling, and now, she is roped into helping to organize her tenth-year class reunion. The speaker this year is none other than Hunter Teegs, the object of her dreams since their sophomore year in high school. She’s a dedicated social worker with a heart the size of Texas, but her hectic schedule doesn’t allow much time for dating or entertainment.

Hunter Teegs is a self-made financial powerhouse with a boatload of charisma and a winning sense of humor. He’s also a notorious womanizer and heartbreaker. He has no interest in settling down any time soon, if ever. To make matters worse, he has recently noticed details from his childhood that cause him to question everyone and everything he’s come to believe.

When Glenda and Hunter are brought together again, fireworks nearly knock both of them off their feet, and not necessarily in a good way. Glenda knows more than one secret about Hunter, and sharing the most crucial one could mean the end of their relationship before it even gets started.

 
Purchase: Amazon
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About Author Dariel Raye

Dariel Raye is an animal lover, animal rights activist, a musician, therapist, and an award-winning, USA Today, and International bestselling author of powerful paranormal romance and dark urban fantasy with IR/MC (Interracial/Multi-cultural) alpha male heroes to die for, and strong heroines with hearts worth winning.

She is a classically trained mezzo-soprano and pianist who started singing with perfect pitch before she could walk, then fell in love with books and started reciting stories at the age of 3. Dariel plays over 11 musical instruments, including piano, organ, brass, and percussion.

Her stories tell of shifters, vamps, angels, demons, and fey (the Vodouin variety). Dariel is currently writing two series: “Dark Sentinels” (wolf shifters), and “Orlosian Warriors” (Vampire-like Nephilim).

For more about Dariel, follow her ‘Musings’ blog or visit her website. She also publishes a VIP Readers’ Club newsletter. If you enjoyed one or more of her books, please post a review on review sites, and of course, click the follow button on Amazon to receive notifications about new releases. Join her VIP book club for updates, insider information, and access to early review copies of her books: https://darielraye.com/VIPbookclub/

Author links: Website / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / Goodreads
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Six Of Crows

Six Of Crows #1

  by Leigh Bardugo

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Genre: YA Fantasy

Synopsis

Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone. . . .

A convict with a thirst for revenge

A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager

A runaway with a privileged past

A spy known as the Wraith

A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums

A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes

Kaz’s crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don’t kill each other first.

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I added this book back in September of 2015. I’m still coming across rave reviews for it and now It has reached the top ten in my personal TBR pile. I’m very excited to read it.

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Frog Legs and Goose Feathers
The Twelve Days of Christmas #6
by Charlie Richards
Genre: M/M Holiday Romance
Print Length: 47 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 13, 2019
 
When a young man’s wishes impact his partner’s plans, he must think
creatively to find a compromise.
Devon Gateman has been in a partnership with his much younger lover, Jake
Lewis, for almost three years. Christmas is approaching, and he wants
to make it special. He brings home a live goose, intending to prepare
an uber special Christmas Eve supper. Using a little spicy
persuasion, Devon convinces his lover to accept the animal…for a
few days, anyway.
At first, Jake is flattered that Devon brought home a goose. He knows
his man has the best of intentions. Unfortunately, caring for the
animal for a week falls on him. During that time, Jake actually comes
to care for the honking, ankle-biting, guard-goose-terrier of a bird.
Then events happen that make Jake realize he can’t break the trust of
his weird new friend. Can he come up with an alternative for dinner
that will be just as special?
 
 
Charlie started writing fantasy when she was eight, and after stumbling onto
her first erotic romance at age nineteen, she realized her true
calling. She now focuses on writing gay erotic romance, normally of
the paranormal variety, with heroes of all kinds. With the help and
support of her husband, Charlie finally fulfilled one of her
life-long goals… move to acreage with her horses. You can often
find her curled up with her laptop and a cup of tea or glass of wine,
creating her next adventure. Charlie enjoys exploring the mountains
of her new Oregon home on horseback, 4-wheeler, or motorcycle.
 



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Ringing Her Neck
The Twelve Days of Christmas #5
by Taryn Jameson & Gabriella Bradley
Genre: SciFi, Fantasy Romance
Print Length: 123 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 13, 2019 
 
 
Christmas is just around the corner when Alex talks
her crew into going on a daring mission…
 
Alex, ship’s captain, and historical artifact acquisitions expert enlists
the help of her crew to go on an unsanctioned mission to steal a
fabled dragon egg—an artifact worth a fortune. All they need to do
is fly to Xagrar, a planet infested with beastly reptiles.
But Alex finds much more than the egg in the dragons’ treasure vault.
She sets her sight on a beautiful ring—the perfect Christmas gift
for her mother.
Caught red-handed, Alex must face the wrath of the sexiest hunk she has ever
laid eyes on, but she sure as hell does not want anything to do with
the bossy beast, nor their gods’ crazy prophecy. All she wants is
to get rid of the infernal ring and return home to Shalanka… Before
the holidays are over.
 
 
 
 
Taryn Jameson is a mother, artist, and avid reader who lives in an enchanted forest that sparks her imagination to create. Her latest outlet is the
written word. She is the alter ego of cover artist Angela Waters.
She loved designing the covers for this series and thought it was a lot of fun bringing the Crimson Realm to life both with words and visually with the covers.
 
 
 
 
 

Gabriella Bradley lives in beautiful British Columbia, Canada, amidst rugged mountains. She more than often has a grizzly in her backyard searching for food. Other critters that visit on a regular basis are
cougars, coyotes, squirrels, raccoons.
She has been a writer all of her life, though only ventured into erotic works in 2003. Her hobbies include hiking, gardening, swimming, sewing, embroidery. Favorite movies are old timers like Gone
with the Wind
Spartacus etc. Favorite music is Abba.
 



 
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Murder, She Encountered

Murder, She Reported Series

by Peg Cochran


Murder, She Encountered (Murder, She Reported Series)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Alibi (December 3, 2019)
Print Length ~230 Pages
Digital ASIN: B07PKJGHGK

A gutsy Manhattan socialite encounters murder and corruption at the World’s Fair in this captivating historical cozy mystery for readers of Victoria Thompson, Susan Elia MacNeal, and Rhys Bowen.

New York City, 1939. A rising star at the Daily Trumpet, Elizabeth “Biz” Adams has been sent to the World’s Fair—billed as the “World of Tomorrow,” a look toward a brighter future even as the drumbeats of war grow louder—to cover a robbery. What she stumbles upon instead is a dead woman, dumped into the Aquacade’s pool with a nylon stocking wrapped around her neck.

Elizabeth snaps a photo as the police arrest Joey Dorman, a gentle young hot dog vendor who made no secret of his obsession with the murder victim. Even though she’s thrilled that her photo makes the front page, the fear and confusion evident on Joey’s face are haunting. So Elizabeth vows to prove his innocence—or his guilt—with her partner at the Daily Trumpet, Ralph Kaminsky. Meanwhile, her romance with Detective Sal Marino is heating up, and Elizabeth is more determined than ever to follow her heart.

But when Kaminsky’s efforts to expose the real killer land him in the hospital, Elizabeth is forced to continue the investigation on her own. And as she tries to narrow down the long list of suspects, she discovers a dark secret running through the Fair—a secret some would kill to protect.

Look for all of Peg Cochran’s delightful mysteries featuring Elizabeth Adams, which can be read together or separately:
MURDER, SHE REPORTED
MURDER, SHE UNCOVERED
MURDER, SHE ENCOUNTERED

About Author Peg Cochran

 

Mystery writing lets Peg indulge her curiosity under the guise of “work” (aka research). As a kid, she read the entire set of children’s encyclopedias her parents gave her and has been known to read the dictionary. She put pen to paper at age seven when she wrote plays and forced her cousins to perform them at Christmas dinner. She switched to mysteries when she discovered the perfect hiding place for a body down the street from her house.

When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading, cooking, spoiling her granddaughter and checking her books’ stats on Amazon.

A former Jersey girl, Peg now resides in Michigan with her husband and Westhighland white terrier, Reg. She is the author of the Sweet Nothings Lingerie series (written as Meg London), the Gourmet De-Lite series, the Lucille series, the Cranberry Cove series,   and the Farmer’s Daughter series.

Author Links: Website / Newsletter / Facebook / Twitter / Goodreads / Bookbub

Purchase Links:

Amazon    B&N   Kobo  

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

December 2 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

December 3 – The Book Diva’s Reads – SPOTLIGHT

December 4 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT

December 5 – The Cozy Pages – REVIEW

December 6 – View from the Birdhouse – SPOTLIGHT

December 6 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

December 6 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

December 7 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews

December 8 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW

December 9 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

December 10 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

December 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

December 11 – eBook Addicts – REVIEW

December 12 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

December 13 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT

December 13 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

December 14 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT

December 14 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW

December 15 – OFF

December 16 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW  

December 17 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

December 17 – Book Club Librarian – SPOTLIGHT

December 18 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT

December 19 – Here’s How It Happened – REVIEW

December 19 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

December 20 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW

 

 

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A Calling Bird
The Twelve Days of Christmas #4
by Jo Tannah
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Print Length: 78 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 6, 2019 
 
 
Would serenading be enough to convince a mate they were meant to be?
Cole Burns doesn’t suffer the cold or feeling the holiday spirit, but
dreams of having a family by thirty, preferably with two or three
children, are slowly fading into the fog of winter. It’s a sad, sad
situation he cannot seem to escape.

For John Michael Diamond,
being CEO of Diamond Corporation equates to never finding the perfect
mate to share his nest. In fact, it’s next to impossible. Through a
twist of fate, he discovers his mate not only lives nearby but also
on his family’s estate.
Cole never thought he’d fall for
such a crazy, insanely gorgeous rich guy, and yet here he was,
wrapped in shifter eagle who serenades him with love songs. This was
going to be an interesting Christmas.
 
 
I grew up listening to folk tales my father and nannies told either to
entertain us children or to send home a message. These narratives I
kept with me and finally, I wrote them down in a journal way back
when I kept one. Going through junk led to a long forgotten box and
in it was the journal. Reading the stories of romance, science
fiction and horror I had taken time to put to paper, brought to light
that these were tales I never met in my readings.
The tales I write are fictional but all of them are based on what I grew
up with and still dream about. That they have an M/M twist is simply
for my pleasure. And I hope, yours as well.
 

 
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