Archive for December, 2019

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Redemption Cafe
The Twelve Days of Christmas #3
by Kazy Reed
Genre: M/M Paranormal Romance
Print Length: 84 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 6, 2019 
 
A restaurant owner who can’t cook meets a chef who just happens to be
a vampire. Can they each overcome their shameful past and find a
recipe for redemption?
Doss Chambers always dreamed of owning a restaurant, but a car crash when
he was seventeen put those plans on hold. He’s paid for his
mistake, in legal terms, but the guilt he carries weighs heavily on
his mind. Nevertheless, Doss is determined to fulfill his dream. He
works hard at his family’s market to save whatever money he can and
spends every spare minute learning the business of running a
restaurant. If only he could cook…

Henri Courtan is the best
pastry chef in Paris. Some say it’s an odd choice of profession for
a vampire, but after years of self-imposed exile to atone for his
violent past, Henri is finally happy to settle down and live his life
in peace. When dark secrets come back to haunt him, however, he flees
to New York. A progressive clan of vampires take him in, and Henri
suddenly finds himself charge of feeding dozens of vampires
accustomed to eating human food. He’s glad to be cooking again,
keeping busy, until a man arrives with a delivery. When Henri opens
the door, he quickly realizes that his man might offer much more than
groceries.
Neither man is sure of the other’s feelings,
until a shared culinary experience reveals a physical hunger that can
no longer be ignored. The flames of passion are lit, but both men
need to forgive themselves before they can share their hearts.
 
 
Kazy Reed grew up on
a small island off the Maine coast. At the age of sixteen, she
announced to her parents that she was going to move to Denmark for
six months as an exchange student. That trip changed her life, and
sparked her love of travel, languages, and art history.
After graduating from college with a degree in Art History, she moved back to the
island where she began to write short stories. When she was
introduced to gay erotic fiction, the seed was planted and she never
looked back. Kazy now lives near the coast of Maine, with her very
understanding husband and two ridiculously precocious children.
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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.

Things are really getting busy and I’m getting excited for the holidays. Got about half of my decorating done and plan to finish it by tomorrow. I love all of the pretty things I’ve done and all the colors. I polished the tile floors so the lights reflect off it and it’s so cozy. I want to just stay home, blinds drawn and hibernate. LOL

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

A Big Fat Zero!!!!!

I was shocked when I realized I’d not gotten any new reads. I think it was because I’ve been binge watching Game Of Thrones again. Just got Season Eight and can’t wait to finally see how it all ends.

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Murder & The Heir: A Violet Carlyle Cozy Historical Mystery (The Violet Carlyle Mysteries Book 1) by [Byers, Beth]  The Color of the Season (The Color of Heaven Series Book 7) by [MacLean, Julianne]  Tangled in Tinsel: The Celebration Series, Book 1 by [Eaton, Stacy]

Lane's End (A Fitzjohn Mystery Book 4) by [Paterson, Jill]  If The Seas Catch Fire by [Witt, L.A.]  Brood X: A Firsthand Account of the Great Cicada Invasion by [Cash, Michael Phillip]

The Concordia Deception - A Space Colonization Epic Adventure (Space Colony One, Part 1) by [Green, J.J.]  Witch Of The Federation (Federal Histories Book 1) by [Anderle, Michael]  Highway To Hell by [Laybourne, Alex]

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Other posts on my blog this week.

Death By Library by Rebecca M. Douglass ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

In The Heart Of Windy Pines ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Canadian Dreadful ~ An Anthology ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Brewed Awakening by Cleo Coyle ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Bookmarked For Murder by V.M. Burns ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Frozen Ground by Debra Webb ~ Blurb Blitz and Giveaway

Books From The Back Log #24 ~ Stalking Ground

The Last Merry Go Round by C.L. Charlesworth ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Southern Harm by Caroline Fardig ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Christmas With You by Nan Reinhardt ~ Blurb Blast and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ The Pear Tree ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

A Werewolf Kind Of Christmas ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

The Twelve Days Of Christmas ~ The Prophet And The Snow Angel ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

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The Prophet and the Snow Angel
The Twelve Days of Christmas # 2
by Amy Romine
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Print Length: 52 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books 
Publication Date: December 6, 2019 
 
Two Turtle Doves must save the throne of the most powerful church in the
world before a terrorist act destroys it and all hope for Christmas.
When Navy Seal Team leader, Charlie Stein is paired with Operations
Analyst Aria Lockett, he is annoyed. Having the burden of an Analyst
on a field mission was not a headache he wanted to endure.
Operations Analyst Aria Lockett has been tracking The White Guard Terrorist cell
for years. When they finally get a strong lead on an upcoming attack,
she is ready to put an end to their terrorist reign once and for all.
With an imminent attack scheduled for Christmas Day in Rome, the pair must
work together to thwart the threat. The unease between them quickly
turns to trust and unexpected desire. When the terror cell is alerted
to their plan, can they remain focused and save Christmas or will
their growing feelings cloud their judgment and destroy the path of hope?
 
 
Amy Romine has always wanted to be one of the good guys. From playing
Charlie’s Angels in the backyard of her Macungie, PA home as a child
to the pages of her unending projects, Amy has always dreamed of
adventure and romance. Her need to make the characters truly deserve
their happiness takes us on many a twisted journey. From serial
killers to demons, Amy holds nothing back in the name of true
enduring love.
A mother of three, Amy has spent the past
sixteen years working in Operations for Ricoh America’s Corporation.
She is an avid movie fan and enjoys books, television, theater, her
dog Pip and all things romance.





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A Werewolf Kind of Christmas
by A.L. Kessler
Genre: Christmas Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Blood & Ink Press
Publication Date: December 11, 2018
With war hanging in the balance, Erin has one chance to stop it: Find her fated mate with the alpha of the rival pack, Tristen Kerr. But when the mating mark doesn’t appear Erin has to stall while trying not to fall for the alpha she can’t have. Meanwhile, her father has his own plans to take over Tristen’s pack. While romance blooms between the two they fight to keep the war away and hope for a Christmas miracle.
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A.L. Kessler is a paranormal romance and steampunk author residing in Colorado Springs. Since she was a teenager she’s loved weaving stories and spinning tales. When she’s not at the beck-and-call of the Lord and Lady of the House, two black cats by the names of Jynx and Sophie, playing with her daughter, or killing creepers and mining all the things with her husband, she’s either reading, participating in NaNoWriMo, or writing in her Blog Writing Rambles.
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The Pear Tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas #1
by Lark Westerly
Genre: Fantasy Menage Romance
Print Length: 92 pages
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Publication Date: December 6, 2019 
 
A partridge, a pear tree…and a fairy in the bed.
Nelis Winter and Xavier Partridge knew one another years ago. Now Frances
le Fay has invited them both to a dinner party on Christmas Eve.
Stopping at The Pear Tree pub on the way seems a good idea…until
Nelis walks in on an orgy of naked elves.
 
 
 
 
Lark Westerly lives in the island state of Tasmania, a place of wind and
rivers, wild places and hidden delights. She enjoys walking over the
hills, gardening, collecting china dogs, listening to music and
wallowing decadently in a hot bath. Lark has been married for some
years, and has two grown children. She writes under a variety of
names, and lives in many worlds- most of which don’t bear much
resemblance to the 21st Century.

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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Christmas With You organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Nan Reinhardt will be awarding a set of six handmade wine charms and a $10 Starbucks gift card (US ONLY) to 5 randomly drawn winners via rafflecopter during the tour. Don’t forget to enter!

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Synopsis

She’s loved him all her life… but will he be there when she needs him the most?

Disheartened and adrift after being written out of a hit TV show, actor Aidan Flaherty returns to his family’s historic winery, where he’s invested some of the fortune he’s made. As the holidays approach, Aidan becomes intrigued with the old showboat that’s dry-docked just east of town… and even more intrigued with the daughter of his former mentor, who now owns it. He decides to buy the boat and restore it to its former glory.

Single mom Holly Santos is back in River’s Edge after her divorce and she is over men in general and actors in particular. If she could only get rid of her father’s old showboat, a source of fascination for her son, Mateo. She never expects her old crush to walk into her tea shop or the fireworks that happen every time they’re in the same room. Can Aidan convince her that he is determined to restore their shared heritage on the showboat and that he’s home to stay?

 Enjoy this peek inside:

A knock on his car window jerked him back to the Mickey D’s parking lot and he turned to see a young woman peering in. “Hey?” She tapped on the glass again. “Hey? Aren’t you that cop? The one on TV? Pete At-Atwater?”

Aidan came within a second of simply shaking his head since she didn’t even have the name of his character right, but another girl came up behind the blonde, a huge smile on her face. “It’s him!” She gripped the blonde’s arm. “It’s Pete Atwood from LA Detectives!” Elbowing her way to the window of the little MG, she stooped down. “We love you, Pete!”

Pinning on his celebrity smile, the one that showed off his dimples and made hearts race all over America and Canada, Aidan rolled down the window. “Good morning, ladies.”

They clutched each other and giggled, jiggling with excitement. “Can we get a picture with you?” the blond one asked while the other one bit her lip and sighed.

“Sure.” Aidan opened the car door and got out, surreptitiously scanning the parking lot as he did so. Most of the cars were in the drive-thru and the people in line weren’t paying attention to the activity in the corner of the parking lot, where he’d deliberately parked to avoid being recognized. How had these two figured out who he was?

Oh, crap, the California license plates on Pete’s distinctive MG! A dead giveaway and it’s no secret that the actor who plays Pete Atwood is from a small river town in southern Indiana.

At least ten pictures and a couple of autographs later, he was back in the car while the two girls scurried off. Aidan watched out of the corner of his eye as they high-fived each other before getting into an older compact car. No doubt they were both on their phones letting friends know that Pete Atwood was haunting the parking lot of the McDonald’s on the highway, so heaving a huge breath, he buckled up and turned the key in the ignition.

About Author Nan Reinhardt:

Nan Reinhardt is a USA Today-bestselling author of romantic fiction for women in their prime. Yeah, women still fall in love and have sex, even after 45! Imagine! She is a wife, a mom, a mother-in-law, and a grandmother. Nan has been a copyeditor and proofreader for over 25 years, and currently works on romantic fiction titles for a variety of clients, including Avon Books, St. Martin’s Press, Kensington Books, and Entangled Publishing, as well as for many indie authors.

Although she loves her life as an editor, writing is Nan’s first and most enduring passion. Her latest series, Four Irish Brothers Winery, includes A Small Town Christmas, Meant to Be, and the newly released, Christmas with You, all from Tule Publishing. Nan is busy at work on Book 4 of the series, as well as brewing a cozy mystery idea.

Visit Nan’s website at www.nanreinhardt.com, where you’ll find links to all her books as well as blogs about writing, being a Baby Boomer, and aging gracefully…mostly. Nan also blogs every sixth Wednesday at Word Wranglers, sharing the spotlight with five other romance authors and is a frequent contributor the RWA Contemporary Romance blog, and she contributes to the Romance University blog where she writes as Editor Nan.

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A Small Town Christmas

Meant to Be

Christmas With You

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Southern Harm

A Southern B&B Mystery

by Caroline Fardig


Southern Harm: A Southern B&B Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Publisher: Alibi (November 12, 2019)
Print Length: 263 pages
Digital ASIN: B07KDVCCZH

A little Southern charm never killed anybody—until now—in an enchanting cozy mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Southern Discomfort and the Java Jive novels.

After solving a murder at a local restaurant, Quinn Bellandini just wants to get back to her comfortable life running her grandfather’s B&B in Savannah, Georgia, with her sister, Delilah. But those plans get buried when Quinn and her new boyfriend, Tucker Heyward, dig up an old skeleton while doing some landscaping in his aunt Lela’s backyard. Before long, Lela becomes the prime suspect in the thirty-three-year-old unsolved murder of a high school homecoming queen.

Tucker is devastated. But Quinn’s conscience won’t let her risk an elderly woman spending her twilight years in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. And Delilah, bored by the quiet B&B biz, has been itching to do some more investigating of her own.

Soon they’re questioning a growing list of suspects, from nosy neighbors and snooty Savannah socialites to mild-mannered teachers and old high-school friends of the victim—including Quinn and Delilah’s own parents. But no one is safe from a killer who’s totally old school.

About Author Caroline Fardig

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CAROLINE FARDIG is the USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR of the Java Jive Mysteries series and the Lizzie Hart Mysteries series. Fardig’s BAD MEDICINE was named one of the “Best Books of 2015” by Suspense Magazine. She worked as a schoolteacher, church organist, insurance agent, funeral parlor associate, and stay-at-home mom before she realized that she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Born and raised in a small town in Indiana, Fardig still lives in that same town with an understanding husband, two sweet kids, two energetic dogs, and one malevolent cat.

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Don’t miss Caroline Fardig’s thrilling Java Jive mysteries, which can be read together or separately:
DEATH BEFORE DECAF | MUG SHOT | A WHOLE LATTE MURDER | BREW OR DIE | MURDER OVER MOCHAS

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December 12 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW

December 13 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW

December 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

December 14 – The Book Diva’s Reads – SPOTLIGHT

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December 16 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

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December 17 – Diary of a Book Fiend – REVIEW

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The Last Merry Go Round
by C.L. Charlesworth
Genre: Women’s Contemporary Fiction
Publisher: Mirador Publishing
Publication Date: November 1, 2019
When fear underlines the answer, Y E S becomes a trap with ominous consequences.
There are three letters when put together that can change your life—they can either bring happiness or sadness. The letters spell the word Y – E – S. When spoken lovingly, Y E S means everything. When fear underlies the answer, Y E S becomes a trap with ominous consequences.
For Diane Fletcher, a commitment to Y E S has left her dangling on a tightrope between sanity and insanity. Despite children she loves, and an opulent lifestyle, saying yes to twenty-eight years of marriage with Richard has brought very little happiness.
Too many secrets permeate Diane and Richard’s relationship. Guilt, alcohol, and sedatives are Diane’s safety net when she falls. Regular visits to a psychiatrist have done little more than put Diane back on the tightrope. Richard has other coping mechanisms. He is devoted, and at the same time, severe, ambitious, callous, and vindictive.
How different Diane and Richard have grown together. Raw emotions, unthinkable actions, and an explosive secret threaten any pretense for their marriage.
The Last Merry Go Round peels back the skin of a volatile marriage with dark secrets, revealing what happens to the family when the secrets explode.
Who am I?
I have the gift of imagination and that has been a beacon all my life. I’m fortunate to be able to take a blank piece of paper and create a page turning story that evokes a wide array of human drama. I’m inspired by the simplest–to the most complex challenge a person can face, and with that, derive empathy for my characters. I would best describe myself as a “back porch storyteller”– writing that grabs you from the first sentence.
I have written two books (so far): The Last Merry Go Round and The Ears That Have Eyes. Each book takes a human challenge and hurls the characters against the wall. Whether or not they survive— depends on them.
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If you’re like me, you have a pile of books beckoning to you from your lists. Carole hosts this fun feature where you can share some of those older books and perhaps nudge you to finally read them. If you want to join in on the fun, head over to Carole’s Random Life In Books and leave a link to your post.
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Stalking Ground

A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #2

  by Margaret Mizushima

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Genre: Mystery

Synopsis

Easy Targets

When Chief Deputy Ken Brody’s sweetheart goes missing in the mountains outside Timber Creek, Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner, Robo, are called to search. But it’s mid-October and a dark snowstorm is brewing over the high country. And they’re already too late. By the time they find her body, the storm has broken and the snow is coming down hard.

While Brody hikes down to bring back the forensics team, and veterinarian Cole Walker gathers supplies to protect them from the storm, Mattie and Robo find themselves alone, guarding the gravesite overnight in the early winter. And it’s only the first in a series of long, dark nights. As their investigation develops, Mattie, Robo, Brody and Cole find themselves in the middle of the killer’s stalking ground—where the hunters have just become the hunted.

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I added this book back in December of 2017. I’ve been reading this series out of order. I know, it’s a bad habit for me. LOL I enjoyed the other books and now I’m ready for this one.

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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for the Stormwatch series organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

One randomly drawn winner will be awarded $20 Amazon/BN gift card. Be sure to check out the excerpt.

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STORMWATCH series blurb:

Winter storm Holly is the worst in eighty years bringing high winds, subzero temperatures and snowfall better measured in feet than in inches. The weather paralyzes everything in its path, but in this storm, weather isn’t the only threat.

A new installment of STORMWATCH releases each Thursday starting December 5 through January 9. Each thrilling full length novel is a standalone story with no cliffhangers. Don’t miss a single one from half a dozen of the genre’s bestselling storytellers!

December 5 – Frozen Ground by Debra Webb
December 12 – Deep Freeze by Vicki Hinze
December 19 – Wind Chill by Rita Herron
December 26 – Black Ice by Regan Black
January 2 – Snow Brides by Peggy Webb
January 9 – Snow Blind by Cindy Gerard

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Synopsis

Abbey Gray, a NYT bestselling suspense author, is burned out. She needs time away from the madness of deadlines and personal appearances as well as her big city life in New York. Returning to her small hometown in Montana to hide herself away, she attempts to dive into her next novel. Abbey hopes the solitude will kickstart her muse but a murder next door gets in the way. The murder stirs painful memories from the past of another murder–Abbey’s mother. Can the eerily similar details of her neighbor’s murder help Abbey remember the truth about the past before she becomes the next victim? With the storm charging toward her hometown, there is no escaping what’s coming.

Sheriff Garrett Gilmore has known Abbey and her family his entire life. In truth, he’s probably been waiting for her to come back, knowing it likely wouldn’t happen or maybe he just has commitment issues. He can’t worry about that at the moment, he has a homicide to solve and a murderer to catch, all with the storm of the century bearing down on Montana. Survival is all that matters.

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Standing in the middle of a homicide scene was the last thing Sheriff Garrett Gilmore wanted to be doing on a Sunday morning—any morning, for that matter. Yet, here he was.

Garrett surveyed the backyard where Dottie Hansen lay prone on the cold ground not a half dozen yards from her back door. Dark crimson stained her ruffled pink dress. Strangely it didn’t appear to have run down the sides and puddled on the snow beneath her. Maybe there was more under the body, but he’d have to wait until the coroner arrived to check it out. Her bare feet were blue, as much from the fact that blood no longer flowed freely through her veins as the freezing temperature. He shook his head. Who the hell would do something like this to a woman closer to seventy than sixty? Dottie had lived in Park County her whole life. She baked for the church fundraisers. Taught elementary school for nearly four decades before retiring.

It didn’t make one lick of sense.

Two crime scene techs took photos and documented the scene. Evidence would be collected. The coroner was on his way. Three of Garrett’s deputies were searching the yard and the tree line, while two others scoured the house. So far they’d found no reason to suspect anything had been taken from inside the house—not even the cash in Mrs. Hansen’s handbag was missing—which left them without a clear motive for this brutal act.

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About Author Debra Webb

DEBRA WEBB is the USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestselling author of more than 160 novels, including reader favorites the Shades of Death, the Faces of Evil, and the Colby Agency. She is the recipient of the prestigious Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense as well as numerous Reviewers Choice Awards. In 2012 Debra was honored as the first recipient of the esteemed L. A. Banks Warrior Woman Award for her courage, strength, and grace in the face of adversity. Recently Debra was awarded the distinguished Centennial Award for having achieved publication of her 100th novel. With this award Debra joined the ranks of a handful of authors like Nora Roberts and Carole Mortimer.

With more than four million books in print in numerous languages and countries, Debra’s love of storytelling goes back to her childhood when, at the age of nine, her mother bought her an old typewriter in a tag sale. Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go.

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